District 4

Sheridan and Johnson Counties

Sheridan WHMA Ventenata

September 2019. Aerial treatment of highly invasive Ventenata on properties in the Walk-In hunting program in Sheridan County.


Total Project Cost: $425,248WWNRT Funding: $180,000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish Commission

Upper Clear Creek Aspen

March 2019. Aspen restoration and prescribed fire to promote regeneration by reducing residual fuels, including invasive species, fuel thinning, and beaver dam analogs located in the Bighorn National Forest, Johnson County.


Total Project Cost: $873,500WWNRT Funding: $140,000Sponsor: USFS - Bighorn National Forest

28 Ranch Revegetation

March 2019. Restoration of deciduous woody communities in various sections of riparian habitat by planting coyote willows and other deciduous shrubs and trees on the 28 Ranch, Johnson County.


Total Project Cost: $52,460WWNRT Funding: $5.000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish Commission

South Big Horn Mahogany

March 2018. Improvement of quantity and quality of native mountain mahogany shrublands through mechanical, chemical, and fire applications.


Total Project Cost: $192,420WWNRT Funding: $73,650Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish Commission

Powder River Aspen

March 2018. Improvement of valuable aspen habitats through mechanical removal and fire.


Total Project Cost: $252,400WWNRT Funding: $135,000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish Commission

Sheridan Medusa-Ventenata

March 2018. Treatment by chemical means to eliminate infestations of Medusahead and Ventenata grasses.


Total Project Cost: $430,000WWNRT Funding: $94,500Sponsor: Sheridan County Weed and Pest

BHS Russian Olive

September 2017. Removal of Russian olive through mechanical and chemical treatments.


Total Project Cost: $56,035WWNRT Funding; $30,000Sponsor: Clear Creek Conservation District

North Park Pond

September 2017. Construction of wetland habitat for the purpose of water management and flood abatement, recreational use, migratory bird use, and wildlife habitat including elk, mule deer and white-tail deer, and habitat for mammals and invertebrate species, particularly those dependent on wetlands.


Total Project Cost: $555,522WWNRT Funding: $100,000Sponsor: City of Sheridan

West Pass Creek

September 2017. Irrigation infrastructure improvement by removing barriers to fish movement, including access to spawning and juvenile rearing areas.


Total Project Cost: $728,160WWNRT Funding: $328,000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish

Steamboat Aspen

March 2017. Terrestrial habitat enhancement by mechanical treatment, fire and chemical removal of invasive conifers necessary in northern Sheridan County.


Total Project Cost: $150,280WWNRT Funded: $78,000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish

Upper Tongue River II

March 2017. Construction of instream structures and bank manipulation on the Upper Tongue River in northern Sheridan County.


Total Project Cost: $295,200WWNRT Funded: $100,000Sponsor: Sheridan County Conservation District