Proposal includes instream and riparian restoration on approx 0.6 mi of S Fork Saginaw Ck and up to 0.4 mi of Shorty Ck on Kuiu Is. These streams support populations of pink, chum and coho salmon, and steelhead, cutthroat trout and Dolly Varden char.
Location
Project area is located on the northern portion of Kuiu Island, approximately 12 air miles southeast of Kake and 39 miles northwest of Petersburg, Alaska.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/01/2016
2
Comment Period
03/30/2017
3
Objection Period Start
05/18/2017
4
Decision
08/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
05/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| South Fork Saginaw Creek Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/28/2017 |
| Forests | Tongass National Forest |
| Districts | Petersburg Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |