The Safford Ranger District proposes to implement prescribed fire within the southeastern area of the Pinaleno Mountains (approximately 29,150 acres). Of this area, about 13,400 acres (about 46%) is within the Mt. Graham Wilderness Study Area.
Location
Safford RD, Pinaleno Mountains, bounded on the north by Hwy 366, on the west by Grant Creek, on the south by Hwy 266, and on the east by the Forest boundary.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/03/2015
2
Comment Period
10/2018 (Estimated)
3
Objection Period Start
03/2019 (Estimated)
4
Decision
06/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2019 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| Forests | Coronado National Forest |
| Districts | Safford Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Portions of T9S and T10S, R25E |