Environmental Assessment Completed

Lower Cowpasture Restoration and Management

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests Alleghany; Bath; Rockbridge, Virginia Warm Springs Ranger District

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 AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad 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 ProjectDecision Signed Date: 12/22/2015
ForestsGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forest
DistrictsJames River Ranger District; Warm Springs Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Road managementWatershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Forest productsRecreation managementFuels management