Notice of Updated Forest Resource Management Plan Mohawk State Forest

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), Division of Forestry, gives notice to adopt with final approvals a Forest Resource Management Plan for the 3,735-acre Mohawk State Forest in Cornwall, Goshen, and Litchfield, Connecticut. The plan, which was informed by a comprehensive inventory as well as local municipal and stakeholder input, will guide forestry and wildlife habitat management activities for the next 15 years (2026 – 2041). Long-term planning goals include strategies to adapt to climate change, to grow and sustainably harvest wood products, to diversify forest age and size classes, to improve forest access roads, to designate Old Forestland Management Sites, and to enhance and protect significant wildlife habitat, including invasive species management. An infographic highlighting the recommendations in the plan has been prepared for public review.

Information Requests: Interested persons may obtain a copy of the plan by sending a request for an electronic copy to DEEP at Gerard.Milne@ct.gov. Interested parties who have reviewed the plan are invited to offer comments regarding the goals and objectives described in the plan. Comments regarding the plan may be submitted electronically to Gerard.Milne@ct.gov no later than thirty (30) days from the publication date of this notice.

For projects which develop a significant public interest, DEEP may provide an opportunity for interested parties to attend an additional informational session in the form of a virtual presentation on the plan.

What Happens Next: At the conclusion of this process, the plan will be moved for final Agency authorization.

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