Resource Management

Travel Analysis

In November 2005, the Forest Service issued the Travel Management Rule (TMR) for designation of roads, trails, and areas to be identified on a motorized vehicle use map (36 CFR 212.56).  The TMR requires that the Forest Service designate a system of roads, trails, and areas for motor vehicle use by vehicle class and, if appropriate, by time of year.  The process for implementing the TMR includes performing a Travel Analysis Process.

This report is the Travel Analysis Process (TAP) for the Gila National Forest and is not a decision process.  The TAP provides the framework and the explanation of the Forest process from which recommendations for designation are outlined that may be examined in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process.  The NEPA process provides the basis, including formal public involvement, for making decisions. 

Motor Vehicle Use Maps

Grazing Management

Grazing permitees are individuals or organizations who have acquired the privilege to graze livestock on National Forest or National Grasslands. The USDA Forest Service supports livestock grazing on National Forest System lands. We believe that grazing on these lands, if responsibly done, provides a valuable resource to the livestock owners, as well as the American people.

Learn more about the history of and current range management policies. 

Annual Operating Instructions (AOIs) provide a set of instructions that guide the management of forest land. These are listed by Ranger District.

Grazing Management and Allotment AOIs

Upper Gila Riparian Settlement/Monitoring Reports

• Year One/First Quarter
• Year One/Second Quarter

Gila Wilderness Feral Cattle

The lethal removal of feral cattle in 2023 has ended as of March 1. More information on this project can be found on the project information page.