This project involves moving developed campgrounds and dispersed camp sites away from water, human waste management, and Wilderness Trailhead actions to protect water quality of the municipal watershed of West Tensleep drainage.
Location
West Tensleep is 1/2 way between Worland and Buffalo,near Meadowlark Lake and Deer Haven Resort. A Forest Service road goes north from US 16 to a dead end at the trailhead and campground on the shores
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/26/2011
2
Comment Period
10/19/2011
3
Decision
05/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2012 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Developed Site Management; Harzardous Waste Compliance Actions; Facility Improvements/Construction; Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Facility Maintenance; Trail Management; Noxious Weed Treatments; Order Creation/Modification; Road Maintenance; Scenery Management; Travel Management; Watershed Improvements; Wilderness Management |
| West Tensleep Corridor Master Recreation Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/24/2012 Legal Notice Date: 05/30/2012 |
| Forests | Bighorn National Forest |
| Districts | Powder River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 49 and 50N, R 87 |