Environmental Assessment Completed

Cooper Creek Watershed Project

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Union, Georgia Blueridge Ranger District

The primary focus of the Cooper Creek watershed project is to make the forest more resilient and sustainable by reestablishing a healthy range of age and diversity of tree species, improving wildlife habitat and increasing watershed function.

Location

Union County, Georgia. For more information, see <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/conf/home/?cid=FSEPRD490491">Cooper Creek Watershed Project</a>.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/02/2014
2
Comment Period
06/03/2014
3
Objection Period Start
01/31/2018
4
Decision
08/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Cooper Creek Watershed ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/14/2018
ForestsChattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
DistrictsBlueridge Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Watershed managementFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Forest productsWildlife, fish, rare plants