Decision Memo Completed

Revilla 2024 Pre-commercial Thinning

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

Silvicultural treatment of young-growth stands to achieve various management objectives such as altering wildlife habitats and patterns of use, improving riparian area health, improving climate resiliency, and promoting timber production.

Location

Timber stands on Revillagigedo and Hassler islands near Ketchikan, Alaska that have not received silvicultural treatments.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/02/2024
2
Decision
03/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2025 (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
Revilla 2024 Pre-commercial ThinningDecision Signed Date: 03/26/2025
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsKetchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed managementClimate change adaptation