Environmental Assessment Completed

Board Camp

Ouachita National Forest Polk, Arkansas Mena Ranger District

The Board Camp Project Area includes approximately 12,889 acres of Forest Service lands in Polk County, Arkansas. The intent of these activities is to move the project area toward desired conditions established in the Ouachita National Forest Plan.

Location

Compartments 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917 and 919 to the south of Mena, Arkansas

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/21/2019
2
Comment Period
01/12/2020
3
Objection Period Start
03/08/2020
4
Decision
06/2022 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Board CampDecision Signed Date: 06/30/2022
ForestsOuachita National Forest
DistrictsMena Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 3S, Range 28W, Sections 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 30 and T3S, R29W, Sections 7, 13-18, 19-24, and 25-29, T3S, R30W Sections 11-14 and 24
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed managementRoad managementForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management