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 Authority | Hfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Fairview Red Pine HFRA Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/15/2016 |
| Forests | Huron-Manistee National Forest |
| Districts | Mio Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T27N, R4E, S 7,8,9,16,17,22,23,24,25,26,27,34,35 and T27N, R5E, S 30, 31 |