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The Bridger-Teton National Forest has completed an EA to analyze and disclose effects of the proposal to configure parcel shape, sell >11 acres, update existing structures, and construct new facilities at North Cache & Cottonwood admin sites.
Note: Not all proposed projects may appear on the map. See the list below for a more complete list.
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Bridger-Teton National Forest
The Forest Service follows NEPA regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Under this rule, Forest Service officials determine which proposed projects are shared for public input.
The agency no longer issues a schedule of proposed actions (SOPA) report. Below is the current list of proposed projects available for review—your opportunity to learn more, share feedback, and stay engaged in decisions that shape the future of our public lands.
The Forest Service is considering amending its land management plans to address new and evolving issues arising since implementing sage-grouse plans in 2015. This project is in cooperation with the USDI Bureau of Land Management.
The first phase of forest planning includes preparation of an Assessment that outlines existing conditions and trends affecting the forest. This is not a decision document but public comment will be sought when the Draft Assessment is published.
Proposal to study causes of poor recruitment of Colorado River cutthroat trout in La Barge Creek drainage and potential effects of disease. Sampling would be conducted for 21 days in 2025 and includes water samples for eDNA analysis.
Wyoming Game & Fish Commission requested continued use of the Dell Creek and Forest Park feedgrounds for their long-term winter elk feeding activities. Elk are fed hay between mid-Nov thru April.
Proposed action is to allow Class 1 e-bikes on existing trails around Teton Pass and extend e-bikes seasonal restrictions at certain locations. Alt 1 would allow all 3 classes of e-bikes and includes trail construction. Draft EA comment closed 2/24.
Proposal to graze cattle on 4 former sheep allotments: Elk Ridge, Lime Creek, Rock Creek, and Tosi Creek. These allotments would be grazed by currently permitted cattle in the Upper Green River Area.
The Forest Service radio repeater on Elkhart Peak is outdated and needs to be replaced with modern radio technology. The proposal to install new infrastructure, which will ensure that the facility is consistent with radio communication direction in FSM 6640 - Telecommunications.
Everlong Endurance proposes a 100-mile running race to be held on the Big Piney and Greys River Ranger Districts from August 9-11th, 2024. This race was previously held on the Bridger-Teton National Forest on similar routes in 2023, 2022 & 2021.
Forest Service decided to close Temple Creek and Bunion Creek allotments and proposes to reauthorize livestock grazing on Muddy Canyon Allotment. This project is currently on hold.
New Fork Lake Irrigation District has proposed to rehabilitate the New Fork Lake Dam at current location to meet statewide safety requirements and increase water storage to improve the availability of legally-secured water to downstream users.
The BTNF is planning to enhance watershed and fisheries values that are currently impaired by the unmaintained legacy road infrastructure within North Fork of Fall Creek drainage. This project entails restoring native fish passage by removing a perched culvert while improving wilderness character.
The Silver Lake Irrigation District has proposed to rehabilitate the dam, inside the Bridger Wilderness, that supplies the water under their state water rights. State engineers have rated the dam's hazard at high. Proposal to raise dam & outlet work.
This project proposes to build Beaver Dam Analogues and post assisted log structures within Trail Creek. These structures act as a sink that mimics beaver dams to bolster riparian vegetation, increase groundwater infiltration, and sequester fine sediment and ash from traveling further downstream.
Proposal for a scientific germination experiment that would include planting native seeds (Douglas-fir & lodgepole pine) in 2024 and
measuring germination & establishment rates in summer of 2025, after which all planted trees will be removed.
To utilize prescribed burning for the regeneration of aspen stands, reinvigoration of forb communities, and the maintenance of grassland meadows in year-round habitat, winter range, and migration routes for a variety of big game species.
