Decision Memo Completed

Balls Lake Trail CE

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

Improve the Balls Lake Trail by replacing all natural tread sections with boardwalk.

Location

Balls Lake Trail is located one mile east of the Control Lake Junction on State Highway 925 on the Thorne Bay Ranger District.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/16/2012
2
Comment Period
11/26/2012
3
Decision
05/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityTrail Management
Balls Lake Trail Improvement CEDecision Signed Date: 05/08/2013 Legal Notice Date: 05/15/2013
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsThorne Bay Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionCopper River Meridian, Township 71S, Range 82E, Sections 15, 16, 21, and 22
Recreation management