Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
04/01/2016 to 06/30/2016
Bridger-Teton National Forest
This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Big Piney Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
2011 - Oil and Gas Leasing on
44,720 acres in the Wyoming
Range in the Bridger-Teton
National Forest
- Minerals and Geology
EIS
*UPDATED*
- Grazing management
01/2011
Donald Kranendonk
435-781-5245
dkranendonk@fs.fed.us
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/02/2015
Expected:05/2016
07/2016
Chad Hayward
307-276-5817
chayward@fs.fed.us
Description: Construct approximately 400 feet of fence along Clark Draw to exclude cattle from the stream segment.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43318
Location:
Exxon/Mobil Lake Ridge Well
T67X-14G1
R4 - Intermountain Region
UNIT - Big Piney Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Big Piney
Ranger District various locations.
CE
*UPDATED*
Actual: 01/25/2011
Project Contact
Description: Whether or not to authorize the Bureau of Land Management to lease 44,720 acres for oil and gas development.
The 2011 decision on this project was withdrawn to allow for additional environmental analysis.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=24734
Location:
Clark Draw Riparian Exclosure
Completed
Expected
Implementation
UNIT - Big Piney Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - T37N R113W Section 15.
Clark Draw approximately 2 miles south of Bondurant, Wyoming.
- Minerals and Geology
On Hold
N/A
N/A
EA
Donald Kranendonk
435-781-5245
dkranendonk@fs.fed.us
Description: Authorize a Surface Use Plan of Operation to drill one natural gas exploratory well on an existing unit and lease.
Location:
Hoback Ranches Fuels
Treatment
UNIT - Big Piney Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Lincoln. LEGAL - T28N, R115W, Sec. 14,
6th P.M. 20 miles west of Big Piney, Wyoming.
- Fuels management
On Hold
EA
N/A
N/A
Tobin Kelley
307-739-5576
tkelley@fs.fed.us
Description: Harvest both dead and green trees through a commercial timber sale; burn slash after harvest to further reduce
fuels. This project is on hold until additional data is collected.
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
UNIT - Big Piney Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Nineteen
miles northwest of Daniel, Wyoming.
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Bridger-Teton National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Big Piney Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Horse Creek Riparian
Restoration Project
- Watershed management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/02/2015
Expected:08/2016
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region
07/2017
CE
Chad Hayward
307-276-5817
chayward@fs.fed.us
Description: Remove road fill and culverts from the end of FS Road 10112 to reduce negative impacts and improve stream
function.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46291
Location:
Horse Creek Winter Trailhead
Parking Lot Extension
UNIT - Big Piney Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - Township 34N, Range
115W, Section 12. North Horse Creek area, west of Daniel Junction, Sublette County, Wyoming.
- Recreation management
Completed
Actual: 11/03/2015
07/2016
CE
*UPDATED*
Description: Expand the west and north boundaries of the existing parking lot by cutting live and dead trees on less than one
acre. Grade and improve the surface of the existing parking area. The purpose of the project is to increase user
safety.
Location:
Middle Piney Lake Dam
Rehabilitation
Mary Greenwood
307-276-5821
mkbrown@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Big Piney Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - T34N R113W NE ¼ NW
¼ Section 6. At the Forest boundary of Forest Service Road 10389 in the vicinity of Horse Creek, west of Merna,
Wyoming.
- Facility management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
11/17/2015
Expected:09/2016
10/2016
Trevlyn Robertson
307-886-5317
trevlynrobertson@fs.fed
.us
Description: Reconstruct the dam and road at Middle Piney Lake. Submit comments to comments-intermtn-bridger-teton-bigpiney@fs.fed.us by Dec. 17, 2015
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41379
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
UNIT - Big Piney Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Approximatey 23 west of Big Piney, Wyoming.
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Bridger-Teton National Forest
Project Name
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R4 - Intermountain Region
Big Piney Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Oil and Gas Leasing in Portions - Minerals and Geology
of the Wyoming Range in the
Bridger-Teton National Forest
EIS
*NEW LISTING*
In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register
03/21/2014
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal
Register 04/2016
Expected:01/2017
Project Contact
01/2017
Donald Kranendonk
435-781-5245
dkranendonk@fs.fed.us
Description: A decision on whether or not to authorize the Bureau of Land Management to lease 39,490 acres in the Wyoming
Range for Oil and Gas exploration and development. The 2011 decision to not authorize leasing was withdrawn;
original NOI was 02/04/2008.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48737
Location:
Old Indian Trail Maki Creek
Crossing (formerly Maki Creek
Trail Bridge)
UNIT - Big Piney Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Eastern
slope of Wyoming Range.
- Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/02/2015
Expected:08/2016
08/2016
CE
Matthew Anderson
307-367-5751
manderson08@fs.fed.u
s
Description: The Forest Service proposes to construct a bridge for both recreation use and livestock crossing on the Old Indian
Trail at the Maki Creek stream crossing.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43356
Location:
Riley Ridge Unit Development
(Forest Service Portion)
UNIT - Big Piney Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - Township 33N, Range
115W, Section 16. Approximately 22 miles west/ southwest of Daniel, Wyoming.
- Minerals and Geology
On Hold
EA
N/A
N/A
Donald Kranendonk
435-781-5245
dkranendonk@fs.fed.us
Description: Authorization of further development of one existing gas well and construction of approximately 1,200 feet of
buried pipeline.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43866
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
UNIT - Big Piney Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Approximately 20 miles west of Big Piney, Wyoming.
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Bridger-Teton National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Big Piney Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
South Cottonwood Creek Road
and Trailhead Flood Damage
Restoration
- Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/02/2015
Expected:06/2016
Expected
Implementation
R4 - Intermountain Region
09/2016
CE
*UPDATED*
UNIT - Big Piney Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - T 33N. R 115 W. Section
18. Approximately 24 miles west/southwest of Daniel, Wyoming.
- Minerals and Geology
EA
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
11/01/2015
Expected:10/2016
Anita DeLong
307-886-5329
akdelong@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Big Piney Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - Township 32 North,
Range 115 West, Sections 15 and 27. 22 miles northwest of Big Piney, Wyoming , near South Cottonwood Creek.
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Buffalo Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Dime and Mystery Lakes
Fisheries Restoration Project
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
02/06/2016
Expected:07/2016
R4 - Intermountain Region
08/2016
Dave Fogle
307-885-1301
dfogle@fs.fed.us
Description: Authorize Wyoming Game and Fish Dept. to use rotenone to remove introduced trout species from Dime Lake and
Mystery Lake in the Teton Wilderness.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41027
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
07/2017
Description: True Oil has submitted the Lander Peak Exploration Proposal for two exploratory wells; one from an existing pad
and one from a reclaimed pad. There was a 2012 comment period; a second comment period in 2015 has been
added.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=31165
Location:
*UPDATED*
Matthew Anderson
307-367-5751
manderson08@fs.fed.u
s
Description: Realign the stream channel in order to reduce flooding of the road and trailhead at South Cottonwood Creek.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45966
Location:
True Oil Lander Peak Area
Exploratory Proposal
Project Contact
UNIT - Buffalo Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Teton, Fremont. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Dime
Lake is 3.25 miles south of Flagg Ranch and Mystery Lake is 3 miles NE of Brooks Lake, Wyoming.
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Bridger-Teton National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Buffalo Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Grand Teton National Park Reauthorization of Spread
Creek Gravel Pit
- Special use management
CE
Description: Continuation of the use of 10 acres of NFS land for 1 year for loading and hauling materials, scraping the floor of
the pit to obtain unclassified borrow, staging borrow, and staging equipment for road construction activities.
*UPDATED*
Location:
Guided Bank Fishing
Actual: 02/03/2016
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2016
Expected:02/2017
04/2017
Linda Merigliano
307-739-5428
lmerigliano@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Buffalo Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Teton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Various
locations east of Moran, Wyoming.
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Greys River Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Middle Greys Motorized Travel
- Recreation management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
01/02/2016
Expected:08/2016
R4 - Intermountain Region
08/2016
Sidney Woods
307-886-1274
swoods@fs.fed.us
Description: Creation of approx. 40 miles of motorized trail loop opportunities in 2 loops for vehicles less than 50" wide mostly
by utilizing currently closed roads but also by converting low standard roads and by some trail construction.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48267
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
Deidre Witsen
307-739-5434
dwitsen@fs.fed.us
Description: Providing up to three special use permits for commercial, guided, day-use bank fishing on non-wilderness
segments of the Buffalo Fork River, Blackrock Creek, Spread Creek and Pacific Creek on the Blackrock Ranger
District.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48886
Location:
*UPDATED*
02/2016
UNIT - Buffalo Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Teton. LEGAL - Sec. 14 and 15, T. 44 N., R.
114 W., 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN. Spread Creek.
EA
*NEW LISTING*
Completed
UNIT - Greys River Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Lincoln. LEGAL - Not Applicable. West of
the Greys River Rd. on the east slope of the Salt River Range from Meadow Ck. on the north to South Three Forks
on the south.
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Bridger-Teton National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Greys River Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Reauthorization and
Management of Cattle Grazing
on the Little Greys Allotment
- Grazing management
EA
Description: The September 2009 Decision to reauthorize livestock grazing on the allotment was reversed on appeal. The
reauthorization project is currently on hold; grazing continues.
Location:
Star Valley Ranch Fuels
Treatment
On Hold
N/A
Don Delong
307-883-9212
ddelong@fs.fed.us
N/A
UNIT - Greys River Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Lincoln. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Approximately 8 miles east of Alpine, Wyoming.
- Fuels management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/20/2015
Expected:04/2016
06/2016
CE
*UPDATED*
Description: Decrease fuel adjacent to private property by thinning timber stands and burning
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46628
Location:
UNIT - Greys River Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Lincoln. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Adjacent to the town of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming.
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Jackson Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Dew Place/Bacon Creek OHV
Trail Improvements
- Recreation management
On Hold
N/A
R4 - Intermountain Region
David Wilkinson
307-739-5544
dwilkinson@fs.fed.us
N/A
CE
*UPDATED*
Ben Banister
307-828-5117
bbanister@fs.fed.us
Description: Trail Improvements for OHV use including construction of an OHV bridge and approximately half mile of new OHV
trail, conversion of approximately two and half miles of road to OHV trail, and bringing an OHV trail up to standard.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44175
Location:
UNIT - Jackson Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Teton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. In the Upper
Gros Ventre River corridor, approximately 20 mile east northeast of Jackson, Wyoming.
Deidre Witsen
307-739-5434
dwitsen@fs.fed.us
Karn - domestic water well and
water transmission pipeline
reauthorization.
- Special use management
CE
Description: Authorization previously issued to Daniel Karn's deceased wife. Proposal to reissue the authorization for a
domestic water well that is approximately 300 ft. deep and 26 ft. of a water transmission pipeline for the maximum
term of 20 years.
*UPDATED*
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
Completed
Actual: 02/03/2016
02/2016
UNIT - Jackson Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Teton. LEGAL - Section 23, T39N, R116W.
Just northeast from Hoback Junctions.
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Bridger-Teton National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Jackson Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Lower Valley Energy/1250 E.
Cache Creek Drive - Burial of
natural gas and electric lines
- Special use management
CE
Description: Burial of 630 ft. of underground natural gas line and 690 ft. of an underground electrical line to reach private
property. Removal of an existing overhead primary electrical conductor and 5 power poles.
*UPDATED*
Location:
Recreation event
reauthorization
Cancelled
N/A
Deidre Witsen
307-739-5434
dwitsen@fs.fed.us
N/A
UNIT - Jackson Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Teton. LEGAL - Section 35, T41N, R116W,
6th Principal Meridian. Located approximately 0.45 miles west of Cache Creek Trailhead.
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/01/2016
Expected:04/2016
04/2016
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Description: Reauthorization of 7 recreation events for 5 years. Little to no changes have been proposed. These events
include a variety of activities such as running, biking, fishing, & boating. See scoping document for details.
Location:
Snow King West & Jackson
Hole Mountain Resort Communications Sites
reauthorization
CE
*NEW LISTING*
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
Deidre Witsen
307-739-5434
dwitsen@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Jackson Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Teton, Lincoln. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Snake River, Hoback River, Greys River, Cache Creek and Game Creek drainages, Slide Lake, and Old Pass
Road.
- Special use management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/08/2016
Expected:05/2016
05/2016
Deidre Witsen
307-739-5434
dwitsen@fs.fed.us
Description: Proposal to continue to use the communications sites on Snow King West and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort for
the maximum term of 20 years. No changes to currently permitted improvements have been proposed.
Location:
UNIT - Jackson Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Teton. LEGAL - T. 40 N., R. 116 W., sec. 4
and T. 42 N., R. 117 W., sections 13 and 15. Snow King West and the following locations at Jackson Hole
Mountain Resort: the top of Apres Vous, Casper Restaurant, and on top of Rendezvous Bowl near the top of the
tram.
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Bridger-Teton National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Jackson Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Teton to Snake Fuels
Management
- Fuels management
EIS
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
08/07/2015
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal
Register 04/2016
Expected:07/2016
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region
08/2016
Steve Markason
307-739-5431
smarkason@fs.fed.us
Description: Fuels management, such as, prescribed fire and cutting and thinning of vegtetation for fire hazard reduction and
restoration/maintenance of fire adapted ecosystems. Analysis type changed to EIS in 2013. DEIS available August
2015.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=23638
Location:
UNIT - Jackson Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Teton, Lincoln. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
BTNF administered lands west of the Snake River from Teton Village/GTNP to Alpine. May also include some
CTNF administered lands & lands on east side of the river.
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Kemmerer Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Kemmerer Grazing and
Rangeland Vegetation
Managment
- Grazing management
On Hold
EIS
N/A
R4 - Intermountain Region
N/A
Aaron Zobell
(307) 828-5115
richardazobell@fs.fed.u
s
Description: Authorization of grazing on 16 sheep allotments - Porcupine, Lower Salt, Buckskin Knoll, Lake Alice, Smiths Fork,
Aspen Springs, Basin Ck, Devil's Hole, Elk Ck, Green Knoll, Indian Ck, Lake Mtn, Pole Ck, Sams Allen Ck, So
Fontenelle, Spruce Ck.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=26874
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
UNIT - Kemmerer Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Lincoln. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Between
Commissary Ridge and Salt Creek on the Kemmerer Ranger District.
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Bridger-Teton National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Kemmerer Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
LaBarge Creek Watershed Fish
Passage and Culvert
Replacement Project
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management
- Road management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/25/2016
Expected:07/2016
Expected
Implementation
R4 - Intermountain Region
08/2017
CE
*UPDATED*
Matthew Anderson
307-367-5751
manderson08@fs.fed.u
s
Description: Kemmerer Ranger District proposes to replace seven culverts and remove one constructed fish passage barrier in
the LaBarge Creek Watershed for the purpose of improving fish passage, flood capacity, and road infrastructure
improvement.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48308
Location:
Labarge Creek Range NEPA
Project Contact
UNIT - Kemmerer Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Lincoln. LEGAL - T28N, R116W, Sec 24;
T29N, R116W, Sec 36; T29N, R115W, Sec 31; T29N, R116W, Sec 26; T29N, R116W, Sec 16; T29N, R116W,
Sec 21. Approximately 25 miles west of Big Piney, Wyoming - Indian, Nameless, Coyote, Witherspoon, Spring,
Crystal, and Little Clear creeks.
- Grazing management
EA
Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 05/2016
Expected:02/2017
05/2017
*UPDATED*
Aaron Zobell
(307) 828-5115
richardazobell@fs.fed.u
s
Description: Continue to authorize livestock grazing within the Labarge Creek allotment in a manner that will continue to meet
or move forest resources toward desired conditions identified in the Forest Plan while meeting other resource
objectives.
Location:
UNIT - Kemmerer Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Lincoln. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The
Labarge Creek allotment is located in the northeast corner of the Kemmerer District within Lincoln County,
Wyoming.
R4 - Intermountain Region
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Pinedale Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Grazing Authorization for
Muddy Canyon Allotment (note
change in project name)
- Grazing management
EA
Description: Forest Service decided to close Temple Creek and Bunion Creek allotments. Proceeding with NEPA analysis on
Muddy Canyon Allotment. Project previously titled "Grazing Authorization for Muddy Creek, Temple Creek, and
Bunion Creek Allotments".
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45980
*UPDATED*
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
03/28/2015
Expected:04/2018
06/2018
Dave Booth
(307)367-5754
dbooth@fs.fed.us
UNIT - Pinedale Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Southern
Wind River Range.
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Bridger-Teton National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Pinedale Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Grazing Authorization for Raid
Lake, Cross Lake, and East
Fork Allotments
- Grazing management
EA
Description: Raid Lake,Cross Lake and East Fork allotments were closed to livestock grazing. This project has been cancelled.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47656
*UPDATED*
Location:
Cancelled
N/A
Dave Booth
(307)367-5754
dbooth@fs.fed.us
N/A
UNIT - Pinedale Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Approximately 23 miles east of Pinedale Wyoming in the Bridger Wilderness.
Dave Booth
Grazing Authorization for
- Grazing management
In Progress:
Expected:06/2017
07/2017
Sweetwater, Blucher Creek and
(307)367-5754
Comment Period Public Notice
East Squaw Creek Cattle and
dbooth@fs.fed.us
03/21/2014
Horse Allotments
Description: Proposed reauthorization of grazing on the Sweetwater, Blucher Creek, and East Squaw Creek Cattle and Horse
EA
Allotments.
*UPDATED*
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43343
Location:
Green River Area Boat Ramp
Improvement Project
EA
*UPDATED*
- Recreation management
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
02/20/2016
Expected:07/2016
07/2016
Matthew Anderson
307-367-5751
manderson08@fs.fed.u
s
Description: Improve boat ramp condition and access at Lower Green River Lake, Dollar Lake, and relocations on the Green
River. Submit comments to comments-intermtn-bridger-teton-pinedale@fs.fed.us by March 21, 2016
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=48345
Location:
04/01/2016 04:08 am MT
UNIT - Pinedale Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette, Fremont. LEGAL - T29, 30 and
31N; R101, 102, 103 and 104W. southern Wind River Range.
UNIT - Pinedale Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Upper
Green River Area approximately 30 miles north of Pinedale, Wyoming Legal Land Description: 38N 110W Sec
25/26; 39N 110W Sec13, 24; 39N 109W 6.
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Bridger-Teton National Forest
Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Pinedale Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Green River CorridorRecreation & Watershed
Enhancement Project
Cindy Stein
- Recreation management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
307-367-5717
- Watershed management
cstein@fs.fed.us
- Road management
Description: Inventory, development and implementation of a management plan to address resource concerns regarding
dispersed recreation use and roaded access within the Green River corridor; including camping restrictions and
travel management updates.
EA
Location:
Pinyon Osborn Vegetation
Treatments
UNIT - Pinedale Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Green
River corridor from Green River Lakes southwest to forest boundary at north end of State Hwy. 352, approximately
20 miles north of Cora, WY.
- Fuels management
On Hold
N/A
Paul Hutta
307-367-5735
phutta@fs.fed.us
N/A
EA
Description: Mechanical and prescribed fire treatments to reduce/restore shrub, aspen and conifer fuels along the Upper Green
River Corridor. This decision was reversed on appeal. This project is on hold pending the sage grouse Forest Plan
amendment.
Location:
Skyline Wildland Urban
Interface Fuels Reduction
- Fuels management
EA
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
07/19/2015
Expected:05/2016
05/2016
Paul Swenson
307-367-4326 x5711
paswenson@fs.fed.us
Description: Fuels reduction treatments with equipment & prescribed burning. The treatments will reduce the risk of high
severity wildfire and increase public and firefighter safety.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=45976
Location:
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UNIT - Pinedale Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Pinyon
Ridge, Osborn Mountain and areas between the Forest Boundary and Dollar Lake on the east side of Forest
Roads 600 and 660.
UNIT - Pinedale Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - Portions of T. 34S R.
108E. Sections 2,3,4,5,6,9,10,11 T. 35S R. 108E Sections 16,17,20,21,22,29,28,27,26,32,33,34,35. Beginning
approximately two miles northeast of Pinedale, east of Fremont Lake, and adjacent to the highly utilized Skyline
Drive National Forest Service Road 134.
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Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Pinedale Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Upper Green River Area
Rangeland
- Grazing management
EIS
*UPDATED*
In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
06/18/2010
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal
Register 04/2016
Expected:07/2016
Actual: 09/30/2004
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region
07/2016
Dave Booth
(307)367-5754
dbooth@fs.fed.us
Description: Forest Service proposes to reauthorize cattle and horse grazing on six allotments containing about 170,000 acres
in the Upper Green River area. A Final EIS and draft decision are expected in 2016.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=3049
Location:
UNIT - Pinedale Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Sublette. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Upper
Green River.
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status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited
bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at
(202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
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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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