Decision Memo Completed

Compartment 90 (Brushy Ridge) Salvage Project

Mark Twain National Forest Wayne, Missouri Poplar Bluff Ranger District

Salvage harvest would be in 14 stands totaling an estimated 247 acres. The project area is in Wayne County, Missouri, within Township 27 North, Range 4 East, Sections 7, 13 and 18.

Location

Generally five miles northeast of the rural community of Ellsinore, Missouri, and approximately fives miles west of Williamsville, Missouri.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/16/2009
2
Decision
06/2010 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2010 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5); 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6); 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityTimber Sales (Salvage)
Salvage Harvest – Dead and Dying Black and Scarlet oak in Compartment 90Decision Signed Date: 06/15/2010
ForestsMark Twain National Forest
DistrictsPoplar Bluff Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 27 North, Range 3East, Section 13; and Township 27 North, Range 4 East, Sections 13 and 18.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)