Environmental Assessment Completed

Brushy Ridge

National Forests in North Carolina Buncombe; Henderson, North Carolina Pisgah Ranger District

The proposal includes activities to manage vegetation, improve water quality, reduce non-native invasives, improve native plant species, and conduct prescribed burns.

Location

Pisgah Ranger District

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/09/2009
2
Comment Period
11/18/2010
3
Decision
07/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Brushy RidgeDecision Signed Date: 07/22/2011 Legal Notice Date: 07/24/2011
ForestsNational Forests In North Carolina
DistrictsPisgah Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionMills River Watershed
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsWatershed management