Decision Memo Completed

Prescribe Burning of Denton Creek Watershed to Improve Wildlife Habitat & Decrease Hazardous Fuels

National Forests and Grasslands in Texas Wise, Texas Caddo - Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands

Prescribe burn, using existing firelines and natural fuel breaks, approximately 5,635 acres over the next five years in Units 14, 15, 27, 31, 32, 60, and 76 of the Denton Creek Watershed of the LBJ Grasslands.

Location

Units 14, 15, 27, 31, 32, 60, and 76 of the LBJ National Grasslands located within Wise County, approxiamtely 10 miles north of Decatur TX.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/18/2013
2
Comment Period
03/20/2013
3
Decision
04/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
04/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Denton Creek Units 14, 15, 27, 31, 32, 60 & 76 Prescribed Burning DMDecision Signed Date: 04/29/2013 Legal Notice Date: 04/29/2013
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsCaddo - Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels management