Projects

Project is for a late summer 2025 rally car race and potential future rally car races through December 2030. A rally car race is a timed motorsport event where vehicles do not race side by side but are timed for overall time.

Demolition of two structures that are a public heath and safety concern.

The Forest Service proposes to acquire: 29.336 acres more or less situated on the waters of Stoney Creek (USA Tract U-1634 & U-1634a in Carter County).

The Forest Service proposes to acquire 488 acres, more or less, located in the Fourth Civil District of Washington County southwest of Johnson City, Tennessee.

The project would construct a 36-48 inch wide, 1.1-mile-long, native surface trail in the Buck Branch burn unit. The trail would include viewing areas, fire interpretive kiosks,native plantings, selective tree removal, and trail signs.

The Forest Service is proposing to acquire 2 parcels in Johnson County (U-1632 and U-1633) 14 acres and 41 acres respectively.

Acquire 1,051 acres located in Johnson County northeast of Mountain City, Tennessee.

Daniel Cates:The Forest Service proposes to acquire 14.79 acres in Carter County, TN. Tiger Creek:The Forest Service proposes to acquire 52 acres in Carter County, TN.

This project proposes to redesign both parking areas to better organize their use and provide for perhaps 2-5 additional spaces at any given time. Both projects will be within currently impacted areas and the adjacent impacted areas.

Acquire 186 acre in Johnson County and 324 acres in Carter County TN.

The Forest Service proposes to acquire 65.269 acres, more or less, situated in Civil District No. 1 of Carter County, Tennessee (Shell Creek Road)

Acquire three inholdings with total acreage of 548 acres.This acquisition complements the Goals, Objectives, and Desired Future Conditions and would adopt the 7.E.2-"Dispersed Recreation Area" prescription

Conduct prescribed fire on five existing burn units on the Tellico Ranger District. Project would include multiple burn entries to maintain a fire return interval less than 12 years.

The FY25 Citico Trail Management Project would conduct trail reconstruction, trail reroutes, trail closures, and complete trail removal/recontouring on Little Citico Horse Trails 3 and 4 and Tavern Branch Trail.

The Forest Service proposes to acquire 74.714 acres, more or less, situated on Flat Spring Ridge, North of the tristate corner (NC, TN, VA).

The intent of this project is to produce a landscape scale project that would support the use of mechanical, herbicide and prescribed fire treatments in appropriate forest communities, across the entire Cherokee National Forest landscape.

Acquisition of property known as the Tank Hollow/ Buffalo Rock tract along the French Broad River in Cocke County TN.

Reconstructing the road in one location on FSR 22501 and doing heavy maintenance on 19 other locations along FSR%u2019s 2250, 2251& 22501 in the Gulf area of the Cherokee NF

Prepare a study for determination of an area with adequate suitability for beneficial re-use of treated wastewater.

Hollybush Gap Tract Land Acquisition: 17.18 acres the Granny Lewis Creek drainage. Buffalo Mtn Land Acquisition: 22.26 acres adjacent to Buffalo Mountain ATV Trail.

The Forest Service have developed a proposal to make improvements to the campground and associated infrastructure at the Horse Creek Recreation Area. The reconfiguration would increase accessibility for recreational vehicle camping.

The project would remove the current administration sites at the existing administration area, construct a new administration area, and construct defined camping sites in the overflow camping area.

Johnson County is proposing to erect a 120-foot free-standing metal power pole and a 10x12 concrete building to house radio components and a generator. The pole and building would be constructed on a gravel pad and surrounded by a chain-link fence.

The project would acquire a parcel of land in Monroe County, TN that is approximately 341 acres. The parcel would be managed under the Prescription 9.H Management, Maintenance, and Restoration of Plant Associations to their Ecological Potential.

This project is proposing to relocate approximately a 50 ft long section of trail #189. Waterbars would also be installed to limit stormwater runoff and continued damage to the trail.

Replace the existing kiosk with a 3-panel kiosk and construct a 200 foot split rail fence that will start about 25 feet behind the kiosk.

The proposed forest plan amendment would address the need to assign management prescriptions to four tracts of land that were previously acquired.

Repair, stabilize, and help prevent further erosion on approx. 1000 feet of farm road leading from the barn at the Osborne Farm to the bog and cabin.

The bridge would be replaced with a structure similar to the existing bridge, constructed within the Area of Potential Effect in the attached map. The existing bridge would be removed from the site and disposed of at a suitable location off forest.

The project would provide early successional forest for wildlife, restore forest and wetland comm., release mast-producing trees, improve forest health, provide wildlife habitat components, and manage NFS system and non-system roads

The Cherokee National Forest, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, Monongahela National Forest, and the National Forests in North Carolina seek to implement large landscape red spruce - fir ecosystem restoration.

The project would conduct forest restoration and improvement actions under the programmatic environmental assessment, Restoration of Dry Forest Communities. Additional actions in the project area would include road improvements and prescribed fire.

The project would conduct forest restoration and improvement actions under the programmatic environmental assessment, Restoration of Dry Forest Communities. Additional actions in the project area would include road improvements and prescribed fire.

Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club have submitted a proposal to perform needed repairs to the Roan High Knob shelter along the Appalachian Trail in Carter County, Tennessee.

The Forest Service proposes to acquire 19.439 acres, more or less, located in the First Civil District of Carter County south of U.S. Highway 321

This project would allow routine maintenance on existing trails on the south zone of the Cherokee National Forest and minor reroutes where ground disturbance from natural events, such as tree windfall or landslide, are causing resource damage.

The Southern Appalachian Forests(Cherokee National Forest, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, National Forests in North Carolina and Chattahoochee - Oconee National Forest seek to implement large landscape watershed resiliency efforts.

The Temple Hill U-1638 Land Acquisition Project would acquire approximately 65.5 acres of land near the Temple Hill Elementary School on Tipton Olsen Drive. The parcel would be managed under the 7.E Dispersed Recreation areas- Suitable.

The Forest Service is proposing to acquire 1 parcel in Carter County (U-1636), approximately 52 acres.

The Forest Service is proposing to acquire: 24.38 acres m/l in the Underwood Spring Drainage and 93.8 acres m/l in the Doe Creek Drainage.

The Carolina Mountain Club have proposed to decommission and remove the Walnut Mountain shelter and associated infrastructure from national forest system lands.

The Watauga Ranger District of the Cherokee National Forest is proposing a series of fuel reduction treatments within the wildland-urban interface to improve forest resiliency to wildfire post-Hurricane Helene.

Backcountry Horsemen of East Tennessee have submitted a new proposal to build a connector trail between FSR303 and FSR530211 in Carter County, TN.