Response to Comments Received During the Public Comment Period for the Manistique Jack Pine Budworm Project List of Commenters 1. Tony Furlich, Forester Hydrolake Leasing and Service Co 2. Pete Jandro 3. Craig Albright, MDNR Wildlife Biologist 4. Charles J. Geerlings, Stamper Sportsmen Club 5. John Ries, Michigan Sharptailed Grouse Association 6. Les Hohan, MDNR, Newberry 7. Dave Roberts The number of each comment references the commenter number listed above. The Forest Service response in bold follows each comment. 1. I support your efforts to harvest the 2334 acres of jack pine damaged by the recent budworm outbreak as it is essential to get this timber into the marketplace before severe mortality and further degradation occurs. This jack pine timber is essential in maintaining the local forest products industries that depend on jack pine timber. Your comments and support are noted and appreciated. I support your efforts to replant approx. 280 acres to red pine as this will help break up this jack pine monoculture with a more insect and disease hardy tree species. Can more acres be replanted to red pine? The decision on where to plant particular species is primarily determined by soil conditions. The soil in most of the project area is more suited to jack pine. Red pine would be planted in areas with better soils conditions. 2. I live in the Three Otters Land Division, which is 2 miles north of the US 2 bridge over the ...