Decision Memo Completed

Forest-Wide Ash Insecticide Injections In Maine

White Mountain National Forest Oxford, Maine 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 10 sites across the White Mountain National Forest in Maine.

Location

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

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 Exclusion32.2 (25), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(25)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
Forest-Wide Ash Insecticide Injections In MaineDecision 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)