Decision Memo Completed

Sand Plain Pine Project

Chippewa National Forest Beltrami; Cass, Minnesota Blackduck Ranger District

This project proposes timber stand and wildlife habitat improvement in primarily young, dense red pine, jack pine, and white spruce plantation, as well as reclamation of National Forest System lands currently occupied by non-system roads.

Location

The proposed project is in the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Boundary and is situated south of the Mississippi River between Cass Lake and Lake Winnie, extending down to U.S. Highway 2.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/27/2018
2
Decision
12/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6); 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green)
Sand Plain Pine ProjectDecision Signed Date: 12/03/2018
ForestsChippewa National Forest
DistrictsBlackduck Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSeveral sections of Townships 144 through 146N and Ranges 26 through 30W.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Road managementWildlife, fish, rare plants