Northern Escarpment Ecological Restoration and Fire Resilience

Current Status:
Developing Proposal

Location Summary:
Towns of Leicester, Middlebury and Salisbury

Project Milestones:

Milestone	Date
NEPA Start Date	1/12/2026
Finding/Decision Date

Expected Analysis Type:
Categorical Exclusion

Categorical Exclusion:
USDA-47d-USFS

Lead Management Unit:
Middlebury Ranger District

Project Purpose:
Fuels management; Special area management; Vegetation management (other than forest products); Wildlife, fish, rare plants

Project Decision Information

Expected Decision Date: 7/2026 (Estimated)

States:
Vermont

Counties:
Addison

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Suzanne Gifford
c/o Middlebury Ranger District
1007 Route 7 S
Middlebury, Vermont 5753
802-747-6741
suzanne.gifford@usda.gov

• Comment/Object on Project
• Public Comment/Objection Reading Room

• FS Environmental Management
• CEQ's Guide to NEPA