Decision Memo Completed

Heceta Island Precommercial and Wildlife Thinning

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

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 Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
Heceta Island Precommercial and Wildlife Thinning ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/01/2011
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsThorne Bay Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT. 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)
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)