District 3

Lincoln, Uinta, and Sweetwater Counties

Bighorn Lamb Survival II

September 2019. Research and evaluation on summer ranges to determine feasibility, access, logistics, and collection of preliminary diet and forage data to evaluate animal conditions and survival rates of Wyoming Bighorn sheep in Fremont County.


Total Project Cost: $1,683,840WWNRT Funded: $100,000Sponsor: University of Wyoming

Green River City Riparian

March 2019. Bank stabilization using toe-wood to reshape the river bank, deepen and narrow the river channel for 2,000 feet to enhance structural aquatic habitat to benefit fish species and terrestrial wildlife in the Green River.


Total Project Cost: $458,240WWNRT Funded: $54,448Sponsor: Trout Unlimited

Bear River-Morris

March 2019. Installation of natural channel design instream structures to allow irrigation water to be diverted, allow upstream fish passage and promote channel stability above and below the dam in the Bear River.


Total Project Cost: $412,845WWNRT Funded: $60,000Sponsor: Uinta County Conservation District

Coy Reservoir Enlargement

March 2019. Stream enhancement and restoration to increase water storage of an off-channel reservoir to capture and store spring runoff from the Bear River Watershed, Uinta County.

Total Project Cost: $164,933WWNRT Funded: $19,600Sponsor: Uinta County Conservation District

Greys River/LaBarge Creek

March 2019. Stream improvements including new culverts and low water crossings, regrading and recontouring roads, and restoring sections of stream using bioengineering and natural channel design techniques on the Greys River watershed in Lincoln County.


Total Project Cost: $$364,660WWNRT Funded: $71,000Sponsor: Trout Unlimited

Pixely Wetlands

March 2019. Repair and replacement of flood-irrigation wetland dikes, including construction of water control structures on the Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Lincoln County.


Total Project Cost: $190,000WWNRT Funded: $50,000Sponsor: Ducks Unlimited