Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
01/01/2016 to 03/31/2016
Kisatchie National Forest
This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Project Name
Kisatchie National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
Calcasieu Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
BLM Petro Hunt USA 23
- Minerals and Geology
Completed
Actual: 10/09/2015
Project Contact
11/2015
CE
*UPDATED*
Jonny Fryar
337-537-2531
comment-southernkisatchiecalcasieu@fs.fed.us
Description: Creation of one approximately 5 acre well pad to contain 2 wells and possibly a salt water disposal well. Includes
reconstruction of approximately one mile woods road to site.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47521
Location:
Calcasieu Prescribed Burning
Project
EA
*UPDATED*
UNIT - Calcasieu Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Vernon. LEGAL - Not Applicable. NE
quarter of section 23, township 1 south, range 8 west. Compartment 104. Approximately 9 miles west of Cravens,
LA.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/06/2015
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 03/2016
Expected:06/2016
12/2016
Russ Marchion
318-793-9427
comments-southernkisatchiecalcasieu@fs.fed.us
Description: District wide prescribed burn EA
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47375
Location:
Calcasieu Wildland Urban
Interface Project
CE
UNIT - Calcasieu Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Rapides, Vernon. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
District wide.
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Completed
*UPDATED*
Actual: 10/08/2015
11/2016
Russ Marchion
318-793-9427
comments-southernkitsatchiecalcasieu@fs.fed.us
Description: Reduce understory vegetation at the WUI interface for a depth of 300 feet along approximately 14 miles of property
line.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47128
Location:
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UNIT - Calcasieu Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Rapides, Vernon. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Compartments 11, 32, 35, 50, 101, and 106.
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Project Name
Kisatchie National Forest
Project Purpose
*UPDATED*
CE
*UPDATED*
EA
*UPDATED*
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
UNIT - Calcasieu Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Rapides, Vernon. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Little Cypress Pond, Government Pond, Fullerton Recreation Area and Lake of the Vernon Unit. Valentine Lake
and Camp Claiborne of the Evangeline Unit.
Doug Rhodes
- Recreation management
Completed
Actual: 10/08/2015
10/2015
318-793-9427
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
comments-southern- Vegetation management
kisatchie(other than forest products)
calcasieu@fs.fed.us
- Watershed management
- Road management
Description: Install 120 ft pipe fence with pedestrian passage along side creek to prevent OHV traffic from crossing creek. Add
rolling dips and revegetate exposed soil from OHV traffic on opposite side of creek.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47488
Location:
Oden Lake Project
Expected
Implementation
Amy Thames
- Heritage resource
In Progress:
Expected:06/2016
07/2016
318-793-9427
management
Scoping Start 04/27/2015
comments-southern- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
kisatchie(other than forest products)
Notice 03/2016
calcasieu@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
Description: Control aquatic invasives in Little Cypress Pond, Government Pond, Fullerton Lake, and Valentine Lake. Control
non-desirable plant species at Fullerton Recreational Area and Camp Claiborne.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46134
Location:
Government Pond Erosion
Control
Decision
Calcasieu Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Control Aquatic Invasive and
Non-Desirable Plant Species
Project
EA
Planning Status
UNIT - Calcasieu Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Vernon. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Township
1 South, Range 27 West, sections 7 and 18. Approximately 3 miles NW of Cravens, Louisiana.
- Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
- Fuels management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/19/2014
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 01/2016
Expected:03/2016
03/2016
Kathryn Duncan
318-793-9427
comments-southernkisatchiecalcasieu@fs.fed.us
Description: RCW habitat Improvements, longleaf pine ecosystem restoration, NNIPS treatment, Goldman Bog restoration.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45782
Location:
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UNIT - Calcasieu Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Rapides. LEGAL - T2N R1W S6 &7; T2N
R2W S1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, & 24. Nine miles southwest of the city of Alexandria, LA and due west (<1 mile)
west of the city of Woodworth, LA.
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Project Name
Kisatchie National Forest
Project Purpose
Decision
Expected
Implementation
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Fuels management
CE
*NEW LISTING*
In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/20/2015
Expected:10/2015
Project Contact
R8 - Southern Region
Caney Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Caney Fuel Reduction
10/2015
Mark Bass
318-927-2061
mbass@fs.fed.us
Description: Mulching all understory vegetation with machinery on approximately 200 acres to lie within 6 inches of the ground.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47291
Location:
UNIT - Caney Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Webster. LEGAL - Compartments 21, 22, and
23 on the Caney Unit of the District. The activity will occur along National Forest ownership boundaries that are
within the Wildland Urban Interface in Compartments 21, 22, and 23.
Mark Bass
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:09/2016
09/2016
318-927-2061
- Forest products
Scoping Start 12/09/2015
mbass@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
(other than forest products)
Notice 02/2016
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
Description: Reduce the possibility of catastrophic wildfire and southern pine beetle outbreak by intermediate thinning of 1,918
acres and first thinning 118 acres. Convert 222 acres back to native shortleaf pine using the clearcut harvest
method.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48120
Horseshoe Loop
EA
*NEW LISTING*
Location:
Kisatchie National Forest
Planning Status
UNIT - Caney Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Claiborne. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Compartments 1-4 and 6-10 on the Corney Unit of the Caney Ranger District.
R8 - Southern Region
Catahoula Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Breezy Hill Trail Complex and
Trailheads and Trail Reroute
- Recreation management
EA
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/07/2013
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 03/2016
Expected:07/2016
08/2016
Camelia Steward
318-927-2061
cameliasteward@fs.fed.
us
Description: This project aims to construct three seperate trailheads totaling 23 acres and re-route 41 miles of trail. The
proposed actions are to construct parking lots, roads, camping pads, vault toilets, bulletin boards,fee stations and
signage.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41298
Location:
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UNIT - Catahoula Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Grant. LEGAL - T7N R1W, T8N R1W and
T8N R2W. Compartments: 29, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 58 and 59.
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Project Name
Kisatchie National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
Catahoula Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Catahoula Forest Health 2015
EA
*UPDATED*
- Forest products
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/07/2015
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 02/2016
Expected:08/2016
Project Contact
08/2016
Anthony Page
318-765-3554
apage@fs.fed.us
Description: Conduct a first thinning on approximately 5,523 acres of overstocked, immature loblolly, longleaf and shortleaf pine
plantations to achieve a 60 square feet per acre basal area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46156
Location:
Central Louisiana Energy
Pipeline Company (CLEPCO)
UNIT - Catahoula Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Grant. LEGAL - Not Applicable. District
wide.
- Special use management
On Hold
CE
N/A
N/A
Lee Stewart
318-765-3554
leehstewart@fs.fed.us
Description: Special Use Permit #CAT25 Renewal
Location:
Panther Bayou
EA
*UPDATED*
Anthony Page
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:11/2016
12/2016
318-765-3554
- Forest products
Scoping Start 01/21/2015
apage@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
Est. Comment Period Public
(other than forest products)
Notice 08/2016
- Fuels management
Description: RCW Habitat Improvements, thinnings, road closures, non-native invasive plant speicie treatments, precommercial thinning, etc.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=34582
Location:
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UNIT - Catahoula Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Grant. LEGAL - T7N, R1W and T6N, R1 &
2 W. The 9.05 mile pipeline right-of-way is through Grant Parish on the Catahoula Ranger District.
UNIT - Catahoula Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Grant. LEGAL - Township 8 North; Range
1 & 2 West. Compartments 38, 39, 41, 42, 47, & 48.
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Project Name
Kisatchie National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
Catahoula Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
RCW Thinning (Compartments
70,71,74,76 & 86)
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
EA
In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/25/2015
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 10/2015
Expected:01/2016
Project Contact
02/2016
Emlyn Smith
318-765-3554
ebsmith@fs.fed.us
Description: Red-Cockaded woodpecker habitat improvement by thinning cluster and recruitment sites on approximately 570
acres.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36334
Location:
Silhouette
EA
Kisatchie National Forest
Prescribed Burn 2015-2025
Kisatchie Ranger District
EA
*UPDATED*
Anthony Page
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Developing Proposal
Expected:12/2017
02/2018
318-765-3554
- Forest products
Est. Scoping Start 01/2017
apage@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Silhouette is an ecosystem management project that involves thinnings, clearcuts, plantings, etc.
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41295
Location:
UNIT - Catahoula Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Grant. LEGAL - Townships 6 & 7 North;
Range 1 West. Compartments: 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 86 & 87.
Kisatchie Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
R8 - Southern Region
Steven Staples
- Special area management
Completed
Actual: 10/30/2015
11/2015
318-472-1840
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
sstaples@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
Description: Prescribe burn in FY2015-FY2025, 78,485 acres in combination of growing and dormant season burn and 18,098
acres in only dormant season burn throughout the Kisatchie Ranger District.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45447
Location:
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UNIT - Catahoula Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Grant. LEGAL - T8 N, R1 W, Sec 9 & 16;
T7 N, R1 W, Sec 29, 32; T6 N, R1 W, Sec 3, 10; T7 N, R1 E, Sec 17, 18, 9; T6 N, R1 W, Sec 15. Compartments
70, 71, 74, 76 & 86.
UNIT - Kisatchie Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Natchitoches. LEGAL - Various sections
within T6N, R6W/T6N, R7W/T6NR8W/T5N, R6W, T5N, R7W, T5N, R8W. Kisatchie NF, Kisatchie RD Natchitoches
Parish , LA.
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Project Name
Kisatchie National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R8 - Southern Region
Winn Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
City of Winnfield SUP Renewal
- Special use management
CE
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/27/2013
Expected:01/2014
Project Contact
02/2014
Barbara Poole
318-682-4664
blpoole@fs.fed.us
Description: Renew or re-issue a special use permit to City of Winnfield for maintenance and operation of a 6" waterline to the
CCA or Prison Facility on the Gum Springs Rd.
Location:
FY16 Chainsaw Release
CE
*NEW LISTING*
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
EA
*UPDATED*
EA
*UPDATED*
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Actual: 12/01/2015
01/2016
Brian Rudd
318-628-4664
brudd@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Winn Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Winn. LEGAL - 31.894529, -92.848545.
Compartment 61 and 69 on the Winn RD of the KNF.
Brian Rudd
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Expected:03/2016
04/2016
318-628-4664
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Comment Period Public Notice
brudd@fs.fed.us
- Forest products
03/26/2015
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: Project will involve clearcutting, intermediate and first thinning, RCW habitat improvements, Longleaf restoration,
trail improvements
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=34924
Location:
Winn FY16-2025 Prescribed
Burn Program
Completed
Description: Chainsaw release in checkerboard pattern on 1 stand in Compartment 61 and 1 stand in Compartment 69
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48015
Location:
Mendenhause Creek
UNIT - Winn Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Winn. Section 25, 35 & 36 T11N-R4W, and
sections 3 & 9 of T10N-R4W In Winn Parish.
UNIT - Winn Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Winn. LEGAL - Not Applicable. C 51, 52, 56
approximately 8 miles west of Winnfield and 1.5 miles south of Calvin.
- Vegetation management
Completed
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: District-Wide Prescribed Burning EA
Actual: 11/17/2015
12/2015
Larry Kile
318-628-4664
lkile@fs.fed.us
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45209
Location:
UNIT - Winn Ranger District. STATE - Louisiana. COUNTY - Grant, Natchitoches, Winn. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. Winn Ranger District.
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Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
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