Project proposes to install gates on Ape Cave, listed as a Significant Cave per Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988, to protect the cave from resource impacts outside of normal operating hours or season, including White Nose Syndrome.
Location
Ape Cave, Trail #239, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/13/2024
2
Comment Period
04/01/2024
3
Decision
07/2024 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2024 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Developed Site Management; Species Habitat Improvements; Special Area Management |
| Ape Cave Resource Protection | Decision Signed Date: 07/19/2024 |
| Forests | Gifford Pinchot National Forest |
| Districts | Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument |
| Legal Land Description | T 7 N, R 5 E, Section 12 |