Decision Memo Completed

Wildlife habitat and timber stand improvement - prescribed fire on Vienna/Elizabethtown District

Shawnee National Forest Johnson; Pope, Illinois Hidden Springs Ranger District

Prescribed burning of five units totaling approximately 1200 acres in Johnson and Pope Counties.

Location

Approximately 1200 acres east, north, and northwest of Eddyville, Illinois.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/12/2004
2
Comment Period
05/12/2004
3
Decision
10/2004 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
03/2005 (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
Wildlife Habitat and Tiber stand improvement Prescribed Fire on Vienna/Elizabethtown DistrictDecision Signed Date: 10/20/2004
ForestsShawnee National Forest
DistrictsHidden Springs Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT11S, R8E, Section 24
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest products