Environmental Assessment Completed

Tub Run Ruffed Grouse Vegetation Management Project

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests Craig, Virginia Eastern Divide Ranger District

Commercial timber harvest, Commercial thinning, Non-commercial timber stand improvement, Treatment of non-native invasive species, Supplemental planting of oak seedlings, Prescribed burning, Road maintenance, Road Reconstruction

Location

Northwest of New Castle, VA

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/14/2015
2
Comment Period
11/18/2015
3
Objection Period Start
12/02/2016
4
Decision
04/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Tub Run Ruffed Grouse Vegetation Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 04/03/2017
ForestsGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forest
DistrictsEastern Divide Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Road managementRecreation managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsWatershed managementFuels management