Decision Memo Completed

Central POW Pre-Commercial Thinning

Tongass National Forest Prince of Wales-Outer, Alaska Thorne Bay Ranger District

Precommercially thin up to 15,000 acres over the next 2 to 5 years.

Location

Proposed acres are located on the Thorne Bay RD on Prince of Wales Island.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/09/2021
2
Comment Period
09/10/2021
3
Decision
04/2022 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Central POW Pre-Commercial ThinningDecision Signed Date: 04/27/2022
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsThorne Bay Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)