Environmental Assessment Completed

North Shenandoah Mtn Restoration and Management Project

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests Rockingham; Pendleton, Virginia; West Virginia George Washington and Jefferson National Forest All Units

Large landscape 100,000 acres with integrated resource management. Includes timber harvesting, prescribed fire, road decommissioning, aquatic habitat improvements, wildlife habitat improvements, and nonnative invasive species

Location

Shenandoah Mountain, lands north of State Route 33 in Rockingham and Pendleton Counties

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/15/2017
2
Comment Period
08/15/2019
3
Objection Period Start
02/03/2020
4
Decision
12/2023 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2023 (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; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
North Shenandoah Mtn Restoration and Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/09/2020
Feltz Ridge portion of North Shenandoah Mountain Restoration and ManagementDecision Signed Date: 12/12/2023
ForestsGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forest
DistrictsNorth River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsRoad managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementForest products