Environmental Assessment Completed

Winschell Dugway ATV Trail System

Caribou-Targhee National Forest Bonneville, Idaho Soda Springs Ranger District

Construct and reconstruct 7.8 miles of ATV trail from Caribou City to Morgan Meadows. New construction will connect the historic Dugway with abandoned mining road down the Bilk Creek drainage and into Caribou City. Install 2 bridges across Bilk Ck.

Location

South, East and North aspects of Caribou Mountain on the Soda Springs Ranger District, Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/06/2007
2
Comment Period
11/09/2008
3
Decision
02/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
08/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityHeritage Resource Management; Trail Management; Travel Management
Winschell Dugway TrailDecision Signed Date: 04/13/2011 (FS Withdrawn, Reversed in Appeal (215)) Legal Notice Date: 04/22/2011
DN and FONSI for the Updated Winschell Dugway Trail System EADecision Signed Date: 02/17/2012 Legal Notice Date: 02/26/2012
ForestsCaribou-Targhee National Forest
DistrictsSoda Springs Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionRange 44 East, Township 4 South sections 2,3,7,9,10,15,18 and 22
Watershed managementRecreation managementHeritage resource management