The Foothills Landscape Project proposes a variety of integrated restoration activities and recreation enhancement actions across approximately 157,625 acres of National Forest System lands within the Conasauga, Blue Ridge, and Chattooga River Ranger Districts of the Chattahoochee - Oconee National Forests. The project was proposed to create, restore, and maintain resilient ecosystems through a variety of active management techniques that address unique forest habitats, forest composition and structure, risks to forest health, resilience to climate change, forest successional diversity, aquatic and terrestrial wildlife habitat, communities at risk of wildfire, and sustainable recreation opportunities.

The Foothills Landscape is part of the Forest Service's larger strategy to systematically approach the goals and objectives in the Land and Resource Management Plan, or Forest Plan, in the face of a dynamic, ever-changing environment. The range of management actions proposed are a necessary step to ensuring these public lands remain healthy and resilient for generations to come.

The Foothills Landscape Project Collaborative Group (FCG) is a formal collaborative group representing important interests in the project area. The FCG provides feedback on proposed Foothills Landscape Project activities developed under the Final Decision Notice for the Foothills Landscape Project. The Operational Guidance of the FCG can be found here and the growing list of members can be found here.