This project will establish a new generation of Fremont Cottonwoods along Sonoita Creek while protecting and enhance watershed health and riparian habitat value through invasive plant control and regeneration of a broad suite of native plant species.
Location
Town of Patagonia; Private; The Nature Conservancy Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Tucson Audubon Paton Center for Hummingbirds
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/27/2022
2
Decision
08/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2024 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| New Generation of Fremont Cottonwoods on Sonoita Creek | Decision Signed Date: 08/28/2024 |
| Forests | Coronado National Forest |
| Districts | Nogales Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Paton Center for Hummingbirds, T22S R15E S12 |