Pack Trail Fire Restoration Begins Near Pinedale

Pinedale, Wyo., June 10, 2025—The Pinedale Ranger District of the Bridger -Teton National Forest will install temporary electric fencing along the Union Pass Road in Sublette County Wyoming as early as June 9, 2025. The fencing is expected to be in place for two grazing seasons. Access routes designated on the motor vehicle use maps for the Forest will be available for motorized travel through the fenced area. 

The project includes installing approximately 7-miles of electric fence adjacent to the Union Pass Road. This area was burned in the Pack Trail Fire of 2024. The area with the fencing is roughly from Buffalo Meadows to Leeds Creek.  “We will need the fence in place for approximately 2- grazing seasons,” said Rangeland Management Specialist Gary Hayward. “This temporary fencing is needed so we can manage the grazing activity in the area,” he continued.  “Keeping the cattle on other portions of the allotment will allow the vegetation to firmly reestablish in the burned areas and provide for healthy rangelands in the very near future,” he said. 

The Forest is installing cattle guards at the designated motor vehicle routes through the fenced area. “People will still be able to access the Forest beyond this restoration area along the designated routes. The fence won’t be continuous, and the general use of the area will be much the same as visitors have experienced previously,” Hayward said. 

The Pack Trail fire did burn 7 – miles of permanent boundary fence in the Upper Green River cattle allotment. Part of providing good rangelands for the economic benefit of the public is making sure those old burned fences and barbed wire get cleaned up. “We will also be continuing with early detection and rapid response to any noxious weeds that try to move into these delicate areas until the native vegetation takes hold,” said Hayward.  “This work couldn’t be done without our partners, and we are grateful to the assistance from Wyoming Game and Fish, Sublette County Conservation District, Teton County Conservation District, Sublette County Weed and Pest and Teton County Weed and Pest”.  For more information on this project visit the Forest website at or contact the Pinedale Ranger District Office at 307-367-4326. 

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