The Kehota Vegetation Management Project would convert about 465 acres of planted pine to native hardwood forests and would create young brushy forest that is lacking in the area.
Location
The project is located in the general area near the communities of New Straitsville, Shawnee, McCuneville, Gore, and Greendale in Perry and Hocking Counties on the Athens Ranger District of the Wayne.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/05/2016
2
Comment Period
06/27/2017
3
Objection Period Start
09/22/2017
4
Decision
11/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
11/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Heritage Resource Management; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Kehota Vegetation Management Project | Decision Signed Date: 11/14/2017 |
| Forests | Wayne National Forest |
| Districts | Athens Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |