Environmental Assessment In Progress

Southern Appalachian Watershed Resiliency Project

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests Alleghany; Amherst; Augusta; Bath; Bedford; Bland; Botetourt; Carroll; Craig; Dickenson; Frederick; Giles; Grayson; Highland; Lee; Montgomery; Nelson; Page; Pulaski; Roanoke; Rockbridge; Rockingham; Russell; Scott; Shenandoah; Smyth; Tazewell; Warren; Washington; Wise; Wythe; Roanoke; Hampshire; Hardy; Monroe; Pendleton, Virginia; West Virginia George Washington and Jefferson National Forest All Units

The Southern Appalachian Forests(Cherokee National Forest, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, National Forests in North Carolina and Chattahoochee - Oconee National Forest seek to implement large landscape watershed resiliency efforts.

Location

The entirety of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/01/2024
2
Comment Period
11/2024 (Estimated)
3
Objection Period Start
02/2025 (Estimated)
4
Decision
05/2025 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Travel Management; Watershed Improvements
ForestsGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forest
DistrictsGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed managementRoad managementProjects that may affect wilderness (for mailing list contacts)