The Mesa Ranger District is preparing an environmental assessment to develop an adaptive management strategy to reauthorize livestock grazing in a manner which maintains or improves resource conditions on the allotment.
Location
The allotment is located northeast of Fountain Hills, AZ extending from the Salt River and Saguaro Lake up along Four Peaks, ending just south of Sunflower, AZ in Maricopa County.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/08/2014
2
Comment Period
04/10/2015
3
Objection Period Start
07/03/2015
4
Decision
10/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
11/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Grazing, Rescissions Act Of 1995 |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Grazing Allotment Management; Grazing Authorizations; Grazing Structural Improvements |
| Sunflower Allotment Environmental Assessment | Decision Signed Date: 10/09/2015 |
| Forests | Tonto National Forest |
| Districts | Mesa Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |