The proposal is to conduct shortleaf pine ecosystem restoration, including timber harvest, prescribed burning, wildlife habitat, fisheries habitat, and botanical habitat improvement projects in Cherokee Co, NC near White Grape Bend on Hiawassee Lake.
Location
Central Cherokee County, North Carolina, near the White Grape Bend area of Hiwassee Lake.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/25/2019
2
Comment Period
01/2026 (Estimated)
3
Objection Period Start
05/2026 (Estimated)
4
Decision
01/2027 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
02/2027 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In North Carolina |
| Districts | Tusquittee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |