Environmental Assessment Completed

Vosberg 2013 Juniper Treatment

Tonto National Forest Gila, Arizona Pleasant Valley Ranger District

The purpose of this project is to remove encroaching junipers on 870 acres of grassland with a bulldozer to reduce canopy cover and increase herbaceous cover to improve watershed conditions and improve forage production for livestock and wildlife.

Location

Portions of Home and South Pastures on the Vosberg Allotment

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/07/2012
2
Comment Period
04/02/2013
3
Decision
05/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityGrazing Allotment Management; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Vosberg 2013 Juniper TreatmentDecision Signed Date: 05/09/2013 Legal Notice Date: 05/14/2013
ForestsTonto National Forest
DistrictsPleasant Valley Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 8 N, R 13 E, Sections 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsGrazing managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed managementLand acquisition