Decision Memo Completed

Underwood Spring Tract U-1627 and Big Laurel Branch Wilderness Tract U-1619 Land Acquisitions

Cherokee National Forest Johnson; Sullivan, Tennessee Watauga Ranger District

The Forest Service is proposing to acquire: 24.38 acres m/l in the Underwood Spring Drainage and 93.8 acres m/l in the Doe Creek Drainage.

Location

24.38 acres m/l in the Underwood Spring Drainage and 93.8 acres m/l in the Doe Creek Drainage

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/17/2022
2
Decision
01/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityLand Purchases
Decision Decided Date01/31/2024
ForestsCherokee National Forest
DistrictsWatauga Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Land acquisition