Decision Memo Completed

2023 Bear Rocks Loop Trail Project

Monongahela National Forest Grant; Tucker, West Virginia Potomac Ranger District

Create a system trail that meanders back and forth through the Bear Rocks Preserve and USFS system lands outside of the Dolly Sods wilderness area. Includes 0.75 miles of trail construction, some trail restoration/revegetation, and interpretation.

Location

Bear Rocks Nature Preserve owned by The Nature Conservancy and neighboring USFS lands. Just North-West of the Dolly Sods Wilderness.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/23/2023
2
Decision
06/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Trail Management
2023 Bear Rocks Loop Trail ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/14/2023
ForestsMonongahela National Forest
DistrictsPotomac Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation management