Ouachita National Forest Poteau-Cold Springs Ranger District
Poteau-Cold Springs Ranger District is a 334,000-acre unit with a complex mix of natural resource management programs and public use opportunities. Caring for the land is its hallmark, 120,000 acres are dedicated to a unique, nationally recognized project designed to restore the fire-dependent Shortleaf pine/Bluestem grass ecosystem and help restore the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. The area has also been recognized as Arkansas first “Birding Area”, designated a neo-tropical migratory bird viewing area.