Decision Memo Completed

Sweetwater-Griffin Top Pasture Division Fence

Dixie National Forest Garfield, Utah Escalante Ranger District

Construct a 3.2 mile, four strand barbed wire fence that would restrict livestock movement between pastures, thereby maintaining more desirable and even livestock utilization rates. This will improve forage production for big-game wildlife.

Location

East of the Johns Valley road, North of South Creek and running roughly parallel to Forest Service road 133.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/21/2023
2
Decision
08/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Grazing Structural Improvements
Sweetwater-Griffin Top Pasture Division FenceDecision Signed Date: 08/27/2024
ForestsDixie National Forest
DistrictsEscalante Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT34S, R2W, Sections 25&26 /T34S, R1W, Section 31
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsGrazing management