A project proposed to reduce fuels, improve forest health and restore ecosystems. This project includes activities such as prescribed burning, commercial and noncommercial thinning, herbicide use to control NNIS and to control understory species..etc
Location
The location is the district's current RX burns with some additional burns and proposed activities.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/08/2014
2
Comment Period
10/01/2016
3
Objection Period Start
05/21/2017
4
Decision
08/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Biomass; Road Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Roadless Area Management; Road Maintenance; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Big Piney Fuels Management Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/18/2017 |
| Forests | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests |
| Districts | Buffalo Ranger District; Bayou Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Various locations across the district |