Planning

• 2021 Quota Notification Letter
• 2021 Table BWC-3 Water Access Entry Points and Overnight Quota

This is a list of the documents available for the Forest Plan in the linked folder above.

Forest Plan Documents

• Preface
• Table of Contents
• List of Tables and Figures
• Abbreviations
• Chapter 1 - Introduction - Discusses the general purpose of the Forest Plan, the Forest Plan revision process, the relationship of the Plan to the other documents, and direction for implementing the Plan. This includes definitions of desired conditions, objectives, standards, and guidelines.
• Chapter 2 - Presents management direction for the Forest as a whole. This chapter is organized by resource. It then lists objectives for landscape ecosystems for forest type, age-class distribution, patch size, and within stand diversity.
  • Forest-wide Management Direction
  • Map of Landscape Ecosystems
• Chapter 3 - Presents management direction for specific Management Areas. This chapter provides desired conditions, objectives, standards, and guidelines.
  • Management Area Direction
  • BWCAW Direction
  • Map of Management Areas
• Chapter 4 - Monitoring and Evaluation - Presents a plan for monitoring and evaluating the effects of management practices.

Appendices

• Appendix A - Summary of the Analysis of the Management Situation - Summarizes ecological, social, and economic conditions on the Forest.
• Appendix B - Minnesota National Forest ROS Mapping Criteria - Describes the characterizations of each Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) class.
• Appendix C - Management Indicator Habitat - Lists the age group and forest types that make up management indicator habitats.
• Appendix D - Proposed and Probable Practices, Goods Produced, and Other Information - Displays an estimate of the goods and services provided, the proposed and probable management practices expected, and other information including land classification.
• Appendix E - Canada Lynx - Provides additional information on Canada Lynx management
• Glossary - Provides definitions of key terms.

A list of the Forest Plan Revision final environmental impact statement documents for the Chippewa and Superior linked above.

Final Environmental Impact Statement

• Table of Contents, Abstract and Preface
• List of Tables and Figures
• Abbreviations
• Chapter 1 - Describes why the Forest Service proposed to revise the Forest Plans, why change is needed, and what issues are addressed
• Chapter 2 - Describes alternative ways of managing the Chippewa and Superior National Forests. Chapter 2 briefly compares the potential environmental and social effects of each alternative.
  • Chapter 2 Tables 8-11
  • Maps of Alternatives
• Chapter 3 - Contents - Describes the current condition of resources that could be affected by the alternatives. It discusses in more detail the environmental and social effects of implementing each alternative.
  • 3.1 - Introduction (Biological and Social Setting, chapter orgnaization)
  • 3.2 Forest Vegetation
  • 3.3 Wildlife Habitat:
    • 3.3.0 Introduction
    • 3.3.1 Forest Type & Age Management Indicator Habitats (MIH) text<
    • 3.3.1 Figures
    • 3.3.2 Spatial Patterns Management Indicator Habitats
    • 3.3.3 Aquatic Management Indicator Habits
    • 3.3.4 Threatened and Endangered Species
    • 3.3.5 Regional Forester Sensitive Species
    • 3.3.6 Other Species of Management Concern
    • 3.3.7 Non-native Invasive Species
    • 3.3.8 Recreation Impacts and Wildlife
  • 3.4 - Timber
  • 3.5 - Fire
  • 3.6 - Watershed Health
  • 3.7 - Special Designations
  • 3.8 - Recreation
  • 3.9 - Social and Economic Sustainability
  • 3.10 - Other Considerations
• Chapter 4 - Lists the people who prepared the EIS
• Chapter 5 - Lists the people and governmental agencies that were consulted during the revision process.
• Glossary - Provides definitions for key terms
• References - Lists the references used in the analysis.
• FEIS Index

FEIS Appendices:

• Appendix A - Public Involvement
• Appendix B - Analysis Processes
• Appendix C - Roadless Areas Management
• Appendix D - Management Indicator Habitat
• Appendix E - Wild and Scenic Rivers Process
• Appendix F - Transportation Systems
• Appendix G - Range of Natural Variability and Landscape Ecosystems
• Appendix H - Cumulative Effects Overview
• Appendix I - Relevant Statutes, Regulations, Policies and Agreements
• Appendix J - Response to Comments
• Appendix J - Agency - City
• Appendix J - Agency - County
• Appendix J - Agency - Federal
• Appendix J - Agency - State
• Appendix J - Tribal

Biological Evaluations

• Biological Evaluation for Regional Forester Sensitive Plants
• Biological Evaluation for Regional Forester Sensitive Species
• Programmatic Biological Assessment for Federally Listed Threatened and Endangered Species - May 2004

The 2011 Biological Assessment, Appendices, and US Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion reflects the analyses of lynx and grey wolf critical habitat on the Superior National Forest.

Final Biological Assessment - 2011

• Appendix A: Cumulative Effects
• Appendix B: Typical Road Obliteration
• Appendix C: Interagency Guidelines for Handling Live and Dead Canada Lynx in Minnesota
• Appendix D: Non-Lynx Analysis Unit Critical Habitat Map
• Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion - 2011

FEIS Summary

• FEIS Summary
• Summary Tables

FEIS Alternative Maps

• Chippewa National Forest
• Superior National Forest