The proposed action includes a combination of stand improvement, commercial thinning, regeneration, and prescribed burning to reduce the risk and increase the resilience to wildfire.
Location
Lovers Branch Area. The area is within the 602(b) Designation of Insect and Disease Infestation Landscape area.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/2022 (Estimated)
2
Decision
11/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (2) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Iv: Insect Infestations And Related Diseases |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments |
| Forests | National Forests In North Carolina |
| Districts | Grandfather Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |