The Gunflint interdisciplinary team will host an open house on Thursday, November 1, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Gunflint Ranger District office to discuss the Kimball Area Project with the public.
The office is located at 202 W. Highway 61 in Grand Marais.
The goal of the project is to move the vegetation in the project area from its existing condition toward the desired conditions described in the Superior National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan.
Objectives of the work include harvesting, prescribed burning, hazardous fuel reduction, and reforestation activities that include planting. Any harvest of trees would be followed by either planting or natural regeneration and the building of temporary roads so the wood could be moved to market.
Based on the needs and opportunities identified by the interdisciplinary team, the Kimball Project was developed to address the following needs: Decrease the amount of stands; increase the amount of pine, spruce, fir, and northern hardwood stands; increase the number of stands in
9 (young) and 150-plus (old growth) age classes.
Other benefits of the proposed action—directly in conjunction with the Forest Plan—would include creating more foraging for thermal cover habitat for regional forester sensitive species such moose. Providing timber management and timber products, managing scenic resources, especially in areas along the Gunflint Trail and the Devil Track Lake areas.
To learn more about the project go to the Superior National Forest website at www.fs.fed.us/nera/neraprojectexp.php?project= 54279. Written comments can be sent to Marshall Moy at mmy@fs.fed.us.
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