Environmental Assessment Completed

Interior Vegetation Management Project

Ottawa National Forest Gogebic; Ontonagon, Michigan Watersmeet Ranger District

Developed through public collaboration efforts, the project would maintain and/or improve conditions based on Forest Plan direction to provide for healthy/resilient/diverse ecosystems; and actions outlined in local Community Wildfire Protection Plans

Location

Project is located on Watersmeet and Kenton Ranger Districts in Ontonagon and Gogebic counties.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/30/2013
2
Comment Period
07/30/2013
3
Objection Period Start
04/07/2014
4
Decision
07/2014 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2014 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Trail Management; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Salvage); Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Interior Vegetation Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/24/2014
ForestsOttawa National Forest
DistrictsKenton Ranger District; Watersmeet Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT45N R38W S 3-5, 9, 10; T46N R38W S 3-10,15-22, 28-33; T46N R39W S 1-18, 22-27, 34, 36; T47N R38W S 7, 8, 16-21, 28-33, T47N R39W S 13-36; T47N R40W S 13, 24, 25, 36
Minerals and geologyForest productsWatershed managementRoad managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels managementRecreation management