Environmental Assessment Completed

Blackwell Ridge Project

Mark Twain National Forest Wayne, Missouri Poplar Bluff Ranger District

Implement 2005 Forest Plan MP 2.1 & multiple-use objectives, address oak decline, provide habitat diversity, via timber treatments, wetland restoration, pond maintenance, trash dump removal, road maintenance, and closure of illegal roads & trails

Location

The general project area is located west of U.S. Highway 67, and north of the Black River. The nearest rural community is Williamsville, Missouri, which is within the project area.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/03/2014
2
Comment Period
03/01/2016
3
Objection Period Start
11/29/2016
4
Decision
01/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Special Area Management; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Final Decision Notice and FONSI for the Blackwell Ridge Project #44760Decision Signed Date: 01/25/2017
Final Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Blackwell Ridge Project #44760Decision Signed Date: 01/25/2017
ForestsMark Twain National Forest
DistrictsPoplar Bluff Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 28N, R 4E, sec. 35-36; T 27N, R 6E, sec. 30-31; T 27N, R 5E, sec. 4-8, 10, 15-18, 20-28, & 34-36; T 27N, R 4E, sec. 1-2, 11-15, & 23; T 26N, R 6E, sec. 5-6; & T 26N, R 5E, sec. 1-3 and 10-14.
Road managementWatershed managementForest productsSpecial area managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants