Decision Memo Completed

Mount Rogers Open Areas Management

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests Carroll; Grayson; Smyth; Washington; Wythe, Virginia Mount Rogers National Recreation Area

This project will maintain existing wildlife clearings across the Mt Rogers NRA to provide early successional herbaceous habitat for browse and cover.

Location

Treatments will occur across the NRA in Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Washington, and Wythe Counties Virginia

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/01/2022
2
Decision
07/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
Mount Rogers Open Areas ManagementDecision Signed Date: 07/26/2022
ForestsGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forest
DistrictsMount Rogers National Recreation Area
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plants