Planning
Effective beginning 6/02/2025
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Planning refers to the development, amendment and monitoring of our Land and Resource Management Plan, otherwise known as our "Forest Plan." Thank you for your interest in the Hiawatha National Forest Plan. This is the page where you will find links regarding the Forest Plan.
2016 Forest Plan Monitoring Program Changes
The following information explains recent changes to the Forest's Monitoring Program:
Other Administrative Changes
- 2022 Raco Institutional Control and Impaired Lands Project and 2021 Raco Preliminary EA
- 2021 Land Suitability and Land Adjustment Project
- 2019 Trail Mileage Limits Project
2006 Forest Plan
The Hiawatha National Forest published its Notice of Intent to revise its Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) in September 2003. The draft Forest Plan Revision documents were published in March 2005 and the final documents were released in May 2006.
The Notice of Availability was published in the Federal Register on May 19, 2006 and a legal notice was published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on May 22, 2006.
Monitoring Reports
The Forest has the option to postpone publication of its Biennial Report for one year in case of exigencies, but notice of the postponement must be provided to the public prior to the date the report is due for that year (36 CFR § 219.12(d)(1)(iii)). This is notice that we anticipate publishing a biennial report for FY20-21