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 Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Blackfork Burn Unit Decision Memo | Decision Signed Date: 04/29/2014 |
| Forests | Ouachita National Forest |
| Districts | Poteau Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |