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 Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments |
| Tusquitee Supplemental Prescribed Burns | Decision Signed Date: 02/28/2011 Legal Notice Date: 02/28/2011 |
| Forests | National Forests In North Carolina |
| Districts | Nantahala Ranger District |