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The Forest Service is proposing a multiyear project to restore stream health and fish habitat within the Margaret Creek Watershed. |
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The Forest Service is proposing a multiyear project to restore stream health and fish habitat within the Margaret Creek Watershed. |
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Proposed Margaret Creek Watershed RestorationWhat is the Forest Service proposing?The Forest Service is proposing a multiyear project to restore stream health and fish habitat, enhance recreation opportunities, maintain plant communities, and improve wildlife habitat within the Margaret Creek Watershed. Project implementation is proposed to begin in the spring of 2018.Location and Existing ConditionThe Proposed Margaret Creek Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Project hereafter referred to as ?proposed project,? is located on Revillagigedo Island approximately 22 miles northwest of Ketchikan, Alaska between the Traitors Cove and Naha Inlets, areas within the West Behm Canal on the Ketchikan Misty Fiords Ranger District, Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska (Figure 1). The project area encompasses about 22,874 acres on the northwest side of Revillagigedo Island within Value Comparison Unit (VCU) 7380 - which includes the Margaret Creek Watershed - and small portions of VCU?s 7390 and 7400. to facilitate acquisition of large wood to support the stream restoration component of the project, access and treat invasive plant species and to address barriers to fish passage. About 22,534 acres are on National Forest System (NFS) lands and 340 acres are on private (State of Alaska) lands. Land Use Designations (LUDs) associated with this project include: Timber Production, Modified Landscape, Semi-Remote Recreation, and Old-Growth Habitat (Figure 3). (Consult the 2016 Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan [2016 Forest Plan], Chapter 3, for information on LUD direction.) |
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