Decision Memo Completed

New Generation of Fremont Cottonwoods on Sonoita Creek

Coronado National Forest Santa Cruz, Arizona Nogales Ranger District

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 Exclusion32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
New Generation of Fremont Cottonwoods on Sonoita CreekDecision Signed Date: 08/28/2024
ForestsCoronado National Forest
DistrictsNogales Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionPaton Center for Hummingbirds, T22S R15E S12
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed managementVegetation management (other than forest products)