The Cheoah Ranger District is proposing to conduct prescribed burns on 21 areas totalling 6,413 acres for fuel reduction and to benefit wildlife. The units will be burned at three year intervals over a five year period.
Location
The proposal would affect 21 areas totalling 6,413 acres on the Cheoah Ranger District in Graham and Swain Counties, North Carolina.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/01/2013
2
Comment Period
02/01/2013
3
Decision
03/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
03/2013 (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 |
| Cheoah Ranger District Prescribed Burns 2013-2018 | Decision Signed Date: 03/28/2013 Legal Notice Date: 03/28/2013 |
| Forests | National Forests In North Carolina |
| Districts | Cheoah Ranger District |