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Superior National Forest
8901 Grand Ave Pl
Duluth, MN 55808

Phone: (218) 626-4300
FAX: (218) 626-4398

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

Forest-Wide Travel Management Environmental Assessment

We anticipate that the Legal Notice for the Travel Management project decision will be published in the Duluth News Tribune on December 29, 2008. The appeal period ends 45 days from the publication in the Duluth News Tribune. When the time period expires on a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, the time period is extended to the end of the next federal working day.

 

Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact

Cover Letter - Read this first

Decision Notice/Finding of No Significant Impact

Appendix A Cover Sheet

Appendix A DN FONSI Decision Lists

Appendix B Monitoring and Evaluation

Appendix C Response to Comments

Appendix D Maps Cover Sheet

Appendix E Law Enforcement Plan

Map 1 - Decision on Unclassified Roads large pdf (13,998 KB), smaller jpg (5533 KB)

Map 2 - Decision on OHV Use large pdf (11,614 KB), smaller jpg (5587 KB)

Map 3 - Context map large pdf (12,010 KB), smaller jpg (5908 KB)

Map 4 - Echo Trail Analysis pdf (3417 KB), smaller jpg (1043 KB)

Kawishiwi Special Use DN FONSI

Kawishiwi Special Uses Decision Map: pdf (1853 KB), smaller jpg (684 KB)

Laurentian Special Use DN FONSI

Conversions to Special Use Roads Map (274 KB)

 

Environmental Assessment

Cover Page and Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Purpose and Need

Chapter 2 Alternatives

Chapter 3a Introduction

Chapter 3b Recreation

Chapter 3c Forest Access

Chapter 3d Wilderness

Chapter 3e Watershed

Chapter 3f Threatened and Endangered Species

Chapter 3g Non-native Invasive Species

Chapter 3h Special Use Roads / Special Use Table

Chapter 3i Heritage Resources

Chapter 3j Economics

Chapter 4 Lists and Definitions

Appendix A: Biological Evaluation

Appendix B Cumulative Actions

 

 

 

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Preliminary Work:

Letter from Forest Supervisor (read this first)

The Legal Notice of Opportunity to comment on the Superior National Forest Travel Management Project EA was published in the Duluth News-Tribune on June 6, 2008.  This begins the 30-day comment period.

Guidance on How to Comment

Environmental Assessment and Maps:

  Cover Page and Table of Contents

  Chapter 1:  Purpose and Need

  Chapter 2:  Alternatives

  Chapter 3a:  Introduction

  Chapter 3b:  Recreation

  Chapter 3c:  Forest Access

  Chapter 3d:  Wilderness

  Chapter 3e:  Watershed

  Chapter 3f:  Threatened and Endangered Species

  Chapter 3g:  Non-native Invasive Species

  Chapter 3h:  Special Use Table

  Chapter 3h:  Special Use Roads

  Chapter 3i:  Heritage

  Chapter 3j:  Economics

  Chapter 4:  Lists and Definitions

  Maps:

  Alternative 1:  OHV Use                                         click here for smaller jpg file

   Alternative 1:  Unclassified Roads                          click here for smaller jpg file

   Alternative 2:  OHV Use                                        click here for smaller jpg file

   Alternative 2:  Disposition of Unclassified Roads      click here for smaller jpg file

   Alternative 3:  OHV Use                                        click here for smaller jpg file

   Alternative 3:  Disposition of Unclassified Roads      click here for smaller jpg file

   Alternative 4:  OHV Use                                        click here for smaller jpg file

   Alternative 4:  Disposition of Unclassified Roads      click here for smaller jpg file

Appendix A:  TMR Biological Evaluation

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