The proposal is to create early successional habitat scattered in the project area in order to create habitat for ruffed grouse. A variety of treatments are being considered, including clear-cutting, prescribed burning, and mulching.
Location
Sites are located within the Brushy Mountain Ruffed Grouse Management Area, directly northeast of White Sulphur Springs, WV.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/14/2015
2
Decision
03/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2018 (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 | Species Habitat Improvements; Special Products Sales; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Brushy Mountain Ruffed Grouse Habitat Management | Decision Signed Date: 03/28/2018 |
| Forests | Monongahela National Forest |
| Districts | White Sulphur Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |