Environmental Assessment Developing Proposal

Big Cottonwood Canyon Watershed Restoration Project

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Salt Lake; Summit; Utah; Wasatch, Utah Salt Lake Ranger District

The Forest Service proposes using a combination of vegetation, fuels, and restoration activities to improve ecosystem conditions and reduce risk of uncharacteristic wildfire and associated adverse effects to the watershed within the Big Cottonwood Canyon drainage and tributaries.

Location

Big Cottonwood Canyon

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
5/26/2026
2
Finding/Decision Date
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed management