Aerial treatments of an exotic moth known as Lymantria dispar using mating disruption, Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki, Nucleopolyhedrosis virus, or their combination.
Location
Chattahoochee, Cherokee, Daniel Boone, Sumter, Jefferson, Nantahala, Pisgah, Uwharrie, and Croatan National Forests and private, state, and other federal lands within their adjacent counties.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/01/2021
2
Comment Period
09/01/2021
3
Objection Period Start
01/20/2023
4
Decision
04/2023 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Regional Slow the Spread Project | Decision Signed Date: 04/07/2023 |
| Forests | Daniel Boone National Forest; Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests; Cherokee National Forest; George Washington and Jefferson National Forest; National Forests In North Carolina; Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests |
| Districts | Daniel Boone National Forest All Units; Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest All Units; Cherokee National Forest All Units; George Washington and Jefferson National Forest All Units; National Forests In North Carolina All Units; Francis Marion and Sumter National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |