Environmental Assessment Completed

Millsite Grazing Allotment Environmental Analysis

Tonto National Forest Pinal, Arizona Mesa Ranger District

The Mesa Ranger District proposes continued authorization of livestock grazing on the Millsite Allotment. The PA consists of five components: authorization, improvements, monitoring, adaptive management, and resource protection measure

Location

The Millsite Allotment consists of approximately 44,573 acres of National Forest System Lands, located approximately 20 miles east of Apache Junction, Arizona, on the southern end of the Mesa RD.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/15/2009
2
Comment Period
11/13/2009
3
Decision
08/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2010 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityGrazing Allotment Management; Grazing Authorizations; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Grazing Structural Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Grazing Authorization for Millsite AllotmentDecision Signed Date: 08/25/2010 Legal Notice Date: 08/27/2010
ForestsTonto National Forest
DistrictsMesa Ranger District
Grazing managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed management