Precommercially thin up to 800 acres per year of 17 to 39 year-old trees during the next five years (Fiscal Years 2016-2020). Stands will be thinned generally to spacings of 12 to 20 feet (300 to 100 trees per acre, respectively).
Location
Forest-wide
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/01/2016
2
Decision
05/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2016 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Precommercial Thinning (PCT) Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-2020 | Decision Signed Date: 05/02/2016 |
| Forests | Olympic National Forest |
| Districts | Olympic National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |