Environmental Assessment Completed

Beckler Project

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest King; Snohomish, Washington Skykomish Ranger District

Commercial thin or regeneration harvest about 937 acres (stands <80 years), decommission about 4.65 miles of National Forest System roads no longer needed for forest management, and replace three culverts on Road 65 that now inhibit fish passage.

Location

The Project is located in the Beckler River watershed near Skykomish, WA.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/13/2010
2
Comment Period
04/14/2011
3
Decision
09/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Beckler Project Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant ImpactDecision Signed Date: 09/12/2011 Legal Notice Date: 09/14/2011
ForestsMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
DistrictsSkykomish Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT26N, R11E, S 6 and 24; T26N, R12E, S 5, 18, and 19; T27N, R12E. S 6, 7, 18, 19, 29 and 32; and T28N, R12E, S 31
Forest productsWatershed management