Decision Memo Completed

Prince of Wales 2013 Precommercial, Riparian and Wildlife Thinning

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

The Forest Service is proposing precommercial, riparian and wildlife thinning of up to 11,543 acres of young growth that was originally harvested from 1976 to 1998.

Location

Prince of Wales Island between Coffman Cove and Thorne Bay, as far west as Control Junction and the Coffman Highway.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/28/2013
2
Comment Period
06/28/2013
3
Decision
08/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Thorne Bay Ranger District Precommercial Thinning 2013Decision Signed Date: 08/02/2013 Legal Notice Date: 08/06/2013
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsThorne Bay Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT68-712S R81-84E
Forest productsWatershed managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants