Decision Memo Completed

Carson Hill (Compartment 77) Salvage Project

Mark Twain National Forest Wayne, Missouri Poplar Bluff Ranger District

Salvage harvest of dead and dying black and scarlet oak trees in Compartment 77 and address illegal dumping problems.

Location

Wayne County, Missouri, approximately 9 miles northeast of Ellsinore, Missouri and west of Highway 49.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/20/2012
2
Comment Period
09/20/2012
3
Decision
01/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
01/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5); 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage)
Carson Hill (Compartment 77) Salvage ProjectDecision Signed Date: 01/25/2013 Legal Notice Date: 01/31/2013
ForestsMark Twain National Forest
DistrictsPoplar Bluff Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 27 North, Range 3 East, Sections 1; and Township 27 North, Range 4 East, Section 6.
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)