Environmental Assessment Cancelled

Sitka Ranger District Lakes Outfitter/Guide Access Project

Tongass National Forest Sitka, Alaska Sitka Ranger District

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 AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Special Use Authorizations; Wilderness Management
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsSitka Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation managementSpecial use management