Decision Memo Completed

Prince of Wales Island Wildlife, Riparian and Precommercial Thinning Project 2012

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

Precommercially thin (treatments to include thinning, release and canopy gaps) approximately 6,537 acres from 2012 through 2016.

Location

Prince of Wales Island, Craig and Thorne Bay Ranger Districts

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/12/2012
2
Decision
06/2012 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2012 (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
Prince of Wales Island Wildlife, Riparian and Precommercial Thinning ProjecDecision Signed Date: 06/15/2012 Legal Notice Date: 06/15/2012
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsCraig Ranger District; Thorne Bay Ranger District
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed management