Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) |
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Report Contents (click to jump to a section) : - Projects Occurring Nationwide - Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide) - R4 - Intermountain Region, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) - R4 - Intermountain Region, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) - R4 - Intermountain Region, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Ashton/Island Park (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R4 - Intermountain Region, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Dubois Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R4 - Intermountain Region, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Montpelier Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R4 - Intermountain Region, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Palisades Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R4 - Intermountain Region, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Teton Basin Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - R4 - Intermountain Region, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Westside Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) | |||||
Projects Occurring Nationwide |
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| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Land Management Plan Direction for Old-Growth Forest Conditions Across the National Forest System EIS |
- Land management planning |
In Progress: DEIS NOA in Federal Register 06/21/2024 Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 12/2024 |
Expected:01/2025 |
01/2025 |
Jennifer McRae 202-791-8488 SM.FS.NFSWONGA@usda.gov |
| Description: Amend all land management plans for units of the National Forest System to include consistent direction to conserve and steward existing and recruit future old-growth forest conditions and to monitor their condition across planning areas of NFS.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65356 |
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| Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. National Forests and Grasslands (128 units). | |||||
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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 |
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| 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. | |||||
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Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide) |
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| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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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 john.shivik@usda.gov |
| 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: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=52904 |
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| 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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Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) |
R4 - Intermountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Caribou Prescribed Fire Restoration Project EA *UPDATED* |
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Fuels management |
Cancelled | N/A | N/A |
Dylan Johnson 208-847-8936 dylan.johnson@usda.gov |
| Description: To improve the health and resiliency of vegetation communities and habitats in fire-dependent ecosystems across the portion of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest covered by the Caribou Revised Forest Plan.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59025 |
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| Location: UNIT - Caribou-Targhee National Forest All Units. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bannock, Bear Lake, Caribou, Franklin. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Caribou-Targhee National Forest covered by the Caribou Revised Forest Plan. | |||||
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Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) |
R4 - Intermountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Targhee National Forest Lynx Analysis Units EIS |
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants | On Hold | N/A | N/A |
Robert Mickelsen 208-557-5764 robbert.mickelsen@usda.gov |
| Description: Utilize existing protocols and data to establish Lynx Analysis Units (LAUs) on the Targhee portion of the Forest. The LAUs and identified lynx habitat will be subject to the Northern Rockies Lynx Management Direction.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=40275 |
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| Location: UNIT - Palisades Ranger District, Teton Basin Ranger District, Dubois Ranger District, Ashton/Island Park. STATE - Idaho, Wyoming. COUNTY - Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison, Teton, Teton, Lincoln. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The Targhee Planning Area of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. | |||||
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Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Ashton/Island Park (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R4 - Intermountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Ashton/Island Park Eight Allotment Range Grazing Analysis EA *UPDATED* |
- Grazing management |
In Progress: Comment Period Public Notice 03/05/2015 |
Expected:12/2025 |
03/2026 |
Kyle Moore 208-652-5417 kyle.moore@usda.gov |
| Description: Analyze and disclose the effects of livestock grazing activities on the Fogg Butte, Ripley Butte, Bootjack, Grandview, Gerritt Meadows, West Lake, Antelope Park and Fall River Cattle and Horse (C&H) Allotments.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=46241 |
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| Location: UNIT - Ashton/Island Park. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Fremont. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Ashton/Island Park Ranger District. | |||||
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Fall River Substation Expansions - Last Chance & Pine Haven CE *UPDATED* |
- Special use management - Facility management |
Completed | Actual: 07/05/2024 | 07/2024 |
Samantha Farr 208-781-5968 samantha.farr@usda.gov |
| Description: This project would authorize the footprint expansion of two Fall River substations, Last Chance and Pine Haven, to allow necessary equipment upgrades.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66125 |
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| Location: UNIT - Ashton/Island Park. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Fremont. LEGAL - Last Chance Substation: T12N, R43E, Section 9. Pine Haven Substation: T11N, R43E, Section 8. Last Chance Substation is located east of Highway 20 and accessed by BPA access road 631A. Pine Haven is located west of Highway 47 and is accessed by REA Powerline access road 590. | |||||
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Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Dubois Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R4 - Intermountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Crooked Creek Restoration CE *UPDATED* |
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Watershed management |
Completed | Actual: 09/10/2024 | 06/2025 |
Louis Wasniewski 208-557-5783 louis.wasniewski@usda.gov |
| Description: The project intends to remove a no-longer regulated or needed irrigation diversion ditch that diverts and runs parallel to Crooked Creek as well as realign a portion of Forest Service Road 178.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65700 |
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| Location: UNIT - Dubois Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Clark. LEGAL - Township 11 North, Range 32 East, Section 17, 20, and 21. The project area is located approximately 25 air miles west of Dubois, Idaho. | |||||
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Kelly Canyon-Indian Creek Grazing Analysis EA *UPDATED* |
- Grazing management |
In Progress: Comment Period Public Notice 04/24/2015 |
Expected:12/2026 |
04/2027 |
Blake Dory 208-374-5422 blake.dory@usda.gov |
| Description: The purpose of this analysis is to reauthorize livestock grazing and to ensure management is conducted in a manner that maintains and/or moves the natural resources of the project area toward desired conditions and Revised Forest Plan objectives
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=46821 |
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| Location: UNIT - Dubois Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Clark, Lemhi. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The allotments are located on National Forest System lands in the Middle Creek and Crooked Creek areas west-northwest of Dubois, Idaho. | |||||
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West Camas Riparian Improvement CE *UPDATED* |
- Grazing management - Watershed management |
Completed | Actual: 09/24/2024 | 06/2025 |
Keith Wheeler 208-374-5422 keith.wheeler@usda.gov |
| Description: The project intends to exclude livestock from riparian springs to restore riparian species and the springs natural flow regime. Troughs and wildlife friendly fences would be installed to prevent livestock trampling and grazing in the spring.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66126 |
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| Location: UNIT - Dubois Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Clark. LEGAL - T13N, R4W, Section 4. The project is located north of West Camas Creek Rd, approximately 30 miles north of Dubois, ID. | |||||
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Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Montpelier Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R4 - Intermountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Bloomington Canyon Warming Hut CE |
- Special use management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 04/16/2024 |
Expected:08/2024 |
08/2024 |
Dell Transtrum 208-547-1106 dtranstrum@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The Montpelier Ranger District is proposing moving an existing and infrequently used A-frame cabin from the Cub River Guard Station in Cub River Canyon, to a new location in Bloomington Canyon. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Montpelier Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bear Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Middle Fork Bloomington Canyon. 42?10'47.43"N,111?35'41.47"W. | |||||
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Crow Creek Pipeline Project Lower Valley Energy EIS *UPDATED* |
- Special use management |
In Progress: Objection Period Legal Notice 04/26/2019 |
Expected:11/2024 Actual: 11/01/2019 |
07/2025 |
Michael Duncan 208-847-8935 michael.duncan@usda.gov |
| Description: Construct a fifty mile, eight inch natural gas pipeline between Bear Lake County and Afton, Wyoming. Approximately 20 miles of this pipeline would be on Forest Service lands.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=52624 |
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| Location: UNIT - Montpelier Ranger District. STATE - Idaho, Wyoming. COUNTY - Bear Lake, Caribou. LEGAL - Townships 45 and 46 East, Ranges 9, 10, 11, and 13 South; multiple sections. A linear corridor (South to North) through; the East side of the Hell Hole IRA, through the Telephone Draw IRA, through the Muddy Pockets area, across Pruess Crk. and then paralleling the Crow Crk. Rd. | |||||
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Crow Creek Pipeline Project Lower Valley Energy SEIS EIS *UPDATED* |
- Special use management |
In Progress: Objection Period Legal Notice 07/19/2024 |
Expected:11/2024 |
07/2025 |
Robert Mickelsen 208-557-5764 robbert.mickelsen@usda.gov |
| Description: Construct a fifty mile, eight inch natural gas pipeline between Bear Lake County and Afton, Wyoming. Approximately 20 miles of this pipeline would be on Forest Service lands.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63218 |
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| Location: UNIT - Montpelier Ranger District. STATE - Idaho, Wyoming. COUNTY - Bear Lake, Caribou. LEGAL - Not Applicable. A linear corridor (South to North) through; the East side of the Hell Hole IRA, through the Telephone Draw IRA, through the Muddy Pockets area, across Pruess Crk. and then paralleling the Crow Crk. Rd. | |||||
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Dry Canyon Corral CE |
- Grazing management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 04/16/2024 |
Expected:08/2024 |
08/2024 |
Dell Transtrum 208-547-1106 dtranstrum@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The purpose of this project is to create a corralled site for permittees of the Bear Lake Cattle & Horse Allotment to temporarily place cattle within, and a turnaround to facilitate easier travel for permittees and recreationists. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Montpelier Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bear Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Dry Canyon, St Charles. 08 T15S R43E S8 SE SE Bear Lake C&H Allotment. 42.127711 -111.448556. | |||||
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Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Palisades Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R4 - Intermountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Camp Ta Man A Wis Challenge Confidence Course CE *UPDATED* |
- Recreation management - Special use management |
Completed | Actual: 07/01/2024 | 07/2024 |
Patrick Thomas 4066833911 patrick.a.thomas@usda.gov |
| Description: Within the Camp Ta Man A Wis permitted area, the project would authorize the construction of a challenge confidence course. The course entails six obstacles to be used in the camp curriculum.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66122 |
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| Location: UNIT - Palisades Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bonneville. LEGAL - T1S, R44E, Section 5. The project is within the Camp Ta Man A Wis campground located on Long Gulch Rd south of Swan Valley, ID. | |||||
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Jordan Canyon Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project EA *UPDATED* |
- Forest products - Fuels management |
Completed | Actual: 06/28/2024 | 07/2024 |
Jonathan White 307-250-1607 jonathan.white@usda.gov |
| Description: The proposal is to treat up to 483 acres within the project area. Treatments proposed to reduce hazardous fuels include commercial timber sale, non-commercial thinning treatments, and prescribed fire with hand/aerial ignition (broadcast and piles).
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64637 |
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| Location: UNIT - Palisades Ranger District. STATE - Wyoming. COUNTY - Lincoln. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project area is located north of Alpine, Wyoming and includes Long Spring Canyon and Jordan Canyon on the Palisades Ranger District in Lincoln County, Wyoming. | |||||
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Snake River Transfer Corral CE *UPDATED* |
- Grazing management - Special use management |
Completed | Actual: 07/08/2024 | 08/2024 |
Matthew Makinson 775-778-6124 matthew.makinson@usda.gov |
| Description: The project would authorize the construction of a corral off of the Burns Creek Rd (FS 206 Rd) for permittee holders to temporarily place cattle within.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66124 |
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| Location: UNIT - Palisades Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bonneville. LEGAL - T3N, R42E, Section 10. The corral would be constructed in an approach off of Burns Creek Rd (FS 206 Rd) near Fullmer Boat Access. | |||||
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Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Teton Basin Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R4 - Intermountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Grand Targhee 2018 Master Development Plan Projects EIS *UPDATED* |
- Recreation management - Special use management - Facility management - Road management |
In Progress: NOI in Federal Register 08/26/2020 Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 12/2024 |
Expected:08/2025 |
08/2025 |
Don Dressler 970-827-5715 donald.dressler@usda.gov |
| Description: Adjust SUP/operational boundaries; install, replace, and realign lifts; glade, grade, and develop terrain; construct, improve and reclaim roads; expand snowmaking; build guest service facilities, construct trails; build recreation activity zones
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=58258 |
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| Location: UNIT - Teton Basin Ranger District. STATE - Idaho, Wyoming. COUNTY - Teton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Grand Targhee Resort, near Alta, WY. Located eight miles northwest of the Grand Teton and 42 miles northwest of Jackson WY. | |||||
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Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Westside Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) |
R4 - Intermountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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Clarkston Mountain SNOTEL Site CE *UPDATED* |
- Special use management | Completed | Actual: 07/05/2024 | 08/2024 |
James Vawser 208-547-1111 james.vawser@usda.gov |
| Description: The Westside Ranger District received an application for a new Snotel site to be installed by NRCS on Forest Service lands to monitor snowpack and weather conditions. The proposed site is on Clarkston Mountain near the Idaho/Utah border.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65557 |
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| Location: UNIT - Westside Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Cache. LEGAL - Not Applicable. . The proposed site is on Clarkston Mountain near the Idaho/Utah border at coordinates 41.995131, -112.161185. | |||||
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East Mink Nordic Center Improvements CE |
- Special area management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 04/16/2024 |
Expected:08/2024 |
08/2024 |
Samantha Solomon 208-236-7524 samantha.solomon@usda.gov |
| Description: The purpose of this project is to expand and improve the parking lot for East Mink Creek Nordic Center, create two new trails, and decommission one old trail. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Westside Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bannock. LEGAL - Not Applicable. East Mink Creek Parking Lot, Westside Ranger District Section 17, T.8S., R.35E. 42.7189, -112.3805. | |||||
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Mink Creek Beaver Restoration Project CE |
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants |
In Progress: Scoping Start 08/02/2021 |
Expected:09/2021 |
09/2021 |
Chris Colt 208-236-7506 Christopher.Colt@usda.gov |
| Description: Install Beaver Dam Analogs and Post-assisted Log Structures in select locations to facilitate beaver re-colonization and encourage their presence in the watershed. In their absence, mimic beaver activities on the landscape to improve riparian areas.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60603 |
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| Location: UNIT - Westside Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bannock. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Project area located approximately 8 air miles southwest of Pocatello, Idaho. | |||||
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Pebble Creek Ski Area CAT Track Improvement CE *UPDATED* |
- Special area management | Completed | Actual: 07/23/2024 | 07/2024 |
Sean McGinness 209-295-4252 sean.mcginness@usda.gov |
| Description: The purpose and need for the project proposal is to improve the access for the snow grooming equipment that is needed to groom the slopes for safe and enjoyable user experiences and improving the safety for users. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Westside Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bannock. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T7S, R37E, Section 28, 29, 30, Boise Meridian, Bannock County, Idaho. | |||||
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Walker Front Trail Bridge Replacement CE |
- Watershed management |
In Progress: Scoping Start 04/16/2024 |
Expected:08/2024 |
08/2024 |
Brad Higginson 208-557-5786 bradley.higginson@usda.gov |
| Description: The purpose is to improve both trail and stream channel conditions on motorized Trail 152 (Walker Front Trail) by replacing a deteriorating trail bridge and stabilizing the stream channel where the trail crosses South Walker Creek. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Westside Ranger District. STATE - Idaho. COUNTY - Bannock. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Legal Description (Township, Range, ?-? Section): T8S., R36E., Sec. 19. Latitude and Longitude (Decimal Degree) UTM logged: 42.717277, -112.293001. | |||||
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