Treatment to slow the spread of the invasive insect, gypsy moth, on a block of about 11,784 acres of national forest land on the Laurentian district. All treatment on national forest lands would be with disparlure, a mating disrupter.
Location
Split Rock/Beaver Bay treatment block in Lake County
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/17/2018
2
Comment Period
02/15/2018
3
Decision
05/2018 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Hfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics); Nepa Document Prepared By Another Federal Agency |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) HFRA |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| 2018 Gypsy Moth Slow the Spread Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/21/2018 |
| Forests | Superior National Forest |
| Districts | Laurentian Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |