US Department of Agriculture to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Northwest Baranof Timber Sale in Tongass National Forest, Alaska

Summary

The US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to disclose the environmental impacts of proposed timber sales in the Northwest Baranof project area, which includes the construction of new roads, harvesting of timber, and regeneration of new stands of trees, in an effort to minimize harm to wildlife and subsistence uses.