This proposal would officially establish the Smith Butte Research Natural Area (RNA). It is currently proposed in the Gifford Pinchot Land and Resource Management Plan and has been effectively treated as an RNA since 1990.
Location
Smith Butte, southeast of Mount Adams
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/07/2005
2
Comment Period
10/22/2013
3
Objection Period Start
10/22/2013
4
Decision
12/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
12/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Special Area Management |
| Smith Butte Research Natural Area Establishment | Decision Signed Date: 12/07/2015 |
| Forests | Gifford Pinchot National Forest |
| Districts | Mt Adams Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | S. 20, T. 7 N, R. 11 E, W.M. |