2020 Thunder Basin National Grassland Plan Amendment
The U.S. Forest Service, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland, has completed an amendment to the Thunder Basin National Grassland land and resource management plan focused on prairie dog management. The amended plan is intended to provide a wider array of management options to respond to changing conditions on the grassland, minimize prairie dog encroachment onto non-Federal lands, reduce resource conflicts related to prairie dog occupancy and livestock grazing, ensure continued conservation of at-risk species, and support ecological conditions that do not preclude reintroduction of the black-footed ferret.
A notice of plan amendment approval will be published in the Federal Register and a legal notice will be published in the Laramie Boomerang on December 2, 2020.
The Forest Service thanks the many groups and individuals who participated as cooperators, collaborators, and diverse members of the public throughout this planning process and looks forward to implementing the amended plan in January 2021.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
This plan amendment will focus on prairie dog management and could change management across the Thunder Basin National Grassland.
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| NOI in Federal Register | 04/18/2019 |
| DEIS NOA in Federal Register | 04/18/2019 |
| FEIS NOA in Federal Register | 05/15/2020 |
| Objection Period Start | 05/15/2020 |
| Decision | 11/2020 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 01/2021 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Impact Statement
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Douglas and Thunder Basin Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
219 (2012)
Project Purpose:
Land Management Planning; Wildlife, Fish, Rare Plants; Vegetation Management (Other Than Forest Products); Watershed Management
Project Activity:
Species Habitat Improvements; Plan Amendment; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements
Current Status:
Completed
Project Decision Information
Thunder Basin National Grassland 2020 Plan Amendment
Decision Signed Date: 11/06/2020
(In Appeal Period)
Legal Notice Date: 12/02/2020
Forests:
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Districts:
Douglas and Thunder Basin Ranger District
States:
Wyoming
Counties:
Campbell; Converse; Crook; Niobrara; Weston
Legal Land Description:
Not Applicable
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Monique Nelson
2250 East Richards Street
Douglas, WY 82633-8922
307-275-0956
monique.nelson@usda.gov
Last Updated: 6/9/2023