Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
10/01/2014 to 12/31/2014
Dixie 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
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)
Energy Gateway South 500 kV
Powerline (EGS)
- Special use management
EIS
In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
04/01/2011
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal
Register 08/2014
Expected:03/2015
01/2020
Charles Call
435-865-3730
ckcall@fs.fed.us
Description: This proposed 500 kV transmission line is designed to deliver power to Rocky Mountain Power utility costumers in
Utah and the intermountain west. Generation sources are located in central Wyoming.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42534
Location:
Greater Sage-grouse
Management Direction - Utah
UNIT - Duchesne Ranger District, Pine Valley Ranger District, Richfield Ranger District, Price Ranger District,
Fillmore Ranger District, Heber-Kamas Ranger District, Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY
- Beaver, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Iron, Juab, Millard, Piute, Sevier, Uintah, Wasatch, Weber. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. The project initiates in central Wyoming and crosses public, private, and state lands in Wyoming,
Colorado, and Utah. Project terminates at the Mona substation in central Utah.
- Land management planning
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
EIS
In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
11/01/2013
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal
Register 05/2014
Expected:11/2014
11/2014
Glen Stein
801-625-5281
gstein@fs.fed.us
Description: The purpose of this project is to prepare environmental impact statements (EISs) and supplemental environmental
impact statements to incorporate greater sage-grouse conservation measures into Bureau of Land Management
land use plans and Forest Plans.
Web Link: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse/western.html
Location:
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UNIT - Ashley National Forest All Units, Dixie National Forest All Units, Fishlake National Forest All Units, MantiLasal National Forest All Units, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache All Units. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Beaver, Box Elder,
Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Davis, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute,
Rich, Salt Lake, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, Wayne, Weber.
LEGAL - Not Applicable. All National Forests in Utah.
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Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)
Transwest Express 600 kV
Direct Current Powerline (TWE)
- Special use management
EIS
In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
02/18/2011
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal
Register 07/2013
Expected:12/2014
03/2018
Charles Call
435-865-3730
ckcall@fs.fed.us
Description: This proposed 600 kV direct current transmission line is designed to carry renewable energy (primarily wind power)
from generation sources in central Wyoming to markets in in the pacific southwest.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42526
Location:
UNIT - Roosevelt Ranger District, Pine Valley Ranger District, Richfield Ranger District, Fillmore Ranger District,
Ferron Ranger District, Heber-Kamas Ranger District, Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY Beaver, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Iron, Juab, Millard, Piute, Sevier, Uintah, Wasatch, Weber. LEGAL - Not
Applicable. This project initiates in central Wyoming and crosses public, private, and state lands in Wyoming,
Colorado, Utah, and Nevada.
R4 - Intermountain Region
Dixie National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
Outfitter and Guide Special Use - Special use management
Permit Issuance
On Hold
N/A
CE
N/A
Leslie Fonger
435-676-9360
lesliefonger@fs.fed.us
Description: Reissue priority permits and issue new permits for outfitting and guiding.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=31662
Location:
Dixie National Forest
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UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District, Escalante Ranger District, Powell Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY
- Garfield, Iron. Escalante, Powell and Cedar City Ranger Districts.
Cedar City Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R4 - Intermountain Region
Dixie National Forest
Project Name
Dixie National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R4 - Intermountain Region
Cedar City Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Henry Knolls North Vegetation
Treatment
EA
Peter Goetzinger
- Vegetation management
Developing Proposal
Expected:06/2015
06/2015
435-865-3271
(other than forest products)
Est. Notice of Initiation 11/2014
pgoetzinger@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
Description: Treat forest vegetation ground, ladder and crown fuels in areas surrounding private subdivisions in order to
enhance fire prevention and fire control.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42922
Location:
Ikes Valley Vegetation Project
EA
UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. LEGAL - T36S,R8W,Secs 25-27,36;
T36S,R7W,Secs 20,29-34; T37S,R8W,Secs 1,2 ;T37S, R7W,Secs 3-10,13-17,20-23,27-33; SLB&M.
Approximately 8 miles north of Duck Creek Village, Utah.
Patrick Moore
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Developing Proposal
Expected:12/2016
05/2017
435-865-3221
- Forest products
Est. Notice of Initiation 05/2015
ptmoore@fs.fed.us
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: The main purpose of this project would be to reduce the susceptibility of healthy ponderosa pine stands to bark
beetle infestation. A secondary purpose would be to improve VSS composition by moving towards an un-even
aged system creating VSS1 stands.
Location:
Indian Hollow Road Stream
Crossings
Project Contact
UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Kane. LEGAL - T37S, R7W; T37S, R6W; T38S,
R7W; T38S R6W, SLB&M. Approximately 3 miles west and northwest of Long Valley Junction, UT.
- Watershed management
- Road management
Completed
CE
Actual: 09/30/2014
10/2014
Michael Golden
435-865-3726
mgolden@fs.fed.us
Description: Construction of effective stream crossings at three locations on Indian Hollow Road. Structures may include
bridge, culvert or other variations necessary to protect fisheries and riparian vegetation.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42926
Location:
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UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Iron. LEGAL - T34S,R6W, Sec 18;
SLB&M. Approximately 8 miles west of Panguitch, Utah.
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Project Name
Dixie National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region
Cedar City Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Dave Swank
- Forest products
On Hold
N/A
N/A
435-865-3224
- Vegetation management
dswank@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
Description: Vegetation treatments on 9281 acres to improve vigor in a variety of species. Mechanical treatments and
prescribed fire will be used to reduce forest fuels, regenerate aspen and sagebrush, thin conifer timber and reduce
pinyon-juniper invasion.
Little Creek-Red Creek
Vegetation Treatment
EA
Location:
UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Iron. LEGAL - T33S, R7W. T34S, R7W.
Approximately 9 miles east of Parowan, Utah.
Pamela Gilbert
Pacificorp dba Rocky Mountain - Special use management
Completed
Actual: 08/28/2014
09/2014
Power Underground Power Line
435-865-3200
Extension Brian Head New Ski
pjgilbert@fs.fed.us
Lift Project
Description: The purpose and need of this project is to authorize PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Power a Special Use Permit
CE
for the extension of their current underground power line to provide power to the new Brian Head Resort ski lift.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44639
Location:
Sawyer Point Vegetation
Treatment
UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Iron. LEGAL - Township 36 South, Range 9
West, Section 11, S.L.M., East Quarter Corner, Salt Lake Baseline and Meridian. Brian Head Ski Resort is located
on the Cedar City Ranger District within the Dixie National Forest, approximately 12 miles south of Parowan, Utah.
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Fuels management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
07/20/2014
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 11/2014
Expected:02/2015
03/2015
Eric Eastep
435-865-3278
eeastep@fs.fed.us
Description: Vegetation treatments to improve habitat and veg conditions.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37386
Location:
Dixie National Forest
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UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield, Kane. LEGAL - T37S, R6W, Sec 3134; T38S, R6W, Sec 3-6. Approximately 6 miles northeast of Duck Creek Village, UT.
Escalante Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R4 - Intermountain Region
Dixie National Forest
Project Name
Dixie National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R4 - Intermountain Region
Escalante Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Chriss/Deer Creek Trail
Connector
- Recreation management
On Hold
N/A
Project Contact
N/A
CE
Cindy Calbaum
435-826-5425
ccalbaum@fs.fed.us
Description: Develop a new trail connector between the Chriss Lake and Deer Creek Trails. This will provide users with the
option of a loop trail.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40235
Location:
Citation Oil Special Use Permit
Reissue
UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. Off State Route 12 approximately 9
miles north of Boulder, UT, between trail numbers 34015 and 34016.
- Special use management
Completed
Actual: 09/17/2014
10/2014
CE
Leslie Fonger
435-676-9360
lesliefonger@fs.fed.us
Description: A Special Use Permit to Citation Oil for the maintenance and operation of an oil pipeline and telephone line across
National Forest System Lands is expired and needs to be analyzed for the purpose of issuing a new Special Use
Permit.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41808
Location:
East Zone Minerals Source
Sites
UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. LEGAL - T36S, R1E, Sections 9, 10,
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 30; SLB&M. Dixie National Forest, Garfield County, Utah, approx. 6,000 feet
elevation.
- Minerals and Geology
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
05/06/2013
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 10/2014
Expected:01/2015
05/2015
Brooke Shakespeare
435-826-5434
bshakespeare@fs.fed.u
s
Description: The Escalante and Powell ranger districts propose to analyze the expansion and development of mineral material
pits to respond to mineral material needs of the Forest for the next 15-20 years. The project is consistent with 36
CFR 2850.2 and .3(2).
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40233
Location:
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UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. Various locations throughout the
Escalante and Powell ranger districts.
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Project Name
Dixie National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R4 - Intermountain Region
Escalante Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Lower Box Trailhead Relocation - Recreation management
- Road management
EA
On Hold
N/A
Project Contact
N/A
Jessica Grow
435-826-5427
jgrow@fs.fed.us
Description: Relocate the lower trailhead for the Box Trail outside of the wilderness boundary.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40234
Location:
Mitchell Spring Vegetation
Improvement Project
EA
UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Southern end
of the Box Trail adjacent to the Pine Creek Road (FR 153).
- Forest products
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
07/21/2014
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 12/2014
Expected:03/2015
05/2015
Dean Dolatta
435-826-5423
ddolatta@fs.fed.us
Description: Improve forest health by removing dead/dying Douglas fir and restore aspen and ponderosa pine stands. Restore
and invigorate riparian vegetation along Hall Creek.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40232
Location:
Upper Valley Landscape
Improvement Project
EA
Chance Stewart
- Forest products
In Progress:
Expected:02/2015
05/2015
435-826-5475
- Vegetation management
Comment Period Public Notice
chancestewart@fs.fed.u
(other than forest products)
03/28/2014
s
- Fuels management
Est. Objection Period Legal
- Watershed management
Notice 11/2014
Description: The project would use prescribed fire and mechanical and hand vegetation treatments to reduce wildfire hazard
and improve forest health. It would also stabilize and restore streams and provide guzzlers for wildlife.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37898
Location:
Dixie National Forest
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UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. LEGAL - T 34N R 1W, Sections 11, 12,
13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24,25, 26, & 27; T 34N R 1E Sections7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20 & 30. The upper portion of the Birch
Creek Watershed, adjacent to Main Canyon Road (FH 17) and downslope from Griffen Top Road (FR 140).
UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. LEGAL - Parts of Townships 35 and 36
South, Ranges 1 West and 1 East of the Salt Lake Base and Meridian. The proposed 16,863-acre Upper Valley
Landscape Improvement Project project is located in Garfield County, Utah (UT) approximately 15 miles southwest
of Escalante, UT. Access is via Utah Hiway 12.
Pine Valley Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R4 - Intermountain Region
Dixie National Forest
Project Name
Dixie National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R4 - Intermountain Region
Pine Valley Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
BLM Wild Horse Management
NEPA
- Grazing management
On Hold
N/A
Project Contact
N/A
EA
Eric Eastep
435-865-3278
eeastep@fs.fed.us
Description: Analysis for continued wild horse management in southern Utah lands administered by USDI Bureau of Land
Management and USDA Forest Service-Dixie National Forest.
Location:
Pine Valley Eastside Trails
Enhancement
UNIT - Pine Valley Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Iron, Washington. Western Iron and
Washington Counties.
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/26/2014
CE
Expected:10/2014
10/2014
Justin Laycock
435-652-3124
jlaycock@fs.fed.us
Description: Reroute and rehabilitate approximately 522 feet of the Mill Canyon Trail #31013, using primitive minimum tools.
Construct a connector trail between Whipple Trail #31025 and Canal Trail #31031.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42920
Location:
Pine Valley Fuelbreak
Improvement
EA
Skeet Houston
- Vegetation management
Developing Proposal
Expected:09/2015
10/2015
435-865-4655
(other than forest products)
Est. Scoping Start 11/2014
sdhouston@fs.fed.us
- Fuels management
Description: Improvement of existing fuelbreak around community of Pine Valley, UT. Activities include removal of invading
woody species (primarily juniper),widening, seeding and construction of 12-18" fireline. Healthy Forest
Restoration Act fuels treatment.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40181
Location:
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UNIT - Pine Valley Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Washington. LEGAL - T39S, R14W, Sec 27 &
28; T39S, R14W, Sec 29, SLB&M. The Mill Canyon Trail is located in the Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness Area.
The proposed connector trail is located in the Pine Valley Recreation Area.
UNIT - Pine Valley Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Washington. LEGAL - T39S, R14W, Sec. 19,
20, 29, 30; T39S, R15W, Sec. 13-16, 21-24, SLBM. Surrounding Community of Pine Valley, UT.
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Project Name
Dixie National Forest
Project Purpose
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region
Pine Valley Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Skeet Houston
- Recreation management
Developing Proposal
Expected:06/2016
07/2016
435-865-4655
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
Est. Notice of Initiation 01/2015
sdhouston@fs.fed.us
- Grazing management
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
Description: WUI fuels reduction, winter range enhancement, grass and forbe diversity improvement, dispersed campsite and
watershed management in Pinto Road and Pinto to New Castle road corridors.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44562
Pinto Road DFS and
Restoration
EA
Location:
Dixie National Forest
Planning Status
UNIT - Pine Valley Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Washington. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Located
along the Pinto Road area of Pine Valley RD.
R4 - Intermountain Region
Powell Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Alton Motorized Access
- Recreation management
On Hold
N/A
N/A
EA
Joseph Rechsteiner
801-676-9320
jrechsteiner@fs.fed.us
Description: Designate motorized use on an existing 2.8-mile route from the area of Alton, UT, located in Kane County, to
Robinson Canyon Trailhead and construct about 2 miles of non-motorized Grand View Trail.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40218
Location:
Powell Travel Management
Project
UNIT - Powell Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Kane. LEGAL - R5W T39S Sections 3, 9, 10,15 and
16, SLBM. Water Canyon to Robinson Cyn Trailhead.
- Road management
EIS
Developing Proposal
Est. NOI in Federal Register
11/2014
Expected:01/2016
03/2016
Keith Gustafson
435-676-9354
keithgustafson@fs.fed.u
s
Description: The Powell Ranger District is proposing to update its system of motorized roads and trails by constructing or
designating new roads and motorized trails; and relocating, upgrading, or decommissioning some existing roads
and trails.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44203
Location:
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UNIT - Powell Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield, Kane, Piute. LEGAL - Not Applicable.
Powell Ranger District.
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Project Name
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
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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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