Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
04/01/2016 to 06/30/2016
Daniel Boone National Forest
This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
Daniel Boone National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
Additional HWA Treatment
CE
*UPDATED*
Damien Zona
N/A
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
On Hold
N/A
859-745-3114
- Vegetation management
dzona@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
Description: Collaboratively identify new locations to treat hemlocks for the woolly adelgid (HWA). Any new locations would be
in addition to those approved for treatment in the March 2011 decision for the Suppression of Hemlock Woolly
Adelgid Infestations
Location:
Forest Plan Administrative
Change
UNIT - Daniel Boone National Forest All Units. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Bath, Clay, Estill, Harlan,
Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle,
Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Exact treatment locations have not yet been selected; it
would occur on specific NFS lands across the Forest. The proposal will result from collaboration w/h interested
partners; details forthcoming.
- Land management planning
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2016
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Expected:05/2016
05/2016
Elizabeth Robinson
859-745-3151
elizabethlrobinson@fs.f
ed.us
Description: Proposes an administrative change to the Forest Plan to comply with 2012 planning rule, codified at 36 Code of
Federal Regulations Part 219 (36 CFR 219. This change would add four additional questions to the Monitoring &
Evaluation program.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48844
Location:
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Project Contact
UNIT - Daniel Boone National Forest All Units. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Bath, Clay, Estill, Harlan,
Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, McCreary, Menifee, Owsley, Perry, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan,
Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe. LEGAL - Not Applicable. All public lands managed by the Daniel Boone National Forest
in Kentucky.
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Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
Daniel Boone National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
Invasive Plant Species
Treatment
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
EA
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/17/2013
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 04/2016
Expected:10/2016
Project Contact
10/2016
David Taylor
859-745-3167
dtaylor02@fs.fed.us
Description: Control or eradication of invasive plant species using one or more of the following treatment methods: manual,
mechanical, chemical, biological and others. If approved, proposed actions would be implemented on each of the
four Ranger Districts.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=26548
Location:
Daniel Boone National Forest
UNIT - Daniel Boone National Forest All Units. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Bath, Clay, Estill, Harlan,
Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle,
Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Forestwide where non-native plants are known to occur
and where new locations are found.
Cumberland Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
R8 - Southern Region
Jeffrey Lewis
Emerald Ash Borer Control in
- Vegetation management
In Progress:
Expected:04/2016
04/2016
Clear Fork White Ash Plantation (other than forest products)
606-784-6428
Scoping Start 01/26/2016
jefflewis@fs.fed.us
CE
Description: Injection of a diluted solution of an insecticide called Imidacloprid into the soil around the base of the trees in the
*NEW LISTING*
plantation early in the spring.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48620
Location:
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UNIT - Cumberland Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Rowan. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Clear
Fork drainage in northern Rowan County.
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Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
Daniel Boone National Forest
Cumberland Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Commercial Timber Harvest in
the Beaver Creek Watershed
Jeffrey Lewis
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:10/2016
10/2016
606-784-6428
- Forest products
Scoping Start 07/02/2008
jefflewis@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
(other than forest products)
Notice 04/2016
- Watershed management
- Road management
Description: 303 acres of commercial timber harvest designed to improve tree vigor or establish young forest. 170 acres of
two-aged shelterwood and 133 acres of thinning in 11 distinct areas. Herbicide treatment of selected species
within shelterwood areas.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=25765
EA
*UPDATED*
Location:
Harvey Branch Special Use:
Road Access
UNIT - Cumberland Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Menifee. LEGAL - Project on Kendrick
Ridge, Cape Branch, Gladie Branch, Joes Branch, and Carter Branch. Beaver Creek Watershed west of Cave Run
Lake.
- Special use management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
CE
Carey Loomis
606-784-6428
careyloomis@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposed issuance of a Special Use Permit for construction of a temporary road on national forest system land for
private land access.
Location:
Sand Lick Fork Watershed
Restoration
EIS
UNIT - Cumberland Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Bath, Rowan, Wolfe. Between Harvey
and Road Branches north of Morehead, Kentucky.
- Watershed management
- Minerals and Geology
- Road management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
Tom Biebighauser
606-784-6428
tombiebighauser@fs.fe
d.us
Description: Improve water quality and reduce soil loss by plugging abandoned oil wells, removing flowing lines, restoration of
stream channels and associated floodplains, and managing /maintaining the many open roads in the Sand Lick
Fork area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=18901
Location:
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UNIT - Cumberland Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Powell. LEGAL - National Forest System
Lands in Powell County, Kentucky bounded on the east by Natural Bridge State Resort Park. Includes lands in
Sand Lick Fork, Barker Branch, Pot Hollow, and Sand Cave Branch. Sand Fork watershed (Hydrologic Unit Code
# 05100204-140-090).
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Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
Daniel Boone National Forest
Cumberland Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Triplett Creek
Elizabeth Robinson
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:04/2016
04/2016
859-745-3151
- Vegetation management
Comment Period Public Notice
elizabethlrobinson@fs.f
(other than forest products)
12/09/2015
ed.us
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
Description: Conduct (1) mastication of woody material, (2) controlled burning, and (3) planting of desired grasses and forbs to
reduce the midstory layer and treat fuels. This project would be done in cooperation with University of Kentucky
researchers.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46069
CE
*UPDATED*
Location:
Winona Stream Restoration
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Daniel Boone National Forest
Bear Gap Non-Commercial
Thinning Project
UNIT - Cumberland Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Bath, Rowan. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Fern Bluff and Caney Areas in southwestern Rowan County and eastern Bath Counties, Kentucky. Project areas
are adjacent to Cave Run Lake Dam. Spartman and Buffalo Branches in Rowan County.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:06/2016
07/2016
- Watershed management
Scoping Start 01/04/2016
- Facility management
Description: Restore the stream and construct a wetland complex by lowering the spillway of the dam.
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=49063
Location:
UNIT - Cumberland Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Powell. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Located
at Winona Lake near Stanton, KY.
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2016
Expected:08/2016
10/2016
Jared Calvert
606-598-2192 x107
jaredcalvert@fs.fed.us
Description: This project would consist of thinning approximately 1,367 acres of sapling/pole-sized mixed hardwood stands less
than 30 years of age.
Location:
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R8 - Southern Region
London Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Jon Kazmierski
606-784-6428
jkazmierski@fs.fed.us
UNIT - London Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle, Whitley. LEGAL Not Applicable. Various timber stands in Laurel, Rockcastle, Whitley, and Jackson Counties.
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Project Name
Daniel Boone National Forest
Forest Service Road 43 Repair
and Reconstruction
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
London Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Road management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2016
Expected:05/2016
05/2016
CE
*UPDATED*
UNIT - London Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Jackson. LEGAL - Not Applicable. National
Forest Service Road (NFSR) 43 (a.k.a. Whetstone Road) near the town of McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky,.
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
Completed
Actual: 03/23/2016
03/2016
CE
*UPDATED*
CE
*UPDATED*
UNIT - London Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. The project will focus on forest stands near Green Pond Ridge in Rockcastle County, but will also
include areas in Jackson and Laurel Counties.
- Special use management
Completed
Actual: 03/03/2016
03/2016
Thomas Kean
606-864-4163
tomkean@fs.fed.us
Description: Kentucky Utilities needs to replace a communications and power tower in Mount Victory that is too low, resulting in
the transmission lines being too low. Project will cause some ground disturbance within the current ROW. Rehab
of site will occur.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47734
Location:
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Sylvia Staples
606-864-4163
sustaples@fs.fed.us
Description: Timber Stand Improvement in areas around Green Pond Ridge and other locations to thin densely vegetated
areas, decrease competition of limited resources, improve forest resiliency against catastrophic events, and
improve wildlife habitat.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46518
Location:
Kentucky Utilities Permit
Activity-Mt. Victory Power
Transmission Tower
Replacement
Thomas Kean
606-864-4163
tomkean@fs.fed.us
Description: Reconstruct storm-damaged National Forest Service Road (NFSR) 43 (a.k.a. Whetstone Road) near the town of
McKee, Kentucky, to address safety, travel management, and water quality issues.
Location:
Green Pond Non-commercial
Thinning Project
Project Contact
UNIT - London Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Pulaski. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Along the
utility corridor south of Highway 192 at the community of Mount Victory.
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Project Name
Daniel Boone National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
London Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Thomas Kean
Lakeside South Trail Relocation - Recreation management
Completed
Actual: 03/14/2016
04/2016
606-864-4163
Heritage
resource
CE
tomkean@fs.fed.us
management
*UPDATED*
Description: Relocation and reconstruction of an existing trail is needed due to a rock slide that has made the trail impassible.
New location will be in compliance with Endangered Species Act, Cultural Resources laws and Forest Plan
guidance.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46516
Location:
Sheltowee Trace Outfitters
Special Use Permit Reauthorization
UNIT - London Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Laurel. LEGAL - Legal Description: USA tract
C-1520h. Location: Along Lake Cumberland at the mouth of Twin Branch in the southwest corner of Laurel
County, Kentucky.
- Recreation management
- Special use management
Completed
Actual: 02/17/2016
CE
*UPDATED*
EA
*NEW LISTING*
04/01/2016 04:09 am MT
UNIT - London Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Laurel, Rockcastle. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Laurel, Rockcastle, and Cumberland Rivers and lakes.
Beth Christensen
- Recreation management
Developing Proposal
Expected:09/2017
10/2017
606-864-4163
- Special area management
Est. Scoping Start 04/2016
bachristensen@fs.fed.u
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
s
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
Description: Project will analyze various methods of maintaining wildlife openings on the London District. Methods may include
mowing, plowing & planting, masticating, burning, and/or herbicides. Currently, mowing is inadequate for proper
management.
Location:
Daniel Boone National Forest
Eloyce Promenschenkel
606-864-4163
epromenschenkel@fs.fe
d.us
Description: The Special Use permit authorizes the operation of a whitewater rafting and canoe livery in areas including the
Cumberland River, Rockcastle River and Upper Lake Cumberland. The term of the new Special Use Permit would
be five years.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48443
Location:
Wildlife Opening Maintenance
EA
03/2016
UNIT - London Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Jackson, Laurel. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Mill
Creek Wildlife Management Area, south of McKee, Jackson Co., Kentucky, and Cane Creek Wildlife Management
Area, west of London, Laurel County, Kentucky.
Stearns Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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Daniel Boone National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
Daniel Boone National Forest
Stearns Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Greenwood Vegetation
Management
John Hull
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:12/2016
01/2017
606-376-5323
- Forest products
Scoping Start 07/18/2014
jahull@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
(other than forest products)
Notice 06/2016
- Fuels management
Description: Improve wildlife habitat conditions by conducting forest thinning, even-and two-aged regeneration, midstory
removal, chemical maintenance of wildlife openings, vernal pond construction, prescribed burning, and chemical
NNIS plant treatment.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44085
EA
*UPDATED*
Location:
UNIT - Stearns Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - McCreary, Pulaski. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Scattered locations around McCreary County, Kentucky.
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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
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