Planning
Plans and Projects
provides a framework for management for the National Forests in Alabama. Individual projects are proposed to meet the goals and objectives outlined in the Forest Plan. Project decisions are posted by ranger districts for viewing or downloading. Questions about projects should be directed to the contact listed within the project documents.
The National Forests in Alabama has four forests with six ranger districts.
To view documents for Bankhead National Forest, use the following link:
| Project Name | Decision | Supporting Documents |
| Upper Brushy Stewardship Thinning | Decision Memo (1826 kb) | T&E Biological Evaluation (983 kb) RF Sensitive BE (177 kb) |
| Upper Brushy Stewardship Project Midstory Removal | Decision Memo (1775 kb) | T&E Biological Evaluation (610 kb) RF Sensitive BE (179 kb) |
| Site preparation and longleaf pine demonstration | Decision Memo (19 kb) | Biological Evaluation (221 kb) |
| Manual release of shortleaf pine trees and pre-commercial thinning | Decision Memo (19 kb) | Biological Evaluation (58 kb) |
| Wildlife Habitat Improvement and Fuels Reduction | Decision Memo (447 kb) | Biological Evaluation (617 kb) |
| Site preparation and artificial regeneration of Shortleaf Pine | Decision Memo (520 kb) | |
| Site preparation and artificial regeneration of American Chestnut | Decision (17.9 kb) | |
| Commercial thinning within the Forest Health and Restoration Project area | Decision Memo (936 kb) | |
| Commercial thinning within the Forest Health and Restoration Project area | Decision Memo (936 kb) | |
| Bankhead National Forest Prescribed Burning Program FY 2007 - FY 2008 | Decision Memo 30.3 kb) | |
| Salvage project | Decision Memo for Salvage Project (213 kb) | |
| Lower Sipsey Fork Watershed Report | Lower Sipsey Fork Watershed Report (28 kb) | |
| Walston Ridge oak/pine woodland area | Walston Ridge Demo Project dm cd 1 (30 kb) | |
| Midstory and Wildlife Opening: Site Preparation and Reforestation | BNF_UB_Decision Memo Midstory and Wildlife Opening (475 kb) BNF_UB_Decision Memo Reforestation (328 kb) | |
| Bushy Creek Easement - reconstruct an existing woods road across federal land | Brushy Creek Decision Memo (114 kb) | |
| Site preparation followed by artificial regeneration (planting) of longleaf pine seedlings | Site preparation and regeneration (32.1 kb) | |
| Restoration of an upland hardwood forest | Restoration of upland hardwood (32.3 kb) | |
| FY 2006 Prescribed Fire program | FY 2006 proposed Prescribed Burn program (49 kb) | |
| Hurricane Ivan Storm Damage Project | Hurricane Ivan Storm Damage Project (.98 mb) | |
| Bankhead National Forest Environmental Impact Statement | Record of Decision (376 kb) Environmental Impact Statement (4.35 mb) Appendices (2.0 mb) | |
| Tornado Peninsula Salvage | Decision Memo | Biological Evaluation |
| Longleaf Pine Planting | Decision Memo | |
| Precommercial Thinning | Decision Memo | Biological Evaluation |
| Mechanical Fuels Reduction | Decision Memo | Biological Evaluation |
| Prescribed Burn | Decision Memo | Biological Evaluation |
| Payne Creek Shortleaf Woodland Restoration Demonstration Area | Decision Memo (29.8 kb) | Biological Evaluation of Regional Forester's Sensitive Species (103 kb) Biological Evaluation of Federally Listed Species (85.1 kb) |
| Midstory Removal Project Quail Emphasis Area | Decision Memo (147 kb) | Biological Evaluation (418 kb) |
| Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project | Decision Memo (169 kb) | Biological Evaluation (582 kb) |
| Project Name | Decision | Supporting Documents |
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| Project Name | Decision | Supporting Documents |
| Cahaba River Wetland Restoration | N/A | Decision Memo (broken link) (1.57 mb) |
| Nonnative Invasive Plant Species Control | N/A | Environmental Assessment (broken link) (1.22mb) |
| Non-native Invasive Plant Species Control | N/A | Decision Notice and FONSI (broken link) (167kb) |
| Pearson Gap Burn Area Salvage | N/A | Decision Memo (198kb) |
| Mid-story Removal | N/A | Decision Memo (219kb) |
| Southern Pine Beetle Abatement | N/A | Decision Notice and FONSI (5.53mb) |
| SPB Suppression #1 2005 | N/A | Decision Memo (3.3kb) |
| Project Name | Decision | Supporting Documents |
| Pine Glen Bridge Replacement | N/A | Decision Memo and FONSI(126kb) (Broken Link) Environmental Assessment(717kb) (Broken Link) Environmental Assessment Appendices(484kb) (Broken Link) |
| Red Cockaded Woodpecker Habitat Restoration and Improvement Project in the Sweetwater and Coleman Lake Area | N/A | Decision Memo and FONSI (847kb) Environmental Assessment (953kb) Environmental Assessment Appendices (3215kb) |
| FY 2009 Pre-commercial Thinning and Timber Stand Improvement | N/A | Decision Memo (498kb) |
| Mothers Day | N/A | Decision Memo (551kb) |
| Pre-commercial Thinning and Timber Stand Improvement | N/A | Decision Memo (850kb) |
| Southern Pine Beetle Suppression | N/A | Decision Notice and FONSI (178kb) Environmental Assessment (1944kb) |
| Longleaf Pine Stand Improvement | N/A | Decision Memo (490kb) |
Biennial Monitoring Reports
In accordance with 36 CFR 219.12(d)(1), “The responsible official “shall conduct a biennial evaluation of new information gathered through the plan monitoring program and relevant information from the broader-scale monitoring strategy, and shall issue a written report of the evaluation and make it available to the public.”
The following Biennial Monitoring Reports are available for download. These reports are in Portable Document Format (*, pdf - see note below).
- Biennial Monitoring Evaluation Report for the NFs in Alabama FY 22 & 23
- Biennial Monitoring Evaluation Report for the NFs in Alabama FY 20 & 21
- Biennial Monitoring Evaluation Report for the Nfs in Alabama FY18 & FY19
- Biennial Monitoring Evaluation Report Archives located here.
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