Environmental Assessment Completed

Prescribed Burning Program

National Forests in Mississippi Benton; Lafayette; Marshall; Tippah; Union; Yalobusha, Mississippi Holly Springs Ranger District

Yearly prescribed burning program across the Holly Springs

Location

Spread across the Holly Springs, all counties, virtually all compartments

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/01/2012
2
Comment Period
08/02/2016
3
Decision
11/2016 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
12/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Prescribed Burning ProgramDecision Signed Date: 11/15/2016
Prescribed Burning Project for Holly Springs Ranger DistrictDecision Signed Date: 11/15/2016
ForestsNational Forests In Mississippi
DistrictsHolly Springs Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management