Environmental Assessment Completed

Pere Marquette National Scenic River - River Access and Bank Stabilization Projects

Huron-Manistee National Forests Mason, Michigan Baldwin/White Cloud Ranger District

The purpose of the project is to implement the management actions from the 2008 Pere Marquette River Management Plan for Lower Branch Bridge, Logmark, and Maple Leaf recreation sites and to complete riparian restoration and stabilization activities.

Location

The Pere Marquette River corridor from Lower Branch Bridge to Maple Leaf access sites. Activities focus on the area around Lower Branch, Logmark, and Maple Leaf in Branch Twp.,Mason County.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/21/2016
2
Comment Period
04/04/2019
3
Objection Period Start
08/08/2019
4
Decision
10/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Special Area Management; Watershed Improvements
Pere Marquette National Scenic River - River Access and Bank Stabilization ProjectsDecision Signed Date: 10/04/2019
ForestsHuron-Manistee National Forest
DistrictsBaldwin/White Cloud Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Watershed managementRecreation managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsSpecial area management