Vegetation management (timber harvest) and restoration treatments on about 4,500 acres to improve and restore late successional forest habitat conditions for wildlife and watershed health and to contribute to local economies.
Location
Lower North Fork and Lower South Fork Skokomish River watersheds.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/26/2014
2
Comment Period
12/07/2015
3
Objection Period Start
06/20/2016
4
Decision
08/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2016 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Lower Skokomish Vegetation Management Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/23/2016 |
| Forests | Olympic National Forest |
| Districts | Hood Canal Ranger District / Hoodsport |
| Legal Land Description | T22N, R5W, Sec 1-14, 16-22, 24, 26, 28-30, 31-34, 36; T22N, R6W, Sec 13, 23, 22; T23N, R4W, Sec 7-9, Willamette Meridian. |