Ashley National Forest

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Developing Proposal

• Anthro Reentry Lop and Scatter

  This project would involve reentry of approximately 7,820 acres of previously treated shrub communities with a hand crew using chainsaws to remove the encroaching conifer. Maintenance of the original treatments would likewise maintain habitat.

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• Brown Duck Creek Crossing

  The project would involve relocation of flood debris to restore a safe stream crossing for users of the Lake Fork and Brown Duck Basin trails.

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• Buckboard Marina Boundary Realignment

  We are proposing to adjust the boundary of the Buckboard Marina's special use permit to remove water acreage and potentially add areas of land to the south and east.

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• Cart Creek Meadow Enhancement Project

  Several restoration treatments would occur in a 244-acre project area, including canal reconstruction; lop and scatter; and seeding/planting. The project would increase wetlands, species diversity, and ecosystem resilience.

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• Dry Ridge Communications Shelter Replacement

  This project would replace an existing communications shelter that currently does not meet design standards. The proposed new shelter would provide a safer environment for the electronic equipment.

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• Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area Management Plan

  We are developing a new management plan with direction for all resources and resource uses in the Flaming Gorge NRA.

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• Lowline Trail New Construction

  Approximately 0.5 miles of new non-motorized trail construction to replace a section of the current Lowline Trail.

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• Mill Park Mineral Exploration 2024

  This is a proposal for small-scale locatable minerals exploration and sampling, within and immediately adjacent to an existing Forest Service rock quarry near Mill Park. Expected disturbance would be less than 0.1 acres.

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• Moon Lake Water System Well

  We are proposing a well at the Moon Lake recreation complex to replace two groundwater spring systems that were wiped out after debris flows and landslides in 2023. The well would supply water to the Moon Lake Lodge, Moon Lake CG, and range troughs.

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• West Zone Vault Toilet Replacements

  To improve visitor services, vault toilet replacements or upgrades would occur at eight sites on the Duchesne-Roosevelt Ranger District.

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• Yellowstone Right-of-Way

  This project would grant a right-of-way special use permit for an existing access road across National Forest System land to a private property inholding. There would be no change to the existing use of the road.

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Under Analysis

• Amendments to Land Management Plans Regarding Sage-grouse Conservation

  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.

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• Ashley NF Forest-wide Prescribed Fire Restoration Project

  The proposed project would authorize prescribed burns across the Forest up to 24,000 acres/year. Treatment boundaries would be designed to meet objectives and move areas toward desired conditions. Wilderness, RNAs, private land, & alpine excluded.

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• Dry Creek Trona Mine Project

  The BLM is considering a trona mine proposal from Pacific and Atlantic Soda Company. A portion of the proposal involves construction of a water line across the northern end of the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area on the Ashley NF.

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• High Uintas Wilderness Domestic Sheep Analysis Project (Ashley and UWC National Forests)

  This project will evaluate the effects of continued domestic sheep grazing in the High Uintas Wilderness (HUW). There are 10 sheep allotments located on the north and south slopes of HUW and are located in both the Ashley and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NFs.

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• Moon Lake Campground Debris Flow Management

  We would construct a gabion berm as well as riprap drainage channel slopes to mitigate debris flow hazards to the Moon Lake Campground and Moon Lake Guard Station.

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• North Government Park Stream Restoration

  The Ashley National Forest proposes to install hand-built structures and check dams to restore a degraded stream and meadow within Government Park.

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• Soapstone Calcite Project

  Proposal to construct approximately 1 mile of new access road, across the Ashley NF and UWC NF, and then begin small-scale hardrock mining operations for decorative calcite on the Ashley NF, near the headwaters of Iron Mine Creek.

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• South Slope Fuels Reduction Project

  This is a Forest Service and Ute Tribe cross-boundary fuels management project to reduce the likelihood of undesirable fires, improve forest health, improve wildlife habitat, protect improvements, and increase public safety.

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• Yellowstone ATV Trail

  The Yellowstone ATV Trail connections are currently 50 inches wide and off-highway vehicles (OHVs) greater than 50 inches are prohibited. By reconstructing the trail to 60 inches, the Yellowstone ATV Trail would be accessible to more forest visitors.

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Analysis Completed

• Ashley National Forest - Forest Plan Revision

  The Ashley National Forest completed revision of its 1986 Forest Plan to reflect current natural resource conditions. We released the final revised Forest Plan on 1/26/2024.

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• Ashley National Forest Aspen Restoration Project

  This is a programmatic evaluation of the restoration of aspen stands on the Ashley NF outside of Wilderness.

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• Dollar Ridge Fire Restoration

  This project would mitigate ongoing impacts from the 2018 Dollar Ridge Fire by repairing or improving conditions on fire-impacted lands to put them on a trajectory for a quicker natural recovery.

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• East Zone Vault Toilet Replacements

  To improve visitor services, vault toilet replacements would occur at six recreation sites on the Vernal Ranger District (D2) and seven recreation sites on the Flaming Gorge Ranger District (D1).

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• Harmston Canyon ATV Trail

  This project would involve construction of a new portion of motorized trail connecting with existing roads open to all-terrain vehicle (ATV) use to create a loop trail along the Elkhorn Loop Road.

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• Henry's Fork Rock Art Interpretive Site

  This project would involve the development of a recreation and interpretive site to provide for public education, enjoyment, and protection of the Henry's Fork prehistoric rock art site.

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• Highway 191 Shaded Fuel Break

  This project would establish a 760-acre linear fuel break, primarily along Highway 191 and the Limber Flag Yurt Road, to protect watersheds in the area from negative impacts from a large wildland fire event.

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• Uinta Basin Railway Project

  Withdrawal of the Forest Service (FS) decision on this project on 1/17/2024 was in response to a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The FS decision would have authorized 12 miles of the railway across NFS lands.

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