The Responsible Official, Christopher Thornton, District Ranger of the Tell City Ranger District prepared
a Draft Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact (DN/FONSI) for the Buffalo Springs
Restoration Environmental Assessment (EA). The project includes activities to move the Forest toward its
desired future condition as identified in the 2006 Hoosier National Forest Land and Resource
Management Plan. The project proposes to treat vegetation and conduct related management activities to
improve forest health and increase the sustainability of oak-hickory ecosystems, while also improving
wildlife habitat. The project area is in Orange and Crawford Counties, Indiana; T1N, R2W, Section 26;
T1N, R1E, all or portions of Sections 10, 14, 15, 20, 21, and 23-36; T1N, R1 E, all or portions of Sections
21-23 and 25-36; T1N, R2 E, Section 30; T1S, R2E, all or portions of Sections 1-6, 8, 9, 12-17, 21, and
22; T1S, R1W, all or portions of Sections 1-3, 9-17, 19-25, 27, 28, 30, and 34-36; T1S, R2W, all or
portions of Sections 1, 2, 12, and 23-25. The EA, Draft DN/FONSI, and other supporting information are
available upon request from the Hoosier National Forest Supervisor’s Office at 811 Constitution Avenue,
Bedford, IN 47421.
OBJECTION PERIOD HAS CLOSED
