Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
07/01/2015 to 09/30/2015
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
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
R9 - Eastern Region
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
Grassland bird habitat
improvement
CE
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
On Hold
N/A
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
Description: Grassland bird habitat improvement on approximately 2,540 acres
Location:
Gypsy Moth Cooperative Slow
the Spread Project
Project Contact
N/A
William Glass
815-423-2129
wglass@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie All Units. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Will. LEGAL - T33N R9E S10
and T33N R10E S11. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie East and west of Illinois Statate Route 53.
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
On Hold
EA
N/A
N/A
Nevia Brown
815-423-2120
neviabrown@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposed multiple treatments as needed of aerial application of mating disruptant flakes and/or biological
insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Treatments are part of a coordinated effort to slow the spread of this nonnative invasive insect.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40220
Location:
UNIT - Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie All Units. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Will. LEGAL - T33N R9E S12
and others; prairie-wide. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, prairie-wide project.
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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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