Decision Memo Completed

Outfitter & Guide Permit: Second Nature Blue Ridge LLC

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Rabun, Georgia Chattooga River Ranger District

SECOND NATURE BLUE RIDGE, LLC, dba BLUE RIDGE THERAPEUTIC WILDERNESS, is requesting reissuance of an outfitter and guide permit for guided backpacking and camping trips with a term of ten (10) years.

Location

Second Nature has proposed several locations to operate within the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in Rabun County, Georgia including within the Dillard, Satolah, Rabun and Rainy Mtn. quadrants.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/07/2023
2
Decision
12/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Outfitter & Guide Permit: Second Nature Blue Ridge LLCDecision Signed Date: 12/29/2023
ForestsChattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
DistrictsChattooga River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management