The Shoshone National Forest has signed a decision memorandum authorizing a project to improve habitat for the Whiskey Mountain Bighorn Sheep herd in the Glacier Addition to the Fitzpatrick Wilderness on the Wind River Ranger District.
Location
Eastern slope of the Wind River Mountains near Whiskey Mountain on the Wind River Ranger District of the Shoshone National Forest, approximately 10 miles south of the town of Dubois in Fremont County.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/04/2021
2
Comment Period
05/04/2021
3
Decision
07/2021 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2021 (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 | Species Habitat Improvements |
| Torrey Rim Prescribed Fire Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/16/2021 |
| Forests | Shoshone National Forest |
| Districts | Wind River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 40 N, R 106 W, Sections 9, 10, 15 and 16 |