Coronado National Forest — Project Detail

To provide for the public, reduce fuel loading, and improve forest health, the Douglas Ranger District proposes to establish designated areas to allow the public to cut and collect forest products such as fuelwood, Christmas trees, and novelty wood.

Conduct cultural resource surveys using a metal detector and historic human remains detection dogs.

Researcher proposes to monitor the presence and distribution of Madrean Sky Island vertebrates in the southwestern borderlands by installing camera traps along major canyons and trails and collecting eDNA samples.

To examine how bats adjust their sensing strategies under these conditions, researchers will conduct playback experiments using acoustic stimuli that simulate complex echolocation environments and quantify behavioral responses.

Replacing approximately 1,000 ft of existing waterline conveying flow from Bear Wallow Spring to the water storage tanks in Upper Soldier Camp cabin area. New line will be 2" HDPE pipe.

Installation, operation and maintenance of communications equipment at Radio Ridge Communications Site including a fence, propane tank, composite pads, equipment cabinet, propane generator, H-frame, and utility service.

Plan of Operations submitted by Cimbar Resources for three phases of definition drilling at the Santa Rita Quarry to confirm the presence, extent (volume), and assess the grade of limestone.

Installation and use of Wildlife Acoustics Song Meter Micro Acoustic Recorders (i.e., audio loggers) in conjunction with the previously authorized cameras at aquatic habitats in the Peloncillo Mountains.

Closure of 65 mine features, including shafts, tunnels, and open cuts to secure the workings against threats to human and wildlife safety using bat gates, cupolas, polyurethane foam, and fencing.

Non-disturbing cultural resource survey permit within the Pinaleño Ecosystem Management Area.

Non-Disturbing Cultural Resource Survey permit on all Ranger Districts of the Coronado National Forest

Researcher proposes to collect Legumes in all areas of Coronado National Forest, mainly focusing in the Santa Catalinas, Huachucas, Rincons, Santa Ritas, and Chiricahuas Mountains.

Restore administrative facilities and structures damaged by the Shaw Fire, including demolition and reconstruction of the garage, pump house, drainage features, and corral associated with the Shaw House cabin rental.

Amending an existing special use authorization to construct, operate and maintain a helicopter landing zone on Manzanita Mountain within the Pajarita Wilderness in support of border security along the southern border of the United States.

Arizona Game and Fish Department has proposed a rehabilitation and restoration project that is intended to restore the diversion and pipeline system needed to capture water from Ash Creek and convey it to Cluff Ranch Pond No. 3.

Installation of 2 fire cameras on the Forest Service owned communication facility at Red Mountain.

Proposed reroute of the interpretative Hospital Flat Nature Trail, Forest System Trail #326

The proposed underground mine project would continue the historic production of minerals within the Patagonia Mountains. The primary minerals targeted by the proponent, South32, are manganese and zinc, identified by USGS as critical minerals. Note: Project previously identified as Project #65668.

Opportunistic sampling of larvae and adult mosquitoes in July - August 2026-2028 across the Dragoon, Huachuca, Canelo Hills, Patagonia, Whetsone, Santa Rita, Pajarito, Santa Catalina, Winchester, Galiuro, Pinaleno and Santa Teresa Mountains.

Operation and maintenance of an organizational camp at existing facilities in the Pinaleño Mountains for a 20-year period.

Researcher purposes a multi-year project from June 2026 - September 2030 to monitor bat populations and detect early signs of White-Nose Syndrome, a fungal disease. The proposed study will focus on three migratory nectar-feeding bat species.

High elevation, land navigation, fieldcraft survival instruction, and high-angle rescue and rock-climbing training at various locations for unit members of the 306th Rescue Squadron.

Create four access paths by removing (i.e., cutting or pruning) brush to allow small mechanical equipment to access dirt tanks for maintenance and repair by adding bentonite clay to reduce leakage from cement dams.

Surveying multiple sites on the Nogales and Sierra Vista Ranger Districts to understand how site characteristics influence repdroductive output from March to October, 2026-2029.

Researchers propose to examine the impacts of short-term ecological processes on the population genetics of land snails by collecting live individuals, dead/empty shells, and remove non-native species of snails.

To examine how bats adjust their sensing strategies under these conditions, researchers will conduct playback experiments using acoustic stimuli that simulate complex echolocation environments and quantify behavioral responses.

Ecosystem restoration treatments including prescribed fire, prescribed cutting (hand thinning, mechanical treatment), selective herbicide use, and watershed improvement (erosion control, planting, seeding, reforestation) on approximately 85,129 acres in the Peloncillo Mountains.

Study of the long term recovery of juvenile pines and oak in the wake of the Horseshoe II fire

Repair and maintain recreation sites, construct and reconstruct trails in Oak Tree Canyon, Madera Canyon and Pena Blanca Lake. Modifications include trail adoption and sustainable reroutes, accessibility and access improvements.

This phase of Santa Catalina Trail Plan implementation includes 10 trail construction projects, 2 trail adoptions, 5 trail reroutes, 6 trail reclassification/removals, and 5 trailhead access projects.

The USFS Nogales Ranger District, in cooperation with grazing permittees, Borderlands Restoration, Sky Island Alliance, Watershed Management Group and others, propose to install sediment retention and/or erosion control structures in the Santa Rita Mountains.

Bear Canyon Bridge spans Bear Creek along NFSR 61. The bridge has exceeded its design life and is in need of replacement. Replacement includes a new single-span bridge, approach and bypass improvements, a new parking lot, and trail adoption.

Install, operate and maintain a communications tower on Mount Washington. Improvements include a 33 ft tower, solar panels and sled, communications equpment, and a helicopter landing site.

Collect small mammals using live traps (Sherman traps) across elevational gradients. Mainly using capture and release approach to collect ear punch tissues and fecal samples. Collect voucher Peromyscus specimens from Mt. Lemmon.

Plant approximately 10,000 trees consisting of ponderosa pine and Dougles-fir seedlings across 54 acres adjacent to Summerhaven.

Replace outdated public and office facilities at the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area with a visitor center, administrative complex and associated parking that can serve the needs of future generations.

Removal of improvements and site restoration of two burned recreation residence cabins, Lot 5 and Lot 9, in the West Turkey Creek Tract, Douglas Ranger District. Cabins burned in 2011 Horseshoe II Fire.

Placement of temperature data loggers in caves to understand how cave environments are affected to assist in making cave management decisions in southern Arizona. No hardware or drilling will occur for logger placement.

This project will improve the drivability and durability of 6.5 miles of NFSR 38. Proposed improvements include hardened road segments, hardened low-water crossings, culverts, and a small pull-out area.

Border Patrol is proposing the improvement and construction of 12.62 miles of unpaved road in Holden Canyon on the Nogales Ranger District to address mobility and accessibility issues. Another 3.94 miles of road would be decommissioned.

This project consists of constructing approximately 1,000 feet of temporary access road and up to 11 drill pads, the use of existing roads, and reclaiming all new temporarily disturbed areas.

The comprehensive plan will establish the administrative objectives, policies, processes, and management guidelines necessary to fulfill the legislative requirements for national scenic trails under the National Trails System Act.

Safford Ranger District proposes landscape restoration actions on approximately 199,000 acres of National Forest lands over a 20 year period.

The purpose of this project is to reduce fuel accumulations, protect values from wildfire risk, restore and sustain ecological processes in fire-dependent ecosystems, and facilitate fire management in the Chiricahua EMA on the Douglas Ranger District

Forest proposes mechanical and prescribed fire treatments on about 50,000 acres of Forest and adjacent Federal, state and private lands.

Prescribed fire and non-fire treatments on about 270,000 acres of Federal land in the Huachuca and Whetstone Mountains, Sierra Vista Ranger District. Project includes treatments on DOD (Ft. Huachuca) and DOI (Coronado Memorial) lands.

Forest proposes mechanical and prescribed fire treatments on about 220,000 acres of Forest and adjacent Federal, state and private lands.

Prescribed burning is proposed over a 10-year period across the Galiuro mountain range to improve wildlife habitat and reduce fuel loads.

Replace existing low water crossing on FSR 74E to provide continued motorized access into Rucker Canyon.

Thin, pile, and burn 3,069 acres of woodlands in strategic, defensible locations directly adjacent to private land. Treatment activities will include a mix of thinning and piling, and prescribed burning in four locations in the Dragoon Mountains.

Authorization via Special Use Permit Amendment to the US Army Electronic Proving Ground's existing permit to utilize NFS lands for the placement of 10 temporary storage buildings within the Sunnyside Test Site in the Campini Mesa area.

Implement a series of plantings to 1)Increase the availability of traditional use plants for utilization by the Tribes 2)Protect& expand upon the availability of habitat for pollinators that increase the sustainability of our forests.