Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
04/01/2014 to 06/30/2014
Prescott National Forest
This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R3 - Southwestern Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)
CAMP TATIYEE LAND
EXCHANGE - 0100 #5004
- Land acquisition
In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register
03/25/2010
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal
Register 09/2014
EIS
Expected:05/2015
05/2015
Randall Chavez
928-368-2106
rchavez02@fs.fed.us
Description: Exchange of private parcels in the A-S, Coronado, Prescott, & Tonto NFs for Federal lands in Pinetop-Lakeside
(T9N, R22E). Would provide land for children's camps currently under spec. use permit & result in consolid. of
isolated parcels on Forests.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=5004
Location:
Show Low South Land
Exchange
UNIT - Bradshaw Ranger District, Lakeside Ranger District, Mesa Ranger District, Sierra Vista Ranger District.
STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Navajo. LEGAL - T9N, R22E, sec.16, G&SRBM. Along State Highway SR260
within existing Pinetop-Lakeside town limits.
- Land ownership management
EIS
In Progress:
Objection Period Legal Notice
12/20/2013
Expected:04/2014
04/2014
Randall Chavez
928-368-2106
rchavez02@fs.fed.us
Description: A proposal to exchange 1028 acres Federal Land (Apache-Sitgreaves NFs & Coconino NF) for 1558 acres of non
federal lands (Apache-Sitgreaves, Prescott and Coconino NF).
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=22287
Location:
UNIT - Verde Ranger District, Alpine Ranger District, Lakeside Ranger District, Black Mesa Ranger District,
Mogollon Rim Ranger District, Clifton Ranger District, Red Rock Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY Apache, Coconino, Greenlee, Navajo, Yavapai. LEGAL - T6N R29E Sec 34 (2 acres, Alpine RD, ApacheSitgreaves NF), T15N R6E Sec 32 (8 acres, Redrock RD, Coconino NF), T10N R22E Secs 8, 31, 32 (1018 acres,
Lakeside RD, Apache-Sitgreaves NF). Exchange a combined 1558 acres of non-Federal lands within the
Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino and Prescott NFs for a combined 1028 acres of Federal lands within the ApacheSitgreaves and Coconino NFs.
Prescott National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
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R3 - Southwestern Region
Prescott National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R3 - Southwestern Region
Prescott National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
Prescott National Forest
Revision of Land and Resource
Management Plan
- Land management planning
EIS
In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
08/30/2012
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal
Register 08/2014
Project Contact
Expected:08/2014
09/2014
Mary Rasmussen
928-443-8265
mcrasmussen@fs.fed.u
s
Description: The Prescott National Forest is revising its land and resource management plan.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/prescott/plan-revision/index.shtml
Location:
Prescott National Forest
UNIT - Prescott National Forest All Units. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Coconino, Yavapai. Entire Prescott
National Forest.
R3 - Southwestern Region
Bradshaw Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Bronco Creek Exploration Inc.
Copper Basin #2
- Minerals and Geology
Completed
Actual: 03/18/2014
04/2014
CE
Frances Alvarado
760-873-2455
falvarado@fs.fed.us
Description: The Prescott National Forest proposes to authorize Bronco Creek Exploration to operate phase 2 drilling in Copper
Basin south of Crown King. Up to 10 holes will be drilled out of 62 possible sites.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42752
Location:
UNIT - Bradshaw Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. LEGAL - T9N, R1W, Sections 1, 2,
3, 10, 11 & 12 and T10N R1W, Sec 36; T10N, R1E, Sec 31. At or near Lane Mountain and Copper Basin
areas within the Bradshaw Mountains. South of Crown King, AZ.
Hassayampa Grazing Allotment - Grazing management
Management
EA
In Progress:
Objection Period Legal Notice
12/17/2013
Expected:03/2014
04/2014
Chris Thiel
928-474-7900
cathiel@fs.fed.us
Description: Continuation of livestock grazing authorization.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=31797
Location:
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UNIT - Bradshaw Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. LEGAL - Not Applicable. 11 miles
SW of Prescott, Arizona.
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Project Name
Prescott National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R3 - Southwestern Region
Bradshaw Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Sheila Sandusky
928-214-2455
ssandusky@fs.fed.us
Reissue of 20-year Special Use
Permit to AZGFD for 11 wildlife
water catchments.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Special use management
CE
Description: The Bradshaw Ranger District, Prescott National Forest, proposes to reissue a 20-yr special permit to the Arizona
Game & Fish Department (AZGFD) for 11 existing wildlife water catchments.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43608
*NEW LISTING*
Location:
In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/04/2013
Expected:06/2014
07/2014
UNIT - Bradshaw Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. LEGAL - #285 and #274, at T12.5N,
R2W Sections 28 and 29; #289, #286, #277, at T13N, R2W, Sections 12, 14, and 24; #288 at T12N, R3W, Section
12; #287 at T12N, R2W, Section 10; #273 at T13N, R3W Section 8;. Payoff Spring #285; Scotty Spring #274;
Deerlick Spring #289; Bannon Creek Spring #286; Section 12 Spring # 277; Lone Pine Spring #288; Lookout Mtn
Spring #287; Finch Spring #273;3 Bradshaw Catchments.
Sheila Sandusky
928-214-2455
ssandusky@fs.fed.us
Two communication use lease
reissues to Cellco
Partnership/dba Verizon
- Special use management
CE
Description: The Prescott National Forest proposes to reissue two communication use leases for existing facilities on Mt.
Francis and Towers Mtn that are expiring in December of 2013
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42791
Location:
Prescott National Forest
K Four Allotment Grazing
Management
Completed
Actual: 02/19/2014
03/2014
UNIT - Bradshaw Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. LEGAL - Towers Mtn Legal
Description: T10N R1W Section 4
Mt Francis Legal Description: T13N R3W Section 23. Towers and Mt. Francis communication sites.
R3 - Southwestern Region
Chino Valley Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Grazing management
EA
In Progress:
Notice of Initiation 05/28/2013
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 06/2014
Expected:09/2014
09/2014
Chris Thiel
928-474-7900
cathiel@fs.fed.us
Description: Continue authorization of livestock grazing
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37239
Location:
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UNIT - Chino Valley Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Northeast portion of the Chino Valley Ranger District.
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Project Name
Prescott National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R3 - Southwestern Region
Chino Valley Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Walnut Creek Site Special Use
Permits
- Special use management
In Progress:
Notice of Initiation 09/05/2013
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 05/2014
EA
*NEW LISTING*
Expected:09/2014
Project Contact
10/2014
Richard Della Porta
928-443-8013
rdellaporta@fs.fed.us
Description: The Prescott National Forest is proposing to issue three special use permits to Northern Arizona University and
Prescott College (WCCER partnership) to use the Walnut Creek Administrative Site a 285 acres of NFS lands.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42814
Location:
Yavapai Ranch Reciprocal
Rights-of-Way Project
UNIT - Chino Valley Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. LEGAL - T 18 N, R 5 W, Sect 25.
Walnut Creek Administrative Site plus 285 additional acres of surrounding NFS lands.
- Land ownership management
EA
In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal
Notice 03/28/2014
Expected:07/2014
07/2014
Richard Della Porta
928-443-8013
rdellaporta@fs.fed.us
Description: Exchange reciprocal easements on approximatley 18 mile of road.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=29905
Location:
Prescott National Forest
UNIT - Chino Valley Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. Northwestern corner of Prescott
National Forest in the.
Verde Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
R3 - Southwestern Region
Thomas Palmer
AAM Priority River Rafting
- Recreation management
Expected:01/2014
In Progress:
03/2014
Outfitter and Guide Special Use - Special use management
928-567-1114
Scoping Start 12/21/2012
Permit
tpalmer01@fs.fed.us
Description: The Prescott National Forest proposes to issue to the outfitter/guide known as AAM a 5-year priority special use
CE
permit for a river rafting outfitter guide operation on the Verde River and Verde Wild and Scenic River Segments.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40886
Location:
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UNIT - Verde Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. Boat launching will occur at White Bridge
and Beasley Flats River access sites on the Prescott; take outs at GAP Creek, Childs and Hoseshoe reservoir on
the Prescott, Coc, and Tonto.
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Prescott National Forest
Project Name
Prescott National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R3 - Southwestern Region
Verde Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
AT and T Permit Reissue for
Existing Fiber Optic Lines
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/26/2014
Expected:07/2014
07/2014
CE
*NEW LISTING*
EA
UNIT - Verde Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The line runs
from Cherry to Camp Verde and Cottonwood, located within the existing US West conduit which was installed in
1989.
Christopher Brown
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:08/2014
10/2014
928-443-8218
- Vegetation management
Notice of Initiation 02/21/2013
christopherjbrown@fs.fe
(other than forest products)
Est. Comment Period Public
d.us
- Watershed management
Notice 04/2014
Description: The Verde District of the Prescott National Forest (PNF) is proposing to improve wildlife habitat and watershed
conditions on the Agua Fria Grasslands portion of the forest.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41299
Location:
Arizona Balloon Works, Inc.
Special Use Permit Reissue
Sheila Sandusky
928-214-2455
ssandusky@fs.fed.us
Description: The original conduit was installed in 1989. In 2010, ATT applied for a reissuance of their existing permit which was
due to expire. The reissuance is an administrative action only, there is no change to the installation.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44084
Location:
Agua Fria Grasslands
Improvement Project
Project Contact
UNIT - Verde Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. LEGAL - T11N - 13N; R 2E - 5E. The
project area comprises approximately 100,000 acres on the Prescott National Forest south of Camp Verde and
east of I-17.
- Recreation management
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/21/2012
CE
Expected:02/2014
03/2014
Thomas Palmer
928-567-1114
tpalmer01@fs.fed.us
Description: The Prescott NF proposes to reissue a 5-year special use permit to Arizona Balloon Works to continue to provide
hot air balloon tours in the Verde Valley.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40888
Location:
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UNIT - Verde Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. Project will occur on the PNF in the
Verde Valley. Launch sites are located near Cottonwood Az.
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Project Name
Prescott National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R3 - Southwestern Region
Verde Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Sheila Sandusky
928-214-2455
ssandusky@fs.fed.us
City of Prescott Resource
Monitoring Proposal within the
Big Chino Sub-basin
- Watershed management
CE
Description: The Forest Service proposes to allow the City of Prescott to install four stream cameras and one flume to monitor
surface-water flows along 4 ephemeral stream reaches within the Big Chino Sub-Basin of the Verde River
Groundwater Basin.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43515
*NEW LISTING*
Location:
Gila Chub Habitat Improvement
Project
In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/20/2013
Expected:03/2014
05/2014
UNIT - Verde Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. LEGAL - T17N, R5W, Sect 1; T17N,
R5W, Sect 23; T18N, R6W, Sect 25; and T19N, R5W, Sect 22. Site # 1.1 (camera)Williamson Valley Wash; Site #
1.2 (camera) Hitt Wash;
Site # 2 (camera flume)West Walnut Creek; Site # 6.1 (camera)Pine Creek.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
On Hold
N/A
N/A
EA
Albert Sillas
928-567-1124
asillas@fs.fed.us
Description: Improve pool habitat by sediment removal, instream structures, exclosure fences, and removal of juniper tree
encroachment in three sites.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=30425
Location:
Reissuance of a Water
Development Special Use
Permit to Frank and Wanita
Melluzzo
CE
- Special use management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
Sheila Sandusky
928-567-1120
ssandusky@fs.fed.us
Description: The Prescott National Forest is proposing to reissue a 10-year special use permit for 2 water pipelines, 1
springbox, 600 gallon water tank, and cattle exclosure fence.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=39048
Location:
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UNIT - Verde Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. LEGAL - T 11 N, R 4 E, sections 4, 16,
20. Near Sycamore Historic Site/Dugas area.
UNIT - Verde Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. LEGAL - T14N, R3E, Sect17. Off Cherry
road in Cherry, AZ.
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Project Name
Prescott National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R3 - Southwestern Region
Verde Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Rim Country Bowhunters
Special Use Permit
- Recreation management
- Special use management
On Hold
N/A
Project Contact
N/A
CE
Sheila Sandusky
928-567-1120
ssandusky@fs.fed.us
Description: The Forest Service, Prescott National Forest, is proposing to issue a 10-yr special use permit to the Rim Country
Bowhunters Association for their existing site located off Cherry Rd in Camp Verde, AZ.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=39106
Location:
UNIT - Verde Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. LEGAL - T14N, R4E, Section 16.
Located off Cherry Creek Rd & Hwy 260.
Thomas Palmer
Sedona Adventure Outfitter
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Expected:01/2014
02/2014
Guide Priority River Boating
928-567-1114
- Special use management
Scoping Start 12/21/2012
Outfitter and Guide Special Use
tpalmer01@fs.fed.us
Permit
Description: The PNF proposes to issue to Sedona Adventure Outfitter and Guides Inc. a 5-year priority special use permit for
CE
a river boating outfitter guide operation on the Verde River and Verde Wild and Scenic River segments.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40889
Location:
West Mingus Avenue Project
UNIT - Verde Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. Boat launching will occur at Skidmore,
Big Notti, Black Canyon, White Bridge, Clear Creek and Beasley Flats River access sites on the PNF. Take outs
at Gap Creek, Childs, and Horseshoe resvr.
- Recreation management
EA
In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/15/2012
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal
Notice 06/2014
Expected:08/2014
10/2014
Thomas Palmer
928-567-1114
tpalmer01@fs.fed.us
Description: The Prescott National Forest proposes to develop a trailhead and system of trails, in coordination with the City of
Cottonwood, along FR493 (West Mingus Avenue) in the Cottonwood and Clarkdale Area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40891
Location:
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UNIT - Verde Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. The proposed project occurs southwest
of Cottonwood, AZ along FR493 (West Mingus Avenue).
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Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
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