Environmental Assessment Completed

Rain Forest Aerial Tram

Tongass National Forest Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District

To allow construction an aerial tram and observation tower at Herring Bay under special use authorization, 5 miles south of Ketchikan. The tram would be constructed to the top of Fawn Mountain. CZMA FL/P-1

Location

A tram starting in Herring Bay and traveling to the top of Fawn Mountain

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/01/2008
2
Comment Period
07/13/2010
3
Decision
12/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
04/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityIra - Inventoried Roadless Area Activities Requiring Secretary/Undersecretary Approval
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Rain Forest Aerial TramDecision Signed Date: 12/14/2010 Legal Notice Date: 12/20/2010
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsKetchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District
Legal Land Description55 ' 18" N, 131'34" W to 55'19"N, 131' 33" W
Special use management