Develop/implement multi-year project involving a variety of timber harvest and road construction.
Location Summary
The project area is Wrangell Island, located within the Wrangell Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest. The community of Wrangell (population 2,500) is located on the island's north end.
2016-05 Wrangell Island Project DEIS (PDF 12730kb) The Forest Service analyzed four action alternatives and a No Action Alternative. Alternative 2 is the Forest Service's Preferred Alternative at this time, which proposes the harvest of 65 million board feet (MMBF) on 5,309 acres and the construction of approximately 32 miles of road.
1. Wrangell Island Project FEIS - Summary, Chapters 1 and 2 (PDF 9643kb) In the FEIS, four action alternatives and one no action alternative are analyzed. The action alternatives propose varying amounts of timber harvest and road construction associated with that harvest. The action alternatives also propose public motorized access on roads associated with the project. Chapter 1 - Purpose and Need for Action, Chapter 2 - Alternatives
2016-06-03 DEIS Notice of Availability (PDF 176kb) Notice of Availability for the Wrangell Island Project was published in the Federal Register on June 3, 2016.
2017-07-13 Objection Notice for the Wrangell Island Project Draft ROD (Ketchikan Daily News) (PDF 1917kb) Written objections to the Wrangell Island Draft Record of Decision (ROD), including any attachments, must be filed (regular mail, fax, email, hand-delivery, or express delivery) with the Reviewing Officer within 45 days following the publication date of this legal notice in the Ketchikan Daily News, the newspaper of record.
Aquatics Resource Report (PDF 11819kb) This report describes the aquatics resources on Wrangell Island and potential impacts associated with the Wrangell Island Project.
07-19-2017
Heritage Resource Report (PDF 268kb) Cultural resource overview for the Wrangell Island Project.
07-24-2017
Invasive Plants Resource Report (PDF 1471kb) This document serves as an invasive plant risk assessment, as well as a resource report for the Wrangell Island Project Environmental Impact Statement.
07-19-2017
Rare Plant Resource Report (PDF 163kb) This report analyzes the effects of proposed actions of the Wrangell Island Project on rare plant species to support the environmental impact statement (EIS) process for the project.
07-21-2017
Scenery Resource Report (PDF 69113kb) This report describes the scenery resources on Wrangell Island and potential impacts associated with the Wrangell Island Project.
07-19-2017
Sensitive Plant Biological Evaluation (PDF 204kb) The purpose of this biological evaluation (BE) is to analyze the effects of proposed actions of the Wrangell Island Project on federally listed threatened, endangered, or sensitive (TES) plant species.
07-19-2017
Silviculture Resource Report (PDF 463kb) Report analyzing the effects of the proposed project activities on subsistence resources.
07-24-2017
Soil Resource Report (PDF 3986kb) This report provides an evaluation of the potential impacts associated with the Wrangell Island Project on the soil resource, specifically mass wasting, soil productivity, and erosion on National Forest System lands.
Transportation Resource Report (PDF 660kb) The Wrangell Island Transportation Resource Report provides an assessment of the current condition of the project area and the potential effects of implementing the proposed action and the alternatives on transportation resources.
07-24-2017
Wetland Resource Report (PDF 1869kb) This report describes the wetland resources on Wrangell Island and potential impacts associated with the Wrangell Island Project.
07-20-2017
Wildlife Biological Assessment and Biological Evaluation (PDF 3370kb) The biological assessment (BA) is to address threatened and endangered species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) or their designated critical habitat. The biological evaluation (BE) is used to address the effect on candidate and sensitive species, which are identified by the Regional Forester for which population viability is a concern on National Forest System lands within the region.
07-20-2017
Wildlife Resource Report (PDF 8385kb) This report analyzes the effects of the proposed project activities on wildlife habitat.
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