The Forest Service is proposing to use commercial sanitation cutting to remove the loblolly pine from these stands to control the SPB infestations and prevent them from moving into adjacent stands.
Location
South of Interstate 85, north of Forest Service Road (FSR) 900 and 906 in Compartment 8 and 17.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/16/2024
2
Comment Period
05/20/2024
3
Decision
03/2025 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
03/2025 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5); 32.2 (14), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(14) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green) |
| Tuskegee Southern Pine Beetle Sanitation Harvest | Decision Signed Date: 03/17/2025 |
| Forests | National Forests in Alabama |
| Districts | Tuskegee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |