Commercial timber harvest &thinning, timber stand improvement, Treatment of nonnative invasive species, planting of oak seedlings, road maintenance & reconstruction, & prescribed fire, yellow pine restoration & reduce fuels in urban interface(WUI).
Location
West of US 23 and South of Big Stone Gap VA in Wise, Lee and Scott Counties on Wallen Ridge
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/30/2018
2
Comment Period
02/22/2019
3
Objection Period Start
05/17/2019
4
Decision
07/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
12/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| Turkey Cove Ruffed Grouse Habitat Improvement Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/08/2019 |
| Forests | George Washington and Jefferson National Forest |
| Districts | Clinch Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |