Environmental Assessment Completed

Lower Cossatot Watershed

Ouachita National Forest Polk, Arkansas Mena Ranger District

This is a proposed project as a result of the 10-year entry of the Lower Cossatot Watershed. The project identifies opportunities to begin transition to desired conditions described in the Revised Forest Plan for Management Areas.

Location

Compartments 942, 956, 958-963, 965, 966, 968-978, 984, 988

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/13/2012
2
Comment Period
08/25/2013
3
Decision
09/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
01/2014 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Developed Site Management; Facility Improvements/Construction; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Heritage Resource Management; Facility Maintenance; Abandoned Mine Land Clean-Up; Trail Management; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Scenery Management; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements; Wilderness Management
Lower Cossatot Watershed Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/27/2013 Legal Notice Date: 10/03/2013
ForestsOuachita National Forest
DistrictsMena Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT4S R28W Sec. 17-20, 30-32; T4S R29W Sec. 4-36; T4S R30W Sec. 1-18, 20-30, 32-36; T5S R28W Sec. 6; T5S R29W Sec. 1-3
Fuels managementWatershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsHeritage resource managementRecreation managementFacility managementMinerals and geologyRoad managementVegetation management (other than forest products)