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Note: Not all projects may appear on map. See list below for complete list of projects with more information or documentation.
SOPA Reports
The Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) contains a list of proposed
actions for Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests that will soon begin or are currently undergoing environmental
analysis and documentation. It provides information so that you can become
aware of and indicate your interest in specific proposals. We encourage your
early and ongoing involvement in any proposals of interest to you.
Reissue APS's Special Use Authorization for two 69kV lines on the Lakeside District, adding 20-ft to the existing easement, increasing from 40-ft width to 60-ft width.
A proposal to designate motorized travel routes (roads and trails) in areas on federal lands administered by the Forest Service within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in order to comply with the Travel Management Rule (36 CFR 212).
Drill a new well near Beaverhead Corrals to provide filling station for grazing permittees, as well as water source for the Forest Service to supply recreation sites and during wildfire response.
Proposal to construct a new 10-person bunkhouse in the same location as the Hotshots barracks were located on the Black Mesa Ranger Station administrative site.
Layout, design, and construction of 6 to 8 additional trailer pads with water, sewer, and electric hookups at the existing Black Mesa Ranger Station administrative site.
Project is to remove existing vault toilets at Scott Reservoir Campground located off Penrod Road and the Lakeside Campground located off W. White Mountain Blvd. in Lakeside AZ. Vault toilets at Scott Reservoir will be replaced.
The purpose of this proposal is to reissue a Special Use Permit to the City of Show Low for buried utilities (sewer). The project area encompasses the incorporated limits of the City of Show Low on the Lakeside Ranger District.
To provide reliable and consistent water within the area, the Coyote Spring will be developed and a pipe rail fence would be constructed around the spring to protect it. A pipe would carry water to a drinker outside of the fenced area.
The purpose of this action is to reissue a Special Use Permit to Arizona Public Service for 33Kv and below distribution lines for up to 30 years, as well as a set of 69kV lines.
This project will install new electrical upgrades to several campsites throughout the site to include replacing electrical service cabinets, new electrical receptacles, at individual campsites, and new underground electrical conduit and conductors
Project is to amend an existing Special Use Permit and authorize installation, operation, and maintenance of 24 new 288 count fiber optic lines with manholes for access and marker posts along a 10-ft right-of-way over 1.51 miles of NFS Lands.
The existing access to the Harper property is not accessible. Access is being requested along a user created route that is more feasible and would have less impact on the resources. Proposed route is approximately 320 ft in length.
These short term trail projects consist of approximately 9.5 miles of new or re-routed non-motorized trail segments. Building sustainable trail fosters positive relations with local community, trail users, and land stewards.
Analyze NF land at the Lakeside Ranger Station for sale under FS Facility Realignment & Enhancement Act (FSFREA, PL 109-54). This also involves analyzing the location of a new ranger station. There will be 2 decisions from this analysis.
Analysis of 6 allotments in Lakeside that have been identified for planning purposes as a forest priority under the Rangeland Rescissions Act of 1995. These allotments are: Show Low, Ortega, Sponseller, Blue Ridge, Ellsworth, and Johnson.
Install fiber optic line along utility and road corridors within existing rights-of-way. Most cable will be installed above ground on existing utility poles. Directional boring will be used to place conduit where underground installation is needed.
The project area covers about 30,000 acres and is located on the Black Mesa Ranger District. The proposed action will include thinning trees, prescribed fire, and watershed, wildlife habitat, and transportation improvements.
Drill new well on the ELC grazing allotment to replace dried up well and keep supplying water to the existing Loco Water System to provide a reliable water source to livestock and wildlife within the west central portion of the grazing allotment.
The Mogollon and Rim Campgrounds are proposed to be redesigned to meet current accessability standards. Work may include adding new restrooms, repaving/adding camping spurs, reconfiguring loops, and similar improvements to the sites.
Proposed actions include reconstructing two structures lost during the 2011 Wallow Fire, repairing sewer and power lines, re-establishing/upgrading pedestrian routes, and restoring the site to a more natural state through seeding post-construction.
Install a less than 50ft tall communication tower (repeater) on Maness Peak adjacent to Forest System Roads 14A and 14G. The repeater would help ensure communication is feasible with isolated communities along the Blue River.
Navopache Electric Cooperative (NEC) would like to install a new underground conduit to replace the existing aging overhead electrical line. The underground conduit will be within the existing overhead infrastructure easement previously granted.
Geotechnical investigation for placement of power pole foundations in relation to Navopache Electric's proposed electric line reroute and power pole replacement with increased size and capacity running from the Wagon Wheel substation to Pinetop lake.
In this project, the USFS proposes to mechanically cut select trees across a ~3,000-acre project area around the community of Heber-Overgaard to reduce insect and disease occurrence and spread in the project area and address departed fire conditions.
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.
Install a series of fish screens within the reservoir concrete spillway to be able to filter out nonnative fish moving downstream during spring spill events following snow melt.
Project along Mogollon Rim approx. 33,510 acres. Need to thin forest to reduce fuels and promote forest health, and reduce the threat of extreme fire. Broadcast burning proposed of 32, 532 acres and thinning of approximately 24,655 acres.
AZ Game and Fish proposes to convert approximately 2,200' of an existing earthen ditch used to irrigate the Sipe Wildlife Area from being open to air to a buried 18" pipeline.
City of Show Low has proposed 21 - 27 miles of primarily multiuse non-motorized trails. The proposed action in this area will serve as a connector to the motorized Maverick Trail to east and the non-motorized Los Caballos Trail to the west.
This project is looking to plant up to 269 acres of trees in areas burned in the 2017 Slim Fire. 80 - 300 Ponderosa Pine seedlings per acre are proposed following broadcast burning and site prep, with Douglas-Fir also being planted in ravines.
Project to stabilize areas up the side of knolls damaged by unauthorized trails created by UTV/ATV users. Work may include blocking access to the side of knolls with wood split rail fence or placement of large boulders to deter future UTV/ATV use.
Navajo County Supervisor's Office and the Community of Heber-Overgaard have requested to install Pickleball Courts at Tall Timbers Park, southeast of the existing ball field. Navajo County has a special use permit for the Tall Timbers Park.
The Alpine RD is planning to thin around private property within the Upper Blue River corridor along Forest Roads 281 and County Road 2310 to reduce the likelihood of loss of property and allow fire crews defensible space to protect private property.
USFS, AZSWSP, AZSFWC, ADA, ADBSS, Wildbunch permittee in cooperation are planning to do 3 pipeline extensions on Cienega Pipeline to increase water availability to wildlife, specifically Mule deer and Desert Bighorn Sheep, and livestock.
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
A new motorized trail has been proposed as part of the Eastern AZ Trails Collaborative working group. The purpose is to avoid conflict with highway traffic and OHVs when crossing Highway 260 near Young Road.
Project Archive
Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Project Archive.
Climate Change Adaptation
Carbon Stewardship
Environmental Justice
Facility Management
Research
Fuels Management
Heritage Resource Management
Land Ownership Management
Land Acquisition
Minerals And Geology
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Land Management Planning
Projects That May Affect Wilderness (For Mailing List Contacts)
Road Management
Grazing Management
Regulations, Directives, Orders
Special Area Management
Recreation Management
Special Use Management
Forest Products
Vegetation Management (Other Than Forest Products)
