Planning

• Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Monitoring and Evaluation Report

The documents listed below are available in hard copy. All Forest Offices have copies available.

This document has been separated into sections for quicker download.

• Cover, Abstract, Table of Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1 - Forest-wide Goals and Objectives
• Chapter 2 - Forest-wide Standards and Guidelines
• Chapter 3 - Management Area Direction
• Chapter 4 - Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
• Appendix AA - Relevant Federal Statutes
• Appendix BB - Guide for Reducing Open and Total Road Density
• Appendix CC - Sites with Engineered Covered Containment Systems
• Appendix DD - Selected Trout Streams
• Appendix EE - Glossary of Terms
• Appendix FF - Stocking Level Charts
• Appendix GG - Product/Species Outputs for Five Decades
• Appendix HH - Scenic Integrity Objective Areas
• Appendix II - Management Indicator Species and Habitats

View 2004 Forest Plan

Discusses rationale for choice of Selected Alternative.

Signed by Regional Forester, Randy Moore.

Record of Decision - Entire Document

Broken into sections:

• Cover, Table of Contents, Preface
• Introduction
• Decision and Rationale
• Decision Summary and Rationale
• Changes Between the Draft and Final EIS
• Public Involvement
• Alternatives
• Consistency with other National Policies, Laws, and Authorities
• Implementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation
• Administrative Appeal of My Decision
• Contacts and Conclusion

View Forest Plan Record of Decision Documents

• Forest Plan Administrative Corrections 12/02/09
  Correction, Original LRMP Page, Justification, 33 pages.
• Forest Plan Administrative Corrections 06/01/12 Correction, Original LRMP Page, Justification, 15 pages.
• Forest Plan Administrative Change 11/20/17 Update to Management Area Designation for New Land Acquisition Lost Lake
• Forest Plan Administrative Change 9/19/2024 Update for New Land Acquisition Board of Commissioners of Public Lands
• Forest Plan Administrative Change 4/21/2025 clarify direction regarding proposed projects and activities that are not consistent with the 2004 LRMP’s guidelines.

View Administrative Changes

View Final Environmental Impact Statement Documents and Maps

Displays Need for Change, Alternative Comparison, Major Changes in Alternative between the DEIS and FEIS, and Environmental Effects of 2004 Plan as well as 8 other alternatives.

This document has been separated into sections for quicker download.

• Cover, Abstract, Table of Contents (includes figures and tables)
• Preface - Understanding the FEIS
• Chapter 1 - Purpose, Need, and Forest Plan Revision Issues
• Chapter 2 - The Alternatives
• Chapter 3 - Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences
  • Introduction and Aquatic, Riparian, and Wetland Ecosystems
  • Terrestrial Ecosystem Components, Landscape Patterns
  • Research Natural Areas (RNAs); Candidate RNAs; Special Management Areas, Old Growth and Natural Feature Complexes; Wildlife; Species of Viability Concern; Fire Management
  • Other Revision Topics
    • Access and Recreation Opportunities
    • Timber and Related Products
    • Social And Economic Effects Analysis
• Chapter 4 - List of Preparers
• Chapter 5 - List of Recipients
• Index

Summary

Brief summary of alternatives and environmental effects displayed in the FEIS to accompany the 2004 Land and Resource Management Plan.

Summary of the Final Environmental Impact Statement - Full Document

Broken into sections:

• Cover, Abstract, Table of Contents, Summary, Overview, Public Involvement and Cooperation
• A Brief History of the Revision Topics
• Emphasis of Each Alternative
• Alternatives Considered but Eliminated
• How to Find Out More about the Forest Plan

FEIS Maps

Small Maps

(11"x17" - scale 1/2" = 5.85 miles)

• Selected Alternative - Management Areas
• Selected Alternative - Open Road Density
• Scenic Integrity Objectives (Applies to all alternatives)
• ATV Suitability (Applies to all alternatives)

Large Maps

(Scale 1/2" = 1 Mile) - Selected Alternative Only
Hard copies of large maps can be obtained by contacting the address on the right.

• Selected Alternative Management Areas - North Section - Chequamegon
• Selected Alternative Management Areas - South Section - Chequamegon
• Selected Alternative Management Areas - Nicolet

Appendices

• Cover, Abstract, Table of Contents
• Appendix A - Forest Plan Revision Issues and Public Involvement
• Appendix B - Description of the Analysis Process
• Appendix C - Roadless Area Inventory and Wilderness Evaluability
• Appendix D - General Assessment Historic Range of Variability
• Appendix E -Wild and Scenic River Appendix
• Appendix F - Silvicultural Systems
• Appendix G - Glossary of Terms
• Appendix H - Acronyms
• Appendix I - References
• Appendix J - Biological Evaluations
• Appendix K - Forest Scale Roads Analysis
• Appendix L - Analysis of Elk Habitat
• Appendix M - Timber Land Suitability
• Appendix N - Existing and Proposed RNAs, SMAs, and Old Growth and Natural Features Complexes (MA 8 E, F, and G)
• Appendix O - Potential Motorized Trail Relocation
• Appendix P - Landscape Connectivity Map

Corrects the Suitable Acres listed in the ROD and FEIS Summary.

Suitable Acres listed in the Record of Decision (page 13) and in the FEIS Summary (page 46) should read 864,000 acres rather than 862,000 acres.

Adds to the Suitable Acre statement found in the first Errata and corrects the ASQ for the Chequamegon and Nicolet Sides as displayed in Appendix GG.

An errata sheet accompanying the initial mailing of the Final Environmental Impact Statement, 2004 Forest Plan, and related documents stated the following:

"Suitable Acres listed in the Record of Decision (page 13) and in the FEIS Summary (page 46) should read 864,000 acres rather than 862,000 acres."

That statement still holds true and the following is added:

The ASQ for the Chequamegon is 790 million board feet and for the Nicolet is 520 million board feet. Please substitute this information for that shown on page 13 of the Record of Decision, where ASQ is listed in error as 720 million board feet and 590 million board feet for the Chequamegon and Nicolet, respectively. The correct ASQ by Forest was displayed and used for analysis in the FEIS, and the Forest-wide total ASQ is unchanged.

Appendix GG of the 2004 Forest Plan displays projected outputs by decade for the first five decades of the planning period. The table shows combined, Forest-wide totals for decades 1-5; subtotals by Forest are displayed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement for decades 1, 5, 10 and 15. For clarity, Forest subtotals are now displayed in the Forest Plan appendix as well as the FEIS. See the corrected Appendix GG.