Environmental Assessment Completed

Forest-wide Open Lands Vegetation Management Project

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests Alleghany; Amherst; Augusta; Bath; Bedford; Bland; Botetourt; Buena Vista; Carroll; Covington; Craig; Dickenson; Frederick; Giles; Grayson; Greenbrier; Hampshire; Hardy; Highland; Johnson; Lee; Letcher; Monroe; Montgomery; Nelson; Norton; Page; Pendleton; Pike; Pocahontas; Pulaski; Roanoke; Rockbridge; Rockingham; Scott; Shenandoah; Smyth; Tazewell; Warren; Washington; Waynesboro; Wise; Wythe, Virginia; West Virginia; Tennessee; Kentucky George Washington and Jefferson National Forest

This project pertains to the open maintenance of 14,000 acres of permanent grass and shrublands, 61,000 acres of road corridors, and 4,000 acres of existing gas and power line utility rights-of-way across the entire Forest.

Location

Project is on GWJNFs only, not in Cherokee or Monongahela NFs.

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
9/9/2025
2
Finding/Decision Date
9/2/2026

NEPA / regulatory detail

Decision Signed Date9/2/2026
Fuels managementRoad managementSpecial use managementVegetation management (other than forest products)