Hand plant 3,000 red and yellow-cedar seedlings, at a density of 1,200 trees per acre, on 3 acres of previously harvested timber stands. The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of browse protection measures on planted cedar.
Location
Planting units are all part of the Boundary II Timber Sale (Brown Mountain Road) northeast of the Ward Lake Recreational Area, approximately 9.5 miles from Ketchikan, AK, on Revillagigedo Is.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/01/2013
2
Comment Period
02/01/2013
3
Decision
04/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2013 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Ketchikan 2013 Experimental Cedar Planting | Decision Signed Date: 04/05/2013 Legal Notice Date: 04/30/2013 |
| Forests | Tongass National Forest |
| Districts | Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T74S, R91E, Sec. 17 and NW1/4 Sec. 9; Copper River Merdian (CRM) |