Decision Memo Completed

Wildlife Habitat Improvement Prescribe Burning in Compartments 28 & 37

National Forests and Grasslands in Texas Montgomery; Walker, Texas Sam Houston Ranger District

Prescribe burn about 2,355 acres in Compartments 28 & 37 to improve wildlife habitat and reduce fuel loadings.

Location

Compartments 28 & 37

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/21/2009
2
Decision
08/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2011 (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 ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
Prescribed Burning for Wildlife Habitat Improvement in Compartment 28Decision Signed Date: 03/29/2010
Prescirbed Burning for Wildlife Habitat Improvement in Compartment 37Decision Signed Date: 08/31/2011
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsSam Houston Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionC-28 & 37 are located about nine miles west of New Waverly, Tx.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)