Decision Memo Completed

Herbicide Treatment of Giant Salvinia on Okhissa Lake

National Forests in Mississippi Franklin, Mississippi Homochitto Ranger District

Initial control of an non-native invasive aquatic plant found on Okhissa Lake by application of glyphosate herbicide on approximately 3-5 acres surface acres.

Location

Okhissa Lake, located approximately 3 miles south of Bude, Mississippi, off State Highway 98.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/03/2019
2
Decision
04/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(5)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Noxious Weed Treatments
Herbicide Treatment of Giant Salvinia on Okhissa LakeDecision Signed Date: 04/01/2019
ForestsNational Forests In Mississippi
DistrictsHomochitto Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Watershed managementRecreation managementVegetation management (other than forest products)