To improve the springs as a wildlife water and protect it from heavy trampling and grazing by livestock, the Cave Creek Ranger District seeks to authorize the installation of a pipe rail exclosure fence around the middle springs.
Location
This project is located at Hutch Springs, near the Bloody Basin road, approximately 25 air miles north from Carefree.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/31/2019
2
Decision
07/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Grazing Structural Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Hutch Springs Wildlife Water Improvement and Fencing Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/24/2020 |
| Forests | Tonto National Forest |
| Districts | Cave Creek Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |