Source: http://www.fs.fed.us/sopa/components/reports/sopa-110808-2012-10.html
Timestamp: 2016-05-24 06:08:44
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Schedule Of Proposed Action - 10/01/2012 to 12/31/2012 - George Washington and Jefferson National Forest Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)10/01/2012 to 12/31/2012George Washington and Jefferson National Forest This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
- Watershed management - Road management Completed Actual: 09/27/2012 11/2012 Karen Stevens540-839-2521karenlstevens@fs.fed.us Description: Decommission approximately 30 miles of roads on the James River and Warm Springs Ranger Districts
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 10/2012 Expected:12/2012 03/2013 Karen Stevens540-839-2521karenlstevens@fs.fed.us Description: Harvest timber and improve wildlife habitat in the vicinity of Little Mountain
- Land management planning In Progress:DEIS NOA in Federal Register 06/03/2011Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 11/2012 Expected:01/2013 01/2013 Karen Overcash540-265-5175kovercash@fs.fed.us Description: Revised Forest Plan
Web Link: http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=31884
- Special use management In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 06/22/2012 Expected:11/2012 01/2013 Terry Adams276-328-2931dlskinner@fs.fed.us Description: AEP proposes to rebuild about 6 miles of transmission line within its existing 100 ft. wide ROW. Approximately 1 mile of the line crosses USFS land. The project will include replacing the conductor and poles; and adding access roads to the permit.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Road management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 10/2012 Expected:03/2013 05/2013 Terry Adams276-328-2931terryadams@fs.fed.us Description: Fire management, Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants, Forest products, Vegetation management (other than forest products), Road management Location: UNIT - Clinch Ranger District. STATE - Virginia. COUNTY - Scott, Wise. Flatwoods Area.
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 11/2012 Expected:01/2013 03/2013 Terry Adams276-328-2931terryadams@fs.fed.us Description: Prescribed burn and mechanical treatment in a 90-400 acre zone adjacent to the Lauren's Camp Community to reduce natural fuel build up and improve plant vigor. Location: UNIT - Clinch Ranger District. STATE - Virginia. COUNTY - Scott. LEGAL - Scott County, Virginia, South-East of the City of Nortn, and Soutt-West of the Town of Coeburn. Adjacent to Lauren's Camp Community on Osborn Ridge, Scott County, Virginia.
- Minerals and Geology Cancelled N/A N/A Thomas Collins540-265-5152tkcollins@fs.fed.us Description: Natural gas development of 21 gas wells on a federal lease within an inventoried roadless area. Lease is held by production by a private well that is withdrawing federal minerals. Active lease predates roadless designation. Location: UNIT - Clinch Ranger District. STATE - Virginia. COUNTY - Wise. Pine Mountain, Wise County, VA., Clinch RD.
- Fuels management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 01/2013 Expected:05/2013 07/2013 Terry Adams276-328-2931terryadams@fs.fed.us Description: Prescribed Fire to Improve Forest Health, Yellow Pine Regeneration and Reduce Hazardous Fuels in Urban interface (WUI).
Bastian Parking LotCE
- Special use management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 10/2012 Expected:11/2012 12/2012 Jesse Overcash540-552-4641jovercash@fs.fed.us Description: Construction of parking lot at US 52 and VA 615 intersection in Bastian.
Location: UNIT - Eastern Divide Ranger District. STATE - Virginia. COUNTY - Bland. In the town of Bastian.
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 11/2012 Expected:01/2013 03/2013 Jesse Overcash540-552-4641jovercash@fs.fed.us Description: Prescribed burns for pine restoration, fuel reduction in urban interface, creation of open oak woodlands, and to improve condition class.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 10/2012 Expected:01/2013 03/2013 Mark Miller540-552-4641markmiller@fs.fed.us Description: Oak enhancment (to establish oak seedlings in advance of future harvests) and pre-commercial thinning (crop tree release) treatments will be implemented on approximately 1500 acres in 70 stands across the district.
- Recreation management On Hold N/A N/A Sheryl Lyles540-552-4641slyles@fs.fed.us Description: Development of new trail segments and closure of unsustainable segments of trail in the Flat Top Trail System area.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Watershed management - Road management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 11/2012 Expected:04/2013 08/2013 Mark Miller540-552-4641markmiller@fs.fed.us Description: Commercial timber harvest, Commercial Thinning, Non-commercial timber stand improvement, Treatment of non-native invasive species, planting oak and American Chestnut seedlings, Prescribed burning
Gold Bond Oak Enhancement Prescribed Burn Expansion ProjectCE
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management Cancelled N/A N/A Mark Miller540-552-4641markmiller@fs.fed.us Description: Expand prescribed burn area- Gold Bond post harvest prescribed burn. Gold Bond expansion will add approximately 40 acres. Purpose of the expansion is to promote oak regeneration.
Location: UNIT - Eastern Divide Ranger District. STATE - Virginia. COUNTY - Giles. Giles County near the Gold Bond community in the Stony Creek watershed.
Kimballton Mine exploratory drillingCE
- Special area management In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 06/23/2012 Expected:10/2012 11/2012 Jesse Overcash540-552-4641jovercash@fs.fed.us Description: Proposed drilling of two exploratory core holes associated with existing underground limestone mining under National Forest lands near Olean in Giles County, Virginia.
Location: UNIT - Eastern Divide Ranger District. STATE - Virginia. COUNTY - Giles. Project area is approximately 1 air mile east of Olean, Virginia.
- Recreation management Cancelled N/A N/A Cynthia Schiffer540-552-4641cschiffer@fs.fed.us Description: Close out all trails and rehabilitate trails and parking areas and remove vault toilet. Location: UNIT - Eastern Divide Ranger District. STATE - Virginia. COUNTY - Botetourt. Patterson Creek area.
- Heritage resource management - Special area management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Research and Development Completed Actual: 01/24/2012 08/2012 Mark Miller540-552-4641markmiller@fs.fed.us Description: Expand existing American Chestnut Cooperators research plot by 0.25 acre below Poverty Creek road, Cutting and removing trees, planting new American Chestnuts. This decision has been signed and the project implementation has begun.
- Recreation management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 12/2012 Expected:03/2013 05/2013 Sheryl Lyles540-552-4641slyles@fs.fed.us Description: Development of new trail segments and closure of unsustainable segments of trail.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management - Road management In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 10/19/2011 Expected:12/2012 04/2013 William Ellis540-552-4641williamsellis@fs.fed.us Description: Commercial timber harvest, commericial thinning, Non-commercial timber stand improvement, Treatment of non-native species, prescribed burning
- Road management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 11/2012 Expected:01/2013 03/2013 Cynthia Schiffer540-552-4641cschiffer@fs.fed.us Description: Change travel management status (opening and closing dates on selected roads) across the district. Location: UNIT - Eastern Divide Ranger District. STATE - Virginia, West Virginia. COUNTY - Monroe, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski. Select roads across the district.
Tract J-1732 Fee ConveyanceCE
- Recreation management - Land ownership management Cancelled N/A N/A Karen Overcash540-265-5175kovercash@fs.fed.us Description: Tract 1144 was originally purchased for Appalachian National Scenic Trail location. AT will be relocated away from tract. Portion of tract (now referenced as J-1732) will no longer be needed.
Location: UNIT - Eastern Divide Ranger District. STATE - Virginia. COUNTY - Giles. Tract is located north of the Celanese Acetate LLC plant located between towns of Narrows and Pearisburg, southwest side of Peters Mtn, north of the New River.
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) Completed Actual: 01/17/2012 01/2013 Mark Miller540-552-4641markmiller@fs.fed.us Description: This project (thinning, group selection, planting, spot control of fern) was listed in the previous SOPA. Includes non-native invasive species treatment. The decision has been signed and the timber sale is out for bids.
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/22/2012 Expected:10/2012 01/2013 John Donahue540-291-2188jdonahue01@fs.fed.us Description: Commercial Timber Harvest, Non-Commercial Timber Stand Improvement, Wildlife Habitat Improvement Location: UNIT - Glenwood and Pedlar Ranger Districts. STATE - Virginia. COUNTY - Amherst. Pedlar Ranger District, Amherst County, Virginia, East of Blue Ridge Parkway.
Pedlar Timber Stand ImprovementCE
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 09/07/2012 Expected:04/2013 05/2013 John Donahue540-291-2188jdonahue01@fs.fed.us Description: Perform a pre-commercial crop tree release on approximately 340 acres in 14 seperate young forest stands.
Location: UNIT - Glenwood and Pedlar Ranger Districts. STATE - Virginia. COUNTY - Amherst. Pedlar Ranger District, Pedlar River Watershed.
- Special use management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 11/2012 Expected:01/2013 03/2013 Kathy Hall540-291-2188khall@fs.fed.us Description: Replacement of an existing water storage tank
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 01/2013 Expected:03/2013 04/2013 Ed Haverlack540-962-2214ehaverlack@fs.fed.us Description: Prescribed burn a wildlife clearing of approximately 80 acres to improve quality forage and nutrient cycling
- Recreation management - Watershed management Cancelled N/A N/A Lorraine Thomas540-839-2521lthomas01@fs.fed.us Description: Repair and maintain public access sites along the Jackson River, includes parking areas and canoe access sites.
- Recreation management - Road management In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 07/21/2010 Expected:11/2012 01/2013 Karen Stevens540-839-2521karenlstevens@fs.fed.us Description: Restore public motorized access to Peters Mountain.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Watershed management In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/22/2011 Expected:01/2013 05/2013 Holden Mason540-984-4101hmason@fs.fed.us Description: Harvesting timber on approximately 414 acres. Project situated in compartments 215,216,217,218 and 219 in Shenandoah County along Great North Mountain
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/01/2011 Expected:02/2013 05/2013 Holden Mason540-984-4101hmason@fs.fed.us Description: Harvesting timber on approximately 160 acres. this proposal is situated in compartments 221 and 250 in Rockingham County, Virginia along the eastern sideslopes of Church Mountain along FDR 482 and FDR 1615
- Recreation management In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/05/2009 Expected:12/2013 02/2013 Katie Donahue540-984-4101kdonahue@fs.fed.us Description: MA 15 & 9 on the Lee District. Relocating two very steep sections that exceed 60 percent slope and difficult to maintain
- Recreation management In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 02/25/2011 Expected:12/2012 08/2013 William Cober276-783-5196wcober@fs.fed.us Description: Desert Dog: Relocate 1400' section of AT, 6 miles north of I-81 near Groseclose, VA in Smyth County. Reed Creek: Relocate approximately 300' section of trail in Crawfish Valley area of Wythe Co about 2.7 miles north of Desert Dog relocation.
- Regulations, Directives, Orders In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 11/18/2008 Expected:11/2012 01/2013 Carla Dunn540-265-5197cdunn@fs.fed.us Description: Sale of government property at 128 Lady Slipper Lane, Ivanhoe, VA in Grayson County.
- Grazing management Completed Actual: 09/27/2012 10/2012 Tom Blevins276-783-5196tblevins@fs.fed.us Description: Grazing allotment
- Recreation management In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 09/22/2011 Expected:12/2012 10/2013 Sara Schell276-782-4377sschell@fs.fed.us Description: Rehabilitation of the Comers Rock trailhead, trail, and viewing platform.
- Grazing management Completed Actual: 09/27/2012 10/2012 Tom Blevins276-783-5196tblevins@fs.fed.us Description: grazing allotment reauthorization
- Road management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 11/2012 Expected:01/2013 03/2013 Beth Merz276-783-5196bmerz@fs.fed.us Description: Seasonal Road Closures as conditions warrent, for resource protection and public safety
- Special use management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 11/2012 Expected:12/2012 01/2013 David Skinner276-328-2931dlskinner@fs.fed.us Description: Various special use proposals for hay fields, recreation services, events, communication site use, private access, etc.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 10/2012 Expected:12/2012 03/2013 Karen Stevens540-839-2521karenlstevens@fs.fed.us Description: Prescribe burn 31,475 acres within 23 areas on National Forest and VDGIF property as part of the Appalachian Fire Learning Network.
- Special use management Developing ProposalEst. Scoping Start 11/2012 Expected:12/2012 12/2012 Lorraine Thomas540-839-2521lthomas01@fs.fed.us Description: Upgrade Hidden Valley Campground host with an electrical hookup.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants In Progress:215 Comment Period Legal Notice 09/27/2012 Expected:11/2012 11/2012 Steve Tanguay540-839-2521stanguay@fs.fed.us Description: Create early successional habitat in the vincinity of Paddy Knob.