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Proposed Projects

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The Forest Service follows NEPA regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Under this rule, Forest Service officials determine which proposed projects are shared for public input.

The agency no longer issues a schedule of proposed actions (SOPA) report. Below is the current list of proposed projects available for review—your opportunity to learn more, share feedback, and stay engaged in decisions that shape the future of our public lands.

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Kaibab National Forest Proposed Projects

Commnet AZ, LLL is proposing to install, maintain, and operate a 24 count OSP fiber optic cable connecting the existing T-Moble Anita tower to an existing buried fiber cable west of Highway 64 to improve internet access on the T-Mobile carrier within the Tusayan Ranger District.

Construct approximately 4.2-miles of singletrack shared-use non-motorized recreation trail to remove the Arizona Trail (a State Scenic Trail and National Scenic Trail) from its current co-location with Nat. Forest Systems Roads on located on KNF-NKRD

The purposes of the Burnt Corral project is to improve forest health and vigor, while improving habitat conditions which are more resilient to change in the event of wildfire and/or other climatic condition changes. Project = 28,090 acres.

The purpose is to connect high-speed and high-capacity internet service to a FS facility to support working with modern software and applications that require higher capacity data transmission. The FS is waiting for additional info from the proponent

The purpose of this project is to bring fiber optic connectivity to the Tusayan Communication Site and the Tusayan Ranger Station. This will provide reliable internet access to the FS offices. The FS is waiting for additional info from the proponent.

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.

Plan management activities to optimize wildlife habitat in HRWA, particularly for pronghorn, deer and bison. Actions may include thinning trees and shrubs to increase forage, and fence or use water to manage distribution of animals.

Targeted removal of hazard trees along approximately 2.5 miles of highway right-of-way, 40 miles of Forest Service (FS) roads, 10 miles of trails, and 55 miles of fence lines in the Mangum Fire burn area on the NKRD.

Reforestation (i.e., Tree Planting~5,000 acres; Natrl.Regen~2000 acres; & Naturl.Recovery~900 acres) in mod-to-severe burn areas in Mangum Fire Burn Scar. per 2021 REPLANT Act. 10-years to complete. & re-seeding 6,000 acres of Pinyon-Juniper area.

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.

Analyze the effects of reauthorizing grazing on the allotment, including changes to number of animal unit months, additional water catchments and repair and extension of a water pipeline.

The Town of Tusayan and Coconino County Flood Control District propose to conduct geotechnical investigations of underlying geology and soil conditions of proposed sites for a flood retarding structure and ponding area within National Forest System Lands of the Tusayan Ranger District.

Proposed Project Archive

Some of our older projects can be accessed in our Proposed Project Archive.