Environmental Assessment Completed

Early Successional Habitat Creation Project

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests Bennington; Rutland; Windham; Windsor, Vermont Manchester Ranger District

Increase acres of early successional (0-9 age class) habitat for neotropical migrant passerine birds and other wildlife species primarily with timber harvest treatments on up to 14,270 acres over a 15-year period.

Location

Towns of Manchester, Mount Holly, Mount Tabor, Peru, Pownal, Readsboro, Searsburg, Shaftsbury, Stamford, Stratton, Sunderland, Wallingford, Wardsboro, Weston, and Woodford.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/10/2018
2
Comment Period
05/10/2018
3
Objection Period Start
02/15/2019
4
Decision
06/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Early Successional Habitat Creation ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/28/2019
ForestsGreen Mountain And Finger Lakes National Forests
DistrictsManchester Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)