Environmental Assessment Cancelled

Thomas Bay Integrated Timber Sale

Tongass National Forest Wrangell-Petersburg, Alaska Petersburg Ranger District

Timber harvest, young-growth treatments, wildlife enhancement, and restoration activities. (Project planning was cancelled in the fall of 2014, but the project may be considered again in the future.)

Location

Thomas Bay is located approximately 20 air miles northeast of Petersburg, Alaska on the mainland. The project area is in VCUs 487 and 489.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/2014 (Estimated)
2
Comment Period
08/2014 (Estimated)
3
Objection Period Start
02/2015 (Estimated)
4
Decision
05/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsPetersburg Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Land management planningForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)