Environmental Assessment Completed

Programmatic Prescribed Burning EA

National Forests in Mississippi Forrest; George; Greene; Harrison; Jackson; Pearl River; Perry; Stone, Mississippi De Soto Ranger District

Ecosystem restoration & maintenance, T&E species habitat improvement, and hazardous fuels management achieved by prescribed burning.

Location

De Soto Ranger District

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/26/2015
2
Comment Period
12/01/2016
3
Objection Period Start
02/15/2017
4
Decision
04/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2017 (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
Programmatic Prescribed Burning EA (Haz. Fuel Reduction & Ecosystem Rest.)Decision Signed Date: 04/18/2017
ForestsNational Forests In Mississippi
DistrictsDe Soto Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels management