Environmental Assessment Completed

Bear Gulch Road Closure (Forest Road 159)

Caribou-Targhee National Forest Fremont, Idaho Ashton/Island Park

Close the .5 mile segment of Bear Gulch Road159 and create a trail. The road is in the bottom of the drainage and cannot be maintainted to a usable standard. Closure is proposed to protect resource values.

Location

Road is located at the site of the old Bear Gulch Ski Hill off of the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway, Northeast of Ashton, ID

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/25/2011
2
Comment Period
02/25/2011
3
Decision
07/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Trail Management
Bear Gulch Road Closure ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/18/2012 Legal Notice Date: 07/21/2012
ForestsCaribou-Targhee National Forest
DistrictsAshton/Island Park
Legal Land DescriptionT. 10 N. R 44 E. Sec 31, 32
Road managementWildlife, fish, rare plants