Evaluating a proposal to exchange about 1,762 acres of USFS-managed lands with up to about 4,400 acres managed by the State of Wyoming. Part of a larger NRCS-led project that could include a new reservoir, partly on lands currently managed by USFS.
Location
Federal parcel in the Sierra Madre range, near WY State Hwy 70 and West Fork Battle Creek, about 19 west of Encampment and 28 miles east of Baggs. State parcels scattered across the Sierra Madre.
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
12/28/2022
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
01/2027 (Estimated)
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
08/2027 (Estimated)
4
Objection Period Start
08/2027 (Estimated)
5
Decision
09/2027 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
10/2027 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Nepa Document Prepared By Another Federal Agency |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Land Exchanges |
| Forests | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest |
| Districts | Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T14N, R87W, Sec. 36; T14N, R86W, Sec. 31; T13N, R87W, Secs. 1, 2, and 12; and T13N, R86W, Section 6 |