Decision Memo Completed

Blackfork Rx Burn

Ouachita National Forest Scott, Arkansas Poteau Ranger District

Proposal to prescribe burn approx. 6,487 acres to establish a burn rotation to move toward a fully restored shortleaf pine/bluestem grass ecosystem and better address effects of large scale burns on PETS.

Location

Compartments 1277, 1281, 1282, 1283, 1290, and 1292.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/18/2014
2
Decision
04/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2014 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Blackfork Burn Unit Decision MemoDecision Signed Date: 04/29/2014
ForestsOuachita National Forest
DistrictsPoteau Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)