Beech Bark Disease Project

EA -- Project to treat beech bark disease with uneven-aged management, follow-up canopy gap cleaning or timber stand improvement, additional spot planting of white pine, hemlock, northern red oak or other native tree species, and associated site preparation.

Location Summary

This project is located in stands throughout the westside of the Hiawatha National Forest on the Munising, Rapid River and Manistique Ranger Districts.

Districts: Rapid River Ranger District, Manistique Ranger District, Munising Ranger District

Project Documents

• Decision

  • Cover Letter (PDF 122kb)
    Signed July 22, 2010
  • Decision Notice and FONSI (PDF 166kb)
    Signed July 22, 2010
  • Corrected Cover Letter (PDF 147kb)
    Signed July 29, 2010
  • Legal Notice (PDF 8kb)
    Published in the Escanaba Daily Press

• Analysis

  • Environmental Assessment Cover (PDF 160kb)
  • Environmental Assessment (PDF 1079kb)
  • Appendix A Response to Comments (PDF 274kb)
  • Modified Proposed Action Map 1 11x17 (PDF 701kb)
  • Modified Proposed Action Map 2 11x17 (PDF 764kb)
  • Modified Proposed Action Map 3 11x17 (PDF 603kb)
  • Appendix C1 -- Soil Charteristics Chart (PDF 114kb)
  • Appendix C2 -- Soils and Waterbodies (PDF 499kb)
  • Appendix C3 -- Soil Drainage Class (PDF 424kb)
  • Appendix C4 -- Tolerable Soil Loss (PDF 312kb)
  • Appendix C5 -- Slope from 10m DEM (PDF 333kb)
  • Appendix D1 -- ELTP Wetlands 70 or 80 (PDF 408kb)
  • Appendix D2 -- Watersheds (PDF 333kb)
  • Appendix D3 -- Ecological Landtypes (PDF 338kb)
  • Appendix D4 -- Stands within 100 feet Streams (PDF 83kb)
  • Appendix E -- Botany BE (PDF 410kb)
  • Appendix F -- Wildlife BE (PDF 459kb)
  • Appendix G1 -- Access Routes to Veg Mgn Stands (PDF 255kb)
  • Appendix G2 -- General Cost Estimate for Road Work (PDF 224kb)
  • Appendix H -- References Cited (PDF 195kb)
  • Appendix I1 -- Proposed Treatments Rapid River District (PDF 28kb)
  • Appendix I2 -- Proposed Treatments Manistique District (PDF 82kb)
  • Appendix I3 -- Proposed Treatments Munising District (PDF 29kb)
  • Appendix J -- Seral Class Definitions (FP Appendix D) (PDF 91kb)

• Scoping

  • Scoping and 30-Day Notice and Comment Cover Letter (PDF 171kb)
    Signed Nov 4, 2009
  • Scoping and 30-Day Notice and Comment Package (PDF 226kb)
    Attached to cover letter
  • Beech Bark Disease Project Area Map (PDF 220kb)
    Attached to scoping package.
  • Map 1 -- Proposed Action 11x17 (North) (PDF 582kb)
    Attached to scoping package. Created Oct 27, 2009.
  • Map 2 -- Proposed Action 11x17 (Central) (PDF 645kb)
    Attached to scoping package. Created Oct 27, 2009.
  • Map 3 -- Proposed Action 11x17 (South) (PDF 513kb)
    Attached to scoping package. Created Oct 27, 2009.
  • Legal Notice (PDF 38kb)
    Published Nov 11, 2009

• Supporting

  • Large Scale Proposed Action Map (detailed) 36x48 (PDF 2529kb)
    Published Nov 23, 2009
  • News Release (PDF 143kb)
    Distributed Nov 6, 2009