Burn areas cover in existing NEPA will expanded to make more efficient use of existing fire breaks, such as creeks, lakes, roads, trails, and right-of-way corridors. This will make burning more efficient.
Location
Westside openlands - maps attached
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/15/2015
2
Decision
04/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2015 (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 | Species Habitat Improvements |
| Westside Openlands Burn Expansion | Decision Signed Date: 04/08/2015 |
| Forests | Shawnee National Forest |
| Districts | Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |