Environmental Assessment Completed

Thunderstruck Project

National Forests in North Carolina Clay, North Carolina Tusquittee Ranger District

The proposed action includes activities to provide timber products and improve forest health, tree growth, wildlife habitat, and watershed conditions. Activities include timber harvest, invasive plant control, wildlife and timber stand improvement.

Location

In the Tusquitee Mountains between Hayesville and Franklin, North Carolina

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/21/2007
2
Comment Period
05/04/2010
3
Decision
07/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2010 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Green)
Thunderstruck ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/15/2009 (Reversed in Appeal (215)) Legal Notice Date: 06/17/2009
Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact, Thunderstruck ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/02/2010 Legal Notice Date: 07/06/2010
ForestsNational Forests In North Carolina
DistrictsTusquittee Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionAdministrative Compartments 105 and 122
Forest productsWildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed management