Decision Memo Completed

Yakutat Ranger District 5 Year Precommercial Thinning Project

Tongass National Forest Yakutat, Alaska Yakutat Ranger District

Precommercial tree thinning of approximately 2284 acres over a 5 year period. Enhance timber and wildlife habitat values by improving diameter growth and vigor of residual trees and promoting greater understory development.

Location

Yakutat Ranger District

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/06/2016
2
Decision
03/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
Yakutat Ranger District 5 Year Precommercial Thinning ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/19/2019
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsYakutat Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Forest products