2014 Farm Bill amended the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 for qualifying insect and disease areas for Southern Pine Beetles. Commercial thinning or regeneration of overstocked pine stands may be necessary to reduce the risk of a SPB outbreak.
Location
Trace Unit, Tombigbee N F
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/20/2016
2
Comment Period
11/29/2017
3
Decision
12/2017 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
01/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Tombigbee National Forest Trace Unit Forest Health Project | Decision Signed Date: 12/21/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Tombigbee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |