Decision Memo Completed

Clear & Clearwater Creek Restoration

Gifford Pinchot National Forest Skamania, Washington Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

Project proposes thinning of up to 26,000 trees across 960 acres to acquire coarse woody debris (logs with attached rootwads) for instream restoration projects and to accelerate the development of resilient forest conditions.

Location

Stands adjacent to Forest Roads 93, 25 and 81.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/14/2025
2
Decision
09/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (25), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(25)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements; Watershed Improvements
Clear & Clearwater Creek Restoration Project Decision MemoDecision Signed Date: 09/02/2025
ForestsGifford Pinchot National Forest
DistrictsMount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Legal Land DescriptionT7N, R6E Sections 12, 1, 6; T7N, R7E Section 6; T8N, R7E Sections 41, 42, 40, 37; T8N, R6E Section 22; T7N, R7E Section 38; T8N, R6E Sections 23, 24, 25; T8N, R5E Sections 5, 32.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed management