The Tongass National Forest proposes to amend the 2016 Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan). The amendment will focus on Standard S-YG-KC-02 related to commercial timber harvest on lands identified as moderate vulnerability karst.
Location
Tongass National Forest, Forest-wide
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/22/2019
2
Comment Period
07/25/2019
3
Objection Period Start
06/19/2020
4
Decision
08/2020 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (16), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(16) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 219 (2012) |
| Project Activity | Plan Amendment |
| Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment - Moderate Vulnerability Karst | Decision Signed Date: 08/13/2020 Legal Notice Date: 08/14/2020 |
| Forests | Tongass National Forest |
| Districts | Tongass National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |