Decision Memo Completed

Mount Graham Planting 2020

Coronado National Forest Graham, Arizona Safford Ranger District

Plant approximately 22,000 Douglas-fir seedlings on 85 acres of lands impacted by wildfires in and around Webb Peak and Old Columbine in the Pinaleo Mountains. Areas to be planted were burned in the Clark Peak, Nuttall-Gibson and/or Frye Fires.

Location

Webb Peak- 40 ac. approx. 1300 feet northwest of the Webb Peak Lookout; Old Columbine- 41 ac. approx. 2000 feet southeast of Old Columbine; Columbine Corral CG- planting in and around the campground.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/10/2020
2
Decision
09/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5); 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
Mount Graham Planting 2020Decision Signed Date: 09/11/2020
ForestsCoronado National Forest
DistrictsSafford Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT8S, R24E, Sections 28, 29, 30, 32, and 33
Vegetation management (other than forest products)