Environmental Assessment Completed

2022 Lymantria dispar (formerly Gypsy Moth) Slow the Spread EA

Superior National Forest Lake, Minnesota Superior National Forest All Units

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), in collaboration with federal, state, and local partners, is proposing to treat isolated gypsy moth populations using a mating disruptant on Superior National Forest lands.

Location

Two treatment blocks located in the southeastern part of the Forest approximately 20 miles north of Two Harbors, MN.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/01/2022
2
Comment Period
03/24/2022
3
Decision
05/2022 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityHfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics)
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
2022 Gypsy Moth Slow the Spread EADecision Signed Date: 05/03/2022
ForestsSuperior National Forest
DistrictsSuperior National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management