Decision Memo Completed

TyChest Prescribed Fire Project

Monongahela National Forest Randolph, West Virginia Monongahela National Forest All Units

Proposes post-harvest prescribed fire on a 141 acre woodland burn block and an adjacent 469 acre northern unit for a total of 590 acres. The project aims to support early successional and oak woodland ecosystems.

Location

Route 250 East, towards Huttonsville WV. Forest Service Road 1560

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/17/2024
2
Decision
03/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2026 (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 ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
TyChest Prescribed Fire ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/10/2025
ForestsMonongahela National Forest
DistrictsGreenbrier Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementClimate change adaptation