Project activities include aspen and jack pine regeneration, aspen and alder hand cutting, wildlife opening management, red pine treatments including thinning and regeneration, road system activities, erosion control, and recreation improvements.
Location
Beaver and Troy Townships, Newaygo County, and Leavitt, Colfax, and Crystal Townships, Oceana County, Michigan.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/02/2017
2
Comment Period
03/15/2018
3
Objection Period Start
08/09/2018
4
Decision
10/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Developed Site Management; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements; Trail Management; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Gilbert Lake Vegetation Project | Decision Signed Date: 10/09/2018 |
| Forests | Huron-Manistee National Forest |
| Districts | Baldwin/White Cloud Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T15N,R14W,Sec 3; T16N,R14W,Sec 7,16,17,20,21,22,27; T15N,R15W,Sec 1,2,3,5; T16N,R15W,Sec 3,7,10-14,17,19-24,27-31,34,35; T16N,R16W,Sec 12,13,23-26,35,36. |