Decision Memo Completed

White Pine/Oak/Hickory Timber Stand Improvement

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests Addison; Bennington; Rutland; Windsor, Vermont Green Mountain And Finger Lakes National Forest All Units

Release white pine, oak and hickory regeneration from competition via non-commercial, non-ground disturbing, hand felling on 54 acres in six separate stands across the Forest.

Location

Towns of Leicester, Peru, Ripton, and Winhall

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/21/2019
2
Decision
07/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2020 (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 ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
White Pine/Oak/Hickory Timber Stand ImprovementDecision Signed Date: 07/17/2020
ForestsGreen Mountain And Finger Lakes National Forests
DistrictsManchester Ranger District; Rochester Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)