Environmental Assessment Completed

Chattooga River Boating Access

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Jackson; Macon; Oconee; Rabun, Georgia; North Carolina; South Carolina Andrew Pickens Ranger District

The Forest Service is proposing to establish access points for boaters on the Chattooga Wild and Scenic River within the boundaries of three National Forests (Chattahoochee, Nantahala and Sumter).

Location

Access points for boaters:Nantahala RD - Green Creek; Norton Mill and Bull Pen Bridge; Chattooga River RD - Burrells Ford Bridge; and, Andrew Pickens RD - Lick Log.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/24/2013
2
Comment Period
10/08/2014
3
Objection Period Start
05/27/2015
4
Decision
01/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityTrail Management
Chattooga River Boating Access - Andrew PickensDecision Signed Date: 01/05/2016
Chattooga River Boating Access - NantahalaDecision Signed Date: 01/05/2016
Chattooga River Boating Access - Chattooga RiverDecision Signed Date: 01/05/2016
ForestsChattahoochee-Oconee National Forests; National Forests In North Carolina; Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests
DistrictsChattooga River Ranger District; Nantahala Ranger District; Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation management