The proposal is to conduct prescribed burn treatments on four units in Cherokee County totaling 1,943 acres and one unit in Clay County totalling 1,673 acres.
Location
Tusquitee Ranger District, Cherokee and Clay Counties, North Carolina.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/06/2012
2
Comment Period
01/06/2012
3
Decision
02/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
04/2012 (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; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Prescribed Burns-Chambers Creek, Hanging Dog Boat Ramp, Ramsey Bluff, Chero | Decision Signed Date: 02/29/2012 Legal Notice Date: 02/29/2012 |
| Forests | National Forests In North Carolina |
| Districts | Tusquittee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Chambers Creek, Hanging Dog Boat Ramp, Ramsey Bluff, Cherokee Lake, and Shortoff Prescribed Burn Units |