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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.
The proposal is to implement a salvage timber sale to remove storm damaged timber on approximately 30 acres. The project purpose is to reduce heavy fuel build up, reduce safety hazards and facilitate restoration.
The application requests are for motorized access to tracts of private property surrounded by National Forest Systems Lands along the administratively closed portions of Forest Service Roads 506B and 517/517F.
Thinning, restoration and hazardous fuel reduction activities are being proposed to mitigate the extent of the Southern Pine Beetle outbreak which began in the summer of 2023 and continued through 2024 on the Bankhead.
Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire (including charcoal) outside of developed recreation areas. Fires at developed recreation areas must be confined to receptacles designed for fire.
Placement of buried (2) 1.50-inch duct containing 288ct fiber optic cable via plow and directional bore at a depth of 36 inches and a crossing at a depth of 48 inches with handhole placements.
The proposal is to fell and remove hazardous trees killed by Southern Pine Beetle from the Wolfpen camping area as defined by the interior ~4 acres encircled by road as well as a one-tree buffer on the outside of the road.
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.
Covington County Engineers Office requested a permit for the replacement of two (2) bridges with reinforced concrete/steel structures, and Covington Electric Coop has submitted an application to convert overhead powerlines to underground.
A forest order is proposed to meet the goal of public safety and health as related to consumption of alcoholic beverages within select developed recreation areas contained within National Forests in Alabama.
Forest Order is proposed to reduce the potential risk of injury to the visitors, protect the infrastructure as well as the natural recourses in the surrounding area and eliminate camping at these specific sites location.
A forest order is being proposed to meet the goal of public safety and health, and minimize natural resource damage. To ensure visitors a safe experience and to keep the natural resources scenic and unspoiled for other visitors.
A forest order is being proposed to meet the goal of public safety and health, and minimize natural resource damage. To ensure visitors a safe experience and to keep the natural resources scenic and unspoiled for other visitors
A forest order is being proposed to meet the goal of public safety and health, and minimize natural resource damage by limiting disperse camping in the general forest for 21 days without leaving the forest for 10 consecutive days.
Prohibit the building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire anywhere on the National Forests in Alabama. The purpose is for the protection of the public and natural resources.
A forest order is being proposed to meet the goal of public safety and health, and minimize natural resource damage. To reduce the potential risk of hazards that may be unseen by the recreating public and along with the safety aspect.
Forest Order for operating motorized vehicles on Forest Service Roads, being on closed road during prohibited or specified period per MVUM, operating vehicle in careless, reckless or without regard for safety on Forest Service Roads
To meet the goal of public safety and health, and minimize negative impacts to wilderness character, natural resource managers must review the risks associated various activities within Wilderness areas.
The proposal is to replace the gangway with new materials and reutilize the existing dock and floats. There are no new ground-disturbing activities proposed with this project.
Update Forest Plan Monitoring Plan to meet requirements of 2012 Planning Rule. This effort will result in an Administrative Change to the Forest Plan and is NOT a NEPA decision. NEPA project webpage used to increase visibility for public convenience.
Mechanical vegetation removal on approximately 15 acres around Nellie pond and removal of brush around burrows on newly acquired land for the benefit of gopher tortoise, indigo snakes, and gopher frogs%u2014and in red-cockaded woodpecker clusters.
Approve and modify current use of the radio facilities at Parker Springs Tower by Escambia County Sheriff. Modification is needed to add back-up power generation.
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.
PowerSouth has applied for a special use permit to install an overhead 115v power transmission line from their substation. The proposal is to widen the road right-of-way by 37 feet on the north side of Highway 186. Approximately 2.7 miles (12 acres).
The current condition of FSR 331E is not passable due to flooding and the location being in a wet bottomland area. This project is associated with the Reciprocal Special Use Permit with Wayne Bass, which will provide administrative access.
Long-term Soil Monitoring at U.S. Geological Survey Reference Watersheds. The project will use repeated soil sampling to document environmental change.
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.
Special use permit to install a new distribution power line with 3 poles and 2 guys and 860 ft. /- of overhead conductor adjacent to Franklin County Highway #138. Line clearing of trees will be 15 ft from line where needed.
The USDA Forest Service has proposed the thinning of approx. 10 acres of midstory vegetation to promote the presence of herbaceous plants in the understory and improve the quality of the available habitat for numerous species of interest.
The Forest Service is proposing to use commercial sanitation cutting to remove the loblolly pine from these stands to control the SPB infestations and prevent them from moving into adjacent stands.
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.
