Environmental Assessment Completed

Freedom Ecological Management Unit

Ouachita National Forest Scott, Arkansas Cold Springs Ranger District

The Poteau-Cold Springs Ranger District proposes to implement management activities such as timber harvest, fuels treatments, silviculture treatments, wildlife treatments, and transportation treatments within the Freedom EMU.

Location

12 miles east of Waldron, Arkansas.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/20/2023
2
Comment Period
09/29/2024
3
Decision
01/2025 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
01/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityBoundary Adjustments; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Heritage Resource Management; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Scenery Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements
Freedom Ecosystem Management UnitDecision Signed Date: 01/27/2025
ForestsOuachita National Forest
DistrictsCold Springs Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 3 N R 26 W (Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6), T 3 N R 27 W (Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 11), T 4 N R 26 W (Sections 20, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34), and T 4 N R 27 W (Sections 25, 34, 35, and 36)
Land management planningRecreation managementHeritage resource managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWatershed managementSpecial use managementRoad management