The Tongass National Forest proposes to supply approximately 1 million board feet (MMBF) of young-growth timber from about 43 acres and construct temporary roads in the Falls Creek area of Mitkof Island on the Petersburg Ranger District.
Location
The project area is approximately 14 miles southeast of Petersburg, Alaska. The project area consists of 8,886 acres of National Forest System land and about 913 acres of land of other ownership.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/19/2021
2
Comment Period
08/20/2021
3
Objection Period Start
05/19/2022
4
Decision
07/2022 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Timber Sales (Green) |
| Upper Falls Creek Young-Growth Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/18/2022 |
| Forests | Tongass National Forest |
| Districts | Petersburg Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |