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Resource Management
Making Tough Choices
1.78 million acres. Spread throughout mountain ranges in inhospitable deserts.
Birds, coyotes, fish, cactus, pine trees, mountains, canyons, hiking, skiing, camping, fishing, sleeping under the stars.
Yesterday,
Today,
Tomorrow
Ensuring the forest we love today will be a forest our grandchildren will teach their children to love
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Forest Management
Planning includes landscape and watershed assessments, roads analysis. These are an intermediate planning step that find the balance between forest planning and individual project plans.
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Range Management
Livestock grazed the lands now know as the Coronado National Forest long before the the USDA Forest Service was established. Annual Operating Instructions specify how that grazing takes place to preserve the rangeland on the forest.
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Scenic Management
The mountains of the Coronado National Forest provide a spectacular backdrop for residents living in Southern Arizona's desert cities. Coupled with the iconic saguaro, locals and visitors enjoy the natural beauty of these special places year-round.
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Travel Management
371,000 miles of road connect America’s National Forests to the nation. We often think of roads as access to recreation sites, they require careful maintenance to ensure they are safe for motorists and do not have a negative impact on wildlife habitats.
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Wildfire Crisis Strategy
America's forests are in a state of fire emergency, with nearly a quarter of the lower 48 states' forests at moderate to very high risk of severe wildfires. Learn how we are addressing the wildfire crisis in southeastern Arizona.
Spotlights
Catalina-Rincon Firescape Project
Updated Scoping Information: Catalina-Rincon Firescape Project
Final Permanent Closure to Recreational Shooting
Proposing a permanent closure that will prohibit recreational shooting in the canyons along the eastern side of the Huachuca Mountains, adjacent to the wildland-urban interface.