The Forest Service proposes to improve existing allotment infrastructure by constructing 17 new ponds (each up to 0.1 acre) on the 13,650 acre project area within the Whitney Area on the Evanston Mountain-View Ranger District.
Location
The Whitney Area is in Utah (about 12 miles from the border with Wyoming). Kamas, Utah, and Evanston, Wyoming, are the closest towns.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/10/2023
2
Comment Period
07/12/2023
3
Decision
08/2023 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Grazing Allotment Management |
| Whitney Area Stock Ponds DN and FONSI | Decision Signed Date: 08/30/2023 |
| Forests | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest |
| Districts | Evanston-Mountain View RD |
| Legal Land Description | T1N R9E, Sections 4, 12, 14, 15 & 23 |