Amend the Forest Plan to re-allocate Wilderness Study Areas, Remote Backcountry Forest, and Candidate Research Natural Areas Management Area (MA) remnants to other MAs resulting from the New England Wilderness Act.
Location
NFS lands in towns of: Goshen, Hancock, Granville, Rochester, Lincoln, Ripton, Mount Tabor, Winhall, Stratton, Sunderland, and Woodford.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/25/2008
2
Comment Period
09/10/2010
3
Decision
04/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Plan Amendment |
| Forest Plan Amendment #1: Reallocation of Management Area Remnants | Decision Signed Date: 04/28/2011 Legal Notice Date: 05/16/2011 |
| Forests | Green Mountain And Finger Lakes National Forests |
| Districts | Middlebury Ranger District; Manchester Ranger District; Rochester Ranger District |