NRCS has requested a special use permit to construct and operate two additional SNOTEL (SNOw TELemetry) sites on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The SNOTEL system is the largest high-elevation snow and climate data network in the United States.
Location
Pinto Rock-lat/long: Lat 121 56.543, Long 46 19.412; Skate Creek-lat/long: Lat 121 49.809, Long 46 38.637
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/01/2013
2
Decision
04/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| SNOTEL Site Authorization | Decision Signed Date: 04/30/2014 |
| Forests | Gifford Pinchot National Forest |
| Districts | Cowlitz Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Skate Creek site: Sec. 5, T13N, R8E, WM, Lewis County; Pinto Rock site: Sec. 28, T10N, R7E, WM, Skamania County |