Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
04/01/2015 to 06/30/2015
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)
Vegetation Management in
Open Areas
EA
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
In Progress:
Notice of Initiation 11/21/2014
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 05/2015
Project Contact
Expected:10/2015
11/2015
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)
Stone Pile
EA
Mark Pistrang
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:01/2017
05/2018
423-476-9757
- Forest products
Notice of Initiation 10/24/2014
comments-southern- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
cherokee-ocoee(other than forest products)
Notice 04/2016
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:
04/02/2015 08:59 pm MT
R8 - Southern Region
UNIT - Hiwassee Ranger District, Ocoee Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Polk. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. Northwest of Turtletown.
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Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
Cherokee National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
Janan Hay
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Expected:01/2016
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
ConaCat
EA
Location:
Emerald Ash Borer Research
EA
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Expected:03/2015
04/2015
Robert Lewis
423-476-9700
rflewis@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Unaka Ranger District, Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Carter, Unicoi.
LEGAL - Not Applicable. Unicoi and Carter Counties.
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
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/27/2015
Description: proposing using biocontrol agents when ash trees become infected
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46495
Location:
North Zone Open Area
Management II
UNIT - Hiwassee Ranger District, 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.
- Research and Development
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Project Contact
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
Dinkey
EA
Project Purpose
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
Ocoee Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Eric Taylor
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:07/2016
05/2018
423-338-3302
- Forest products
Notice of Initiation 12/09/2013
comments-southern- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
cherokee-ocoee(other than forest products)
Notice 11/2015
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:
Thunder Rock 100
Planning Status
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.
- Special use management
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/16/2015
Expected:04/2015
05/2015
Matthew Henry
423-338-3300
comments-southerncherokee-ocoeehiwassee@fs.fed.us
Description: This is a 100 mi. foot race that would utilize National Forest System Roads and Trails, private and state lands, and
less than 1 mi of non-system roads and trails. The event would occur 2 days in May with less than 300
participants.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45893
Location:
Cherokee National Forest
Big Ridge Prescribed Burn
CE
UNIT - Ocoee Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Polk. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Ocoee Ranger
District.
R8 - Southern Region
Tellico Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Completed
Actual: 12/15/2014
10/2014
Stephen Carlson
423-338-3303
comments-southerncherokeetellico@fs.fed.us
Description: Prescribe burn approximately 2,034 acres.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42311
Location:
04/02/2015 08:59 pm MT
UNIT - Tellico Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Monroe. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Big Ridge
area approximately 2 miles southest of Tellico Plains, TN.
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Cherokee National Forest
Project Name
Cherokee National Forest
Upper Citico Creek Dam
Removal
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
Tellico Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 05/2015
Expected:08/2015
Project Contact
10/2015
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Allison Reddington
423-476-9742
comments-southerncherokeetellico@fs.fed.us
Description: Remove dam on Citico Creek just downstream of Doublecamp Creek to restore aquatic organism passage,
natural geomorphology and bedload transport regime.
Location:
Cherokee National Forest
Hartford Waterline SUP
UNIT - Tellico Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Monroe. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Citico
Creek downstream of Doublecamp Creek confluence.
- Special use management
CE
*NEW LISTING*
In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/26/2015
Expected:05/2015
05/2015
Matthew Gilbert
423-743-5925
mjgilbert@fs.fed.us
Description: approx. 2500 ft burial of waterline to service Grassy Fork Community of Cocke County. Placement in current
roadbed/ditchline. All areas are considered previously disturbed.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46606
Location:
Katy Branch
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. Cocke
County, TN; Big Creek Road and Messer Branch Road in Hartford, TN.
- Forest products
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/03/2015
Expected:03/2015
04/2015
Jim Stelick
423-735-1500
jstelick@fs.fed.us
Description: forest health
Location:
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UNIT - Unaka Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Washington. LEGAL - Not Applicable. near
Hwy 107.
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Cherokee National Forest
Project Name
Cherokee National Forest
Paint Creek Project
EA
Project Purpose
CE
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
Unaka Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Jim Stelick
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:12/2015
02/2016
423-735-1500
- Forest products
Notice of Initiation 03/11/2013
jstelick@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
(other than forest products)
Notice 05/2015
- 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:
Wolf Creek Rx Burn
Planning Status
UNIT - Unaka Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Greene. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Approximately 10 (linear) miles south of Greeneville, TN.
- 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
Beaverdam Creek Project
EA
R8 - Southern Region
Watauga Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
On Hold
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
Description: Wildlife Habitat and Forest Health projects
Location:
04/02/2015 08:59 pm MT
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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Project Name
Cherokee National Forest
Project Purpose
Decision
Expected
Implementation
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
Completed
Actual: 03/04/2015
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
Watauga Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Cherokee Mountain (midstory)
CE
Planning Status
04/2015
Jim Stelick
423-735-1500
jstelick@fs.fed.us
Description: non=commercial thinning; move stand toward open woodland condition & promote shortleaf pine
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45192
Location:
Green Mountain Project
CE
Jim Stelick
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Completed
Actual: 02/02/2015
02/2015
423-735-1500
- Forest products
jstelick@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
Description: Variable density thin approx. 70 acres in Comp 53, Stands 8, 9, 21 and 32. After thinning, conduct repeat lowintensity prescribed burns, totaling 144 ac. Burn block in Compartment 53, includes all or portions of Stands 8
through 13, 23, and 32.
Location:
Offset Project
EA
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Johnson. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The
Project is located approximately 2.0 (straight line) miles south of Harmon, TN within Johnson County.
Jeff Chynoweth
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:12/2015
01/2016
423-638-4109
- Forest products
Notice of Initiation 02/28/2014
jjchynoweth@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
(other than forest products)
Notice 06/2015
- 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:
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UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Unicoi. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Compartment 353.
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Sullivan. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
northeastern Sullivan County, TN.
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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)
Otherside Forest Health Project - Forest products
Completed
Actual: 03/30/2015
Project Contact
04/2015
CE
Jim Stelick
423-735-1500
jstelick@fs.fed.us
Description: Stands are mixed pine/hardwood forest with pockets of almost pure white pine; coordination with AT Community
will occur;
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45191
Location:
Otherside Rx Burn
CE
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Carter. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Compartment 301.
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
Completed
Actual: 03/30/2015
04/2015
Jim Stelick
423-735-1500
jstelick@fs.fed.us
Description: low intensity burn; develop open woodland conditions; 92 acres
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45189
Location:
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Carter. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Comp
301.
Peninsula Forest Health Project - Forest products
On Hold
N/A
N/A
CE
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:
Peninsula Prescribed Burn
Project
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Sullivan. Sullivan County, Compartment
118.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Fuels management
On Hold
CE
N/A
N/A
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:
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UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Sullivan. Compartment 118, Sullivan
County.
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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)
Rich Mountain
CE
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/12/2015
Expected:03/2015
Project Contact
04/2015
Jim Stelick
423-735-1500
jstelick@fs.fed.us
Description: non-commercial thinning
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45197
Location:
Rogers Ridge Prescribed Burn
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Unicoi. LEGAL - Not Applicable. noncommercial thinning.
- Fuels management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
EA
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:
Sullivan Co Communication
Tower
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Johnson. Rogers Ridge Burn Unit W-08 in
upper East Tennessee.
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/25/2015
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Expected:04/2015
04/2015
Matthew Gilbert
423-743-5925
mjgilbert@fs.fed.us
Description: remove existing tower/guides and install free standing tower; some road widening and new gravel road;
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46331
Location:
UNIT - Watauga Ranger District. STATE - Tennessee. COUNTY - Sullivan. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Sullivan
County.
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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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