Tongass National Forest Sustainable Cabin Management Project

The Tongass is proposing to convert three cabins to survival shelters, either by converting existing cabins or replacement, and removing nine cabins to help move toward a sustainable recreation cabin program.

Location Summary

Tongass National Forest, Region 10, Alaska

Districts: Petersburg Ranger District, Wrangell Ranger District, Sitka Ranger District, Admiralty National Monument, Yakutat Ranger District, Ketchikan - Misty Ranger District, Thorne Bay Ranger District

Project Documents

• Scoping

  • 20120815FinalSignedScopingLetter (PDF 2497kb)
    Scoping document for the proposed removal of nine recreation cabins and conversion of three recreation cabins to shelters on the Tongass National Forest.

• Pre-Scoping

  • RecCabins_only_Yakatut_August_13_BW (PDF 594kb)
    Recreation Cabins and Shelters on the Yakutat Ranger District, Tongass National Forest
  • Rec_Cabins_WO_Yakatut_August_13_2012_BW (PDF 987kb)
    Recreation Cabins and Shelters on the Tongass National Forest for all districts, except the Yakutat Ranger District

• Supporting

  • Public Use Cabin Financial Sustainability Strategy (PDF 5487kb)
    Introduction and report on Tongass National Forest public use cabins. This report displays collected data and makes recommendations based solely on financial efficiencies.