Tonto Basin Ranger District (Geographic Keyword)
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Desert Archaeology, Inc., under contract to Salt River Project (SRP), has completed archaeological monitoring of excavations along the northern and southern banks of the Salt River at the eastern end of Lake Roosevelt. The excavations were conducted to assess subsurface geological deposits in the Meddler Point locality. Archaeological monitoring of these test excavations was requested by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) due to the...
Class III Cultural Resources Survey of Approximately 4.3 Miles of the Horse Mesa Dam Road (FR 80), from the Apache Trail to Horse Mesa, Tonto National Forest, Mesa and Tonto Basin Ranger Districts, Maricopa County, Arizona (2020)
SRP uses FR 80 to access Horse Mesa Dam and associated facilities in eastern Maricopa County, Arizona. Also known as Horse Mesa Dam Road, FR 80 traverses rugged terrain between its point of origin at SR 88 and its terminus at the dam on the Salt River. The road requires periodic maintenance for its sustainable and safe use, and SRP intends to implement future road improvement projects in coordination with TNF. SRP contracted SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA) to conduct a Class III cultural...
Salt River Project Forest 500 Vegetation Management Cultural Resources Data Comparison (2022)
The Salt River Project (SRP) is planning to conduct 5-year vegetation management along their Coronado-Silvering 500 kV transmission line beginning in May 2022. The portion of the transmission right-of-way (ROW) that crosses Tonto National Forest (TNF)’s Tonto Basin and Pleasant Valley Ranger Districts will be subject to vegetation management during this cycle. The entire length of the proposed treatment corridor has been previously surveyed, with the most recent survey conducted by Logan...