District 9
Teton, Sublette, and Fremont Counties
Big Piney - Pinedale Weed
June 2012. Habitat enhancement in areas where natural and prescribed fire were used to enhance aspen will make initial eradication of invasive species to accelerate regeneration of desirable species.
Duncan Ranch
June 2012. Habitat enhancement by replanting meadows to native grasses and forbs that will serve as winter forage for elk in the East Fork drainage near Dubois. This project will evaluate different methods of revegetation to determine those that have the most potential for large area rehabilitation.
Ryan Wetland
June 2012. Wetland expansion and enhancement to maintain and improve habitat for Trumpeter swans near Jackson.
West Fork Long Creek
June 2012. Habitat treatment on Long Creek to remove culverts that are currently barriers to fish movement and increase fish range by 4.3 miles within the watershed.
Total Project Cost: $312,000 WWNRT Funded: $53,000 Sponsor: Shoshone National Forest
Teton Invasives II
June 2012. Eradication of cheatgrass in various habitat types will eliminate spread of annual grass into areas essential for wildlife. This project builds on successful application during first phase of project.
Upper Wind River Rx Fire
June 2012. Prescribed fire will reduce encroachment of conifers, remove timber lost to bark beetles, and increase potential for aspen and other desirable habitat types.
Rolling Thunder Aspen
June 2012. Prescribed fire and mechanical treatment will be used to eliminate encroaching conifers and enhance recruitment of aspen and other desirable vegetation in an area of high value to elk and mule deer.
North Piney Wetlands
June 2012. Wetland creation in an area that will capture irrigation outflows and natural springs will provide habitat for leopard frogs and a wide array of water birds, including sandhill cranes, long-billed curlew and Trumpeter swans.
Holmes Ditch
June 2012. Fish screen placement on the Holmes Ditch west of Dubois to eliminate fish loss to entrainment in the Wind River fishery.
Todd Ditch
June 2012. Irrigation diversion rehab and fish screen on large irrigation project will eliminate entrainment of fish on the blue-ribbon fishery of the Green River near Pinedale.
Sub-Agency Fish Ladder
June 2012. Replacement of irrigation dam structure and inclusion of a fish ladder will reconnect more than 25 miles of stream that were previously inaccessible to migrating fish.