Fuels reduction & vegetation management. Thin 65 ac of Red Pine, Prescribe burn 50 ac & potentially allow fire in a 996-ac Maximum Manageable Area, create 208 acres of barrens, 43 ac of Kirtlands warbler habitat,create & maintain 3 ac of fuelbreaks
Location
Forest System lands north, south and west of Mack Lake
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/03/2012
2
Comment Period
10/03/2012
3
Decision
01/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
03/2013 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6); 32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Mack Lake Wildlife and Fuels Project Categorical Exclusion | Decision Signed Date: 01/22/2013 Legal Notice Date: 01/23/2013 |
| Forests | Huron-Manistee National Forest |
| Districts | Mio Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 25N, Range 3E, Sections 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 10 and Township 26N, Range 3E, Sections 32 and 33, Mentor Township, Oscoda County, Michigan |