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Projects
Welcome to the Gila National Forest's Project page. The projects listed on this page are in different stages of analyses. For each project, there is a brief description of the project, contact information, and access to available on-line project documents.
Gila National Forest Current and Recent Projects
NEPA
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Aldo Leopold Wilderness Intrusion Barriers and Trailheads Development
Assess and design four trailheads and barriers to prevent motorized intrusions into the Aldo Leopold Wilderness
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Ben Lilly Pond Enhancement and Watershed Stabilization Project
Ben Lilly Pond is a man-made feature with an earthen berm and primitive concrete spillway. There is a need to protect pond features from both ungulate use, public use, and vehicle parking. Propose to implement fencing and parking mngt controls.
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Black Mountain Privy Replacement
The privy at Black Mountain lookout tower is at capacity. It is time to replace it with a new privy which will include such things as removing the old structure, blasting and/or digging a new pit and building a new structure.
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Bullard Peak Allotment Temporary Water Trough and Pipeline
Permittee will install a pump and black plastic pipe on the surface from Black Hawk mine area approximately 1/4 mile to an identified trough on Forest Service land. Use would be part year for up to 2 years.
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Catron County Commission Forest Road 4009W
Reissue a special use permit for access and maintenance of a public road easement on Forest Service Road 4009W
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Catron County Commission Forest Road 854
Reissue a special use permit for an easement for access and maintenance of Forest Road 854.
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Catron County Commission Glenwood Brushy Communication Site Permit Reissuance
Reissuance of a special use permit for continued use and maintenance of communication equipment and building at the Glenwood Brushy Communication Site.
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Catron County Commission Glenwood Transfer Station Permit Reissuance
Reissue Special Use Permit to Catron County Commission for the use of existing 2 acre transfer station by the community of Glenwood, NM.
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Chloride North Face Placer #1 Project
Conduce mineral exploration activities via bulk sampling for alluvial gold deposits (placer) over a period of one year
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Fort Bayard Historic Golf Course - Recreation Special Use Permit
Special Use permit for operation and renovation of existing 9 hole golf course located at Ft. Bayard. Repair T-boxes to original state, designate greens and clear weeds, clear fairways to the 1964 layout of the course.
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Fort Bayard Water System Permit Renewal
Renewal of expired permit for maintenance of existing water system and maintenance of access roads in Fort Bayard to be issued to Fort Bayard Medical. Center/State of NM.
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Grant County Communication Site Permit Reissuance
Reissuance of a special use permit to Grant County for use of radio equipment on Copperas Peak Communication Site
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Kingston Grazing Allotment Range Improvements
Develop new wells with solar pumps, install new water storage tanks & drinkers, place plastic pipeline on ground, construct & replace corrals to better disperse cattle on allotment.
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Natural Resources Conservation Service SNOTEL permit reissuance
Re-issue existing special use permit for operation and maintenance of a SNOTEL site located at McKnight
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New Mexico Game and Fish - Prior Pasture Permit Reissuance
Reissue existing special use permit for use of Prior pasture for maintaining a corral, storage building and 200 acre pasture at Prior Cabin for administrative purposes
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Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) Special Use Permit Reissuance EA
Renew and combine several special use permits into one master permit for the operation and maintenance of facilities and infrastructure; access; and vegetation management.
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Rancho Grande Water Association water permit reissuance
Reissue existing special use permit to allow for supply of water to home owners.
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Revision of Forest Plan for the Gila National Forest
Forest Plan Revision. See https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/gila/home/?cid=STELPRD3828671 for more information
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Road Easement for Forest Road 4035C
Reissue a permit for road easement along FSR4035C to private residence.
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Road Right Of Way Permit Reissuance for Marks
ROW permit reissuance for the Marks ROW to access private property along Catwalk Road (.32 miles length, 33 feet in width and approx. 1.3 acres)
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Sheep Cabin Water System
Improve existing water sources on El Caso Allotment near Poison Cyn. These water improvement structures will benefit wildlife, including bats, and livestock. Action will install approx. 2.3 miles of pipeline, 4 storage tanks, 3 troughs, and 1 well.
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Sierra County 911 Emergency Communications Site at Emory Pass Electronic Site
Issue special use permit to Sierra County for the use of Emory Pass site to improve communications.
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Signal Peak Lookout Toilet Installation
Project proposes the installation of a new single vault CXT toilet at the Signal Peak Lookout facility.
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Silver City Road Easement Permit Reissuances
Harris (previously Pierce): Access to residence along Walnut Creek Rd. Grant County Commission: Access along old US Highway 180 to the Ft. Bayard Area and access on Elias Road/FSR 603. Rickman Easement: Access to residence in Little Walnut
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Silver City West Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project
Proposal has multiple vegetation treatment types including mechanical thinning, hand thinning, herbicide application, and prescribed fire in order to protect the Wildland Urban Interface from wildfire.
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Socorro Electric Coop., Inc. permit reissuance
Reissue a special use permit for utility cooridor access and maintenance
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Thomas-Humpreville Irrigation Pipeline ROW Reissuance
Reissue a special use permit for maintenance and use of existing buried PVC water transmission pipeline <12" diameter for irrigation use.
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Tucson Electric Power Company Fox Mountain Permit Reissuance
Reissue the special use permit for use of a communications site and radio equipment at the Fox Mountain Communication Site.
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Tucson Electric Power Permit Renewal
Reissue special use permit to Tucson Electric Power for utility corridor access and maintenance on Gila National Forest. Most helpful to receive comments on this project proposal by September 16, 2022
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U.S. Geological Survey Gaging Station Installation-San Francisco River; Special Use Permit
Proposal is to issue USGS a Special Use Permit for installation and maintenance of a proposed gaging station located on the San Francisco River west of Luna, NM
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US Fish and Wildlife Service Gray Wolf Pens Permit Reissuance
Reissue existing special use permit for construction and use of temporary pens and occupancy of NF land for translocation of the Mexican Gray Wolf.
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Western New Mexico Communication, Fiber Optic Cable (CLEC) SUP; Luna and Grant Counties
Issue Special Use Permit for segment of fiber optic cable installation on national forest lands
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Western New Mexico Communication, Fiber Optic Cable (ILEC Project 1) SUP; Grant and Hidalgo Counties
Issue Special Use Permit for segment of fiber optic cable installation on national forest lands
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Wilderness Ranger District Trail Reroute Project
Reroute 2 segments of trail within Gila Wilderness along West Fork of the Gila and Turkey Creek and construct a trail to connect the trailhead to the Military Road trail, which would remove hikers from having to hike on Hwy 15.
Project Archive
Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Project Archive.