Decision Memo Completed

Third River Snowshoe Hare Habitat Restoration Project

Chippewa National Forest Itasca, Minnesota Blackduck Ranger District

Enhance habitat for snowshoe hare using a variety of management practices including timber harvest and creating coarse woody debris on about 100 acres inside the Leech Lake Reservation.

Location

About 2 mile Northwest of Lake Winnibigoshish.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/29/2019
2
Decision
09/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2019 (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; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Third River Snowshoe Hare Habitat Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/30/2019
ForestsChippewa National Forest
DistrictsBlackduck Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT147N-R29W, in portions of Sections 25, 26, 35, and 36
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)