Environmental Assessment Completed

Porkey Heights Supplemental Environmental Assessment

Allegheny National Forest Forest, Pennsylvania Marienville Ranger District

The Forest Service is proposing to change the previous thinning prescriptions for 28 stands to shelterwood regeneration harvests or overstory removal harvests, with associated reforestation activities, due to forest health concerns.

Location

Warrants 5104, 5105, 5267, Kingsley Township and Warrants 3188, 3192, 3194, 4790, 4823, 5101, 5104, 5267, 5282, Howe Township

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/22/2016
2
Comment Period
12/01/2017
3
Objection Period Start
02/14/2018
4
Decision
04/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green)
Porkey Heights Supplemental Environmental AssessmentDecision Signed Date: 04/16/2018
ForestsAllegheny National Forest
DistrictsMarienville Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Road managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Forest products