Environmental Assessment Completed

Wood Bison Project--Supplemental EA

Chugach National Forest Anchorage, Alaska Glacier Ranger District

The USFS is considering amending the Wood Bison Pasture permit to ADFG to allow burning 130 piles on 138 acres of cleared land during winter. The action requires a supplement to the original Wood Bison Project EA to account for changed circumstances.

Location

Located in Portage, Alaska on the Glacier Ranger District Chugach National Forest. Adjacent to and north of the Seward Highway between Placer River and Placer River Overflow.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/06/2014
2
Comment Period
10/28/2014
3
Objection Period Start
01/24/2015
4
Decision
04/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Wood Bison Project Supplemental EADecision Signed Date: 04/10/2015
ForestsChugach National Forest
DistrictsGlacier Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management