Determine if outfitting and guiding services could be authorized on National Forest System lands on the Sitka Ranger District accessed by interior lakes on Baranof and Chichagof Islands using fixed-wing aircraft.
Location
National Forest lands accessed by interior lakes (more than a half mile from the shoreline) on Baranof and Chichagof Islands within the Sitka Ranger District.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/01/2017
2
Comment Period
01/2023 (Estimated)
3
Objection Period Start
03/2023 (Estimated)
4
Decision
05/2023 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Developed Site Management; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Special Use Authorizations; Wilderness Management |
| Forests | Tongass National Forest |
| Districts | Sitka Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |