The USDA Forest Service is proposing a project to apply fluridone, an herbicide, to reduce the biomass of or entirely eradicate a non-native invasive plant Elodea (waterweed) from three ponds/areas on the Copper River Delta.
Location
The project is located at the Cannery Ponds approximately 3 miles east of Cordova
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/23/2015
2
Comment Period
02/19/2016
3
Objection Period Start
04/22/2016
4
Decision
06/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2016 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Noxious Weed Treatments; Watershed Improvements |
| Elodea Herbicide Treatment | Decision Signed Date: 06/10/2016 |
| Forests | Chugach National Forest |
| Districts | Cordova Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |