Environmental Assessment Completed

Elder Piney

Mark Twain National Forest Pulaski; Texas, Missouri Houston / Rolla / Cedar Creek Ranger District

Improve forest health, enhance natural communities, provide a wide diversity of habitats to meet the needs of plants, fish and wildlife species, improve species composition and stocking, reduce hazardous fuels, provide a variety of timber products.

Location

Located approximately 25 miles southwest of Rolla, MO and adjacent to the east boundary of Fort Leonard Wood Military Reservation on the Houston/Rolla/Cedar Creek Ranger District of the Mark Twain NF.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/17/2015
2
Comment Period
10/13/2016
3
Objection Period Start
06/15/2017
4
Decision
08/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityDispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Special Use Authorizations; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Elder Piney ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/09/2017
ForestsMark Twain National Forest
DistrictsHouston / Rolla / Cedar Creek Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT34N, R10W, Sec. 6-8, 18-21, 29-31; T34N, R11W, Sec. 1, 12, 13, 22-28, 32-36; T33N, R11W, Sec. 1-3, 10-12; Fifth Principal Meridian
Forest productsWatershed managementSpecial use managementFuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsRecreation management