Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Olympic National Park Mountain Goat Management Plan

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Clallam; Grays Harbor; Jefferson; Mason, Washington Olympic National Forest All Units

Non-native mountain goat removal to address resource and safety issues on the Olympic Peninsula. Goats could be removed from the Olympic National Park and Forest. Goats could be translocated to Mount Baker-Snoqualmie and Okanagon-Wenatchee NFs.

Location

Alpine areas on the affected National Forests.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
07/21/2014
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
07/29/2017
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
05/11/2018
4
Objection Period Start
07/12/2018
5
Decision
12/2018 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
06/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements; Wilderness Management
Olympic National Park Mountain Goat Management PlanDecision Signed Date: 12/10/2018
ForestsMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest; Olympic National Forest; Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
DistrictsMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest All Units; Olympic National Forest All Units; Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot applicable.
Wildlife, fish, rare plants