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  • Travel Management Public Comment Period Begins

    Carol L Allen|Jan 15, 2012

    Travel Management Public Comment Period Begins Environmental assessment Tonto National Forest begins. Tonto National Forest officials are seeking comments on the Travel Management Environmental Assessment (EA). The 30-day comment period began Jan. 6. The action is a proposed system of roads, trails and areas. Based on previous public input, several alternatives are proposed in this draft Environmental Assessment (EA). The final product will be a Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) that shows which... Full story

  • Tonto National Forest ORV Plan Is Disaster for Air, Wildlife and Watersheds

    Carol L Allen|Jan 15, 2012

    Tonto National Forest ORV Plan Is Disaster for Air, Wildlife and Watersheds PHOENIX, Ariz.— The Tonto National Forest released a plan this week that would open an additional 1,441 miles of roads despite the fact that off-road vehicles have been identified as a major contributor to air- and water-quality problems in that forest and in Maricopa County. Many of the Tonto’s watersheds are already impaired or at risk for impairment, and roads are often in poor quality in damaged watersheds. The f... Full story