To improve wildlife habitat, conduct approximately 200 acres of noncommercial thinning in stands that are 20 to 25 years old, and/or create snags in stands that are 60 to 80 years old. Mechanical methods will be used.
Location
On Cheat Mountain. The majority of stands treated would be in smaller tributaries to Shavers Fork (e.g., Stonecoal, Whitmeadow, and Red Runs), and tributary to Tygart Valley (e.g. McGee Run).
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/07/2011
2
Decision
07/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 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 |
| Cheat Mountain Wildlife Habitat Enhancement | Decision Signed Date: 07/18/2011 |
| Forests | Monongahela National Forest |
| Districts | Greenbrier Ranger District |