Decision Memo Completed

Harriet Hunt Young Growth Harvest and Management

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

Harvest of young-growth stands to achieve multiple management objectives, including providing logs for stream restoration, improving wildlife habitat, improving timber stand health, and offering micro-sale opportunities.

Location

Approximately 8.5 miles north of downtown Ketchikan, Alaska along the Harriet Hunt Road.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/12/2025
2
Decision
05/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Harriet Hunt Young Growth Harvest and ManagementDecision Signed Date: 05/01/2025
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsKetchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District
Legal Land Description131.6130100 W 55.4656715 N
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsWatershed management