Environmental Assessment Completed

Midewin Prairie-Wide Habitat Maintenance

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Will, Illinois Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie All Units

Maintain existing desired natural vegetation communities. Protect restoration investments and improve restored areas to provide habitat for grassland birds. Control invasive plant species.

Location

Midewin NTP: prairie-wide

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/27/2006
2
Comment Period
10/04/2006
3
Decision
03/2008 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
04/2008 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Grazing Authorizations; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments
Prairie-wide Habitat Maintenance ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/07/2008 Legal Notice Date: 03/08/2008
ForestsMidewin National Tallgrass Prairie
DistrictsMidewin National Tallgrass Prairie All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsGrazing managementWatershed managementVegetation management (other than forest products)