Reduce or eliminate encroaching conifers, including juniper, limber pine and Douglas fir within a 600 acre area between Cabin Creek and Legg Creek on the South Fork of the Shoshone River by mechanical means.
Location
Approximately 34 miles SW of Cody, WY on the South Fork of the Shoshone. Project area runs SW-NE and is about 5.2 miles long. West side of South Fork Road, between road and the Wilderness boundary.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/07/2017
2
Decision
09/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Species Habitat Improvements |
| Cabin Creek Bighorn Sheep Habitat Improvement Project | Decision Signed Date: 09/08/2017 |
| Forests | Shoshone National Forest |
| Districts | Wapiti Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |