Environmental Assessment Completed

2011 Suppression of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Infestations

Cherokee National Forest Carter; Cocke; Greene; Johnson; McMinn; Monroe; Polk; Sullivan; Unicoi; Washington, Tennessee Cherokee National Forest All Units

use fungus treatments asa biocontrol agent, use the chemical dinotefuran, expand the scope of potential treatment areas beyond the original design, use additional predator beetles species as they become available, expand the use of imidacloprid

Location

entire Cherokee National Forest

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/29/2011
2
Comment Period
04/29/2011
3
Decision
09/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
Cherokee NF 2011 Suppression of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid InfestationsDecision Signed Date: 09/02/2011
ForestsCherokee National Forest
DistrictsCherokee National Forest All Units
Vegetation management (other than forest products)