Madera Canyon Vegetation Maintenance project involves selective cutting, piling, and/or removal of tree limbs, brush, and dead and down vegetation within 150 feet of centerline of existing National Forest System roads and trails within Madera Canyon.
Location
The project is located within Madera Canyon which is in the Santa Rita Ecosystem Management Area of the Nogales Ranger District approximately 10 miles southeast of Green Valley, AZ.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/15/2023
2
Decision
09/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2024 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.12 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(5) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Developed Site Management; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Trail Management; Road Maintenance |
| Madera Canyon Vegetation Maintenance | Decision Signed Date: 09/10/2024 |
| Forests | Coronado National Forest |
| Districts | Nogales Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 19S, Range 14E, Sections 26, 35, 15 and 36 and Township 20S, Range 14E Sections 1, 2, 11 and 12 of the Gila-Salt River Meridian |