Timber harvest and road work proposed in Ozark National Forest's Bayou District

What is proposed

The Ozark-St. Francis National Forests propose timber harvest, non-commercial thinning and reforestation to address hazardous fuels, forest resiliency and insect and disease outbreaks on the Bayou Ranger District in Conway, Pope and Van Buren counties. The project page lists road management among its purposes. It uses the emergency action authority under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. No proposal document with acreages or road details was posted when checked.

The agency's title for this proposal is "Kincannon".

How to comment

The Forest Service accepts public comments on this proposal through November 18, 2026. Use the Take Action button to get the points to make, a comment starter you can put in your own words, and the link to the agency's official comment form.

Points to make in your comment

• Ask the Forest Service to publish the proposed action, maps and any road changes so the public can comment on specifics.
• Ask that no open road or OHV route be closed or decommissioned as part of this project.
• Ask that any temporary closures during harvest be short and posted in advance.

Topics

• Logging and Timber
• Wildfire and Fuels Mitigation
• Hunting and Fishing

Official sources

• Official project page (www.fs.usda.gov)
• Proposal documents (usfs-public.box.com)
• Official comment form (cara.fs2c.usda.gov)