Environmental Assessment Completed

December 23, 2015 Tornado Recovery

National Forests in Mississippi Benton; Marshall, Mississippi Holly Springs Ranger District

Holly Springs National Forest is proposing treatment of approximately 1200 acres of Tornado damaged timber. The proposed treatment will salvage sales to reduce hazardous fuels and reduce the risk of disease and pest outbreak.

Location

Tornado damaged National Forest lands distributed through Marshall and Benton Counties.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/26/2016
2
Comment Period
02/08/2016
3
Objection Period Start
03/31/2016
4
Decision
05/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
05/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface; Hfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics)
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Timber Sales (Salvage)
December 23, 2015 Tornado RecoveryDecision Signed Date: 05/06/2016
ForestsNational Forests In Mississippi
DistrictsHolly Springs Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionState of Mississippi, Marshall County; T3S,R1W; T3S,R2W; T4S, R2W; Benton County; T2S, R1E; T2S,R2E; T3S,R1E.
Forest productsFuels management