Decision Memo Completed

North Fork Campground Sanitation Harvest

Gifford Pinchot National Forest Lewis, Washington Cowlitz Ranger District

Commercial harvest of approx. 50 MBF of Doug-fir and hemlock, and subsequent replanting with resistant tree species, is proposed to address 2.5 acre root rot infestation inside a campground. No road construction is proposed.

Location

Approximately 10 air miles southeast of Randle, WA, reached by Forest Road 2300.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/21/2016
2
Decision
06/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (14), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(14)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Timber Sales (Green)
North Fork Campground Sanitation HarvestDecision Signed Date: 06/28/2016
ForestsGifford Pinchot National Forest
DistrictsCowlitz Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT11N, R8E, Section 11, W.M., Lewis County, WA.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)