Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
04/01/2014 to 06/30/2014
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)
Bison Introduction and Grazing
EA
Renee Thakali
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Expected:06/2014
08/2014
815-423-6370 , 815- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Comment Period Public Notice
423-2114
- Grazing management
03/20/2013
rthakali@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
Est. Objection Period Legal
(other than forest products)
Notice 06/2014
- Fuels management
Description: Introduce a herd of bison on an experimental basis; monitor tallgrass prairie and grassland bird habitat
establishment using bison grazing practices.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41621
Location:
Ditch Maintenance Project near
Hoff Rd.
Project Contact
UNIT - Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie All Units. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Will. LEGAL - Township 33
North, Range 10 East, Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8. The Bison Establishment area will be located on the east side of
Midewin, along Route 53, south of the planned Prairie Learning Center and north of Prairie Creek.
- Watershed management
- Road management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 03/2014
Expected:05/2014
06/2014
CE
Jeffrey Tepp
815-423-2164
jtepp@fs.fed.us
Description: This project will clear existing ditches of sediment and debris, remove existing culverts, replace chain link fence
with barbed wire fencing and create low water crossing at two locations south of Hoff Rd.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41620
Location:
Field Tile Mapping and
Management
UNIT - Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie All Units. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Will. LEGAL - Township 34
North Range 10 E Section 36. Areas of treatment will be south of Hoff Rd. near Road 2 East.
- Watershed management
On Hold
CE
N/A
N/A
Jeffrey Tepp
815-423-2164
jtepp@fs.fed.us
Description: Location identification, mapping and management of field tiles within selected areas of Midewin National Tallgrass
Prairie using various techniques
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37844
Location:
04/01/2014 04:47 am MT
UNIT - Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie All Units. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Will. LEGAL - T33N R9E S12
and others. Various parcels across Midewin.
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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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