Environmental Assessment Completed

Dargon Point Commercial Thinning Project

Tongass National Forest Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska Thorne Bay Ranger District

Approximately 70 acres of young growth harvest and approximately 1 mile of road construction in the Naukati area on Prince of Wales Island, to provide wood products, manage for future timber yield and enhance wildlife habitat.

Location

Thorne Bay Ranger District, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/23/2012
2
Comment Period
04/23/2012
3
Decision
02/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green)
Dargon Point Commerical Thinning Decision Notice and FONSIDecision Signed Date: 02/19/2013 Legal Notice Date: 02/27/2013
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsThorne Bay Ranger District
Legal Land Description55° 54" N, 133° 14' W – 3 miles NW of Naukati, Alaska
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Road managementForest products