The proposed action is to use prescribed burning on 27 separate units totaling approximately 16,776 acres in Cherokee and Clay Counties.
Location
Existing previously authorized prescribed burn units on National Forest System lands in Cherokee and Clay counties, North Carolina.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/02/2018
2
Decision
10/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
02/2021 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Tusquitee Ranger District Prescribed Fire Reauthorizations | Decision Signed Date: 10/28/2020 |
| Forests | National Forests In North Carolina |
| Districts | Tusquittee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |