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Forest Service
U.S.D.A.U.S. Department of Agriculture
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For information on recreation site status on National Forest System lands, please visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit
Note: Not all projects may appear on map. See list below for complete list of projects with more information or documentation.
SOPA Reports
The Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) contains a list of proposed
actions for National Forests in Alabama that will soon begin or are currently undergoing environmental
analysis and documentation. It provides information so that you can become
aware of and indicate your interest in specific proposals. We encourage your
early and ongoing involvement in any proposals of interest to you.
Commercially thin southern yellow pine stands to reduce the risk of damage by southern pine beetles, reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, improve wildlife habitat and restore areas to their desired future conditions.
Install a new 30" x 32' 14 ga aluminized corrugated metal pipe at 34.297294; -87.308875 (Forest Service Road 244) during the dry season to improve road maintenance and reduce sediment load into the West for of Beech Creek.
Proposes to restore and maintain desired conditions of fire-maintained longleaf pine forest and to improve early successional habitat for wildlife species and enhance recreational opportunities for visitors. The project area is ~9,900 acres.
Special use permit to construct a new driveway and install underground powerline and waterline from Forest Service Road 209 to private lands crossing Bankhead National Forest.
Special use permit for an existing driveway and installation of new underground powerlines and waterlines from Forest Service Road 203 to private lands crossing Bankhead National Forest.
Proposing to issue a special use permit to Oakcrest Rentals, LLC. for year-round usage and maintenance of two seasonal roads FSR314D & 314E leading to private property. The area is 4,442 feet long and the width is 20 feet or 2.03 acres (.84 miles).
Repair of auxiliary concrete spillway and metal debris rack to fix the internal erosion of soils beneath and beside the spillway that pose a major threat to the long-term viability and continued safe function of the spillway.
Approximately 5000 acres located south of highway 278 will be proposed for treatment to restore longleaf pine woodland habitat on suitable and manageable sites or conduct treatments that places stands on the path of longleaf restoration.
Special use permit for an existing driveway, underground waterline and overhead powerline running from Alabama Highway 33 crossing Bankhead National Forest to private property.
Longleaf Pine ecosystem and associated species restoration, Red-Cockaded Woodpecker habitat improvement, and increase resiliency to natural disasters, invasive species and native insects, such as the Southern Pine Beetle.
The Bankhead will manage approximately 7,500 acres within the Upper Capsey, Lower Capsey and Rush watersheds. This project will improve forest structure, composition and function by means of restoration and commercial thinning and associated actions.
Special use permit to install and maintain an underground fiber optic cable within an existing right-of-way along US Highway 29 crossing the Tuskegee National Forest.
Project Archive
Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Project Archive.
Carbon stewardship
Climate change adaptation
Environmental justice
Facility management
Forest products
Fuels management
Grazing management
Heritage resource management
Land acquisition
Land management planning
Land ownership management
Minerals and geology
Projects that may affect wilderness (for mailing list contacts)
Recreation management
Regulations, directives, orders
Research
Road management
Special area management
Special use management
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Vegetation management (other than forest products)