Environmental Assessment Cancelled

Forest Landscape Adaptive Management Environmental Assessment (FLAME Assessment)

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

The intent of this project is to produce a landscape scale project that would support the use of mechanical, herbicide and prescribed fire treatments in appropriate forest communities, across the entire Cherokee National Forest landscape.

Location

Cherokee National Forest

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/25/2018
2
Comment Period
09/25/2018
3
Objection Period Start
10/2022 (Estimated)
4
Decision
03/2023 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
ForestsCherokee National Forest
DistrictsCherokee National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management