The Southwestern Region is 20.6 million acres. There are six national forests in Arizona, five national forests and a national grassland in New Mexico, and one national grassland each in Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle.The region ranges in elevation from 1,600 feet above sea level and an annual rain fall of 8 inches in Arizona's lower Sonoran Desert to 13,171-foot high Wheeler Peak and over 35 inches of precipitation a year in northern New Mexico. map of forest locations »
Forest Planning Rule
The final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the planning rule has been published. This action brings us one step closer to a final planning rule.
The Impact Statement identifies Modified Alternative A as the preferred alternative. This alternative is in response to public comment and Tribal input, it reflects the latest science, and it builds on years of Agency forest planning. experience. The Under Secretary of Agriculture will review the alternatives in the Impact Statement and issue a final rule and record of decision in approximately 30 days. more about the forest planning rule »
The White River National Forest is honored to have been chosen to provide the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree - Colorado's Gift to the Nation! The White River will partner with nonprofit 'Choose Outdoors' to transport the tree from the Blanco Ranger District in northwest Colorado to Washington, D.C., where it will be placed on the Capitol lawn…
The White River National Forest (WRNF) issued its current oil and gas leasing availability decision in 1993 (Oil and Gas Leasing Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision). Since 1993, information and circumstances considered for that decision have changed, including the WRNF issuance of a revised Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP), technological advances in oil and gas exploration and development that expand development potential of previously un-economic resources, and increased level of projected oil and gas development potential activities on the WRNF. The WRNF plans to prepare an EIS to disclose the environmental effects from oil and gas leasing.
We have begun the process of revising the Land Management Plans for national forests in Arizona and New Mexico and national grasslands in portions of Oklahoma and Texas.
We are creating a team of women wildland fire fighters. Respond by February 17. Bootcamp begins March 16 in Albuquerque and Phoenix. See the outreach notice for more information.
The Southwestern Region is 20.6 million acres. There are six national forests in Arizona, five national forests and a national grassland in New Mexico, and one national grassland each in Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle.The region ranges in elevation from 1,600 feet above sea level and an annual rain fall of 8 inches in Arizona's lower Sonoran Desert to 13,171-foot high Wheeler Peak and over 35 inches of precipitation a year in northern New Mexico. 
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