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Please see the attached Kaibab NF news release regarding upcoming public meetings for proposed Kaibab Plateau Ecological Restoration
Project on the North Kaibab Ranger District. Details are attached. Thank you! Respectfully, D. Hercher
Kaibab National Forest to host public meetings for proposed landscape restoration project on North Kaibab Ranger District
Fredonia, Ariz., Oct. 18, 2018—For Immediate Release. The Kaibab National Forest will
offer two public meetings for the proposed Kaibab Plateau Ecological Restoration Project on the North Kaibab Ranger District, which is designed to increase resiliency and overall health of vegetation and watersheds and to restore low-intensity fire to the
fire-adapted ecosystems of the area. These public meetings will be offered in an open house venue where interested stakeholders and community members may view project maps and discuss the proposed project
actions with Forest staff. The first public meeting is scheduled for Nov. 1 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., and will be held in the East Flagstaff Community Library Community Room.
The library is located on the southeast corner of Cedar and 4th Street, in the buildings of Coconino Community College's Fourth Street Campus.
East Flagstaff Community Library 3000 N. Fourth Street, Suite 5 Flagstaff, AZ 86004 The second public meeting is scheduled for Nov. 2 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., and will be held in the North Kaibab Ranger District Conference Room. North Kaibab Ranger District 430 S. Main St. Fredonia, AZ 86022
The project is designed to increase resiliency and overall health of vegetation and watersheds and to restore low-intensity fire to the fire-adapted ecosystems of the
area. Specifically, the proposed action includes prescribed fire and non-commercial, mechanical vegetation treatments on about 511,000 acres of the North Kaibab Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest. As a reminder, the public scoping for the Kaibab Plateau Ecological Restoration Project began on Oct. 5. The Kaibab National Forest encourages public participation in
the development of proposed projects and is seeking input and comments on this project. Specific, written comments should be received no later than Nov. 5. Comments must be in writing and may be delivered electronically, in person, or by mail or facsimile. Electronic comments, including attachments, may be emailed to
comments-southwestern-kaibab-north-kaibab@xxxxxxxxx. Please include “Kaibab Plateau Ecological Restoration Project”
in the subject line. Comments may be submitted electronically in Word (.doc or .docx), rich text format (.rtf), text (.txt), Adobe portable document formats (PDF), or HyperText Markup Language (.html). Submit comments via hand delivery (Monday through Friday,
8 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., excluding holidays) or mail to: U.S. Forest Service, Kaibab National Forest, Attn: Sue Farley, 800 South 6th Street, Williams, AZ 86046. Send comments via facsimile to 928-635-8280. For detailed project information, including the full proposed action document, please visit
www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=54226. For questions, please contact Sue Farley, environmental coordinator for the Kaibab
National Forest, at 928-635-8331 or sfarley@xxxxxxxxx.
A detailed Kaibab Plateau Ecological Restoration Project area map is included on the next page. Kaibab National Forest information is also available through the following sources:
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Kaibab National Forest Website:
www.fs.usda.gov/kaibab
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www.twitter.com/KaibabNF
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