The project area for the 2024 Big Piney Burning and Habitat Restoration Project proposes periodic prescribed burning on approxiamtely 245,690 acres of National Forest lands in Johnson, Newton, Madison, Searcy, Pope, Conway, and Van Buren Counties.
Location
Various across Big Piney District
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/24/2023
2
Comment Period
10/16/2025
3
Objection Period Start
01/24/2026
4
Decision
05/2026 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
05/2026 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| 2024 Big Piney Prescribed Burn and Habitat Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/08/2026 |
| Forests | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests |
| Districts | Bayou Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |