Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
04/01/2016 to 06/30/2016
Cherokee National Forest
This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
Cherokee National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
2012 Planning Rule Monitoring
Transition
- Land management planning
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 03/2016
Expected:05/2016
05/2016
CE
*NEW LISTING*
EA
Stephanie Medlin
423-476-9740
smedlin@fs.fed.us
Description: compliance with the 2012 Planning Rule monitoring transition requirement
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48792
Location:
Vegetation Management in
Open Areas
Project Contact
UNIT - Cherokee National Forest All Units. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson,
McMinn, Monroe, Polk, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Cherokee National Forest.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/21/2014
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 12/2015
Expected:08/2016
10/2016
Mary Miller
423-476-9756
mcmiller@fs.fed.us
Description: manage permanent grassy & herbaceous openings using a combination of treatment methods; openings include
permanent openings benefiting wildlife species & utility corridors under special use permit by utility agencies
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45222
Location:
UNIT - Cherokee National Forest All Units. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson,
McMinn, Monroe, Polk, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Cherokee National Forest.
Cherokee National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
04/01/2016 04:09 am MT
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R8 - Southern Region
Cherokee National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Cherokee National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
ConaCat
EA
*UPDATED*
EA
04/01/2016 04:09 am MT
R8 - Southern Region
UNIT - Ocoee Ranger District, Tellico Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Monroe. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. Project area is 6 to 18 miles east of Etowah, TN and 1 to 7 miles south of Tellico Plains, TN.
Marcia Carter
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
On Hold
N/A
N/A
(423) 638-4109
- Vegetation management
mscarter@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
Description: Maintain open areas (fields, balds, overlooks, and linear wildlife openings) by controlling woody vegetation using
herbicides.
Location:
Cherokee National Forest
Project Contact
Janan Hay
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Expected:08/2016
10/2017
(423) 253-8400
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Comment Period Public Notice
comments-southern- Forest products
10/01/2014
cherokee- Vegetation management
tellico@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
- Road management
Description: Vegetation Management through various tools for forest health and wildlife habitat improvement. Also, watershed
and trail improvements with connected road management.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42332
Location:
North Zone Open Area
Management II
Expected
Implementation
UNIT - Nolichucky Ranger District, Unaka Ranger District, Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee.
COUNTY - Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington. Throughout north zone (Nolichucky,
Unaka, and Watauga Districts) of Cherokee National Forest.
Ocoee Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R8 - Southern Region
Cherokee National Forest
Project Name
Cherokee National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
Ocoee Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Stone Pile
EA
Mark Pistrang
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
On Hold
N/A
N/A
423-476-9757
- Forest products
comments-southern- Vegetation management
cherokee-ocoee(other than forest products)
hiwassee@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
- Road management
Description: The project is designed to improve or maintain wildlife habitat, species diversity of stands, and forest health
through vegetation management and other treatments.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45677
Location:
Administration and recreation
site maintenance on the
Ocoee/Hiwassee Ranger
District.
Project Contact
UNIT - Ocoee Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Polk. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Northwest of
Turtletown.
- Recreation management
- Facility management
CE
*NEW LISTING*
In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/16/2015
This project has changed to a
CE that does not require a
written decision document and
will be removed from the SOPA.
Expected:05/2016
05/2016
Janan Hay
423-253-8405
comments-southerncherokee-ocoeehiwassee@fs.fed.us
Description: Work includes, but is not limited to:mowing, cleaning, repair, maint, & replacement of existing structures and
improvements;operation & maint. of utility systems;selective hazard tree & brush removal;and use of pesticides; all
in boundaries of sites.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48322
Location:
Dinkey
EA
*UPDATED*
Janan Hay
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:01/2017
05/2018
423-253-8405
- Forest products
Comment Period Public Notice
comments-southern- Vegetation management
02/17/2016
cherokee-ocoee(other than forest products)
hiwassee@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
- Road management
Description: The project is designed to improve or maintain wildlife habitat, species diversity of stands, and forest health
through vegetation management and other treatments.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43080
Location:
04/01/2016 04:09 am MT
UNIT - Ocoee Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Polk. LEGAL - Not Applicable. All recreation
and administration sites/areas on the Ocoee/Hiwassee Ranger District.
UNIT - Ocoee Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Polk. LEGAL - Not Applicable. East of Big
Frog Wilderness, west of State Highway 68, south of State Highway 64 and north of the Georgia state line.
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Cherokee National Forest
Project Name
Cherokee National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
Ocoee Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Road Maintenance
- Road management
Ocoee/Hiwassee Ranger District
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/17/2015
This project has changed to a
CE that does not require a
written decision document and
will be removed from the SOPA.
Expected:04/2016
Project Contact
07/2016
Janan Hay
423-253-8405
comments-southerncherokee-ocoeehiwassee@fs.fed.us
Description: Various activities not limited to: replace culverts draining existing ditches, construct broad-based dips, scarify
roadbed to remove large rocks, asphalt resurfacing of existing paved sections, place and grade aggregate, and
replace gates.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48319
Location:
Sina Branch Culvert
Replacement
CE
UNIT - Ocoee Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - McMinn, Polk. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
National Forest System Roads on the Ocoee/Hiwassee Ranger District.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management
- Road management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/13/2016
Expected:05/2016
09/2016
*UPDATED*
Janan Hay
423-253-8405
comments-southerncherokee-ocoeehiwassee@fs.fed.us
Description: Increase flood resiliency and aquatic organism passage by redesigning and replacing 8 culverts on Sina Branch
Rd. Project consists of: remove culvert, install new bottomless culvert, max 200 ft./per culvert of in-channel work.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48316
Location:
YMCA Land Acquisition
UNIT - Ocoee Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Polk. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Eight
perennial streams crossings on NFSR 67 (Sina Branch Road) between junctions of NFSR 1340 and NFSR 55.
- Land acquisition
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/16/2015
This project has changed to a
CE that does not require a
written decision document and
will be removed from the SOPA.
Expected:05/2016
09/2016
Laura Lewis
423-476-9700
comments-southerncherokee-ocoeehiwassee@fs.fed.us
Description: Purchase approximately 160 acres of land that is currently an inholding on the Cherokee National Forest.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48315
Location:
04/01/2016 04:09 am MT
UNIT - Ocoee Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Polk. LEGAL - North half of the northwest
quarter of section thirty-two and the south half of the southwest quarter of section twenty-nine of T2S, R3E.
Located in Indian Creek/Hawkins Branch drainage of the Ocoee River watershed. Accessed by NFSR 33741.
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Cherokee National Forest
Project Name
Cherokee National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
Tellico Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Administration and recreation
site maintenance on the Tellico
Ranger District
- Recreation management
- Facility management
CE
*NEW LISTING*
In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/16/2015
This project has changed to a
CE that does not require a
written decision document and
will be removed from the SOPA.
Expected:05/2016
Project Contact
05/2016
Janan Hay
423-253-8405
comments-southerncherokeetellico@fs.fed.us
Description: Work includes, but is not limited to:mowing, cleaning, repair, maint, & replacement of existing structures and
improvements;operation & maint. of utility systems;selective hazard tree & brush removal;and use of pesticides; all
in boundaries of sites.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48320
Location:
TASS (Tellico Area Service
System) water lines
UNIT - Tellico Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Monroe. LEGAL - Not Applicable. All
recreation and administrative facilities/areas on the Tellico Ranger District.
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/01/2015
Expected:06/2016
Actual: 07/27/2015
08/2016
CE
*UPDATED*
Terinda Whisenant
423-496-0103
comments-southerncherokeetellico@fs.fed.us
Description: Tellico Area Services System (TASS) has requested a permit for approximately 21,000 feet of existing water lines
buried along road right-of-ways in multiple locations.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46863
Location:
Cherokee National Forest
Cocke County Emergency
Access Special Use Project
UNIT - Tellico Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Monroe. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Smokey
Branch and Citico Creek Roads.
- Recreation management
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/03/2016
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Expected:04/2016
04/2016
Matthew Gilbert
423-743-5925
mjgilbert@fs.fed.us
Description: Cocke County Emergency Services are requesting to improve two locations along the Pigeon River in the
Bluffton/Hartford area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48656
Location:
04/01/2016 04:09 am MT
R8 - Southern Region
Unaka Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
UNIT - Unaka Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Cocke. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Pigeon River
in the Bluffton/Hartford area.
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Cherokee National Forest
Project Name
Cherokee National Forest
Project Purpose
CE
*UPDATED*
Meadow Creek Environmental
Assessment
*UPDATED*
R8 - Southern Region
UNIT - Unaka Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Washington. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Washington County, TN.
UNIT - Unaka Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Cocke, Greene. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The
Meadow Creek analysis area is located in southeastern Cocke and southwestern Greene counties, TN.
Jim Stelick
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Completed
Actual: 02/24/2016
03/2016
423-735-1500
- Forest products
jstelick@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Road management
Description: Create early successional habitat, promote mast-producing species, prescribed burning, wildlife habitat
improvements, and maintain, decommission, and authorize roads.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41477
Location:
04/01/2016 04:09 am MT
Project Contact
Thomas Scott
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Developing Proposal
Expected:11/2017
11/2017
423-783-2416
- Forest products
Est. Scoping Start 06/2016
thomasscott@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Road management
Description: Create early successional habitat, improve forest health and vigor, promote mast-producing species, prescribed
burning, wildlife habitat improvements, and maintain, decommission, and authorize roads.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47468
Location:
EA
Expected
Implementation
Jonathan Lampley
- Vegetation management
Completed
Actual: 02/11/2016
03/2016
404-347-5264
(other than forest products)
jlampley@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
Description: This project is designed to improve the vegetation of the proposed area by thinning the stands with variable density
to a range of basal areas from 35 to 60 sq ft per acre.The proposed area is <70 acres and is located in
Compartment 385.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47973
Location:
Paint Creek Project
Decision
Unaka Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Katy Branch Thinning Project
EA
Planning Status
UNIT - Unaka Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Greene. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Approximately 10 (linear) miles south of Greeneville, TN.
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Cherokee National Forest
Project Name
Cherokee National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
Unaka Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Rattlesnake Ridge Trail Bridge
Replacement
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 03/2016
Expected:04/2016
05/2016
CE
*NEW LISTING*
UNIT - Unaka Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Unicoi. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Rattlesnake
Ridge Trail.
- Recreation management
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Lynn DiFiore
423-735-1561
ldifiore@fs.fed.us
Description: This project consists of demolition of the existing trail bridge, including deck, handrails & log stringers, and
construction of a replacement bridge in the existing location.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=49076
Location:
Rocky Top Trail
Project Contact
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/03/2016
Expected:03/2016
04/2016
Cheryl Summers
423-638-4109
csummers@fs.fed.us
Description: Construction of a 1 mile foot travel only trail that parallels Rocky Top Road in Cocke County, TN.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48682
Location:
UNIT - Unaka Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Cocke. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Rocky Top
Road near Rocky Top Gap.
Marcia Carter
423-638-4109
mscarter@fs.fed.us
Sill Branch and Briar Creek
Aquatic Organism Passage
(Culvert Replacement)
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management
CE
Description: Remove existing culverts on Briar Creek Road (#188) over Briar Creek and on Clark Creek Road (#25) over Sill
Branch and replace with arched culverts.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=49078
*NEW LISTING*
Location:
Walnut Mountain RX
CE
04/01/2016 04:09 am MT
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 03/2016
Expected:04/2016
05/2016
UNIT - Unaka Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Washington. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Forest
Service Road 25 and 188.
Jonathan Lampley
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:02/2016
03/2016
404-347-5264
- Vegetation management
Scoping Start 12/29/2015
jlampley@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Understory maintenance burning to improve habitat conditions for wildlife and reduce hazardous fuels.
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48358
Location:
UNIT - Unaka Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Cocke. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Compartments 236 and 241.
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Cherokee National Forest
Project Name
Cherokee National Forest
Wolf Creek RX Burn
CE
Wolf Creek Rx Burn
CE
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
Unaka Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Jonathan Lampley
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:02/2016
03/2016
423-783-2416
- Vegetation management
Scoping Start 12/29/2015
jlampley@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Understory maintenance burning to improve habitat conditions for wildlife and reduce hazardous fuels.
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48486
Location:
UNIT - Unaka Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Cocke. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Compartment 232.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Fuels management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 08/2015
Expected:10/2015
11/2015
Greg Salansky
423-638-8731
gregsalansky@fs.fed.us
Description: provide fuel reduction, stimulate new vegetation growth, & increase soft mast and herbaceous plants for wildlife;
dormant and early growing season
Location:
Cherokee National Forest
AT Bridge Work- Wildermine
- Special use management
EA
Expected:04/2016
05/2016
Lynn DiFiore
423-735-1561
ldifiore@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Carter. LEGAL - Not Applicable. AT Bridge
Wildermine.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
On Hold
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
Description: Wildlife Habitat and Forest Health projects
Location:
04/01/2016 04:09 am MT
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 03/2016
Description: Replace existing structure with a single span structure approximately 20 ft long. Construct new abutments & sills.
Bridge will be sited approximately 20 ft downstream of existing location.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=49075
Location:
Beaverdam Creek Project
R8 - Southern Region
Watauga Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
CE
*NEW LISTING*
UNIT - Unaka Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Cocke. LEGAL - Not Applicable. C232 and
239.
N/A
N/A
Vern Maddux
423-735-1500
vmaddux@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Johnson. Shady Valley in Johnson Co.
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Cherokee National Forest
Project Name
Cherokee National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
Watauga Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Cut Laurel Gap Land
Acquisition
- Land acquisition
CE
*NEW LISTING*
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/04/2016
This project has changed to a
CE that does not require a
written decision document and
will be removed from the SOPA.
Expected:03/2016
Project Contact
03/2016
Laura Lewis
423-476-9700
lauralewis@fs.fed.us
Description: Acquire 1,051 acres located in Johnson County northeast of Mountain City, Tennessee.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48658
Location:
Grindstone Knob RX Burn
CE
Heaberlin Forest Health Project
and Heaberlin Prescribed Burn
Project
CE
*UPDATED*
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:02/2016
03/2016
404-347-5264
- Vegetation management
Scoping Start 12/29/2015
jlampley@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Understory maintenance burning to improve habitat conditions for wildlife and reduce hazardous fuels.
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48351
Location:
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Johnson. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Compartment 51 and 52.
Jonathan Lampley
- Vegetation management
Completed
Actual: 01/11/2016
01/2016
404-347-5264
(other than forest products)
jlampley@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
Description: This project focuses on thinning activities designed to maintain a healthy forest.Also,this project focuses on low
intensity burns to move stand toward an open woodland condition and promote upland oak,shortleaf pine and a
more open forest condition.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47834
Location:
04/01/2016 04:09 am MT
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Johnson. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Johnson County, TN northeast of Mountain City, TN.
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Johnson. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Compartment 80.
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Cherokee National Forest
Project Name
Cherokee National Forest
Holston Mountain RX Burn
CE
Offset Project
EA
*UPDATED*
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
Watauga Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Jonathan Lampley
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:02/2016
03/2016
404-347-5264
- Vegetation management
Scoping Start 12/16/2015
jlampley@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Understory maintenance burning to improve habitat conditions for wildlife and reduce hazardous fuels.
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48353
Location:
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Sullivan. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Compartment 105 and 108.
Jonathan Lampley
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:10/2016
10/2016
404-347-5264
- Forest products
Comment Period Public Notice
jlampley@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
02/29/2016
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Road management
Description: The project would provide early successional forest for wildlife, restore forest and wetland comm., release mastproducing trees, improve forest health, provide wildlife habitat components (nest boxes, etc), and manage NFS
system and non-system roads
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43713
Location:
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Sullivan. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
northeastern Sullivan County, TN.
Peninsula Forest Health Project - Forest products
On Hold
CE
N/A
N/A
Jim Stelick
423-735-1500
jstelick@fs.fed.us
Description: Area 1 - 41 ac; Area 2 - 47 ac; Area 3 - 18 acres. Variable density thinning; damaged/diseased trees followed by
poplar, red maple, scarlet/black oak, white pine. Longer-lived species, such as oaks and hickory, favored.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37357
Location:
04/01/2016 04:09 am MT
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Sullivan. Sullivan County, Compartment
118.
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Cherokee National Forest
Project Name
Cherokee National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
Watauga Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Peninsula Prescribed Burn
Project
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Fuels management
On Hold
N/A
Project Contact
N/A
CE
Jim Stelick
423-735-1500
jstelick@fs.fed.us
Description: Low intensity midstory control burn in three blocks: burn block 1 = 131 acres; block 2 - 270 acres; block 3 - 140
acres. Goal to move area towards open woodland conditions.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38253
Location:
Rhodo Cove Forest Health
Project and RX Burn
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Rogers Ridge Prescribed Burn
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Sullivan. Compartment 118, Sullivan
County.
- Vegetation management
Developing Proposal
(other than forest products)
Est. Scoping Start 03/2016
- Fuels management
Description: 70 acre thinning and 175 acre prescribe burn.
Expected:05/2016
06/2016
Jonathan Lampley
404-347-5264
jlampley@fs.fed.us
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=49080
Location:
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Carter. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Compartments 316-318.
- Fuels management
On Hold
N/A
EA
N/A
Mitchell Ketron
423-743-4044
mitchellketron@fs.fed.u
s
Description: Fuel Reduction Prescribed Burn 958 acres
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=30889
Location:
Rye Patch RX
CE
04/01/2016 04:09 am MT
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Johnson. Rogers Ridge Burn Unit W-08 in
upper East Tennessee.
Jonathan Lampley
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:02/2016
03/2016
404-347-5264
- Vegetation management
Scoping Start 12/29/2015
jlampley@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Understory maintenance burning to improve habitat conditions for wildlife and reduce hazardous fuels.
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48356
Location:
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Carter. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Compartment 69 and 72.
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Cherokee National Forest
Project Name
Cherokee National Forest
Project Purpose
*NEW LISTING*
Decision
Watauga Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Stone 4 Forest Health Project
CE
Planning Status
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
Jim Stelick
- Vegetation management
In Progress:
Expected:04/2016
04/2016
423-735-1500
(other than forest products)
Scoping Start 02/03/2016
jstelick@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
Description: Non-commercially thin approximately 368 acres to focus on moving the stand toward a more open woodland
condition and promote shortleaf pine.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48672
Location:
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Unicoi. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Compartment 335.
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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
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