Decision Memo Completed

2015 Mena Oden Farm Bill Thinning

Ouachita National Forest Polk, Arkansas Mena Ranger District

Implementation of thinning treatments to approximately 810 acres. Proposed treatment areas across the Mena-Oden Ranger District include plantations and natural stands of shortleaf pine.

Location

Stands scattered across the Mena Ranger district in Compartments 832,835,845,847,848,893,896,897,925,952,982

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/24/2015
2
Decision
08/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.3 (5)
Special AuthorityHfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
2015 Mena Oden Farm Bill ThinningDecision Signed Date: 08/04/2015
ForestsOuachita National Forest
DistrictsMena Ranger District; Oden Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)