Environmental Assessment Completed

Ten Mile Project

Mark Twain National Forest Butler; Carter, Missouri Poplar Bluff Ranger District

Vegetation management in Ten Mile area (5,820 ac.); prescribed fire & vegetation treatments in Pump Hollow Natural Area (940 ac.); shaded fuel breaks; enhancements at Beaver Lake Recreation Area; maintain wildlife ponds; & transportation management.

Location

Butler and Carter Counties

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/23/2017
2
Comment Period
10/31/2018
3
Objection Period Start
12/11/2019
4
Decision
02/2020 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
02/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Special Area Management
Decision Notice & Finding of No Significant ImpactDecision Signed Date: 02/05/2020
ForestsMark Twain National Forest
DistrictsPoplar Bluff Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT. 25 N., R. 4 E., sec. 1-5, 8-12, 13-17, 22-24, 25-27, 34-36; T. 25 N., R. 5 E., sec. 1-2, 6-8, 14-15, 17, 22-25, 31, 35-36; T. 26 N., R. 3 E., sec. 36; T. 26 N., R. 4 E., sec. 30-31, & other areas.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Road managementSpecial area management