Nantahala and Pisgah NF Designated Areas
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DRAFT Nantahala and Pisgah NFs Plan Revision May 2013 Nantahala and Pisgah NF Designated Areas Acres on NFS land (approx.) Nantahala National Forest 531,317 Ranger District Wild and Scenic Rivers (3 rivers), MA 15 5,616 Pisgah National Forest 513,076 Nantahala Chattooga 1,339 Ranger District Wilderness (6 areas) MA 7 70,369 Nantahala Horsepasture 441 Nantahala Ellicott Rock 3,394 Grandfather Wilson Creek 3,836 Cheoah Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock 17,418 National Historic Site (1), MA 11 6,540 Grandfather Linville Gorge 11,893 Pisgah Cradle of Forestry 6,540 Pisgah Middle Prong 7,482 National Historic Trails miles Pisgah Shining Rock 18,479 Multiple districtsTrail of Tears 24.1 Nanatahala Southern Nantahala 11,703 App & Grandfather Over Mountain Victory Trail 7.6 Wilderness Study Areas (5) MA 6 26,920 National Scenic Byways miles Appalachian Craggy Mountain 2,380 Cheoah Cherohala Skyway 21 Grandfather Harper Creek WSA 7,140 Pisgah Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway 18 Grandfather Lost Cove WSA 5,710 Multiple districts Blue Ridge Parkway (National Park Service) Nantahala Overflow WSA 3,200 Experimental Forest (3 areas), MA 8 12,124 Cheoah Snowbird WSA 8,490 Pisgah Bent Creek 5242 Inventoried Roadless Areas (33 areas) 153,117 Nantahala Blue Valley 1400 Appalachian Bald Mountain 11,244 Nantahala Coweeta 5482 Appalachian Balsam Cone 10,661 Research Natural Areas (2 areas), MA 10 1458 Nantahala Barkers Creek (Addition) 976 Appalachian Walker Cove 53 Appalachian Bearwallow 4116 Appalachian Black Mountain (Middle Creek) 1,405 Nantahala Big Indian (Addition) 1154 Special Interest Areas MA 13 7,852 Tusquitee Boteler Peak 4220 Cheoah Santeetlah Crk Bluffs 495 Cheoah Cheoah Bald 7808 Nantahala Bonas Defeat Gorge 305 Tusquitee Cherry Cove (Addition) 844 Nantahala Bryson Branch 44 Tusquitee Chunky Gal (Addition) 3474 Nantahala Cole Mountain-Shortoff Mtn 56 Appalachian Craggy Mountain 2658 Nantahala Cullasaja Gorge 1,425 Cheoah Deep Creek/Avery Creek 1896 Nantahala Kelsey Track 256 Grandfather Dobson Knob 6127 Nantahala Piney Knob Fork 32 Pisgah Graveyard Ridge (Addition) 1973 Nantahala Scaly Mtn and Catstairs 130 Grandfather Harper Creek 7351 Nantahala Slick Rock 11 Grandfather Jarrett Creek 7499 Nantahala Walking Fern Cove 19 Pisgah Laurel Mountain 5682 Nantahala Whiteside Mountain 220 Grandfather Linville Gorge (Addition) 2800 Nantahala Whitewater Falls 315 Nantahala Little Indian (Addition) 647 Tusquitee Buck Creek 103 Grandfather Lost Cove 5954 Tusquitee Riley Knob/Chunky Gal Mtn 215 Grandfather Mackey Mountain 5932 Tusquitee White Oak Stamp 450 Pisgah Middle Prong (Addition) 1852 Tusquitee Camp Branch Falls 2 Appalachian Mt. Mitchell 629 Tusquitee Nantahala Gorge Blowing Springs 190 Nantahala Overflow Creek 3378 Tusquitee Nantahala River Bogs 60 Pisgah Sam Knob (Addition) 2582 Tusquitee Runaway Knob 140 Tusquitee Sharptop Ridge (Addition) 594 Tusquitee Wildes Cove 9 Appalachian Slide Hollow 193 Appalachian Big Laurel Creek 550 Cheoah Snowbird 8501 Appalachian Paint Rock 96 Pisgah South Mills River 8627 Grandfather John's Creek 8 Tusquitee Tusquitte Bald 13,788 Pisgah Dismal Falls 206 Nantahala Wesser Bald 4093 Pisgah John Rock 435 Grandfather Wilson Creek 4989 Pisgah Looking Glass Rock 1,600 Grandfather Woods Mountain 9604 Pisgah Mount Pisgah 325 Cheoah Yellowhammer Branch (Addition) 1271 Pisgah Scarlet Oak-South Mills River 140 National Scenic Trail Appalachian North Fork Ivy Creek 15 Multiple districts Appalachian Trail and corridor, MA 14 12,450 ac. Pisgah Balds (Graveyard Fields), MA 17 3,398 National Heritage Area Appalachian Roan Mountain, MA 9 8,220 Entire Forest Blue Ridge National Heritage Area 1,044,393 MA - Management Area Approximately 275,000 cumulative acres Acreages are based primarily on GIS data Proposed FS1909.12, Chapter 20, Version—02/14/2013 Page 32 Information on how to comment is available online at http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/planningrule/directives FSH 1909.12 - LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING HANDBOOK CHAPTER 20 – LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN 22.22 - Exhibit 01 Designated Areas - Designating Official and Guidance Cross-Reference Designated Areas Designation Authority Additional Guidance Location Statutorily Designated Areas http://www.nps.gov/history/heri National Heritage Area Congressional act designates. tageareas/ Presidential Executive order or National Monument FSM 2371 Congressional act designates. National Recreation Area Congressional act designates. FSM 2371 National Scenic Area Congressional act designates. FSM 2371 National Trails National Scenic Trails Congressional act designates. FSM 2353.4 National Historic Trails FSM 1924 & FSM 2354 Wild and Scenic River Congressional act designates. FSH 1909.12 Wilderness, or FSM 1923 & 2320 Congressional act designates. Wilderness Study Areas FSH 1909.12 Congressional act established process. Highway Systems, Interstate and Secretary of the Department of 23 CFR part 470 National Transportation approves. Administratively Designated Areas Responsible official recommends. Botanical Area, Geological Area, Forest supervisor may designate areas less Historical Area, than 160 acres. Paleontological Area, 36 CFR 294.1 Regional forester may designate areas less Recreational Area, FSM 2372 than 100,000 acres. Scenic Area, Secretary of Agriculture designates areas of or Zoological Area 100,000 acres or larger. Designated Critical Habitat Director of FWS ESA 36 CFR Part 294--Special Areas Designated Inventoried Roadless Secretary of Agriculture Subpart B, Subpart C, and Areas Subpart D, Responsible official recommends with Experimental Forest or Range concurrence of station director FSM 4062 Chief designates. National Historic Landmark Responsible official recommends. FSM 2373 National Natural Landmark Secretary of the Interior designates. 36 CFR 751, FSM 2364.4 Responsible official recommends. Research Natural Area Regional forester designates, with FSM 4063 concurrence of station directors. Responsible official recommends. Scenic Byway - Forest Service None Chief designates. Responsible official recommends. 23 CFR part 162 program Scenic Byway - National Federal Highway Administration designates. guides. Significant Caves Responsible official recommends. 36 CFR part 290 National Recreation Trails Regional forester designates. FSM 2353.4 Nantahala and Pisgah NFs Plan Revision May 2013 Designated Areas: 1. What attributes would, in your opinion, make an area worthy of designation? 2. What attributes would make an area not suitable for designation? .