Precommercial tree thinning of up to 2,000 acres of young growth, aged 22 years to 27 years, over the next 1 – 5 years for wildlife and other resource benefit.
Location
Thorne Bay Ranger District. STATE - Alaska. COUNTY – Heceta Island
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/30/2011
2
Decision
08/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Heceta Island Precommercial and Wildlife Thinning Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/01/2011 |
| Forests | Tongass National Forest |
| Districts | Thorne Bay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T. 70 S., R. 77 E., Sec. 1, 2, 10-15; T. 70 S., R. 78 E., Sec 14, 23-29, 33, and 36; T. 70 S., R. 79 E., Sec. 30; CRM (Heceta Is) |