This project would authorize pile burning in the Mowery-Glover, Hartman Heirs, and Smoke Hole Champ South Grazing Allotments. Previous NEPA analysis authorized the clearing of encroaching brush/trees but not the use of fire to eliminate brush piles.
Location
Mowery-Glover Grazing Allotment off Reeds Creek Road, Hartman Heirs Grazing Allotment off Pretty Ridge Road and Smoke Hole Champ South Grazing Allotment off Smoke Hole Road
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/12/2022
2
Decision
03/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2023 (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); Grazing Allotment Management |
| 2022 Cheat-Potomac Allotment Burn Piles | Decision Signed Date: 03/08/2023 |
| Forests | Monongahela National Forest |
| Districts | Potomac Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Tract 1199 and 920 (Mowery-Glover), Tract 868 (Hartman Heirs), Tract 999 and 998A (Smoke Hole Champ South) |