Proposed Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Complete Report (2.8Mb)  

• Cover and Table of Contents  (125kb)
• Chapter 1. Background (254kb)
• Chapter 2. Forestwide Direction (747kb)
• Chapter 3. Management Area Direction (185kb)
• Chapter 4. Suitability (98kb)
• List of Preparers, Glossary, References (175kb)
• Appendix A. Climate Change Trends (223kb)
• Appendix B. Vegetation Conditions and Management Practices (522kb)
• Appendix C. Communication Sites (39kb)
• Appendix D. Relevant Laws, Regulations, Policies, and Agreements (163kb)
• Appendix E. Proposed and Possible Management Actions (62kb)
• Appendix F. Maps (8459kb)
• Index (26kb)

Complete DEIS (17.5MB)

• Summary (28kb)
• Chapter 1. Purpose and Need for Change (214kb)
• Chapter 2. Alternatives, Including the Proposed Action (250kb)
• Chapter 3. Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences (7.4MB)
• Chapter 4. Consultation and Coordination (49kb)
• Glossary (118kb)
• References (140kb)
• Appendix A. Public Comments and Responses (9kb)
• Appendix B. Description of the Analysis Process (561kb)
• Appendix C. Coordination with Other Public Planning Efforts   (144kb)
• Appendix D. Management Area Descriptions (28kb)
• Appendix E. Other Supporting Documentation (32kb)
• Appendix F. Collaboration and Public Involvement (82kb)
• Appendix G. Plan Decisions and Species Viability (159kb)
• Appendix H. Maps (8.6MB)
• Index (15kb)

• Tips for reviewing the documents and submitting effective comments (237kb)

• Comprehensive Evaluation Report (December 2008) (1Mb)
• CER Supplement to Meet AMS Requirements (March 2010) (119kb)
• Wallow Fire Changed Condition Assessment (March 2012) (818kb)

• Eligibility Report for the National Wild and Scenic River System (May 2009) (8Mb)
• Addendum to the Eligibility Report (April 2012) (92kb)
• Errata to the Eligibility Report (Jan 2013) (93kb)

• GIS Shapefiles: Management Areas Alternatives A-D and Wildlife Quiet Areas zip file (8.45MB)

• Air Quality (282kb)
• American Indian Rights and Interests (193kb)
• Cultural Resource (394kb)
• Fire (703kb) 
• Fisheries (1Mb)
• Forest Health (781kb)
• Forest Products (810kb)
• Infrastructure (147kb)
• Invasives (246kb)
• Lands (694kb)
• Minerals and Energy (172kb)
• Range (209kb)
• Recreation (441kb)
• Research Natural Area (958kb)
• Riparian (196kb)
• Scenic Resources (685kb)
• Socioeconomic (369kb)
• Soils (261kb)
• Vegetation (8Mb)
• Water (463kb)
• Watershed (474kb)
• Wilderness (1.5Mb)
• Wild and Scenic (454kb)
• Wildlife and Viability (1.39MB)

• Livestock Grazing Suitability Map – Apache NF – Alternative B and C (2.23Mb)
• Livestock Grazing Suitability Map – Apache NF – Alternative D (3.83Mb)
• Livestock Grazing Suitability Map – Sitgreaves NF – Alternative B and C (3.77Mb)
• Livestock Grazing Suitability Map – Sitgreaves NF – Alternative D (3.77Mb)
   
• Management Areas – Apache NF – Alternative A (3.03Mb)
• Management Areas – Apache NF – Alternative B (3.01Mb)
• Management Areas – Apache NF – Alternative C (2.96Mb)
• Management Areas – Apache NF – Alternative D (3.71Mb)
• Management Areas – Sitgreaves NF – Alternative A (1.45Mb)
• Management Areas – Sitgreaves NF – Alternative B (1.35Mb)
• Management Areas – Sitgreaves NF – Alternative C (1.32Mb)
• Management Areas – Sitgreaves NF – Alternative D (1.43Mb)
   
• Recreation Opportunity Spectrum – Apache NF – Alternative A (3.14Mb)
• Recreation Opportunity Spectrum – Apache NF – Alternative B (3.15Mb)
• Recreation Opportunity Spectrum – Apache NF – Alternative C (3.14Mb)
• Recreation Opportunity Spectrum – Apache NF – Alternative D (3.13Mb)
• Recreation Opportunity Spectrum – Sitgreaves NF – Alternative A (1.45Mb)
• Recreation Opportunity Spectrum – Sitgreaves NF – Alternative B (1.49Mb)
• Recreation Opportunity Spectrum – Sitgreaves NF – Alternative C (1.47Mb)
• Recreation Opportunity Spectrum – Sitgreaves NF – Alternative D (1.53Mb)
   
• Scenery Management System – Apache NF – Alternative B (3.12Mb)
• Scenery Management System – Apache NF – Alternative C (3.26Mb)
• Scenery Management System – Apache NF – Alternative D (3.12Mb)
• Scenery Management System – Sitgreaves NF – Alternative B (1.52Mb)
• Scenery Management System – Sitgreaves NF – Alternative C (1.52Mb)
• Scenery Management System – Sitgreaves NF – Alternative D (1.56Mb)
   
• Timber Production Suitability – Apache NF – Alternative A (2.85Mb)
• Timber Production Suitability – Apache NF – Alternative B (2.86Mb)
• Timber Production Suitability – Apache NF – Alternative C (2.87Mb)
• Timber Production Suitability – Sitgreaves NF – Alternative A (1.40Mb)
• Timber Production Suitability – Sitgreaves NF – Alternative B (1.38Mb)
• Timber Production Suitability – Sitgreaves NF – Alternative C (1.41Mb)
   
• Vegetation (PNVTs) – Apache NF (3.36Mb)
• Vegetation(PNVTs) – Sitgreaves NF (1.72Mb)
   

• The Visual Quality Objective (VQO) maps for Alt. A have been removed – they were inadvertently posted. VQOs analyzed in the DEIS are based on the acreages identified in the 1987 plan. 

• Wild and Scenic Rivers, Scenic Byways, Nat Recreation Trails – Apache NF (2.88Mb)
• Wild and Scenic Rivers, Scenic Byways, Nat Recreation Trails – Sitgreaves NF (1.30Mb)

• 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)

Evaluation Reports Supplementary Information

• Capability, Availability, and Need Ratings Documentation (368kb)
• Wilderness Need Evaluation (368kb)

Minerals Information

• Mining Claims in or adjacent to Hot Air/Salt House Potential Wilderness (37kb)
• Mining Claims in Painted Bluffs Potential Wilderness (38kb)
• Mining Claims in West Blue/San Francisco Potential Wilderness (60kb)
• Mineral Districts Location Map (976kb)

General Information

• Glossary (18kb)
• Alpine Ranger District Potential Wilderness Location Map (563kb)
• Black Mesa Ranger District Potential Wilderness Location Map (324kb)
• Clifton Ranger District Potential Wilderness Location Map (693kb)
• Springerville Ranger District Potential Wilderness Location Map (108kb)