Proposal to increase invasive plant management activities within the Wrangell and Petersburg Ranger Districts. Proposal includes no annual treatment limit, treatment of emergent vegetation, and herbicide, manual and mechanical treatment tools.
Location
Wrangell and Petersburg Ranger Districts - 3.7 million acres on both National Forest System lands (including wilderness) and lands of other ownership.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/23/2021
2
Comment Period
09/02/2021
3
Objection Period Start
02/24/2022
4
Decision
06/2022 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Noxious Weed Treatments |
| Wrangell-Petersburg Invasive Plant Management Project | Decision Signed Date: 06/17/2022 |
| Forests | Tongass National Forest |
| Districts | Petersburg Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |