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Superior National Final Forest Plan
Documents are in .pdf format. The software to view these documents is available free from Adobe, and can be downloaded at www.adobe.com.
This document has been separated into sections for quick download times.
Forest Plan
- 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.
- Chapter 3 - Presents management direction for specific Management Areas. This chapter provides desired conditions, objectives, standards, and guidelines.
- Chapter 4 - Monitoring and Evaluation - Presents a plan for monitoring and evaluating the effects of management practices.
Appendicies
- 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.
For Questions, Contact Us
Every attempt has been made to make all the documents on this page accessible. Most documents are provided in pdf format and can be read by downloading Adobe Acrobat Reader for "free". If you would like a hard copy of any of these documents call 218-626-4300 (TTY 218-626-4399) or by mail: Superior National Forest, 8901 Grand Ave. Place, Duluth, MN 55808. For additional information contact us.