Environmental Assessment Completed

Sandy Branch Ecosystem Management Project

Kisatchie National Forest Grant, Louisiana Catahoula Ranger District

The project area is approximately 5,572 acres which includes activities of thinning, clearcutting, site preparing, planting of yellow pine, releasing seedlings, mechanical fuel reduction, herbicide application, RCW cavity installation, etc.

Location

Compartments 35, 36, 52, 53 & 54

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/12/2021
2
Comment Period
11/16/2023
3
Objection Period Start
02/28/2024
4
Decision
08/2024 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
Sandy Branch Ecosystem Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/01/2024
ForestsKisatchie National Forest
DistrictsCatahoula Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)