Baraga Forest Management Unit Compartment Review Presentation Compartment #32 Entry Year: 2011 Compartment Acreage: 1985 County: Houghton

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1 Baraga Forest Management Unit Compartment iew Presentation Compartment #32 Entry Year: 2011 Compartment Acreage: 1985 County: Houghton ision Date: 7/15/2009 Stand Examiner: Fred Hansen Legal Description: Elm River Township T52N, R36W, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 11. RMU (if applicable): Management Goals: To maintain a healthy sustainable forest with special consideration to wildlife and fisheries habitat. Soil and Topography: Upland soils are Graveraet loam, Trimountain cobbly fine sandy loam, Kalkaska sand, Waiska sand, and Alcona sand. Lowland soils are Whitbeck stony muck. Ownership Patterns, Development, and Land Use in and Around the Compartment: The majority of the adjacent lands are managed for timber. The private ownership is predominantly industrial forest. Unique, Natural Features: MNFI recognizes the potential for osprey, eagle, great blue heron rookery, red-shouldered hawk, goshawk, moose, and gray wolf. Potential for wood turtle along drainage. Potential for showy orchis, climbing fumitory, goblin fern, male fern, large toothwort, ginseng, and northern marsh violet in mature hardwoods. Potential for veiny meadow-rue, narrow-leaved gentian, and Farwell's water-milfoil in drainages. Archeological, Historical, and Cultural Features: Copper mining occurred in this compartment. The town of Elm River was located here. There are several mineshafts: Elm River 1 and 2 and the Shawmut shafts. The Old Military Trail traverses through this compartment where a halfway house was located. The Elm River Fire Tower was once located in this compartment. ial Management Designations or Considerations: BMP guidelines should be followed around the intermittent streams. Watershed and Fisheries Considerations: The Elm River, Clear Creek, Shawmut Creek and an unnamed creek draining into Lake Gerald run through this compartment.

2 Wildlife Habitat Considerations: Favor mesic conifers; White Pine and Hemlock, as well Northern Red Oak. Mineral Resource and Development Concerns and/or Restrictions: There is a utility right of way, recreational trail and state highway that cross this compartment. Vehicle Access: Primary access from M-26 is off the Elm River Tower Road. Survey Needs: Some survey work will need to be done for harvest activities. Recreational Facilities and Opportunities: The Bill Nichols Trail crossed this compartment which provides year-round recreation. There are also numerous hunting and fishing opportunities. Fire Protection: This is not a fire prone area. There has been little or no fire suppression activity required over the last decade in this compartment. Additional Compartment Information: The following 5 reports from the Operations Inventory System (OIPC) are attached: Cover Type by Age Class Cover Type by Management Objective Compartment Volume Summary Proposed s No Limiting Factors Proposed s With Limiting Factors The following information is displayed, where pertinent, on the attached compartment maps: Base feature information, stand numbers, cover types Proposed treatments

3 Proposed road access system Suggested potential old growth

4 "W "W Cover Type & Map "W "N Compartment 32 T52N, R36W, Sec. 2-4, 11 County: Houghton Unit: Baraga YOE: 2011 Acres: 2,008 GIS Calculated Stand Examiner: Fred Hansen Map ised: 5/19/2009 Map Phase: Pre-iew "N E80 Clea r Creek M M "N "N Q M M6 7 Legend Miris Corners "N Remonumented Section Corners Railroads Highways Paved Road Gravel Road Poor Dirt Road Closed Road Intermittent Stream/Drain Stream Lakes and Rivers All Trails State Highway ORV Routes MCCCT Trails Snowmobile Trails s (Group, ) Forest Stands Level Northern Hardwood Lowland Coniferous Forest Non-Forest Stands Level Road/Parking Lot Herbaceous Openland Low-Density Trees Other Bare/Sparsely Vegetated M M G0 Bill Nicholls M G U0 Elm River Tower Rd X M M X0 Unknown "N "W "W "W Lake Gerald Little Lake Gerald Rd "N Miles Lake Gerald "N

5 "W "W "W Compartment 32 T52N, R36W, Sec. 2-4, 11 County: Houghton Unit: Baraga YOE: 2011 Acres: 2,008 GIS Calculated Stand Examiner: Fred Hansen Map ised: 5/19/2009 Map Phase: Pre-iew "N "N Stand Boundary Map E8 a Cle rc k re e M "N "N M Q M M M9 Legend U0 er R d. Miris Corners To w X M "N Ri v er Elm M M G G X M5 22 kno Un wn "W Ge ls hol Ni c Lake Gerald "W "N Bill "W 1 Miles ral 0 La ke 0.5 Lit tle 1 dr d "N "N Remonumented Section Corners Highways Paved Road Gravel Road Poor Dirt Road Closed Road Intermittent Stream/Drain Stream Trails ORV Routes MCCCT Trails Snowmobile Trails State Highway Stand Boundaries Forest Stands Level Northern Hardwood Lowland Coniferous Forest Non-Forest Stands Level Road/Parking Lot Herbaceous Openland Low-Density Trees Other Bare/Sparsely Vegetated

6 "W "W "W Dedicated & Proposed ial Conservation Area Map "N Compartment 32 T52N, R36W, Sec. 2-4, 11 County: Houghton Unit: Baraga YOE: 2011 Acres: 2,008 GIS Calculated Stand Examiner: Fred Hansen Map ised: 5/19/2009 Map Phase: Pre-iew "N M M "N "N M M M U "N M X M "N Legend Miris Corners Remonumented Section Corners Dedicated ial Conservation Areas Cold Water Streams Stand Boundaries Forest Stands Level Northern Hardwood Lowland Coniferous Forest Non-Forest Stands Level Road/Parking Lot Herbaceous Openland Low-Density Trees Other Bare/Sparsely Vegetated M G G M X "N Miles "N "W "W "W

7 Covertype, Acres, and Age summary Baraga Mgt. Unit (Level 3 Cover Type) Compartment 032 Report Date: 05/19/2009 Year of Entry 2011 Age Class Non-Forested Herbaceous Openland Low-Density Trees Lowland Coniferous Forest Northern Hardwood Other Bare/Sparsely Vegetated Road/Parking Lot Uneven Age Total Total

8 S t a n d Name Baraga Mgt. Unit Inventory Method: IFMAP Acres Stage1 CoverType PROPOSED TREATMENTS NO LIMITING FACTORS Size Density Stand Age Type Compartment: 032 Entry Yr Date 06/08/2009 Method Cover Type Objective 2011 Page 1 of Cut Sugar Maple High Density 67 Association Pole Sugar Maple Association check regen in 4 years Cut Sugar Maple High Density 84 Association Pole Sugar Maple Association Check regen in 4 years Cut Y.Birch, High Density Log 77 Hemlock NH Y.Birch, Hemlock NH Check regen in 4 years Cut Mixed High Density Log 80 Northern check regen in 4 years Mixed Northern Favor oak, reduce BA around oak to Cut Mixed Northern Medium Density Pole 81 Check regen in 4 years Sugar Maple Association Cut Mixed Northern High Density Pole 81 check regen in 4 years Mixed Northern

9 S t a n d Name Baraga Mgt. Unit Inventory Method: IFMAP Acres Stage1 CoverType PROPOSED TREATMENTS NO LIMITING FACTORS Size Density Stand Age Type Compartment: 032 Entry Yr Date 06/08/2009 Method Cover Type Objective 2011 Page 2 of Cut Mixed Northern Medium Density Pole 67 Check regen in 4 years Mixed Northern Cut Maple, Beech, Cherry High Density Pole 63 Association check regen in 4 years Maple, Beech, Cherry Association Total Acreage Proposed: 888.7

10 S t a n d Name Baraga Acres Mgt. Unit Inventory Method: IFMAP Stage1 Cover Type PROPOSED TREATMENTS WITH LIMITING FACTORS Size Density Stand Age Type Compartment: 032 Entry Yr Date 05/19/2009 Method Cover Type Objective 2011 Page 1 of 1 Limiting Factor and Comment: : No Reason Total Acreage Proposed: 0

11 Baraga Mgt. Unit PROPOSED SPECIAL CONSERVATION AREA* (SCA) DETAILS Compartment: 032 Date: 05/19/2009 Page 1 of 1 * This is a partial list of SCAs for this compartment. Not included are those areas identified under other Department initiatives (Natural Rivers, Deer Wintering Areas, etc.). Those will be identified in separate, future map and report products. Inventory Method: IFMAP Stand SCA Name Acres Comments

12 Report Date: 05/19/2009 Baraga Mgt. Unit Compartment: 032 DEDICATED CONSERVATION AREA DETAILS Page 1 of 1 * This is a list of Dedicated Biodiversity Areas for this compartment along with a 1/4 mile buffer surrounding the compartment. Refer to Dedicated Conservation Area Map for areas that the below listed Conservation Areas are located. Conservation Area Type Description ERA = Ecological Reference Area HCVA = High Conservation Value Area SCA = ial Conservation Area SCA SCA Archaeological Site Cold Water Stream An aquatic or terrestrial area of the State that contains physical remains of human occupation. These are sites of cultural and historical significance that may occur upon terrestrial areas and Great Lakes bottomlands. They include thousands of Native American settlements and burial sites, as well as French and British outposts, nineteenth century logging camps, mines and homesteads. Beneath the waters of the Great Lakes, there are shipwrecks and other remains documenting the maritime trade. Such sites may be identified by Natural heritage data from the State Historic Preservation Office. Proposed treatments in this compartment will be implemented in such a manner as to maintain the integrity of these sites. Due to the sensitive nature of this information, no further detail about location is available. A coldwater stream has temperature and dissolved oxygen conditions that allow naturally-reproduced or stocked trout populations and those of other coldwater fish species (e.g., slimy sculpin) to persist from year to year. Coldwater streams in Michigan typically provide these conditions due to substantial contributions of groundwater to their stream flows. Such streams are established by Director's action and designated as trout resources by Fisheries Order 210.