Invasive Plant Management
The USDA Forest Service has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to document and disclose the potential environmental effects of proposed invasive plant treatments on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Treatment methods would include manual, mechanical, cultural, biological, and chemical control. Combinations of methods may be used. Treatments would focus on 936 known invasive plant sites currently infesting approximately 4000 acres. The Proposed Action also includes an Early Detection/Rapid Response (EDRR) process to allow treatment of new or previously undiscovered infestations. Under the EDRR approach, new sites would be evaluated to ensure that effects are within the scope of those already analyzed in the EIS.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
Approximately 4000 treatment acres across the entire Forest, including 936 known invasive plant sites, and a total of 43 different invasive plant species.
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| NOI in Federal Register | 02/28/2012 |
| DEIS NOA in Federal Register | 10/03/2014 |
| FEIS NOA in Federal Register | 06/05/2015 |
| Objection Period Start | 04/10/2015 |
| Decision | 06/2015 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 06/2015 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Impact Statement
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest All Units
Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project Purpose:
Vegetation Management (Other Than Forest Products)
Project Activity:
Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments
Current Status:
Completed
Project Decision Information
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Invasive Plant Treatment FEIS
Decision Signed Date: 06/05/2015
Forests:
Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Districts:
Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest All Units
States:
Washington
Counties:
King; Pierce; Skagit; Snohomish; Whatcom
Legal Land Description:
(Multiple sites having invasive plants now and in the expected future across the Forest.)
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Kevin James
2930 Wetmore Ave., Suite 3A
Everett, WA 98201
425-783-6043
kmjames@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 9/14/2015