Environmental Assessment In Progress

Red Spruce Restoration Project

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests Alleghany; Augusta; Bath; Bland; Giles; Grayson; Highland; Pulaski; Rockbridge; Smyth; Tazewell; Washington; Wythe; Monroe; Pendleton; Pocahontas, Virginia; West Virginia George Washington and Jefferson National Forest All Units

The Cherokee National Forest, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, Monongahela National Forest, and the National Forests in North Carolina seek to implement large landscape red spruce - fir ecosystem restoration.

Location

High elevation red spruce-fir ecosystems on the Goerge Washington and Jefferson National Forests.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/06/2024
2
Comment Period
01/2025 (Estimated)
3
Objection Period Start
04/2025 (Estimated)
4
Decision
07/2025 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements; Roadless Area Management; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements; Wilderness Management
ForestsGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forest
DistrictsJames River Ranger District; Eastern Divide Ranger District; Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed managementRoad managementProjects that may affect wilderness (for mailing list contacts)Climate change adaptationCarbon stewardship