This includes reducing wildfire potential, managing timber resources, maintaining early successional habitat (forest openings) for wildlife, suppressing non-native plant species infestations, and rehabilitating illegal ORV open-use areas.
Location
Mio Ranger District of the Huron-Manistee National Forests, on National Forest System lands in Big Creek and Mentor Townships in Oscoda County, Michigan.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/02/2020
2
Comment Period
08/25/2021
3
Objection Period Start
12/08/2021
4
Decision
08/2022 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Trail Management; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Scenery Management; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Mt. Tom Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/30/2022 |
| Forests | Huron-Manistee National Forest |
| Districts | Mio Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T26N, R2E, Sections 1, 5, 8-12, 13-17, 19-25, 32-36; T26N, R3E, Sections 1-30; T25N, R4E, Sections 6, 7, 15-22; and T26N, R1E, Section 25. |