Welcome to the Uwharrie National Forest Plan Revision  Website

On March 11, 2010, the U.S.D.A. Forest Service issued a  Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register to prepare an  Environmental Impact Statement and Revised Plan for the Uwharrie  National Forest.   The Forest Service, together with the public, began revising the Uwharrie Forest Plan in 2005.  Proposed Uwharrie Plans were published for public comment in 2007 and again in  2009.  However, the federal regulations which guide the planning process have changed.   We plan to build on the good collaborative contributions made by our stakeholders in previous planning efforts while also using the environmental impact statement  process  to develop a new proposed Uwharrie Plan that fully meets the requirements of the original 1982 planning regulations.   The 60-day comment period on the NOI has now ended and copies of all comments received are posted here along with the Forest's preliminary thoughts on how it intends to incorporate these comments into the draft Uwharrie Plan and and DEIS which should be issued for additional public review and comment later this year.


Uwharrie Plan Revision Open House Aug. 3rd

Comments Received on NOI (6/10/10)

Preliminary Approach to Incorporating Comments  (6/10/10)

Federal Register Notice (3/11/10)

Preliminary Draft Uwharrie Plan  (3/11/10)
(Click on this link for NOI, Preliminary Draft Plan, maps, Analysis of the Management Situation and additional background information on previous public involvement and Uwharrie Plan  proposals.)

To comment on the Proposed Uwharrie Plan,
submit remarks to:
comments-southern-north-carolina@fs.fed.us.
Include "Uwharrie Plan" in the subject line.


Additional background:

1986 Croatan and Uwharrie Land and Resource Mgt. Plan

National Planning Regulations

Uwharrie Recreation Guide

Link to Uwharrie NF Recreation Guide  

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This web site is updated frequently as meetings occur and plan components are drafted.  Please check back often for updated content.  For detailed information about the Uwharrie Plan revision process, contact Ruth Berner at 828-257-4862.

This Page was last updated on 08/31/2010

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