Decision Memo Completed

White Ash Sanitation Harvest

White Mountain National Forest Grafton, New Hampshire Pemigewasset Ranger District

Harvesting four units of White ash trees for sanitation harvest in the Eastman Brook valley next to Tripoli Road to remove potential future hazard trees from heavily trafficked areas before the Ash tree population is killed by Emerald Ash Borer.

Location

Eastman Brook Valley Along Tripoli Road and its spur roads in Thornton, Grafton County, New Hampshire

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/30/2021
2
Decision
11/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
12/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.3 (5)
Special AuthorityHfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
White Ash Sanitation HarvestDecision Signed Date: 11/04/2022
ForestsWhite Mountain National Forest
DistrictsPemigewasset Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Forest products