Environmental Assessment Completed

Upper East Winnie Vegetation Management

Chippewa National Forest Itasca, Minnesota Deer River Ranger District

Vegetation Management that includes timber harvest, prescribed fire, wildlife and impoundment management and transportation system management activities.

Location

The project area encompasses an area from the northeast shore of Lake Winibigoshish to the southern half of Rice Lake centered on Hwy 46 and north to Rice Lake.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/11/2008
2
Comment Period
06/18/2009
3
Decision
08/2009 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
01/2010 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Trail Management
Upper East Winnie Vegetation Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/19/2009 Legal Notice Date: 08/20/2009
ForestsChippewa National Forest
DistrictsDeer River Ranger District
Fuels managementForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Road management