Environmental Assessment Completed

Cochise Stronghold Hazardous Fuel Reduction

Coronado National Forest Cochise, Arizona Douglas Ranger District

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.

Location

Multiple locations on the Douglas Ranger District. Please see attached map.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/07/2016
2
Comment Period
09/27/2017
3
Objection Period Start
01/17/2018
4
Decision
03/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
Cochise Stronghold Hazardous Fuel ReductionDecision Signed Date: 03/14/2018
ForestsCoronado National Forest
DistrictsDouglas Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)