Environmental Assessment Cancelled

Southern Appalachian Watershed Resiliency Project

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Banks; Catoosa; Chattooga; Dawson; Fannin; Floyd; Gilmer; Gordon; Habersham; Lumpkin; Murray; Rabun; Stephens; Towns; Union; Walker; White; Whitfield, Georgia Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest All Units

The Southern Appalachian Forests(Cherokee National Forest, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, National Forests in North Carolina and Chattahoochee - Oconee National Forest seek to implement large landscape watershed resiliency efforts.

Location

Project spans the entirety of the Chattahoochee - Oconee National Forest.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/01/2024
2
Comment Period
11/2024 (Estimated)
3
Objection Period Start
02/2025 (Estimated)
4
Decision
05/2025 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Travel Management; Watershed Improvements
ForestsChattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
DistrictsChattahoochee-Oconee National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed managementRoad managementProjects that may affect wilderness (for mailing list contacts)