Logan Ranger District- (435) 755-3620 Volunteer Opportunities on the Logan Ranger District Campground/Picnic Areas/Roads/Trails Update Volunteer for National Trails Day, June 1, 2019
The Logan Hydro No. 2 – 3rd Dam Improvements project has resumed construction. Please note that closures and detours are in place for U.S. Forest Service trails in the area. For your safety, please do not enter the work area or travel on closed trails. Also note that the Gus Lind Campground remains closed and will be throughout the construction period. Do not park in closed or restricted areas as gates will be locked at night. Work scheduled to be undertaken during August is:
General mobilization of equipment to the project site;
Reconstruction and placement of riprap on the north slope of the site adjacent Highway 89;
Improvements to piping near the control house adjacent to Highway 89;
Temporary placement of material downstream from the spillway to isolate the work area;
Excavation to prepare for installation of a retaining wall on the south bank of the Logan River; and
Spanish Fork Ranger District- (801) 798-3571
The Nebo Loop Scenic Byway is now open. There are numerous area, trail and road closures on the Spanish Fork Ranger District click on closures to view them. The Santaquin Canyon road is closed above Trumbolt day-use site east approximately 1 ½ miles to Tinney Flat campground. All pedestrian, equestrian, bicycle, and any type of motorized vehicles will be prohibited, due to the extreme safety hazards in the area. Seasonal road closures Campgrounds/Picnic Areas/Roads/Trails Updates Closures/Restrictions/Special Orders
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 GROUSE Forest Service Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Records of Decision for Greater Sage-grouse Conservation
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. After two years of implementation and monitoring, the Forest Service identified new information that could be used to improve the clarity, efficiency, and implementation of the 2015 Greater Sage-Grouse Plan Amendments, in order to benefit greater sage-grouse conservation at the landscape scale. During the development of a draft Environmental Impact Statement, comments were requested from the public and were used to create proposed revisions to greater sage-grouse plans for forests in Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. Most of the content of 2015 plans remained, but changes were proposed that incorporated new information and attempted to improve the efficiency of plan implementation. The Final Environmental Impact Statement can be found here, and draft Records of Decision can be found at the links for Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. The publication of the final Environmental Impact Statement on August 2nd, 2019 begins a 60-day objection period that cannot be extended. After the objection period, which is described in the Records of Decision and in the Federal Register, the Forest Service will attempt to resolve any remaining concerns before creating final Records of Decision. Members of the public may examine interactive maps of habitat management areas using a web tool. US 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.
Logan Ranger District and Stokes Nature Center hosted a collaborative education effort for tribal youth between Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation and Utah Natural History Museum
