Environmental Assessment Completed

Elk Park Fuels Reduction/Forest Health

Coconino National Forest Coconino, Arizona Flagstaff Ranger District

Reduce wildfire risk on approximately 6,700 acres of NFS lands surrounding the community of Elk Park Meadows through mechanical thinning and prescribed burning methods.

Location

Approximately 6 miles southeast of Flagstaff, AZ, west of Upper Lake Mary.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/10/2006
2
Comment Period
02/21/2007
3
Decision
06/2007 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2007 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Plan Amendment; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Improvements/Construction
DN/FONSI: Elk Park Fuels Reduction and Forest Health ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/29/2007 Legal Notice Date: 07/09/2007
ForestsCoconino National Forest
DistrictsFlagstaff Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT19N, R7E Sections 1 and 12-13; T19N, R8E Sections 3-9 and 15-20; T20N, R7E Section 36; and T20N, R8E Sections 31-33
Fuels management