Bridger-Teton National Forest — Project Detail

Reroute roughly 1/2 mile of current trail out of the bottom of the drainage and up onto the more sustainable sidehill to create a sustainable and more enjoyable route.

Currently The Lithium Trail is a downhill mountain bike trail that currently goes through a low grade open meadow. Foot traffic in this meadow along w/ the bikers creating their own trail around the low grade section has caused issues in the meadow. This project will reroute this portion of trail.

Provide a reliable long-term natural gas supply to members on the opposite side of the highway from our existing natural gas infrastructure, and to support the existing and future energy demands within Lower Valley Energy's service territory.

The SW Middle Ridge Habitat Project is a cooperative effort between the Greys River District and partners. The project consists of mechanical treatments (incl. small sales) & broadcast burning to restore vegetation communities that departed from the natural range of variability due to a lack of fire

To add a .81 mile section of trail to create a loop experience on a heavily out and back trail relieving some of the traffic that is causing trail damage by dispersing users.

Wyoming Game & Fish Commission requested continued use of the Dell Creek and Forest Park feedgrounds for their long-term winter elk feeding activities. Elk are fed hay between mid-Nov thru April.

Wyoming Game and Fish need access to Camp Creek Road during seasonal closure to access Elk Feedground. Gate will remain closed with signage. Snow plowing as needed. Sisters of Reparation own a private inholding off Camp Creek Road. Year around access and light maintenance/add drainage if needed.

The Red Rock Ranch is requesting a permit for current signs and egress/ingress to their property. They must drive from Gros Ventre Road to Crystal Creek Road, then take a right to get to their private home or main ranch property. There are signs along the road directing guests and a wooden archway.

Silver Star Telephone Company and Lower Valley Energy is proposing to place a new fiber optic telecommunication cable and power cable and appurtenances to upgrade facilities within and along numerous roads within the Fall Creek area.

The first phase of forest planning includes preparation of an Assessment that outlines existing conditions and trends affecting the forest. This is not a decision document but public comment will be sought when the Draft Assessment is published.

Commercial timber harvests in a suite of silvicultural treatments using mechanized equipment; salvage, pre- and non-commercial thinning to improve stand condition, whitebark pine restoration, and replacement of a culvert. Reassess proposal post fire.

Proposed action is to allow Class 1 e-bikes on existing trails around Teton Pass and extend e-bikes seasonal restrictions at certain locations. Alt 1 would allow all 3 classes of e-bikes and includes trail construction. Draft EA comment closed 2/24.

Proposal to graze cattle on 4 former sheep allotments: Elk Ridge, Lime Creek, Rock Creek, and Tosi Creek. These allotments would be grazed by currently permitted cattle in the Upper Green River Area.

Forest Service decided to close Temple Creek and Bunion Creek allotments and proposes to reauthorize livestock grazing on Muddy Canyon Allotment. This project is currently on hold.

New Fork Lake Irrigation District has proposed to rehabilitate the New Fork Lake Dam at current location to meet statewide safety requirements and increase water storage to improve the availability of legally-secured water to downstream users.

The Silver Lake Irrigation District has proposed to rehabilitate the dam, inside the Bridger Wilderness, that supplies the water under their state water rights. State engineers have rated the dam's hazard at high. Proposal to raise dam & outlet work.

Wyoming Department of Transportation, with Federal Highway Administration, to reconstruct Hwy 22 at the Big Fill Slide. Some excess fill material may be placed on the Jackson Ranger District at the Phillips Bench parking area southeast of Hwy 22.

Residents have requested a permit to brush out a quarter-mile historic two-track from a private subdivision inholding to Highway 287, east of Moran, for emergency use. This project is in inventoried roadless area.

Treat up to 3,000 ac to improve forest health, protect infrastructure and egress within the Big Sandy wildland-urban interface area and portion of the West Slope Winds roadless area. Actions include thinning, sanitation, salvage and pile burning.

Proposal to study causes of poor recruitment of Colorado River cutthroat trout in La Barge Creek drainage and potential effects of disease. Sampling would be conducted for 21 days in 2025 and includes water samples for eDNA analysis.

Proposal for a scientific germination experiment that would include planting native seeds (Douglas-fir & lodgepole pine) in 2024 and measuring germination & establishment rates in summer of 2025, after which all planted trees will be removed.

Everlong Endurance proposes a 100-mile running race to be held on the Big Piney and Greys River Ranger Districts from August 9-11th, 2024. This race was previously held on the Bridger-Teton National Forest on similar routes in 2023, 2022 & 2021.

The Bridger-Teton proposes to install a new radio repeater on Rosie's Ridge to replace the existing repeater. Teton County, WY would move their equipment into the new repeater.

Jackson Ranger District proposes to extend the Sidewalk Trail from Cache Creek Trailhead to Forest Service boundary and reroute the Parallel Trail to the lower end of the Trail Creek Trailhead.

To utilize prescribed burning for the regeneration of aspen stands, reinvigoration of forb communities, and the maintenance of grassland meadows in year-round habitat, winter range, and migration routes for a variety of big game species.

Project proposal: replace Sublette lift; construct and modify ski runs, traverses, terrain parks, and visitor-service facilities; develop summer recreation opportunities; avalanche control infrastructure; fuels reduction.

The Forest Service is considering amending its land management plans to address new and evolving issues arising since implementing sage-grouse plans in 2015. This project is in cooperation with the USDI Bureau of Land Management.