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Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan
Updates: 06.29.2020 public comment deadline02.14.2020 Nantahala and Pisgah Proposed Forest Plan published With a comment deadline of Monday, June 29th, the revised Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan is important for two major reasons: It will determine the path of one million acres of forest and streams and the species and towns that depend on them. The Forest […]
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Action Alert – The Biggest Threat Yet to Our Most Important Environmental Law
If you want to know what NEPA is and why it is important, take a listen to this one minute video. Your voice is needed again! Because, once again, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is under attack. Changes proposed by the CEQ (Council on Environmental Quality), which determines how NEPA will be carried out, […]
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Invasives 2.25.2020
Tuesday 2/25/2020 9:00:00 AM 1:00:00 PM Lead: Andrew LinkerLocation: Etowah Bridge; Dahlonega GA Minimum # of registrants required: 5 Outing Description:Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) is quickly gaining ground on part of the forest just 20 minutes away from our office in Dahlonega. Learn how to identify, upload data to citizen science mobile app for invasives, […]
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Foothills Landscape Project
Updates:01/10/2020 30-Day Comment period ended12/11/2019 Official 30-Day Comment period began12/2/2019 Draft Environmental Assessment released RESOURCES: ForestWatch and partner’s Official Comment January 10, 2020 Official Comment Reading Room Compilation of example comments Environmental Assessment – Forest Service 12/2/2019 Foothills Landscape Project Documents – Forest Service Page ForestWatch and partner’s comments on project plans, December 2017 Main […]
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Selling Our Forest Lands
By : Marie Dunkle, ForestWatch Board President In December of 2018 the “Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018,” colloquially known as the “Farm Bill,” was passed into law by the U.S. Congress. A section of that Public Law entitled “Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment” allows the USFS to sell isolated tracts of Georgia National Forest land […]
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The biggest meetings for the biggest project
Foothills Landscape Project The Forest Service has just announced THE three dates for in-person, public input before the Foothills Landscape Project is started. The Forest needs your participation and voice. The Foothills Landscape Project spans from the South Carolina border to Chatsworth and encompasses 157,625 acres, more than a fifth of the entire Chattahoochee National Forest. The […]
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Union County Proposed Shooting Range Near Appalachian Trail
Letters from the public and organizations like Georgia ForestWatch typically improve Forest Service project proposals. Sometimes though, projects that receive initial Forest Service approval still contain major issues. In those cases, people may formally object and have the decision reviewed by the next official up the Forest Service hierarchy, though there are some requirements that […]
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Protecting Ash Trees
Georgia Forestwatch is seeking to save some Biltmore Ash trees in Georgia’s National Forest and your contribution will help: 1. Purchase the treatments that will save the trees from the invasive Emerald Ash Borer 2. Pay for a Licensed Pesticide Applicator to be present during treatments 3. Help organize and train volunteers to participate! TIMELINE:July […]
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How proposed rule changes threaten Georgia’s forests
By: Jess Riddle, Georgia ForestWatch Executive Director Perhaps the best way to understand the magnitude and gravity of the rule changes the Forest Service is proposing is to view them in the context of areas familiar to many Georgia ForestWatch members and volunteers. We’ve talked about the Cooper Creek project many times because it is […]
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Comment NEPA Rule Change
Comment Portal – First Round of comments due August 12, 2019
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