Pine Valley WCSL 2024-2026 Heritage Surveys
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Project ID: 7227
Status: Current
Fiscal Year: 2025
Submitted By:
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Project Manager: Keith Adams
PM Agency: U.S. Forest Service
PM Office: Dixie National Forest
Lead: Dixie National Forest
WRI Region: Southern
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Description:
Class 3 heritage surveys for the following areas. Listed in priority:
1. Highway 18 Fuelbreak (5,262 acres)
2. RMRS -- Crestline, FR014, Pinto (1,486 acres)
3. Cove Pasture South (1,647 acres)
4. Mountain Meadows NE (2,622 acres)
5. Spring Creek (1,824 acres)
6. Red Pond 8 Mile Bench Hyatt Springs (1,764 acres)
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Location:
Project areas are all on the Pine Valley Ranger District and contained within the Pine Valley Wildfire Crisis Strategic Landscape (WCSL).
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Project Need
Need For Project:
Class 3 Heritage surveys are required prior to implement terrestrial activities within these project areas. Nepa is anticipated to be signed in February 2025. This project implements the required class 3 surveys.
Objectives:
Obtain class III Heritage surveys and reports to inform future terrestrial vegetation implementation activities to reduce risks to communities, infrastructure corridors and natural resources.
Project Location/Timing Justification (Why Here? Why Now?):
Heritage Surveys are required for vegetation manipulating activities. Clearances have generally been a bottleneck in getting project implemented. This project will get the overall WCSL 1 to 2 years head in heritage clearances allowing project implementation to be smoother, planned further in advance and allow implementation to occur at the desired time of year to meet objectives.
Relation To Management Plan:
Nepa for this project is currently in process. The Pine Valley Wildfire Risk Reduction Project decision that will authorize the future activities is anticipated to be signed in February of 2025. This Decision will tie to the Dixie Land Management Plan, the National Cohesive fire strategy and The WCSL strategies. These surveys will provide the groundwork for tying to the Pine Valley and Utah State mule deer plans, the Pine Valley Pronghorn Plan, and the Utah Statewide Elk management plan.
Fire / Fuels:
These surveys will have a direct impact on future fire and fuels reduction activities to be implemented once the decision is signed.
Water Quality/Quantity:
These surveys will not have an impact to water quality/quantity.
Compliance:
These surveys are part of the compliance process.
Methods:
100 percent pedestrian surveys will be completed on the 6 project areas.
Monitoring:
Other than contract monitoring during the contract process and completion, no monitoring is needed.
Partners:
UTDWR and UTFFSL
Future Management:
The Dixie National Forest is proposing to carry out large, landscape-level vegetation treatments as part of the ongoing efforts to confront the wildfire crisis, protect communities, and improve resilience on the Pine Valley Ranger District (Confronting the Wildfire Crisis: A Strategy for Protecting Communities and Improving Resilience in America's Forests) with in the WCSL. These six projects are anticipated to be the initial focus areas once the decision is sign and activities developed.
Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources:
The decision will consider sustainable uses of natural resources. These surveys help identify resources to consider.
| Budget | WRI/DWR | Other | Budget Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $1,168,240.00 | $0.00 | $1,168,240.00 | $18,000.00 | $1,186,240.00 |
| Item | Description | WRI | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| Archaeological Clearance | Contract for Hwy 18 class III Heritage surveys equaling 5,262 acres. Through Good Neighbor Agreement 11-040700-014 terms for reimbursement. | $420,960.00 | $0.00 | $3,000.00 | 2025 |
| Archaeological Clearance | RMRS-Crestline Contract for class III Heritage surveys equaling 1,486 acres. Through Good Neighbor Agreement 11-040700-014 terms for reimbursement. | $118,800.00 | $0.00 | $3,000.00 | 2025 |
| Archaeological Clearance | Cove Pasture contract for class III Heritage surveys equaling 1,646 acres. Through Good Neighbor Agreement 11-040700-014 terms for reimbursement. | $131,680.00 | $0.00 | $3,000.00 | 2025 |
| Archaeological Clearance | Mountain Meadow NE Contract for class III Heritage surveys equaling 2,622 acres. Through Good Neighbor Agreement 11-040700-014 terms for reimbursement. | $209,760.00 | $0.00 | $3,000.00 | 2025 |
| Archaeological Clearance | Spring Creek Contract for class III Heritage surveys equaling 1,824 acres. Through Good Neighbor Agreement 11-040700-014 terms for reimbursement. | $145,920.00 | $0.00 | $3,000.00 | 2025 |
| Archaeological Clearance | Red Pond, 8 mile Bench, and Hyatt Springs Contract for class III Heritage surveys equaling 1,764 acres. Through Good Neighbor Agreement 11-040700-014 terms for reimbursement. | $141,120.00 | $0.00 | $3,000.00 | 2025 |
| Funding | WRI/DWR | Other | Funding Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $1,054,120.20 | $0.00 | $1,054,120.20 | $18,000.00 | $1,072,120.20 |
| Source | Phase | Description | Amount | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| USFS National Priority Landscape (NPL) - WCS | Heritage survey work for 6 project under GNA11-040700-014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $18,000.00 | 2025 | |
| USFS National Priority Landscape (NPL) - WCS | A179 | $222,268.00 was moved to #7435 | $1,054,120.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2025 |
Species
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Map Features
| ID | Feature Category | Action | Treatement/Type |
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| 13833 | Affected Area | ||
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| 13835 | Affected Area | ||
| 13841 | Affected Area | ||
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