Environmental Impact Statement Completed

4FRI Rim Country Project

Coconino National Forest Coconino; Gila, Arizona R3 - Southwestern Region All Units

Landscape-scale restoration on the Coconino, Apache-Sitgreaves, and Tonto National Forests of ponderosa pine ecosystems, designed to maintain, improve, and restore ecosystem structure, pattern, function, and resiliency.

Location

Mogollon Rim Ranger District, Coconino NF; Black Mesa and Lakeside Ranger Districts, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest; Payson and Pleasant Valley Ranger Districts, Tonto National Forest.

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
06/26/2015
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
10/18/2019
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/18/2022
4
Objection Period Start
03/18/2022
5
Decision
09/2022 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
09/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green)
4FRI Rim Country ProjectDecision Signed Date: 09/19/2022
ForestsApache-Sitgreaves National Forests; Coconino National Forest; Tonto National Forest
DistrictsApache-Sitgreaves National Forests All Units; Mogollon Rim Ranger District; Payson Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWatershed managementRoad managementForest productsWildlife, fish, rare plants