Sedona AZ (February 15, 2013) – Coconino National Forest Supervisor Earl Stewart recently signed the Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on February 6, 2013, for the Clints Well Forest Restoration project.

Stewart selected Alternative 2: Proposed Action, authorizing a combination of forest restoration treatments including vegetation thinning, prescribed burning, road decommissioning and hazard tree removal to help restore the forest structure and health, protect important soil and water resources, reduce the fire hazard in this area and to better protect adjacent communities from wildfire.

The Clints Well Forest Restoration project area is approximately 16,809 acres, and is centered around the community of Clints Well, located roughly 50 miles south of Flagstaff on the Mogollon Rim Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest.

Project lay out is expected to begin in the summer of 2013, pending a 45-day appeal period following the posting of the legal notice. Vegetation management, fuel reduction, and prescribed burning actions will be ongoing over the next 20 years.

Project information is posted on the Coconino National Forest website at www.fs.usda.gov/projects/coconino/landmanagement/projects.

For additional information concerning this decision, contact the Mogollon Rim District Office at 928-477-2255.

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