Decision Memo Completed

Nantahala Ranger District - Future Prescribed Burns

National Forests in North Carolina Jackson; Macon; Swain, North Carolina Nantahala Ranger District

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 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; Species Habitat Improvements
Nantahala Ranger District Prescribed Burns ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/10/2013 Legal Notice Date: 06/14/2013
ForestsNational Forests In North Carolina
DistrictsNantahala Ranger District
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels management