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Projects
Project planning follows Forest Service regulations (36 CFR 220), which are based on and are consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations, and USDA regulations. For those not familiar with NEPA or the CEQ regulations, CEQ published a 45-page Citizens Guide that provides information on how citizens can get involved.
The Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) provides a list of proposals that will begin or are undergoing environmental analysis and documentation so that people can become aware of and indicate their interest in specific proposals.
Ouachita National Forest Project Spotlights
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All Current and Recent Projects
Developing Proposal
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Gafford Creek Shale Borrow Pits
Extraction of native fill material needed to maintain roads from three existing pits and two new pits. Authorizing free use permit.
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Under Analysis
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Big Cedar Project
The Oklahoma Ranger Districts propose to implement management activities to meet the needs for the Big Cedar Project Area. The intent of these activities is to move the area toward desired conditions described in the 2005 Revised Forest Plan.
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Cedar Fourche Watershed Project
Timber management, watershed improvements.
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Choctaw Electric Cooperative Transmission Line Upgrades near Carter Mountain
Choctaw Electric Cooperative, Inc. requests an amendment to their existing authorization to upgrade transmission capacity within an existing right of way across the Ouachita National Forest.
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Culvert Replacement Forest Service Road 30
Removal of two culverts, a headwall, and excavate stream material to restore stream flow. Install a bottomless culvert at the site of the removed culverts.
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Dragover
The Mena-Oden Ranger District proposes to implement management activities to meet the needs for Dragover Project Area. The intent of these activities is to move the area toward desired conditions described in The Revised Forest Plan.
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East of Broken Bow Lake
The Oklahoma Ranger Districts propose to implement management activities to meet the needs of the East of the Lake Project Area and to move the project area toward desired conditions described in the Revised Forest Plan.
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Forest Serivce Road C02E Special Use Project
The Caddo-Womble Ranger District is proposing to grant a speical use road permit to Kingwood Forestry to construct a .3-mile temporary road to access some timber harvest areas. The temporary road is an old existing one used in the past.
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Freedom Ecological Management Unit
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.
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FY25 Prescribed Burn Additional Areas Project
The Caddo-Womble Ranger District is proposing to conduct prescribed burning treatments in various locations arcoss the district
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Headwaters Little Missouri
Vegetation managements in the Headwaters Little Missouri Project Area
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Logan Side Ecosystem Management Unit
The Poteau-Cold Springs Ranger District proposes to implement management activities such as timber harvest, fuels treatments, silviculture treatments, and wildlife treatments within the Logan Side EMU.
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Mena Oden FY 24 Farm Bill Thinning
Thinning to promote resiliency to insect and disease infestations on approximately 710 acres in the Mena and Oden Ranger District.
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Mill Creek Watershed Project
The Caddo-Womble Ranger District proposes to implement management activities to meet the needs for Mill Creek Project Area. The intent of these activities is to move the project area toward the desired conditions described in The Revised Forest Plan.
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Muddy Creek
The Mena-Oden Ranger District proposes to implement management activities to meet the needs for Muddy Creek Project Area. The intent of these activities is to move the area toward desired conditions described in The Revised Forest Plan.
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Rock Creek - Huston Watershed Management Project
Watershed level management
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Shack Creek Rock Creek
The Mena-Oden Ranger District proposes to implement management activities to meet the needs for Shack Creek Rock Creek Project Area. The intent of these activities is to move the area toward desired conditions described in The Revised Forest Plan.
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Trails at Mena
Arkansas State Parks, Heritage, and Tourism-Division of State Parks (ASP) is requesting issuance of a Special Use Permit (SUP) for an area of National Forest Service (NFS) Lands that would include trail and recreation related infrastructure.
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Upper Fiddlers Creek
The Mena-Oden Ranger District proposes to implement management activities to meet the needs for Upper Fiddlers Creek Project Area. The intent of these activities is to move the area toward desired conditions described in The Revised Forest Plan.
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Winona Communication Site Maintenance
The Jessieville Winona Fourche Ranger District proposes tightening of tower guy wires and replacement of a communication equipment storage shelter at Winona Communications Tower Site
Analysis Completed
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2022 Mena Oden Farm Bill Thinning Project
The Forest Service proposes to promote resiliency to insect and disease infestations through the implementation of thinning treatments to approximately 78 acres.
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AECC Fiber optic cable installation US Highway 71
The Forest Service proposes to authorize Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) to install approximately 5.79 miles of underground fiber optic cable on National Forest System (NFS) lands within the existing US 71 Highway corridor.
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Black Fork
The emphasis in this watershed is the restoration and perpetuation of pine-grass old growth forests, and other old growth conditions associated with frequent fire.
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Board Camp
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.
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Cedar Creek Borrow Pit
Extraction of native fill material needed to maintain roads. Authorizing free use permit.
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Clear Fork
The Mena-Oden Ranger District proposes to implement management activities to meet the needs for Clear Fork Project Area. The intent of these activities is to move the project area toward desired conditions described in The Revised Forest Plan.
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Cooper Wilson Road Use
Cooper Wilson has requested authorization to use, maintain, and improve a forest system road (W55F) approximately 1,680 feet long crossing National Forest.
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E-bike Use on the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests Environmental Assessment
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.
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East Mill Creek
The East Mill Project Area includes approximately 8,060 acres of Forest Service lands in Scott County, Arkansas. The intent of these activities is to move the project area toward desired conditions established in the Ouachita National Forest Plan.
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Glenn Driveway Easement
Access to private property.
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Hontubby Creek Wildlife Habitat Improvement
Wildlife opening maintenance, pond construction, pond rehabilitation, and midstory reduction to improve wildlife habitat.
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Johnson Creek Watershed
10 Year Watershed Entry
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Kulli Pond Maintenance 2024
Maintenance to prevent failure, leakage, or reduced effectiveness of existing drain pipe by removing woody vegetation from the dam.
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Proposed Quartz Mine Saline County OQC-304P
New mine proposed in Saline County. See maps.
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Robertson Creek
Robertson Creek Project Area includes approximately 12,621 acres of Forest Service lands in Scott County, Arkansas. The intent of these activities is to move the project area toward desired conditions established in the Ouachita National Forest Plan.
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Walnut
Watershed entry including timber harvest, prescribed burning, wildlife enhancement activities.
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West Blackfork Ecological Management Unit
10 Year Watershed Entry
On Hold
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Brushy Creek
The Mena-Oden Ranger District proposes to implement management activities to meet the needs for Brushy Creek Project Area. The intent of these activities is to move the project area toward desired conditions described in The Revised Forest Plan.
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Driveway Authorization - Nelson
Special use permit for an existing driveway. Size 15' x 250'. Off Forest Rd Y09.
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Fancy Hill Mine Reclamation
Removing old mining structures left by the operator.
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FY24 Dragover Farm Bill Thinning
Thinning to promote resiliency to insect and disease infestations on approximately 138 acres in the Mena and Oden Ranger District.
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Little Cedar Creek Farm Bill
Management for forest health
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Little Texas
The Mena-Oden Ranger District proposes to implement management activities to meet the needs for Clear Fork Project Area. The intent of these activities is to move the project area toward desired conditions described in The Revised Forest Plan.
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Old Cedar Access
Construction of a Forest Service access road off of PK 48. The road would cross county owned lands. Forest Service is currently seeking an easement to allow permanent access.
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OQC-162P Quartz Prospecting Permit and Mine
The Forest Service proposes to allow quartz exploration and mining to occur on the proposed 10 acre tract.
Cancelled
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FY21 Andy Knight Rx Burn
Approximately 9,844 acres in Compartments 1242, 1243, 1244, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1264, 1265, 1266, 1267, 1270.
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FY21 Scottside Rx Burn
Approx. 8,935 acres in Compartments 242, 243, 245, 246, 248 and 249.
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Heavener Coal Leasing
BLM has requested FS consent for a coal lease by application (LBA). The FS has a consent with stipulations decision to make on the LBA. The BLM has a leasing decision to make. Connected actions both on and off NFS lands will be analyzed in this EIS.
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Nimrod Watershed Prescribed Burning
Fuel reduction Burning.
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Owl Creek Gravel Pit
Gravel Pit Located in Garland County, AR
Project Archive
Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Project Archive.
