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Land & Resources Management
2021 Biennial Monitoring Evaluation Report for FY 2018-2020
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The first Biennial Monitoring Evaluation Report for the Revised Coconino Forest Plan is now complete and available for review. This report covers the first three years of plan implementation, fiscal years 2018 through 2020, and presents the results of the monitoring required by the forest plan monitoring strategy during this period. Required by the 2012 Planning Rule (36 C.F.R. §219.12), biennial monitoring evaluation reports document whether a change to the plan or change to the monitoring program is warranted based on new information, whether a new assessment may be needed, or whether there is no need for change at that time. This first monitoring report is being published two years after the Forest Plan's monitoring strategy was transitioned to focal species, an administrative change made in 2019.
Forest Plan
- The Coconino National Forest's Forest, Land, and Resource Management Plan, generally known as the Forest Plan, defines the direction for managing the Forest. The Forest Plan provides for integrated multiple-use and sustained-yield of goods and services from the Forest in a way that maximizes the long-term net public benefits in an environmentally sounds manner. The current plan was put into place in 2018.
- Forest Plan Revision: The Coconino National Forest recently completed the revision of its 1987 Forest Plan. Learn about Coconino National Forest's work to revise its Forest Plan and read the 2018 Forest plan, the Record of Decision and the Final Environmental Impact Statement.
Travel Management Rule
- Information about the background, planning, and implementation of the Travel Management Rule. Forest Service announced final travel management regulations governing OHVs and other motor vehicle use on national forests and grasslands in 2005. Under these rules, National Forests are required to restrict OHV travel to "designated roads-and-trails."
- In response to the Travel Management Rule, the Coconino National Forest has designated a system of roads and trails, which identifies where you are allowed to drive a motor vehicle on the National Forest. Designated routes and areas are shown on the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM).
Current Projects
- Published documents and notices for the Coconino National Forest including Environmental Assessments, Decision Notices, Findings of No Significant Impact, Draft and Final Environmental Impact Statements, and Records of Decision.
Fire and Aviation
- The Forest Service has managed wildland fire for more than 100 years. But how we do it - why, when, and where we do it - has changed.
Range Management
- Annual Operating Instructions and other documents for the Coconino National Forest's grazing allotments.
Logging and Thinning Projects
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Logging and thinning operations are just one set of the tools in our toolbox to help restore the forest and reduce fuels. Multiple logging projects take place across the forest throughout the year.
Terrestrial Ecosystems Survey of the Coconino National Forest
- Information and map for the 1995 Terrestrial Ecosystems Survey.
Forest Orders
- Forest Orders detailing active restrictions and closures throughout the Coconino National Forest. Roads, areas, and uses may be restricted or closed to protect human safety, wildlife, or forest resources.
Forest Resources
- Learn about archaeology, botany, wildlife, fisheries, forest health, minerals, and more.
Coconino National Forest Current and Recent Projects
Developing Proposal
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2026 Mogollon Rim Recreation and Road Improvements
Widening of Forest Road 751 for a turn-around area to relieve traffic at the C.C. Cragin Reservoir and development of a group site at the Knoll Lake Campground
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Broken Arrow Trailhead Re-design
Proposed actions are to improve the existing Broken Arrow Trailhead include adding parking to allow vehicles to turn around and exist; OHV staging areas; restroom facilities; and a non-motorized hiking path from nearby neighborhood.
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Casner Kelly Pasture Fence
Construction of a pasture fence to separate Cowboy and Little Horse pastures on the Casner Kelly Allotment
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Chiricahua Leopard Frog Tank Cleanings: Phase 1
Clean five stock tanks that either are occupied by the threatened Chiricahua leopard frog or that occur in close proximity to occupied sites. The five tanks include: Willow, Cimarron, Pambo, Viede, and Kiki.
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Grassland Restoration Project
The Grassland Restoration project identifies a suite of treatment types that can be used to kill woody trees/shrubs and replace invasive grasses with native grasses and forbs.
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Little Horse Path Connector
Adopt an existing social trail approximately a 1/10th of a mile long that leads along but is separate from State Route 179. Partnering with the City of Sedona to create and maintain the path.
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Qwest dba CenturyLink, Fiber Optic Line Permit Reissuance
Reissuance of a Fiber Optic Line permit to Qwest, dba CenturyLink. This is the Master Permit for the phone lines that Qwest has on the forest.
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Ridge Trail Realignment
The Ridge Trail would be re-aligned because a portion of it is currently on private land. The Forest Service would construct the Ridge Trail realignment and adopt a user-created connector traveling from the Ridge Trail to the Ramshead Trail.
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Walnut Canyon Road Fence Relocation Project
Approximately 4 miles (2 miles on the east side and 2 miles on the west side) of new fence would be constructed no closer to 50 feet and no further than 100 feet from Walnut Canyon Road to discourage unauthorized motor vehicle use.
Under Analysis
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APS Oak Creek to McGuireville 69kV Transmission Line Project
Arizona Public Service Co. proposes a 69kV electric transmission line to improve electric reliability for nearby communities. Alternatives considered for this project would require a Forest Plan Amendment for guidelines regarding scenic resources.
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Arizona Department of Public Safety new tower on Mount Elden
AZDPS will build a new communications tower and shelter within the existing Mount Elden Communications Site area
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Arizona National Scenic Trail Comprehensive Plan
The comprehensive plan will establish the administrative objectives, policies, processes, and management guidelines necessary to fulfill the legislative requirements for national scenic trails under the National Trails System Act.
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Chiricahua Leopard Frog Habitat Enhancement
Improve habitat for the threatened Chiricahua Leopard Frog in Hackberry Spring and Stream by increasing surface water extent and pool depth in the reach of the channel downstream from Hackberry Spring.
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Doors of Dimension LLC Private Driveway Permit Request
Doors of Dimension LLC has requested access across Coconino National Forest Lands to build a driveway to their private property Yavapai County Parcel # 408-12-011A.
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Knoll Lake Green Sunfish Removal Project
Would include authorization for the Arizona Game and Fish Department to conduct rotenone treatments in Knoll Lake and isolated pools in ~0.5 miles of East Leonard Canyon to remove nonnative Green Sunfish and protect Little Colorado Spinedace
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Leroux Fuels Management Project
To reduce fuels and tree densities in the project area to provide better conditions for wildfire protection measures and reduce the potential for high severity fire effects during a wildfire.
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Long Valley Experimental Forest Fire Risk Reduction
Proposal includes the establishment of fuel breaks along roads and boundaries adjacent to private land to facilitate prescribed burning of the Long Valley Experimental Forest.
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Oak Creek Canyon Withdrawal
A 20-year subsurface withdrawal of 10,024.3 acres of National Forest System lands within the Coconino National Forest, in Oak Creek Canyon.
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Pefanis Private Access Road
Permit use of already existing driveway across Forest Service System lands.
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Pink Jeeps Outfitter Guide Permit Renewal
Renewal of Pink Jeeps Permit for jeep tours, hiking tours, and guided special events throughout the Sedona and surrounding areas.
Analysis Completed
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2018/2019 Flagstaff Ranger District Personal Use Permits for Wildings
The Wildings Program is designed to provide the public with an opportunity to transplant smaller Evergreen and/or Oak trees from U.S Forest lands for personal use.
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Arizona National Scenic Trail Reroute, Hay Meadow Trailhead to Gooseberry Springs Trailhead
The project is to reroute three segments (totaling 18 miles) of the existing trail off of Forest System Roads to a non-motorized pathway. In addition, up to 20 new range gates will be installed at range fence lines.
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Arizona Snowbowl Agassiz Lift Replacement
The existing Agassiz fixed-grip triple chairlift would be replaced and upgraded with a detachable combination chairlift and gondola referred to as a chondola or telemix.
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Arizona Snowbowl Facilities Improvement
Proposed snowmaking, realignment of lifts, installation of new lifts, a snowplay/tubing area, and improved service facilities and resort infrastructure. All are proposed within Arizona Snowbowl's existing Forest Service Special Use Permit boundary.
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Canyon Vista Campground Improvement Project
Three additional campsites would be added to Canyon Vista Campground.
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Clints Well Forest Restoration Project
Fuel reduction & ecosystem restoration over approximately 16,809 acres within and adjacent to the WUI of Clints Well.
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Cragin Watershed Protection Project
Fuels reduction on 64,433 acres including 37,000 acres of mechanical thinning and prescribed fire treatments throughout the project area. It is located in watersheds that drain into the C.C. Cragin Reservoir, water supply for the Town of Payson.
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Elk Park Fuels Reduction/Forest Health
Reduce wildfire risk on approximately 6,700 acres of NFS lands surrounding the community of Elk Park Meadows through mechanical thinning and prescribed burning methods.
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Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project
NOTICE OF OBJECTION RESOLUTION MEETING -- September 22, 2015 at 13:00, Coconino NF Supervisor's Office, 1824 S Thompson St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001. Purpose is to discuss and hopefully resolve objections associated with the FWPP draft decision.
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Four-Forest Restoration Initiative EIS: Kaibab and Coconino
Implementation of forest restoration activities including thinning of trees, prescribed fire treatments, and watershed and road restoration within 988,764 acres of the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests. See www.fs.usda.gov/4fri for information.
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GFFP Eastside
A fuels reduction/forest health project in conjunction with the Greater Flagstaff Forests Partnership.
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Glen Canyon to Pinnacle Peak Transmission Line Vegetation Management
Manage vegetation ro reduce risk of wildfire within a 420-foot corridor for the existing 345kV line traversing the Coconino National Forest. Purpose is to reduce wildfire risk for improved line reliability per the 2005 Energy Policy Act
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Inner Basin Water Pipeline Reconstruction
Reconstruction of the City of Flagstaff drinking water pipeline and the pipeline road (FR 146), at sites where it was washed out after the Schultz Fire. Some of the pipeline may be relocated to the Schultz Pass Rd (FR420) to avoid Wilderness.
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Jack Smith/Schultz Fuels Reduction and Forest Health
A fuels reduction/forest health project, in conjunction with the Greater Flagstaff Forest Partnership, to treat approximately 10,000 acres of forest.
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Marshall Fuel Reduction and Forest Restoration Project
This project is designed to reduce hazardous fuels and improve forest health in the Marshall project area, located on the Peaks/Mormon Lake Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest.
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Mormon Lake Guard Station Improvement Project
The Flagstaff Ranger District is proposing to conduct repairs to include roof and siding replacement, foundation repairs, porch repairs, window repair, water diversion, and rodent remediation to the historic Mormon Lake Guard Station Ranger House.
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Mountainaire HFRA
A fuels reduction/forest health project in conjunction with the Greater Flagstaff Forest Partnership.
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Mountainaire Land Conveyance Correction
Implementation of Public Law 113-107 to authorize the conveyance of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of an erroneous survey conducted in 1960.
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Mt. Elden Hang Gliding Launch Site Special Use Permit
This is a project that would re-issue a Special Use Permit to Arizona Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association to continue use of NFS lands and roads for access to an established launch site location.
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Munds Park Fuels Reduction
Reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health on approximately 3,000 acres of NFS land south of Munds Park through prescribed burning and thinning.
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Museum Fire Hazard Tree Removal Project
Cut and remove hazard trees created in the Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project area due to the July 2019 Museum Fire.
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Post Pipeline Fire Flood Mitigation Activities
Installation of Jersey barriers along Forest Road 743 south of the Flagstaff Landfill Road and repairs to sediment control projects west of highway 89 in Campbell, Paintbrush, and surronding washes.
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Post-Tornado Resource Protection and Recovery Project
Removal of hazardous fuel accumulations, removal or treatment of down woody material at risk for bark beetle colonization and spread, and other forest recovery/restoration activities across several tornado damage swaths on the forest.
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Rock Pit Development
To authorize development of Lockwood Rock Pit to provide for long term needs of crushed limestone for use as road aggregate.
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Rock Pit Development: Coconino and Kaibab National Forests
Development of up to 39 rock pits affecting a total of 434 acres on the Coconino and Kaibab national forests to provide materials for surfacing roads to maintain safe and sustainable road conditions.
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Schultz Fire Rehabilitation
The Schultz Fire Rehabilitaiton includes the felling of hazard trees, approximately 12 miles of road repair, approximately 1.5 miles of trail repair, and the construction of 3 miles of fence around the Copeland ditch.
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Schultz Fire Salvage
The Schultz Fire Salvage includes the salvage of dead trees on approximately 150 acres. Salvage would occur in an approximatley 100 foot zone on both sides of Forest Roads 420, 556, 420H, 420K, 9121K and 6064D.
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Visitor Center Waterline Maintenance Project
To prevent freezing of the water fountain located at the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Visitor Center heat tape will be installed. Installation will require a small trench to be dug in order to tie into an existing electrical line.
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Upper Beaver Creek Watershed Fuels Reduction Project
Reduce fuels and manage for forest health in the Upper Beaver Creek watershed.
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Victorine 10 K Area Analysis
Evaluate alternative treatments to reduce live and dead fuels to protect Wildland-Urban Interface areas and past investments in forest health.
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Walnut Canyon National Monument Road Project
The Flagstaff Area National Monuments division of the National Parks Service is requesting to perform maintenance work along forest road 622, the main road in the monument. Road work will include cleaning culverts and repair to shoulders.
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Wing Mountain Fuels Reduction and Forest Health Restoration
This project is designed to reduce hazardous fuels and improve forest health in the Wing Mountain area. Project activities will include thinning of small and medium diameter trees and prescribed fire treatments.
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Woody Ridge Forest Health
Fuels reduction and forest restoration prescriptions applied in the project area, and also recreation and road management changes may be proposed.
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Yavapai-Apache Nation Land Exchange
The Prescott National Forest is proposing a land exchange between the Prescott, Coconino, Kaibab, and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests and the Yavapai-Apache Nation (YAN). More information at https://yavapai-apache.org/land-exchange
On Hold
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AT&T Permit Reissuances
Reissuances of 3 buried communication lines. 1) Hwy180 near Kendrick Park to Hwy89 to Doney Park 2)Doney to I40 east and south to JW Powell 3)I17 to Schnebly Hill to Sedona south along Hwy89A to Cottonwood.
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Fred Haught Trail Reroute and Trailhead Improvement Project
Re-routing of a 0.5 mile section of the Fred Haught Trail and installation of 3 kiosks at nearby hiking trail trailheads.
Cancelled
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5 Mile Communication Site Improvements
Construction of three equipment shelters and replacement of two generators,chain link fence and existing guyed tower with self supporting tower. This would all occur within the existing communication site boundary.
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APS 69kv Power Line Permit for Childs-Irving Line
Issuance of a permit to replace the expired Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hydropower License. Existing 69 kV line that was part of the Childs Irving Power operation and covered under the old license. Has been in continuous operation.
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Arizona Public Service Master Permit Reissuance
Reissue permit for operation and maintenance of aerial/buried distribution power lines, including facilities like gates/utility boxes/pads/other communication poles and equipment. Vegetation removal and equipment replacement is included with permit.
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Changes to Motor Vehicle Designations
Changes to designations (as currently shown on the Motor Vehicle Use Map)for motor vehicles on roads, trails, and areas throughout the Coconino National Forest
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Flagstaff Ranger District Prospectus for Outfitter Guide Services
The scoping period has been extended to January 22, 2023. This proposal would address recreation special uses on the Flagstaff Ranger District including parts of the Mt. Elden-Dry Lake Hills. Seven outfitter and guiding permits would be issued.
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Green Private Access Road
Proposed access to private property off the Chavez Ranch Road near Sedona. Single driveway access.
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Mogollon Rim Spring Restoration Project
Restoration activities at the location of 16 springs on the Mogollon Rim Ranger District
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NPG Cable of Arizona/Suddenlink Issuance of New Permit
Proposal to re issue a permit to NPG Cable/Suddenlink for existing aerial and buried television cable lines on the Red Rock and Flagstaff Ranger Districts.
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Old Indian Road Permit
Proposal from private landowners to drive and do maintenance, including minor improvements to an administrative road in Oak Creek Canyon referred to as Old Indian Road
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Old Walnut Canyon Road Improvements
Proposal by the City of Flagstaff to improve Old Walnut Canyon Road to private property and obtain an authorization for operation and maintenance of this corridor.
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Prairie to Pines Motorized Trail
The goal of this project is to provide Forest visitors with a sustainable motorized, multi-use trail system along the Hwy 180 corridor that minimizes impacts to natural resources and social concerns/issues.
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Prescott College Academic Outfitter and Guide Priority Use (2015-2025)
The Forest Service proposes to authorize Prescott College to conduct academic field courses year-round across forests in Arizona including adventure education, biology, human ecology, natural history, physical geography, & field ecology.
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Proposed Boynton Pass Road Paving project (FSR 152C & 152E) by AC Sedona LLC
Proposed road improvements to FR 152F and 152D to the private land at the end of 152F along with a private road easement to the private land owner, AC Sedona, LLC
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Sedona-Oak Creek Alternative Transportation Study
Proposal includes a shuttle operation, bicycle, and pedestrian improvements. Proposal also includes additional parking areas and modifications to parking at existing sites. Canceled: Project canceled at this time due to changed priorities.
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Slide Rock-cancelled
Duplicated project--to be cancelled in filing system
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Turkey Butte/Barney Pasture Forest Health Restoration
This project is designed to reduce improve forest and watershed health in the Turkey Butte and Barney Pasture area. Project activities would include thinning of small and medium diameter trees and prescribed burning.
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Unisource Gas Walnut Creek Meadows Line Extension
Extension of natural gas service from Cosnino Road to Leupp Road within the Townsend Winona and Leupp Road right-of-way corridors
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Western Area Power Administration Glen Canyon-Rogers 230/345kV Integrated Vegetation Mgmt Program
Western is proposing to implement a operation and maintenance (O&M) and Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) program on the Rogers-Glen Canyon section of the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) Transmission System. Includes use of herbicides.
Project Archive
Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Project Archive.