Each year, prior to plovers returning from winter habitats, Forest Service biologists would identify small (<0.1-acre patches, not to exceed 10 acres in total surface area per year) areas for cobble placement along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Location
The Lake Michigan shoreline on National Forest System Lands within the Manistee National Forest, Mason County, Grant Township.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/01/2019
2
Decision
04/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2019 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements |
| Piping Plover Nesting Habitat Enhancement Project | Decision Signed Date: 04/18/2019 |
| Forests | Huron-Manistee National Forest |
| Districts | Cadillac/Manistee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T20N, R18W, Sections 12,14,27,32,33 |