Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Saddle Lakes Timber Sale

Tongass National Forest Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District

To complete our commitment to the Court, the March 2016 Decision on the portion of the Saddle Lakes Timber Sale ROD that authorized the State of AK ROW was withdrawn on 10/24/2018. The fish passage improvement project in Salt Creek remains in effect.

Location

The project area is located about 14 miles northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska, on Revillagigedo Island, and occurs in Value Comparison Units (VCUs) 7460, 7470, and 7530 between George and Carroll Inlets.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
05/09/2012
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/12/2014
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/14/2016
4
Objection Period Start
10/07/2015
5
Decision
03/2016 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
03/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityTimber Sales (Green)
Saddle Lakes ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/14/2016
Saddle Lakes Timber SaleDecision Signed Date: 03/14/2016
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsKetchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT72S, R91E, Sec 35, 36; T73S, R92E, Sec 1-4, 8-12, 13-17, 19-36; T73S, R93E, Sec 18, 19, 30, 31; T74S, R92E, Sec 1-3, 11-13, 24, 25, 36.; and T74S, R93E, Sec 6-8, 17-20, 30, 31
Forest products