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- R4 - Intermountain Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)
- Dixie National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
- Dixie National Forest , Cedar City Ranger District
- Dixie National Forest , Escalante Ranger District
- Dixie National Forest , Pine Valley Ranger District
- Dixie National Forest , Powell Ranger District
| R4 - Intermountain Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide) | |||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
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| Greater Sage-grouse Management Direction EIS |
- Land management planning - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants |
In Progress NOI in Federal Register 12/09/2011 Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 04/2013 |
Expected: 08/2014 | 09/2015 | Glen Stein 801-625-5281 gstein@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The purpose of this project is to prepare environmental impact statements (EISs) and supplemental environmental impact statements to incorporate greater sage-grouse conservation measures into Bureau of Land Management land use plans and Forest Plans. Web Link: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse/western.html | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Ashley National Forest All Units, Dixie National Forest All Units, Fishlake National Forest All Units, Manti-Lasal National Forest All Units, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache All Units. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Beaver, Box Elder, Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Davis, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, Salt Lake, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, Wayne, Weber. All National Forests in Utah | |||||
| Incorporating Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Measures into Land Management Plans (Utah) EIS |
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Land management planning |
Developing Proposal Est. Notice of Adjustment 12/2011 |
Expected: 05/2014 | 06/2014 | Clinton McCarthy 801-625-5671 cmccarthy01@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The Forest Service will be a cooperating agency with the BLM (lead agency) in preparing programmatic EISs to incorporate greater sage-grouse conservation measures into several land management plans (Uinta, Dixie, Fishlake) through plan amendments. Web Link: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse/western.html | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Dixie National Forest All Units, Fishlake National Forest All Units, Pleasant Grove Ranger District, Heber-Kamas Ranger District, Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, Wayne. UNIT - Dixie NF, Fishlake NF, Uinta portion of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF; UT; multiple counties involved | |||||
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| Dixie National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) | R4 - Intermountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
| Outfitter and Guide Special Use Permit Issuance CE |
- Special use management | On Hold | N/A | N/A | Leslie Fonger 435-676-9360 lesliefonger@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Reissue priority permits and issue new permits for outfitting and guiding. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District, Powell Ranger District, Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield, Iron. Escalante, Powell and Cedar City Ranger Districts | |||||
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| Dixie National Forest , Cedar City Ranger District | R4 - Intermountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
| Little Creek-Red Creek Vegetation Treatment EA |
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Forest products - Watershed management - Fuels management |
On Hold | N/A | N/A | Dave Swank 435-865-3224 dswank@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Vegetation treatments on 9281 acres to improve vigor in a variety of species. Mechanical treatments and prescribed fire will be used to reduce forest fuels, regenerate aspen and sagebrush, thin conifer timber and reduce pinyon-juniper invasion. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Iron. LEGAL - T33S, R7W. T34S, R7W. Approximately 9 miles east of Parowan, Utah. | |||||
| Reed Valley Vegetation Management EA |
- Road management - Watershed management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Forest products |
Analysis Completed | Expected: 06/2013 Actual: 06/05/2013 |
09/2013 | Nathan Yorgason 435-865-3227 nyorgason@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Conifer salvage harvest 766 acres, precommercial conifer thinning 766 acres, aspen regen and improvement 148 acres, permanent road relocation 1.03 miles. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=39460 | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Iron. LEGAL - T36S, R8W, Sec 35,36; T37S,R8W, Sec 1,2,10-16 SLB&M. Approximately 26 miles east of Cedar City, UT. | |||||
| Sawyer Point Vegetation Treatment EA |
- Fuels management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 04/2013 |
Expected: 10/2013 | 12/2013 | Eric Eastep 435-865-3278 eeastep@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Vegetation treatments to improve habitat and veg conditions. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37386 | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield, Kane. LEGAL - T37S, R6W, Sec 31-34; T38S, R6W, Sec 3-6. Approximately 6 miles northeast of Duck Creek Village, UT. | |||||
| Shingle Fire Salvage and Restoration EA |
- Watershed management - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Forest products |
In Progress Scoping Start 02/26/2013 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2013 |
Expected: 06/2013 | 08/2013 | Patrick Moore 435-865-3221 ptmoore@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Within the 7,596-acre Shingle Fire area, the following activitiesare proposed: salvage logging (1085 ac), soil stabilization/site prep/reforestation (6,351 ac.), Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41383 | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Kane. LEGAL - Parts of T38S, R7W; T38S, R6W; T39S, R7W; T39S, R6W; SLB&M Approximately 30 miles southeast of Cedar City, Ut. | |||||
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| Dixie National Forest , Escalante Ranger District | R4 - Intermountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
| Chriss/Deer Creek Trail Connector CE |
- Recreation management | On Hold | N/A | N/A | Cindy Calbaum 435-826-5425 ccalbaum@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Develop a new trail connector between the Chriss Lake and Deer Creek Trails. This will provide users with the option of a loop trail. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. Off State Route 12 approximately 9 miles north of Boulder, UT, between trail numbers 34015 and 34016. | |||||
| Citation Oil Special Use Permit Reissue CE |
- Special use management | Developing Proposal Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2013 |
Expected: 06/2013 | 06/2013 | Leslie Fonger 435-676-9360 lesliefonger@fs.fed.us |
| Description: A Special Use Permit to Citation Oil for the maintenance and operation of an oil pipeline and telephone line across National Forest System Lands is expired and needs to be analyzed for the purpose of issuing a new Special Use Permit. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41808 | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Powell Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. LEGAL - E1/2 NE1/4, Sec 9; W1/2, SW1/4, Sec 10; and NE1/4, NW1/4, Sec 15, T36S, R1E; Sec 15, 16 & 9; T36S, R1E; Sec 17, T36S, R1E; Sec 18, 19 & 30, T36S, R1E and Sec 24, T36S, R1W Dixie National Forest, Garfield County, Utah, approx. 6,000 feet elevation | |||||
| East Zone Minerals Source Sites EA |
- Minerals and Geology | In Progress 05/06/2013 Est. 09/2013 |
Expected: 09/2013 | 11/2013 | Brooke Shakespeare 435-826-5434 bshakespeare@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The Escalante and Powell ranger districts propose to analyze the expansion and development of mineral material pits to respond to mineral material needs of the Forest for the next 15-20 years. The project is consistent with 36 CFR 2850.2 and .3(2). Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40233 | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. Various locations throughout the Escalante and Powell ranger districts | |||||
| Lower Box Trailhead Relocation EA |
- Recreation management - Road management |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 05/2013 |
Expected: 09/2013 | 10/2013 | Jessica Grow 435-826-5427 jgrow@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Relocate the lower trailhead for the Box Trail outside of the wilderness boundary. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. Southern end of the Box Trail adjacent to the Pine Creek Road (FR 153) | |||||
| Mitchell Springs Vegetation Improvement Project EA |
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Forest products |
Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 06/2013 |
Expected: 02/2014 | 07/2014 | Dean Dolatta 435-826-5423 ddolatta@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Improve forest health by removing dead/dying Douglas fir and restore aspen and ponderosa pine stands. Restore and invigorate riparian vegetation along Hall Creek. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40232 | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. LEGAL - T 34N R 1W, Sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24,25, 26, & 27; T 34N R 1E Sections7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20 & 30 The upper portion of the Birch Creek Watershed, adjacent to Main Canyon Road (FH 17) and downslope from Griffen Top Road (FR 140). | |||||
| Upper Valley Landscape Improvement Project EA |
- Forest products - Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Fuels management - Watershed management - Grazing management |
In Progress 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/20/2013 |
Expected: 07/2013 | 09/2013 | Chance Stewart 435-826-5475 chancestewart@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The project would use prescribed fire and mechanical and hand vegetation treatments to reduce wildfire hazard and improve forest health. It would also stabilize and restore streams and provide guzzlers for wildlife. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37898 | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. LEGAL - Parts of Townships 35 and 36 South, Ranges 1 West and 1 East of the Salt Lake Base and Meridian. The proposed 16,863-acre Upper Valley Landscape Improvement Project project is located in Garfield County, Utah (UT) approximately 15 miles southwest of Escalante, UT. Access is via Utah Hiway 12. | |||||
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| Dixie National Forest , Pine Valley Ranger District | R4 - Intermountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
| BLM Wild Horse Management NEPA EA |
- Grazing management | On Hold | N/A | N/A | Eric Eastep 435-865-3278 eeastep@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Analysis for continued wild horse management in southern Utah lands administered by USDI Bureau of Land Management and USDA Forest Service-Dixie National Forest. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Pine Valley Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Iron, Washington. Western Iron and Washington Counties. | |||||
| New Harmony-Central Fuelbreak Improvement EA |
- Fuels management | Analysis Completed | Expected: 04/2013 Actual: 04/05/2013 |
06/2013 | Joseph Harris 435-652-3172 jrharris@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Improvement of existing fuelbreak around communities of Central and New Harmony, UT. Activities include removal of invading woody speies (primarily juniper),widening, seeding and construction of 12-18" fireline. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37387 | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Pine Valley Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Washington. LEGAL - T38S, R13W; T39S, R16W; SLBM. Areas surrounding the communities of Central and New Harmony, UT. | |||||
| Pine Valley Fuelbreak Improvement EIS |
- Fuels management - Vegetation management (other than forest products) |
On Hold | N/A | N/A | Joseph Harris 435-652-3172 jrharris@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Improvement of existing fuelbreak around community of Pine Valley, UT. Activities include removal of invading woody speies (primarily juniper),widening, seeding and construction of 12-18" fireline. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Pine Valley Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Washington. LEGAL - T39S, R14W; T39S, R15W, SLBM. Surrounding Community of Pine Valley, UT. | |||||
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| Dixie National Forest , Powell Ranger District | R4 - Intermountain Region | ||||
| Project Name | Project Purpose | Planning Status | Decision | Expected Implementation | Project Contact |
| Alton Motorized Access EA |
- Recreation management | On Hold | N/A | N/A | Joseph Rechsteiner 801-676-9320 jrechsteiner@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Designate motorized use on an existing 2.8-mile route from the area of Alton, UT, located in Kane County, to Robinson Canyon Trailhead and construct about 2 miles of non-motorized Grand View Trail. | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Powell Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Kane. LEGAL - R5W T39S Sections 3, 9, 10,15 and 16, SLBM Water Canyon to Robinson Cyn Trailhead | |||||
| Johns Valley Vegetation Project EA |
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) - Watershed management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants |
In Progress 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 05/02/2011 |
Expected: 06/2013 | 08/2013 | Jake Schoppe 435-676-9341 jschoppe@fs.fed.us |
| Description: The Dixie National Forest proposes to remove Pinyon and Juniper (PJ) from sage-steppe and riparian areas within Johns Valley to benefit wildlife and improve the environmental health of the area. A variety of treatments would be utilized. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35980 | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Powell Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. LEGAL - T 33 S, R 3 W, Sec. 10-14, 22-27, 34-36; T 33 S, R 2 W, Sec. 17-20, 29-32; T 34 S, R 3 W, Sec. 1-4, 9-12, 15-17, 19-22, 27-34; T 34 S, R 4 W, Sec. 1-2, 12; T 34 S, R 4 W, Sec. 26, 35-36. Within the E.F. Sevier River Subbasin at the southeast end of the Sevier Plateau. Immediately west of SR 22 (Johns Valley Road) approximately 10 miles north of its intersection with SR 12. | |||||
| South Central Red Canyon Fiber Optic Amendment CE |
- Special use management | In Progress Scoping Start 09/25/2012 Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 04/2013 |
Expected: 05/2013 | 06/2013 | Leslie Fonger 435-676-9360 lesliefonger@fs.fed.us |
| Description: Enhance the reliability of an existing fiber optic line under special use permit to South Central Utah Telephone Association, Inc. by amending the permit to allow them to relocate and maintain the fiber optic line outside of Red Canyon Wash. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40228 | |||||
| Location: UNIT - Powell Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. LEGAL - Sections 22, 25, 26, 27 and 36 of Township 35 South, Range 4.5 West and Section 30 of Township 35 South Range 4 West. Along Hwy 12 through Red Canyon about 12 miles southwest of Panguitch, UT, beginning near the Red Canyon Visitors Center, proceeding ~ 3.6 miles up Red Canyon to east of FS121. | |||||
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