National Forests and Grasslands in Texas — Project Detail

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National Forests and Grasslands in Texas

R08 Southern · 23 projects · crawled 2026-06-17
In Progress 6 Developing Proposal 7 On Hold 2 Completed 8
Decision Memo 9 Categorical Exclusion 8 Environmental Assessment 5 Environmental Impact Statement 1
17 with documents 14 with comments page
Categorical Exclusion · Davy Crockett Ranger District · updated 6/13/2026 · decision 8/2026 (Estimated)

Installation, operation, and maintenance of fiber optic cable totaling 883.77 ft in length, 10 ft in width, 36 inches in depth to service the Davy Crockett Ranger District's Work Center.

Special use management
NEPA Start Date
3/1/2026
Finding/Decision Date
Leigh Vanpelt · leigh.vanpelt@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical ExclusionUSDA-28d-USFS
Davy Crockett Plantation Thinning Developing Proposal
Categorical Exclusion · Davy Crockett Ranger District · updated 6/12/2026 · decision 6/2026 (Estimated)
Houston, Texas

Commercially thinning 15,421 acres of overstocked loblolly stands across Davy Crockett National Forest for the purpose of moving the ecosystem towards the desired future condition and managing areas of concern for upland wildlife habitat improvement and hazardous fuels reduction.

Forest productsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)
NEPA Start Date
12/4/2025
Finding/Decision Date
Project documents
Christian Elizondo · Christian.Elizondo@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical ExclusionUSDA-02d-FSA; USDA-45d-USFS
Categorical Exclusion · Sam Houston Ranger District · updated 6/5/2026
Sam Houston National Forest. About 60 miles north of Houston. Conroe, Huntsville Willis, Livingston, Coldspring, and Cleveland, Texas are the nearest cities with interstate 45 diving the forest. HWY 59 borders the eastern edge of the project area · San Jacinto, Texas

Commercially thinning 5,640 acres of overstocked loblolly stands across Sam Houston National Forest for the purpose of moving the ecosystem towards the desired future condition and managing areas of concern for smoke mitigation and hazardous fuels.

Forest productsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)
NEPA Start Date
4/11/2025
Finding/Decision Date
5/20/2026
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical ExclusionPub. L. 117-58, Sec. 40806; USDA-45d-USFS; USDA-47d-USFS
Decision Signed Date5/20/2026
Categorical Exclusion · National Forests in Texas · updated 5/18/2026
Sabine National Forest; southeast of Shelbyville, TX and south of Huxley, TX near the state line · Shelby, Texas

Silver Hill Energy, project proponent, is proposing four well pad locations and a 20” diameter natural gas trunk pipeline within Compartments 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 49, and 50 of the Sabine National Forest (SNF) of the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas (NFGT)

Minerals and geology
NEPA Start Date
2/2/2026
Finding/Decision Date
5/1/2026
Amanda Bataineh · amanda.bataineh@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical Exclusion42 U.S.C. 15942 (3); USDA-28d-USFS
Decision Signed Date5/1/2026
Bannister restoration Project Developing Proposal
Categorical Exclusion · Angelina Ranger District · updated 4/28/2026 · decision 10/2026 (Estimated)

Reduce Southern Pine Beetle risk through stand density reduction, and restore longleaf and shortleaf pine ecosystem on approximately 18,000 acres on the Angelina National Forest. Located south of State Highway 103 in San Augustine County, Texas

NEPA Start Date
4/28/2026
Finding/Decision Date
c/o Angelina Ranger District
Forest Wide Thinning Developing Proposal
Categorical Exclusion · Angelina Ranger District · updated 4/27/2026 · decision 10/2026 (Estimated)

Thin pine plantations across the forest to reduce the threat of the southern pine beetle infestations and reduce fuel loadings on the forest.

NEPA Start Date
4/27/2026
Finding/Decision Date
c/o Angelina Ranger District
Geneva Thinning Project Developing Proposal
Categorical Exclusion · Sabine Ranger District · updated 4/27/2026 · decision 10/2026 (Estimated)

To thin overstocked pine plantation stands to improve forest health, reduce hazardous fuel loading, reduce risk of SPB infestations, and improve wildlife habitat.

NEPA Start Date
4/27/2026
Finding/Decision Date
c/o Sabine Ranger District
Environmental Impact Statement · National Forests In Texas All Units · updated 4/23/2026
National Forests and Grasslands in Texas · Angelina; Fannin; Houston; Jasper; Montague; Montgomery; Nacogdoches; Newton; Sabine; San Augustine; San Jacinto; Shelby; Trinity; Walker; Wise, Texas

NFGT is preparing an EIS to analyze effects of identifying areas available for oil and gas lease considering stipulations. Comments on project will be accepted through April 28, 2026 via: https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?Project=56882

Land management planningMinerals and geology
NOI in Federal Register
04/23/2026
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
07/2026 (Estimated)
Decision
08/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2026 (Estimated)
Project documents
Juanita Garcia · juanita.garcia@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Natural Gas; Oil
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsNational Forests In Texas All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Environmental Assessment · Sam Houston Ranger District · updated 2/3/2026
Located in Compartments 59-63 in Walker County, Tx. Compartments lie in north central portion of the Forest, north of state HWY 90, and approximately 2.5 miles East of Huntsville, Texas · Walker, Texas

The forest proposes thinning overstocked stands, prescribed burning, and planting of native species to reduce risk of SPB infestation and improve wildlife habitat for RCW.

Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management
Scoping Start
05/01/2023
Comment Period
11/16/2023
Objection Period Start
07/08/2025
Decision
10/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2026 (Estimated)
Project documents
Robert Allen · robert.allen2@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green)
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsSam Houston Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Decision Memo · Angelina Ranger District · updated 12/19/2025
Compartment 25, Tract A-2i-V, Angelina National Forest, San Augustine County, Texas · San Augustine, Texas

Proposed installation of approximately 2,748.4 feet (0.52 mi) in length, 50 feet (3.15 acre) in width permanent ROW with an additional temporary 25 feet (1.58 acre) width during construction

Special use management
Scoping Start
03/14/2025
Decision
11/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
12/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
Randy Moore · randy.b.moore@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsAngelina Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Apple Springs Completed
Environmental Assessment · Davy Crockett Ranger District · updated 9/30/2025
Compartments 108-111 and 119-121 in and adjacent to the Neches River Flood zone. The compartments lie west of TX-94 in Helmic, north of FM2501, and east of FM 2262 · Houston; Trinity, Texas

Utilizing management techniques including thinning and regeneration to reduce off-site loblolly pine in the project area and improve forest health, wildlife habitat, and overall stand condition.

Land management planningWildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)
Scoping Start
06/10/2024
Comment Period
02/23/2025
09/30/2025
Decision
09/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
Kerry Hogg · kerry.hogg@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsDavy Crockett Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Butch Arthur Completed
Decision Memo · Sam Houston Ranger District · updated 9/30/2025
Comp. 95 and 96 are approx. 6 mi. SW of Coldspring, Tx, east of FM 945, and mostly south of Butch Arthur Rd. Comp 100 is approx. 9 mi SSW of FM 945. Comp 101 is approx. 4.25 mi SSW of Coldspring. · San Jacinto, Texas

Butch Arthur Project would include pine and hardwood thinning, mechanical mulching, and prescribed burning to move stand conditions toward the desired future condition for RCW habitat and reduce the risk of SPB outbreak and wildfire effects.

Vegetation management (other than forest products)
Scoping Start
10/28/2024
Decision
09/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
Robert Allen · robert.allen2@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsSam Houston Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Environmental Assessment · Sabine Ranger District · updated 9/24/2025
Compartment 129 in the Moore Plantation WMA in Sabine County. · Sabine, Texas

Thinning project in Compartment 129 in the Moore Plantation WMA in Sabine County.

Forest productsFuels management
Scoping Start
03/12/2025
Decision
09/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2026 (Estimated)
Project documents
Matthew Bailey · matthew.s.bailey@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsSabine Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Decision Memo · Sabine Ranger District · updated 9/22/2025
In Compartments 124, 132, and 135 in the Moore plantation WMA on the Sabine National Forest. · Sabine, Texas

The proposed project area is within the Moore Plantation Wildlife Management Area (WMA). It consists of Sabine National Forest Administrative Compartments 127, 132, and 135, which consist of approximately 3,479 acres.

Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsFuels management
Scoping Start
10/28/2024
Decision
09/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
Matthew Bailey · matthew.s.bailey@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsSabine Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Decision Memo · National Forests In Texas All Units · updated 6/4/2025
Sam Houston National Forest, Compartment 38 · Montgomery, Texas

Designation of utility corridor for the installation of underground fiber optic cable and electric cable within an approximately 15 ft by 1,102 ft right-of-way.

Special use management
Scoping Start
07/2025 (Estimated)
Decision
08/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
Amanda Bataineh · SM.FS.NFGT_SU@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsSam Houston Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Decision Memo · National Forests In Texas All Units · updated 5/14/2025
Tract K-1i and K-51ac compartment 44, Houston County, TX. Approximately 1.6 miles east of Pine Prairie Road. · Houston, Texas

Use and maintenance of 3,022 feet x 20 feet of an existing woods road for access to adjacent private property.

Special use management
Scoping Start
05/14/2025
Decision
07/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
Leigh Vanpelt · Leigh.Vanpelt@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsDavy Crockett Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Caddo Land Exchange In Progress
Environmental Assessment · Caddo - Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands · updated 2/25/2025
All Federal and non-Federal lands proposed for exchange are in Fannin County, Texas and are within the same immediate area, with all exchange lands being located within a 2.5-mile radius. · Fannin, Texas

The proposed Caddo Land Exchange is a connected action to the Lake Ralph Hall Regional Water Supply Reservoir Project (Lake Ralph Hall Project), with approximately 351 acres of the Caddo National Grassland being within the defined project boundary.

Land management planningLand ownership management
Scoping Start
02/21/2023
Comment Period
05/18/2024
Objection Period Start
12/2025 (Estimated)
Decision
03/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation
03/2026 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityLand Exchanges
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsCaddo - Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Decision Memo · Sam Houston Ranger District · updated 10/29/2024
This proposed mulching project would take place in compartments 52, 54 and 68 of the Sam Houston National Forest. · Walker, Texas

This project would involve removing small to mid-sized woody vegetation utilizing a combination of mechanical treatment and hand tools to improve the diversity, increase herbaceous vegetation, and mitigate smoke management issues.

Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management
Scoping Start
04/17/2024
Decision
12/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
Nia Hicks · nia.hicks@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsSam Houston Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Decision Memo · Sam Houston Ranger District · updated 10/11/2024
Compartments 20, 21, 23, 24, 34, 35 and 36 · Montgomery; Walker, Texas

Proposal to to issue a special use permit for an already existing interstate liquid gas pipeline

Minerals and geologySpecial use management
Scoping Start
07/28/2012
Decision
10/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2019 (Estimated)
Project documents
Frank Stranimier · Francis.Stranimier@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical Exclusion32.12 (11), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(11)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Natural Gas
Decision Decided Date10/11/2024
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsSam Houston Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionCompartments 20, 21, 23, 24, 34, 35 and 36 are located approximately 11 miles west of New Waverly, TX.
Environmental Assessment · Sam Houston Ranger District · updated 7/24/2024
The project area lies on National Forest System lands within compartment 31, 32, and 33. The project area is located west of the north end of Lake Conroe and west of New Waverly, TX. · Montgomery, Texas

The National Forests and Grasslands propose to alter existing stand structures within the project area, to move the stands towards the desired conditions for RCW habitat and reduce Forest susceptibility to SPB.

Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)
Scoping Start
07/07/2022
Comment Period
02/07/2023
Objection Period Start
03/07/2024
Decision
07/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
Robert Allen · robert.allen2@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsSam Houston Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Decision Memo · Sam Houston Ranger District · updated 8/10/2022
Compartments 4-6, 11, 14, 15, 17, 30, 31, 33, 35-38, 44-47, 49-51 · Montgomery; Walker, Texas

Proposal to combine and re-issue three Special Use Permits for approximately 25.75 miles of already existing powerlines to Mid-South Synergy. The lines provide service to multiple private land inholdings in several compartments and two counties.

Special use management
Scoping Start
08/30/2012
Decision
02/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
Frank Stranimier · Francis.Stranimier@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical Exclusion32.2 (15)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsSam Houston Ranger District
Decision Memo · Davy Crockett Ranger District · updated 6/24/2015
Located in compartment 7 of the Davy Crockett NF, approximately 2 miles east of the intersection of FM 1733 and NFSR 526, 8 miles northwest of Kennard, TX. · Houston, Texas

Issuance of a Special Use Permit for the use of NFSR 526 located in Compartment 7 of the Davy Crockett NF. The road is located approximately 8 miles northwest of Kennard, TX.

Special use management
Scoping Start
01/21/2015
Decision
03/2015 (Estimated)
Implementation
03/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
Frank Stranimier · Francis.Stranimier@usda.gov
NEPA / regulatory detail
Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
ForestsNational Forests In Texas
DistrictsDavy Crockett Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable