Deer Creek Integrated Resource Project
This project seeks to improve stream habitat, riparian corridors, and hydrologic connectivity, improve public recreation and interpretive opportunities, reduce fuel loads, encourage oak regeneration, and improve forest diversity and wildlife habitat.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
The 89,050-acre project area is centered on the town of Green Bank, WV & contains Deer Creek, Greenbrier River, and a portion of Sitlington Creek headwaters. Approx 39% is National Forest System land
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 10/27/2022 |
| Comment Period | 05/16/2024 |
| Objection Period Start | 06/2025 (Estimated) |
| Decision | 08/2025 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 09/2025 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Greenbrier Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project Purpose:
Recreation Management; Wildlife, Fish, Rare Plants; Forest Products; Fuels Management; Watershed Management; Road Management; Climate Change Adaptation
Project Activity:
Road Decommissioning; Developed Site Management; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Trail Management; Roadless Area Management; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Scenery Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Current Status:
In Progress
Forests:
Monongahela National Forest
Districts:
Greenbrier Ranger District
States:
West Virginia
Counties:
Pocahontas
Legal Land Description:
Not Applicable
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Amy Albright
Box 67
Bartow, WV 24920
304-257-4488 x7128
Amy.Albright2@usda.gov
Last Updated: 6/17/2025