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Projects
Our Forest Plan is implemented through site-specific management projects designed to bring the Forest to its desired future condition and serve the needs of resources and people. We conduct environmental analyses, prepare design documents, and conduct field work to accomplish these goals. Public announcement of site-specific projects can be found on the Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA), which is prepared quarterly.
Documents relating to active NEPA projects are located on the main White Mountain National Forest Projects page. Projects that have been removed from the SOPA can still be accessed from the Project Archives link below.
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White Mountain National Forest Project Spotlights
Lost River Integrated Resource Project
The Pemigewasset Ranger District of the White Mountain National Forest proposes recreation, transportation, vegetation, and wildlife habitat management activities within the Lost River project area, Woodstock, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
One Mile Lonesome Ridge Integrated Resource Project
The Androscoggin Ranger District is developing a proposal for watershed, wildlife habitat, vegetation management, and recreation management actions in the One Mile Lonesome Ridge habitat management unit.
All Current and Recent Projects
Note: Not all projects may appear on map. See list below for complete list of projects with more information or documentation.
Developing Proposal
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Bretton Woods 2025 Bridge Replacements
Eight trail bridges have reached the end of their life span and need to be replaced to maintain the trail network. The replacement bridges may use wood and/or steel and may need to be longer to accommodate stream dynamics
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Eversource X-178-2 Transmission Line Rebuild and Optical Ground Wire Installation
Eversource proposes replacing about 140 wooden utility poles (i.e. structures) with steel pole equivalents in the existing ROW, as well as installing about 102,000 linear feet of Optical Ground Wire.
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Government Pit Mineral Site Designation
Cutting about 50 red pine trees over three inch or larger diameter at breast height and removing fill in about a 100 by 100-foot area on the north side of the pit to establish the Government Pit mineral collection site.
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Great Glen Libby Trace Mountain Bike Spur Trail Construction
Construction of a new 0.4 of a mile long single-track mountain bike spur trail about 24 inches wide at Great Glen Outdoors Center.
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Jackson Ski Touring Center Bengt Trail Bridge Replacement and Trail Reroute
This project proposes two bridge replacements. If the current locations are not suitable, new locations nearby will be considered, and a small trail reroute to tie the new bridges to the existing trail may be necessary.
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Pinkham Notch Visitor Center Accessible Trail Establishment
Create an accessible trail, meeting Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines(FSTAG), at the Pinkham Notch Visitor Center.
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Waterville Valley Resort Uphill Route Construction
Waterville Valley Resort [proposes to construct a new uphill route about 0.8 miles long and three feet wide through trees to move the existing uphill route awayfrom an existing downhill route.
Under Analysis
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AMC Galehead Hut Solar Hot Water Panel Installation
EMC proposes to install 6 flat-plate style solar thermal collectors on the roof of the Galehead Hut to reduce propane used to heat water.
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Appalachian Trail Legacy Restoration Fund: shelters, privies, campsites, bridges & parking areas
NPS proposed projects on the AT to address deferred maintenance. Maintenance work would occur at shelters, privies, parking areas, campsites, and trail bridges across the forest.
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Campton Dam Conveyance
Project focus would be to convey the dam, which will result in a similar land use and alleviate the maintenance burden from the Forest Service. This would be a direct sale to the permittee of the special use permit.
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Fabyans Cabin Rental Development
The Pemigewasset Ranger District proposes to redevelop Fabyans cabin into a rental camp, along with additional administrative uses.
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Grafton County Fiber Optic Special Use Permit
Grafton County proposes to install about 9.5 miles of fiber optic line, about 7.2 miles aerially on existing utility poles and about 2.3 miles in new buried conduit.
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Hermit Lake Complex Shelters
Removal of one Adirondack shelter, rehabilitation of two shelters, construction of three tent platforms and construction of a five-bay composting toilet system.
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Huntington Ravine Winter Access Trail Bridge Replacements
Replace 5 bridges at the end of their lifespan along Huntington Ravine Water Access Trail. The trail network is used for winter recreation and is an admin route as it is used for rescues and winter avalanche forecasting.
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Lincoln Woods Trail Reconstruction 2021
Installation of slope stability measures and a retaining wall along eight hundred feet of the Lincoln Woods Trail.
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Lost River Integrated Resource Project
The Pemigewasset Ranger District of the White Mountain National Forest proposes recreation, transportation, vegetation, and wildlife habitat management activities within the Lost River project area, Woodstock, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
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NHDOT Chatham Storage Building Replacement
New Hampshire DoT requests the White Mountain National Forest authorize the replacement of a 70 year old storage building and construction of a new salt storage building.
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One Mile Lonesome Ridge Integrated Resource Project
The Androscoggin Ranger District is developing a proposal for watershed, wildlife habitat, vegetation management, and recreation management actions in the One Mile Lonesome Ridge habitat management unit.
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Russell Pond Campground Vegetation Management Project
Harvest white ash and other hazard trees within one tree length to campsites and common areas at the Russell Pond Campground.
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Success Pond Ingalls Valley Road Culvert Removal
The Androscoggin Ranger District proposes the removal of three culverts on the dead-end Ingalls Valley Road located off Success Pond Road.
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Waterville Valley Ski Resort Red Feathers Cross-Country Ski Trail Construction
Waterville Valley Ski Resort proposes to construct the 2130-foot Red Feathers Nordic ski trail that will connect the Livermore and Moose Run Nordic ski trails as part of the Waterville Valley Ski Resort Nordic ski trail network.
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Wilderness Standard Forest Plan Amendment-Trail Management
Amending the Forest Plan to enable relocations of trails in Wilderness and addition of existing travel corridors to the National Forest Trail System when for resource protection purposes.
Analysis Completed
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Eversource X-178-1 Transmission Line Rebuild
The Eversource Energy company proposes to replace five wooden H-frame structures with new, steel H-frame structures along 0.28 of a mile of the Right-Of-Way within the White Mountain National Forest.
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Mount Washington Land Exchange
Land exchange of about 1.5 acres with the privately owned Cog Railway in the Mount Washington area. Area to be exchanged includes all existing infrastructure. Area to be acquired is undeveloped land adjacent to existing National Forest System land.
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Peabody West Integrated Resource Project
Proposed recreation, transportation, vegetation, and wildlife habitat management activities in the Peabody West project area, Coos County, NH.
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Sandwich Vegetation Management Project
Implement a combination of silvicultural and fuels treatments to advance goals, objectives, and desired conditions of the Forest Plan for vegetation, wildlife, and other resources
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Sawyer River 2 Bridge Replacement and Project-Specific Forest Plan Amendment
Replace the Sawyer River 2 bridge with a similar bridge type. A project-specific forest plan amendment is needed to exempt the bridge from the standard on page 2-31 of the forest plan.
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Wanosha Integrated Resource Project
Proposed recreation, wildlife habitat, vegetation, and transportation management activities.
Cancelled
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Lower Falls Toilet Replacement
Removal of up to twenty trees and demolition of current Lower Falls Recreation site toilet building and possibly old vault. Replace with new buildings and installed vaults. After installation, backfill and landscape sites.
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Zealand Prescribed Fire
Apply fire to thirty acres of the Zealand Wildlife Opening to promote Beaked Hazelnut and Blueberry growth. Burns would be conducted on a four year cycle but may be done earlier depending on habitat needs.
Project Archive
Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Project Archive.
