Decision Memo Completed

Staney Creek Tributary Restoration CE

Tongass National Forest Prince of Wales-Outer, Alaska Thorne Bay Ranger District

The Staney Creek Tributary Restoration CE will implement riparian restoration treatments along two small tributary creeks within the Staney Creek Watershed, which will include thinning up to 20 acres of second growth and adding large woody debris.

Location

Staney Creek Watershed located approximately 30 miles west of Thorne Bay, Alaska on Prince of Wales Island

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/12/2011
2
Decision
05/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6); 32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Staney Creek Tributary Enhancement & RestorationDecision Signed Date: 05/23/2011
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsThorne Bay Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT70S, R81E, Section 30
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plants