Headwaters Red Spruce Restoration

Location Summary:
Project area spans about 7,320 acres on the Gauley District in the headwaters of the North Fork Cherry River and Cranberry River watersheds, about 15 miles west of Marlinton, West Virginia.

Project Milestones:

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	10/2025 (Estimated)
Comment Period	10/2025 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	11/2025 (Estimated)
Decision	12/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation	05/2026 (Estimated)

Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment

Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other

Lead Management Unit:
Gauley Ranger District

Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) Non-HFRA

Project Purpose:
Wildlife, Fish, Rare Plants; Forest Products; Vegetation Management (Other Than Forest Products)

Project Activity:
Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements

Current Status:
Developing Proposal

Forests:
Monongahela National Forest

Districts:
Gauley Ranger District

States:
West Virginia

Counties:
Greenbrier; Pocahontas; Webster

Legal Land Description:
Not Applicable

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Adrienne Nottingham
932 North Fork Cherry Rd
Richwood, WV 26261
304-799-4334
adrienne.nottingham@usda.gov

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

• FS Environmental Management
• CEQ's Guide to NEPA