Improve habitat for ruffed grouse and other early successional species through patch clearcutting aspen (about 366 acres) and thinning white spruce plantations (about 117 acres) along and near Hunter Walking Trails.
Location
Along and near four Hunter Walking Trails: Carter Lake, Webster Lake, Tower Lake, and Morph Meadows. Portions within the Leech Lake Reservation.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/06/2019
2
Decision
10/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
12/2019 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Blackduck Ruffed Grouse Habitat Improvement Project | Decision Signed Date: 10/24/2019 |
| Forests | Chippewa National Forest |
| Districts | Blackduck Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T146N, R30W, Sections 11, 12, 13, 14; T146N, R31W, Sections 5, 8, 17; T147N, R29W, Sections 21, 22; T148N, R29W, Section 31; T148N, R30W, Sections 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 29, 30; T148N, R29W, Section 31. |