Decision Memo Completed

Middle Black Mtn. Trail Relocation, Trail Head Improvement, and Joel Branch-Horse Cove Connector

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

The proposed action includes: trail construction and reconstruction, trailhead construction, improvements to volunteer campsites, improvements to Brevard water intake, road decommissioning, and removal of vault toilet.

Location

Projects are across the Pisgah Ranger District

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/28/2018
2
Decision
01/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(3); 32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.12 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(5); 32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1); 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18); 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Developed Site Management; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Trail Management; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Watershed Improvements
Middle Black Mtn. Trail Relocation, Trail Head Improvement, and Joel Branch-Horse Cove ConnectorDecision Signed Date: 01/14/2021
ForestsNational Forests In North Carolina
DistrictsPisgah Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation managementWatershed managementRoad management