To establish allotment boundary perimeter and interior fencing. This is a compensation allotment for an existing allotment that will now be used as a Bison pasture to support the Experiment Bison project.
Location
Tract 5 is on the East Side of Midewin, centrally located between Tract 62 to the west, Allotment E-2 (Tract 8) to the north, Allotment E-5 (Tract 4) to the south, and the Wauponsee Glacial Trail on the east
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/01/2015
2
Decision
09/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (9), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(9) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Boundary Adjustments; Grazing Allotment Management; Grazing Authorizations |
| Allotment Establishment for E11 Tract | Decision Signed Date: 09/19/2015 |
| Forests | Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie |
| Districts | Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie All Units |
| Legal Land Description | T33N R10E Section 11 & 12 |