The Shoshone National Forest is considering a proposal to exchange approximately 107 acres of Forest lands in the South Fork Valley for approximately 118 acres of private land in the Russell Creek drainage under the General Exchange Act of 1922.
Location
The private land parcel is in the Russell Creek drainage, 1.5 miles SW of Wyoming State Highway 296 and roughly 26 miles NW of Cody, Wyoming. The 2 federal parcels are in the South Fork Shoshone River
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/31/2018
2
Decision
12/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(7) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Land Exchanges |
| J Bar 9 Land Exchange | Decision Signed Date: 12/30/2019 |
| Forests | Shoshone National Forest |
| Districts | Shoshone National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | The non-Federal parcel is located in: T56N, R105W, Sixth Principal Meridian, Park County, Wyoming; H.E.S. # 182 (within sections 26, 27, 34, and 35) |