Decision Memo Completed

Choctaw Unit Prescribed Fire

Ouachita National Forest Le Flore, Oklahoma Kiamichi Ranger District

The Forest Service proposes to implement prescribed fire on six burn units totaling approximately 6,450 acres of National Forest System (NFS) lands on the Oklahoma RD in Le Flore County, Oklahoma.

Location

South, southeast, and southwest of Heavener, Oklahoma

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/14/2020
2
Decision
04/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2021 (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 ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements
Choctaw Unit Prescribed FireDecision Signed Date: 04/23/2021
ForestsOuachita National Forest
DistrictsKiamichi Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionPortions of Sections within T3N-R24E; T3N-R25E; T3N-R27E; T4N-R23E; T4N-R24E; T4N-R25E, Le Flore County, Oklahoma
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants