Decision Memo Completed

Lydick West TFPA Project

Chippewa National Forest Cass, Minnesota Blackduck Ranger District

Early thinning in young, overstocked, planted pine stands to restore plant diversity. A request from the Leech Lake Band of the Ojibwe (LLBO) under the Tribal Forest Protection Act (TFPA) dated April 17, 2014 and an Addendum dated June 30, 2014.

Location

Cass County, MN.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/01/2015
2
Decision
07/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
12/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Lydick West Red Pine Thinning ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/16/2015
ForestsChippewa National Forest
DistrictsBlackduck Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT145N,R30W: E/2SE/4 and NE/4SE/4 Section 10; NW/4SW/4 Section 11, SW/4NW/4 Section 12
Vegetation management (other than forest products)