Decision Memo Completed

Oakwood Moist Unit Mastication Project

Shawnee National Forest Jackson, Illinois Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District

We are proposing to masticate (grind up branches) on 15 ares of debris in areas where TSI has been performed in order to create moist soil units in Oakwood Bottoms Greentree Reservior.

Location

Oakwood Greentree Reservior

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/18/2013
2
Comment Period
08/18/2013
3
Decision
09/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
Oakwood Moist Soil Unit MasticationDecision Signed Date: 09/18/2013 Legal Notice Date: 09/22/2013
ForestsShawnee National Forest
DistrictsMississippi Bluffs Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT9S, R3W, Sections 32, 33 and 34 T10S, R3W, Sections 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 20 and 21 Gorham USFS Quad
Wildlife, fish, rare plants