Environmental Assessment Completed

High Mountain Project

Ozark-St. Francis National Forest Johnson; Pope, Arkansas Bayou Ranger District

Landscape scale project, proposals include; Wildlife treatments,Timber sales, RX Burning, NNIS control, Road Management, Trails management etc.

Location

Generally it is the watersheds of Indian creek, Mocassian Creek, Page Hollow, and Gunter Branch located about 20 miles north of Dover west of State Highway 7.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/01/2012
2
Comment Period
08/31/2012
3
Decision
11/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
02/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Heritage Resource Management; Trail Management; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Special Area Management; Scenery Management; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
High Mountain ProjectDecision Signed Date: 11/20/2012 Legal Notice Date: 11/23/2012
ForestsOzark-St. Francis National Forests
DistrictsBayou Ranger District
Recreation managementHeritage resource managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWatershed managementMinerals and geologyRoad management