Decision Memo Completed

Madera Canyon Vegetation Maintenance

Coronado National Forest Pima; Santa Cruz, Arizona Nogales Ranger District

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 Exclusion32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.12 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(5)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Trail Management; Road Maintenance
Madera Canyon Vegetation MaintenanceDecision Signed Date: 09/10/2024
ForestsCoronado National Forest
DistrictsNogales Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 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
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Recreation managementRoad managementFuels management