Environmental Assessment Completed

Sam Houston RD Prescribed Burn Project

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

Prescribed burning to create/improve good quality foraging habitat for the red-cockaded woodpecker in Management Area 2. Desired conditions: open, mature pine-dominated forests with diverse grass and forb ground cover, maintained by frequent fire.

Location

Management Area 2 of the Forest Plan.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/21/2018
2
Comment Period
11/23/2019
3
Objection Period Start
08/07/2020
4
Decision
04/2021 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Sam Houston RD Prescribed Burn ProjectDecision Signed Date: 04/14/2021
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsSam Houston Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)