Environmental Assessment Completed

Lower South Fork Project

Ouachita National Forest Montgomery, Arkansas Womble Ranger District

10-year watershed entry project on 15,670 acres of National Forest System lands, includes commercial harvest on approximately 5,200 acres.

Location

Directly northeast and southeast of Mount Ida Arkansas.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
01/07/2016
2
Comment Period
05/24/2016
3
Objection Period Start
06/24/2016
4
Decision
08/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
10/2016 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Species Habitat Improvements; Heritage Resource Management; Special Use Authorizations; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Research And Development; Road Improvements/Construction; Special Area Management; Scenery Management; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Lower South Fork ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/18/2016
ForestsOuachita National Forest
DistrictsWomble Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Road managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Forest productsWatershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels management