The proposed action is a multi-year program of timber stand improvement activities on about 3,276 acres at 92 sites, to include cleanings and control of competing vines, in sapling to mature hardwood stands, using cutting handtools.
Location
Various Locations
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/12/2009
2
Comment Period
01/15/2009
3
Decision
06/2009 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2009 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Timber Stand Improvement Project | Decision Signed Date: 06/09/2009 Legal Notice Date: 06/11/2009 |
| Forests | National Forests In North Carolina |
| Districts | Cheoah Ranger District; Tusquittee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Tusquitee and Cheoah Ranger Districts |