Environmental Assessment Completed

E-bike Use on the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests Environmental Assessment

Ouachita National Forest Baxter; Garland; Izard; Marion; Montgomery; Polk; Scott; Searcy; Stone; Van Buren; Yell, Arkansas Ozark-St. Francis National Forest All Units

Project to evaluate purpose-built bike trails on the Ouachita and the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests to allow use of e-bikes in accordance with revised FS directives.

Location

Syllamo Bike Trails on Sylamore Ranger District of Ozark St. Francis National Forest and Womble Trail on the Caddo-Womble and Mena-Oden Ranger Districts of Ouachita National Forest.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/01/2022
2
Comment Period
10/29/2023
3
Objection Period Start
06/09/2024
4
Decision
09/2024 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityDispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Trail Management; Travel Management
E-bike Use on the Womble Mountain Bike TrailDecision Signed Date: 09/16/2024
E-bike Use on the Syllamo Mountain Bike TrailsDecision Signed Date: 09/16/2024
ForestsOuachita National Forest; Ozark-St. Francis National Forests
DistrictsCaddo Ranger District; Mena Ranger District; Oden Ranger District; Womble Ranger District; Sylamore Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Land management planningRecreation managementRoad management