This 385 acres project will entail cutting and dropping cedar in place and using prescribed fire on a 2-3 year cycle to maintain specialized glade and savannah habitats in the project area.
Location
Butler Hollow Natural Area, Cassville Unit, Ava-Cassville-Willow Springs District, Mark Twain Nation Forest
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/09/2011
2
Decision
08/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Butler Hollow Natural Area Prescribed Burn and Cedar Control Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/12/2011 |
| Forests | Mark Twain National Forest |
| Districts | Ava / Cassville / Willow Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T. 21 N., R. 27 W., Section 22, Barry County, Missouri |