Watershed restoration including improving water quality, vegetation restoration, recreation management, and native species protection and habitat improvement.
Location
Approximately 100,000 acres, south of Millboro Springs, VA in the Cowpasture, Jackson, and Calfpasture watersheds.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/15/2014
2
Comment Period
05/16/2015
3
Objection Period Start
07/30/2015
4
Decision
12/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
11/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Trail Management; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Wilderness Management |
| Lower Cowpasture Restoration and Management Project | Decision Signed Date: 12/22/2015 |
| Forests | George Washington and Jefferson National Forest |
| Districts | James River Ranger District; Warm Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |