Projects & Plans

	Land and Resource Management Plan In 1996, we began revising the 1985 Land and Resource Management Plan (Plan) for the Cibola National Forest and Grasslands. From 1996 to 1999, the Forest collaborated with the public through workshops, notices and newsletters to develop a set of Geographic Area Assessments that describe existing and desired conditions. In 2000, the Plan revision process was postponed due to uncertainty regarding planning regulations and budgets. The Forest is now re-initiating Plan Revision, which will be divided into two distinct phases and two separate Plans: one for our four National Grasslands and one for the mountain districts of the National Forest. We will begin with the Grasslands Plan and expect to complete it in 18-24 months.   Cibola National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (1985)
	Special Projects:
	San Mateo Uranium Mine (Site), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis Report - pages 1- 80 (342kb) Figures and Tables - pages 81-91 (4.7mb) Figures and Tables continued - pages 92-113 (2.7mb) Appendix A - Site Photos - pages 113-124 (2.6mb) Appendix B - Field Notes - pages 125-206 (3.5mb) Appendix C - Boring Notes - pages 207-217 (555kb) Appendix D - Analytical Reports - pages 218-318 (1.0mb) Appendix D - Analytical Reports continued - pages 319-491 (1.5mb) Appendix E - Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (ARARs) - pages 492-498 (71kb) Appendix F - Detailed Cost Analysis - pages 499 -516 (126kb)
	Plan Monitoring Reports:
	2008 Monitoring and Evaluation Report (1mb)
	2007 Monitoring and Evaluation Report (1mb)
	2006 Monitoring and Evaluation Report (1mb)
	2005 Monitoring and Evaluation Report (1mb)
	Archived Monitoring and Evaluation Reports
	NEPA
	NEPA Information
	NEPA Documents
	Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) for the Cibola National Forest
	SOPA Explanation

GIS

Because understanding geographic relationships is key to making wise resource management decisions...

The Cibola National Forest uses a Geographic Information System (GIS) to determine how various components of the forest landscape relate to each other spatially. The GIS makes understanding these relationships possible because layers of spatial data representing different environmental components can be combined, or overlayed, together. This greatly enhances our ability to see how a management activity in one resource area impacts other resources. The GIS can model natural systems and accept potential management decisions as input. It can then simulate what effect these decisions will have on the ecosystem at both large and small scales.

The Cibola National Forest also uses a GIS for cartography, or making maps. Using a GIS to create maps is much faster and more accurate than creating them by hand. The maps produced by the Cibola GIS department serve a variety of uses. Some are poster-sized project maps used for internal or public meetings. Others depict things like personal use firewood areas or Christmas tree areas and are handed out to the public. Still others display up-to-date information on wildfires and are distributed to wildfire suppression personnel and news media.

Currently, all of the Cibola National Forest GIS data layers are undergoing major revisions. As these revisions are completed, we will make our GIS datasets available for download from this page.

Currently available GIS data

USDA Forest Service - Cibola National Forest
Last Modified: Thursday, 19 November 2009 at 18:28:13 EST