Huron-Manistee National Forests
 

Planning

To comment on the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Forest Plan email: comments-eastern-huron-manistee@fs.fed.us

For any problems with any of these pages please email us at: r9_hmnf_website@fs.fed.us. 

 

Index of Documents

Please remember that many of these documents and maps are large and may take a few minutes to download. If you experience any problems or would like to request a compact disc version please call 231-775-2421 or email us. Thank You! 

List of Land and Resource Management Plan documents

Forest Plan Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement  

Appeals

Under the  optional administrative appeal and review procedures allowed by Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 219 – Planning,: for a period not to exceed 20 days following the filing of a notice of appeal, the Reviewing Officer shall accept requests to intervene in the appeal from any interested or potentially affected person or organization.

Process to Request Intervenor Status.

  • (a) For a period not to exceed 20 days following the filing of a notice of appeal, the reviewing officer shall accept requests to intervene in the appeal from any interested or potentially affected person or organization. Requests to intervene in an appeal during the discretionary review (sec. 7(d)) shall not be accepted.
  • (b) Upon receiving such a request, the reviewing officer shall promptly acknowledge the request, in writing, and mail the notice of appeal to the intervenor.
  • (c) The reviewing officer shall accept into the appeal record written comments about the appeal from an intervenor for a period not to exceed 30 days following acknowledgement of the intervention request (sec. 14(b)).
  • (d) Intervenors must concurrently furnish copies of all submissions to the appellant. Failure to
  • provide copies may result in removal of a submission from the appeal record.
  • (e) An intervenor cannot continue an appeal if the appeal is dismissed (sec. 11).
  • [54 FR 3357, Jan. 23, 1989, as amended at 58 FR 58916, Nov. 4, 1993]

If you have any questions regarding the Record of Decision or the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, you may contact the forests’ public affairs officer, Kenneth Arbogast, at (231) 775-5023, Ext. 8726, or karbogast@fs.fed.us.

 Michigan Snowmobile Association
  • Appeal (pdf)

 

FINAL Record of Decision and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) Added 1/30/2012

  • Final SEIS PDF Portfolio
    • (pdf) 15,179 KB/14.8 MB

Note: Due to the large file size there will be a wait time while the document opens.

 

DRAFT Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) Added 9/15/2011

NOTE:  Comments can be submitted to: comments-eastern-huron-manistee@fs.fed.us , mailed to: Huron-Manistee National Forests, ATTN Kenneth Arbogast, 1755 S. Mitchell St. Cadillac, MI 49601 or Faxed to: 231-775-5551. 

If you requested to receive email notification of these documents and have not, please contact us at the above email address.   

 

Declaration and Status Report

  • 1st Declaration of Jeffery Pullen ( pdf) Added 4/22/2011 
  • 2nd Declaration of Jeffery Pullen ( pdf) Added 4/22/2011
  • 3rd Declaration of Jeffery Pullen ( pdf) Added 4/7/2011
  • 4th Declaration of Jeffery Pullen ( pdf) Added 9/20/2011
  • 1st Declaration of Barry Paulson ( pdf) Added 9/20/2011

 

Notice of Intent

  • Cover Letter (pdf) Added 12/28/2010
  • Notice of Intent - Federal Register Vol. 75, No 248 (pdf) Added 12/28/2010/Published 12/28/2010
  • Semiprimitive Nonmotorized and Wilderness Areas Map (pdf) Added 12/28/2010

 

Administrative Corrections

  • 2006 LRMP Administrative Correction 5 (pdf)
  • 2006 LRMP Administrative Correction 4 ( pdf)
  • 2006 LRMP Administrative Correction 3 (pdf)
  • 2006 LRMP Administrative Correction 2 (pdf)
  • 2006 LRMP Administrative Correction 1 (pdf)
  • 2006 LRMP FEIS Errata - Correction 1 (pdf)

 

Land and Resource Management Plan 

Preliminaries

  • Front and Back Covers (pdf)
  • Table of Contents (pdf)
  • Preface (pdf)

Chapters

  • Chapter 1 - Understanding the Forest Plan (pdf)
  • Chapter 2 - Forest-wide Management Direction (pdf)
  • Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction
    • Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction: Introduction (pdf)
    • Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction: M.A. 2.1 Roaded Natural Rolling Plains and Morainal Hills(pdf)
    • Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction: M.A. 4.2 Roaded natural Sandy Plains and Hills(pdf)
    • Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction: M.A. 4.3 Roaded Natural Wetlands(pdf)
    • Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction: M.A. 4.4 Rural(pdf)
    • Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction: M.A. 5.1 Wilderness(pdf)
    • Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction: M.A. 6.1 Semiprimitive Nonmotorized Areas(pdf)
    • Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction: M.A. 6.2 Semiprimitive Motorized Areas(pdf)
    • Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction: M.A. 7.1 Concentrated Recreation Areas(pdf)
    • Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction: M.A. 8.1 Wild and Scenic Rivers(pdf)
    • Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction: M.A. 8.2 Research Natural Areas(pdf)
    • Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction: M.A. 8.3 Experimental Forests(pdf)
    • Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction: M.A. 8.4 Special Areas(pdf)
    • Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction: M.A. 9.1 Candidate Research Natural Areas(pdf)
    • Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction: M.A. 9.2 Study Wild and Scenic Rivers(pdf)
  • Chapter 4 - Monitoring and Evaluation (pdf)

Appendices

  • Appendix A - Scenery Management System (pdf)
  • Appendix B - Harvest Cutting Methods (pdf)
  • Appendix C - Ecological Classification System (pdf)
  • Appendix D - Proposed and Probable Practices, Goods Produced and Other Information (pdf)
  • Appendix E - References (pdf)
  • Appendix F - Glossary (pdf)

 

Environmental Impact Statement

Preliminaries

  • Front and Back Covers (pdf)
  • Table of Contents (pdf)
  • Preface - Understanding the Final Environmental Impact Statement(pdf)

Chapters

  • Chapter Dividers (pdf)
  • Chapter I - Purpose and Need and Public Involvement(pdf)
  • Chapter II - The Alternatives(pdf)
  • Chapter III - Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences(pdf)
  • Chapter IV - Preparers and Contributors(pdf)
  • Chapter V - Final Environmental Impact Statement Distribution(pdf)

Appendices

  • Appendix A - Description of the Analysis Process(pdf)
  • Appendix B - Species Viability Evaluation(pdf)
  • Appendix C - Research Natural Areas(pdf)
  • Appendix D - Roadless/Wilderness Inventory(pdf)
  • Appendix E - Wild and Scenic River Inventory Update(pdf)
  • Appendix F - Federal Threatened, Endangered and Regional Forester Sensitive Species(pdf)
  • Appendix G - Management Indicator Species(pdf)
  • Appendix H - Land Suited for Timber Management(pdf)
  • Appendix I - Relevant Statutes, Regulations, Policies and Agreements(pdf)
  • Appendix J - Response to Comments(pdf)
  • Appendix K - References(pdf)
  • Appendix L - Glossary(pdf)
  • Appendix M - Index(pdf)

Maps

  • Final Environmental Impact Statement Alternative A (pdf)
  • Final Environmental Impact Statement Alternative B (pdf)
  • Final Environmental Impact Statement Alternative C (pdf)
  • Final Land and Resource Management Plan Management Areas (pdf)