Environmental Assessment Completed

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Suppression

Monongahela National Forest Greenbrier; Nicholas; Pendleton; Pocahontas; Randolph; Tucker; Webster, West Virginia Monongahela National Forest All Units

Proposal for biological and chemical treatments to suppress infestations of hemlock woolly adelgid, a non-native insect that is killing hemlock trees on the Forest.

Location

Treatment areas would be scattered throughout the Monongahela NF on all Ranger Districts. EA will have a map.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/14/2012
2
Comment Period
05/10/2013
3
Decision
07/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid SuppressionDecision Signed Date: 07/25/2013 Legal Notice Date: 07/27/2013
ForestsMonongahela National Forest
DistrictsMonongahela National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionGreebrier, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker, and Webster Counties, West Virginia
Vegetation management (other than forest products)