Decision Memo Completed

Blanca Lake Trail Relocations

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

4 segments of Blanca Lake Trail, approx 0.7 miles total, would be relocated using nonmotorized tools only. Select areas adjacent to Blanca Lake and Virgin Lake would be identified and either hardened for camping, or closed to camping and restored.

Location

Fifteen miles north of Skykomish, WA. Project area is in both the Wild Sky Wilderness and the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/30/2020
2
Decision
09/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityTrail Management
Blanca Lake Trail RelocationsDecision Signed Date: 09/16/2020
ForestsMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
DistrictsSkykomish Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation management