Prescribed fire is proposed for multiple burn units totaling to an estimated 2,532 acres. This will be a landscape-scale burn in WV and VA, in conjunction with the Fire Learning Network.
Location
Pocahontas County, West Virginia; Marlinton Ranger District, Monongahela National Forest
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/30/2012
2
Decision
04/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Lockridge Prescribed Burn Project Decision Memo | Decision Signed Date: 04/15/2014 |
| Forests | Monongahela National Forest |
| Districts | Marlinton Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | An estimated 8-12 miles east of Marlinton, WV, between Highways 92 and 39 and the Virginia State Line |