Project Contact Information:
Katherine Medlock
East Tennessee Program Director

kmedlock@tnc.org
(865) 546-5998 (Office)

nature.org

The Nature Conservancy

625 Market St.
Suite 1201
Knoxville, TN 37902

Cherokee National Forest
Landscape Restoration Initiative

Project News

Pilot Implementation

The watershed team has published its recommendations for the Paint Creek watershed. For more information, visit the watershed team page.

Cherokee National Forest Recommendations Final Report

The Cherokee National Forest Recommendations Final Report along with all its appendixes has been uploaded below. The public comment period closed on Nov. 11, 2011. The committee has made appropriate changes to the final report and a master comment response document was sent to everyone who submitted comments. The final report is posted on this web site for download (see below) and viewing copies are also available at the Watauga and Unaka District Offices of the Cherokee National Forest:

Unaka Ranger District
4900 Asheville Highway
Greeneville TN 37743
(423) 638-4109

Watauga Ranger District
4400 Unicoi Drive
Unicoi TN 37692
(423) 735-1500

This report has been prepared by members of the Cherokee National Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative and contains recommendations to the Cherokee National Forest for how to restore the forest to a more resilient condition. For information about the project, please see the Frequently Asked Questions document and the Case statement on the home page.

Cherokee National Forest Recommendations Final Report

Responses to Public Comment
Cherokee National Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative Comment Response Document