Decision Memo Completed

Sand Plain Snowshoe Hare Habitat Restoration Project

Chippewa National Forest Beltrami; Cass, Minnesota Chippewa National Forest All Units

Enhance habitat for snowshoe hare using various management practices including thinning and felling trees create elevated slash piles, increasing coarse woody debris and hiding cover.

Location

Between Cass Lake and Lake Winnibigoshish

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/16/2022
2
Decision
07/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2022 (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
Sand Plain Snowshoe Hare Habitat Restoration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/07/2022
ForestsChippewa National Forest
DistrictsBlackduck Ranger District; Walker Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT44N, R29W Section 1; T145N, R29W Sections 11 and 14; T145N, R30W Section 1; and T146N R30W Sections 26 and 35
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants