Decision Memo Completed

Seven Mile Ridge Prescribed Burn

National Forests in North Carolina Yancey, North Carolina Appalachian Ranger District

The proposal is to used prescribed fire on approximately 400 acres in an area approximately 11 miles southeast of Burnsville, NC and 12 miles north of Old Fort, in Yancey County, NC.

Location

Eleven miles southeast of Burnsville and 12 miles north of Old Fort, in Yancey County, NC.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/31/2011
2
Comment Period
04/09/2012
3
Decision
06/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2012 (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)
Seven Mile Ridge Prescribed BurnDecision Signed Date: 06/27/2012
ForestsNational Forests In North Carolina
DistrictsAppalachian Ranger District
Fuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plants