Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
04/01/2023 to 06/30/2023
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 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)
-  R4 - Intermountain Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)
-  R4 - Intermountain Region, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest,  Evanston-Mountain View RD  (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R4 - Intermountain Region, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest,  Heber-Kamas Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R4 - Intermountain Region, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest,  Logan Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R4 - Intermountain Region, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest,  Ogden Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R4 - Intermountain Region, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest,  Salt Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R4 - Intermountain Region, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest,  Spanish Fork 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:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 02/11/2022
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 04/2023  		Expected:04/2023
  		05/2023 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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R4 - Intermountain Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
High Uintas Wilderness Domestic Sheep Analysis Project (Ashley and UWC National Forests)
EIS
 - Grazing management  In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 06/21/2019
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 09/2022  		Expected:03/2023
  		03/2023 Paul Cowley
801-999-2177
pcowley@fs.fed.us 
Description: This project will evaluate the effects of continued domestic sheep grazing in the High Uintas Wilderness (HUW). There are 10 sheep allotments located on the north and south slopes of HUW and are located in both the Ashley and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NFs.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=44503
Location: UNIT - Roosevelt Ranger District, Duchesne Ranger District, Evanston-Mountain View RD. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Duchesne, Summit. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project is located in the High Uintas Wilderness in both Duchesne and Summit counties. The project is located northeast of Duchesne, UT and southwest of Manila, UT.
Soapstone Calcite Project
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Minerals and Geology  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 06/2023  		Expected:10/2023  10/2023 David Herron
435-781-5218
david.herron@usda.gov 
Description: Proposal to construct approximately 1 mile of new access road, across the Ashley NF and UWC NF, and then begin small-scale hardrock mining operations for decorative calcite on the Ashley NF, near the headwaters of Iron Mine Creek.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=61969
Location: UNIT - Duchesne Ranger District, Heber-Kamas Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Duchesne. LEGAL - T2N R9W Sec 19 of Uintah Meridian, and T3N R9E Sec 18 of Salt Lake Meridian. Headwaters of Iron Mine Creek, on the north side of the creek.
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Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest,   Evanston-Mountain View RD  (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R4 - Intermountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Anadarko Vegetation Management
EA

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/14/2023  		Expected:08/2023
  		03/2024 Peter Howard
307-783-3966
peter.howard@usda.gov 
Description: The UWC proposes to complete fuels reduction and vegetation treatments in the Anadarko project area to reduce fuel loading and better meet desired future conditions. Riparian and stream channel restoration would also occur.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63728
Location: UNIT - Evanston-Mountain View RD. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Summit. LEGAL - 1N 11E Sec 4&5; 2N 10E Sec 11-15 & 22-27; 2N 11E Sec 1-36; 2N 12E Sec 1-31; 2N 13E Sec 4-9, 17-19 & 30; 3N 11E Sec 13-14, 22-26 & 33-36; 3N 12E Sec 13-36; 3N 13E Sec 16-21 & 28-33 SLM. North Slope of the Uinta Mountains from East Fork Bear River on the west to the ridgeline east of West Fork Smiths Fork on the east, from the Forest Boundary on the North, Wilderness to South.
Bear River Outdoor Recreation Alliance ADA Yurt/CXT
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Facility management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 03/2023  		Expected:03/2023  07/2023 Bethany Nickison
000-000-0000
Bethany.Nickison@usda.gov 
Description:  The project is to authorize the proposal to construct two Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible yurts and one CXT toilet on the east side of Mirror Lake Scenic Byway (Hwy 150) within the Lily Lake Trails System.
Location: UNIT - Evanston-Mountain View RD. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Summit. LEGAL - T. 2 N. R. 10 E. Section 26. On the east side of Hwy 150, approximately 150 yards to the northeast of the intersection of FR 342 and 009.
Lily Lake Ski System Warming Hut
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/04/2022  		Expected:03/2023
  		07/2023 Bethany Nickison
000-000-0000
Bethany.Nickison@usda.gov 
Description: Project would be to construct a warming hut on the eastern side of the Lily Lake Trail System.
Location: UNIT - Evanston-Mountain View RD. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Summit. LEGAL - T. 2 N. R. 10 E. Section 21. From Evanston Ranger Station south along Highway 150 for 30 miles to Lily Lake Ski Area. Within Lily Lake, warming hut would be on Sage Draw Connector southwest of Beulah Yurt.
Lyman Lake Recreation Camp CXTs
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/06/2022  		Expected:03/2023
  		07/2023 Justin Robinson
435-654-7232
justin.c.robinson@usda.gov 
Description: Lyman Lake Recreation Camp proposes to install one six-vault and one two-vault, permanent, waterless restrooms (CXT) to manage sanitation needs. Lyman Lake Recreation Camp is proposing to install one six vault and one two vault, permanent,
Location: UNIT - Evanston-Mountain View RD. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Summit. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Near Lyman Lake, one mile North on FR 070 after turning off FR 058 (North Slope Rd).
TOC Wells and Flowline
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Minerals and Geology  In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/20/2023  		Expected:04/2023
  		07/2023 Roger Kesterson
307-782-6555
roger.kesterson@usda.gov 
Description: Transworld Oil Company proposes to construct two new wells and construct and bury a steel flowline to transport natural gas, from an existing well site to an existing natural gas line. Wells in existing drillpad. Flowline in FS road ROW.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63853
Location: UNIT - Evanston-Mountain View RD. STATE - Utah, Wyoming. COUNTY - Summit, Uinta. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Approximately 2 miles northeast of Stateline Reservoir within Sage Creek Drainage. Wells would be in WY. Pipeline would start in WY and follow FS roads down to UT and back up to WY.
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Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest,   Heber-Kamas Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R4 - Intermountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Heber-Kamas Range Improvement Project
EA

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Grazing management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 01/23/2023
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 03/2023  		Expected:04/2023
  		06/2023 Daniel Jauregui
435-315-5687
daniel.jauregui@usda.gov 
Description: Improve range infrastructure on four allotments on the Heber-Kamas Ranger District. Improvements would consist of improving water systems and infrastructure, adjusting existing fencing, and expanding an existing corral.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63572
Location: UNIT - Heber-Kamas Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Duchesne, Wasatch. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Three allotments, Byrants Fork,Mud Crk. Cattle, and Current Crk., are located along Highway 40 and one allotment, West Fork, is located along Highway 35.
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Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest,   Logan Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R4 - Intermountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Temple Fork Conifer Removal
CE
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)  In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/11/2022  		Expected:10/2022
  		10/2022 Paul Chase
801-625-5112
paul.chase@usda.gov 
Description: Remove encroaching conifer in aspen stands and riparian area of Spawn Creek. Subalpine fir/Douglas fir < 20" diameter at breast height (dbh) would be lopped and scattered, 21-35" dbh would be girdled and left standing, > 36" would be left in place.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63009
Location: UNIT - Logan Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Cache. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Approximately 16 miles up Logan Canyon in the Temple Fork Drainage.
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Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest,   Ogden Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R4 - Intermountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Bullwinkle to Boardwalk Snowmaking Project, Snowbasin
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/23/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Snowbasin Resort has proposed to install snowmaking equipment along the Boardwalk route between Bullwinkle run and the top of wildcat. The site will be accessed by existing roads and all materials will be transported via that road system.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62747
Location: UNIT - Ogden Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Weber. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Snowbasin Ski Resort.
Pineview Reservoir Infrastructure Improvements
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Recreation management
- Facility management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/01/2022  		Expected:03/2023
  		06/2023 David Ashby
435-755-3628
david.ashby@usda.gov 
Description: Proposed project is to repair and improve facilities at and adjacent to Pineview Trailhead and Port Ramp within existing recreation sites, make road improvements and connections, and to construct a new parking area.
Location: UNIT - Ogden Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Weber. LEGAL - Township 6 North Range 1 East Sections 10 and 15. Project is located at/near Pineview Reservoir, Port Ramp, Pineview Trailhead, North Arm trailhead.
Unnamed Channel Realignment in Bear Hollow, Snowbasin Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/06/2022  		Expected:11/2022
  		07/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Most of the channel realignment project is on private land, but the upper approximate 100 feet lies on the USFS. Realignment of this upper section is necessary to achieve the alignment that will make the rest of the channel system properly function.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63004
Location: UNIT - Ogden Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Weber. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Snowbasin Resort Base Area.
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Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest,   Salt Lake Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R4 - Intermountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Albion Day Lodge Expansion, Alta Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Alta has proposed to expand the Albion Day Lodge to the east of the existing building. Up to a three-story building is being contemplated. Alta and its architect will work with the USFS and Town of Alta in the design of the building.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62672
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Alta Ski Resort Base Area.
Alta Supreme Service Road Modification
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/08/2022  		Expected:07/2022
  		07/2022 Arben Kraja
(801) 733 - 2664
arben.kraja@usda.gov 
Description: Alta proposes adjusting an existing service road to create a more functional route that bypasses the concentration of cabins in the Albion Alps subdivision. The route adjustment would be made on NFS land and Alta's private property.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62492
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Alta Ski Area - south of Albion Basin Campground.
Ballroom Entry, Alta Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Modify the old Ballroom access road to a constant design grade of 7.7% to eliminate the need for skiers to check their speed and better manage snow cover on the traverse. Modification would be completed by cut and fill.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62673
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Alta Ski Resort.
Bear Trap Fork Water Line Replacement
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 10/14/2022  12/2022 Charles Rosier
801-999-2159
charles.rosier@usda.gov 
Description: Replacement of an existing water transmission line serving private property in Bear Trap Fork of Big Cottonwood Canyon.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63002
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Approximately ? mile up Bear Trap Fork Trail in Big Cottonwood Canyon.
Cirque Traverse Skiway Project, Snowbird
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/20/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		10/2022 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Snowbird proposes to construct the Cirque Traverse Skiway which would extend off the existing mountain road that leads to the Cirque Traverse trail.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62911
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Snowbird Ski Resort.
Eagle Express Lift Replacement, Solitude Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Solitude Ski Resort has proposed to remove the old Eagle Express chairlift and replace it with a new detachable quad lift. The new lift would be located in a similar alignment.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62693
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Solitude Ski Resort.
Firs #1 Recreation Residence Rebuild
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/20/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		10/2022 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: The decommissioning and rebuilding of a storm damaged recreation residence in the Firs Tract.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62910
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Firs Tract.
High Mambo Terrain Modification, Alta Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Modify the High Mambo ski run to reduce the pitch and blind spots which have resulted in serious injury to skiers. The project would include filling a depression at the bottom of the run and removing a hump in the middle of the run.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62675
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Alta Ski Resort.
Little Cottonwood Canyon Environmental Impact Statement
EIS
 - Road management  In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 06/25/2021
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 12/2021  		Expected:03/2022
  		06/2022 Lance Kovel
801-999-2131
lance.kovel@usda.gov 
Description: Proposal from Utah Department of Transportation to analyze transportation improvements in and near Little Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake City, Utah. The USDAFS is a cooperating agency. For information visit: https://littlecottonwoodeis.udot.utah.gov/
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=59964
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Lower Mountain Biking Trail, Brighton Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: The Brighton has proposed a mountain biking trail that would be 2.7 miles long, with an average tread width of 5 feet, starting at the top of Majestic lift and ending at the bottom of the Great Western lift.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62688
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Brighton Ski Resort.
Mineral Basin Snowmaking, Snowbird Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Snowbird proposes to install 1.4 miles of snowmaking pipe in Mineral Basin on existing, previously disturbed Lupine Loop and Bird%u2019s Nest ski trails. The snowmaking pipe installation would result in approximately 7 acres of disturbance.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62689
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Snowbird Ski Resort.
Moonbeam Activity Area, Solitude Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Solitude proposes to construct an aerial adventure course and a tubing hill uphill from the Moonbeam Base Area, between Last Run and Hal's Hollow ski trails.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62694
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Solitude Ski Resort.
Mountain Bike Trails, Brighton Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: The trail would be 2.7 miles long, with an average tread width of 5 feet, Brighton has proposed a mountain biking trail starting at the top of Majestic lift and ending at the bottom of the Great Western lift.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62687
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Brighton Ski Resort.
Quincy Snowmaking Water Tank, Alta Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Alta has proposed to construct a buried 1-to-2-million-gallon tank to store water for snowmaking. This tank would be located adjacent to the existing 100,000-gallon Quincy Mine tank and tied into the existing snowmaking system.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62679
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Alta Ski Resort.
Race Course Entry, Alta ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: The old Snow Cup service road would be widened using cut and fill to allow snowcats to access and groom the Race Course run terrain with less required snow on the ground.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62677
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. ALta Ski Resort.
Rock n Roll Outrun Terrain Modifications
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/08/2022  		Expected:07/2022
  		07/2022 Arben Kraja
(801) 733 - 2664
arben.kraja@usda.gov 
Description: Alta Ski Area proposes to re-route the lower part of the Rock n Roll ski run to bypass campsite #9 in the Albion Basin Campground.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62490
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Albion Basin Campground at Alta Resort.
Ski Utah Permit Area Expansion
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 02/22/2023  02/2023 Mary Armbruster
970 870 2211
mary.armbruster@usda.gov 
Description: Ski Utah has proposed to increase the area where they can guide skiers. The addition will assist with the logistics of their "interconnect" and allow for operation when the Highway 2 Heaven is closed.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63296
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Outside of the Brighton Ski Resort boundary, below Mt. Wolverine.
Solitude Moonbeam Beginner Area
CE
 - Recreation management
- Special use management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/06/2021  		Expected:08/2021
Actual: 08/04/2021  		09/2021 Arben Kraja
(801) 733 - 2664
arben.kraja@usda.gov 
Description: Solitude will realign the existing conveyor, maintenance road, and containing rock wall, as well as regrade the project area. The project will increase on-snow skier circulation and availability of terrain.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60555
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Moonbeam base area at Solitude Mountain Resort. Located up Big Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake County, Utah.
Solitude Mountain Biking Trails, Solitude Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Solitude proposes to construct approximately 11 miles of mountain biking and hiking trails located on NFS lands and adjacent private lands between the Roundhouse Restaurant and the Moonbeam Base Area.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62695
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Solitude Ski Resort.
Solitude Snowmaking Project, Solitude Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Solitude proposes to improve its existing snowmaking infrastructure system through the expansion and improvement of Stilling Pond, the construction of two new snowmaking valve houses, the implementation of new snowmaking pipelines and coverage.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62696
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Solitude Ski Resort.
Sugarloaf Patrol Building, Alta Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Alta proposes to construct a new ski patrol building approximately 90 feet North of the existing structure, and to use the existing structure for storage. The footprint of the new building would not exceed 750 square ft.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62678
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Alta Ski Resort.
Sunnyside Embankment Change, Alta Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Alta proposes to place fill on Sunnyside run between the summer road and Albion Meadows trail to reduce the grade of the Sunnyside run below the summer road.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62680
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Alta Ski Resort.
Supreme Snowmaking Corridors, Alta Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Alta proposes to develop the snowmaking corridors necessary to provide a base for groomed run skiing from the top to the bottom of the Supreme lift, extending from a vault south of Alf%u2019s Restaurant to Cat Track below Grand Junction.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62684
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Alta Ski Resort.
Tunnel Springs BST Connector Trail, SLC Foothills trail system
CE
 - Recreation management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 05/2022  		Expected:08/2022  09/2022 Zinnia Wilson
801-733-2662
zinnia.wilson@usda.gov 
Description: Proposal to provide access to the recently approved Bonneville Shoreline Trail in Davis County.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60778
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. South of Tunnel Springs Park & Trailhead in Salt Lake City, UT.
Wilbere Lift Replacement, Snowbird Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Snowbird proposes to replace and realign Wilbere lift. The proposed lift would be a fixed-grip, top drive quad approximately 2,500 feet in length with a vertical rise of approximately 750 feet.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62690
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Snowbird Ski Resort.
Wyssen Towers, Snowbird Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
  		06/2023 Christopher Sailor
530-350-0387
christopher.sailor@usda.gov 
Description: Snowbird is seeking Forest Service approval to install the RACS known as a Wyssen Tower. In total, Snowbird proposes to construct 23 Wyssen Towers (fifteen on NFS lands; eight on private lands).
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62691
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Snowbird Ski Resort.
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Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest,   Spanish Fork Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R4 - Intermountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Sheepcreek Big Game Winter Habitat Improvement
CE
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/18/2022  		Expected:08/2022
  		08/2022 Drew Eline
801-794-6771
Drew.Eline@usda.gov 
Description: Restore 2,981 acres of native shrub species in the Sheepcreek area to address threats to crucial winter foraging area for deer, elk, and moose.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62728
Location: UNIT - Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Approximately 25 miles southeast of Spanish Fork, off Highway 6 and Sheepcreek Road.
Utah County Watershed Plan - Maple Lake and McClellan Lake Dam Rehabilitation
EA
 - Watershed management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/08/2022  		Expected:06/2023
  		06/2024 Luke Decker
801-794-6776
luke.decker@usda.gov 
Description: Dam rehabilitation includes reconstructing spillways, removing clogged outlet pipes and replacing with properly sized conduits, installing drain systems, and buttressing existing structures to prevent movement or failure during seismic events.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62190
Location: UNIT - Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Maple Lake and McClellan Lake are above Payson City in the Payson Management Area.
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