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This Projects page provides information about projects to manage the resources and uses on the Superior National Forest. Each project listed below displays material used for public involvement and decision making through the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process.
For more information on the NEPA process, see the Citizens Guide to NEPA produced by the Council on Environmental Quality.
Please note that planning documents produced under NEPA often have a technical component and analyze environmental effects.
2019 Recreation Needs Assessment
In 2019 the Superior National Forest completed a Recreation Needs Assessment. View the Report and Analysis on our website.
School Trust, et al Land Acquisition
The Superior National Forest published a scoping notice and package on the Forest website under the School Trust and The Conservation Fund Purchase webpage collected public comment August 6 through September 17, 2024.
Note: Not all projects may appear on map. See list below for complete list of projects with more information or documentation.
SOPA Reports
The Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) contains a list of proposed
actions for Superior National Forest that will soon begin or are currently undergoing environmental
analysis and documentation. It provides information so that you can become
aware of and indicate your interest in specific proposals. We encourage your
early and ongoing involvement in any proposals of interest to you.
The Kawishiwi Ranger District proposes activities to move vegetation, transportation, recreation, and gravel resources toward desired conditions as described in the Forest Plan.
Based on the current management situation and the need to modernize Forest Plan direction, the Forest is proposing a Forest Plan Amendment of management direction for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) is planning to clear the right-of-way (ROW), 35 feet from center line, along MN Highway 1 from Ely to Isabella, from Ely to Forest Rd 553 (Harris Lake), & Cty Hwy 2 to Isabella
The primary purpose of the project is to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire on federal lands, and adjacent at-risk communities by treating along strategically derived Potential Operation Delineations (POD) lines.
Collaborative effort between resource managers, stakeholders, and land owners to improve forest conditions using an all lands approach. Forest management treatments to address natural resource priority objectives across multiple land ownerships.
The USDA Forest Service Superior National Forest is issuing a final decision on the proposed 495 acre Lutsen Ski Hill Proposed Expansion Area. Final documents are available at: https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/folder/237604768361
Keewaydin Resource, Inc. submitted Special Uses Permit (SUP) proposals seeking access over National Forest System (NFS) lands to conduct an indirect geophysical exploration to better understand the extent of the underground helium reservoir.
This project would exchange federal Superior National Forest lands located outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) for Minnesota School Trust land located inside the BWCAW.
Proposed FS acquisition of approximately 80,000 acres of School Trust lands and 3,200 acres of St. Louis County lands within the BWCAW and approximately 17,000 acres of TCF lands outside of the BWCAW but within the Superior National Forest boundary.
This proposal would authorize gravel pit prospecting and expansion of twelve existing gravel pits on the Tofte and Gunflint Ranger Districts to provide mineral materials for administrative and public use.
The project's main purpose is to move towards achieving Forest Plan vegetation objectives within the project area, especially for the landscape ecosystems (LE)
Project Archive
Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Project Archive.
Climate Change Adaptation
Carbon Stewardship
Environmental Justice
Facility Management
Research
Fuels Management
Heritage Resource Management
Land Ownership Management
Land Acquisition
Minerals And Geology
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Land Management Planning
Projects That May Affect Wilderness (For Mailing List Contacts)
Road Management
Grazing Management
Regulations, Directives, Orders
Special Area Management
Recreation Management
Special Use Management
Forest Products
Vegetation Management (Other Than Forest Products)
