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USFS South Fork Project EAThe USFS has issued a scoping letter on the “South Fork Project”, named for the South fork of the Little Red River. The project is located on the Ozark National Forest between the East Fork Wilderness and Gulf Mountain Wildlife Management Area, south of Chimes, Alread, and Marshall, AR. According to an independent review, the breakdown of USFS activities on this project would include: Total project area – 12,501 acres The planned use of herbicides followed by burning must be challenged. The project is in the Scoping Phase. An EA will be published, followed According to the USFS Sopa: The South Fork Project includes the following: - Road management Developing Proposal Location: UNIT - Bayou Ranger District. STATE - Arkansas. COUNTY - Pope, Van Buren. LEGAL - T10N,R16W,Sec5-8; T10N,R17W,Sec1-6,10-12; T11N,R16W,Sec29-32; T11N,R17W,Sec24-36. 9 miles N. of Jerusalem, AR between Gulf Mtn Wildlife Management Area and East Fork Wilderness.
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Burning Herbicides
A couple years ago at my son's wedding in Springfield, Missouri, the entire area of Springfield and surrounding counties to the Arkansas line were covered in a dense smoke. It was revealed on the evening news that it was from Forest Service Burning in Arkansas.
To herbicide the forest and then burn it is probably the most reckless plan I've heard ...ever. When chlorinated hydrocarbons such as herbicides are burned at low temperatures, they produce dioxins and furans. These are some of the most toxic compounds known to man. The smoke won't be stopped by political lines, state lines, or even physical barriers such as homes and public buildings. Is the Forest Service willing to accept liability for the poisoning of much of Arkansas and parts of Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas and beyond????? Just what is the Forest Service hoping to accomplish? What are they trying to kill that can't be killed by other means??? These questions MUST be asked by citizens who care. I have a grandson in Springfield.