Environmental Assessment Completed

Kates Creek

Ouachita National Forest Montgomery; Polk, Arkansas Womble Ranger District

Ten year watershed entry project including timber harvest, wildlife habitat improvement, fuels management and invasive species management.

Location

Approximately 5 miles southwest of Oden, Arkansas.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/20/2018
2
Comment Period
10/26/2018
3
Objection Period Start
02/04/2019
4
Decision
05/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2022 (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; Species Habitat Improvements; Abandoned Mine Land Clean-Up; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Kates CreekDecision Signed Date: 05/13/2019
ForestsOuachita National Forest
DistrictsWomble Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT3S, R28W Sections 1-3, 11-14, and 23 & 23; T2S, R28W, Sections 25-27 and 34-36; T2S, R27W, Sections 9-11, 14-16, and 19-36; T3S, R27W, Sections 1-6, 7-11, 13-18, and 19-24
Watershed managementRoad managementForest productsWildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)