Environmental Assessment Completed

Eli Branch EMU 22

Ouachita National Forest Scott, Arkansas Cold Springs Ranger District

C-279, 280, 281, 282, 283 and 284

Location

Located approx. 6 miles south of Blue Mtn. Lake near the Blue Ball Community; FS Rd 881 is an east-west thoroughfare in the south portion of project area.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/15/2008
2
Comment Period
01/24/2009
3
Decision
03/2009 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2009 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Heritage Resource Management; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Species Population Enhancements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Eli BranchDecision Signed Date: 03/03/2009 Legal Notice Date: 03/05/2009
ForestsOuachita National Forest
DistrictsCold Springs Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT4N, R26W, S28, 27, 22, and 24; T4N, R25W, S 13, 18, and 17
Forest productsWatershed managementHeritage resource managementLand management planningMinerals and geologyFuels managementSpecial use managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Recreation managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsRoad management