Landscape-scale prescribed burns and selective tree and shrub removal are being proposed to restore the following natural areas: Copperous Branch, Gibbons Creek, Leisure City, Pleasant Valley, Whoopie Cat and Wolf Creek.
Location
Alexander, Hardin, and Pope Counties
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/11/2016
2
Decision
10/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2017 (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 | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Special Area Management |
| Natural Area Restoration at Six Sites | Decision Signed Date: 10/04/2016 |
| Forests | Shawnee National Forest |
| Districts | Shawnee National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |