Environmental Assessment Completed

Briggs and Bridge KW and Hazardous Fuels Project

Huron-Manistee National Forests Crawford; Oscoda, Michigan Mio Ranger District

Clearcut and plant 583 acres of KW habitat,thin 1779 acres of red pine, prescribe burn 606 acres for fuels reduction,construct 380 acres of fuelbreaks,create 151 acres & maintain 137 acres of wildlife openings, close 1.9 miles of Forest roads

Location

The project is located on the Mio Ranger District. It spans east from Chase Bridge Rd to M-33 and south from M-72 to the Huron-Manistee National Forests boundary.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/26/2014
2
Comment Period
11/19/2014
3
Objection Period Start
02/04/2015
4
Decision
06/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements; Timber Sales (Green)
Briggs and Bridge KW and Hazardous Fuels ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/22/2015
ForestsHuron-Manistee National Forest
DistrictsMio Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Forest productsWildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)