Environmental Assessment In Progress

Lickstone Project

National Forests in North Carolina Haywood, North Carolina Pisgah Ranger District

The Lickstone Project is a forest vegetation, wildlife habitat, and watershed management project.

Location

The Lickstone Project Area is comprised of all FS lands of the Pisgah Ranger District East of Lickstone Ridge which is approximately 25 miles southwest of Canton, NC.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/27/2022
2
Comment Period
06/17/2024
3
Objection Period Start
04/2025 (Estimated)
4
Decision
07/2025 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation219 (2012)
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
ForestsNational Forests In North Carolina
DistrictsPisgah Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Land management planningWildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed management