Secure Rural School Act/Resource Advisory Committees:
The Secure Rural School Act authorizes the use of Resource Advisory
Committee (RACs) as a mechanism for local community collaboration
with federal land managers in recommending Title II projects on federal
lands or that will benefit resources on federal lands.
RAC members are appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture.
SAGE GROUSESummary of Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement to Amend Sage-Grouse Plans
The Intermountain and Rocky Mountain Regions of the Forests Service incorporated standards and guidelines for the conservation of greater sage-grouse into forest plans in 2015. As plans have been implemented, potential inefficiencies and difficulties were identified. Comments were requested on an initial Notice of Intent (NOI), and a supplemental NOI to revise the 2015 plans in 2017 and 2018. Those comments were used to create a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DES) to amend forest plans. The public comment period for the DEIS ended on January 3, 2019. The comments received have been summarized into a report that is available online. View the latest news about the Forest Service’s Greater Sage-Grouse conservation efforts. Greater Sage Grouse Record of DecisionUS Forest Service making a difference for Sage-Grouse and the sagebrush ecosystem video.
The American pika is a low-profile mammal that lives at high altitudes. Related to rabbits and hares, these small, big-eyed creatures spend much of the summer preparing for a harsh winter high above the timberline. Starting in mid-September, a DWR biologist will visit an established pika area above Brighton ski resort to check on population growth.
Cottonwood Canyons Foundation invites you: 2016/2017 FREE Snowshoe With a Naturalist Tour. Learn about the natural and cultural history of the canyons on the Salt Lake Ranger Dist.
The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF is experiencing significant beetle activity, reaching epidemic levels in some areas particularly on the North Slope of the Uinta Mountains.
The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Spanish Fork Ranger District recently received the Joint Chief’s Grant for restoration projects in the Vernon Management Unit.
