Decision Memo Completed

Tonka Commercial Firewood or Individual Tree Sales

Tongass National Forest Wrangell-Petersburg, Alaska Petersburg Ranger District

This proposal would allow up to 70 acres of harvest within 500 feet of existing roads on the Tonka Road System on Kupreanof Island. Harvest would include green trees using uneven-aged management and may include the removal of dead and dying trees.

Location

Development land use designation (LUD) areas within 500 feet of the existing Tonka Road System on Kupreanof Island.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/27/2020
2
Decision
05/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Products Sales; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green)
Tonka Commercial Firewood or Individual Tree SalesDecision Signed Date: 05/06/2020
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsPetersburg Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Forest products