Environmental Assessment Completed

Raven's Roost Cabin Replacement

Tongass National Forest Wrangell-Petersburg, Alaska Petersburg Ranger District

The Forest Service proposes removing the existing hike-in public use Raven's Roost Cabin and replacing it with a new accessible cabin and its associated site improvements. The proposed new cabin site is 1.2 miles closer to town than the existing one.

Location

New cabin location - approx. 2.5 mi S-SE of downtown Petersburg and 2 mi S-SW of helicopter facility at PSG Airport; Old cabin location - approx. 3 mi S-SW of helicopter facility at PSG Airport

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/02/2020
2
Comment Period
04/02/2020
3
Objection Period Start
05/21/2020
4
Decision
07/2020 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Facility Improvements/Construction
Raven's Roost Cabin ReplacementDecision Signed Date: 07/14/2020
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsPetersburg Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNew cabin location: 56 degrees 46'39.37", -132 degrees 56'21.14" Old cabin location: 56 degrees 45'44.27", -132 degrees 56'8.09"
Facility managementRecreation management