The project includes construction of 2 small earthen levees and water control structures in 2 existing drainage ditches to restore a more natural hydrologic condition on approximately 30 acres of bottomland forest in southwestern Jackson County
Location
On east and west sides of Rt. 3, about 2 miles north of Gorham turn off.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/12/2007
2
Decision
04/2009 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2009 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Skeeter Park/Worthen Bayou Wetlands | Decision Signed Date: 04/13/2009 |
| Forests | Shawnee National Forest |
| Districts | Mississippi Bluffs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T9S R3W sec 17, 19, 20, 29 |