Decision Memo Completed

Lower Williams Wildlife Enhancement

Monongahela National Forest Webster, West Virginia Gauley Ranger District

Proposed vegetation alteration and wildlife habitat enhancement on an estimated 140 acres. The project would create grassy and early-successional habitat, reduce the mid-story to diversify forest structure and composition, and enhance native grasses.

Location

Proposed activities are scattered throughout the Lower Williams river area, an estimated six to ten miles north-northeast of Richwood, WV.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/25/2012
2
Decision
05/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
Lower Williams Wildlife EnhancementDecision Signed Date: 05/31/2016
ForestsMonongahela National Forest
DistrictsGauley Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plants