This project seeks to improve stream habitat, riparian corridors, and hydrologic connectivity, improve public recreation and interpretive opportunities, reduce fuel loads, encourage oak regeneration, and improve forest diversity and wildlife habitat.
Location
The 89,050-acre project area is centered on the town of Green Bank, WV & contains Deer Creek, Greenbrier River, and a portion of Sitlington Creek headwaters. Approx 39% is National Forest System land
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/27/2022
2
Comment Period
05/16/2024
3
Objection Period Start
08/07/2025
4
Decision
12/2025 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2026 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Developed Site Management; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Trail Management; Roadless Area Management; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Scenery Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Deer Creek Integrated Resource Project - December 2025 | Decision Signed Date: 12/12/2025 |
| Forests | Monongahela National Forest |
| Districts | Greenbrier Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |