This project would add eight units in Macon, Jackson and Swain Counties to the prescribed burn rotation, beginning in the year 2013. These units would total 4,927 acres of National Forest and private land.
Location
Multiple areas in Macon, Jackson, and Swain Counties, North Carolina, on the Nantahala Ranger District, Nantahala National Forest.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/17/2012
2
Comment Period
08/17/2012
3
Decision
06/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
11/2013 (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 |
| Nantahala Ranger District Prescribed Burns Project | Decision Signed Date: 06/10/2013 Legal Notice Date: 06/14/2013 |
| Forests | National Forests In North Carolina |
| Districts | Nantahala Ranger District |