Final Forest Plan and FEIS

The revised Land Management Plan guides the Kaibab National Forest in fulfilling its stewardship responsibilities to best meet the needs of the American people, now and for future generations. It provides direction in the form of desired conditions, objectives, standards, guidelines, and suitability; incorporates the best available science; and provides a framework for adaptive management.

Monitoring Transition

The Kaibab National Forest recently revised its Land Management Plan (February 2014) under the terms of the 1982 Planning Rule.  The current (2012) Planning Rule requires all forest plans must meet specific elements of the new Rule related to Forest Plan monitoring. The proposed changes were specified in the document below titled "Proposed Administrative Changes to the Land and Resources Management Plan for the Kaibab National Forest Monitoring Plan" along with a companion document, "Monitoring Plan Transition to the 2012 Planning Rule." These documents described the proposed changes and the Rule requirements in further detail, and were sent out for a 30-day public review on May 9, 2016. 

Documents

• Kaibab NF Land & Resources Management Plan - Updated 8-31-16 (9.22 mb)

• Cover Letter from Forest Supervisor, Heather Provencio  9-1-16 (357 kb)

  • Errata for Forest Plan Updates 8-31-16 (339 kb)

  • Monitoring Plan Transition to the 2012 Planning Rule  5-9-16 (270 kb)

• FINAL Environmental Impact Statement for the Kaibab NF Land & Resources Management Plan - Corrected May 2015 (4.14 mb)

• FINAL FEIS Appendices - Corrected May 2015 (12.6 mb)

• Notice of Availability - FEIS  3-7-14 (171 kb)

• Legal Notice 3-7-14 (16 kb)

• Record of Decision - Corrected May 2015 (774 kb)

• Cover Letter from Forest Supervisor Mike Williams  2-25-14 (368 kb)

• Appeals Filed:

  • Keeler Appeal (556 kb)

  • Ryberg Appeal (508 kb)

  • Center For Biological Diversity Appeal (9.43 mb)

• Appeal Disposition:

  • Disposition Summary (178 kb)

  • Keeler Appeal Disposition (97 kb)

  • Ryberg & Center For Biological Diversity Appeal Disposition (2.41 mb)

  • Cover letter for Appeal Resolution Response  5-15-15 (149 kb)

    • Appendix 1 - Changes to the Kaibab NF Forest Plan (80 kb)

    • Appendix 2 - Errata for FEIS and ROD (81 kb)

• Specialist Reports:

  • Air Quality Specialist Report - FINAL (476 kb)

  • Botany Specialist Report - FINAL (807 kb)

  • Soils & Watershed Specialist Report - FINAL (2.54 mb)

  • Vegetation & Fire Specialist Report - FINAL (1.11 mb)

  • Wildlife Specialist Report - FINAL (4.27 mb)

• Biological Assessment (6.17 mb)

• Biological Opinion (3.16 mb)
   

Background Documents

• Draft Land & Resources Management Plan for the Kaibab National Forest (4.48 mb)

• Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Kaibab National Forest Land & Resources Management Plan (4.43 mb)

• Notice of Availability - DEIS (48 kb)

• Grazing Capability Calculations (16.3 kb)

• Comprehensive Evaluation Report (1.25 mb)

• Supplement to the Comprehensive Evaluation Report (524 kb)

• Ecological Sustainability Report (1.13 mb)

• Species Diversity Report (1 mb)

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