Decision Memo Completed

Slate Mountain Pronghorn Habitat Restoration Phase III

Coconino National Forest Coconino, Arizona Flagstaff Ranger District

Work w/ Game and Fish Department to remove encroaching ponderosa pine and juniper trees from natural meadow areas on 2250 acres near Slate Mtn. Work will be accomplished w/ hand tools, and possibly the use of tree shearer and tree shredder.

Location

West and east of Hwy 180, just southeast of Slate Mountain, 18 miles north of the City of Flagstaff

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/17/2010
2
Decision
04/2010 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2010 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements
Decision Memo Slate Mountain Pronghorn Habitat Restoration Phase IIIDecision Signed Date: 04/06/2010
ForestsCoconino National Forest
DistrictsFlagstaff Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT24N, R5E, Sections 1, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18. T24N, R6E, Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19 and T25N, R6E, Sections 31 and 32 on the Kendrick Peak and Ebert Mountain Quadrangles
Wildlife, fish, rare plants