The project proposes to harvest approximately 31 acres of beetle-infested and recently killed red pine trees through a timber sale. It would also thin approximately 40 acres of adjacent red pine to reduce stress and prevent additional beetle outbreak
Location
NE corner of intersection of McKinley Rd & Abbe Rd
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/16/2011
2
Decision
01/2012 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2012 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (14), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(14) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green) |
| Abbe Road Ips Beetle Suppression Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/10/2012 |
| Forests | Huron-Manistee National Forest |
| Districts | Mio Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T26N R3E sec 11 |