DOCSLIB.ORG

Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 04/01/2021 to 06/30/2021 Tongass National Forest This Report Contains the Best Available Information at the Time of Publication

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 04/01/2021 to 06/30/2021 Tongass National Forest This Report Contains the Best Available Information at the Time of Publication Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 04/01/2021 to 06/30/2021 Tongass National Forest This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact. Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact Projects Occurring Nationwide Gypsy Moth Management in the - Vegetation management Completed Actual: 11/28/2012 01/2013 Susan Ellsworth United States: A Cooperative (other than forest products) 775-355-5313 Approach [email protected]. EIS us *UPDATED* Description: The USDA Forest Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are analyzing a range of strategies for controlling gypsy moth damage to forests and trees in the United States. Web Link: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/wv/eis/ Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Nationwide. Locatable Mining Rule - 36 CFR - Regulations, Directives, In Progress: Expected:12/2021 12/2021 Sarah Shoemaker 228, subpart A. Orders NOI in Federal Register 907-586-7886 EIS 09/13/2018 [email protected] d.us *UPDATED* Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 03/2021 Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes revisions to its regulations at 36 CFR 228, Subpart A governing locatable minerals operations on National Forest System lands.A draft EIS & proposed rule should be available for review/comment in late 2020 Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57214 Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. These regulations apply to all NFS lands open to mineral entry under the US mining laws. More Information is available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/science-technology/geology/minerals/locatable-minerals/current-revisions. Tongass National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) R10 - Alaska Region 04/01/2021 04:06 am MT Page 1 of 14 Tongass National Forest Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact Tongass National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) R10 - Alaska Region Central Tongass Project - Recreation management On Hold N/A N/A Carey Case EIS - Heritage resource 907-772-3871 management [email protected] - Special area management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Watershed management - Minerals and Geology - Special use management - Road management Description: The CT Project will consider potential young- and old-growth timber harvest, opportunities for sustainable recreation, watershed restoration, fish/wildlife habitat improvements and other forest management activities of local community interest. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=53098 Location: UNIT - Wrangell Ranger District, Petersburg Ranger District. STATE - Alaska. COUNTY - Wrangell- Petersburg. LEGAL - Not Applicable. All National Forest System lands and lands of other ownership within the Petersburg and Wrangell Ranger Districts. Tongass National Forest Admiralty National Monument (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R10 - Alaska Region Angoon-Mitchell Bay - Recreation management On Hold N/A N/A Don MacDougall Ecotourism Environmental - Special use management 907-789-6280 Assessment (formerly Outfitter don.macdougall@usda. and Guide EA) gov EA Description: We aim to strike a balance between subsistence use resources, wilderness resources, tourism, and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), Section 506 (a)(3)(E). We propose allocating 2388 service days to outfitters and guides. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=46208 Location: UNIT - Admiralty National Monument. STATE - Alaska. COUNTY - Juneau. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project includes all National Forest System lands within the village of Angoon and Mitchell, Kanalku and Favorite Bays. 04/01/2021 04:06 am MT Page 2 of 14 Tongass National Forest Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact Tongass National Forest Admiralty National Monument (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R10 - Alaska Region Greens Creek North Extension - Minerals and Geology In Progress: Expected:07/2021 08/2021 Matthew Reece Project DEIS NOA in Federal Register 907-789-6274 EIS 10/09/2020 sm.fs.greenscreek@usd Est. FEIS NOA in Federal a.gov Register 07/2021 Description: Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company proposes to extend the existing dry-stack tailings disposal facility and incorporate waste rock co-disposal techniques in a northward direction for additional tailings and waste rock storage capacity. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57306 Location: UNIT - Admiralty National Monument. STATE - Alaska. COUNTY - Juneau. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Greens Creek Mine, Admiralty Island, Alaska. Tongass National Forest Hoonah Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R10 - Alaska Region Byte Networking - Special use management Developing Proposal Expected:06/2022 06/2022 Geno Cisneros Communication Site. Est. Scoping Start 06/2021 907-945-1204 EA [email protected] v *NEW LISTING* Description: Proposal to authorize a special use permit to install and maintain 44 foot communication tower to provide internet services to customers in Pelican, Elfin Cove, Hoonah and Gustavus areas. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59313 Location: UNIT - Hoonah Ranger District. STATE - Alaska. COUNTY - Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon. LEGAL - latitude 58.2741694, longitude -135.8126722. Point Adolphus area. Koenitzer-Hoonah Area - - Minerals and Geology Developing Proposal Expected:05/2021 06/2021 Geno Cisneros Mineral Materials Permit Est. Scoping Start 04/2021 907-945-1204 CE [email protected] v *NEW LISTING* Description: Removal of 5,000 pounds of fossiliferous limestone and or marble rock to be used for sculpting. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=58612 Location: UNIT - Hoonah Ranger District. STATE - Alaska. COUNTY - Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Various locations adjacent to National Forest System roads on the Hoonah Ranger District. 04/01/2021 04:06 am MT Page 3 of 14 Tongass National Forest Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact Tongass National Forest Hoonah Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R10 - Alaska Region Mackinnon - Idaho Inlet water - Special use management Developing Proposal Expected:07/2021 08/2021 Geno Cisneros transmission pipeline permit Est. Scoping Start 05/2021 907-945-1204 CE [email protected] *NEW LISTING* Description: Authorize a Special Use Permit to install and maintain approximately 1,000 feet of 2 inch polypropylene waterline to serve a private residence near the mouth of Idaho Inlet. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59315 Location: UNIT - Hoonah Ranger District. STATE - Alaska. COUNTY - Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Northeast shore of Idaho Inlet approximately 30 miles west of Hoonah, AK. Wukuklook Road and Trail - Facility management In Progress: Expected:04/2021 08/2021 Richard Burke Access Improvements - Road management Scoping Start 01/29/2021 907-772-5853 CE [email protected] v *NEW LISTING* Description: Road improvements on NFS roads 8530 and 8576. Enlarge parking area at Bear Paw Lake Picnic Area trailhead on NFS road 8508. Install boulders at trailhead to prevent ATV use, and replace boardwalk trail with gravel at Wukuklook Trail on NFS road 8530. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59409 Location: UNIT - Hoonah Ranger District. STATE - Alaska. COUNTY - Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Road work on NFS rd 8530 at MP 22 from False Bay to Wukuklook trailhead. Road work on NFS rd 8576 btw MP 0 and 1.4. Wukuklook trail is 27 mi from Hoonah. Bear Paw is 25 mi from Hoonah on NFS rd 8508. Tongass National Forest Juneau Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R10 - Alaska Region 2021 Herbert Gold Project - Minerals and Geology In Progress: Expected:06/2021 06/2021 Richard Dudek Surface Exploration Scoping Start 02/01/2021 907-789-6275 CE richard.e.dudek@usda. gov *NEW LISTING* Description: Grande Portage Resources Ltd, submitted a plan of operations for surface exploration that consists of diamond core drilling, mapping, and geochemical sampling. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59406 Location: UNIT - Juneau Ranger District. STATE - Alaska. COUNTY - Juneau. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project location is approximately 12 miles north of Juneau. There are eight (8) drill sites proposed for the 2021 surface exploration. 04/01/2021 04:06 am MT Page 4 of 14 Tongass National Forest Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact Tongass National Forest Juneau Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R10 - Alaska Region Kensington Gold Mine Plan of - Minerals and Geology In Progress: Expected:09/2021 09/2021 Matthew Reece Operations Amendment 1 DEIS NOA in Federal Register 907-789-6274 EIS 10/30/2020 SM.FS.Kensington@us da.gov *UPDATED* Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 06/2021 Description: Coeur Alaska has proposed an expansion of their tailings and waste rock storage facilities at the Kensington Gold Mine located near Berners Bay on the Juneau Ranger
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Annual Report of Survey-Inventory Activities 1 July 1988-30 June 1989 .....ELK
    Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Wildlife Conservation Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Annual Report of Survey-Inventory Activities 1 July 1988-30 June 1989 .....ELK- Compiled and edited by Sid 0. Morsan, Publications Technician Vol XX, Part ill Project W-23-2, Study 13.0 May 1990 STATE OF ALASKA Steve Cowper, Governor DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME Don W. Collinsworth, Commissioner DIVISION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION W. Lewis Pamplin, Jr., Director W. Bruce Dinneford, Acting Planning Chief Persons intending to cite this material should obtain prior permis­ sion from the author(s) and/or the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Because most reports deal with preliminary results of conti­ nuing studies, conclusions are tentative and should be identified as such. Due credit will be appreciated. Additional copies of this report, or reports on other species covered in this series may be obtained from: Publications Technician ADF&G, Wildlife Conservation P.O. Box 3-2000 Juneau, AK 99802 (907) 465-4190 The Alaska Department of Fish & Game operates all of its public pro­ grams and activities free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, or handicap. Because the department receives federal funding, any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against should write to: O.E.O., U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240. TABLE OF CONTENTS .. ) Game Management Unit Map. • . • . • • .I . • ii Statewide Harvest and Population status • .iii Game Management Unit/Geographical Description GMU 3 - Islands of the Petersburg, Wrangell, and Kake areas • . • . • • . 1 GMU 8 - Kodiak, Afognak, and adjacent islands.
    [Show full text]
  • Trapping Regulations You May Trap Wildlife for Subsistence Uses Only Within the Seasons and Harvest Limits in These Unit Trapping Regulations
    Trapping Regulations You may trap wildlife for subsistence uses only within the seasons and harvest limits in these unit trapping regulations. Trapping wildlife out of season or in excess of harvest limits for subsistence uses is illegal and prohibited. However, you may trap unclassified wildlife (such as all squirrel and marmot species) in all units, without harvest limits, from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016. Subsistence Trapping Restrictions When taking wildlife for subsistence purposes, ● Take (or assist in the taking of) furbearers by firearm trappers may not: before 3:00 a.m. on the day following the day on which airborne travel occurred. This does not apply to a ● Disturb or destroy a den (except any muskrat pushup trapper using a firearm to dispatch furbearers caught in or feeding house that may be disturbed in the course of a trap or snare. trapping). ● Use a net or fish trap (except a blackfish or fyke trap). ● Disturb or destroy any beaver house. ● Use a firearm other than a shotgun, muzzle-loaded ● Take beaver by any means other than a steel trap or rifle, rifle or pistol using center-firing cartridges, for the snare, except certain times of the year when firearms taking of a wolf or wolverine, except that: may be used to take beaver in Units 9, 12, 17, 18, 20E, ■ You may use a firearm that shoots rimfire 21E, 22 and 23. See Unit-specific regulations. cartridges to take wolf and wolverine under a ● Under a trapping license, take a free-ranging furbearer trapping license. You may sell the raw fur or tanned with a firearm on NPS lands.
    [Show full text]
  • Environmental Assessment Juneau Ranger District Trail of Time
    Environmental Assessment Juneau Ranger District United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Trail of Time, Adjacent Area Trails, Tongass National and Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Forest Alaska Region Center Improvements Project Juneau Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, Alaska February 2010 ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS ACMP Alaska Coastal Management Plan ADF&G Alaska Department of Fish and Game ANILCA Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act BMP Best Management Practice CEQ Council on Environmental Quality CFR Code of Federal Regulations CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act EA Environmental Assessment EFH Essential Fish Habitat EIS Environmental Impact Statement Forest Plan Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan FSH Forest Service Handbook FSM Forest Service Manual GIS Geographic Information System LUD Land Use Designation MIS Management Indicator Species NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NFS National Forest System USDA United States Department of Agriculture WAA Wildlife Analysis Area The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).
    [Show full text]
  • Alaska Range
    Alaska Range Introduction The heavily glacierized Alaska Range consists of a number of adjacent and discrete mountain ranges that extend in an arc more than 750 km long (figs. 1, 381). From east to west, named ranges include the Nutzotin, Mentas- ta, Amphitheater, Clearwater, Tokosha, Kichatna, Teocalli, Tordrillo, Terra Cotta, and Revelation Mountains. This arcuate mountain massif spans the area from the White River, just east of the Canadian Border, to Merrill Pass on the western side of Cook Inlet southwest of Anchorage. Many of the indi- Figure 381.—Index map of vidual ranges support glaciers. The total glacier area of the Alaska Range is the Alaska Range showing 2 approximately 13,900 km (Post and Meier, 1980, p. 45). Its several thousand the glacierized areas. Index glaciers range in size from tiny unnamed cirque glaciers with areas of less map modified from Field than 1 km2 to very large valley glaciers with lengths up to 76 km (Denton (1975a). Figure 382.—Enlargement of NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) image mosaic of the Alaska Range in summer 1995. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration image mosaic from Mike Fleming, Alaska Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, Alaska. The numbers 1–5 indicate the seg- ments of the Alaska Range discussed in the text. K406 SATELLITE IMAGE ATLAS OF GLACIERS OF THE WORLD and Field, 1975a, p. 575) and areas of greater than 500 km2. Alaska Range glaciers extend in elevation from above 6,000 m, near the summit of Mount McKinley, to slightly more than 100 m above sea level at Capps and Triumvi- rate Glaciers in the southwestern part of the range.
    [Show full text]
  • Steve Mccutcheon Collection, B1990.014
    REFERENCE CODE: AkAMH REPOSITORY NAME: Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center Bob and Evangeline Atwood Alaska Resource Center 625 C Street Anchorage, AK 99501 Phone: 907-929-9235 Fax: 907-929-9233 Email: [email protected] Guide prepared by: Sara Piasecki, Archivist TITLE: Steve McCutcheon Collection COLLECTION NUMBER: B1990.014 OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION Dates: circa 1890-1990 Extent: approximately 180 linear feet Language and Scripts: The collection is in English. Name of creator(s): Steve McCutcheon, P.S. Hunt, Sydney Laurence, Lomen Brothers, Don C. Knudsen, Dolores Roguszka, Phyllis Mithassel, Alyeska Pipeline Services Co., Frank Flavin, Jim Cacia, Randy Smith, Don Horter Administrative/Biographical History: Stephen Douglas McCutcheon was born in the small town of Cordova, AK, in 1911, just three years after the first city lots were sold at auction. In 1915, the family relocated to Anchorage, which was then just a tent city thrown up to house workers on the Alaska Railroad. McCutcheon began taking photographs as a young boy, but it wasn’t until he found himself in the small town of Curry, AK, working as a night roundhouse foreman for the railroad that he set out to teach himself the art and science of photography. As a Deputy U.S. Marshall in Valdez in 1940-1941, McCutcheon honed his skills as an evidential photographer; as assistant commissioner in the state’s new Dept. of Labor, McCutcheon documented the cannery industry in Unalaska. From 1942 to 1944, he worked as district manager for the federal Office of Price Administration in Fairbanks, taking photographs of trading stations, communities and residents of northern Alaska; he sent an album of these photos to Washington, D.C., “to show them,” he said, “that things that applied in the South 48 didn’t necessarily apply to Alaska.” 1 1 Emanuel, Richard P.
    [Show full text]
  • Southeast Alaska Mid-Region Access Port and Ferry Terminal Technical Memorandum
    S A M-R A P Ferr T T M Prepared for Fr Highw An Through R Pecci Associates, I. 825 Custer Avenue Helena, Montana 59604 (406)447-5000 www.rpa-hln.com Prepared by T Gos Associates, I. 1201 Western Avenue, Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98101 www.glosten.com Pametri, I. 700 NE Multnomah, Suite 1000 Portland, OR 97232-4110 T. 503.233.2400 F, 503.233.4825 www.parametrix.com CITATION The Glosten Associates, Inc., Parametrix, Inc. 2011. Southeast Alaska Mid-Region Access Port and Ferry Terminal Technical Memorandum. Prepared by The Glosten Associates, Inc., Seattle, Washington, Parametrix, Inc., Portland, Oregon. April 2011. Port and Ferry Terminal Technical Memorandum TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... ES-1 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1 Purpose of the Mid-Region Access Study ......................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Southeast Alaska Mid-Region Access Study Corridors ..................................................... 1-3 1.2.1 Bradfield Canal Corridor ....................................................................................... 1-3 1.2.2 Stikine River Corridor ........................................................................................... 1-5 1.2.3 Aaron Creek Corridor............................................................................................ 1-5 1.3 Characteristics
    [Show full text]
  • Kupreanof / Mitkof Province
    Kupreanof / Mitkof Province and northeastern Kupreanof. In the southwestern corner fringing Rocky Pass, extensive volcanic rocks underlie a rolling, boggy plateau. Other portions of the province have greater relief, but only in the northwest corner are there highly productive parent materials that once supported extensive large-tree forest. Mitkof Island has the northernmost redcedars on the archipelago. (A few occur to the north at Farragut Bay on the mainland.) Yellow-cedars are abundant throughout the province, yet a large proportion of cedar stands are currently experiencing a systematic die-off that is wide-spread throughout Southeast Alaska and northern British Columbia (Hennon et al. 1990, Hennon et al. 2005). Compared to island provinces such as East Chichagof and North Prince of Wales, where deeply dissecting fiords and more rugged relief create obstacles to wildlife connectivity, Kupreanof-Mitkof Province has a low degree of natural fragmentation. This province has a high number of mammal species; collectively, Kupreanof and Mitkof host 21 known mammal species, the second largest number (after Wrangell/Etolin) for any island province (MacDonald FIG 1. Kupreanof-Mitkof Province. and Cook 1999). This species richness certainly reflects proximity to the Stikine River which is a major The biogeographic province of Kupreanof and Mitkof corridor connecting wildlife from the interior with the Islands is located in central Southeast north of the coastal forests. Stikine River Delta (Fig 1). This province has one of Kake and Petersburg–the province’s two mid-sized the highest proportions (65%) of development lands of communities– are both dependent upon the any province in Southeast and only 5% of the lands are surrounding marine and terrestrial environment.
    [Show full text]
  • The Power and Scale of Wild Alaska
    Alaska HUMBLED BY THE POWER AND SCALE OF wild Alaska Exploring a mesmerizing icy world in southeast Alaska is an adventure of a lifetime. By Yvonne Gordon GETTY IMAGES: 80 | asta.org Alaska Humpback whale, Inside Passage; Sawyer Glacier black shape glides through the the silvery patches of the Herbert Glacier the ice. We soon come face to face with a water near us and suddenly there’s a Eagle Glaciers, part of the 1,500sq-mile huge bright white-and-blue wall — the south A pfwoossh. It’s a large whale expelling Juneau Icefield. Sawyer Glacier. air through its blowhole, which forms a Back on shore, after a thrilling trip, Suddenly, a piece of ice crashes to large cloud of vapor. The whale disappears curiosity about the glaciers leads me to book the water below with a large splash, and underwater but seconds later, its magnificent another day trip, an early-morning departure there’s a thundering rumble. Glaciers are tail rises out of the water and high in the air. bound for Tracy Arm Fjord. As we leave the constantly moving, regularly calving icebergs AND SCALE OF Then it disappears, plunging down into the dock, the water is calm and a big bank of low that float down the fjord. This explains where depths and leaving just a few ripples on clouds stretches across the hills, appearing all the icebergs we saw from the boat have the surface. black in the morning light. come from. “The tail is called a fluke, and on the As we pass Admiralty Island, our guide tells As we return to land along the Stephens underside, the markings are unique,” says us about the wildlife regularly seen here — in Passage, we spot more whales and motor Luke, our guide.
    [Show full text]
  • MS Watersheds 12 Digit Shapefile
    MS Watersheds 12 Digit Shapefile Tags 16-digit, Hydrologic Unit Code, Region, US, 4-digit, HUC, United States, Watershed Boundary Dataset, 2-digit, Basin, 10-digit, Hydrologic Units, Sub-basin, Watershed, WBD, 6-digit, inlandWaters, Sub-region, Subwatershed, 12-digit, 14-digit, 8-digit Summary The intent of defining Hydrologic Units (HU) within the Watershed Boundary Dataset is to establish a base-line drainage boundary framework, accounting for all land and surface areas. Hydrologic units are intended to be used as a tool for water-resource management and planning activities particularly for site-specific and localized studies requiring a level of detail provided by large-scale map information. The WBD complements the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) and supports numerous programmatic missions and activities including: watershed management, rehabilitation and enhancement, aquatic species conservation strategies, flood plain management and flood prevention, water-quality initiatives and programs, dam safety programs, fire assessment and management, resource inventory and assessment, water data analysis and water census. **** NOTE - MARIS Staff created a Mississippi collection from various regions in January 2019 **** Description The Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) is a comprehensive aggregated collection of hydrologic unit data consistent with the national criteria for delineation and resolution. It defines the areal extent of surface water drainage to a point except in coastal or lake front areas where there could be multiple outlets as stated by the "Federal Standards and Procedures for the National Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD)" “Standard” (http://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/11/a3/). Watershed boundaries are determined solely upon science-based hydrologic principles, not favoring any administrative boundaries or special projects, nor particular program or agency.
    [Show full text]
  • Alaska's Marine Highway Corridor Management Plan
    ALASKAíS MARINE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR PARTNERSHIP PLAN Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Nation’s Most Scenic Byway. Prepared for The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, as part of the submission materials required for the designation under the National Scenic Byways Program of the Federal Highway Administration Prepared by Jensen Yorba Lott, Inc. February 2002 With Whiteman and Taintor Christianson Communications, Inc. Assistance from Walsh Services Southeast Strategies The McDowell Group Gateway Technologies Alaskaís Marine Highway Corridor Partnership Plan January 22, 2002 Dear Reader, It is with great pleasure I endorse the proposal to Southcentral Alaska, as well as along the far-flung chain connections will be improved, allowing designate Alaska’s Marine Highway as a National of Aleutian Islands. It is a story about people who have recreational enthusiasts to go directly from ships Scenic Byway. One travel writer summed up the thrived for generations upon the richest landscape— to footpaths, to port communities, to hiking great power of Alaska’s Marine Highway this way: Native Alaskans, Russian settlers, Scandinavian trails, to other scenic byways, and beyond. “one of the world’s most scenic highways requires no fishermen, soldiers, miners, and timber harvesters. It is driving, no road maps, no expensive stops at the gas a story about marine and upland wildlife—humpback In 2003, Alaska’s Marine Highway turns 40 years station, and no automobile.” and killer whales, seals and sea lions, sea otters, salmon old. In honor of this milestone, the State of and a myriad of exotic fish, teeming colonies of Alaska is nominating the Marine Highway for As a water-based highway, Alaska’s Marine Highway seabirds, bears, deer, moose and wolves.
    [Show full text]
  • Temporal Changes in Abundance of Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena
    242 Abstract—Abundance of harbor por- Temporal changes in abundance of harbor poise (Phocoena phocoena) was es- timated from data collected during porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) inhabiting the vessel surveys conducted through- out the inland waters of Southeast inland waters of Southeast Alaska Alaska. Line-transect methods were used during 18 seasonal surveys Marilyn E. Dahlheim (contact author)1 spanning 22 years (1991–2012). Es- 1, 2 timates were derived from summer Alexandre N. Zerbini surveys only because of the broader Janice M. Waite1 spatial coverage and greater number Amy S. Kennedy1 of surveys during this season than during other seasons. Porpoise abun- Email address for contact author: [email protected] dance varied when different periods were compared (i.e., 1991–1993, 1 2006–2007, and 2010–2012); how- National Marine Mammal Laboratory ever, persistent areas of high por- Alaska Fisheries Science Center poise densities occurred in Glacier National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA Bay and Icy Strait, and off the town 7600 Sand Point Way NE of Wrangell and Zarembo Island. Seattle, Washington 98115-6349 Overall abundance of harbor por- 2 Cascadia Research Collective poise significantly declined from the 218 ½ West Fourth Avenue early 1990s (N=1076, 95% confidence Olympia, Washington 98501 interval [CI]=910–1272) to the mid- 2000s (N=604, 95% CI=468–780). This downward trend was followed by a significant increase in the early 2010s (N=975, 95% CI=857–1109) when abundance rose to levels simi- Harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) the Southeast Alaska stock—occur- lar to those observed 20 years ear- are distributed throughout Alaska ring from Dixon Entrance (54°30′N; lier.
    [Show full text]
  • Petition to List the Alexander Archipelago Wolf in Southeast
    BEFORE THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR PETITION TO LIST THE ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO WOLF (CANIS LUPUS LIGONI) IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA AS THREATENED OR ENDANGERED UNDER THE U.S. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT © ROBIN SILVER PETITIONERS CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, ALASKA RAINFOREST DEFENDERS, AND DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE JULY 15, 2020 NOTICE OF PETITION David Bernhardt, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20240 [email protected] Margaret Everson, Principal Deputy Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1849 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20240 [email protected] Gary Frazer, Assistant Director for Endangered Species U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1840 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20240 [email protected] Greg Siekaniec, Alaska Regional Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1011 East Tudor Road Anchorage, AK 99503 [email protected] PETITIONERS Shaye Wolf, Ph.D. Larry Edwards Center for Biological Diversity Alaska Rainforest Defenders 1212 Broadway P.O. Box 6064 Oakland, California 94612 Sitka, Alaska 99835 (415) 385-5746 (907) 772-4403 [email protected] [email protected] Randi Spivak Patrick Lavin, J.D. Public Lands Program Director Defenders of Wildlife Center for Biological Diversity 441 W. 5th Avenue, Suite 302 (310) 779-4894 Anchorage, AK 99501 [email protected] (907) 276-9410 [email protected] _________________________ Date this 15 day of July 2020 2 Pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), 16 U.S.C. §1533(b), Section 553(3) of the Administrative Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C. § 553(e), and 50 C.F.R. § 424.14(a), the Center for Biological Diversity, Alaska Rainforest Defenders, and Defenders of Wildlife petition the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS”), to list the Alexander Archipelago wolf (Canis lupus ligoni) in Southeast Alaska as a threatened or endangered species.
    [Show full text]