Categorical Exclusion · Shawnee National Forest · updated 10/6/2026
Stoneface Rec Road, Forest Service Road #1453 in Saline County, IL · Saline, Illinois
Stoneface Trailhead access will be improved with application of a bituminous surface treatment (oil and chip) following road grading, ditch maintenance and the construction of two small parking area pull-offs.
Road management
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | USDA-46d-USFS |
Categorical Exclusion · Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District · updated 9/3/2026
Southern Portion of Fountain Bluff Area; Access through Myers Road, off of Route 3, just north of Grand Tower, Jackson County, IL. T10S R2W Section 7& T10S R4W Section 12 · Jackson, Illinois
Ameren Transmission is proposing replacement of four utility poles on Fountain Bluff in an existing transmission line near Grand Tower, Jackson County, IL.
Road managementSpecial use management
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | USDA-27d-USFS; USDA-28d-USFS; USDA-45d-USFS |
Categorical Exclusion · Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District · updated 7/10/2026
Near intersection of Larue Road and Union Pacific Railroad, approximately 1/2 mile east of Route 3. · Union, Illinois
Union Pacific Railroad is proposing to replace a bridge with three large concrete box culverts each 8 feet wide and 6 feet tall.
Facility management
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | USDA-28d-USFS |
Decision Memo · Shawnee National Forest All Units · updated 1/30/2026
Jackson County, Illinois (Raddle Quad) - Kinkaid T8S, R4W, Sections 17, 20, 28, and 29. · Jackson, Illinois
Electrical Transmission Powerline Improvement - Soil Boring, Access Road Improvements, Pole Replacement, and Right-of-Way Widening
Land management planningVegetation management (other than forest products)Special use managementFacility management
Decision
02/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2026 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Electric Transmission |
| Forests | Shawnee National Forest |
| Districts | Shawnee National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Shawnee National Forest All Units · updated 7/3/2025
FSR 494 Street Road (also known and referred to as Glen Street Road and Jackson Falls Road) from the intersection of the county road (Ozark Road) to the Jackson Falls parking area · Pope, Illinois
Upgrade 1.9 miles of FSR 494 Street Road (Glen Street Road, Glen Street Falls Road or Jackson Falls Road)also Jackson Falls trailhead parking area would be improved, expanded, and hardened with oil and chip pavement.
Road management
Decision
07/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (24), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(24) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction |
| Forests | Shawnee National Forest |
| Districts | Hidden Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 11 S, R 5 E, Sections 30 and 32 and T 12 S, R 5 E, Section 5 |
Environmental Assessment · Shawnee National Forest All Units · updated 6/17/2025
Located in Jackson County, Illinois. · Jackson, Illinois
Proposed project is a combined effort between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as the lead agency, and the Forest Service, as the cooperating agency to restore the natural ecosystem functions of the Oakwood Bottoms Greentree reservoir system.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed management
Comment Period
10/23/2020
Objection Period Start
03/29/2025
Decision
05/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Nepa Document Prepared By Another Federal Agency |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | Shawnee National Forest |
| Districts | Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Environmental Assessment · Shawnee National Forest All Units · updated 6/17/2025
National forest lands near One Horse Gap in Pope County, Illinois. · Pope, Illinois
This proposal includes the removal of trees so that more sunlight will reach the forest floor, a step necessary to ensure that oak and hickory trees can successfully reproduce and grow.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)
Objection Period Start
03/29/2025
Decision
05/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Forests | Shawnee National Forest |
| Districts | Hidden Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 11 South, Range 7 East, sections 28, 32, 33, & 3 and Township 12 South, Range 7 East, sections 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 16, and 17. |