A proposal to treat 2 blocks totaling 34,481 acres of co-mingled NFS and privately held lands with a gypsy moth mating disruption pesticide. The proposal would treat 6,216 ac. Wilderness, 3,145 ac. of other NFS lands, and 25,120 ac. private.
Location
Garden Mountain area of Eastern Divide Ranger District and Middle Fox Creek aea of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/31/2012
2
Comment Period
11/02/2012
3
Decision
03/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2013 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Wilderness Management |
| 2013 Cooperative Gypsy Moth Slow the Spread Project | Decision Signed Date: 03/02/2013 |
| Forests | George Washington and Jefferson National Forest |
| Districts | Eastern Divide Ranger District; Mount Rogers National Recreation Area |