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Tonto National Forest Plan Was Updated to Include Recent Changes in Fire Management Terminology (See Glossary) United States Department of Agriculture Tonto National Forest Forest Service 981014 Plan Southwestern Region October 1985 Tonto National Forest Amendments to the 1985 Tonto National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan No. Date Description Resource IS&A BE Hutton Peak Electronic Site; designation of single-user site. 85-111 1 04/16/86 Lands 09/12/85 MA 2F 09/03/85 Outfitter/guide capacity; adjustment for “Other” (jeep tours). 2 04/22/86 Recreation MA 1F 3 05/12/86 Save the Jemez Settlement Agreement; Mgt. S & Gs Heritage All Mgt. Areas (Regionwide) Tonto Creek; Suitability for commercial rafting. 03/20/86 4 03/16/87 Recreation MA 4F, 6J Forbis 5 06/29/87 Haigler Creek Recreation Concept Plan. Recreation Developed Recreation Sites and Trails, amended 6 09/15/89 Recreation schedule. Tables 3, 4, 5 and 6 Wilderness Opportunity Spectrum; added as Appendix I. 7 12/11/89 MA S&Gs: 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4A, 4B, 4C, 5A, Wilderness 5B, 5C, 6A, 6B, 6G, 6H, 6I Saguaro and Canyon lakes; tour boat O/G capacity. 8 10/02/90 Recreation MA 3F Upper Salt River; Mgt Area boundary and O/G allocation. 05/29/90 9 11/13/90 Recreation MA 2B, 2C, 2F, 6F, 6G Myers 03/11/8 Dude Fire Long Range Recovery Plan; veg mgt practices. 02/28/91 10 04/02/91 Timber Table 7, MA 4D Gobar 11 04/10/91 New River Mesa Microwave Repeater; adm use site. Lands MA 1F Crouch Mesa Microwave Repeater; adm use site. 12 04/10/91 Lands MA 5D Outfitter/guide allocation; Lower Verde River recreation 06/04/91 13 08/06/91 Recreation area. Ross Outfitter/guide allocation; Lower Salt River recreation area. 14 08/30/91 Recreation 07/05/91 MA 3F 15 01/08/92 Base-in-Exchange; recreation residence tracts. Recreation MA 4D Outfitter/guide allocations; Superstition & Four Peaks WAs. 16 01/21/92 Recreation 11/27/91 MA 3B, 3C, 3D (also applies to 2A, 6B, 6D, and 6I) 17 12/30/92 Outfitter/guide allocations; Sierra Ancha & Salome WAs. Recreation 11/30/92 (2) MA 5A, 6H (also applies to 5C) 18 06/24/93 Outfitter/guide allocations; Hellsgate & Mazatzal WAs. Recreation 03/23/93 MA 1B, 1C, 1D, 3A, 4A, 4B, 4C, 5B and 6A 06/22/93 Research Natural Area designation: Buckhorn Mountain and Special Area 19 11/17/93 Haufer Wash Designations No. Date Description Resource IS&A BE Outfitter/guide allocations. 20 01/11/95 Recreation 10/12/94 Recreation Residence Area S&Gs. Cave Management Mgt. Direction, Standards & Guidelines 21 05/03/95 Recreation for All Mgt. Areas Mexican spotted owl/goshawk management direction. 22 06/05/96 Wildlife BO-05/14/96 All Mgt. Areas (Regionwide) Pinto Mesa/Rockhouse Microwave Repeater Site. 96-161 23 06/06/97 Lands MA 6J 11/13/96 Incorporates the Verde River Wild and Scenic 24 06/2004 Comprehensive River Management Plan into the Forest Recreation Plan Updates present fire management language to be in 25 04/2007 compliance with the 2001 National Fire Plan and 2005 Fire Wildland Fire implementing procedures, which allows the use of wildland fire as a management tool. 26 01/14/09 Designation of Energy Corridors in 11 Western States Lands 27 07/24/09 Lands Amends plan language to make Camp Creek Recreation Residence consistent with plan direction for riparian condition, percent ground cover, and roads location. 28 01/18/13 Recreation Amends outfitter-guide service day allocations to create a Total Service Days allocation by activity and management area, remove allocations for the number of permits by activity for each management area, and remove allocations for the maximum number of service days per permit. N/A 08/11/11 Fire The Tonto National Forest Plan was updated to include recent changes in fire management terminology (see Glossary). None of the corrections make any changes to the intent of existing Forest Plan direction or require a forest plan amendment (Forest Supervisor Letter, August 11, 2011). 29 07/31/2017 Amends plan to remove existing language in the forestwide Cultural 12-114 BA/BE Standards and Guidelines section from page 38-1, which 07/27/2017 07/25/2017 states: “Sites listed in, nominated to, eligible for, or potentially eligible for the National Register will be managed during the conduct of undertakings to achieve a "No Effect" finding, in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer.” 30 08/29/2013 Amends plan to change language in Standards and Scenery 12/20/2012 09/07/2012 Guidelines of Manage Area 4F from "retention" to "partial retention", removes existing Visual Quality Objective of "Retention" and its 10% of Management area, and changes "Modification" percent of Management Area to 24%. 31 12/26/2017 Amends plan for the establishment of Apache Leap Management Special Management Area as new MA 2G. Includes Area management area specific land use determinations for timber suitability, livestock grazing and mineral withdrawal and reference to stand alone ALSMA management plan. Reduces acreage and resources associated with MA 2F due to creation of MA 2G. Revised 12/2017 TONTO NATIONAL FOREST Forest Plan Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION Purpose of the Plan ..................................................................................................... 1 Relationship to Other Planning Levels ......................................................................... 1 Planning Process ......................................................................................................... 3 Organization of the Plan .............................................................................................. 4 How the Plan Will Be Used .......................................................................................... 5 2. PUBLIC ISSUES AND MANAGEMENT CONCERNS Issues and Concerns ................................................................................................... 7 Recreation Diversity and Supply .................................................................................. 8 Wilderness Opportunities and Management ................................................................. 8 Fuelwood Availability ................................................................................................... 9 Forage Production and Use ......................................................................................... 9 Water Quality and Quantity ........................................................................................ 10 Transportation System Management ......................................................................... 10 Wildlife Habitat ........................................................................................................... 11 Riparian Habitat ......................................................................................................... 12 Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Use ................................................................................ 12 Timber Management Intensity .................................................................................... 13 Unauthorized Use ...................................................................................................... 13 Soil Productivity and Stability ..................................................................................... 13 Mineral Development ................................................................................................. 14 Fire Management ...................................................................................................... 14 Land Ownership Adjustment ...................................................................................... 14 Special Area Designations ......................................................................................... 15 3. MANAGEMENT SITUATION ANALYSIS SUMMARY ................................................. 17 Amendment No. 22, 6/5/1996 Replacement Page i 4. MANAGEMENT DIRECTION Mission ...........................................................................................................................19 Goals ..............................................................................................................................19 Objectives .......................................................................................................................22 Management Prescriptions Applicable to All Forest Areas .......................................... 38 Management Prescriptions – Cave Creek Ranger District .......................................... 52 Management Prescriptions – Globe Ranger District ................................................... 73 Management Prescriptions – Mesa Ranger District .................................................... 91 Management Prescriptions – Payson Ranger District ............................................... 119 Management Prescriptions – Pleasant Valley Ranger District ................................... 144 Management Prescriptions – Tonto Basin Ranger District ........................................ 169 5. MONITORING PLAN Introduction .............................................................................................................. 201 Watershed Condition................................................................................................ 203 Estimated Water Yield .............................................................................................. 203 Protection 1 - Insect and Disease ............................................................................. 204 Protection 2 - Visibility Condition .............................................................................. 205 Grazing Capacity
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