Decision Memo Completed

Nantahala Ranger District Prescribed Burning Program

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

The proposed action is to conduct prescribed burning on 33 individual areas on the Nantahala Ranger District over the next 10 years.

Location

Multiple locations in Jackson, Macon, and Swain Counties on the Nantahala Ranger District.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/12/2017
2
Decision
10/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2018 (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
Nantahala Ranger District Prescribed Burning ProgramDecision Signed Date: 10/26/2018
ForestsNational Forests In North Carolina
DistrictsNantahala Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Land management planningVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management