Decision Memo Completed

Finger Lakes National Forest Openings Maintenance Project

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests Schuyler; Seneca, New York Hector Ranger District

Maintenance of existing grassland and shrubland openings through prescribed fire and mechanical means such as mowing and mastication.

Location

Towns of Burdett, Hector, Interlaken, Lodi and Ovid (Seneca and Schuyler County)

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/04/2017
2
Decision
02/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2018 (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 ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Grazing Allotment Management; Grazing Authorizations; Species Habitat Improvements; Heritage Resource Management; Noxious Weed Treatments; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Finger Lakes National Forest Openings Maintenance ProjectDecision Signed Date: 02/26/2018
ForestsGreen Mountain And Finger Lakes National Forests
DistrictsHector Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Grazing managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsHeritage resource managementWatershed management