Environmental Assessment Completed

Sawtooth Huckleberry Restoration Project

Gifford Pinchot National Forest Skamania, Washington Mt Adams Ranger District

The proposal is to enhance huckleberry production. A variety of methods for reducing tree canopy cover could occur, including lopping, girdling, firewood harvest, commercial timber harvest, and prescribed burning.

Location

The Sawtooth Berry Fields are located about 13 miles NW of Trout Lake, WA.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/12/2007
2
Comment Period
02/10/2009
3
Decision
04/2009 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2009 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityHeritage Resource Management; Species Population Enhancements; Timber Sales (Green)
Sawtooth Huckleberry RestorationDecision Signed Date: 04/01/2009
ForestsGifford Pinchot National Forest
DistrictsMount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument; Mt Adams Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT7N, R8E, Sections 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
Vegetation management (other than forest products)