The Forest Service reached a decision on a multiyear project to improve stream health, enhance recreation opportunities, treat invasive plants, and improve wildlife habitat within the Margaret Bay Watershed.
Location
Margaret Watershed, Revillagigedo Island. Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan Alaska.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/17/2017
2
Comment Period
04/15/2019
3
Objection Period Start
05/30/2019
4
Decision
08/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Trail Management; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements; Watershed Improvements |
| Margaret Creek Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Project DN | Decision Signed Date: 08/12/2019 |
| Forests | Tongass National Forest |
| Districts | Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |