Decision Memo Completed

Lydick Brook East Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project

Chippewa National Forest Cass, Minnesota Blackduck Ranger District

Increase stand heterogeneity and complexity that is associated with older age red pine forests within a Large Upland Mature Patch. The project area consists almost entirely of 50 year old red pine plantations. Prescribe burn & commercial harvest.

Location

The project area is south of the Mississippi River and east of Lydick Brook on the Blackduck Ranger District, Cass County, Minnesota. The entire project area is within the boundary of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/01/2016
2
Decision
02/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
02/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Lydick Brook East Wildlife Habitat Improvement ProjectDecision Signed Date: 02/02/2017
ForestsChippewa National Forest
DistrictsBlackduck Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT. 145 N. R. 29 W., Sections 4, 5, and 9 and T. 146 N. R. 29 W., Section 33.
Wildlife, fish, rare plants