Environmental Assessment Completed

Megataka Vegetation Project

Huron-Manistee National Forests Wexford, Michigan Cadillac/Manistee Ranger District

Includes aspen and jack and red pine clearcutting, red pine and hardwood thinning, red pine overstory removal, hardwood single tree selection harvesting, opening maintenance, road system work, NNIS treatments, and watershed activities.

Location

Northeastern area of the Cadillac-Manistee Ranger District

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/18/2017
2
Comment Period
04/19/2018
3
Objection Period Start
07/25/2018
4
Decision
09/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Heritage Resource Management; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Megataka Vegetation ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/18/2018
ForestsHuron-Manistee National Forest
DistrictsCadillac/Manistee Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Heritage resource managementForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Road managementFuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed management