Current and upcoming projects

Controlled Burns Planned for 2012: 8,290 acres possible FY12 Wilson Creek 1250 acres completed 11/2011 FY12 Dobson Knob 1240 acres completed 01/2012 FY 12 Singecat 2100 acres planned 03/2012 FY 12 Lost Bear West 3700 acres planned 03-04/2012, still in NEPA process

Controlled Burns Possible for 2013: 10,845 acres Adams Mountain 340 acres burned Spring 2004 Bee Branch 235 acres burned Spring 2009 Boyd Gap 160 acres burned Spring 2008 Wilson Ridge 280 acres burned 4/2001, 4/2008 Woodruff Ridge 250 acres burned 4/2002, 2/2009 Spencer Branch 110 acres burned 2/98 Cary Flat 200 acres never burned FY13 Rose Mountain 3070 acres, in NEPA now FY13 Old Way Ridge approx 3000 acres, in NEPA now FY13 Upper Creek, 500 acres, in NEPA now FY13 Mills Creek, 700 acres, in NEPA now FY13 Lake James, 2000 acres burned 3/2011

Possible Controlled Burns FY14 Woods Mountain, 4000 acres, in Armstrong Assessment Area FY14 Steels Creek, 4130 acres, not proposed yet FY14 North Harper, 3148 acres, not proposed yet FY14 Lost Bear East, 1100 acres, burned 4/2010 FY15 Lower Wilson Ridge, 1346 acres, not proposed yet FY15 Dobson Knob, 2600 acres, burned 4/11 and 1/12 12,324 acres total

Silvicultural Work 3469 acres of timber stand improvement and other work possible; 1,200 acres promised. 247 acres of harvest/restoration in Roses Creek Project/Miller Mountain Stewardship Another 103 acres of restoration harvests promised over the next 10 years It should be easy to exceed this goal with Armstrong Creek and another large watershed project

Non-native Invasive Plants Linville Gorge EA in progress Forest-wide NNIP EA allows treatment on the rest of the forest. Treatments on Shortoff and Linville Mountain outside Wilderness can begin immediately Wilson Creek is a stated priority in the proposal