The planned cutting of about 52 acres of pine trees in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest could begin next month. 

A plan to cut down 175-acres of pine trees in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest is set to proceed after a state environmental agency determined the project does not need to go through another layer of environmental review.

A man was brought to the hospital Friday afternoon after he was shot in the abdomen while hunting, according to Edgartown police. 

State officials are attempting to clear up if the controversial Manuel F.

The forest cutting was sought by DCR to restore the globally rare sandplain grassland habitat that has been overtaken by the pines, which were initially planted decades ago as part of an ill-fated lumber industry on the Island. 

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation is proposing a slower rollout of its plans to cut 175 acres of white pines in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest after pushback from Islanders.