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Appendix A: Johnson CreekVegetation Management EA
Forest Vegetation TreatmentsTongue Ranger District
Bighorn National ForestSkull Ridge quad.
T 55 & 56N R 88W
ProjectArea
Bighorn National Forest
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Disclaimer:The Forest Service uses the most current and complete data it has availableGIS data and product accuracy may vary. They may be developed fromsources of differing accuracy, accurate only at certain scales , based onmodeling or interpretation, incomplete while being created or rev ised,have represented features not in accurate geographic locations , etc. TheForest Serv ice makes no expressed or implied warranty, including warrantyof merchantability and f itness, with respect to the character, func tion, orcapabilities of the data or their appropriateness for any user’s purposes. TheForest Serv ice reserves the right to correc t, update, modify, or replace thisgeospatial information without not ificat ion. For more information, contactthe Bighorn National Fores t Superv isor’s Off ice (2013 Eas tside SecondStreet, Sheridan, WY 82801, 307-674-2600).
TreatmentCommercial ThinOverstory RemovalUneven AgeClearcutWUIRecreation
Environmental Assessment for the B-1 Johnson Creek Vegetation Management Project
Appendix B – Road Maintenance and Management under the Proposed Action
Appendix B: Road Maintenance and Management under the Proposed Action
The roads listed are those where road maintenance or management activities related to the Johnson Creek project are proposed. It is not a complete list of roads in the project area.
Road Number
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Location, Access, Unit Number(s)
Description of Road Maintenance Before Treatment and Travel Management Changes After Treatment
Specified Roads
#188 0.6 Sibley Lake, Unit R3 Currently open and will remain open after its use for this project.
No preuse maintenance will be done but surface blading will be required after completion of the project.
#190 0.4 Sibley Lake C.G., Unit R3
#191 0.2 Sibley Lake Dam P.G., Unit R3
#193 1.6 S. Fork Shutts Flats, Unit F10
#194 1.8 Johnson Creek, Unit 4
Converted to a nonmotorized trail
Prior to treatment: The roadbed will be useable after drainage structures have been maintained and it has been surface bladed.
After treatment: The first 0.9 miles of this road will be left useable as a multi use trail (hiking, biking and cross-country skiing).
The remaining 0.9 miles will decommissioned by ripping to a depth of 8 inches.
A new road closure device will be installed at the beginning of the road along with a 3-foot-wide person pass gate.
A parking lot to accommodate 10 vehicles will be constructed near the beginning of this road and proper recreation site signing installed.
#195 0.7 Lower South Tongue, Unit F9
Currently open and will remain open after its use for this project.
No preuse maintenance will be done but surface blading will be required after completion of the project.
#196 0.5 Nickle Creek Loop, Unit F4
#928 0.3 Nickle Loop Cabins, Unit F2
#970 0.4 Arrowhead Lodge, Unit F6
#984 0.2 Masters Summer Home, Unit F5
B-2 Bighorn National Forest Tongue Ranger District
Appendix B – Road Maintenance and Management under the Proposed Action
Road Number
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Location, Access, Unit Number(s)
Description of Road Maintenance Before Treatment and Travel Management Changes After Treatment
#152411 1.3 Cutler, Unit 23 Closed by a fence crossing the road.
The roadbed will be useable after a small amount of vegetation removal, drainage maintenance and surface blading.
The first 0.9 miles of this road will be converted to a multi-use trail and remain open for hiking, biking and cross-country ski use. The remaining 0.4 miles will be closed by ripping to a depth of 8 inches and placing slash on the roadbed for 100 feet.
This road would be decommissioned and removed from the system.
#152412 0.9 Tie Creek, Unit 26 Closed by use of a road closure gate.
The roadbed will be useable after a small amount of vegetation removal, drainage maintenance and surface blading.
After being used for this project, the road will be decommissioned.
#152413 0.2 Tie Creek Spur, Unit 26
Closed by use of a road closure gate on road #152412.
The roadbed will be useable after a small amount of vegetation removal, drainage maintenance and surface blading.
After being used for this project the road would be decommissioned.
#153212 0.2 Shutts Flats, Unit 3 Provides access to a summer home.
The roadbed will be useable after a small amount of vegetation removal, drainage maintenance and surface blading. Surface blading will be required after use.
Total miles of specified road = 9.3
Planned Temporary Roads
T3.0 0.5 Unit 3.0 Would be constructed for this project.
The total length of this road will be closed by ripping to a depth of 8 inches and placing slash on the roadbed for the first 100 feet.
T5.0 0.4 Unit 5.0
T7.2 0.4 Unit 7.2
T8.0 0.2 Unit 8.0
T9.0 0.4 Unit 9.0 Would be constructed for this project.
The entire length of this road will be converted to a multi-use trail and remain open for hiking, biking and cross-country ski use.
T17.0 0.9 Unit 17 Would be constructed for this project.
The first 0.6 miles of this road will be converted to a multi-use trail and remain open for hiking, biking, and cross-country ski use.
The remaining 0.3 miles will be closed by ripping to a depth of 8 inches and placing slash on the roadbed for the first 100 feet.
Environmental Assessment for the B-3 Johnson Creek Vegetation Management Project
Appendix B – Road Maintenance and Management under the Proposed Action
Road Number
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Location, Access, Unit Number(s)
Description of Road Maintenance Before Treatment and Travel Management Changes After Treatment
T19.1 0.8 Unit 19.1 Would be constructed for this project.
The first 0.6 miles of this road will be converted to a multi-use trail and remain open for hiking, biking and cross-country ski use.
The remaining 0.2 miles will be closed by ripping to a depth of 8 inches and placing slash on the roadbed for the first 100 feet.
T25 0.5 Unit 25 Would be constructed for this project.
The total length of this road will be closed by ripping to a depth of 8 inches and placing slash on the roadbed for the first 100 feet.
T29 0.2 Unit 29
TS3 0.2 Unit S3 Would be constructed for this project.
The total length of this road will be converted to a multi-use trail and remain open for hiking, biking and cross-country ski use.
Total miles of temporary road = 4.5
Definitions Closed Road – An intermittent service road in Maintenance Level 1 that is closed to all vehicular traffic for more than 1 year. The closure may be ordered [by administrative action] under 36 CFR 261(forest plan EIS appendix G, page G-7).
Decommission – Removal of a road from the forest transportation road system. This may include ripping and seeding of the roadbed, recontouring of cut and fill slopes to return the road to original ground contours, or restoration of original drainage patterns. This action eliminates the deferred maintenance needs for the asset. Decommissioning is done to travelways that are no longer needed for resource management. Portions of an asset or component may remain if they do not cause resource problems or require maintenance. Decommissioning includes meeting the following objective s as a minimum:
Motorized access is signed closed and/or access is physically blocked.
The road is hydrologically self-maintaining.
The road prism is revegetated.
Slopes are stabilized (forest plan EIS appendix G, page G-12).
In addition to the minimum requirements for decommissioning above, see Chapter 2 design criteria 8 for details on decommissioning in this project.
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Appendix C: Johnson CreekVegetation Management EA
Roads & Trails MapTongue Ranger District
Bighorn National ForestSkull Ridge quad.
T 55 & 56N R 88W
ProjectArea
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¹Disclaimer:The Forest Service uses the most current and complete data it has availableGIS data and product accuracy may vary. They may be developed fromsources of differing accuracy, accurate only at certain scales , based onmodeling or interpretation, incomplete while being created or revised,have represented features not in accurate geographic locations , etc. TheForest Serv ice makes no expressed or implied warranty, including warrantyof merchantability and f itness, with respect to the character, func tion, orcapabilities of the data or their appropriateness for any user’s purposes. TheForest Serv ice reserves the right to correc t, update, modify, or replace thisgeospatial information without not ificat ion. For more information, contactthe Bighorn National Fores t Superv isor’s Off ice (2013 Eas tside SecondStreet, Sheridan, WY 82801, 307-674-2600).
Sibley Ski Trail System
Cutler Ski Trail System
Environmental Assessment for the D-1 Johnson Creek Vegetation Management Project
Appendix D – Soil Types in the Project Area
Appendix D: Soil Types in the Project Area Map of soil types in the project area, identifying sensitive soils (16, 29, and 43) in relation to proposed ski
trails, temporary roads, and vegetation management treatment units.
