Decision Memo Completed

Buckthorn

Allegheny National Forest Elk, Pennsylvania Marienville Ranger District

To demonstrate and collect information on how glossy buckthorn responds to manual treatment. Five acres of treatment are being proposed. After the initial cutting, the treatments may be repeated in the third and fifth years after the initial cutting.

Location

Warrants 1570, 1571, 1574, and 1575, Spring Creek Township and Warrant 4856, Ridgway Township

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/18/2010
2
Decision
06/2010 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2010 (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 ActivityNoxious Weed Treatments
BuckthornDecision Signed Date: 06/21/2010
ForestsAllegheny National Forest
DistrictsMarienville Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)