Fuels reduction on 64,433 acres including 37,000 acres of mechanical thinning and prescribed fire treatments throughout the project area. It is located in watersheds that drain into the C.C. Cragin Reservoir, water supply for the Town of Payson.
Location
Within all/parts of East Clear Creek-Blue Ridge Reservoir, Miller Canyon, Bear Canyon, Webber, Pine Creek, Windmill Draw-Jacks Canyon, Long Valley Draw and East Clear Creek - Clear Creek watersheds.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/24/2016
2
Comment Period
06/01/2017
3
Objection Period Start
05/20/2018
4
Decision
07/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2018 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Hfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface; Hfra Title I: Municipal Watersheds; Hfra Title I: Threatened And Endangered Species Habitat |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Cragin Watershed Protection Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/27/2018 |
| Forests | Coconino National Forest |
| Districts | Mogollon Rim Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not defined at this time. |