District 2

Albany and Carbon Counties

Lower Encampment Watershed

September 2015. Restoration of river and wetland functions on the lower reaches of the Encampment River through irrigation infrastructure, instream structures, wetland creation and restoration.


Total Project Cost: $2,001,490WWNRT Funded: $600,000Sponsor: Trout Unlimited

Rawlins Fence Conversion 2015

March 2015. Removal of impassable fenced and replacement with fences designed to allow wildlife movement.


Total Project Cost: $171,226WWNRT Funded: $27,292Sponsor: Bureau of Land Management

East Muddy Creek

March 2015. Removal and reconstruction of fish barriers to allow movement to spawning and juvenile rearing habitat for Colorado River cutthroat trout in the East Fork of the Muddy Creek drainage.


Total Project Cost; $55,220WWNRT Funded: $12,500Sponsor: Trout Unlimited

Coon Creek Weir

March 2015. Removal of dilapidated weir established on Forest Service lands to measure water yield when active timber management was in progress.


Total Project Cost: $89,500WWNRT Funded: $30,000Sponsor: Trout Unlimited

Brooks Cheat Grass

March 2015. Terrestrial habitat enhancement by removal of invasive cheat grass through chemical and biological treatment in an area of high value to Sage-Grouse, deer and elk.


Total Project Cost: $31,050WWNRT Funded: $10,000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish Commission

Encampment River Richardson

March 2015. Aquatic habitat enhancement by stream structures and removal of invasive conifers in the riparian zone on the Encampment River.


Total Project Cost: $138,600WWNRT Funded: $53,000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish Commission