First thinning project focused on improvement of red-cockaded woodpecker habitat and overall forest health.
Location
The project area is located around the north end of Lake Conroe and west of the town of New Waverly, Texas. Highway 1375 bisects the project area on an East/West axis.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/20/2017
2
Decision
03/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2019 (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 | Species Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Montgomery and Walker 1st Thinning | Decision Signed Date: 03/27/2018 |
| Forests | National Forests In Texas |
| Districts | Sam Houston Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |