Environmental Assessment Developing Proposal

National Forests in Mississippi Forest Health Project

National Forests in Mississippi Adams; Amite; Benton; Chickasaw; Choctaw; Copiah; Forrest; Franklin; George; Greene; Harrison; Jackson; Jasper; Jefferson; Jones; Lafayette; Lincoln; Marshall; Newton; Oktibbeha; Pearl River; Perry; Pontotoc; Scott; Sharkey; Smith; Stone; Tippah; Union; Wayne; Wilkinson; Winston; Yalobusha, Mississippi National Forests In Mississippi All Units

Project will address and minimize the effects from nonnative invasive secies and problematic native species; manage forested ecosystems and associated communities to maintain and restore composition.

Location

National Forest lands in Mississippi.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/2025 (Estimated)
2
Comment Period
08/2025 (Estimated)
3
11/2025 (Estimated)
4
Decision
12/2025 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2026 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special Authority2021 Infrastructure: Emergency Actions
Notice and Comment Regulation2021 Infrastructure: Emergency Actions
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Watershed Improvements
ForestsNational Forests In Mississippi
DistrictsNational Forests In Mississippi All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWatershed managementRoad management