Penn South Resource Management Project

Location Summary:
South of Pennington to Hwy. 2 and west of Lake Winnie to the Forest boundary.

Project Milestones:

Milestone	Date
Scoping Start	02/04/2026
Comment Period	05/2026 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start	07/2026 (Estimated)
Decision	08/2026 (Estimated)
Implementation	10/2026 (Estimated)

Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment

Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other

Lead Management Unit:
Chippewa National Forest All Units

Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) Non-HFRA

Project Purpose:
Recreation Management; Wildlife, Fish, Rare Plants; Forest Products; Fuels Management; Watershed Management; Road Management

Project Activity:
Road Decommissioning; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Facility Maintenance; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Improvements/Construction; Scenery Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements

Current Status:
In Progress

Forests:
Chippewa National Forest

Districts:
Blackduck Ranger District

States:
Minnesota

Counties:
Beltrami; Cass

Legal Land Description:
Not Applicable

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Samuel Ainsley
200 Ash Avenue NW
Cass Lake, MN 56633
605-673-9306
samuel.ainsley@usda.gov

• Comment/Object on Project
• Public Comment/Objection Reading Room

• FS Environmental Management
• CEQ's Guide to NEPA