Cherokee National Forest (N.F.), Land and Resource(s) Management Plan (LRMP) (TN,NC,VA).: Environmental Impact Statement

This document is a formal Environmental Impact Statement produced by the United States Forest Service to guide the management of the Cherokee National Forest. Created in the mid-1980s following the mandate of the National Forest Management Act of 1976, this volume serves as a comprehensive roadmap for resource allocation, conservation efforts, and land-use designations across the forest's extensive acreage spanning Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia.

The design of such impact statements is governed by the National Environmental Policy Act, prioritizing technical transparency and public accountability. These reports were drafted by interdisciplinary teams of federal foresters, biologists, and planners, aiming to balance industrial resource extraction, such as timber harvesting, with wilderness preservation and recreational needs. While received as dense bureaucratic literature, these volumes remain essential primary records for understanding the shifting environmental policies of the late twentieth century.