The Black River Landscape Restoration Project is a planning effort designed to restore forest resiliency and ecosystem function in the Project planning area on the Alpine and Springerville Ranger Districts.
Location
The Black River Restoration Project area is located approximately 12 miles south of Springerville, Arizona within Apache and Greenlee Counties, bordering the Fort Apache Reservation on the west.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/21/2018
2
Comment Period
10/06/2020
3
Objection Period Start
05/19/2023
4
Decision
08/2023 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
11/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Black River Landscape Restoration Project Decision Notice | Decision Signed Date: 08/25/2023 |
| Forests | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests |
| Districts | Alpine Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Gila and Salt River Meridian, T4.5 N R29E; T4.5N R30E; T4N R27.5E; T4N R28E; T4NR29N; T4N R30E; T5N R27E; T 5N R28E; T5N R29E; T6N R29E; and T6N R28E. |