Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
07/01/2025 to 09/30/2025
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,  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
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

           *UPDATED* 		- Grazing management  In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 07/14/2023
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 07/2025  		Expected:12/2025
  		12/2025 Paul Cowley
801-999-2177
paul.cowley@usda.gov 
Description: This project is an evaluation of the effects of continued domestic sheep grazing in the High Uintas Wilderness, including five sheep allotments on the Ashley NF and five sheep allotments on the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF.
Web Link:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/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
Forestwide Utility Lines in Disturbed Areas Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management
- Facility management
- Road management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/08/2025  		Expected:05/2025
  		05/2025 Bethany Nickison
000-000-0000
Bethany.Nickison@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service is considering a proposal to analyze reconstruction, replacement, relocation, and installation of utility lines in disturbed areas in a programmatic environmental analysis.
Web Link:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/67978
Location: UNIT - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache All Units. STATE - Utah, Wyoming. COUNTY - Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Duchesne, Juab, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Summit, Tooele, Utah, Wasatch, Weber, Uinta. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Forestwide in disturbed areas across the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Forest-wide Reforestation Project
CE
 - Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/24/2025  		Expected:04/2025
  		07/2025 Scott Frost
541-573-4385
scott.frost@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service proposes to use ecologically appropriate native plant materials to plant/seed disturbed areas that are either not anticipated to recover independently or are following undesirable trajectories with the goal of restoring ecosystems
Web Link:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/67803
Location: UNIT - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache All Units. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Duchesne, Juab, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Summit, Tooele, Utah, Wasatch, Weber. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Forestwide.
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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.
West Fork of Blacks Fork Road Realignment
CE
 - Watershed management
- Road management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2025  		Expected:07/2025  09/2025 Justin Robinson
435-654-7232
justin.c.robinson@usda.gov 
Description: The Forest Service is considering a proposal to realign FR093 to improve stream and riparian habitat. Project would affect High Uintas Inventoried Roadless Area for 1.4ac. (0.7ac restoration, 0.7ac realigned roadway)
Web Link:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/67496
Location: UNIT - Evanston-Mountain View RD. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Summit. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Approximately 31 miles southeast of Evanston, Wyoming, on the eastern side of the West Fork of the Blacks Fork River along FR063.
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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
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants  In Progress:
Scoping Start 10/18/2024  		Expected:10/2024
  		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.
Web Link:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/66915
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.
Flytree and Silver Meadows Area Restoration Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/05/2025  		Expected:06/2025
Actual: 05/07/2025  		08/2025 Scott Frost
541-573-4385
scott.frost@usda.gov 
Description: Restore wildlife and avian habitat on approximately 600-acres through timber harvest and 3830-acres through fuels treatments
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=67840
Location: UNIT - Heber-Kamas Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Wasatch. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project area is ~15 east of Francis, UT. The project area is south of State HWY 150 to the north and State HWY 35 to the south, known as Soapstone Basin.
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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/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.
Soapstone Trailhead Expansion
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/14/2025  		Expected:05/2025
  		05/2025 Gary Gray
801-796-4892
gary.gray@usda.gov 
Description: Proposed project would expand the existing Soapstone Trailhead to improve visitor use and safety
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=68198
Location: UNIT - Heber-Kamas Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Summit. LEGAL - Not Applicable. This area is located adjacent to Mirror Lake HWY to the north and across from the existing smaller Soapstone Parking Area.
Streeper Creek South Range Improvement Project
EA
 - 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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/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.
Yellow Pine Trailhead Expansion
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/14/2025  		Expected:05/2025
  		05/2025 Gary Gray
801-796-4892
gary.gray@usda.gov 
Description: Project would expand existing Yellow Pine Trailhead parking to better meet visitor needs and improve safety.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=68197
Location: UNIT - Heber-Kamas Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Summit. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Yellow Pine Trailhead along UT 150 on north side of 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
Smithfield Waterline Reconstruction
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management
- Facility management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/02/2025  		Expected:06/2025
  		06/2025 Charles Rosier
801-999-2159
charles.rosier@usda.gov 
Description: Project would reconstruct existing Smithfield Waterline within a right-of-way(road and road prism)
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=68312
Location: UNIT - Logan Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Cache. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Smithfield canyon near smithfield city, utah.
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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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
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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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

           *UPDATED* 		- Special area management  In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice 06/25/2025  		Expected:09/2025
  		06/2026 Arben Kraja
(801) 733 - 2664
arben.kraja@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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/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.
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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
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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/62673
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Alta Ski Resort.
Big Cottonwood Canyon Watershed Restoration
EA
 - Fuels management
- Watershed management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 12/2024  		Expected:05/2025  06/2025 Adam Shaw
530-277-1623
adam.shaw@usda.gov 
Description: fuels reduction/thinning activities to improve ecosystem conditions and reduce risks of adverse effects to the watershed from wildfire's on the Salt Lake Ranger District
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake, Wasatch. LEGAL - Not Applicable. upper tributaries of Big Cottonwood Canyon.
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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/62687
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Brighton Ski Resort.
Neffs Canyon Debris Basin Geotechnical Investigation
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  Completed  Actual: 05/30/2025  06/2025 Adam Shaw
530-277-1623
adam.shaw@usda.gov 
Description: Project would issue a special use permits to conduct a geotechnical exploration near the mouth of Neff's Canyon.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=68272
Location: UNIT - Salt Lake Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Salt Lake. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Neffs Canyon Trailhead area, 4326 White Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84124.
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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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.
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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
 - 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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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.
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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/archive/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/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:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/projects/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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