Create ~2000 ac of Kirtland's warbler habitat through prescribed fire, harvest and planting. Thin ~1300 ac of oak and pine forest. Prescribed burn ~2000 ac for fuels reduction & oak regen. Create 100 ac of fuelbreaks & 200 ac wildlife openings.
Location
Approximately one mile north of the town of McKinley in Oscoda and Alcona counties
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/13/2012
2
Comment Period
02/26/2014
3
Objection Period Start
06/11/2014
4
Decision
08/2014 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | Huron-Manistee National Forest |
| Districts | Mio Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T26N, R4E S 1-3, 10-12, 13. T26N, R5E, S4-9,18. T26N, R5E, S31-32 |