The Tonto National Forest proposes to obliterate unauthorized and uninventoried user created motorized routes in the six areas on the Cave Creek and Mesa Ranger Districts to benefit vegetation and watershed conditions.
Location
portions of Townships 2-7 North, Ranges 7-9 East, and parts of Township 1 South Range 11 East in the Mesa and Cave Creek Ranger Districts
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/27/2017
2
Decision
05/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Decommissioning; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Decision Memo for the Sonoran Desert Ecosystem Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/30/2017 |
| Forests | Tonto National Forest |
| Districts | Cave Creek Ranger District; Mesa Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |