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 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; Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Thorne Bay Ranger District Precommercial Thinning 2013 | Decision Signed Date: 08/02/2013 Legal Notice Date: 08/06/2013 |
| Forests | Tongass National Forest |
| Districts | Thorne Bay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T68-712S R81-84E |