Draft Forest Land Use Plan for the Odyssey Timber Sale/El Capitan Norte Subunit (SSE-1391-3-K)

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Draft Forest Land Use Plan for the Odyssey Timber Sale/El Capitan Norte Subunit (SSE-1391-3-K)

State of Alaska
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
Southeast Area Office
Odyssey Timber Sale /El Capitan Norte Subunit (SSE-1391-3)
Draft Forest Land Use Plan

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Fire Prevention (DFFP), gives formal notice per AS 38.05.945 that the DFFP proposes to adopt a site-specific Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP) under AS 38.05.112 and the administrative standards of AS 41.17.060 for the commercial timber sale: Odyssey Timber Sale/El Capitan Norte Subunit (SSE-1391-3).

This timber sale is located on Prince of Wales Island in Section 1 of Township 65 South, Range 78 East, and Section 36 of Township 66 South, Range 78 East of Copper River Meridian (CRM). The sale area is found within the Petersburg A-4 NE USGS quadrangle. The main access for this sale area is from the existing Prince of Wales Road System.

The harvest units total approximately 72 acres and contain approximately 850 MBF of timber. This volume already has been sold under provisions of AS 38.05.118 to Viking Lumber Company Inc.

The FLUP is intended to provide the best available information regarding the proposed timber harvest on 120 acres, and the management of other non-timber uses in compliance with AS 38.05.112 and AS 41.17.060, and must be adopted by the DFFP before the proposed activity can occur. This FLUP does not determine whether or not to access and sell timber within the timber sale area, nor the method of sale. Those decisions have been made previously in the March 7, 2025 Best Interest Finding and are not appealable under this FLUP.The public is invited to comment on the FLUP. Comments should be mailed to the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, 2417 Tongass Avenue, Suite 213, Ketchikan, AK 99901. Comments must be received at the DFFP Southeast Area office no later than December 12, 2025, in order to be considered in the adopted FLUP. To be eligible to appeal the adopted FLUP, a person must have provided written comment by December 12, 2025.FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT COMMENTS CONTACT:Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection 2417 Tongass Avenue, Suite 213 Ketchikan, AK 99901 Contact: Greg StauntonPhone: (907) 225-3070Email: [email protected]

Copies of the FLUP are available for review at the DFFP's Southeast Area Office, the DFFP's web site along with the community libraries in Thorne Bay, Craig, Whale Pass and Ketchikan and at the State Online Public Notice System at: https://http://notice.alaska.gov/221682.

The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services, or special modifications to participate in this review may contact the number above.

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