Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
01/01/2025 to 03/31/2025
White Mountain National Forest

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Report Contents (click to jump to a section) :
-  Projects Occurring Nationwide
-  R9 - Eastern Region, White Mountain National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
-  R9 - Eastern Region, White Mountain National Forest,  Androscoggin Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R9 - Eastern Region, White Mountain National Forest,  Pemigewasset Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R9 - Eastern Region, White Mountain National Forest,  Saco Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Projects Occurring Nationwide  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Land Management Plan Direction for Old-Growth Forest Conditions Across the National Forest System
EIS
 - Land management planning  In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 06/21/2024
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 12/2024  		Expected:01/2025
  		01/2025 Jennifer McRae
202-791-8488
SM.FS.NFSWONGA@usda.gov 
Description: Amend all land management plans for units of the National Forest System to include consistent direction to conserve and steward existing and recruit future old-growth forest conditions and to monitor their condition across planning areas of NFS.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65356
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. National Forests and Grasslands (128 units).
Locatable Mining Rule - 36 CFR 228, subpart A.
EIS
 - Regulations, Directives, Orders  On Hold  N/A  N/A Sarah Shoemaker
907-586-7886
sarahshoemaker@fs.fed.us 
Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes revisions to its regulations at 36 CFR 228, Subpart A governing locatable minerals operations on National Forest System lands.A draft EIS & proposed rule should be available for review/comment in late 2020
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57214
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. These regulations apply to all NFS lands open to mineral entry under the US mining laws. More Information is available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/science-technology/geology/minerals/locatable-minerals/current-revisions.
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White Mountain National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)  

R9 - Eastern Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Appalachian Trail Legacy Restoration Fund: shelters, privies, campsites, bridges & parking areas
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Facility management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/30/2024  		Expected:09/2025
  		10/2025 Stanley Carte
603-536-6245
stanley.carte@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=67029
Location: UNIT - White Mountain National Forest All Units. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Coos, Grafton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. along AT in Coos and Grafton Counties.
Grafton County Fiber Optic Special Use Permit
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/30/2024  		Expected:04/2025
  		05/2025 Jennifer Burnett
603-536-6237
jennifer.burnett2@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66950
Location: UNIT - White Mountain National Forest All Units. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Grafton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Project is in the towns of Landaff, Waterville Valley, Benton, Easton, and Orford, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
Wilderness Standard Forest Plan Amendment-Trail Management
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Land management planning
- Recreation management
- Projects that may affect Wilderness (for mailing list contacts) 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/02/2023
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 03/2025  		Expected:10/2025
  		10/2025 Theresa Corless
603-536-6135
theresa.corless@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63551
Location: UNIT - White Mountain National Forest All Units. STATE - Maine, New Hampshire. COUNTY - Oxford, Carroll, Coos, Grafton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. all designated Wilderness on the White Mountain National Forest.
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White Mountain National Forest,   Androscoggin Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R9 - Eastern Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Eversource S-136 Transmission Line Rebuild Project
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management
- Facility management 		 Completed  Actual: 12/04/2024  12/2024 Marianne Leberman
603-466-2713 ext216
marianne.leberman@usda.gov 
Description: Eversource, permit holder for utility lines across the WMNF, has identified 214 existing structures that need to be replaced within the existing right of way (ROW) of the S-136 transmission line in Whitefield, Jefferson, Randolph, and Gorham NH.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65419
Location: UNIT - Androscoggin Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Coos. LEGAL - Not Applicable. About seven miles of the Whitefield to Berlin (S-136) transmission line in Jefferson, Randolph, and Gorham; Coos County, New Hampshire.
Great Glen Libby Trace Mountain Bike Spur Trail Construction
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Special use management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2025  		Expected:06/2025  10/2025 Erica Dickerman
603-536-6100
erica.dickerman@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=67027
Location: UNIT - Androscoggin Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Coos. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Great Glen Outdoors Center, Greens Grant, base of Mount Washington, Route 16.
Hermit Lake Complex Shelters
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Special use management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/29/2024  		Expected:04/2025
  		04/2025 Travis Pellerin
303-567-3016
travis.pellerin@usda.gov 
Description: Removal of one Adirondack shelter, rehabilitation of two shelters, construction of three tent platforms and construction of a five-bay composting toilet system.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65417
Location: UNIT - Androscoggin Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Coos. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Pinkham Notch, about two and a half miles up the Tuckerman Ravine Trail from AMC Pinkham Notch Visitor Center on Route sixteen.
Huntington Ravine Winter Access Trail Bridge Replacements
CE
 - Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/30/2024  		Expected:03/2025
  		10/2025 Bryanne Thompson
603-536-6257
Bryanne.Thompson@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=67033
Location: UNIT - Androscoggin Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Coos. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Huntington Ravine Winter Access Trail connects Tuckerman Ravine Trail with the base of Huntington Ravine. Eastern flank of Mt Washington 1.6 miles from Pinkham Notch Visitor Center.
Mount Moriah Trail Bog Bridge Replacements
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2025  		Expected:10/2025  10/2025 Nathan Peters
603-466-2713
nathan.peters@usda.gov 
Description: AMC proposes to replace up to 12 deteriorating bog bridges in kind along the Mount Moriah trail (AT). There are four project sites. Existing waterbars in the area will be improved. Materials will be airlifted and then carried to the sites.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=67026
Location: UNIT - Androscoggin Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Coos. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Mount Moriah Trail, Gorham.
One Mile Lonesome Ridge Integrated Resource Project
EA
 - Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
- Watershed management
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/12/2024
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 06/2025  		Expected:12/2025
  		09/2026 Scott Hall
603-536-6226
scott.hall@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65064
Location: UNIT - Androscoggin Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Coos. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The One Mile Lonesome Ridge habitat management unit along the Kilkenny Loop Road in Berlin, New Hampshire.
Pinkham Notch Visitor Center Accessible Trail Establishment
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2025  		Expected:09/2025  10/2025 Nathan Peters
603-466-2713
nathan.peters@usda.gov 
Description: Create an accessible trail, meeting Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines(FSTAG), at the Pinkham Notch Visitor Center.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=67025
Location: UNIT - Androscoggin Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Coos. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Pinkham Notch Visitors Center, Gorham.
Success Pond Ingalls Valley Road Culvert Removal
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/30/2024  		Expected:10/2025
  		10/2025 William Oneill
603-466-2713 x1231
william.oneill@usda.gov 
Description: The Androscoggin Ranger District proposes the removal of three culverts on the dead-end Ingalls Valley Road located off Success Pond Road.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65961
Location: UNIT - Androscoggin Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Coos. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The Success Trailhead sign on Ingalls Valley Road just off Success Pond Road in Success Township, Coos County, New Hampshire.
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White Mountain National Forest,   Pemigewasset Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R9 - Eastern Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
AMC Galehead Hut Solar Hot Water Panel Installation
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/20/2024  		Expected:04/2025
  		05/2025 Marianne Leberman
603-466-2713 ext216
marianne.leberman@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=67012
Location: UNIT - Pemigewasset Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Grafton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. AMC Galehead Hut in Lincoln, New Hampshire.
Campton Dam Conveyance
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Land ownership management
- Facility management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/29/2024  		Expected:10/2025
  		10/2025 James Detzel
603-536-6250
james.detzel@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65605
Location: UNIT - Pemigewasset Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Grafton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Campton Dam, Town of Campton, Grafton County, New Hampshire (NH) Mad River, NH Route 49, Pond Road.
Eversource X-178-1 Transmission Line Rebuild
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/29/2024  		Expected:01/2025
  		01/2025 Marianne Leberman
603-466-2713 ext216
marianne.leberman@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65963
Location: UNIT - Pemigewasset Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Grafton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. About one quarter of a mile of the established Beebe to North Woodstock transmission line going through Campton, Thornton, and Woodstock, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
Eversource X-178-2 Transmission Line Rebuild and Optical Ground Wire Installation
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2025  		Expected:10/2025  10/2025 Marianne Leberman
603-536-6236
marianne.leberman@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=67011
Location: UNIT - Pemigewasset Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Grafton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Towns of Woodstock, Lincoln, and Easton in Grafton County.
Fabyans Cabin Rental Development
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/30/2024  		Expected:07/2025
  		07/2025 Ryan Twomey
603-536-6102
ryan.twomey@usda.gov 
Description: The Pemigewasset Ranger District proposes to redevelop Fabyans cabin into a rental camp, along with additional administrative uses.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65964
Location: UNIT - Pemigewasset Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Grafton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Fabyans Cabin off Old Cherry Mountain Road in Carroll, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
Falling Waters Trail Relocation
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  Completed  Actual: 10/17/2024  04/2025 Michael Mosley
603-536-6107
michael.mosley@usda.gov 
Description: Relocate about 5100 feet of the Falling Waters trail to a more sustainable grade and location, along with construction of a new 1900-foot spur trail to Cloudland Falls. Work would be done by the Appalachian Mountain Club.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66490
Location: UNIT - Pemigewasset Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Grafton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Falling Waters Trail off Franconia Notch State Park along Interstate 93 in the town of Franconia.
Lincoln Woods Trail Reconstruction 2021
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/30/2021  		Expected:07/2025
  		07/2025 Brett Durham
603-536-6251
Brett.Durham@usda.gov 
Description: Installation of slope stability measures and a retaining wall along eight hundred feet of the Lincoln Woods Trail.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61348
Location: UNIT - Pemigewasset Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Grafton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Eight hundred feet of the Lincoln Woods Trail starting about one-half mile from the Lincoln Woods Trailhead in Lincoln, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
Lost River Integrated Resource Project
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/31/2023
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 01/2025  		Expected:08/2025
  		08/2025 Scott Hall
603-536-6226
scott.hall@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63401
Location: UNIT - Pemigewasset Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Grafton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project is focused on the Lost River and Franconia Habitat Management Units in Woodstock and Lincoln, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
Russell Pond Campground Vegetation Management Project
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Vegetation management (other than forest products)  In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/29/2024  		Expected:09/2025
  		10/2025 Benjamin Farina
603-536-6131
benjamin.farina@usda.gov 
Description: Harvest white ash and other hazard trees within one tree length to campsites and common areas at the Russell Pond Campground.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65966
Location: UNIT - Pemigewasset Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Grafton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The immediate vicinity of Russell Pond Campground up to 100 feet outside the perimeter, off Russell Pond Road accessed via Tripoli Road in Woodstock and Thornton, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
Waterville Vallely Resort Proposed Expansion
EIS

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Land management planning
- Recreation management
- Special use management
- Facility management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. NOI in Federal Register 04/2025  		Expected:10/2027  12/2027 Matthew Loscalzo
720-908-1213
Matthew.Loscalzo@usda.gov 
Description: Waterville Valley Resort proposes expansion of its special use permit boundary; installation of a village to summit lift system; ski terrain areas; facilities; new snowmaking infrastructure; parking; and amendments to the White Mountain Forest Plan.
Location: UNIT - Pemigewasset Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Grafton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Waterville Valley Resort and adjacent land.
Waterville Valley Resort Uphill Route Construction
CE
 - Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2025  		Expected:08/2025  10/2025 Erica Dickerman
603-536-6100
erica.dickerman@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=67014
Location: UNIT - Pemigewasset Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Grafton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Waterville Valley Resort.
Waterville Valley Ski Resort Red Feathers Cross-Country Ski Trail Construction
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/20/2024  		Expected:04/2025
  		04/2025 Erica Dickerman
603-536-6100
erica.dickerman@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65636
Location: UNIT - Pemigewasset Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Grafton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Within the Waterville Valley Resort special use permit boundary on National Forest System lands in Waterville Valley, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
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White Mountain National Forest,   Saco Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R9 - Eastern Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Albany Wildfire Resiliency Project
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Fuels management  Completed  Actual: 12/03/2024  12/2024 Nicholas Jeros
603-536-6261
nicholas.jeros@usda.gov 
Description: Apply fire to 725 acres across five units and conduct about 235 acres of timber harvesting across thirteen units to reduce fuel loads.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64861
Location: UNIT - Saco Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Carroll. LEGAL - Not Applicable. About 750 acres of the Wildland-Urban Interface on National Forest System lands in Albany and Hales Location, New Hampshire.
Government Pit Mineral Site Designation
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Minerals and Geology  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 02/2025  		Expected:12/2025  01/2026 James Innes
603-447-5448 x 5102
james.innes@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Location: UNIT - Saco Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Carroll. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Off High Street, just past High Street Cemetary in Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire.
Hales Location Wildfire Resiliency Project
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Fuels management  Completed  Actual: 12/03/2024  12/2024 Nicholas Jeros
603-536-6261
nicholas.jeros@usda.gov 
Description: Apply fire to 913 acres across two units in Albany and Hales Location to reduce hazardous fuel loading and remove suppressed or overstocked tree species. Hazard trees would be identified during site preparation and removed before burning begins.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63301
Location: UNIT - Saco Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Carroll. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Saco Ranger District, located west of Forest roads 227 and 380 and east of high School Loop and Tent Boulder bike trails in Albany and Hales Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire.
Jackson Ski Touring Center Bengt Trail Bridge Replacement and Trail Reroute
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2025  		Expected:07/2025  07/2025 Erica Dickerman
603-536-6100
erica.dickerman@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=67019
Location: UNIT - Saco Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Carroll. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Jackson Ski Touring Center Bengt Trail between the Ellis River Trail South Branch and the South Hall Trail.
Kancamagus Highway and Conway Oak and Ash Salvage
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) 		 Completed  Actual: 12/10/2024  12/2024 Rick Alimi
603-447-5448 x103
Richard.Alimi@usda.gov 
Description: in 2020 spongy moth caused heavy mortality in Conway and Albany. Dead oaks near the road in the Moat area and in the Blackberry Crossing Campground are a hazard and need to be removed. This project will remove ash trees from Covered Bridge Campground
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=67020
Location: UNIT - Saco Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Carroll. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Three locations: one location at Blackberry Crossing Campground and Covered Bridge parking lot and Covered Bridge Campground along the Kancamagus Highway, as well as along the Conway burn units.
NHDOT Chatham Storage Building Replacement
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management
- Facility management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/30/2022  		Expected:10/2025
  		10/2025 Jennifer Burnett
603-536-6237
jennifer.burnett2@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62438
Location: UNIT - Saco Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Carroll. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Storage area off of Butler Hill Rd., Chatham, Carroll County, New Hampshire.
Sawyer River 2 Bridge Replacement and Project-Specific Forest Plan Amendment
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Land management planning
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Objection Period Legal Notice 11/07/2024  		Expected:02/2025
  		05/2025 Bryanne Thompson
603-536-6257
Bryanne.Thompson@usda.gov 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63025
Location: UNIT - Saco Ranger District. STATE - New Hampshire. COUNTY - Carroll. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Sawyer River 2 bridge along Sawyer River Road, off route 302 in Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire.
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