CARNEY WADE POTTER

MIDSTORY REDUCTION ON THE MENA RANGER DISTRICT OF THE OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST

THE BETHEL OHV TRAIL IS A 43-MILE TRAIL FOR ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES LOCATED WITHIN THE DESOTO DISTRICT OF THE DESOTO NATIONAL FOREST. OVER TIME, THE TRAIL CORRIDOR HAS NARROWED WITH THE ENCROACHMENT OF SMALL SHRUBS, SAPLINGS AND OTHER UNCHECKED BRUSH GR

NRE-3230: APPROVED 7/28/2025 RESTORE OAK FORESTS, ENHANCE OPENINGS AND YOUNG FORESTS, AND IMPROVE HABITAT ON ACROSS ALL TREATMENT STANDS. CONDUCT A MANUAL CROP TREE RELEASE TREATMENT TO ENSURE THESE OAKS MAKE IT INTO THE MAIN CANOPY OF A MATURE FOR

IT IS THE INTENT OF THIS CONTRACT TO RELEASE DESIRABLE TREE SPECIES FROM COMPETING TREES OR SHRUBS USING CHAINSAWS AND/OR BRUSH CUTTERS OR OTHER HAND TOOLS IN HARVESTED TIMBER STANDS THAT ARE LESS THAN 20 YEARS OLD.

RICHARD B. RUSSELL PROJECT (BASE YEAR)