Environmental Assessment Completed

Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Project

Huron-Manistee National Forests Mason, Michigan Huron-Manistee National Forest All Units

Treat Hemlock trees infested with non-native Hemlock Woolly Adelgid with injection of systemic pesticide in trees with a DBH over 4 inches to preserve Hemlock in the wilderness and to aid in eradication of the pest in MI.

Location

Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/03/2020
2
Comment Period
11/07/2020
3
Decision
01/2021 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
01/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Special Area Management
Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Hemlock Woolly Adelgid ProjectDecision Signed Date: 01/06/2021
ForestsHuron-Manistee National Forest
DistrictsCadillac/Manistee Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special area managementVegetation management (other than forest products)