Environmental Assessment Cancelled

Ape Cave Interpretive Site Improvement Projects

Gifford Pinchot National Forest Skamania, Washington Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

Actions being considered to address the impacts associated with increasing visitor use and after-hours vandalism include installation of cave gates, establishment of defined hours of operation and implementation of nightly and off-season closures.

Location

The project is located NE of Amboy, WA, just north of Yale and Swift Reservoirs. The legal land description is T7N, R5E, Sections 5 and 8, Willamette Meridian.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/09/2015
2
Comment Period
12/2015 (Estimated)
3
Objection Period Start
02/2016 (Estimated)
4
Decision
05/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management
ForestsGifford Pinchot National Forest
DistrictsMount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation management