Decision Memo Completed

FY11 Tusquitee Supplemental Prescribed Burns

National Forests in North Carolina Cherokee, North Carolina Nantahala Ranger District

The proposed action is to conduct prescribed burn treatments on three units totaling 4,007 acres in Cherokee County, NC. Proposed units are Elbow Creek, Flat Branch, and Chambers Creek.

Location

Cherokee County, North Carolina.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/28/2011
2
Comment Period
01/28/2011
3
Decision
02/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
04/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments
Tusquitee Supplemental Prescribed BurnsDecision Signed Date: 02/28/2011 Legal Notice Date: 02/28/2011
ForestsNational Forests In North Carolina
DistrictsNantahala Ranger District
Fuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plants