District 9

Teton, Sublette, and Fremont Counties

Sand Mesa Wetlands

September 2019. Restoration and enhancement of shallow water wetlands by dam improvement and alteration on two reservoirs to provide optimal foraging for waterfowl, shorebirds, and other aquatic species in the Wind river watershed, Fremont County.


Total Project Cost: $203,000WWNRT Funded: $50,000Sponsor: Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

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

Horse Creek Fish Passage

September 2019. Removal of culverts, concrete support walls and existing headgate, and installation of new infrastructure to allow fish passage for spawning and migrating native species of fish on Horse Creek, Teton County.


Total Project Cost: $440,124WWNRT Funded: $135,000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish Commission

Dry Piney Mule Deer Migration

September 2019. Construction of underpasses and fencing to funnel wildlife into underpasses to allow deer migration and reduce the number of wildlife/vehicle collisions along U.S. Highway 189 in Sublette County.


Total Project Cost: $5,831,132WWNRT Funded: $50,000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish

New Fork Tatro Bend

September 2019. Construction and restoration of stream bank to correct instability and improve stream function to re-establish healthy riparian plant communities and wetland functions in the New Fork River, Sublette County.


Total Project Cost: $132,680 WWNRT Funded: $25,000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish

Fish Creek Conservation Easement

September 2019. Conservation easement on approximately 2,780 acres in Sublette County.

Total Project Cost: $2,074,700WWNRT Funded: $195,000Sponsor: Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust

Fredell Place Conservation Easement

September 2019. Conservation easement on approximately 1,235 acres in Sublette County.

Total Project Cost: $888,280WWNRT Funded: $195,000Sponsor: The Jackson Hole Land Trust

New Fork Gas Wells

March 2019. Construction and restoration of stream bank to correct instability and improve stream function to re-establish healthy riparian plant communities and wetland functions on the New Fork River, Sublette County.


Total Project Cost: $1.090,080WWNRT Funded: $130,000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish Commission

Sublette Cheatgrass II

March 2019. Continuation of chemical treatment to effectively reduce and eliminate infestations of non-native invasive cheatgrass in Sublette County.


Total Project Cost: $888,2802,840,595WWNRT Funded: $200,000 Sponsor: Sublette County Weed and Pest District

Teton Canyon Rx

March 2019. Prescribed fire through mechanical treatment to reduce fuel loads and improve habitat for ungulates, enhance aspen and mountain shrub communities, and increase nutritional quality of forage in Teton County.


Total Project Cost: $360,360WWNRT Funded: $50,000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish Commission

Soda Lake Wetland

March 2019. Improvement of wetlands complex including installation and repair of control structure and embankments in Sublette County.


Total Project Cost: $338,600WWNRT Funded: $80,000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish Commission

Dubois Mule Deer Migration

March 2019. Fence conversion to wildlife-friendly fencing in an area where wildlife regularly have difficulty crossing, or becoming entangled in the current fencing, along with aspen enhancement and prescribed fire in an effort to expand protection and enhancement of wildlife habitat in Fremont County.


Total Project Cost: $430,000WWNRT Funded: $35,000Sponsor: Wyoming Game and Fish Commission

Bar BC Riparian

March 2019. Reconstruction and restoration of fish passage, including culvert replacement in Teton County.


Total Project Cost: $253,597WWNRT Funded: $70,000Sponsor: Trout Unlimited

Dunham Wetlands

March 2019. Construction and improvements of wetlands, including installation of water control structure and construction of nesting island in Cottonwood Creek, Sublette County.


Total Project Cost: $48,000WWNRT Funded: $20,000Sponsor: Ducks Unlimited

Wind River Wetlands

March 2019. Wetland infrastructure construction, improvements and restoration of fish passage, including culvert replacement in Fremont County.


Total Project Cost: $205,000WWNRT Funded: $50,000Sponsor: Ducks Unlimited

Pine Creek Aspen

March 2019. Habitat improvements including aspen enhancement, prescribed fire, barbed-wire fence removal, and removal of encroaching conifers on the Shoshone National Forest.


Total Project Cost: $478,500WWNRT Funded: $80,000Sponsor: USFS - Shoshone National Forest