Decision Memo Completed

Tusquitee Ranger District Prescribed Fire Reauthorizations

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

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 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 Fire ReauthorizationsDecision Signed Date: 10/28/2020
ForestsNational Forests In North Carolina
DistrictsTusquittee Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plants