Environmental Assessment Completed

Northern Tongass Integrated Weed Management

Tongass National Forest Juneau; Sitka; Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon; Yakutat, Alaska Sitka Ranger District

Establish an integrated weed management plan that includes manual and mechanical treatments, and herbicides to eradicate, contain, or control existing and new weed infestations. Project area includes the 5 northern management units on the TNF.

Location

The project area includes Admiralty National Monument and Sitka, Hoonah, Juneau and Yakutat Ranger Districts.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/21/2016
2
Comment Period
12/17/2019
3
Objection Period Start
02/20/2020
4
Decision
04/2020 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
05/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityNoxious Weed Treatments
Northern Tongass Integrated Weed ManagementDecision Signed Date: 04/22/2020
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsSitka Ranger District; Hoonah Ranger District; Juneau Ranger District; Admiralty Island National Monument; Yakutat Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)