Environmental Assessment Completed

Paint Creek Project

Cherokee National Forest Greene, Tennessee Unaka Ranger District

Create early successional habitat, promote mast-producing species, prescribed burning, wildlife habitat improvements, and maintain, decommission, and authorize roads.

Location

Approximately 10 (linear) miles south of Greeneville, TN

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/11/2013
2
Comment Period
07/15/2015
3
Objection Period Start
11/23/2015
4
Decision
02/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
03/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green)
Paint Creek ProjectDecision Signed Date: 02/24/2016
ForestsCherokee National Forest
DistrictsUnaka Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Road managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Forest productsWildlife, fish, rare plants