Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
01/01/2016 to 03/31/2016
Bighorn National Forest
This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Project Name
Bighorn National Forest
District)
Project Purpose
EA
*UPDATED*
FSR #329 Conversion Project
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
Bernie Bornong
04/2017
- Forest products
In Progress:
Expected:01/2016
307-674-2685
- Vegetation management
bbornong@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Road management
Description: Forested vegetation management with multiple objectives, including wood product production, fuels reduction,
wildlife habitat enhancement, and travel management.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43845
Location:
*NEW LISTING*
Decision
Medicine Wheel/Paintrock Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one
Crater Ridge Vegetation
Management Project
EA
Planning Status
UNIT - Medicine Wheel Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sheridan. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Medicine Wheel/Paintrock Ranger District in the Little Bighorn River watershed.
- Recreation management
- Road management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 12/2015
Expected:03/2016
07/2016
Robert Cochran
307-548-5308
rcochran@fs.fed.us
Description: Forest Service Road (FSR) #329 would be partially closed to full sized vehicles and converted to a motorized OHV
trail 50 inches or less. Sections of the old road bed would be narrowed to be more compatible with a 50 inch or
less trail.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48442
Location:
UNIT - Medicine Wheel Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Big Horn. LEGAL - Section 33, T52N,
R88W, and Section 4, T52N, R88W, 44.428 latitude, 107.556 longitude. Located off Forest Service Road #17 just
southeast of Spanish Point, approximately 12 miles south of the Shell Ranger Station.
Robert Cochran
Ranger Creek Campground and - Recreation management
05/2016
Developing Proposal
Expected:02/2016
Adelaide Trailhead
307-548-5308
- Facility management
Est. Scoping Start 01/2016
Reconstruction Project
rcochran@fs.fed.us
Description:
CE
Reconstruction of Ranger Creek Campground and improvement of parking area for the Adelaide and Bench
Trailheads.
*NEW LISTING*
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48483
Location:
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UNIT - Medicine Wheel Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Big Horn. LEGAL - Section 33, T52N,
R88W, and Section 4, T52N, R88W,. Located off Forest Service Road #17 approximately ¼ southeast of Shell
Ranger Station.
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Project Name
Bighorn National Forest
District)
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Medicine Wheel/Paintrock Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one
Shell Falls Commercial Use
Permitting Project
- Recreation management
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 12/2015
Expected:02/2016
Expected
Implementation
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
07/2016
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Pole Creek Gravel Pit
Expansion
Robert Cochran
307-548-5308
rcochran@fs.fed.us
Description: Authorization of Priority Use Outfitter and Guide permits to commercial tour operators stopping at the Shell Falls
Visitor Center. Permits may be issued for periods up to ten years.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48482
Location:
Bighorn National Forest
Project Contact
UNIT - Medicine Wheel Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Big Horn. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Located on Hwy 14 in Shell Canyon approximately 11 miles east of Shell Wyoming.
Powder River Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Minerals and Geology
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
07/03/2015
Expected:04/2016
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
09/2016
Gayle Laurent
307-674-2656
glaurent@fs.fed.us
Description: The Wyoming Dept of Transportation submitted an application to increase the existing gravel pit by 45 ac to
facilitate transportation projects and maintenance operations on US Hwy 16. Includes mining, gravel operation,
and a temporary hot mix plant
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46124
Location:
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UNIT - Powder River Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Johnson. LEGAL - NE1/4SE1/4, Section
26, T.49N., R84W., 6th P.M. The Pole Creek Gravel Pit is located immediately west of US Highway 16 just north of
milepost 67, approximately 17 miles southwest of Buffalo, Wyoming.
Tongue Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Eaton Brothers, Inc Special Use - Special use management
Permit Reissuance
Completed
CE
*UPDATED*
12/2015
Cheri Jones
307-674-2652
cajones02@fs.fed.us
Description: 10-Year Priority Use Special Use Permit expires and is eligible for reissuance for another 10 years
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47765
Location:
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Actual: 12/18/2015
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
UNIT - Tongue Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sheridan. LEGAL - Sections 6,7,8,18, T55N,
R86W; Sections 1,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,35,36, T55N, R87W. 4 assigned sites located :
Sections 12, 14, 23,T55N, R87W. Tongue Ranger District in the Wolf Creek and Walker Prairie area.
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Project Name
Bighorn National Forest
Lodge Connector ATV Trail
Project
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R2 - Rocky Mountain Region
Tongue Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Recreation management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
10/02/2014
Expected:03/2016
Project Contact
06/2016
Leslie Horsch
307-674-2632
lhorsch@fs.fed.us
Description: ATV trail to connect the three lodges on the north end of the Tongue Ranger District.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45472
Location:
UNIT - Tongue Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sheridan. LEGAL - T55N R88W sec. 7 and
16-18, T55N R89W sec. 1 and 12-13. ATV trail between Arrowhead Lodge, Elk View Lodge and Bear Lodge.
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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
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