Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
07/01/2014 to 09/30/2014
National Forests In Florida
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
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)
Southern Region Caves and
Mine Closures
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Completed
Actual: 06/02/2014
07/2014
CE
Dennis Krusac
404-347-4338
dkrusac@fs.fed.us
Description: The purpose of the action is to close caves and mines to minimize the transmission potential of white nose
syndrome and for the protection of associated wildlife species.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44053
Location:
UNIT - Cherokee National Forest All Units, National Forests In Florida All Units, Kisatchie National Forest All
Units, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest All Units, National Forests In North Carolina All Units, Savannah
River Natural Resource Management and Res All Units, National Forests In Mississippi All Units, Ouachita
National Forest All Units, Francis Marion and Sumter National Forest All Units, National Forests In Texas All Units,
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area All Units, Daniel Boone National Forest All Units, George
Washington and Jefferson National Forest All Units, National Forests in Alabama All Units, Ozark-St. Francis
National Forest All Units. STATE - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia. COUNTY - Lake, Okaloosa,
Santa Rosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Covington, Hale, Lawrence, Macon, Ashley, Benton, Montgomery, Murray,
Oglethorpe, Chickasaw, Randolph, Pontotoc, Jackson, Morgan, Whitley, Natchitoches, Vernon, Winn, Roanoke,
Berkeley, Edgefield, Newberry, Cocke, Monroe, Unicoi, Angelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Craven,
Botetourt, Charlotte, Roanoke, Shenandoah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. National Forest Systems lands: KY, VA,
TN, NC, SC, MS, AL, GA, FL, LA, TX, AR, OK.
R8 - Southern Region
National Forests In Florida, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
2013 Closure Order
Authorization
- Regulations, Directives,
Orders
EA
In Progress:
Objection Period Legal Notice
12/23/2013
Expected:03/2014
Actual: 02/10/2014
03/2014
Matthew Trager
850-523-8582
mdtrager@fs.fed.us
Description: The National Forests in Florida proposes to reauthorize closure orders issued for short-term protection
ofresources or human health and safety.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43248
Location:
07/01/2014 03:29 am MT
UNIT - National Forests In Florida All Units. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Columbia, Franklin, Lake, Leon,
Liberty, Marion, Putnam, Wakulla, Baker. LEGAL - Not Applicable. All units of the National Forests in Florida
(Apalachicola, Ocala and Osceola National Forests).
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Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
National Forests In Florida, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
Guy Duffner
850-523-8575
glduffner@fs.fed.us
Florida National Scenic Trail
Routing and Bridge
Construction
- Recreation management
CE
Description: The Forest Service proposes to reroute two sections of trail totalling approximately ten miles and rebuild one
bridge.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40399
Location:
Forest Plan Amendment to
Accelerate Ecological
Restoration (Amendment 12)
EA
In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/07/2012
Expected:01/2013
02/2013
UNIT - National Forests In Florida All Units. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Hamilton, Walton. Along the Florida
National Scenic Trail in Walton and Hamilton Counties.
Matthew Trager
- Land management planning
On Hold
N/A
N/A
850-523-8582
- Forest products
mdtrager@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
Description: This project proposes amendments to the National Forests in Florida Revised Land and Resource Mangement
Plan to accelerate ecological restoration activites through revision of vegetation management standards.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40141
Location:
UNIT - National Forests In Florida All Units. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Columbia, Franklin, Lake, Leon,
Liberty, Marion, Okaloosa, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton, Baker. This project will amend the Forest Plan;
it does not propose any site-specific activities.
R8 - Southern Region
National Forests In Florida, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
Apalachicola Route
Designation Revision
- Recreation management
- Road management
On Hold
EA
N/A
N/A
Harold Shenk
850-926-3561 x 6502
hshenk@fs.fed.us
Description: The Apalachicola National Forest is evaluating monitoring information and public comments received during the
first year of implementation of the 2007 Apalachicola National Forest Motorized Route Designation for a possible
revision.
Location:
07/01/2014 03:29 am MT
UNIT - Apalachicola Ranger District, Wakulla Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Calhoun, Leon,
Liberty. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Aplachicola National Forest.
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Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
National Forests In Florida, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
Non-Native Invasive Plant
Species Control
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
On Hold
Project Contact
N/A
EA
N/A
Carrie Sekerak
352-669-3153, ext.
5521
csekerak@fs.fed.us
Description: Use herbicides to control several non-native invasive plant species.
Location:
National Forests In Florida
Beasley Pond Analysis Area
EA
Apalachicola Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
EA
*NEW LISTING*
UNIT - Apalachicola Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Liberty. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Compartments 25, 26, 27, and 28 of the Apalachicola National Forest.
Branden Tolver
- Forest products
Developing Proposal
Expected:03/2015
04/2015
936-344-6205
- Vegetation management
Est. Notice of Initiation 07/2014
btolver02@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Road management
Description: The Forest Service is proposing to treat approximately 1,775 acres of forest land on the Apalachicoal National
Forest. Treatments include: pine thinnings, clearcutting, hazardous fuel reduction treatments, planting pine
seedlings, hardwood reduction
Location:
07/01/2014 03:29 am MT
R8 - Southern Region
Branden Tolver
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:08/2014
09/2014
850-926-3561
- Forest products
Notice of Initiation 06/11/2013
btolver02@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
(other than forest products)
Notice 08/2014
- Fuels management
- Road management
Description: The Forest Service is proposing silviculutural and restoration treatments on approximately 3500 acres of forestland
in the southwestern part of the Apalachicola National Forest.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42229
Location:
Soldier Bay Analysis Area
UNIT - Lake George Ranger District, Seminole Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Lake, Marion,
Putnam. LEGAL - T11S throughT17S, Range 23E through 29E. The entire area of the Ocala National Forest
(excluding Wilderness), and some private land.
UNIT - Apalachicola Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Wakulla. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Soldier
Bay Analysis area is located in compartments 312, 326, and 328 of the Apalachicola National Forest in Wakulla
County, FL.
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Project Name
National Forests In Florida
Telogia Analysis Area
EA
Project Purpose
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Branden Tolver
- Forest products
In Progress:
Expected:07/2014
08/2014
850-926-3561
- Vegetation management
Objection Period Legal Notice
btolver02@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
03/06/2014
- Fuels management
- Road management
Description: The Forest proposes to treat approximately 1,600 acres of forestland in the Telogia Analysis Area. The proposed
action would include treatments such as clearcuts, thinnings, and groundcover restoration.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41742
UNIT - Apalachicola Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Liberty. LEGAL - The project area is
located in Compartments 1, 2, and 9 in Section 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28 of
Township 2 South, Range 6 West, Liberty County, Florida. The Telogia Analyis Area is located in compartments 1,
2, and 9 of the Apalachicola National Forest.
- Forest products
Cancelled
N/A
N/A
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Lake Delancy Boat Ramp
Improvement Project
Sonja Durrwachter
850-643-2282
sdurrwachter@fs.fed.us
Description: Thinning of 16 acres of slash pine plantation in compartment 208 stand 8.
Location:
National Forests In Florida
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
Apalachicola Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Location:
Tower Thinning
Planning Status
UNIT - Apalachicola Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Leon. LEGAL - Section 23, Township 1
south, Range 4 west, Leon County, Florida. This project is located approximately one mile south of Bloxham,
Florida on FR 382 C.
R8 - Southern Region
Lake George Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Recreation management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
08/23/2013
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 01/2014
Expected:02/2014
05/2014
Eve Shackleton
352-625-2520
eshackleton@fs.fed.us
Description: Improve recreation infrastructure, public safety, and satisfaction associated with access to Lake Delancy.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41935
Location:
07/01/2014 03:29 am MT
UNIT - Lake George Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Marion, Putnam. LEGAL - T 12S, R 25E,
Sections 23 and 26. Lake Delancy.
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Project Name
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Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
Lake George Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Bret Bush
N/A
- Regulations, Directives,
On Hold
N/A
352-625-2520
Orders
bbush@fs.fed.us
- Recreation management
Description: Analysis of the Resource and Social impacts of modifying the current dispersed camping and campfire use policies
Ocala NF Dispersed Camping
and Campfire Analysis
EA
Silver Glen Springs Recreation
Enhancement Project
EA
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41933
Location:
UNIT - Lake George Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Lake, Marion, Putnam. Ocala NF wide.
- Recreation management
- Heritage resource
management
- Facility management
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
11/01/2011
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 07/2014
Expected:10/2014
Antoinette Davis
352-625-2520
aldavis@fs.fed.us
01/2015
Description: Improve upon the land-based management capabilities of the Silver Glen Recreational Area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37488
Location:
National Forests In Florida
UNIT - Lake George Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Marion. LEGAL - Section 25&30. Township
14. Range 26E and 27E. State Road 19, approximately 6 miles north of State Highway 40.
R8 - Southern Region
Osceola Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Columbia Co. and Plum Creek
Land Exchange
- Recreation management
- Land ownership management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
06/29/2014
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 08/2014
Expected:10/2014
11/2014
Matthew Trager
850-523-8582
mdtrager@fs.fed.us
Description: The USFS proposes a land exchange in which Columbia Co. and Plum Creek would receive an easement to build
1/3mi. of railroad on the Osceola NF and the USFS would receive an easement for approximately 5mi. of trail
(FNST) on Plum Creek land.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43233
Location:
07/01/2014 03:29 am MT
UNIT - Osceola Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Columbia, Baker. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The
land under USFS jurisdiction is located in the southwestern part of the Osceola NF; the land under Plum Creek
jurisdiction is south of the Olustee Experimental Forest.
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Project Name
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Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
Osceola Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Sherry Gaston
850-576-5205 x6603
sgaston@fs.fed.us
Florida Power and Light
Underground Utility Line
Construction
- Special use management
CE
Description: Florida Power and Light has requested an amendment to their existing Special Use Permit that would allow the
installation of a 1,300 foot underground utility line in order to supply electricity to a private residence.
Location:
Florida Power and Light Utility
Pole Replacement, Olustee
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2013
Expected:09/2013
10/2013
UNIT - Osceola Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Baker. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Adjacent to
U.S. Highway 90 and County Road 231.
- Special use management
CE
In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal
Notice 04/30/2013
Expected:06/2013
07/2013
Sherry Gaston
850-576-5205 x6603
sgaston@fs.fed.us
Description: The Osceola National Forest, proposes to issue an ammendment to an existing special use authorization to Florida
Power and Light for replacement of seven existing wooden poles.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41938
Location:
Forest Plan Amendment to
designate Management Areas
on the Osceola National Forest
(Amendment 11)
UNIT - Osceola Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Baker. LEGAL - Sections 29,16, and 10, T3S,
R19E. The project area is located along an existing utility corridor that runs parallel to Highway 90 and Forest
Roads (FR) 250A and 235A .
- Land management planning
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Watershed management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
12/20/2013
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 01/2014
Expected:01/2014
03/2014
Matthew Trager
850-523-8582
mdtrager@fs.fed.us
Description: This project proposes Management Area designations for approximately 33,693 acres on the Osceola National
Forest that were acquired after the 1999 revision of the Forest Plan.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41157
Location:
07/01/2014 03:29 am MT
UNIT - Osceola Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Columbia, Baker. LEGAL - Not Applicable. This
project will amend the Forest Plan; it does not propose any site-specific activities. The land affected by this project
is in the Osceola National Forest.
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Project Purpose
EA
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Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
UNIT - Osceola Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Baker. Osceola National Forest, Compartments
111 and 120.
Cynthia Thompson
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Developing Proposal
Expected:08/2014
02/2015
386-752-2577
- Forest products
Est. Notice of Initiation 09/2013
cynthiathompson@fs.fe
- Vegetation management
d.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Sites in the Saint Marys watershed are being evaluated for activities related to restoration of the longleaf/wiregrass
pine ecosystem. Objectives are to restore longleaf pine, associated vegetation communities and to improve wildlife
habitat.
Location:
National Forests In Florida
Expected
Implementation
Matthew Trager
- Land management planning
Developing Proposal
Expected:06/2013
07/2013
850-523-8582
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Est. Scoping Start 02/2013
mdtrager@fs.fed.us
- Forest products
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: This project proposes thinning and clear cutting slash pine plantations for restoration to longleaf pine flatwoods and
Management Area designation for land in the project area recently acquired by the Forest Service.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41281
Location:
Saint Marys Ecological
Restoration
Decision
Osceola Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
North Sandlin Bay Ecosystem
Restoration
EA
Planning Status
UNIT - Osceola Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Baker. East central area of the Osceola National
Forest.
Seminole Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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Project Name
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Central Scrub EA
EA
Project Purpose
CE
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
Seminole Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Janet Hinchee
11/2014
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:07/2014
352-669-3153
- Forest products
Objection Period Legal Notice
jhinchee@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
01/24/2014
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Harvest about 6,600 acres of sand pine. Reforest about 6,000 acres to sand pine. About 800 acres will become a
part of prescribe burning blocks in Scrub Jay Management Area and managed as fire-maintained scrub
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41484
Location:
Hopkins Reforestation CE
Planning Status
UNIT - Seminole Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Marion. LEGAL - Townships 15 and 16, Range
25 and 26 East. A 45,000-acre block of sand pine scrub located adjacent to State Road 40, west of State Road
19, north of Forest Road 14, and south of Forest Road 38.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Fuels management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/27/2014
Expected:06/2014
10/2014
Janet Hinchee
352-669-3153
jhinchee@fs.fed.us
Description: The Forest Service proposes to seed sand pine on about 200 acres within the Hopkins Prairie wildfire area (about
1800 acres) in the east central part of the Ocala National Forest.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43753
Location:
Paisley Woods Trails
Restructure
UNIT - Seminole Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Marion. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Hopkins
Prarie Wildfire.
- Recreation management
On Hold
N/A
EA
N/A
Bret Bush
352-625-2520, ext.
2509
bbush@fs.fed.us
Description: Restructure recreational trail use by eliminating, combining, or relocating motorized and non-motorized trails.
Current situation: unmanagable user behavior and conflicts, safety concerns, and overlapping and incompatible
trail systems.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35447
Location:
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UNIT - Seminole Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Lake. LEGAL - T16S R27E sections 29, 30,
and 37-39; T17S R28E sections 6, 7, 17-20, and 30; T17S R27E sections 1-5, 9-15, and 22-24. Project area
bounded by FR 61 and CR 445 on the west, FR 69 on the east and north, and SR 42 on the south.
Compartments: 240, 260-262, 266-267, 288-290, and 301-302.
Wakulla Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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Project Name
National Forests In Florida
Apalachicola Administrative
Office
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
Wakulla Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Facility management
On Hold
N/A
Project Contact
N/A
EA
Harold Shenk
850-926-3561
hshenk@fs.fed.us
Description: Construct a new administrative office for the Apalachicola National Forest in Leon County across from the forests
Wakulla Work Center.
Location:
Capital City to the Sea Trail
Proposal
UNIT - Wakulla Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Leon. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Leon County,
Florida, Bloxham Cutoff Rd.
- Recreation management
- Road management
EA
In Progress:
Notice of Initiation 03/31/2014
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 07/2014
Expected:02/2015
03/2015
Chandra Roberts
850-926-3561 ext.
6509
chandraroberts@fs.fed.
us
Description: The FS is evaluating a 15-mile segment of a paved (12 ft wide) , multi-use trail, proposed by Capital Region
Transportation Planning Agency (CRTPA) that crosses the Apalachicola National Forest.
Web Link: http://cc2st.com/
Location:
RCW Core Analysis Area
EA
Branden Tolver
01/2015
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:12/2014
936-344-6205
- Forest products
Notice of Initiation 06/17/2013
btolver02@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
(other than forest products)
Notice 08/2014
- Fuels management
Description: The Forest Service proposes silvicultural and restoration treatments on approximately 11,200 acres within the Red
Cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) Core Analysis Area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42241
Location:
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UNIT - Wakulla Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Leon, Wakulla. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Compartments 219, 223, 227, 247, 248.
UNIT - Wakulla Ranger District. STATE - Florida. COUNTY - Leon, Wakulla. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The
RCW Core Area is located in Township 1S Range 2W: Township 1S Range 3W: Township 1S Range 4W;
Township 2S Range 3W; Township 2S Range 2W; Township 3S Range 3W and Township 3S and Range 3W.
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Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
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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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