Environmental Assessment Completed

Christopher / Hunter Wildland Urban Interface

Tonto National Forest Gila, Arizona Payson Ranger District

Reduce hazardous forest fuels, both dead and live fuels, and to reduce the potential for stand-replacing, catastrophic wildfires.The Need is to address the present fuels threat posed to human life, property, and natural resources.

Location

Payson and Pleasant Valley Ranger Districts

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/30/2007
2
Comment Period
09/09/2008
3
Decision
04/2009 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
04/2009 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNational Fire Plan - Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels)
Christopher/Hunter Wildland Urban Interface ProjectDecision Signed Date: 04/06/2009 Legal Notice Date: 04/14/2009
ForestsTonto National Forest
DistrictsPayson Ranger District; Pleasant Valley Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT10 1/2N, R14E, Sec 19-23,28-31 T10 1/2N, R13E Sec 19-24,25-29,34-36 T11N, R12E Sec 13-15,22-2,34-36 T11N, R13E Sec 16-22,25-36, T11N, R13 1/2 E Sec 25-26,35-36,T11N, R14E Sec 31,etc
Fuels management