Environmental Assessment Completed

Starrigavan Watershed and Recreation Enhancement

Tongass National Forest Sitka, Alaska Sitka Ranger District

To restore and enhance aquatic and recreational resources, OHV, hiking, and biking trails will be repaired or built; a stream channel and fish structures will be reconstructed, and construction of one or two shelters along the trails is proposed.

Location

Starrigavan Creek Valley; approximately 8 miles from downtown Sitka, Alaska at the north end of the road system

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/09/2020
2
Comment Period
03/09/2020
3
Objection Period Start
01/22/2021
4
Decision
03/2021 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Trail Management; Watershed Improvements
Starrigavan Watershed and Recreation EnhancementDecision Signed Date: 03/17/2021
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsSitka Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation managementWatershed management