Environmental Assessment Completed

Fairview Red Pine HFRA Project

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

Thin ~1800 acres of red pine and perform ~467 acres of timber stand improvement. Create ~54 acres of oak/pine barrens. Prescribe burn ~163 acres. Maintain ~64 acres of wildlife openings.

Location

NFS lands east of the town of Fairview, Michigan and north and south of Highway M-72

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/05/2015
2
Comment Period
03/02/2016
3
Objection Period Start
05/04/2016
4
Decision
08/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
Fairview Red Pine HFRA ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/15/2016
ForestsHuron-Manistee National Forest
DistrictsMio Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT27N, R4E, S 7,8,9,16,17,22,23,24,25,26,27,34,35 and T27N, R5E, S 30, 31
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management