Integrated resource management project aimed to improve forest health, return fire back to the landscape, improve habitat for rare plants, and conduct road improvement projects in the area.
Location
This project is located in portions of Habersham, Stephens, and Banks Counties, Georgia, primarily within the Lake Russell WMA.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/18/2023
2
Comment Period
07/11/2024
3
Objection Period Start
05/29/2025
4
Decision
08/2025 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2025 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance |
| Leatherwood Creek & Upper Middle Fork Landscape Management Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/26/2025 |
| Forests | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests |
| Districts | Chattooga River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |