POW LLA Fall 2023 Public Comment Period
We are seeking your input during this public comment period on the Prince of Wales Landscape Level Analysis Project (POW LLA) Fall 2023 draft Long-term Plan, draft FY24 Invasives Treatment Plan, and Implementation Plan Review. The documents fore review during this public comment period include incorporation of comments received in the Fall 2023 Workshop held on Oct 10, 2023.
The Long-term Plan is a living document that allows the public to track activities throughout the implementation process. The Tongass National Forest is asking for comments on activity design components, locations, methods, mitigation measures and integration opportunities. The draft FY 2024 Invasives Treatment Plan provides additional information about proposed treatments. The Tongass National Forest is asking for comments on activity design components, locations, methods, mitigation measures and integration opportunities.
We are also seeking your input on improvements to improve the implementation process. The implementation process was originally outlined in Appendix 2 of POW LLA’s Record of Decision. After four years of implementation, we have proposed changes intended to simplify and clarify the implementation process, based on lessons learned. The most important of these is a proposal to change to hold workshops once a year (versus twice a year) and dropping the requirement for publication of workshop announcements in the newspaper of record. We also seek public input on potentially adding time after POW LLA workshops to discuss other District activities. We welcome your input to make this process better.
Note that proposed changes to the Implementation Plan are recorded in the Track Changes option in Microsoft Word, so that you can see both the original and proposed wording. You can toggle the view of these changes on and off by opening the document in Microsoft Word, click on the Review Tab, and then click “All Markup” or “No Markup” in the drop-down menu.
Comments may be submitted on the form below. Note that you will not be able to submit comments this way until the public comment period opens. If anyone has trouble submitting comments electronically, they may mail or hand-deliver comments to Thorne Bay Ranger District, Attn: POW LLA Long-term Plan, P.O. Box 19001, Thorne, AK, 99919-0001.
Additional information is available on the project website. You may also contact Quentin Hall at 907-828-3304, or by email at quentin.hall@usda.gov.
Quentin Hall
