District 5

Park, Big Horn, Washakie, and Hot Springs Counties

Sunlight Basin Fence

Terrestrial habitat enhancement by relocation and restoration of fencing to restrict overuse of winter forage for wintering elk in an area of high recreational use


Total Project Cost: $212,960WWNRT Funded: $40,000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish

Ishawooa Creek

Reconstruction of diversion structure and placement of fish screens on a major spawning stream in Park County


Total Project Cost: $372,500WWNRT Funded: $190,000Sponsor: Trout Unlimited

Gooseberry Creek Watershed

Watershed enhancement program on approximately 1,750 acres in Washakie county, to remove encroaching tamarisk and Russian olive along the full length of Gooseberry Creek through chemical and mechanical means.


Total Project Cost: $100,000WWNRT Funded: $75,000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish

Kirby Creek II

Watershed enhancement on approximately 128,500 acres in central Hot Springs county to maintain and enhance Kirby Creek, including stream channel modifications, bank stabilization and fisheries enhancements; to develop alternative water sources within the watershed, including ponds, springs, and water delivery systems, to manage outbreak of noxious plants.


Total Project Cost: $390,000WWNRT Funded: $150,000Sponsor: Hot Springs Conservation District

Park County Weed and Pest III

Phase III of aggressive control of invasive species, including houndstongue, spotted knapweed, Canada thistle, and Dalmation toadflax in areas in Park county that are highly used by wildlife.


Total Project Cost: $306,880WWNRT Funded: $50,000Sponsor: Park County Weed and Pest

Cottonwood/Grass Creek II

Removal of invasive Russian olive and salt cedar, and re-treatment of volunteer sprouts, seedlings, and other invasives


Total Project Cost: $310,000WWNRT Funded: $200,000Sponsor: Washakie County Conservation District

Big Horn Invasives II

Continuation of project to eliminate invasive species along the Big Horn River within Hot Springs County, on private and public lands. Target species are tamarisk and Russian olive, accomplished using mechanical, chemical and other treatments


Total Project Cost: $600,000WWNRT Funded: $160,000Sponsor: Hot Springs County Weed and Pest District

South Fork Shoshone Conservation Easement

Conservation easement will help eliminate the potential for residential development in an area where high numbers of wildlive are prevalent.


Total Project Cost: $600,000WWNRT Funded: $7,600Sponsor: Jackson Hole Land Trust

Yellowtail Fire Rehab

Continuation of habitat restoration and enhancement efforts on the Yellowtail Habitat Unit and associated properties through reseeding, removal of invasive species, and management of livestock and water systems in northern Big Horn County


Total Project Cost: $162,000WWNRT Funded: $200,000Sponsor: Shoshone Conservation District

Yellowstone Lake II

Development of protocols and methods to reduce predation and displacement of native cutthroat trout within the confines of Yellowstone Lake through detection of spawning grounds and migratory patterns of fish movement within the lake ecosystem.


Total Project Cost: $1,474,426WWNRT Funded: $621,576Sponsor: Trout Unlimited