Finney AMA Vegetation Management
Vegetation management part of a research study on restoration and long-term management of late successional reserve (LSR) and riparian habitat in Finney Adaptive Management Area. Thin LSR forest stands less than 80 years old to develop old growth features. The Finney AMA Project Decision Notice was signed May 3, 2013. It approves thinning 1,256 acres of young conifer stands in three different treatments. A companion document, the Research Study Plan, outlines the research and monitoring approach.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
Twenty-two miles east of Sedro-Woolley, WA in the Finney Adaptive Management Area along Forest Road 17 and tributaries in the Finney Creek watershed.
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 08/29/2012 |
| Comment Period | 01/18/2013 |
| Decision | 05/2013 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 08/2013 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Mt Baker Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
215
Project Purpose:
Special Area Management
Project Activity:
Species Habitat Improvements; Special Area Management; Timber Sales (Green)
Current Status:
Completed
Project Decision Information
Finney AMA Project
Decision Signed Date: 05/03/2013
Legal Notice Date: 05/06/2013
Forests:
Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Districts:
Mt Baker Ranger District
States:
Washington
Counties:
Skagit
Legal Land Description:
Centered around T34N, R8E
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Curtis Spalding
810 State Route 20
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98294
425-783-6033
cspalding@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 10/1/2018