Environmental Assessment Completed

Dunlap Creek Vegetation Management Project

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests Alleghany, Virginia James River Ranger District

Proposal for regeneration and thinning harvest treatments, forest stand improvement, wildlife opening expansion, and prescribed burning on three management units totaling roughly 3,800 acres.

Location

Project encompasses roughly 3,800 acres of National Forest System land in Alleghany County, VA south of Covington, VA.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/16/2023
2
Comment Period
03/29/2024
3
Objection Period Start
08/01/2024
4
Decision
03/2025 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Dunlap Creek Vegetation Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/05/2025
ForestsGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forest
DistrictsJames River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management