Decision Memo Completed

Buckwheat Knob Trail Maintenance

National Forests in North Carolina Transylvania, North Carolina Pisgah Ranger District

The Buckwheat Knob Trail Renovation Project will use heavy maintenance and tread work within the existing trail prism to rework a series of fall line trails that have eroded into deep, V-shaped ditches.

Location

The project will address 0.5 mi of the Northern end of the Black Mountain Trail, (Trail 127), as it approaches Club Gap; the 1.7 mi length of Buckwheat Knob (Trail 122); and the first 2 mi of Avery

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/19/2017
2
Decision
08/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityTrail Management
Buckwheat Knob Trail MaintenanceDecision Signed Date: 08/19/2017
ForestsNational Forests In North Carolina
DistrictsPisgah Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation management