Environmental Assessment Completed

Offset Project

Cherokee National Forest Sullivan, Tennessee Watauga Ranger District

The project would provide early successional forest for wildlife, restore forest and wetland comm., release mast-producing trees, improve forest health, provide wildlife habitat components (nest boxes, etc), and manage NFS system and non-system roads

Location

northeastern Sullivan County, TN

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/28/2014
2
Comment Period
02/29/2016
3
Objection Period Start
07/25/2016
4
Decision
09/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2016 (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 Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green)
Offset ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/14/2016
ForestsCherokee National Forest
DistrictsWatauga Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Road managementFuels managementForest products