Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest Plan nears completion

Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest Plan nears completion

Groups in Western North Carolina continue projects while U.S. Forest Service finalizes choices for comprehensive 20-year plan.
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The forest planning process launched in late 2012. New federal forest planning rules and other federal regulations guide the process and were intended to span a three- to five-year period.

However, navigating the new rules amid substantial public participation and the pandemic has prolonged the planning process. In February 2020, the U.S. Forest Service released a proposed land management plan with four alternatives, each with a slightly different set of conditions.

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  1. An update — the plan has been released. This article has links to key documents, including a 26-page reader’s guide — nice touch.
    https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2022/01/24/final-nantahala-and-pisgah-plan-charts-next-era-management/6607540001/

    Also, the Center for Biological Diversity isn’t happy with the plan — it’s “a massive increase in timber harvests while weakening protections for old-growth forests and rare species.”
    https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/forest-service-proposes-quadrupling-timber-harvests-in-countrys-most-popular-national-forest-2022-01-21/

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