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Note: Not all proposed projects may appear on the map. See the list below for a more complete list.
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Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest
The Forest Service follows NEPA regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Under this rule, Forest Service officials determine which proposed projects are shared for public input.
The agency no longer issues a schedule of proposed actions (SOPA) report. Below is the current list of proposed projects available for review—your opportunity to learn more, share feedback, and stay engaged in decisions that shape the future of our public lands.
The purpose of the project is to enhance stream habitat conditions for trout and other aquatic species, which would move these areas toward the desired conditions stated in the Forest Plan.
The primary objective of this project is to restore and maintain native forest communities, reduce stand density in pine and pine-oak stands to improve forest health, expand prescribed fire use, and enhance terrestrial and aquatic habitat diversity.
The BRRD is proposing 183 total acres of early-successional habitat across the district, including areas within the Coopers Creek and Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Areas, through commercial and non-commercial means.
The purpose of this project is to maintain or restore biologic integrity, connectivity, resilience, and soil and water quality on the 157,625 acres of the Foothills Landscape. More at: www.fs.usda.gov/goto/Foothills
The applicant is requesting issuance of a special use authorization for a construction and maintenance of a radio communications site located on Brawley Mountain adjacent to the existing fire tower to provide voice and data services.
Proposed actions include maintenance and rehabilitation of existing assets to include water supply line replacements, toilet replacements, lake retaining wall repairs and beach hardening, shelter repairs, picnic area replacements, campground maintenance and signage replacement.
Integrated resource management project aimed to improve forest health, return fire back to the landscape, improve habitat for rare plants, and conduct road improvement projects in the area.
Expand public use opportunities at the Morganton Point Campground by adding new campsites, building small cabins at new camp sites, and expand utilities to service new sites and cabins.
The Chattooga River Ranger District is proposing to close the entirety of Panther Creek Recreation Area to public use for a period of up to two years to protect human health and safety due to damage that was sustained during Hurricane Helene.
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.
A landowner requests a 30'x20' right of way across National Forest System Lands to access their private inholding. The right of way is requested off Tatum Lead Road in Murray County.
The Chattooga River Ranger District is proposing activities to improve watershed conditions, including water quality, and to promote both game and non-game aquatic organism habitat, including native brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis).
Windstream proposes to install or replace existing fiber optic communications infrastructure, including but not limited to installation or replacement of underground fiber, utility cabinets, fiber on existing above-ground utility lines, guylines, and poles already supporting wired infrastructure.
Windstream proposes to install or replace existing fiber optic communications infrastructure, including but not limited to installation or replacement of underground fiber, utility cabinets, fiber on existing above-ground utility lines, guylines, and poles already supporting wired infrastructure.
Windstream proposes to upgrade and install fiber optic cable and supporting infrastructure along existing road rights-of-way and utility corridors on NFS lands of the Chattahoochee-Oconee NF in White and Habersham counties, Georgia on the Chattooga River Ranger District.
Windstream proposes to install or replace existing fiber optic communications infrastructure, including but not limited to installation or replacement of underground fiber, utility cabinets, fiber on existing above-ground utility lines, guylines, and poles already supporting wired infrastructure.
Windstream proposes to install or replace existing fiber optic communications infrastructure, including but not limited to installation or replacement of underground fiber, utility cabinets, fiber on existing above-ground utility lines, guy lines, and poles already supporting wired infrastructure.
