The proposed action is to remove American beech infected or susceptible to Beech Blight and promote red spruce and Fraser fir. Activities include underplanting of spruce and fir, rehab disturbed areas and creating/expanding canopy gaps.
Location
Roan and Unaka
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/30/2020
2
Decision
12/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
12/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5); 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements |
| Roan & Unaka Mountains Spruce-fir Restoration and Habitat Improvement Project | Decision Signed Date: 12/03/2020 |
| Forests | National Forests In North Carolina |
| Districts | Appalachian Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |