Forest Service to host public meeting on Subregional Watershed Environmental Assessment

The Southern Appalachian Subregion comprised of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in Georgia, the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee, the National Forests of North Carolina and the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest in Virginia / West Virginia will host a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 3:00 EST about watershed resiliency projects. Participants will learn about the forthcoming Watershed Resiliency Environmental Assessment, the project process the Forest Service may pursue, and potential proposed actions.

The public is invited to a virtual public meeting to learn more about the proposed environmental assessment for the project and how to submit comments in the 30-day scoping period concluding on July 31, 2024. Interested members of the public may join the meeting via Teams here or by phone at 1-202-650-0123 phone conference ID: 119 284 503#.

The Subregion National Forests in Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Virginia will participate in the project that seeks to increase the pace and scale of watershed resiliency work. Forest Service infrastructure and watershed resiliency is the proposed focus of the initiative. Using a variety of infrastructure and restoration strategies, proposed work will improve watershed conditions, water quality, and aquatic habitat connectivity.

For more information about this project you can visit the following project page – https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/conf/?project=66472

For more information about the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, visit our website https://www.fs.usda.gov/conf and follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChattOconeeNF/