Environmental Assessment Completed

Blackwater Landscape Analysis

Daniel Boone National Forest Menifee; Morgan; Rowan, Kentucky Cumberland Ranger District

Analysis of various projects in the Blackwater watershed in Menifee, Morgan, and Rowan Counties to implement the Forest Plan. These projects were developed from the Blackwater Project Development collaborative effort.

Location

National Forest System Lands in the Blackwater and Paragon drainages in Menifee, Morgan, and Rowan Counties, Kentucky.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/17/2019
2
Comment Period
11/13/2019
3
Objection Period Start
02/10/2021
4
Decision
09/2021 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Developed Site Management; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Heritage Resource Management; Facility Maintenance; Trail Management; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Scenery Management; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Blackwater Landscape AnalysisDecision Signed Date: 09/03/2021
ForestsDaniel Boone National Forest
DistrictsCumberland Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed managementRoad management