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The Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) contains a list of proposed actions for Ozark-St. Francis National Forest that will soon begin or are currently undergoing environmental analysis and documentation. It provides information so that you can become aware of and indicate your interest in specific proposals. We encourage your early and ongoing involvement in any proposals of interest to you. Special Use projects are included in the SOPA, but can also be found on the Special Uses Page.
Note: Not all projects may appear on map. See list below for complete list of projects with more information or documentation.
SOPA Reports
The Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) contains a list of proposed
actions for Ozark-St. Francis National Forest that will soon begin or are currently undergoing environmental
analysis and documentation. It provides information so that you can become
aware of and indicate your interest in specific proposals. We encourage your
early and ongoing involvement in any proposals of interest to you.
The project area for the 2024 Big Piney Burning and Habitat Restoration Project proposes periodic prescribed burning on 131,595 acres of National Forest lands in Johnson, Newton, Madison, Searcy, Pope, Conway, and Van Buren Counties.
Authorize a neighboring landowner to convert a two-track road to a private driveway. The driveway will be 261 feet long and 20 feet wide. In addition to the driveway, also authorize a waterline to run the length of the driveway to where it cuts over
Increase of bat roosting opportunities by installing up to 9 artificial roosts and clearing vegetation around 3 adjacent ponds to improve flight paths and overall habitat conditions.
Replacement of the Bear Creek Lake dam primary chute spillway & associated activities to address deficiencies that led to failure of the existing spillway in 2019 & to ensure the structure meets established national standards
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.
The Forest Service, in cooperation with the Federal Highways Administration, is planning slide repair of two sites on two districts: White Rock Mountain Road and East Fly Gap Road.
Multi-resource project to help improve forest conditions; stands more resilient to stressors such as weather, insects, and disease. Improving habitat for game species as well as threatened, endangered, and sensitive species. Improving trails, roads.
Multi-resource project to help improve forest conditions with trees that are more resilient to insects, diseases, weather events; improve habitat for threatened, endangered and sensitive species; improve watershed conditions.
ARDOT is planning improvements to Highway 23 approximately 1.6 miles south of Cass in Franklin County on National Forest. More info including draft EA available @ https://public-notice-job-040621-draft-4f-mulberry-202405-ardot.hub.arcgis.com
Restoration of habitat for the endangered Indiana bat through timber harvests, thinning, prescribed fire and associated actions within the primary and secondary conservation zones utilizing an adaptive management approach.
Salvage of storm damaged trees in area impacted by May 7th 2024 wind event. Use of heavy equipment using skidders, dozers, logging tricks. System roads will be needed to access areas. May create up to 1/2 mile temporary roads.
Salvage of trees damaged by wind event in Fern Community on May 7th, 2024. Use of heavy equipment to extract timber such as skidders, dozers, logging trucks using system roads and up to 1/2 mile temporary road construction.
Vegetation management activities across Ozark National Forest, including timber, silvicultural treatments, burning, and wildlife management, also connected actions such as roads/firebreaks.
Construction of a 1.3 mile non-motorized trail within the permitted use area of Mississippi River State Park to connect the Storm Creek Campground and Storm Creek Day-Use area.
Utility Company request amend their existing permit to include a new buried electrical utility corridor (1,515 ft long x 30 ft wide--approximately 1.1 acre) & to add a second service line in an existing underground electrical corridor.
To control non-native aquatic invasive plant infestations within Bear Creek Lake and Storm Creek Lake. Control methods could include aquatic labeled herbicide applications, manual removal, mechanical removal or use of biological control agents.
Proposing management of 4 range allotments with conversion from exotic pasture grass to native grasses, forbs and herbaceous species on fields; proposal includes placing 2 allotments in closed status and removing them from the NFS range system.
Maintenance and improvement of non-motorized trails; actions will include realignment when needed;limited herbicide use; converting a road and a user-created trail to system trail; constructing new trail
The Forest Service proposes to promote resiliency to insect and disease infestations through the implementation of Commercial Thinning, Regeneration activities, and Timber Stand Improvement with midstory reduction on 2,399 acres.
