Decision Memo Completed

Hoonah Ranger District Emergency Relief Culvert Replacement

Tongass National Forest Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon, Alaska Hoonah Ranger District

Two undersized culverts will be replaced with aquatic organism passages(AOPs) which are structures that reconnect upstream habitat for aquatic organisms and improve the watershed and roads by being designed to accommodate the stream's natural flows.

Location

AOP at RD 8502 MP 8.654 - Game Creek area of Hoonah RD (58 deg 1' 52.492" N, 135 deg 28' 38.883" W); AOP at RD 8530 MP 9.52 - Eastern part of Hoonah RD (58 deg 3' 37.203" N, 135 deg 10' 22.428" W)

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/09/2022
2
Decision
03/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Road Improvements/Construction; Watershed Improvements
Chichagof Island ERFO AOP ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/21/2022
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsHoonah Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsRoad management