LEGAL NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT USDA FOREST SERVICE OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST, HOOD CANAL RANGER DISTRICT CANYON FOREST RESTORATION PROJECT The Canyon Forest Restoration Project Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) is available for 30-day public comment. This document can be accessed on Olympic National Forest website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/olympic/projects/62260. A copy of this environmental assessment is also available by request by contacting the project lead listed at the end of this notice. The proposed actions are intended to promote complex forest structure, accelerate the development of late-successional forest characteristics, and develop diverse wildlife habitats by thinning forest stands, while contributing to the economic viability of local communities through timber sales. The proposed action is in the northeast part of the Olympic National Forest south of Sequim, WA in Clallam County. The proposed action would thin dense forest stands by removing some trees to decrease stand density and promote growth of remaining trees, while fostering the growth of native understory plant species. Other actions proposed include hand felling, planting or seeding herbaceous plants, creating snags and coarse woody debris, replacing under-sized culverts with aquatic organism passages (AOPs) to eliminate barriers to fish, developing rock pits for road material, and preparing roads to support logging equipment and hauling. Forest stands proposed for treatment are located near Forest Roads 2800, 2820, 2870, 2875, 2877, and 2878. Commercial thinning would occur on approximately 1,840 acres and other treatments would occur on approximately 320 acres. Harvesting activities include ground based, cable yarding or a combination of these methods. The opportunity to comment ends 30 days following the date of publication of this legal notice. Comments received after the close of the 30-day comment period will be considered but will not have standing for objection. Those who want to be eligible to object must meet the information requirements of 36 CFR 218. Documents associated with this project, including public comments, are part of the National Environmental Policy Act process (42 United States Code 4321) and may be released under the Freedom of Information Act (5 United States Code 552). Submit comments to the Responsible Official, Kelly Lawrence, Supervisor, via the electronic comment form at https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?Project=62260. Alternatively, comments may be submitted by one of the following methods: by mail or hand delivery. Mail to the project lead: c/o Alison Center, 1835 Black Lake Blvd SE, Olympia WA 98591 (the office business hours for those submitting hand-delivered comments are: 9am to 3pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, excluding holidays) or 295142 Highway 101 S. Quilcene, WA 98376 (the office business hours for those submitting hand-delivered comments are: 9am to 3pm Tuesday and Wednesday, excluding holidays). Acceptable formats for electronic comments are text or html e-mail, PDF, and formats viewable in Microsoft Office applications. IPL0277087 Oct 15 2025