Decision Memo Completed

Tusquitee Ranger District 2014-2019 Prescribed Burns

National Forests in North Carolina Cherokee; Clay, North Carolina Tusquittee Ranger District

The proposal is to conduct prescribed burning on 27 separate units totaling 16,776 acres on the Tusquitee Ranger District on the Nantahala National Forest in Cherokee and Clay Counties, North Carolina.

Location

Various locations across the Tusquitee Ranger District - see attached maps.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/18/2013
2
Decision
09/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Tusquitee Ranger District Prescribed Burns ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/17/2014
ForestsNational Forests In North Carolina
DistrictsTusquittee Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plants