PNW Research station is proposing to inventory 913 plots in Wilderness over a 10-year span with 540 plots accessed by helicopter and 373 plots accessed by day hiking. Inventory protocol includes completing 10 percent of the plots each year.CZMA-FAA1
Location
19 Wilderness Areas on the Tongass National Forest & one wilderness study area on the CNF
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
02/03/2006
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
06/23/2006
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
11/30/2007
4
Decision
05/2008 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2008 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Wilderness Management |
| Helicopter Access to Conduct Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) in Wildern | Decision Signed Date: 05/09/2008 Legal Notice Date: 06/04/2008 |
| Forests | Chugach National Forest; Tongass National Forest |
| Districts | Chugach National Forest All Units; Tongass National Forest All Units |