Environmental Assessment Cancelled

Nantahala Ranger District Post-Fire Crop Tree Release Project

National Forests in North Carolina Jackson; Macon; Swain, North Carolina Nantahala Ranger District

The proposed action is to conduct mechanical and chemical treatments to release stump sprouts of hard mast-producing trees that were top-killed during arson fires in fall of 2016.

Location

Limited to areas on the Nantahala Ranger District in Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties that were affected by arson fires in 2016.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/26/2018
2
Comment Period
02/08/2019
3
Objection Period Start
08/2022 (Estimated)
4
Decision
10/2022 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
11/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
ForestsNational Forests In North Carolina
DistrictsNantahala Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)