Decision Memo Completed

Forest-Wide Ash Insecticide Injections in New Hampshire

White Mountain National Forest Carroll; Coos; Grafton, New Hampshire White Mountain National Forest All Units

Inject emamectin benzoate insecticide into the base of up to twenty white and/or black ash trees per site varying in size in up to 80 sites across the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire

Location

Selected sites across the entirety of the White Mountain National Forest within the state of New Hampshire.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/30/2023
2
Comment Period
02/08/2024
3
Decision
07/2024 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2024 (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
Forest-Wide Ash Insecticide Injections in New HampshireDecision Signed Date: 07/25/2024
ForestsWhite Mountain National Forest
DistrictsWhite Mountain National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)