Landscape level project to implement Nantahala and Pisgah National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan with an additional focus on restoration needs and elk habitat improvement.
Location
Project area is forest service lands in the Southwestern portion of the Appalachian Ranger District in the vicinity of Long Arm Mountain and Hurricane Mountain. Project area is ~20,000 acres.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/14/2016
2
Comment Period
07/24/2019
3
Objection Period Start
10/09/2019
4
Decision
01/2020 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Trail Management; Species Population Enhancements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Scenery Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Twelve Mile Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/31/2020 |
| Forests | National Forests In North Carolina |
| Districts | Appalachian Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |