Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
07/01/2014 to 09/30/2014
Hoosier National Forest
This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Project Name
Hoosier National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R9 - Eastern Region
Brownstown Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Buffalo Pike
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Christopher Thornton
09/2014
- Forest products
In Progress:
Expected:07/2014
812-547-7051
- Vegetation management
Scoping Start 05/22/2014
cdthornton@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
Description: Propose to reduce the density of trees and improve stand structure through 38 acres of single tree selection
harvest and regenerate a 15 acre stand using group selection harvest.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44383
Location:
Crossroads of America Council
BSA
UNIT - Brownstown Ranger District. STATE - Indiana. COUNTY - Jackson. LEGAL - Township 7 North,
Range 3 East, Sections 33 and 34. Approximately one mile south of Houston, Indiana.
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 08/2014
Expected:09/2014
09/2014
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Jackie Contreras
812-547-7051
jcontreras@fs.fed.us
Description: Issue a special use authorization to replace expired special use permit for recreational trail and an existing private
road use permit.
Location:
East Bass Pond Trail
Reconstruction
Project Contact
UNIT - Brownstown Ranger District. STATE - Indiana. COUNTY - Monroe. LEGAL - T7N, R1E, Sections 9,
16, and 17. Trail is located between State Road 446 and Monroe Lake, approximately 1 mile north of Hardin Ridge
Recreation Area.
- Recreation management
On Hold
CE
N/A
N/A
Vicki Gullang
812-275-5987
vgullang@fs.fed.us
Description: The Hoosier National Forest is proposing to reconstruct approximately 4,300 feet of the East Bass Pond segment
of the Cope Hollow trail to improve and protect soil and water resource.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42363
Location:
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UNIT - Brownstown Ranger District. STATE - Indiana. COUNTY - Monroe. LEGAL - Section 25 of Township 7
North, Range 1 East. The East Bass Pond segment of the Cope Hollow trail, located within the Charles C. Deam
Wilderness.
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Project Name
Hoosier National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R9 - Eastern Region
Brownstown Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Hickory Ridge Trail 18 Reroute
- Recreation management
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/14/2014
Expected:07/2014
Project Contact
08/2014
Stacy Duke
812-275-5987
r9_hoosier_website@fs.
fed.us
Description: The Hoosier National Forest is proposing to reroute approximately 3/8 mile of trail 18 on the Hickory Ridge trail
system to improve soil and water conditions and improve the experience for the trail user.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43567
Location:
Hunters Creek Road Right-ofWay Easement
UNIT - Brownstown Ranger District. STATE - Indiana. COUNTY - Jackson. LEGAL - NE 1/4 of Section 26;
T.7.N., R. 2 E. Approximately 1/2 mile southwest of Maumee, Indiana.
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Notice of Initiation 07/2014
Expected:02/2015
02/2015
EA
*NEW LISTING*
Description: The Hoosier is proposing to convey a right-of-way easement to Monroe County for the realignment of Hunters
Creek Road.
Location:
Joseph P. Bond Access Trail
Permit Renewal
Kevin Amick
812-275-5987
kamick@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Brownstown Ranger District. STATE - Indiana. COUNTY - Lawrence, Monroe. LEGAL - T7N, R2E,
Sections 20, 29, 32, 31; T7N, R1E, Section 36 (Monroe Co.); T6N, R1E, Section 1 (Lawrence Co.)
. Hunters Creek Road, between State Road 446 and Tower Ridge Road.
- Special use management
Completed
Actual: 03/31/2014
06/2014
CE
Stacy Duke
812-275-5987
r9_hoosier_website@fs.
fed.us
Description: The Hoosier is proposing to reissue a special use permit for another five years for a trail access connector permit
across National Forest System land.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43636
Location:
Maumee Valley Horsecamp SU
Access Trail Permit Reissue
UNIT - Brownstown Ranger District. STATE - Indiana. COUNTY - Jackson. LEGAL - T6N, R2E, Section 12
and T6N, R3E, Sections 6 and 7. Approximately 2.5 miles northwest of Kurtz, Indiana.
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2014
CE
*NEW LISTING*
09/2014
Vicki Gullang
812-275-5987
vgullang@fs.fed.us
Description: The Hoosier is proposing to issue a special use permit to Autumn and Karen Kinser, operators of Maumee Valley
Horsecamp, for a trail access connector permit.
Location:
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Expected:09/2014
UNIT - Brownstown Ranger District. STATE - Indiana. COUNTY - Jackson. LEGAL - NE 1/4 NW 1/4 Section
36, T.7 N., R. 2 E. Approximately 3.5 miles southwest of Houston, Indiana.
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Project Name
Hoosier National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R9 - Eastern Region
Brownstown Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Todd Davis Gate Permit
- Special use management
Completed
Actual: 06/13/2014
07/2014
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Project Contact
Jackie Contreras
812-547-7051
jcontreras@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposal to issue a special use permit to install a Forest Service approved special use gate near the entrance of a
private road easement.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44382
Location:
Utilities District of Western
Indiana Buried Power Line
Permit Renewal
UNIT - Brownstown Ranger District. STATE - Indiana. COUNTY - Monroe. LEGAL - South half of the
northeast quarter of Section 32, T7N, R1E. The private road easement is located on the north side of Chapel Hill
Road, approximately one mile from the entrance of Hardin Ridge Recreation Area in Monroe County, Indiana.
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/04/2012
Expected:08/2014
09/2014
CE
Jackie Contreras
812-547-7051
r9_hoosier_website@fs.
fed.us
Description: The Hoosier is proposing to reissue a special use permit for another twenty (20) years for a buried power line
across NFS lands.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40592
Location:
Hoosier National Forest
UNIT - Brownstown Ranger District. STATE - Indiana. COUNTY - Monroe. LEGAL - Township 7 North, Range
1 East, Sections 9, 16, 19, 21,28, 29, and 30; Township 6 North, Range 1 East, Section 5. The main portion of the
line is within the Hardin Ridge Recreation Area.
Perry Spencer Communication
Fiber Optic
- Special use management
Completed
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Actual: 06/13/2014
07/2014
Jackie Contreras
812-547-7051
jcontreras@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposal to issue a special use permit to PSCI to bury fiber optic in two locations in the Uniontown area in northern
Perry County.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44323
Location:
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R9 - Eastern Region
Tell City Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
UNIT - Tell City Ranger District. STATE - Indiana. COUNTY - Perry. LEGAL - Township 3 South, Range 2
West, Sections 29 and 31. Two locations in the Uniontown area in northern Perry County. The first location is
along SR 62, east of CR 211 . The second location is on the east side of Indian Lake Road.
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Project Name
Hoosier National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R9 - Eastern Region
Tell City Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
SIP Permit Consolidation
- Special use management
CE
*NEW LISTING*
- Special use management
EA
Jackie Contreras
812-547-7051
jcontreras@fs.fed.us
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2014
Expected:08/2014
08/2014
Jackie Contreras
812-547-7051
jcontreras@fs.fed.us
Description: The Hoosier is proposing to issue a special use permit to access private property.
Location:
Tell City Openings
08/2014
UNIT - Tell City Ranger District. STATE - Indiana. COUNTY - Perry. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Various
locations within Perry County, Indiana.
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Expected:08/2014
Description: Proposal to consolidate 17 individual Southern Indiana Power special use permits into one master permit.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44468
Location:
Sell Special Use Permit
In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/26/2014
Project Contact
UNIT - Tell City Ranger District. STATE - Indiana. COUNTY - Crawford. LEGAL - NENW Quarter of Section
17, T3S, R1W. Approximately 3 miles south of Mifflin, east of South Hatfield Road in Crawford County, Indiana.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
In Progress:
Notice of Initiation 05/19/2014
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 09/2014
Expected:02/2015
04/2015
Richard Winstead
812-547-7051
r9_hoosier_website@fs.
fed.us
Description: Maintain openings as early successional habitat using a variety of tools.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42433
Location:
Uniontown North Restoration
EA
Kevin Amick
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:05/2015
06/2015
812-275-5987
- Forest products
Notice of Initiation 04/21/2014
kamick@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
(other than forest products)
Notice 10/2014
Description: Proposal to implement the 2006 Land and Resource Management Plan by increasing the amount of early
successional habitat available.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44189
Location:
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UNIT - Tell City Ranger District. STATE - Indiana. COUNTY - Crawford, Dubois, Orange, Perry. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. The project would occur throughout the Tell City Ranger District.
UNIT - Tell City Ranger District. STATE - Indiana. COUNTY - Crawford. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project
is located near Birdseye, Indiana. The project is south of State Road 64, west of State Road 37 and north of Oak
Hill Road.
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Project Name
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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