Coronado National Forest — Project Detail

The Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has requested temporary, emergency development of a helicopter landing zone in the Pajarita Wilderness on the Nogales Ranger District, to conduct law enforcement actions.

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

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.

Placement of 15 wildilife cameras to study the importance of water on the landscape and its impact on wildlife communities.

Placement of approximately 0.4 miles of 2 inch poly pipe on the ground surface from the Slavin Gulch Trailhead to the water catchment. Placement would parallel the existing trail until turn off towards catchment.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Disease (Pneumonia, Microplasma ovipneumoniae) and Population Monitoring of Arizona desert bighorn sheep in the Santa Catalina Mountains and Pusch Ridge Wilderness Area

Measuring DBH and bark thickness by extracting core samples. Sampling branches and leaves of various species.

Placement of wildlife cameras at 7 sites to document wildlife use of aquatic habitats in the Peloncillo Mountains. Study would be used to inform management decisions and habitat restoration priorities.

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.

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.

Non-Disturbing Cultural Resource Survey permit on the Nogales and Sierra Vista Ranger Districts of the Coronado National Forest to support a DHS Customs & Border Protection proposed project.

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.

Conduct cultural resource surveys including surveys and recordation and limited testing. Use of a metal detector and historic human remains detection dogs.

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.

US Fish and Wildlife Service is requesting a permit to temporarily capture, breed, and release Mount Graham red squirrel back into same area captured from.

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.

Blanket permit to conduct non-disturbing and non-collecting cultural resource surveys on all Ranger Districts of the Coronado National Forest.

Install, operate and maintain fiber optic on existing above-ground Tucson Electric Power poles to provide service to Catalina State Park; approximately 695 feet in length within a 10 foot wide right-of-way.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection / U.S. Border Patrol has requested that the Coronado National Forest (CNF) assist in the creation of two new routes linking the international border road to National Forest System Roads (NFSR).

Recommission 0.65 of existing NFSR 83-17.31L-1, construct 0.45 miles of new road to connect to NFSR 4623, install 2 cattleguards, and up to three waterbars to ensure perpetual public access to Canelo House.

Expanding the Cottonwood Pipeline (#111003) through the rest of the Oak Allotment. Adding troughs to the Sanders, Middle, and Southwest pastures. Drilling a well to be attached to the pipeline.

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 project will install an all-weather crossing on the Catalina State Park entrance road over Canada del Oro Wash in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.

Collection of samples from three ant groups in the Chiricahua, Huachuca, Santa Catalina, and Pinaleno Mountains for a few weeks annually between May and September 2025-2030. Samples will be collected either by using an aspirator or by hand.

Operation and maintenance of communications equipment in the Forest Service Red Mountain Lookout Tower. Equipment is part of the Arizona Flood Warning System ALERT.

Reissuance of spray fields and associated improvements; Installation of a wildlife water trough.

Addition of 2 helicopter landing zones in support of border security. Clearing of brush at each landing zone (100 meters x 100 meters). Location will be used on an intermittent basis.

ollection of plant samples (seeds, cuttings from woody species, herbarium vouchers) from the Tumacacori EMA for the purpose of documenting agriculturally important species and identifying conservation priorities.

Removal and refurbishment of equipment for operation and maintenance of a communications site. Consists of an equipment sled, 15 foot tower, solar panel array, 2 cabinets, communications equipment and one helicopter landing zone.

The proposed project is to construct a 1.2 mi interpretive trail connecting Walnut Grove Campground and Camp Rucker Historic Site.

Conduct routine maintenance and improvement of trails on the Coronado National Forest.

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.

Authorizing Hidalgo County's continued co-location of communications equipment within an existing Forest Service owned building and tower at Antelope Pass.

Construct approximately 10.7-miles of shared use non-motorized trail, to remove the Arizona Trail (AZNST) from National Forest system Roads. Decommission 1/2 mile of existing trail where roads connect to project.

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.