Environmental Assessment Completed

Ward Lake Recreation Area Improvements

Tongass National Forest Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District

The proposed action will include construction of a public recreation cabin and other actions and developments from the Ward Lake Recreation Area Master Plan that is currently in development.

Location

Ward Lake Recreation Area northwest of Ketchikan

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/14/2022
2
Comment Period
04/06/2023
3
Objection Period Start
06/10/2023
4
Decision
08/2023 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Facility Improvements/Construction; Species Habitat Improvements; Facility Maintenance; Trail Management; Road Maintenance; Special Area Management
Ward Lake Recreation Area ImprovementsDecision Signed Date: 08/01/2023
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsKetchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special area managementFacility managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsRecreation managementRoad management