Environmental Assessment Completed

Cook County Land Exchange

Superior National Forest Cook, Minnesota Superior National Forest All Units

With this exchange, the United States would acquire 1910.76 acres of non-federal land within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in exchange for up to apapproximately 1620 acres of federal land.

Location

Gunflint and Tofte Ranger Districts

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/15/2012
2
Comment Period
01/24/2014
3
Objection Period Start
03/04/2015
4
Decision
04/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityLand Exchanges
Cook County Land Exchange Decision NoticeDecision Signed Date: 04/28/2015
ForestsSuperior National Forest
DistrictsGunflint Ranger District; Tofte Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionCook County
Land ownership management