Forest Management

Get Involved in Arizona's Forest Plan Revisions!

Currently, all six of Arizona's National Forests are in the process of revising their forest plans. The Sierra Club-Grand Canyon Chapter has been working over the past year with a coalition of conservationists to develop a set of link forest principles here': Principles for the Forest Plan Revision Processes that can help you write your comments.

Our involvement in the development of these plans is crucial. The National Forests are holding public workshops that are publicized (sometimes) on their websites. Those who can't make these workshops can give written or oral input in a variety of ways and all are encouraged to do so.

Unlike timber sales, grazing permits, or other site specific changes, the Forest Plans provide broader, more general direction intended to guide site specific planning. Therefore, broad comments about the value of old growth, the destructiveness of the Goshawk guidelines, the importance of connectivity between ecosystem types and wildlife habitats are exactly the sort of thing to include in communications with the National Forests about the plan.

Specifically, at this time, the forests are seeking answers to three questions, and ask commentors to focus on problem identification:

What new information do we need to incorporate into the plan?
What parts of our current plan are working well?
What parts of the plan aren't working well?

Examples of how to express concerns as "problem identification" include:

Our current plan allows for too many unnecessary roads.
Our current plan doesn't focus thinning and community protection projects on small diameter trees.
Our current plan doesn't connect important wildlife areas.
Our current plan doesn't provide adequate protection for old growth.

Contact information for individual forests:

Coconino National Forest

Comments can be submitted online:http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/contact/index.shtml

Mailed to:
Coconino National Forest
ATTN: Plan Revision
1824 S. Thompson St.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Phone: 928-527-3600. Tell the receptionist you want to speak to someone about Plan Revision. You will be connected with one of the Plan Revision Core Team members.

FAX: 928-527-3620 (ATTN: Plan Revision)

Kaibab National Forest

Electronic:http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/kai/plan-revision/index.shtml (In the subject line, please indicate "Forest Plan Revision Comments")

U.S. Mail:
Kaibab National Forest
ATTN: Plan Revision
800 S. 6th Street
Williams, AZ 86046

Phone: 928-635-8200. Tell the receptionist you want to speak to someone about Plan Revision. You will be connected with one of the Plan Revision Core Team members.

FAX: 928-635-8208 (ATTN: Plan Revision)

Prescott National Forest

Electronic: http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/prescott/plan-revision/get-involved.shtml (In the subject line, please indicate "Forest Plan Revision Comments")

U.S. Mail: Prescott National Forest
ATTN: Plan Revision
344 S. Cortez Street
Prescott, AZ 86301

Phone: 928-443-8000. Tell the receptionist you want to speak to someone about Plan Revision. You will be connected with one of the Plan Revision Core Team members.

FAX: 928-443-8008 (ATTN: Plan Revision)

Tonto National Forest:

Email: tonto-plan@fs.fed.us

Electronic: http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto/plan-revision/contact.shtml

U.S. Mail:
Tonto National Forest
ATTN: Plan Revision
2324 E McDowell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85006

Phone: 602-225-5200. Tell the receptionist you want to speak to someone about Plan Revision.

FAX: 602-225-5295 (ATTN: Plan Revision)

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest

Electronic: http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/asnf/plan-revision/fplan-contact.shtml

Email: asnf.planning@fs.fed.us

U.S. Mail: Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests
ATTN: Plan Revision
PO Box 640
Springerville, AZ 85938

Phone: 928-333-4301 (TTY 928-333-6292). Tell the receptionist you want to speak to someone about Plan Revision. You will be connected with one of the Plan Revision Core Team members.

FAX: 928-333-5966 (ATTN: Plan Revision)

Coronado National Forest

Electronic: http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/plan-revision/index.shtml

Email: coronado-plan@fs.fed.us.

U.S. Mail:
Coronado National Forest
ATTN: Plan Revision
300 W. Congress St.
Tucson, AZ 85701

Phone: 520.388.8300. Tell the receptionist you want to speak to someone about Plan Revision. You will be connected with one of the Plan Revision Core Team members.

FAX: 520.388.3805 (ATTN: Plan Revision)

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