Environmental Assessment Completed

Lake Management on the Homochitto National Forest

National Forests in Mississippi Adams; Franklin, Mississippi Homochitto Ranger District

Proposal to improve recreation and fisheries management three lakes through activities such as control of aquatic invasive plants, fish stocking or species management, and liming/fertilization of the water.

Location

Okhissa Lake: ~2 miles south of Bude, MS (Franklin Co.); Clear Springs Lake: ~6 miles SW of Meadville, MS (Franklin Co.); and Pipes Lake: ~ 1 mile West of Garden City, MS (Adams Co.).

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/16/2019
2
Comment Period
02/28/2020
3
Objection Period Start
06/01/2020
4
Decision
08/2020 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements
Recreational Fisheries ManagementDecision Signed Date: 08/06/2020
ForestsNational Forests In Mississippi
DistrictsHomochitto Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation managementWildlife, fish, rare plants