Environmental Assessment Completed

North Fork Nooksack Vegetation Management Project

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Whatcom, Washington Mt Baker Ranger District

Project would cut, and in some cases remove, trees in certain areas to improve wildlife habitat, enhance huckleberry areas, improve forest stand conditions, and contribute to the economy via timber harvest. View storymap: https://arcg.is/yHC49

Location

The project is located near the town of Glacier, along Highway 542 within the Mt. Baker Ranger District of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Whatcom County, Washington.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/02/2020
2
Comment Period
03/04/2021
3
Objection Period Start
04/25/2022
4
Decision
09/2023 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
North Fork Nooksack Vegetation Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/14/2023
ForestsMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
DistrictsMt Baker Ranger District
Legal Land Description38N 6E Sec. 1,2,11-13; 38N 7E 3-10, 16-18; 39N 6E 1,25,35,36; 39N 7E 1-17. 20-24, 27-34; 39N 8E 1-22,28-30; 39N 9E 6; 40N 7E 1-36; 40N 8E 6-8,17-20,25, 29-36; 40N 9E 15,16,19-21,29-32; 41N 7E 31-35.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed managementForest products