Decision Memo Completed

Pheasant Mountain Timber Stand Improvement

Monongahela National Forest Tucker, West Virginia Potomac Ranger District

Noncommercial crop tree release on approximately 1,083 acres to maintain species diversity and increase the growth and survival of selected hard mast-producing tree species

Location

NE of Parsons, WV, on the Cheat portion of the Cheat Potomac RD

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/05/2012
2
Comment Period
06/05/2012
3
Decision
07/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Pheasant Mountain Timber Stand Improvement (TSI)Decision Signed Date: 07/13/2012 Legal Notice Date: 07/17/2012
ForestsMonongahela National Forest
DistrictsCheat Ranger District
Vegetation management (other than forest products)