Decision Memo Completed

Spruce Beetle Response Project

Chugach National Forest Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Seward Ranger District

Manage spruce beetle outbreak on 3,000 acres on the Kenai Peninsula to create optimum conditions for regeneration, diversity, vigor and resiliency. Reduce dead and dying timber, hazardous fuels and safety concerns.

Location

Kenai Peninsula in the areas between Seward and Cooper Landing as well as north along the Seward Highway up to Summit Lake.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/23/2022
2
Decision
05/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.3 (5)
Special AuthorityHfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Spruce Beetle Response ProjectDecision Signed Date: 05/11/2022
ForestsChugach National Forest
DistrictsSeward Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)