Environmental Assessment Completed

Homochitto Forest Health, Restoration, and Habitat Enhancement Project

National Forests in Mississippi Adams; Amite; Franklin; Jefferson; Lincoln; Wilkinson, Mississippi Homochitto Ranger District

Vegetation management of pine-dominated ecosystems across the Forest, including forest health, longleaf restoration, and habitat management.

Location

Approximately 138,000 acres across the Homochitto National Forest.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/08/2023
2
Comment Period
09/06/2023
3
Objection Period Start
06/20/2025
4
Decision
08/2025 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface; Hfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics)
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green)
Homochitto Forest Health, Restoration, and Habitat Enhancement ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/12/2025
ForestsNational Forests In Mississippi
DistrictsHomochitto Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management