Welcome to the Monongahela National Forest

Home

General Info

Universal Access

Recreation

Special Places

Visitors Centers

Forest Planning

Events

Seasonal

Opportunities

Credits

Contact Us

Forest Planning

Forest Plan Revision

How the Planning Process Works

Please feel free to email us with any questions, comments or concerns that you may have.

October 2004 MNF Schedule of Proposed Actions (pdf 35kb/13 pages)

Forest Plan Amendments

Threatened and Endangered Species Amendment

Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact
Decision Notice Cover Letter (pdf 31kb/1 page)
Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact (pdf 150kb/18 pages)
Appendix H - Authorized Changes to Forest Plan (pdf 869kb/41 pages)
Response to Comments (pdf 334kb/52 pages)
Appendix J - Alternative 1 Map (pdf 12kb/1 page)
Alternate 1 Map (pdf 413kb/1 page)

Enviromental Assessment:
Comment Period Extended until March 31st Cover Letter (pdf 130kb/1 page)
Notice and Opportunity To Comment Cover Letter (pdf 152kb/3 pages)
Cover Page (pdf 96kb/1 page)
Table of Contents (pdf 83kb/2 pages)
Chapter 1 (pdf 224kb/12 pages)
Chapter 2 (pdf 737kb/45 pages)
Chapter 3 (pdf 666kb/105 pages)
Chapter 4 (pdf 457kb/10 pages)
Appendix A Proposed Changes (pdf 1090kb/46 pages)
Appendix B Maps of All Alternatives Cover (pdf 72kb/1 page)
Map -No Action North Half (jpg 204kb/1 page)
Map - No Action South Half
(jpg 212kb/1 page)
Map - No Action Forest (jpg 328kb/1 page)
Map - Proposted Action and Alternative 1 North (jpg 215kb/1 page)
Map - Proposed Action and Alternative 1 South (jpg 254kb/1 page)
Map - Proposed Action and Alternative Forest (jpg 322kb/1 page)
Map - Alternative 2 North Half (jpg 256kb/1 page)
Map - Alternative 2 South Half (jpg 231kb/1 page)
Map - Alternative 2 Forest (jpg 311kb/1 page)

Appendix C Glossary (pdf 201kb/10 pages)
Appendix D Biological Opinion (pdf 264kb/25 pages)
Appendix E Conservation Plan (pdf 360kb/20 pages)
Appendix F Issues Not Addressed in Detail (pdf 186kb/10 pages)
Appendix G Biological Evaluation (pdf 879kb/45 pages)

Proposed Action February 2001 (pdf 74kb/8 pages)
Biological Assessment December 2000 (pdf 660kb/144 pages)

Planning Update December 2001 (pdf 159kb/3 pages)
Revised Biological Assessment September 2001 (pdf 810kb/142 pages)
USFWS Biological Opinion for Threatened & Endangered Species (pdf 235kb/26 pages)

Proposed Actions

Minerals Proposals

Cover Letter (jpg 105kb/1 pages)
Minerals Proposals Scoping Package (pdf 471kb/14 pages)
Attachment 1 Proposed Allegheny Pipeline Map (pdf 678kb/1 page)

Attachment 2 Page 1 Proposed Nichols Access Rd Map (pdf 431kb/1 page)

Attachment 2 Page 2 Propsed Nichols Pipeline Map (pdf 304kb/1 page)

Attachment 3 Leadmine Seismic Program Vicinity Map (pdf 358kb/1 page)

Attachment 4 Map 1 Proposed Seismic Program Map (pdf 727kb/1 page)

Attachment 4 Map 2
Proposed Seismic Program Map (pdf 882kb/1 page)
Attachment 4 Map 3 Proposed Seismic Program Map (pdf 869kb/1 page)

Attachment 4 Map 4 Proposed Seismic Program Map (pdf 858kb/1 page)

Attachment 4 Map 5 Proposed Seismic Program Map (pdf 822kb /1 page)

Glady Fork Project

Cover Letter (pdf 109kb/1 page)
Scoping Notice (pdf 503kb/11 pages)

Map 1 - Location (jpg 183kb/1 page - landscape)
Map 2 - Vegetation Management North (jpg 435kb/1 page)
Map 3- Vegetaton Management South (jpg 479kb/1 page)
Map 4 - Road Management North (jpg 356kb/1 page)

Map 5 - Road Management South (jpg 363kb/1 page)

Watershed Assessments

Upper Tygart Valley Watershed Assessment (pdf 1140kb/163 pages)

 

Cherry River Watershed Assessment (pdf 507kb/108 pages)

Map 1-1 (jpg 152kb/1 page)
Map 1-2 (jpg 285kb/1 page)

Map 1-3 (jpg 233kb/1 page)

Map 1-4 (jpg 184kb/1 page)

Map 1-5 (jpg 177kb/1 page)

Map 3-1 (jpg 155kb/1 page)

Glady Watershed Assessment - May 2001 (pdf 5188kb/108 pages)

Appendix A - Literature Cited (pdf 16kb/5 pages)
Appendix B - Glossary (pdf 9kb/3 pages)
Appendix C - Possible Silvicultural Actions (pdf 32kb/7 pages)
Appendix D - Likelihood of Occurences (pdf 125kb/28 pages)

Upper Williams River Watershed Assessment - (pdf 3.45MB/90 pages)

Appendix A - Team Composition (pdf 59kb/2 pages)
Appendix B - Glossary (pdf 97kb/4 pages)
Appendix C - References (pdf 112kb/5 pages)
Appendix D - Silviculture (pdf 2381kb/15 pages)
Appendix E - Wildlife (pdf 1055kb/9 pages)

NEPA Documents

Environmental Assessment (Draft) - Lower Clover

Cover Letter (pdf 95kb/1 pages)
Cover Page (pdf 112kb/1 pages)
Chapter 1 - Purpose and Need for Action (pdf 146kb/6 pages)
Chapter 2 - Alternatives Including Proposed Action (pdf 685kb/20 pages)
Chapter 3 - Affected Environment, Environmental Consequences (pdf 1949kb/98 pages)
Chapter 4 - Preparers, Participants, References (pdf 342kb/9 pages)
Appendix A - Riparian Management Guidelines (pdf 107kb/2 pages)
Biological Assessment (pdf 1217kb/31 pages)
Biological Assessment- Errata (pdf 53kb/1 page)

Biological Assessment Appendix A
(pdf 919kb/26 pages)
Biological Assessment Appendix B (pdf 48kb/3 pages)

Map 1 - Vicinity Map
(pdf 270kb/1 page)
Map 2 - Alternative B (pdf 487kb/1 page)
Map 3 - Alternative C (pdf 491kb/1 page)

Adjustments to Management and Improvements on Four Grazing Areas

Proposed Action and Cover Letter (pdf 822kb/11 pages)
Environmental Assessment, April 2004 (pdf 492kb/75 pages)
Environmental Assessment, August 2004 (pdf 844kb/76 pages)
Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact
(pdf 249kb/24 pages)
Project Locations Map
(jpg 294kb/1 page)
Rimel Allotment Map
(pdf 59 kb/1 page)
Allegheny Battlefield Allotment Map
(pdf 44 kb/1 page)
Queens Allotment Map
(pdf 44 kb/1 page)
Callison/Clark Allotment Map
(pdf 115kb/1 page)
Biological Evaluation for Adjustments to Management & Improvements on Four Grazing Areas
(pdf 101kb/18 pages)
Likelihood of Occurence Table for Adjustments to Management & Improvements on Four Grazing Areas
(pdf 26kb/26 pages)

Decision Memo for Lead Mine Seismic Program

Decision Memo (pdf 154 kb/7 pages)
Exhibit 1 (pdf 981kb/1 page)
Exhibit 2 (pdf 855 kb/1 page)
Exhibit 3 (pdf 1293 kb/1 page)
Exhibit 4 (pdf 1091kb/1 page)
Exhibit 5 (pdf 430kb/1 page)
Exhibit 6 (pdf 1323 kb/1 page)

Decision Memo for Release-Marlinton White Sulphur Ranger District

Decision Memo (pdf 119 kb/4 pages)
Cover Letter (pdf 206 kb/4 pages)
Location Map (pdf 401kb/1 page)
Map 2
(pdf 250kb/1 page)

Environmental Assessment - Road Easement Blackwater Canyon

Blackwater Canyon Road Easement (pdf 134kb/2 pages)
Blackwater Canyon Map (pdf 144kb/1 page)

Environmental Assessment - Lower Williams
Lower Williams Enviromental Assessment (pdf 875kb/32 pages)
Lower Willaims Appendix A Response to Comments (pdf 144kb/6 pages)
Lower Willaims Appendix B Maps (pdf 210kb/3 pages)
Lower Williams Appendix C Roads System Analysis (pdf 353kb/15 pages)
Environmental Assessment - Desert Branch

Cover Letter, July 2004 (pdf 128kb/2 pages)
Desert Branch Environmental Assessment July 2004
(pdf 2712kb/175 pages)
Appendix B - Monitoring Plan
(pdf 337kb/6 pages)
Appendix C - Disposition of Issues from Scoping
(pdf 544kb/60 pages)
Appendix D - Response to Comments on the EA 5/30/02
(pdf 470kb/49 pages)
Appendix A - Map 1
(pdf 808kb/1 page)
Appendix A - Map 2
(pdf 813kb/1 page)
Appendix A - Map 3
(pdf 812kb/1 page)
Appendix A - Map 4
(pdf 857kb/1 page)
Appendix A - Map 5
(pdf 649kb/1 page)
Appendix A - Map 6
(pdf 813kb/1 page)

Environmental Assessment - Upper Williams

Legal Notice Opportunity to Comment (pdf 84kb/2 pages)
Availability for Comment
(pdf 127kb/2 pages)
Cover Letter
(pdf 128kb/2 pages)
Chapter 1 - Purpose and Need for Action
(pdf 178kb/10 pages)
Chapter 2 - Alternatives Including Proposed Action
(pdf 329kb/21 pages)
Appendix B Alternative Descriptions
(pdf 193kb/23 pages)
Appendix C Riparian Guidelines
(pdf 85kb/4 pages)
Map 1-1 Vicinity Map
(pdf 84kb/1 page)
Map 1-2
(pdf 615kb/1 page)
Map 1-3
(pdf 716kb/1 page)
Map 2-1
(pdf 717kb/1 page)
Map 2-2
(pdf 679kb/1 page)
Map 2-3
(pdf 689kb/1 page)
Map 2-4
(pdf 646kb/1 page)
Map 2-5
(pdf 639kb/1 page)

Monitoring and Evaluation

Annual Monitoring and Evaluation Reports:

Fiscal Years 2001-2003 Report
Table of Contents (pdf 12kb/1 page)
Sections I - V (pdf 256kb/25 pages)
Sections VI - XV
(pdf 83kb/22 pages)

Section XVI (pdf 1687kb/19 pages)
Appendix A (pdf 94kb/14 pages)

Fiscal Year 2000:
Chapter One
(pdf 1130kb/17 pages)
Chapter Two (pdf 618kb/45 pages)
Chapter Three (pdf 210kb/10 pages)

Fiscal Year 1999 (pdf 210kb/46 pages)

Recreation Monitoring of the Props Run Trail-FY2000 Review & Evaluation (pdf 662kb/26 pages)
Prescribed Fire Monitoring of Beulah Savannah-FY2000 Review & Evaluation (pdf 668kb/21 pages)
Hobson-Laurel Timber Sale Report (pdf 1.36MB/14 pages)
Camp Bright Monitoring (pdf 774kb/17 pages)
Timber Monitoring Meeting Notes (pdf 267 kb/13 pages)

Definition of Terms