Environmental Assessment Completed

Salt Creek Restoration

Bridger-Teton National Forest Lincoln, Wyoming Kemmerer Ranger District

Restore and reconnect 15 miles of Salt Creek and tributaries by adjustment or removal of structures, connecting floodplains and riparian areas, and improving in-stream fish habitat and connectivity.

Location

4 miles of Salt Creek, running parallel to Highway 89, 25 miles north of Cokeville

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/06/2018
2
Comment Period
05/06/2018
3
Objection Period Start
06/14/2019
4
Decision
08/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecies Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Salt Creek RestorationDecision Signed Date: 08/19/2019
ForestsBridger-Teton National Forest
DistrictsKemmerer Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionR119, T29,portions of S26, S23, S27, and S34
Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plants