Environmental Assessment Completed

Jones Creek

Ouachita National Forest Scott, Arkansas Cold Springs Ranger District

Compartments 1239, 1245, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1258

Location

approximately 13 miles west of Waldron and 1 mile west of Lake Hinkle. Forest Service Road 89 is an east-west thoroughfare in the north portion of the project area.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/19/2009
2
Comment Period
03/08/2010
3
Decision
03/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
05/2011 (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.; Species Habitat Improvements; Heritage Resource Management; Special Products Sales; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Jones Creek FONSI and Decision NoticeDecision Signed Date: 03/16/2011 Legal Notice Date: 03/18/2011
ForestsOuachita National Forest
DistrictsCold Springs Ranger District; Poteau Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionThe project area is mostly in T2N, R32W, S11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and R31W, S 6, 7, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsRecreation managementHeritage resource managementLand management planningWatershed managementFuels managementRoad managementVegetation management (other than forest products)