Removal of existing privy and installation of a new "moldering privy". The privy is associated with a shelter site along the Appalachian Trail within the Priest Wilderness. Materials will be packed in. No use of mechanized or motorized equipment.
Location
The Priest Wilderness trailhead is roughly four air miles SE of the Town of Montebello off of VA 826. The proposed privy location is approximately 0.4 miles east of trailhead.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/21/2023
2
Decision
11/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (22), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(22) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Wilderness Management |
| Priest Wilderness Privy Replacement | Decision Signed Date: 11/08/2023 |
| Forests | George Washington and Jefferson National Forest |
| Districts | Glenwood and Pedlar Ranger Districts |
| Legal Land Description | 37.81777, -79.0688 |