Commercial thinning of conifers using ground based equipment, skyline/cable, and potentially helicopter logging systems, construction of temporary roads, landings, and skid trails. Early seral creation on 200 acres may also be considered.
Location
Swift Thin is located east and south of Swift Reservoir in the Lewis River watershed, within the Mount St. Helens Ranger District of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/20/2014
2
Comment Period
03/27/2015
3
Objection Period Start
08/24/2015
4
Decision
02/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2016 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Timber Sales (Green) |
| Swift Thin | Decision Signed Date: 02/03/2016 |
| Forests | Gifford Pinchot National Forest |
| Districts | Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |