Gifford Pinchot National Forest managers have completed the Upper Wind Forest Management Environmental Assessment.  The project is located within the northern portion of the Wind River watershed in the Mt. Adams Ranger District.  The project intends to thin approximately 3,000 acres of forest plantations and to regenerate approximately 400 acres to create early seral habitat.  While most of the trees removed for the project would be sold commercially through timber sales, trees on approximately 220 acres would be made available for instream restoration projects.  The project includes treatments to open-up the tree canopy in about 60 acres to enhance pale blue-eyed grass, a sensitive botanical species.  Where plantation thinning is planned, the objective is to reduce tree density to accelerate the development of elements common to old-growth habitat.  The EA was released for a 30-day public comment period following public notice published on March 26, and is available on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest website.