Decision Memo Completed

Snoqualmie Christmas Tree Project

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest King, Washington Snoqualmie Ranger District

Hand plant up to 57,400 conifer seedlings to provide new Christmas tree cutting opportunities on approximately 255 acres of National Forest System lands within recently thinned I-90 Corridor Thin Timber Sale units

Location

Township 22 N, Range 10 E (Sections 6, 11, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 26); Township 23 N, Range 8 E (Section 6)

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/04/2011
2
Comment Period
05/02/2012
3
Decision
06/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Special Products Sales
Snoqualmie Christmas Tree ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/26/2012 Legal Notice Date: 07/11/2012
ForestsMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
DistrictsSnoqualmie Ranger District
Forest products