Decision made by U.S. Forest Service to log 200 acres of pine

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[The Hidden Springs Ranger District of the Shawnee National Forest has decided to implement the Harris Branch Restoration of Hardwoods Project, removing 200 acres of pine using a shelterwood harvest method.

The Harris Branch site is 3 miles southeast of Karbers Ridge in Hardin County. The decision is subject to appeal.

Copies of the Decision Notice are online at www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/shawnee or can be had by contacting the Shawnee National Forest, Hidden Springs Ranger Station, 602 North 1st Street, Vienna, Ill. 62995 or by calling (618) 658-2111.