Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) 10/01/2024 to 12/31/2024 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, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) - 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, Pleasant Grove 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
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
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. National Forests and Grasslands (128 units).
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.
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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 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
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.
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Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 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
Forest-wide Hunting Priority Use Permit Renewal CE *NEW LISTING*	- Special use management	Completed	Actual: 08/16/2024	09/2024	Charles Rosier 801-999-2159 charles.rosier@usda.gov
Description: Renew 6 expiring forest-wide priority use permits for ten years. The new permits will have their user days adjusted based on the use clause in the original permits. With reduction in days, 1 other district permittee was offered a forest wide permit. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66299
Location: UNIT - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache All Units. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Duchesne, Juab, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit, Utah, Wasatch, Weber. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Entire forest, excluding all research natural areas and with restrictions in certain wilderness areas.
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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 *UPDATED*	- Fuels management	Completed	Actual: 07/10/2024	07/2024	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.
North Zone Aspen Restoration- Logan and Ogden Ranger Districts CE *UPDATED*	- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management	Completed	Actual: 07/19/2024	09/2024	Milena Rockwood 435-755-3626 milena.rockwood@usda.gov
Description: Treat up to 22,057 acres of aspen stands on the Logan and Ogden Ranger Districts to restore aspen age-class diversity using hand, mechanical, or combined treatments.
Location: UNIT - Ogden Ranger District, Logan Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Box Elder, Cache, Rich, Weber. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Aspen stands within Logan and Ogden Ranger Districts primarily along eastern district boundary.
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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
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 *UPDATED*	- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management	Completed	Actual: 07/08/2024	07/2024	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.
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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
Boulder Creek Columbia Spotted Frog Pond Enhancement CE *NEW LISTING*	- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants	Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 09/2024	Expected:09/2024	10/2024	Daniel Jauregui 435-315-5687 daniel.jauregui@usda.gov
Description: Project would improve Columbia Spotted Frog Habitat on three ponds the Heber-Kamas Ranger District by improving pond and riparian habitat at Boulder Creek above Highway 150.
Location: UNIT - Heber-Kamas Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Summit. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Approximately 11.1 miles east of Kamas, Utah on Highway 150. 1.7 miles north of highway 150 along Boulder Creek upstream of the Confluence with North Fork Provo River.
Seymour Canyon Fuel Break CE	- 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.
Streeper Creek South Range Improvement Project EA *UPDATED*	- Grazing management	In Progress: Comment Period Public Notice 05/31/2024	Expected:07/2024 Actual: 07/10/2024	07/2024	Amber Helmus 435-781-5205 amber.helmus@usda.gov
Description: Project would reduce safety concerns by expanding water distribution off of FS Road 042 in the Streeper Creek South Alloemtn. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66291
Location: UNIT - Heber-Kamas Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Duchesne, Summit, Wasatch. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The proposed project activities on the Streeper Creek South Allotment are located 32 miles south of Heber City, Utah and east of Strawberry Reservoir. Elevations range between 7,700 to 8,700 feet.
Upper Weber Watershed Restoration Project EA	- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management	In Progress: Scoping Start 03/04/2024	Expected:06/2024	06/2024	Daniel Jauregui 435-315-5687 daniel.jauregui@usda.gov
Description: Proposed Action would complete vegetation and fuels management activities across a 34,056 acre landscape to reduce potential wildfire effects and improve ecosystem conditions in the upper Weber River watershed. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65745
Location: UNIT - Heber-Kamas Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Summit. LEGAL - T1S, R6E, 13, 14, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 34. Project is east of Kamas/Oakely in the Upper Weber River watershed and runs south of East Weber Canyon Road.
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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.
Utah State University Snow Monitoring Station CE	- 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.
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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
Ben Lomond to Naughton Powerline and Tower Replacement CE *NEW LISTING*	- Special use management	Completed	Actual: 09/18/2024	04/2025	Caitlin Campbell 435-636-3322 caitlin.campbell@usda.gov
Description: Proposal would replace wires and towers over 2.25 miles in North Ogden Canyon Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66925
Location: UNIT - Ogden Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Weber. LEGAL - Not Applicable. North Ogden Canyon, Weber County, Utah on the Ogden Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest .
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.
Snowbasin Thinning Project CE *NEW LISTING*	- Forest products	Completed	Actual: 07/31/2024	10/2024	Milena Rockwood 435-755-3626 milena.rockwood@usda.gov
Description: Project would implement sanitation harvest on live and dead trees, improve stand and ecosystem health, and reduce fuel loading to reduce risk of Balsam Wooly Adelgid and improve stand conditions across 250-acres in Snowbasin Resort Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66095
Location: UNIT - Ogden Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Weber. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Approximately 5 miles east of Ogden.
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, Pleasant Grove Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)	R4 - Intermountain Region
Project Name	Project Purpose	Planning Status	Decision	Expected Implementation	Project Contact
Emerald Lake Shelter Reconstruction Project EA *NEW LISTING*	- Special area management	In Progress: Scoping Start 08/12/2024	Expected:12/2024	06/2025	Russell Hanson Jr 801-796-4881 russell.hansonjr@usda.gov
Description: Proposed Action would reconstruct the Emerald Lake Shelter in the Mount Timpanogos Wilderness to retain an eligible historic structure and Wilderness Character. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66370
Location: UNIT - Pleasant Grove Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Project is within Mount Timpanogos Wilderness, Utah County, Utah.
Lindon City Reservoir Access Road Relocation CE	- Special use management	Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 10/2023	Expected:10/2023	10/2023	Charles Rosier 801-999-2159 charles.rosier@usda.gov
Description: Project would construct a new access road affecting up to 0.6 acres to two culinary water storage reservoirs and would restore the existing 1.6acre access road. Access to existing ROW will be blocked by future development.
Location: UNIT - Pleasant Grove Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. East bench above Lindon City, an area known as the Canberra neighborhood.
Rocky Mountain Power South Fork Distribution Line Reconstruction CE *NEW LISTING*	- Special use management	Completed	Actual: 09/18/2024	09/2024	Caitlin Campbell 435-636-3322 caitlin.campbell@usda.gov
Description: RMP alter 4 sections of powerlines, placing 3 underground and adding covered conductor to another. This will remove the powerline from USFS lands in one section. Project will reduce potential for wildfire ignition or to be affected by wildfires. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66484
Location: UNIT - Pleasant Grove Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. South of Highway 189- Provo Canyon, between Vivian and Big Springs Parks.
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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 *UPDATED*	- Special use management	Completed	Actual: 09/30/2022	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.
Alta Wildcat Parking Adjustment CE	- Recreation management	In Progress: Scoping Start 11/03/2023	Expected:11/2023	11/2023	Matthew Loscalzo 720-908-1213 Matthew.Loscalzo@usda.gov
Description: Alta proposes to close most south-side roadside parking along SR-210 between Rustler Lodge and Alta Bypass Road, and to replace the lost parking through adjustments to the Wildcat parking lot. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65043
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Along SR 210 between the Alta Bypass Road and the Rustler Lodge.
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.
Brighton Resort Snowmaking CE	- Recreation management	Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 10/2023	Expected:10/2023	10/2023	Matthew Loscalzo 720-908-1213 Matthew.Loscalzo@usda.gov
Description: Brighton is proposing to add 2 additional acres of snowmaking coverage on Lost Maid. Brighton is proposing to add 2 additional acres of snowmaking coverage on Lost Maid.
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Brighton Resort, approximately 16 miles east of Cottonwood Heights, UT 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.
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.
UDOT Mt. Superior Wyssen Towers CE	- Special use management	In Progress: Scoping Start 11/07/2023	Expected:11/2023	02/2024	Lance Kovel 801-999-2131 lance.kovel@usda.gov
Description: UDOT proposes to install four Wyssen Towers and associated equipment on National Forest System lands near the summit of Mt Superior in Little Cottonwood Canyon for avalanche control necessary to protect traffic on State Route 210. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65179
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Four remote avalanche control system (RACS; Wyssen) towers located near the Mt Superior summit in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Upper Mill Creek Canyon Road Improvement Project EA *UPDATED*	- Road management	Completed	Actual: 07/31/2024	10/2024	Lance Kovel 801-999-2131 lance.kovel@usda.gov
Description: Road improvements for safety in Mill Creek Canyon. Cooperating Agency with Federal Highways Administration. Forest Service would make decision on new easement and proposed work outside of easement(trailhead work, temporary construction permit etc.) Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65731
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Mill Creek Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah.
Westminster University and University of Utah Recreational Outfitting and Guide Permits CE *NEW LISTING*	- Special use management	Completed	Actual: 08/16/2024	08/2024	Charles Rosier 801-999-2159 charles.rosier@usda.gov
Description: These two universities have operated on the UWC in the past, without proper authorization. The special uses team has been working with all local universities to get the proper permits in place. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66300
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Davis, Morgan, Salt Lake, Tooele. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Salt lake ranger district.
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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
Dry and Loafer Mountain Guzzlers CE *NEW LISTING*	- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products)	Completed	Actual: 07/25/2024	10/2024	Drew Eline 801-794-6771 Drew.Eline@usda.gov
Description: Forest Service alongside Utah Division of Wildlife Resources propose to install four 1800-gallon guzzlers with associated aprons and fencing on Dry and Loafer Mountain to provide perennial, reliable water sources for wildlife. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66598
Location: UNIT - Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. [Dry Mountain T.10S, R.2E, 26] [Loafer Mountain %u2013 T.10S, R.3E, 26].
Little Valley Wet Meadow Exclosure CE *NEW LISTING*	- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants	Completed	Actual: 06/11/2024	07/2024	Drew Eline 801-794-6771 Drew.Eline@usda.gov
Description: Project would authorize the proposal to install an approximately 625-foot by 125-foot exclosure fence around a wet meadow area to protect sage-grouse habitat in the Little Valley Allotment, Vernon Management Area. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66374
Location: UNIT - Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Tooele. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Little Valley Allotment, Tooele County, Utah.
Maple Canyon Water Collection and Transmission Replacement CE	- 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 Debris Basin CE *UPDATED*	- Special use management	Completed	Actual: 07/08/2024	07/2024	Caitlin Campbell 435-636-3322 caitlin.campbell@usda.gov
Description: The Forest Service is responding to an application from Santaquin City to construct two debris basins on National Forest System Lands as part of a larger project to protect homes and development from flooding and/or debris flows. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66154
Location: UNIT - Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Northeast of Santaquin%u2019s Main Street, along the east bench hillsides.
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.
Spanish Fork District Range Improvement Project EA	- Grazing management	In Progress: Scoping Start 12/13/2023	Expected:04/2024	04/2024	Linda Appel 509.422.2750 Linda.Appel@usda.gov
Description: Proposed action would install two water developments, three corrals, and 950-feet of fence to improve livestock distribution and concentration and reduce potential impacts to resources over three allotments on the Spanish Fork Ranger District. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65347
Location: UNIT - Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Juab, San Juan, Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Nephi-Salt Creek, Payson, and Diamond Fork Allotments, Spanish Fork Ranger District, south and east of Spanish Fork, UT.
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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Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
10/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
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.

Projects Occurring Nationwide

Project Name

Project Purpose

Planning Status

Decision

Expected Implementation

Project Contact

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

Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. LEGAL - Not Applicable. National Forests and Grasslands (128 units).

Locatable Mining Rule - 36 CFR 228, subpart A.
EIS

- Regulations, Directives, Orders

On Hold

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.

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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
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

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.

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Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 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

Forest-wide Hunting Priority Use Permit Renewal
CE

*NEW LISTING*

- Special use management

Completed

Actual: 08/16/2024

09/2024

Charles Rosier
801-999-2159
charles.rosier@usda.gov

Description: Renew 6 expiring forest-wide priority use permits for ten years. The new permits will have their user days adjusted based on the use clause in the original permits. With reduction in days, 1 other district permittee was offered a forest wide permit.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66299

Location: UNIT - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache All Units. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Duchesne, Juab, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit, Utah, Wasatch, Weber. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Entire forest, excluding all research natural areas and with restrictions in certain wilderness areas.

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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

*UPDATED*

- Fuels management

Completed

Actual: 07/10/2024

07/2024

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.

North Zone Aspen Restoration- Logan and Ogden Ranger Districts
CE

*UPDATED*

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management

Completed

Actual: 07/19/2024

09/2024

Milena Rockwood
435-755-3626
milena.rockwood@usda.gov

Description: Treat up to 22,057 acres of aspen stands on the Logan and Ogden Ranger Districts to restore aspen age-class diversity using hand, mechanical, or combined treatments.

Location: UNIT - Ogden Ranger District, Logan Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Box Elder, Cache, Rich, Weber. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Aspen stands within Logan and Ogden Ranger Districts primarily along eastern district boundary.

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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

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

*UPDATED*

- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management

Completed

Actual: 07/08/2024

07/2024

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.

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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

Boulder Creek Columbia Spotted Frog Pond Enhancement
CE

*NEW LISTING*

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants

Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 09/2024

Expected:09/2024

10/2024

Daniel Jauregui
435-315-5687
daniel.jauregui@usda.gov

Description: Project would improve Columbia Spotted Frog Habitat on three ponds the Heber-Kamas Ranger District by improving pond and riparian habitat at Boulder Creek above Highway 150.

Location: UNIT - Heber-Kamas Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Summit. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Approximately 11.1 miles east of Kamas, Utah on Highway 150. 1.7 miles north of highway 150 along Boulder Creek upstream of the Confluence with North Fork Provo River.

Seymour Canyon Fuel Break
CE

- 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.

Streeper Creek South Range Improvement Project
EA

*UPDATED*

- Grazing management

In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 05/31/2024

Expected:07/2024
Actual: 07/10/2024

07/2024

Amber Helmus
435-781-5205
amber.helmus@usda.gov

Description: Project would reduce safety concerns by expanding water distribution off of FS Road 042 in the Streeper Creek South Alloemtn.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66291

Location: UNIT - Heber-Kamas Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Duchesne, Summit, Wasatch. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The proposed project activities on the Streeper Creek South Allotment are located 32 miles south of Heber City, Utah and east of Strawberry Reservoir. Elevations range between 7,700 to 8,700 feet.

Upper Weber Watershed Restoration Project
EA

- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management

In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/04/2024

Expected:06/2024

06/2024

Daniel Jauregui
435-315-5687
daniel.jauregui@usda.gov

Description: Proposed Action would complete vegetation and fuels management activities across a 34,056 acre landscape to reduce potential wildfire effects and improve ecosystem conditions in the upper Weber River watershed.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65745

Location: UNIT - Heber-Kamas Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Summit. LEGAL - T1S, R6E, 13, 14, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 34. Project is east of Kamas/Oakely in the Upper Weber River watershed and runs south of East Weber Canyon Road.

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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.

Utah State University Snow Monitoring Station
CE

- 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.

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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

Ben Lomond to Naughton Powerline and Tower Replacement
CE

*NEW LISTING*

- Special use management

Completed

Actual: 09/18/2024

04/2025

Caitlin Campbell
435-636-3322
caitlin.campbell@usda.gov

Description: Proposal would replace wires and towers over 2.25 miles in North Ogden Canyon
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66925

Location: UNIT - Ogden Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Weber. LEGAL - Not Applicable. North Ogden Canyon, Weber County, Utah on the Ogden Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest .

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.

Snowbasin Thinning Project
CE

*NEW LISTING*

- Forest products

Completed

Actual: 07/31/2024

10/2024

Milena Rockwood
435-755-3626
milena.rockwood@usda.gov

Description: Project would implement sanitation harvest on live and dead trees, improve stand and ecosystem health, and reduce fuel loading to reduce risk of Balsam Wooly Adelgid and improve stand conditions across 250-acres in Snowbasin Resort
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66095

Location: UNIT - Ogden Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Weber. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Approximately 5 miles east of Ogden.

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, Pleasant Grove Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R4 - Intermountain Region

Project Name

Project Purpose

Planning Status

Decision

Expected Implementation

Project Contact

Emerald Lake Shelter Reconstruction Project
EA

*NEW LISTING*

- Special area management

In Progress:
Scoping Start 08/12/2024

Expected:12/2024

06/2025

Russell Hanson Jr
801-796-4881
russell.hansonjr@usda.gov

Description: Proposed Action would reconstruct the Emerald Lake Shelter in the Mount Timpanogos Wilderness to retain an eligible historic structure and Wilderness Character.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66370

Location: UNIT - Pleasant Grove Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Project is within Mount Timpanogos Wilderness, Utah County, Utah.

Lindon City Reservoir Access Road Relocation
CE

- Special use management

Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2023

Expected:10/2023

10/2023

Charles Rosier
801-999-2159
charles.rosier@usda.gov

Description: Project would construct a new access road affecting up to 0.6 acres to two culinary water storage reservoirs and would restore the existing 1.6acre access road. Access to existing ROW will be blocked by future development.

Location: UNIT - Pleasant Grove Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. East bench above Lindon City, an area known as the Canberra neighborhood.

Rocky Mountain Power South Fork Distribution Line Reconstruction
CE

*NEW LISTING*

- Special use management

Completed

Actual: 09/18/2024

09/2024

Caitlin Campbell
435-636-3322
caitlin.campbell@usda.gov

Description: RMP alter 4 sections of powerlines, placing 3 underground and adding covered conductor to another. This will remove the powerline from USFS lands in one section. Project will reduce potential for wildfire ignition or to be affected by wildfires.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66484

Location: UNIT - Pleasant Grove Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. South of Highway 189- Provo Canyon, between Vivian and Big Springs Parks.

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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

*UPDATED*

- Special use management

Completed

Actual: 09/30/2022

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.

Alta Wildcat Parking Adjustment
CE

- Recreation management

In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/03/2023

Expected:11/2023

11/2023

Matthew Loscalzo
720-908-1213
Matthew.Loscalzo@usda.gov

Description: Alta proposes to close most south-side roadside parking along SR-210 between Rustler Lodge and Alta Bypass Road, and to replace the lost parking through adjustments to the Wildcat parking lot.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65043

Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Along SR 210 between the Alta Bypass Road and the Rustler Lodge.

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.

Brighton Resort Snowmaking
CE

- Recreation management

Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 10/2023

Expected:10/2023

10/2023

Matthew Loscalzo
720-908-1213
Matthew.Loscalzo@usda.gov

Description: Brighton is proposing to add 2 additional acres of snowmaking coverage on Lost Maid. Brighton is proposing to add 2 additional acres of snowmaking coverage on Lost Maid.

Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Brighton Resort, approximately 16 miles east of Cottonwood Heights, UT 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.

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.

UDOT Mt. Superior Wyssen Towers
CE

- Special use management

In Progress:
Scoping Start 11/07/2023

Expected:11/2023

02/2024

Lance Kovel
801-999-2131
lance.kovel@usda.gov

Description: UDOT proposes to install four Wyssen Towers and associated equipment on National Forest System lands near the summit of Mt Superior in Little Cottonwood Canyon for avalanche control necessary to protect traffic on State Route 210.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65179

Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Four remote avalanche control system (RACS; Wyssen) towers located near the Mt Superior summit in Little Cottonwood Canyon.

Upper Mill Creek Canyon Road Improvement Project
EA

*UPDATED*

- Road management

Completed

Actual: 07/31/2024

10/2024

Lance Kovel
801-999-2131
lance.kovel@usda.gov

Description: Road improvements for safety in Mill Creek Canyon. Cooperating Agency with Federal Highways Administration. Forest Service would make decision on new easement and proposed work outside of easement(trailhead work, temporary construction permit etc.)
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65731

Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Mill Creek Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah.

Westminster University and University of Utah Recreational Outfitting and Guide Permits
CE

*NEW LISTING*

- Special use management

Completed

Actual: 08/16/2024

08/2024

Charles Rosier
801-999-2159
charles.rosier@usda.gov

Description: These two universities have operated on the UWC in the past, without proper authorization. The special uses team has been working with all local universities to get the proper permits in place.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66300

Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Davis, Morgan, Salt Lake, Tooele. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Salt lake ranger district.

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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

Dry and Loafer Mountain Guzzlers
CE

*NEW LISTING*

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)

Completed

Actual: 07/25/2024

10/2024

Drew Eline
801-794-6771
Drew.Eline@usda.gov

Description: Forest Service alongside Utah Division of Wildlife Resources propose to install four 1800-gallon guzzlers with associated aprons and fencing on Dry and Loafer Mountain to provide perennial, reliable water sources for wildlife.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66598

Location: UNIT - Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. [Dry Mountain T.10S, R.2E, 26] [Loafer Mountain %u2013 T.10S, R.3E, 26].

Little Valley Wet Meadow Exclosure
CE

*NEW LISTING*

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants

Completed

Actual: 06/11/2024

07/2024

Drew Eline
801-794-6771
Drew.Eline@usda.gov

Description: Project would authorize the proposal to install an approximately 625-foot by 125-foot exclosure fence around a wet meadow area to protect sage-grouse habitat in the Little Valley Allotment, Vernon Management Area.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66374

Location: UNIT - Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Tooele. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Little Valley Allotment, Tooele County, Utah.

Maple Canyon Water Collection and Transmission Replacement
CE

- 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 Debris Basin
CE

*UPDATED*

- Special use management

Completed

Actual: 07/08/2024

07/2024

Caitlin Campbell
435-636-3322
caitlin.campbell@usda.gov

Description: The Forest Service is responding to an application from Santaquin City to construct two debris basins on National Forest System Lands as part of a larger project to protect homes and development from flooding and/or debris flows.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=66154

Location: UNIT - Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Northeast of Santaquin%u2019s Main Street, along the east bench hillsides.

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.

Spanish Fork District Range Improvement Project
EA

- Grazing management

In Progress:
Scoping Start 12/13/2023

Expected:04/2024

04/2024

Linda Appel
509.422.2750
Linda.Appel@usda.gov

Description: Proposed action would install two water developments, three corrals, and 950-feet of fence to improve livestock distribution and concentration and reduce potential impacts to resources over three allotments on the Spanish Fork Ranger District.
Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65347

Location: UNIT - Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Juab, San Juan, Utah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Nephi-Salt Creek, Payson, and Diamond Fork Allotments, Spanish Fork Ranger District, south and east of Spanish Fork, UT.

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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Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)10/01/2024 to 12/31/2024Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
10/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest