Environmental Assessment Cancelled

Upper Yakima Restoration

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Kittitas, Washington Cle Elum Ranger District

Watershed restoration project. Forest commercial and pre-commercial thinning designed to accelerate old growth forest structure, watershed restoration, road obliteration, and road to trail conversion.

Location

Upper Yakima Watershed

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/15/2011
2
Comment Period
12/2015 (Estimated)
3
Objection Period Start
02/2016 (Estimated)
4
Decision
04/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Trail Management; Special Products Sales; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
ForestsOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
DistrictsCle Elum Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT. 21 N., R. 12-13 E., and T. 22 N., R. 12-13 E.
Road managementWatershed managementForest productsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants