Forest proposes mechanical and prescribed fire treatments on about 50,000 acres of Forest and adjacent Federal, state and private lands.
Location
The project area includes lands within the Cienega Creek watershed, bounded by the Santa Rita & Empire Mountains on the west, Rincon Mountains on the north, Whetstone & Mustang Mountains on the south.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/01/2017
2
Comment Period
04/11/2019
3
Objection Period Start
09/18/2020
4
Decision
02/2021 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
02/2021 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| Cienega Creek FireScape | Decision Signed Date: 02/04/2021 |
| Forests | Coronado National Forest |
| Districts | Nogales Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T17S R15E, T17S R16E, T18S R15E, T18S R16E, T19S R15E, T19S R16E, T20S R15E, T20S R16E |