The purpose of this project is to utilize prescribed fire or naturally occurring wildfire to reduce hazardous fuel accumulation and mitigate effects from an unplanned wildfire that could be catastrophic to Mexican spotted owl habitat.
Location
The project is located on the Mesa and Tonto Basin Ranger Districts at Pine Mountain, Brushy Basin areas near Forest Service Road 422, approximately 25 air miles northeast from Mesa, AZ.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/03/2018
2
Decision
06/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Pine Mountain Area Improvement Project for Tonto Basin Ranger District | Decision Signed Date: 06/14/2020 |
| Pine Mountain Area Improvement Project for the Mesa Ranger District | Decision Signed Date: 06/15/2020 |
| Forests | Tonto National Forest |
| Districts | Mesa Ranger District; Tonto Basin Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 5N, Range 9 and 10 E, Section(s) 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 35, 36, 18, 19, 30, and 31. |