The Project proposes to evaluate options to improve safety of the outflow at Spirit Lake located within the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. A draft Record of Decision and corresponding documents will be published on July 7, 2026 opening up Objections for the Project.
The Gifford Pinchot National Forest has prepared a final environmental impact statement and draft record of decision for the Spirit Lake Outflow Safety Improvement Project. The proposed project and project-specific Northwest Forest Plan Amendment are subject to the pre-decisional objection process pursuant to 36 CFR 218 Subparts A and B, while the programmatic forest plan amendments to the Gifford Pinchot Forest Plan are subject to the pre-decisional objection process pursuant to 36 CFR 219 subpart B.
Kelsey Jolley. Spirit Lake NEPA Coordinator
