Eight aternatives for managing the 11,519 acre Las Huertas canyon Study Area on the Cibola National Forest are described and compared. The alternatives are: Alternative A is the current management strategy. Alternative B provides for the Forest Service and cooperating agencies to increase services and management intensitylevelsbyutilizingexistingdirectionandauthoritiesintheLasH uertasCanyonStudyArea. AlternativeCprovidesmaximumemphasistothefloraandfaunaandnonmotorized recreations opportunities found in Las Huertas Canyon by closur eofSR165fromthenorthForestboundarytoLasHuertasPicnicGround. Alte rnativeDprovidesemphasistothefloraandfaunaandnonmotorizedrecreationopportunitesfoundin upper Las Huertas Canyon by closure of SR 165 from Balsam Glade Picni cGroundtothesouthboundaryoftheEllisTract. AlternativeFprovidesemp hasistoanimprovedtransportationsystem.