Decision Memo Completed

Panther Top Prescribed Burn Additions

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

The proposed action includes prescribed burning on 3 units, totaling 1,440 acres adjacent to existing burn units in the Panther Top area in Cherokee County, North Carolina.

Location

Panther Top area of Cherokee County, NC.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/28/2017
2
Decision
03/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2019 (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
Panther Top Prescribed Burn AdditionsDecision Signed Date: 03/07/2019
ForestsNational Forests In North Carolina
DistrictsTusquittee Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)