The purpose of the Black Hills 2, formally Supplemental EA, is to allow for more areas of vegetation treatments and prescribed fire within the original 2011 Black Hills EA project footprint.
Location
The Black Hills 2 Vegetation Management Project encompasses the same area as the original Black Hills EA, with a total area inside the project boundary of about 185,525 acres.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/03/2024
2
Comment Period
09/03/2024
3
Objection Period Start
05/20/2025
4
Decision
07/2025 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2025 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Black Hills 2 | Decision Signed Date: 07/16/2025 |
| Black Hills 2 Decision Notice | Decision Signed Date: 07/16/2025 |
| Forests | Prescott National Forest |
| Districts | Chino Valley Ranger District; Verde Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | The project area is located within all or portions of T12 N, R2 and 3E; T13N, R2,3 and 4E; T14N, R 2, 3 and 4E; T 15N, R 2, 3, and 4E; and T16N, R 1, 2 &3E; Gila and Salt River Baseline and Meridian, Yavapai County, Arizona. |