Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
01/01/2013 to 03/31/2013
Shawnee National Forest

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Report Contents (click to jump to a section) :
-  Projects Occurring Nationwide
-  R9 - Eastern Region, Shawnee National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
-  R9 - Eastern Region, Shawnee National Forest,  Hidden Springs Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R9 - Eastern Region, Shawnee National Forest,  Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Projects Occurring Nationwide  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Gypsy Moth Management in the United States: A Cooperative Approach
EIS
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)  Completed  Actual: 11/28/2012  01/2013 Noel Schneeberger
610-557-4121
nschneeberger@fs.fed.us 
Description: The USDA Forest Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are analyzing a range of strategies for controlling gypsy moth damage to forests and trees in the United States.
Web Link:  http://www.na.fs.fed.us/wv/eis/
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. Nationwide.
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Shawnee National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)  

R9 - Eastern Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
American Land Holdings of Illinois, LLC Land Exchange Proposal
EA
 - Land ownership management  On Hold  N/A  N/A Richard Blume-Weaver
618-253-1018
rblume-weaver@fs.fed.us 
Description: We propose to exchange 384 acres of National Forest System land in Gallatin County for three non-Federal land tracts. These tracts are located in Pope and Jackson Counties, and total 831 acres.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37754
Location: UNIT - Shawnee National Forest All Units. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Gallatin, Jackson, Pope. National Forest System land in Gallatin County for non-Federal lands located in Pope County and Jackson County.
Hardin County Water Company Right-Of-Way
CE
 - Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2012  		Expected:11/2012  12/2012 Robert Monroe
618-658-2111
robertmonroe@fs.fed.us 
Description: Proposal to renew a special-use permit, to the Hardin County Water Company, allowing for the continued operation and maintenance of water transmission lines (11.6 miles, or 28.13 acres) on Forest land.
Location: UNIT - Shawnee National Forest All Units. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Hardin. Located throughout Hardin County,.
JW-Right-of-Way Renewal Proposal
CE
 - Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2012  		Expected:11/2012  11/2012 Robert Monroe
618-658-2111
robertmonroe@fs.fed.us 
Description: Proposal would renew an existing right-of-way access (special-use permit) across Forest land to private property.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40447
Location: UNIT - Shawnee National Forest All Units. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Pope. LEGAL - Section 29, Township 12 South, Range 6 East. Pope County near Manson Ford.
Millstone Water District Right-of-Way Renewal Proposal
CE
 - Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 09/2012  		Expected:01/2013  01/2013 Robert Monroe
618-658-2111
robertmonroe@fs.fed.us 
Description: Proposal would renew a right-of-way access (special-use permit) for the continued operation and maintenance of 21.01 miles of a buried potable water transmission pipeline system across Forest land.
Location: UNIT - Shawnee National Forest All Units. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Pope. LEGAL - Sections (sec) 34 & 35, Township 11 South, Range 5 East; and sec. 22, 27, 28, T12S, R6E; and sec 9, T11S, R6E; and sec 10, 13, 15, & 16, T12S, R5E: and sec 2, 3, 4, 6, 19, 29, 30, 31, & 32, T13S, R5E;. Pope County.
Mitchellsville Water District Right-of-Way
CE
 - Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2012  		Expected:11/2012  12/2012 Robert Monroe
618-658-2012
robertmonroe@fs.fed.us 
Description: Proposal would renew a special-use permit to the Mitchellsville Water District allowing for the continued operation and maintenance of a waterline (0.06) acre) across Forest land
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40449
Location: UNIT - Shawnee National Forest All Units. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Saline. LEGAL - Eddyville Quad #20, Section 25, Township 10 South, Range 6 East, of the southwest corner, of the south corner, of the southwest corner,. One mile north of the Saline and Pope County lines, and approximately one mile south of the intersection of Illinois Route 34 and Peak Road, in the Williams Hill area, located in Saline County, Illino.
Mt Pleasant Church Facility Authorization
CE
 - Regulations, Directives, Orders  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2012  		Expected:10/2012  11/2012 Robert Monroe
618-658=2111
robertmonroe@fs.fed.us 
Description: Proposal to authorize a special-use permit to the congregation of the Mt Pleasant Church to operate and maintain a facility on Forest land.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40450
Location: UNIT - Shawnee National Forest All Units. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Pope. LEGAL - Section 9, Towship12S, R6E, of the southwest corner of the southwest corner. Located approximately one half mile southwest of Leisure City just off Forest Service Road 126.
Non-Native Invasive Species Management
EA
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)  In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/29/2012  		Expected:10/2012
Actual: 05/04/2011  		01/2013 Matthew Lechner
618-253-1016
mlechner@fs.fed.us 
Description: Forest-wide assessment of the management of non-native invasive species. Potential treatments include pulling, hand-torching, controlled burns, and herbicides.
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=22143
Location: UNIT - Shawnee National Forest All Units. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, Williamson. Forest-wide.
Pomona Boat Ramp and Parking Lot on Cedar Lake
CE
 - Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2012  		Expected:11/2012  12/2012 Robert Monroe
618-658-2111
robertmonroe@fs.fed.us 
Description: Rissuance of a special-use permit for the Pomona Township authorizing the continued operation and maintenance of the existing boat ramp and parking lot (1.1 acres), located on the western shore of Cedar Lake.
Location: UNIT - Shawnee National Forest All Units. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Jackson. LEGAL - Cobden Quad#26, Section 26, Township 10 South, Range 2 West, of the northwest corner, of the southwest. Approximately 2.5 miles east of Pomona, on the west shore of Cedar Lake, at the end of County Road 379, Jackson County, Il.
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative Right-of-Way
CE
 - Special use management  Cancelled  N/A  N/A Robert Monroe
618-658-2111
robertmonroe@fs.fed.us 
Description: Proposal would renew a special-use permit authorizing the continued operation and maintenance of overhead 69 KV electric power transmission lines on Forest land.
Location: UNIT - Shawnee National Forest All Units. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Gallatin, Jackson, Johnson, Saline. On Forest land located in Jackson, Johnson, Union, and Gallatin Counties, IL.
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative Right-of-Way
CE
 - Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2012  		Expected:01/2013  08/2013 Robert Monroe
618-658-2111
robertmonroe@fs.fed.us 
Description: Proposal would renew a special-use permit authorizing the continued operation and maintenance of overhead 69 KV electric power transmission lines on Forest land.
Location: UNIT - Shawnee National Forest All Units. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Gallatin, Jackson, Johnson, Union. LEGAL - sec 31, T10S, R1W, and sec 6, T10S, R2W, and sec 9, 10, 13, 16, T10S, R7E, and sec 18, 14, T10S, R8E, and sec 24, T11S, R1E, and sec 9, T12S, R3E, and sec 29, 31, T12S, R7E,. On Forest land located in Jackson, Johnson, Union, and Gallatin Counties, IL.
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Shawnee National Forest,   Hidden Springs Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R9 - Eastern Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
CL Right-of-Way Proposal
CE
 - Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2012  		Expected:03/2013  04/2013 Robert Monroe
618-658-2111
robertmonroe@fs.fed.us 
Description:  Proposal would grant a right-of-way access (special-use permit) across Forest land to private property.
Location: UNIT - Hidden Springs Ranger District. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Massac. LEGAL - Paducah NE Quadrangle (#47), Section 17, Township 15 South, Range 5 East, of the Northwest Corner. Shawnee National Forest, Hidden Spring Ranger District, Massac County, Illinois.
Condro Prescribed Fire
CE
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/11/2012  		Expected:01/2013
  		02/2013 Scott Crist
618-687-1731
scrist@fs.fed.us 
Description: Burn about 100 acres of Forest Service land in conjunction with about 200 acres of private land in south Pope County. This burn would be in cooperation with the Southeastern Illinois Prescribed Burn Association.
Location: UNIT - Hidden Springs Ranger District. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Pope. LEGAL - T15S, R6E, Sec 4. East of Burke Branch NA between Burke Creek and Barren Creek.
Openlands Prescribed Burn Expansion Project
CE
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/06/2011
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 12/2012  		Expected:12/2012
  		01/2013 Rod McClanahan
618-658-2111
rmcclanahan@fs.fed.us 
Description: To expand the area surrounding and/or adjacent to existing openland areas so as to take advantage of existing natural or man-made fire control lines, and to expand the restorative benefits of dormant season burning to adjacent woodlands.
Location: UNIT - Hidden Springs Ranger District. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Hardin, Johnson, Pope. Openland Tracts in Pope, Johnson and Hardin Counties -.
Williams Hill Communication Site
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/06/2011
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 10/2012  		Expected:11/2012
  		12/2012 Richard Blume-Weaver
618-253-1018
rblume-weaver@fs.fed.us 
Description: Renew leases for existing communications facilities and update/revise the existing Communications Site Plan.
Location: UNIT - Hidden Springs Ranger District. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Pope. Williams Hill near Herod, IL.
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Shawnee National Forest,   Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R9 - Eastern Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Phragmites Eradication
EA
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 01/2013  		Expected:04/2013  05/2013 John DePuy
618-658-2111
jdepuy@fs.fed.us 
Description: Site-specific management of Phragmites australis - Forest-wideranging from 0 .1 to 2 acre in size, totaling less than ten acres. Management would include a Glyphosate (aquatic)-based herbicide treatment
Web Link:  http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37233
Location: UNIT - Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District. STATE - Illinois. COUNTY - Jackson, Johnson, Pope, Union. Several sites across the Forest.
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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.