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Final Environmental Impact Statement and Forest Plan
August 31, 2018 – The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests (ASNF) have issued an updated version of their Land Management Plan which incorporates four administrative changes.
October 25, 2015 - The revised Land Management Plan for the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests was implemented.
September 25, 2015 - Notice of Availability was published in the Federal Register.
September 16, 2015 - Press Release announcing the publication of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests Final Land Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
August 10, 2015 - Forest Supervisor's announcement of the publication of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests Final Land Management Plan and Final EIS.
Information Regarding Appeals
The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests published a Notice of Availability (NOA) in the Federal Register on September 25, 2015. The plan went into effect 30 days after the publication of the NOA on October 25, 2015. The 90-day appeal period began after the publication of the legal notice in the Forests' newspaper of record, the White Mountain Independent, on September 25, 2015. The appeal period ran through December 24, 2015.
Appeals must be consistent with the Optional Appeals Procedures.
On July 13, 2016, the Aapche-Sitgreaves National Forests received a decision on the appeals of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) of their revised Forest Plan.
Apache County (458kb)
Center for Biological Diversity (281kb)
Mary Vander Ploeg (1,095kb)
- Mary Vander Ploeg Att1 (131kb)
- Mary Vander Ploeg Att2 (187kb)
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (1,593kb)
- AGDF 2015 Letter to Calvin Joyner regarding AIS listings (64kb)
- AGFD 2010 A-S LRMP Letter (968kb)
- AGFD-USFWS 2011 BAofAGFD Statewide_Urban FishStocking Pgm2011-2021 (116,168kb)
- AGFD 2012 Arizona State Wildlife Action Plan 2012-2022 (4,793kb)
- AGFD 2013 Com ASNF Proposed LMP_Programmatic DEIS dtd 5-15-2013 (5,150kb)
- AGFD 2015 2013 Angler user days, fishing economics and angler demographics (3,746kb)
- AGFD 2015 Dec 23 A-S LMP and EIS Appeal Letter (1,594kb)
- AGFD 2015 Estimated Fishing Revenues (27kb)
- AGFD-USFS 2010 Master Memorandum of Understanding (486kb)
- ARS 17-255 AIS Interdiction Act 2009 (365kb)
- AZGFD 2015 License Sales Historical Summary (521kb)
- Fedler 2013 Economic impact of fishing in Arizona (5,668kb)
- OriginalNamesASGFATTACH (51kb)
- Region 3 - Invasive Species List Website (137kb)
- ResponsiveMgmt2014AZangler's opinions attitudes_expenditures (716kb)
- SFR Apportionments and Sales thru Fed FY14 (62kb)
- USFS 2012 Review and assessinvasive species mgmtin theSWRegion (688kb)
- USFS 2013 National Strategic Framework for Invasive Species Management (5,067kb)
- USFS 2014 Guidance for invasive species management in the Southwestern Region (1.996kb)
- USFS 2015 Land Management Plan for the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest (7,853kb)
- USFS 2015-08-12-WildernessRecommMemoChief (176kb)
- USFWS 201 NEPAFONSIproviding grant fundsAGFDSport Fish Stocking Program (7,026kb)
- USFWS 2011BCOforWSFRfundingofAGFD Stocking Program 2011-2021 (2,644kb)
- USFWS 2011FEAAGFDSport Fish Stocking Program (8,522kb)
International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros (146kb)
- Exhibit 1-c (968kb)
- Exhibit 2-c (519kb)
- Exhibit 3-c (749kb)
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- Exhibit 6-c (279kb)
- Exhibit 7-c (1.07MB)
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- Exhibit 9-c (64.8kb)
- Exhibit 10-c (3.10MB)
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- Exhibit 13A-c (3.10MB)
- Exhibit 13B-c (3.10MB)
- Exhibit 14A-c (3.10MB)
- Exhibit 14B-c (3.10MB)
- Exhibit 14C-c (3.10MB)
- Exhibit 14D-c (3.10MB)
- Exhibit 14E-c (3.10MB)
- Exhibit 14F-c (3.10MB)
- Exhibit 14G-c (3.10MB)
- Exhibit 14H-c (3.10MB)
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- Exhibit 27-c (3.10MB)
Final Plan (5.79 Mb)
- Table of Contents, Chapter 1. Background (1.09MB)
- Chapter 2. Forestwide Direction (1.38MB)
- Chapter 3. Management Area Direction (749kb)
- Chapter 4. Suitability (184kb)
- Chapter 5. Monitoring Strategy, List of Preparers, Glossary, Refernces (277kb)
- Appendix A. Climate Change Trends and Apache-Sitgreaves NFs Land Management Planning (279kb)
- Appendices B-C. Vegetation Conditions and Management Practices, Communications Sites (1.07MB)
- Appendix D. Relevant Laws, Regulations, Policies, and Other Sources of Information (297kb)
- Appendix E. Proposed and Possible Management Actions (64.8kb)
- Appendix F. Maps (3.10MB)
- Index (50.4kb)
- Administrative Change 1
- Administrative Change 2
- Administrative Change 3
- Administrative Change 4
- Final EIS Vol 1 (8.66 Mb)
- Final EIS Vol 2 (2.97 Mb)
- Final EIS Vol 3 (56.5 Mb)
- Table of Contents and Chapter 1. Purpose and Need for Change (755kb)
- Chapter 2. Alternatives, Including the Proposed Action (935kb)
- Chapter 3. Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences (8.03MB)
- Chapter 4. Consultation and Coordination (240kb)
- Glossary, References, Index (429kb)
- Appendix A. Public Comments and Responses (1.50MB)
- Appendices B-G.Description of the Analysis Process, Coordination with Other Public Planning Efforts, Management Area Descriptions, Other Supporting Documentation, Collaboration and Public Involvement, Plan Decisions and Species Viability (1.01MB)
- Appendix H. Comments from Tribes, Elected Officials, and Government Agencies (40.5MB)
- Appendix I. Crosswalk between Apache-Sitgreaves 1987 Forest Plan (as amended) and the Revised Forest Plan (1.56MB)
- Appendix J. Maps (6.70MB)
- Errata to FEIS
- Air Quality (955 kb)
- American Indian Rights and Interests (601 kb)
- Cultural Resources (1.16 MB)
- Fire (1.77 MB)
- Fisheries (3.55 MB)
- Forest Health (2.19 MB)
- Forest Health Appendices READ ME (168 kb)
- Forest Products (2.11 MB)
- Invasives (898 kb)
- Lands (2.12 MB)
- Minerals and Energy (829 kb)
- Range (695 kb)
- Recreation (1.11 MB)
- Riparian (829 kb)
- Research Natural Areas (2.72 MB)
- Scenery (794 kb)
- Socio-economic (801 kb)
- Soils (896 kb)
- Vegetation (13.2 MB)
- Water (1.23 MB)
- Watershed (1.47 MB)
- Wilderness (1.72 MB)
- Wildlife: Migratory Birds, Eagles, and Important Bird Areas (891 kb)
- Wildlife: Biological Evaluation for Sensitive Species (1.23 MB)
- Wildlife: Final Biological Assessment (3.88 MB)
- Wildlife: Viability (2.01 MB)
- Wild and Scenic Rivers (847 kb)
- Existing Vegetation Canopy Cover Map – Apache NF (9.02 Mb)
- Existing Vegetation Canopy Cover Map – Sitgreaves NF (7.58 Mb)
- Existing Vegetation Size Class – Apache NF (9.50 Mb)
- Existing Vegetation Size Class – Sitgreaves NF (8.13 Mb)
- Potential Natural Vegetation Types – Apache NF (3.58 Mb)
- Potential Natural Vegetation Types – Sitgreaves NF (3.79 Mb)
- 001 - Leonard Canyon (321kb)
- 003 - West Chevelon Canyon (329kb)
- 005 - Chevelon Canyon (336kb)
- 006 - Wildcat Canyon South (327kb)
- 011 - Black Canyon (286kb)
- 012 - Heber North (162kb)
- 021 - Mount Baldy Wilderness Addition North (277kb)
- 022 - Mount Baldy Wilderness Addition South (279kb)
- 029 - Escudilla Wilderness Addition Northeast (253kb)
- 035 - Escudilla Wilderness Addition Southeast (266kb)
- 040 - Mother Hubbard (294kb)
- 041 - Campbell Blue (289kb)
- 042 - Nolan (309kb)
- 043 - Blue Range Primitive Area Addition North (398kb)
- 044 - Horton-Willow (329kb)
- 046 - Black River Canyon East (349kb)
- 047 - Black River Canyon West (352kb)
- 049 - Hot Air/Salt House (334kb)
- 050 - Sheep Wash (403kb)
- 051 - Painted Bluffs (384kb)
- 052 - West Blue/San Francisco (326kb)
- 053 - Cold Spring Mountain (396kb)
- 054 - Hells Hole (410kb)
- 055 - Blue Range Primitive Area Addition Southeast (409kb)
- 056 - Chevelon Canyon North (328kb)
- 057 - Coal Creek (400kb)
- 058 - Big Lue Mountains (397kb)
- 060 - Centerfire (292kb)
- 062 - Chevelon Lake (340kb)
- 063 - Milk Creek (252kb)
- 064 - Bear Wallow Wilderness Addition Northwest (290kb)
- 065 - Escudilla Wilderness Addition West (250kb)
- 066 - Bear Wallow Wilderness Addition Southeast (389kb)
- 067 - Sunset (380kb)
- 068 - Blue Range Wilderness Presidential Recommendation (316kb)
- 069 - Blue Range Wilderness Presidential Recommendation Exclusions (343kb)
- 070-072 - Escudilla North, Hulsey, and South Escudilla Mountain (391kb)
- AMS Comprehensive Evaluation Report (1.06 MB)
- AMS Comprehensive Evaluation Report Supplement (118 kb)
- AMS, Recreation, Grazing, Minerals, and Timber Demand (856 kb)
- Collaboration Log (154 kb)
- Demand Report Supplement (92.9 kb)
- Ecological Sustainability (1.88 MB)
- Economic and Social Sustainability (1.11 MB)
- Historic Range of Variation (3.31 MB)
- Insects and Disease History (241 kb)
- Iterative Forest Plan Species Final Update (1.34 MB)
- Management Indicator Species Selection (773 kb)
- Mineral Resources (3.84 MB)
- MIS and EI Selection Report Final Update (728 kb)
- Motorized Recreation Suitability (573 kb)
- Other Lands Summary (1.05 MB)
- Public Comments (1.04 MB)
- Public Participation (13.8 kb)
- Public Participation Plan (1.51 MB)
- Resource Evaluations (976 kb)
- Scenery Management System Inventory (16.8 MB)
- Schussman et al. 2006 Fire Return Intervals (1.14 MB)
- Socioeconomic Assessment (3.90 MB)
- Values Attitudes Beliefs (254 kb)
- Vander Lee et al. 2006 Ecological Biological Diversity (3.50 MB)
- Wallow Fire Changed Condition Assessment (1.23 MB)
- Wild and Scenic River Eligibility (8.86 MB)
- Wild and Scenic River Eligibility Addendum (1.29 MB)
- Wild and Scenic River Eligibility Errata (92.8 kb)
- Wildlife Quiet Areas (1.23 MB)
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