Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
04/01/2022 to 06/30/2022
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Report Contents (click to jump to a section) :
-  Projects Occurring Nationwide
-  Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest,  Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest,  Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest,  Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest,  Laramie Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest,  Parks Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest,  Yampa Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Projects Occurring Nationwide  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Locatable Mining Rule - 36 CFR 228, subpart A.
EIS
 - Regulations, Directives, Orders  On Hold  N/A  N/A Sarah Shoemaker
907-586-7886
sarahshoemaker@fs.fed.us 
Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes revisions to its regulations at 36 CFR 228, Subpart A governing locatable minerals operations on National Forest System lands.A draft EIS & proposed rule should be available for review/comment in late 2020
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57214
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. These regulations apply to all NFS lands open to mineral entry under the US mining laws. More Information is available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/science-technology/geology/minerals/locatable-minerals/current-revisions.
Nationwide Aerial Application of Fire Retardant on National Forest System Land.
EIS

           *UPDATED* 		- Regulations, Directives, Orders  In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register 08/08/2020
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 02/2022  		Expected:06/2022
  		07/2022 Laura Conway
406-802-4317
laura.conway@usda.gov 
Description: Programmatic Supplemental EIS for the Nationwide Aerial Application of Fire Retardant on National Forest System Land.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60450
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The direction in the SEIS will apply to use of aerially delivered fire retardant on all National Forest System land. .
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Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Amendments to Land Management Plans Regarding Sage-grouse Conservation
EIS
 - Land management planning
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants 		 In Progress:
Objection Period Legal Notice 08/02/2019  		Expected:12/2020
  		01/2021 John Shivik
801-625-5667
johnashivik@fs.fed.us 
Description: 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.
Web Link:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r4/home/?cid=stelprd3843381
Location: UNIT - Ashley National Forest All Units, Boise National Forest All Units, Bridger-Teton National Forest All Units, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest All Units, Dixie National Forest All Units, Fishlake National Forest All Units, Salmon-Challis National Forest All Units, Sawtooth National Forest All Units, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest All Units, Manti-La Sal National Forest All Units, Caribou-Targhee National Forest All Units, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache All Units. STATE - Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming. COUNTY - Jackson, Moffat, Routt, Adams, Blaine, Bonneville, Camas, Caribou, Cassia, Elmore, Fremont, Madison, Churchill, Clark, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lincoln, Nye, Pershing, Washoe, White Pine, 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, Platte, Sublette, Teton, Weston, Albany, Campbell, Carbon, Converse, Crook, Laramie, Lincoln, Natrona, Niobrara. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Sagebrush lands in National Forests of Nevada, Utah, southern Idaho, southwest Montana, southwest & south-central Wyoming and northern Colorado.
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R2 - Rocky Mountain Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Powerline Authorization for Black Hills Power Corporation
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/28/2022  		Expected:04/2022
  		04/2022 Robena Downie
307-358-4690
Robena.Downie@usda.gov 
Description: Special use authorization for existing 230-kV and 69-kV electrical powerlines, including Wyodak-Hot Springs and Tekla-Osage-Rapid City lines.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61935
Location: UNIT - Hell Canyon Ranger District, Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland. STATE - South Dakota, Wyoming. COUNTY - Custer, Fall River, Weston. LEGAL - T46N R63W and others. Thunder Basin NG and Black Hills NF.
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Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)  

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Hazard Tree Management
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Facility management
- Road management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2022  		Expected:06/2022  06/2022 Mark Westfahl
970-723-8204
mark.westfahl@usda.gov 
Description: Hazard tree management for public health and safety primarily along roads, trails, and infrastructure.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61286
Location: UNIT - Yampa Ranger District, Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Parks Ranger District, Laramie Ranger District. STATE - Colorado, Wyoming. COUNTY - Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt, Albany, Carbon. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Medicine Bow National Forest and the Routt National Forest in Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Moffat, and Rio Blanco counties in Colorado and Albany and Carbon counties in Wyoming.
High Alpine Seasonal Road Closure Extensions
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Watershed management
- Road management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2022  		Expected:06/2022  07/2022 Matthew Schweich
000-000-0000
Matthew.Schweich@usda.gov 
Description: Extend the seasonal wheeled-motorized vehicle closure dates or locations on several high alpine roads.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59222
Location: UNIT - Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District, Laramie Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Albany, Carbon. LEGAL - T16N R80W, T17N R80W, T16N R79W and T15N R79W. Laramie RD and Brush Creek-Hayden RD.
Renewal of Special Use Authorizations for Carbon Power & Light, Inc.
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 01/05/2022  01/2022 Nicholas DiGiacco
603-466-2713
nicholas.digiacco@usda.gov 
Description: Issuance of a new special use authorization for existing powerline infrastructure for a new term to replace expired authorizations. Changes are administrative only; no physical changes will occur, other than minor required maintenance.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60114
Location: UNIT - Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District, Laramie Ranger District. STATE - Colorado, Wyoming. COUNTY - Albany, Carbon. LEGAL - Multiple locations across the Forest. Project is located across National Forest System lands in Carbon and Albany counties, Wyoming; and in Jackson and Larimer counties, Colorado.
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Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest,   Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Mill Creek Ranch - Small Tracts Act Conveyance
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Land ownership management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/16/2014  		Expected:08/2022
  		10/2022 Amber Horne
307.326.2532
ahorne@fs.fed.us 
Description: Land interchange between the Forest Service and Mill Creek Ranch under the Small Tracts Act. Each entity will convey 5 acres and acquire 5 acres. Project will resolve boundary line issues related to discrepancies found in the original land surveys.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59234
Location: UNIT - Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Carbon. LEGAL - NW1/4 Section 23, 14 N., 87 W., 6th P.M., Carbon County, WY. The Mill Creek Ranch private inholding is located at the end of NFSR 822 (Aspen Road). The five acres to be conveyed is located on the north-east boundary of the property.
Purgatory Gulch Abandoned Mine Adit Closure
CE
 - Minerals and Geology  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/01/2021  		Expected:08/2022
  		09/2022 Matthew Schweich
000-000-0000
Matthew.Schweich@usda.gov 
Description: Reclamation (closure) of an abandoned mine that is hazardous to the public. The adit (opening) will be blocked and the surface will be recontoured and revegetated. To begin summer or fall of 2022 with completion before end of the year.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60590
Location: UNIT - Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Carbon. LEGAL - Section 31, T. 14 N., R. 83 W., 6th P.M., Carbon County, Wyoming. Project area is located approximately 5 miles south of Riverside, Wyoming.
Verde Mine Perpetual Reciprocal Easement
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/27/2019  		Expected:04/2022
  		05/2022 Amber Horne
307.326.2532
ahorne@fs.fed.us 
Description: Perpetual reciprocal easement between Forest Service and private property owner of Verde Mine claims. Easement gives legal access to property to owner via NFSR 809.1B (Pipeline Road) and NFST 858 (Verde Mine Trail). NFSR 809.1B is closed to public.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=55755
Location: UNIT - Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Carbon. LEGAL - Sections 27, 28, 29, 32, 33 and 34 T. 14 N., R. 86 W., 6th P.M., Carbon County, Wyoming. Project is located on the Sierra Madre unit of the Brush Creek/Hayden District of the Medicine Bow National Forest by the Verde Mine mining claims.
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Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest,   Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Amendment to Special Use Authorization for Telecommunication Line (R T COMMCTNS INC)
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/05/2020  		Expected:04/2022
  		04/2022 Robena Downie
307-358-4690
Robena.Downie@usda.gov 
Description: Right-of-way to install a buried telecommunication conduit and connect to an existing telecommunication line to provide service to a nearby customer.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59083
Location: UNIT - Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Weston. LEGAL - Sec 7 T44N R64W. Sec. 7 T44N R64W.
Charybdis 3D Seismic Survey Phase 2
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Minerals and Geology  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2022  		Expected:04/2022  04/2022 James McKay
307-358-4690
james.mckay@usda.gov 
Description: Geophysical 3-D seismic survey. Proponent is Devon Energy.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57566
Location: UNIT - Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Converse. LEGAL - Townships 37, 38, 39 N Ranges 67, 68, 69 W. 40 Miles NE of Douglas. Headwaters of Cheyenne River, Cow Creek, Rat Creek, Dry Creek, Lightening Creek. Thunder Basin NG.
Converse County Oil and Gas Project
EIS

           *UPDATED* 		- Minerals and Geology  In Progress:
FEIS NOA in Federal Register 07/31/2020  		Expected:06/2022
  		06/2022 John Madden
307-358-4690
john.madden@usda.gov 
Description: Oil and natural gas exploration and development. Approximately 4 percent of project area is on Thunder Basin NG. The lead agency of the EIS is the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service is a cooperating agency.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=44124
Location: UNIT - Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Converse. LEGAL - Townships 32 through 40 North, Ranges 67 through 76 West, 6th Principal Meridian. Northern portion of Converse County, north of Interstate Highway 25. Thunder Basin National Grassland.
Laramie Peak Unit Vegetation Management - Cold Springs and Deer Creek
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2022  		Expected:04/2022  04/2022 John Madden
307-358-4690
john.madden@usda.gov 
Description: Vegetation management to improve forest conditions and reduce wildfire risk.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=58171
Location: UNIT - Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Albany, Converse, Natrona. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Medicine Bow NF - Laramie Peak Unit.
Laramie Peak Unit Vegetation Management - Gunnysack
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2022  		Expected:04/2022  04/2022 John Madden
307-358-4690
john.madden@usda.gov 
Description: Vegetation management to improve forest conditions and reduce wildfire risk.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=58173
Location: UNIT - Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Converse, Natrona. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Medicine Bow NF - Laramie Peak Unit.
Lonetree Creek Utility Special Uses
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 03/2022  		Expected:04/2022  04/2022 Robena Downie
307-358-4690
Robena.Downie@usda.gov 
Description: Buried electric power and produced-water lines, for oil and gas operations, and co-located temporary surface water line. Proponent is Devon Energy.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=56995
Location: UNIT - Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Converse. LEGAL - Sec. 17 T39N R71W. Thunder Basin NG, Lonetree Creek watershed.
Mineral Material Contract Re-issue at North Antelope Rochelle Mine
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Minerals and Geology  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 03/2022  		Expected:04/2022  04/2022 James McKay
307-358-4690
james.mckay@usda.gov 
Description: Re-issuance of a mineral material contract to Peabody Powder River Mining, LLC for continued scoria mining operations at North Antelope Rochelle Mine.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59679
Location: UNIT - Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Campbell. LEGAL - Section 21 T41N R70W; and Sections 13, 14 T42N R70W. North Antelope Rochelle Mine area, and Thunder Basin NG.
Removal of Trespass Pipeline
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/22/2020  		Expected:04/2022
  		04/2022 Robena Downie
307-358-4690
Robena.Downie@usda.gov 
Description: Authorization of a right-of-way and reclamation activities to remove a recently installed crude oil pipeline that was not in operation. The pipeline was initially misaligned onto a parcel of the national grassland.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=58546
Location: UNIT - Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Campbell. LEGAL - Sec. 7 and 8 T41N R72W. Southeast of Reno Flats between Little Bates Creek and Spring Creek, Thunder Basin NG.
Renewal of Special Use Authorizations for RT Communications
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/22/2019  		Expected:04/2022
  		04/2022 Robena Downie
307-358-4690
Robena.Downie@usda.gov 
Description: Issuance of new special use authorizations for a new term to replace expired authorizations.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=56510
Location: UNIT - Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Weston, Campbell, Crook. LEGAL - T41N R71W, T42N R71W, T43N R71W, T43N R72W, T44N R69W, T44N R70W, T46N R63W, T47N R63W, T47N R64W, T47N R65W, T48N R65W, T48N R66W, 6th P.M. Thunder Basin NG.
Road use NFSR 910, 910A, 910B, 910CA, 910CB, 910D, 910E - Silver Creek Midstream LLC
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 03/2022  		Expected:04/2022  04/2022 Robena Downie
307-358-4690
Robena.Downie@usda.gov 
Description: Commercial road use on National Forest System Roads 910, 910A, 910B, 910C, 910CA, 910CB, 910D, and 910E. Proponent is Silver Creek Midstream LLC.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61301
Location: UNIT - Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Campbell. LEGAL - T41N R72W, T41N R73W, T42N R72W. Thunder Basin NG, west of Hwy 59.
Road use NFSR 925, 925A, and 930 (Keeline Road) and non-system road
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 03/2022  		Expected:04/2022  04/2022 Robena Downie
307-358-4690
Robena.Downie@usda.gov 
Description: Commercial road use of National Forest System Roads 925, 925A, and 930 (Keeline Road) and non-system road. Proponent is Century Natural Resources-Century Oil and Gas.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61300
Location: UNIT - Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Weston, Campbell. LEGAL - T43N R68W, T43N R69W, T44N R68W, T44N R69W. Thunder Basin NG.
Road use and water line - Continental Natural Resources
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 03/2022  		Expected:04/2022  04/2022 Robena Downie
307-358-4690
Robena.Downie@usda.gov 
Description: Commercial road and water line uses and operation. Proponent is Continental Natural Resources.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61299
Location: UNIT - Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Converse. LEGAL - T38N R73W and T39N R73W; non-system road is located in Sec 27 T39N R73W. Thunder Basin NG.
Special use authorization for Fulton oil facilities
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Minerals and Geology
- Special use management 		 Completed  Actual: 02/03/2022  02/2022 Robena Downie
307-358-4690
Robena.Downie@usda.gov 
Description: Special use authorizations for operation of oil and gas development facilities at sites known as Fulton 1, 2, and 3.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61302
Location: UNIT - Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Converse. LEGAL - T39N R69W. Thunder Basin NG.
Upton Water Monitoring Wells
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 04/10/2020  04/2020 Robena Downie
307-358-4690
Robena.Downie@usda.gov 
Description: Special use authorization for water monitoring wells associated with a landfill.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=57515
Location: UNIT - Douglas Ranger District and Thunder Basin National Grassland. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Weston. LEGAL - Section 24, T. 48 N., R. 65 W., 6th P.M. Located north of the town of Upton off HWY 116 accessed by NFSR 1252 in an area south of the town golf course. Thunder Basin NG.
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Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest,   Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Argentine Vegetation Management Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) 		 Completed  Actual: 03/22/2022  07/2022 Samuel Hahn
970-870-2263
Samuel.Hahn@usda.gov 
Description: Various vegetation management treatments would be used within a total project treatment area of approximately, but not exceeding, 250 acres of lodgepole pine and mixed conifer stands which have experienced high levels of mortality.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61394
Location: UNIT - Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Routt. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Project area is located on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District on the HPBE district in Routt County, CO, approximately 27 miles northwest of Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Buffalo Pass Road Reconstruction
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Objection Period Legal Notice 01/26/2022  		Expected:04/2022
  		07/2022 Rick Henderson
970-870-2219
rhenderson01@fs.fed.us 
Description: Maintenance and reconstruction to bring NFSR 60 up to standards. The proposal also addresses adverse effects of increased dispersed camping, which may be exacerbated by the road improvement.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=56746
Location: UNIT - Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Jackson, Routt. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Buffalo Pass Road reconstruction from Dry Lake Campground to Summit Lake Trailhead. Dispersed camping management from Dry Lake Campground to 1.5 miles east of Buffalo Pass.
Federal Aviation Administration Communications Site Lease Amendment
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/28/2022  		Expected:06/2022
  		06/2023 Kathleen Soulliere
970-870-2222
kathleen.soulliere@usda.gov 
Description:  The FAA has proposed to remove and replace the existing propane engine and fuel storage tank at the existing North Walton Peak Communications Site. The new engine and propane tank will be replaced in-kind and in the same location.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61561
Location: UNIT - Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Routt. LEGAL - Not Applicable. North Walton Peak Communications Site on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District of the Routt National Forest. Section 27, Township 5 North, Range 83 West, 6TH Principal Meridian, Routt County, CO.
Mad Creek Bridge Replacement Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Road management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/19/2021  		Expected:04/2022
  		09/2022 Loren Reimer
(720)273-5252
Loren.Reimer@usda.gov 
Description: The project proposes to replace the approximately 60-year-old existing bridge with a new pedestrian hiking bridge to address deteriorating foundations and abutments and the narrowing of streambed.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61766
Location: UNIT - Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Routt. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The Mad Creek bridge is located along USF road 128.1 (ML1, Administrative Use) at Mile Post 3.1 approximately 7 miles northwest of Steamboat Springs CO.
Mad Rabbit Trails Project
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 07/21/2019  		Expected:05/2022
  		07/2022 Brendan Kelly
970-827-5151
brendan.kelly@usda.gov 
Description: Proposed trails changes and/or new trails construction, mostly in the Rabbit Ears Pass and Rocky Peak areas.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=50917
Location: UNIT - Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Routt. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Mad Creek/Rocky Peak and Rabbit Ears areas.
Morgan Creek Fire Road Decommissioning
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Watershed management
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/04/2022  		Expected:05/2022
  		07/2022 Tyler Carleton
970-870-2256
tyler.carleton@usda.gov 
Description: Closed roads NFSR 441.1, 441.1B, and 441.1C in the Morgan Creek Fire burn area are at high risk for failure from flash floods. Treatments are needed to remove fill and culverts, reshape slopes, and establish drainages to reduce environmental impacts.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61570
Location: UNIT - Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Routt. LEGAL - Not Applicable. NFSR 441.1, NFSR 441.1B, and NFSR 441.1C are located near Burn Ridge and Floyd Peak, south of the Hinman Campground approximately 26 miles Northeast of Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Steamboat 2021 Blowdown Vegetation Management Project
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Recreation management
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Special use management 		 Completed  Actual: 09/28/2021  10/2021 Erica Dickerman
970-870-2185
erica.dickerman@usda.gov 
Description: Treat up to 40 acres of timber as a result of the wind event in 2020 on National Forest System lands and disturb up to 5 acres for utility, snowmaking, and trail projects.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60554
Location: UNIT - Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Routt. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Steamboat Springs Ski Resort, Steamboat Springs, CO.
TNT Visual, LLC Special Use Permit Renewal
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 03/14/2022  03/2022 Kathleen Soulliere
970-870-2222
kathleen.soulliere@usda.gov 
Description: TNT Visual proposes to renew their recently expired Temporary Special Use Permit (HBE716) for commercial filming services on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District of the Routt National Forest.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61707
Location: UNIT - Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Routt. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Primary filming locations include Rabbit Ears Pass, Buffalo Pass, North Routt, and the Bears Ears areas.
Union Telephone Company - Muddy Pass Communications Site Telecommunications Conduit Install
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/30/2021  		Expected:04/2022
  		05/2022 Kathleen Soulliere
970-870-2222
kathleen.soulliere@usda.gov 
Description: Union Telephone Company proposes to install 5,085 feet of buried conduit for telecommunications cables at the existing Muddy Pass Communications Site; alongside National Forest System Roads 307.1A, 307.1 and under Highway 40 to a vault directly north
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61197
Location: UNIT - Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Jackson. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Muddy Pass Communications Site on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District of the Routt National Forest, Sections 15 & 22, Township 5 North, Range 82 West, 6TH Principal Meridian, Jackson County, CO.
Union Telephone Company New Facility Install- South Walton Peak Communications Site
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           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/26/2021  		Expected:04/2022
  		06/2022 Kathleen Soulliere
970-870-2222
kathleen.soulliere@usda.gov 
Description: Union Telephone Company has proposed to install, operate, and maintain new facilities at the South Walton Peak Communications Site including a 120-foot self-supporting lattice tower, an electronics and generator building, and a propane tank.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60567
Location: UNIT - Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Routt. LEGAL - Not Applicable. South Walton Peak Communications Site on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District of the Routt National Forest.
Union Telephone Company New Facility Install-Buffalo Pass Communications Site
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           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/26/2021  		Expected:04/2022
  		07/2022 Kathleen Soulliere
970-870-2222
kathleen.soulliere@usda.gov 
Description: Description : Union Telephone Company has proposed to install, operate, and maintain new facilities at the Buffalo Pass Communications Site including an 80-foot self-supporting lattice tower, an electronics and generator building, and a propane tank.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60568
Location: UNIT - Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Routt. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Buffalo Pass Communications Site off National Forest System (NFS) Road 310.1A.
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Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest,   Laramie Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Fall Creek Boreal Toad Habitat Restoration
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           *NEW LISTING* 		- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Watershed management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2022  		Expected:06/2022  09/2022 Dominique Lujan
307-745-2300
Dominique.Lujan@usda.gov 
Description: Construct beaver dam analogues in Fall Creek drainage to restore or replace remnant beaver dams for boreal toad habitat enhancement and stream restoration. Project developed in cooperation with Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Location: UNIT - Laramie Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Albany. LEGAL - Township 15 North, Range 79 West, Sections 11, 12, 13, and 14. Fall Creek drainage, near Centennial Ridge in the eastern Snowy Range Mountains.
Fallen Pines State Access
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 - Road management  On Hold  N/A  N/A Matthew Schweich
000-000-0000
Matthew.Schweich@usda.gov 
Description: 1)Open, maintain, use, and close NFSR 397.A 2)Construct, use, and decommission a temp road following the alignment of decommissioned 397.A.05 3)Construct, use, and decommission a temp road from end of NFSR 397.A to Forest Boundary
Location: UNIT - Laramie Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Albany, Carbon. LEGAL - T16N, R78W, Sections 2, 10, 11, 14 and T17N, R78W, Section 35. East edge of the Snowy Range, about 4 to 7 miles north of Centennial, WY.
Misterly-Hair Ditch
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           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2022  		Expected:06/2022  08/2022 Matthew Schweich
000-000-0000
Matthew.Schweich@usda.gov 
Description: Issue a Temporary Construction Permit to authorize emergency repairs to the Misterly-Hair Ditch. Issue a separate Special Use Permit for the long-term operation and maintenance of the ditch on National Forest System lands.
Location: UNIT - Laramie Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Carbon. LEGAL - Township 17 North, Range 78 West, Section 2. Eastern edge of the Snowy Range, approximately 11 miles north of Centennial, WY.
Paul Anderson Reconnaissance Survey - Accessing Unpatented Mineral Claims
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 - Minerals and Geology  On Hold  N/A  N/A Amber Horne
307.326.2532
ahorne@fs.fed.us 
Description: Reconnaissance survey and mapping in order to plan strategies for accessing mining claims in preparation for gold mining.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=58061
Location: UNIT - Laramie Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Albany. LEGAL - Section 36, T. 14 N., R. 79 W., 6th P.M., Albany County, Wyoming. Six unpatented mining claims in the Muddy Creek area.
Wyoming Mines Geophysical Core Drilling - Phase II
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 - Minerals and Geology  On Hold  N/A  N/A Amber Horne
307.326.2532
ahorne@fs.fed.us 
Description: Take bedrock core samples from 19 separate locations (drill pads) to map area stratigraphy. Drills will take place on unpatented mineral claims. Wyoming Mines originally proposed five drill pads, and is requesting these additional locations.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=58070
Location: UNIT - Laramie Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Albany. LEGAL - Sections 33 & 34, T. 14 N., R. 78 W., 6th P.M. Carbon County, WY. Sections 2 & 3, T. 13 N., R. 78 W., 6th P.M., Carbon County, WY. . All 19 proposed drill pads will be located on the Laramie District south of Lake Owen.
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Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest,   Parks Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Carney & Continental Irrigation Ditches Headgate/Measuring Device Installation
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           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  On Hold  N/A  N/A Kathleen Soulliere
970-870-2222
kathleen.soulliere@usda.gov 
Description: Per the State of Colorado Division of Water Resources order, the owners of the Carney and Continental irrigation ditches propose to install headgates and/or measuring devices at the point of diversion on the two ditches.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60405
Location: UNIT - Parks Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Jackson. LEGAL - Section 22, Township 12 North, Range 82 West, 6TH Principal Meridian, Jackson County, Colorado. The Carney & Continental ditches point of diversion is located off National Forest System Road 691, just south of the Wyoming/Colorado border.
Chapman Irrigation Ditch Headgate Replacement
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           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 09/21/2021  07/2022 Kathleen Soulliere
970-870-2222
kathleen.soulliere@usda.gov 
Description: Eagle's Wing Ranch, LLC has proposed to remove and replace the existing headgate structure on the Chapman ditch at the point of diversion on Chedsey Creek per USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) design plans.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60403
Location: UNIT - Parks Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Jackson. LEGAL - Section 28, Township 2 North, Range 82 West, 6TH Principal Meridian, Jackson County, Colorado. The Chapman ditch headgate is located off National Forest System Road 60 just West of the Grizzly Creek Guard Station.
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Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest,   Yampa Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R2 - Rocky Mountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Lawson Creek Vegetation Management Project
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           *NEW LISTING* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/25/2021  		Expected:04/2022
  		07/2022 Samuel Hahn
970-870-2263
Samuel.Hahn@usda.gov 
Description: Various vegetation management treatments would be used within a total project treatment area of approximately, but not exceeding, 250 acres of lodgepole pine and mixed conifer stands which have experienced high levels of mortality.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61868
Location: UNIT - Yampa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Routt. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project is located on the Yampa Ranger District in Routt County, Colorado, approximately 5 miles northeast of Yampa, Colorado. .
Smith Creek Fence Exclosure and Water Development Project
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           *NEW LISTING* 		- Grazing management
- Watershed management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/04/2022  		Expected:04/2022
  		06/2022 Douglas Myhre
970-638-4516
douglas.myhre@usda.gov 
Description: Project proposes to construct approximately 0.66 miles of fence to exclude livestock from approximately 17 acres of land in and adjacent to Smith Creek and develop a known spring to provide for a reliable water source away from Smith Creek.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61579
Location: UNIT - Yampa Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Routt. LEGAL - Not Applicable. 10 miles southwest of Yampa, CO.Sections 23 & 24, T1N, R86W .
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