Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Park Falls Hardwoods

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Price, Wisconsin Medford-Park Falls Ranger District

Vegetation and transportation management projects primarily for restoring a landscape of uneven aged northern hardwoods, treatment for reducing threat of emerald ash borer, and other vegetation treatments to improve forest resiliency.

Location

The project location is about 20 miles southeast of Park Falls, WI and adjacent to the eastern boundary of Price County.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
01/12/2010
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/23/2012
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/28/2012
4
Decision
09/2012 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
02/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Salvage); Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green)
Park Falls Hardwoods Record of DecisionDecision Signed Date: 09/28/2012 Legal Notice Date: 10/04/2012
ForestsChequamegon / Nicolet National Forest
DistrictsMedford-Park Falls Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionPrimarily the eastern sections of T37N, R3E; T38N, R3E; and T39N, R3E
Forest productsRoad managementVegetation management (other than forest products)