Decision Memo Completed

Brushy Creek Prescribed Burn and Cedar Removal Addition

Mark Twain National Forest Taney, Missouri Ava / Cassville / Willow Springs Ranger District

This project would subject an additional 156 acres to Eastern Red Cedar removal and prescribed burning for the purpose of restoring glade and open woodland ecosystems on the Ava Unit of the Mark Twain National Forest.

Location

Ava Unit, Taney County, Missouri

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/19/2012
2
Decision
01/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2019 (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 ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Brushy Creek Prescribed Burn and Cedar Removal AdditionDecision Signed Date: 01/28/2019
ForestsMark Twain National Forest
DistrictsAva / Cassville / Willow Springs Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT24N, R17W; Taney County, MO.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management