Environmental Assessment Completed

Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area Planning

Tongass National Forest Juneau, Alaska Juneau Ranger District

JRD is reviewing year-round recreation use by both independent and guided visitors within the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area in order to update and revise its commercial capacity allocation.

Location

JRD/ AK/ Juneau; 5815 acres federally designated recreation area including and surrounding Mendenhall Lake.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/29/2013
2
Comment Period
08/29/2013
3
Objection Period Start
03/16/2015
4
Decision
07/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityPlan Creation/Revision; Special Use Authorizations
Final DN and FONSI MGRA Plan Revision for Commercial ServicesDecision Signed Date: 07/06/2015
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsJuneau Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation managementSpecial use management