Environmental Assessment Completed

Wildlife Openings Management Project

National Forests in North Carolina Avery; Buncombe; Burke; Caldwell; Carteret; Cherokee; Clay; Craven; Davidson; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Jackson; Jones; McDowell; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Montgomery; Swain; Transylvania; Watauga; Yancey, North Carolina National Forests In North Carolina All Units

The proposed action is to maintain existing wildlife fields across North Carolina through the use of mechanical treatments, prescribed fire, and herbicides to control undesirable vegetation.

Location

National Forests in North Carolina

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/22/2020
2
Comment Period
09/10/2021
3
Objection Period Start
02/16/2022
4
Decision
07/2022 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
Wildlife Openings Management on the National Forests in North CarolinaDecision Signed Date: 07/27/2022
ForestsNational Forests In North Carolina
DistrictsNational Forests In North Carolina All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants