20 acres of thinning contrasting standard row thinning, a ”variable density thinning”- gap and reserve approach, and a control area in a mid-rotatation, overstocked, Red pine stand.
Location
East of County Road 34 on forest roads 2539 and 2539A
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/08/2011
2
Decision
12/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2012 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5); 32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Variable Density Thinning Research AReas | Decision Signed Date: 12/22/2011 |
| Forests | Chippewa National Forest |
| Districts | Deer River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 148 N, R 27 W, Sections 25, 36, 26;T 147 N, R 27 W, Sections 13, 14;T 147 N, R 27 W, Section 4 |