Record of Decision for Pickett Lake and Padre Canyon Allotments. Mormon Lake Ranger District, Coconino National Forest, Coconino County, Arizona.

摘要

This Record of Decision documents my decision for the Pickett Lake and Padre Canyon cattle grazing allotments, located approximately 9 miles southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona. These allotments lie in the eastern portion of the Mormon Lake Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest. The Pickett Lake and Padre Canyon Allotments were scheduled for an environmental analysis of cattle grazing use on the Coconino National Forest, as required by the Burns Amendment (1995). This project was first initiated in December 2000 as an environmental impact statement (EIS) and the proposed action included cattle grazing, pinyon and juniper tree cutting, and broadcast burning. After public scoping and comment, the Forest Service decided to narrow the scope of the project to analyze only cattle grazing under an environmental assessment (EA). A revised proposed action was presented in August 2002 and a draft EA published in July 2003. However, based on controversy over the effects of cattle grazing on pronghorn habitat on the Anderson Mesa portion of these two allotments.