The Forest Service is proposing a 116 acre prescribed burn in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF). This proposal is part of a larger 1,744 acre burn block, in which 1628 acres are owned by VDGIF.
Location
Bolar Mountain, surrounding Lake Moomaw in Alleghany County, VA.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/02/2019
2
Decision
01/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
02/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements |
| Bolar Mountain Collaborative Prescribe Burn Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/30/2020 |
| Forests | George Washington and Jefferson National Forest |
| Districts | Warm Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |