To reduce fire risk and restore healthy ecosystems, the Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District of the Shawnee National Forest proposes to burn about 5400 acres of Forest land and private land in the Buttermilk Hill/Talbott Hollow Blowdown Project.
Location
Bounded on the south by State Highway 3, bounded on the east by Kinkaid Lake, bounded on the north by Gum Ridge Rd and Dry Hill Rd, bounded on the west by Logan Hollow Rd.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/14/2007
2
Objection Period Start
12/21/2008
3
Decision
03/2009 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
04/2009 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Hfra Title I: Municipal Watersheds; Hfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics) |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments |
| Buttermilk Hill / Talbott Hollow Blowdown Project | Decision Signed Date: 03/06/2009 |
| Forests | Shawnee National Forest |
| Districts | Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District |