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Long-awaited plan describes key areas for treatment of Nantahala and Pisgah Forests
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After several delays, 360-page plan for future of national forests debuts.
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Last fall, the Eastern Band of Cherokee entered into a stewardship agreement with the Forest Service. Here's what that agreement means for Western North Carolina - and how it applies to the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan.
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The Forest Service announced it has responded to the 800 eligible objections to the final draft of the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan. The strategic plan will manage more than 1 million acres of national forest in Western North Carolina for the next decade. The final plan is expected to be shared at the end of the month.
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The final meetings to discuss the Nantahala Pisgah Forest Plan wrapped up Thursday afternoon. The strategic plan to manage about a million acres in Western North Carolina has been underway for almost 10 years. The Forest Service hopes to release the plan in winter.
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The Nantahala Pisgah Forest Plan meetings to resolve objections will run from Tuesday to Thursday.
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The Nantahala Pisgah Forest Plan to manage both national forests has been in development for almost 10 years. Next week is the last chance for the U.S. Forest Service to make changes to the plan that will manage over a million acres of forest in Western North Carolina - that's why a rally is being held at the U.S. Forest Service headquarters on August 1.
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Carolina Public Press’s Jack Ingelman talked to BPR’s Lilly Knoepp about his five-part series investigating how climate change fits into the balance of land management in Western North Carolina.
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Individuals and organizations had 60-days for final objections on the plan but only if they had previously commented. Those objections trigger a 90-day response time from the U.S. Forest Service. BPR explains some of the objections.
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The pandemic, over 10,000 public comments and more have all had a hand in delaying the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan.Here’s the latest on the strategic…