Decision Memo Completed

Pine engraver study utilizing verbenone and other volatiles on baited traps and slash piles in AZ

Kaibab National Forest Coconino, Arizona Williams Ranger District

Evaluate the efficacy of verbenone to deter attraction of I. pini to its aggregation pheromone, examine if adding verbenone to nonhost volatiles and acetophenone increase verbenone%u2019s effect, test verbenone for deterring I. pini attacks on slash.

Location

North of the pipeline road and east of the Old 75 Road, in sections 12, 7 and 8 near Parks, AZ on the Kaibab National Forest.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/19/2020
2
Decision
06/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.11, 7 Cfr 1B.3(A) (3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityResearch And Development
Decision Decided Date06/24/2020
ForestsKaibab National Forest
DistrictsWilliams Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionThe NE  of section 12, the NE  and NW  of section 7, and the NW1/4 of section 8, T 22N, R 4E, Gila and Salt River Meridian.
Research