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County
Acreage:
Entry Year
Compartment
Compartment Review Presentation
Forest Management UnitSault Ste. Marie
45167
2017
1,951
Mackinac
Management Area: Mackinac Mix
Legal Description:
Identified Planning Goals:
Soil and topography:
Ownership Patterns, Development, and Land Use in and Around the Compartment:
Unique Natural Features:
Archeological, Historical, and Cultural Features:
Special Management Designations or Considerations:
Watershed and Fisheries Considerations:
Wildlife Habitat Considerations:
T44N-R9W Sections 12, 13, & 24, Garfield Township
The compartment is located just south of the Luce/Mackinac County line in the Arsenic City area along Borgstrom Road. The northern upland areas of this compartment are included in the Graymont LTA. The lone exception is a small stand of pole sized mixed maple that will be select cut. The southern part of the compartment contains a large bog complex.
This area ranges from low level bogs and swamp conifer to ridges of spruce and pines scattered throughout the bog complex. The bog type is composed of Dawson and Loxley peats. The swamp conifer is composed of Markey and Carbondale mucks. Level to undulating areas consist of Spot-Finch complex, with higher rolling terrain composed of Paquin-Finch sands; Longrie-Battydoe, stony, complex; and Battydoe, stony-Wallace complex. The ridges along the Hemlock Ridge Road are Finch-Dawson-Pullup complex, and Pullup fine sand.
This compartment is comprised of all state land, and is totally surrounded by state land. Note that a large portion of the northern part of the compartment is within the Graymont LTA.
There is a potential for rare threatened or endangered plant and animal species within the compartment. Stands to be managed will be checked for species of concern. Management will be modified per management guidelines for that species if species are found within those stands or would be affected by treatment of the stands.
None noted.
Burning of the large Blueberry Bog has been a continuing ambition. Fiborn Quarry, caves and other karst features lie to the northwest.
Poor (north) to Good (south)Fisheries Concerns: The northern portion of the compartment lies in the Eastern Lake Superior Management Unit and contains Nelson and Finn lakes. Both of these lakes are subject to drought conditions and have been close to dry in recent years. Fishing is nominal at best with the activity primarily directed to waterfowl hunting. The southern portion of the compartment drains to the Black River which flows to Northern Lake Michigan. The Black River in the segment is a designated trout stream. This river receives a good steelhead run and is a brook trout fishery through the remainder of trout season. Using the priority stream buffer of 300 feet should be adhered to. This is standard BMP practice for a priority trout stream.
This compartment lies within the Mackinac Mix Management Area (MA). Featured species in the MA are black bear, pileated woodpecker, ruffed grouse, snowshoe hare, and white-tailed deer. This is a relatively wet compartment composed of mixed forest, lowland brush, lowland conifer, with some scattered hardwood and aspen. While the species composition within the lowlands appears to be similar to that found in pre-settlement times, upland forest cover has changed somewhat with a scattered aspen component. Pre-settlement forest cover likely consisted of a white pine and hemlock mix with red pine and jack pine on the drier sites. In the low areas, tamarack, spruce and cedar appeared to be dominant. The compartment contains muskeg, rich conifer swamp, poor conifer swamp, and shrub thicket natural community types, and all are associated in a wetland complex.
Revision Date: 2015-08-07
Stand Examiner: Matt Edison
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Mineral Resource and Development Concerns and/or Restrictions
Vehicle Access:
Survey Needs:
Recreational Facilities and Opportunities:
Fire Protection:
Additional Compartment Information:
Little treatment is prescribed for forested stands in this compartment as most of the compartment is difficult to access. The mixed forest habitat and wetlands provide habitat for snowshoe hare, black bear, pileated woodpecker, and wetland species. Wetland habitats, including the large bog, will remain in-tact to maintain that habitat. Northern hardwoods and other nearby stand types in the north end of the compartment support hawks, bear, deer, and other species.
Surface sediments consist of lacustrine sand and gravel, peat, and muck. There is insufficient data to determine the glacial drift thickness. The Silurian Manistique and Burnt Bluff groups subcrop below the glacial drift. The Burnt Bluff is/was quarried for stone/limestone at Hendricks Quarry just to the north (Section 1, T44N R9W and Section 6, T44N R8W) and has been leased in the past. The quarry area, including the bulk of Section 12, is part of a complex land transaction with Graymont. Gravel pits are not located in the compartment and potential may be limited. A gravel pit is located two miles away in Section 21, T44N R8W. There is no current economic oil and gas production in the UP.
Access is via Cranberry Lake Road from the north and south, Hemlock Ridge Road from the east, or McCleod Truck trail from the northwest. Cranberry Lake Road is a sand/gravel DNR road in good condition and leads north out to Borgstrom Road (Paved, county) or south out to Paved Mackinac County Road H-40 (Hiawatha Trail). Hemlock Ridge Road is a good dirt road (DNR) entering the compartment from the east. All portions of Hemlock Ridge Road and McCleod Truck Trail and all of Cranberry Lake Road south of McCleod Truck Trail are groomed snowmobile trail.
None needed.
The Cranberry Lake Road, Hemlock Ridge Road and McCleod Truck Trail are used as groomed snowmobile trails in the winter. The ORV trail winds along the Hemlock Ridge Road, and up and down the ridges. Excellent wildlife viewing area. Hunting and trapping opportunities exist as well.
This is a historically low wildfire area. However, there is very limited road access into the interior portions of this compartment. Any fire in the Cranberry Lake Bog and ridge complex could prove to be a challenge both in access for initial attack and extended mop-up due to the heavy loading of organic matter in the areas with heavy soils. Nelson and Finn Lakes provide the best sources of water.
The following reports from the Inventory are attached:
Total Acres by Cover Type and Age Class
Cover Type by Harvest Method
Proposed Treatments – No Limiting Factors
Proposed Treatments – With Limiting Factors
Stand Details (Forested and Nonforested)
Dedicated and Proposed Special Conservation Areas
Site Condition Details
The following information is displayed, where pertinent, on the attached compartment maps:
Base feature information, stand boundaries, cover types, and numbers
Proposed treatments
Site condition boundaries
Details on the road access system
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Report 1 – Total Acres by Cover Type and Age ClassCompartmentMgt. Unit
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Year of Entry
Age Class
90-9
9
100-
109
110-
119
0-9
: Examiner
Non-
For
est
120-
129
130-
139
140-
149
150+
Unev
en-A
ged
Sault Ste. Marie
Matt Edison
167 2017
00Aspen 8 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2100 0 0 0
0443Cedar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 474310 0 0 0
00Herbaceous Openland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40040 0 0 0
00Low-Density Trees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 606 0 0 0
00Lowland Conifers 0 0 0 0 22 101 0 0 0 0 0 12300 0 0 0
5320Lowland Mixed Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 9600 0 0 0
00Lowland Shrub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4990499 0 0 0
00Lowland Spruce/Fir 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 0 117 19 0 19800 0 0 0
00Mixed Upland Deciduous 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5200 0 0 32
00Northern Hardwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21400 0 0 214
00Red Pine 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 1400 0 0 0
00Upland Conifers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 2300 0 0 0
00Upland Mixed Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 0 8900 0 0 0
00Upland Spruce/Fir 0 0 0 3 0 33 13 0 0 0 0 4900 0 0 0
00Water 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53053 0 0 0
31 463 5308 27Total 6 3 84 147 14 117 154 0 1951598 0 0 246
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Report 2 – Treatment Summary
CompartmentMgt. Unit
Total Compartment Acres:Acres of HarvestYear of Entry:
Sault Ste. Marie
2017
167
1,951
Commercial Harvest - 8
Habitat Cut - 0
Harvests with Site Condition - 183
Next Step Harvest - 0
Cover Type by Harvest Method
Pat
ch C
lear
cut
Ove
rsto
ry R
emov
alSal
vage
Oth
er
Cle
arcu
t
Sel
ectio
n
See
d Tr
eeShe
lterw
ood
Thi
nnin
g
Tot
al A
cres
Northern Hardwood 0 183 0 0 8 0 1910 0 0
0 0Total 183 0 8 0 1910 0 0
Proposed and Next Step Treatments by Method
Tot
al A
cres
Oth
er
Non
-For
est
Mgt
.
Mon
itorin
g
Pes
ticid
e
Bur
ning
See
ding
Pla
ntin
g
Site
Pre
p
Har
vest
Current 191 0 0 401 0 0 5920 0 0
Next Step 0 0 0 0 0 0 5840 584 0
191 0Total 0 401 0 0 11750 584 0
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Treatment
Name
Acres Stand
Age
Cover Type
Objective
Size
Density
Treatment
Type
Treatment
Method
Stand
CoverType
Mgt. Unit Report 4 -- Treatments Compartment:
Year of Entry:S
t
a
n
d
Approval
Status
BA
Range
Sault Ste. Marie 167
2017
Age
Structure
45167002-
Burn
Nonstocked 622 - Lowland Shrub
Burn Lowland
Part of the Blueberry Bog that has been burned periodically to help produce blueberries. You can see the burn from 2000 viewing the UP Landsat (in a couple different forms). This area has been burned (or proposed to be burned) for many years. A wildfire burned the entire bog in 1955. By 1961 a plan was in place to burn the bog (in 3 different pieces, every 2 years) to maintain blueberries. 100 acres were burned with limited success in 1963. Wildfires in 1966 (E1/2 north of the dike) provided glimpses into how hot a burn should be. The dike was built in 1968. FTP's to burn the bog in thirds by a rotating schedule have been in place in 1961, 1973, 1988 and 1998. Peziometers were installed in 1998 to monitor the water table. This has helped in determining the right time of year to burn. The middle portion of the bog (305 acres north of the dike) was burned in October 2000. Old next step comments:
Prescribed burn periodically to maintain/enhance bog features following the prescribed burn plan for the bog currently in place. Recommended to burn in thirds. This stand would include the northern third and most of the middle third (north of the dike).
OtherComment:
PrescriptionSpecs:
2 629 - Mixed non-forested wetland
Acceptable Regen:
Site Condition:
ProposalUnspecified
Proposed Start Date: 10/1 /2016
400.7
Next Step Treatments:
Habitat Cut: Yes
45167007-Cut 61Poletimber Well
411 - Northern Hardwood
Harvest Crown Thinning
A lot of red maple poles. Small area and size will make for a decent firewood type sale Old next step comments:
Thin stand to basal are of approximately 80-90.
OtherComment:
PrescriptionSpecs:
7 4112 - Maple, Beech, Cherry
Association
Acceptable Regen:
Site Condition:
Proposal111-140
Proposed Start Date: 10/1 /2016
7.8
Next Step Treatments:
Uneven-Aged
Habitat Cut: No
45167021-Cut 71Sawtimber Well
Ayy mix of maple, cherry, paper birch, yellow birch, hemlock, aspen, balsam fir is acceptable.
411 - Northern Hardwood
Harvest Single Tree Selection
Old next step comments:
Thin basal area to approximately 80ba. Leave some large wolfy trees, and any hemlock, oak or other under-represented species. Watch for raptor nests, and buffer appropriately. Encourage hemlock where present.
OtherComment:
PrescriptionSpecs:
21 4115 - Y.Birch, Hemlock NH
Acceptable Regen:
Site Condition: Other Dept./Div. Processes
Proposal111-140
Proposed Start Date: 10/7 /2015
183.0
Next Step Treatments:
Uneven-Aged
Habitat Cut: No
591.6Total Treatment
Acreage Proposed:
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Report 5 – Site ConditionsCompartment:Mgt. Unit
Year of Entry:: Examiner
Sault Ste. Marie
Matt Edison
167
2017
*Due to limitations in the current Site Conditions Analysis tool, all nonforested acres are considered available. Future development will enable analysis of nonforested types.
Dominant Site Condition Acres
Site
No. Other Site Condition Other Site Condition Other Site Condition Other Site ConditionDominant Site
Cond Availability
1 1C: Other dept or div
proc/practices
Unspecified630
Graymont LTA
Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified
Comments:
Unavailable
5 1C: Other dept or div
proc/practices
Unspecified443 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified
Comments:
Unavailable
1C
Dominant Site Conditions
2H
Aspen 20
Cedar 468
Herbaceous Openland 26
Low-Density Trees 1
Lowland Conifers 48 75
Lowland Mixed Forest 96
Lowland Shrub 14 3
Lowland Spruce/Fir 62 133
Mixed Upland Deciduous 47
Northern Hardwood 206
Red Pine 13
Upland Conifers 23
Upland Mixed Forest 89
Upland Spruce/Fir 46
Water 33
1,073 330Total Forested Acres
Relative Percent
Report 5 – Site ConditionsCompartment:Mgt. Unit
Year of Entry:: Examiner
Sault Ste. Marie
Matt Edison
167
2017
6 2H: Blocked by physical
obstacle (e.g. upland
stand in a lowland area)
Unspecified53 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified
Comments:
Unavailable
7 2H: Blocked by physical
obstacle (e.g. upland
stand in a lowland area)
Unspecified75 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified
Comments:
Unavailable
8 2H: Blocked by physical
obstacle (e.g. upland
stand in a lowland area)
Unspecified20 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified
Comments:
Unavailable
9 2H: Blocked by physical
obstacle (e.g. upland
stand in a lowland area)
Unspecified16 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified
Comments:
Unavailable
10 2H: Blocked by physical
obstacle (e.g. upland
stand in a lowland area)
Unspecified23 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified
Comments:
Unavailable
11 2H: Blocked by physical
obstacle (e.g. upland
stand in a lowland area)
2G: Too wet (sensitive soils, does not include
access issues)
117
Possible Accessible portion is within Graymont LTA.
Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified
Comments:
Unavailable
Report 5 – Site ConditionsCompartment:Mgt. Unit
Year of Entry:: Examiner
Sault Ste. Marie
Matt Edison
167
2017
12 2H: Blocked by physical
obstacle (e.g. upland
stand in a lowland area)
Unspecified23 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified
Comments:
Unavailable
34 2H: Blocked by physical
obstacle (e.g. upland
stand in a lowland area)
Unspecified3 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified
Comments:
Unavailable
SCA Category Acres
Mgt. Unit
Report 6 – PROPOSED SPECIAL CONSERVATION AREA* (SCA) DETAILS
Compartment:
Recommendation
* 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.
Year of Entry:
SCA Name Detail Type
Sault Ste. Marie 167
2017
1081
This area is already an ERA
Potential Old GrowthUnspecified SCA Removal
Comments
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Type
Mgt. Unit Compartment:
Description
* This is a list of SCA's for this compartment along with a 1/4 mile buffer surrounding the compartment. Refer to the Special Conservation Area Map for locations of the below listed Conservation Areas.
Report 7 – EXISTING SPECIAL CONSERVATION AREA DETAILS
Conservation
Area SCA = Special Conservation Area
HCVA = High Conservation Value Area
ERA = Ecological Reference Area
Year of Entry
Sault Ste. Marie 167
2017
A coldwater lake has temperature and dissolved oxygen conditions that allow naturally-reproduced or stocked trout populations and those of other coldwater fish species to persist from year to year. Suitable conditions for coldwater fishes may occur in Michigan lakes if they are relatively deep, have substantial groundwater inflows, or are located in colder (northern) areas of the state. Such lakes are established by Director's action and designated as trout resources by Fisheries Order 200.
Cold Water LakeSCA
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.
Cold Water Stream
SCA
A transitional area between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in which the terrestrial ecosystem influences the aquatic ecosystem and vice-versa. Because of the unique conditions adjacent to lakes, streams and open water wetlands, riparian areas harbor a high diversity of plants and wildlife. Riparian communities are ecologically and socially significant in their effects on water quality and quantity, as well as aesthetics, habitat, bank stability, timber production, and their contribution to overall biodiversity.
Riparian AreaSCA
Ecological Reference Areas (ERAs) are high quality examples of natural communities that have been identified as Element Occurrences (EOs) by the Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI) within the context of their natural community classification system. Element Occurrences with viability ranks of A (Excellent) or B (Good) and a Global (G) or State (S) element (rarity) ranking of endangered (1), threatened (2), or rare (3) serve as an initial base of ERAs. They may be located upon any ownership in the State. The system is comprised of individual or associations of natural community types that are managed for restoration and maintenance of natural ecological processes and values. The public may submit recommendations for lands as ERAs using the DNR Conservation Area Recommendation Form.
Ecological Reference Areas
ERA
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Level 4
Cover Type AcresStand
Age
Size
DensityBA
Range
Mgt. Unit Report 8 – Forested Stands Compartment:S
t
a
n
d
General
Comments:
Year of Entry:
Sault Ste. Marie
2017
167
1 6120 - Lowland Cedar Poletimber Well
443.1 125 Unspecified Large cedar stand with a lot of variability. Some areas have some black spruce and birch mixed. There are trace tamarack also. Size is variable as well. Lots of tag alder where wetter
and open.
5 6122 - Black Spruce Sapling Poor 62.0 47 Unspecified Wet Spruce bog.
6 42340 - Upland Spruce/Fir
Sapling Poor 2.9 30 Immature Upland opening with some brush in it.
7 4112 - Maple, Beech, Cherry Association
Poletimber Well
7.8 61 111-140 Mixed hardwood pole stand.
8 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Well
116.5 80 Unspecified Large black spruce stand, very wet. Some scattered tamarack and pockets of cedar.
10 6131 - Hemlock, White Pine, Maple, Birch
Poletimber Well
19.6 120 141-170 Island surrounded by water/wetland. No access whatsoever.
11 42310 - Planted Spruce Poletimber Well
33.2 54 141-170 Stand was row thinned last entry.
12 4130 - Aspen Sapling Well 3.1 7 Immature Stand was cut in 2008.
13 4112 - Maple, Beech, Cherry Association
Poletimber Well
5.3 66 81-110 Mixed hardwood stand. Was thinned last entry.
15 6120 - Lowland Cedar Poletimber Well
24.5 110 Unspecified Small dense cedar with some black spruce and tamarack around the fringe.
18 6128 - Lowland Coniferous, Mixed
Deciduous
Poletimber Well
26.1 50 Unspecified Nice transition stand between upland and lowland. If treating adjacent hardwood then leave this stand for future treatment
consideration, per conversations with WLD.
19 4130 - Aspen Sapling Well 5.8 13 Immature Stand was cut in 2002.
20 42110 - Planted Red Pine
Sawtimber Well
13.2 54 141-170 Rp thinned in 2000
21 4115 - Y.Birch, Hemlock NH
Sawtimber Well
185.1 71 111-140 Large hardwood stand of variable quality. Overall it is pretty nice. Selct cut down to basala rea of 80-90.
22 4130 - Aspen Sapling Well 2.7 7 Immature Stand was cut in 2008
24 4112 - Maple, Beech, Cherry Association
Poletimber Well
8.1 65 81-110 Mixed hardwood stand on nice high ground. Was thinned last entry.
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Level 4
Cover Type AcresStand
Age
Size
DensityBA
Range
Mgt. Unit Report 8 – Forested Stands Compartment:S
t
a
n
d
General
Comments:
Year of Entry:
Sault Ste. Marie
2017
167
25 6124 - Lowland Spruce-Fir
Poletimber Medium
22.1 40 51-80 Variable stand with mostly low ground, but some upland opening as well. Total mix of lowland conifer and aspen, birch,
hardwood.
27 4191 - Mixed Upland Deciduous with Conifer
Poletimber Well
24.0 51 81-110 Variable stand of highly mixed species. Ranges from high open areas to lower fringes of wetlands. Mostly maple/aspen/birch brush on opening areas and lowland conifers in lower areas.
28 4191 - Mixed Upland Deciduous with Conifer
Sapling Poor 17.4 25 Immature Large grass opening with clumps of brush throughout.
29 42110 - Planted Red Pine
Sawtimber Well
1.0 62 111-140 Stand is small tip of large stand in adjacent compartment.
30 6131 - Hemlock, White Pine, Maple, Birch
Poletimber Well
53.2 138 141-170 Inaccessible area. Information is from previous inventory and adjacent compartment.
31 4130 - Aspen Sapling Well 0.2 24 Immature Aspen mix regeneration.
32 4130 - Aspen Sapling Well 3.7 24 Immature Aspen mix regeneration.
33 42340 - Upland Spruce/Fir
Poletimber Medium
12.8 60 Unspecified Opening growing in with mixed conifer and some hardwood. Treat with adjacent stand 34 in future.
34 4319 - Mixed Upland Forest
Poletimber Well
89.3 94 Unspecified
35 4130 - Aspen Sapling Well 0.0 7 Immature Stand was cut in 2008
37 4112 - Maple, Beech, Cherry Association
Poletimber Well
3.4 65 81-110 Mixed hardwood stand on nice high ground. Was thinned last entry.
39 4134 - Aspen, Spruce/Fir
Sapling Well 2.8 24 Immature Aspen regeneration.
40 6122 - Black Spruce Sapling Medium
3.4 98 Unspecified small portion of large treed bog. Mix of black spruce and tamarack, sparse in places.
42 613 - Lowland Mixed Forest
Poletimber Poor
23.2 98 Unspecified Patches of black spruce within bog.
43 6122 - Black Spruce Poletimber Well
16.2 98 81-110 Wet black spruce with some tamarack and white pine.
44 4191 - Mixed Upland Deciduous with Conifer
Poletimber Well
5.0 51 81-110 Variable stand of highly mixed species. Ranges from high open areas to lower fringes of wetlands. Mostly maple/aspen/birch brush on opening areas and lowland conifers in lower areas.
45 6124 - Lowland Spruce-Fir
Poletimber Medium
74.7 58 Unspecified No Access. Mixed stand of lowland.
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Level 4
Cover Type AcresStand
Age
Size
DensityBA
Range
Mgt. Unit Report 8 – Forested Stands Compartment:S
t
a
n
d
General
Comments:
Year of Entry:
Sault Ste. Marie
2017
167
46 42390 - Mixed Non-Pine Upland Conifers
Poletimber Well
23.4 99 Unspecified Stand is mix of upland and lowland. There are pockets of bog with black spruce within and surrounding them. Sharp ridge has
the red pine on it and some birch. Stand gradiates out into surrounding bog and thee is cedar in the transition area.
48 4112 - Maple, Beech, Cherry Association
Poletimber Well
4.4 66 Unspecified Mixed hardwood stand. Was thinned last entry.
49 4130 - Aspen Sapling Well 2.3 7 Immature Stand was cut in 2008.
50 4191 - Mixed Upland Deciduous with Conifer
Sapling Poor 0.0 25 Immature Large grass opening with clumps of brush throughout.
51 4191 - Mixed Upland Deciduous with Conifer
Sapling Poor 2.7 25 Immature Large grass opening with clumps of brush throughout.
52 4191 - Mixed Upland Deciduous with Conifer
Poletimber Well
0.2 51 81-110 Variable stand of highly mixed species. Ranges from high open areas to lower fringes of wetlands. Mostly maple/aspen/birch brush on opening areas and lowland conifers in lower areas.
53 4191 - Mixed Upland Deciduous with Conifer
Poletimber Well
2.4 51 81-110 Variable stand of highly mixed species. Ranges from high open areas to lower fringes of wetlands. Mostly maple/aspen/birch brush on opening areas and lowland conifers in lower areas.
56 6120 - Lowland Cedar Poletimber Well
1.5 110 Unspecified Small dense cedar with some black spruce and tamarack around the fringe.
57 6120 - Lowland Cedar Poletimber Well
0.0 110 Unspecified Small dense cedar with some black spruce and tamarack around the fringe.
58 6120 - Lowland Cedar Poletimber Well
4.8 110 Unspecified Small dense cedar with some black spruce and tamarack around the fringe.
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Cover Type Acres
Mgt. Unit Report 9 – Nonforested Stands Compartment:
Stand General Comments:
Year of Entry:
Managed
Site
Sault Ste. Marie 167
2017
2 401.3629 - Mixed non-forested wetland No
3 19.8500 - Water No
4 16.6500 - Water No
9 82.0629 - Mixed non-forested wetland No
14 5.0330 - Low-Density Trees No
16 6.3629 - Mixed non-forested wetland No
17 7.3629 - Mixed non-forested wetland No
23 1.9310 - Herbaceous Openland No
26 14.9310 - Herbaceous Openland No
36 4.0310 - Herbaceous Openland No
38 1.3310 - Herbaceous Openland No
41 10.4310 - Herbaceous Openland No
47 7.4310 - Herbaceous Openland No
54 16.2500 - Water No
55 1.6629 - Mixed non-forested wetland No
59 1.3330 - Low-Density Trees No
60 0.2629 - Mixed non-forested wetland No
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