Environmental Assessment Completed

Grassland Enhancement Project

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

Plant native warm season grasses and pollinator mix on up to 450 acres of grasslands over a 15-year period using activities such as prescribe burning, herbicide (glyphosate product), no-till equipment and mowing.

Location

Towns of Hector, Lodi, and Covert

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/19/2019
2
Comment Period
11/19/2019
3
Objection Period Start
09/12/2020
4
Decision
11/2020 (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; Noxious Weed Treatments
Grassland Enhancement ProjectDecision Signed Date: 11/04/2020
ForestsGreen Mountain And Finger Lakes National Forests
DistrictsHector Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)