Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
10/01/2023 to 12/31/2023
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, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
-  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 09/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		01/2024 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 11/2023  		Expected:05/2024  06/2024 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, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)  

R4 - Intermountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Highway 150 Shaded Fuel Break
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Fuels management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/20/2023  		Expected:10/2023
  		10/2023 Justin Robinson
435-654-7232
justin.c.robinson@usda.gov 
Description: Reinforce shaded fuel break along HWY150 by utilizing POD boundary to provide control feature to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfires, remove public safety hazards, and protect travel corridors. Up to 327ac Roadless affected via cutpileburn
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64881
Location: UNIT - Heber-Kamas Ranger District, Evanston-Mountain View RD. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Duchesne, Summit, Wasatch. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project area starts approximately 33 miles south of Evanston Wyoming, along the Mirror Lake Highway (Hwy. 150) at the North Slope Road turn-off (Forest System Rd. 058) and extends to Trail Lake.
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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

           *UPDATED* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management 		 Completed  Actual: 08/30/2023  09/2023 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:  https://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
 - 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.
Bourbon Fuels Reduction Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/19/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		09/2023 Bridget Baker
406 682-4253
Bridget.Baker@usda.gov 
Description: Proposed project would treat up to 36008 acres using hand and mechanical treatments and prescribed burning to reduce accumulated fuels, improve stand conditions, and improve wildlife habitat. Up to 201 acres of roadless would cut/pile/burned.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64863
Location: UNIT - Evanston-Mountain View RD. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Summit. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Project location is in the Moffit and Whitney Area of the Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District, the project area is in Summit County, Utah and is approximately 30 miles South of Evanston Wyoming.
Whitney Area Stock Ponds
EA

           *UPDATED* 		- Grazing management  Completed  Actual: 08/30/2023  10/2023 Aimee Cameron
307-828-5115
aimee.cameron@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service proposes to improve existing allotment infrastructure by constructing 17 new ponds (each up to 0.1 acre) on the 13,650 acre project area within the Whitney Area on the Evanston Mountain-View Ranger District.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64118
Location: UNIT - Evanston-Mountain View RD. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Summit. LEGAL - T1N R9E, Sections 4, 12, 14, 15 & 23. The Whitney Area is in Utah (about 12 miles from the border with Wyoming). Kamas, Utah, and Evanston, Wyoming, are the closest towns.
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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
Seymour Canyon Fuel Break
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Fuels management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/25/2023  		Expected:08/2023
  		09/2023 Daniel Jauregui
435-315-5687
daniel.jauregui@usda.gov 
Description: Proposed project is to reduce fuel loading over 2-acres of NFS lands along Seymour Canyon road to improve safety and reduce risk of uncharacteristic wildfire to public and private lands. Project would occur in a roadless area.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64514
Location: UNIT - Heber-Kamas Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Summit. LEGAL - Not Applicable. This project is located in Seymour Canyon, east of Oakley, UT and above the Oakley Water System. The road is a private road leading up to private infrastructure outside the Forest Boundary.
Strawberry Ridge Vegetation Management
EA

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/25/2023
Est. Comment Period Public Notice 08/2023  		Expected:11/2023
  		05/2024 Anthony Gray
435-654-7218
anthony.gray@usda.gov 
Description: The UWC proposes to complete fuels reduction and vegetation treatments in the Strawberry Ridge project area to reduce fuel loading and better meet desired future conditions. Proposed work would occur both in and out of roadless areas.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64510
Location: UNIT - Heber-Kamas Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah, Wasatch. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Project occurs along Strawberry Ridge, a 23 mile long north to south running ridgeline with Strawberry Reservoir to the east and Diamond Fork drainage to the west.
Upper Provo Watershed Restoration Phase 8
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 Completed  Actual: 07/25/2023  09/2023 Daniel Jauregui
435-315-5687
daniel.jauregui@usda.gov 
Description: proposal to remove hazard trees, enhance Aspen stands, complete small wood thinning, adjust existing piles, and restore stream and riparian habitat on 1,744 acres to ensure continuity of treatments, improve habitat, and reduce fuels in Upper Provo.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64362
Location: UNIT - Heber-Kamas Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Summit. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The projects are located north and south of the Mirror Lake HWY, as far as 16 miles east and 5 miles north of Kamas Utah.? Areas know as Pitt and Page Hill, Soapstone, Provo Overlook, Broadhead Meadow.
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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
Little Cottonwood Canyon Trail Realignment
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Recreation management  Completed  Actual: 09/19/2023  10/2023 Marshall Alford
801-733-2670
marshall.alford@usda.gov 
Description: Project would reconstruct a 2500-foot section of the existing Cottonwood Creek trail to improve safety and reduce resource damage.
Location: UNIT - Logan Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Cache. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Right Hand Fork of Logan Canyon, Little Cottonwood Canyon Trail, Cache County, UT.
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.
UDOT US-89 Logan Canyon Snow Fences
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management
- Road management 		 Completed  Actual: 08/08/2023  09/2023 Lance Kovel
801-999-2131
lance.kovel@usda.gov 
Description: Project would install 4025 linear feet of snow fencing to reduce wind-driven snow drifts along US-89 in Logan Canyon.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64561
Location: UNIT - Logan Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Cache. LEGAL - T. 14 N. R. 4 E. Sections 15, 16, & 27. Sections of US-89 in Logan Canyon (between MP 489.2 to 492.1).
Utah State University Snow Monitoring Station
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 09/20/2023  		Expected:09/2023
  		09/2023 Caitlin Campbell
435-636-3322
caitlin.campbell@usda.gov 
Description: Proposed scientific snow instrumentation and monitoring activities to be conducted under a special use permit at monitoring sites within in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in or near Logan Canyon, Utah.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64882
Location: UNIT - Logan Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Cache. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Four locations within Logan Canyon, T14N, R3E Secs 10&14, T14N, R4E, Sec 34, T13N, R3E, Sec11.
Willow Creek Trail Realignment
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Recreation management  Completed  Actual: 09/19/2023  09/2023 Marshall Alford
801-733-2670
marshall.alford@usda.gov 
Description: Project would reconstruct a 5600-foot section of the existing Willow Creek trail to improve safety and reduce resource damage.
Location: UNIT - Logan Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Cache. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Willow Creek Trail in Right Hand Fork of Logan Canyon, Cache County, Utah.
Wind Caves Trail Reroute
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Recreation management  Completed  Actual: 09/19/2023  10/2023 Marshall Alford
801-733-2670
marshall.alford@usda.gov 
Description: The project would construct a 2,500-foot realignment of the existing Wind Cave Trail to minimize resource concerns and improve trail condition and safety.
Location: UNIT - Logan Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Cache. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Wind Cave trail, R42E T13N section 16, in Logan Canyon, Cache County UT.
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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.
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.
Buried Fiber Optics Lines near Silver Lake Area
CE

           *UPDATED* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 07/13/2023  08/2023 Caitlin Campbell
435-636-3322
caitlin.campbell@usda.gov 
Description: Project proposed to improve communication services in the Silver Lake Area of Big Cottonwood Canyon via buried fiber lines under Nordic Trail Lane and to the south of the Visitor Center parking lot for a total of 300 linear feet.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64392
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Silver Lake Area of Big Cottonwood Canyon near Brighton, UT.
Butler White Rocks Spring Collection and Transmission Line
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/25/2023  		Expected:08/2023
  		08/2023 Charles Rosier
801-999-2159
charles.rosier@usda.gov 
Description: Project would reconstruct an existing water transmission line and redevelop the associated spring collection infrastructure, at White Rock Spring.
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Tooele. LEGAL - Not Applicable. White Rock Spring, just north of Davenport Canyon, Grantsville Division.
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.
Gloria Falls Trail
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Recreation management  Completed  Actual: 09/15/2023  09/2023 Zinnia Wilson
801-733-2662
zinnia.wilson@usda.gov 
Description: : The proposed project would extend the existing Red Pine trail to follow a social trail up to Gloria Falls for up to approximately half a mile to reduce impacts to sensitive resources.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64835
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. accessed via the White Pine Trailhead in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Hike 1 mile up the White Pine trail to take the Red Pine trail at the signed junction. Go 0.5 miles up canyon to falls.
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.
Mountain Bike Trails, Brighton Ski Resort
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/11/2022  		Expected:09/2022
Actual: 02/03/2023  		06/2023 Arben Kraja
(801) 733 - 2664
arben.kraja@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.
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.
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.
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.
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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
Maple Canyon Water Collection and Transmission Replacement
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management
- Facility management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 07/06/2023  		Expected:08/2023
  		08/2023 Larry Framme
801-999-2155
larry.framme@usda.gov 
Description: Project would replace the existing culinary water collection & transmission system in Maple Canyon to replace existing system. Project would temporarily affect Mapleton roadless area via overland equipment and truck access.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64425
Location: UNIT - Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Maple Canyon. Waterline runs from storage tank near the mouth of Maple canyon approx. 2 miles up canyon, with three forks in the system up sub canyons.
Santaquin Connector Trail
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Recreation management  Completed  Actual: 07/31/2023  08/2023 Luke Decker
801-794-6776
luke.decker@usda.gov 
Description: Project would construct 0.77 miles of connector trails allowing access between the lower and upper parcels of Santaquin City to connect the trails between the two parcels.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64535
Location: UNIT - Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Approximately 3.62 miles south of Santaquin on the left side of Canyon Rd (FR014).
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.
South Oak Brush Pipeline Maintenance Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Facility management  Completed  Actual: 09/26/2023  09/2023 Caitlin Campbell
435-636-3322
caitlin.campbell@usda.gov 
Description: To maintain the waterline, project would replace 4.6 miles of the South Oak Brush water transmission pipeline and redevelop two existing spring collection areas on the Vernon unit of the Spanish Fork Ranger District
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64784
Location: UNIT - Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Tooele. LEGAL - Not Applicable. T10S, R5W, Sections 7, 8, 18, 19 T10S, R7W Section 2.
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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