Categorical Exclusion Developing Proposal

Greenbrier Ranger District Pine to Spruce Project

Monongahela National Forest Pendleton; Pocahontas, West Virginia Greenbrier Ranger District

Proposal to use commercial (237 acres) and non-commercial (94 acres) silvicultural treatments on non-native conifer plantations to reestablish native red spruce and northern hardwood forests. Project documents can be found here: https://usfs-public.box.com/s/pamynhlouw6uv2vgv22d3g9iavkrtpej

Location

This proposal is located in northern Pocahontas county. Units 240 and 245 are located along Middle Mountain Road (Forest Road 14). The remaining units are near, or along the complex of Forest Roads 112, 250, and 254. These units are close to the Pendleton county border. A small portion of unit 226 crosses the Pendleton County border into the Cheat-Potomac Ranger District

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
4/22/2026
2
Finding/Decision Date

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionUSDA-47d-USFS
Climate change adaptationVegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants