United States 

Department of

Agriculture

Forest Service

Intermountain 

Region

September

2009

Final Environmental 

Impact Statement 

Motorized Travel Plan 

 

 

Ashley National Forest, 

Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, Utah and 

Wasatch Counties, Utah 

and Sweetwater County, Wyoming 
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Final Environmental Impact Statement Ashley National Forest 

Duchesne, Daggett, and Uintah, Utah, and Sweetwater County, 

Wyoming 

Lead Agency: USDA Forest Service

Cooperating Agencies: State of Utah, Duchesne, Daggett, Uintah Counties 

and State of Wyoming, Sweetwater County

Responsible Official: Kevin Elliott 

355 North Vernal Avenue, Vernal UT 

For Information Contact: Kris Rutledge, Project Leader 

Ashley National Forest 

355 North Vernal Avenue, 

Vernal UT 84078

(435) 781-5196 

Website Information: http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/ashley/

(Travel Plan Revision)

Abstract: The purpose of this project is to improve management of public summer motorized use by 

designating roads, motorized trails and areas that are open for public motor vehicle use and restricts offroad motorized dispersed camping areas so that they are consistent with other Forest in Utah and 

Wyoming. This system of roads and trails will address current and anticipated recreation needs, provide a 

variety of recreation access opportunities, consider management concerns (such a public safety, 

maintenance costs, and consistency with adjoining public lands), reduces impacts to forest resources, 

recognizes reserved or outstanding rights, and reduces conflicts between recreational uses on the Ashley 

National Forest (here after referred to as the Forest).

The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) serves to disclose and compare the effects of 

implementing the alternatives. Five alternatives are evaluated including the No Action alternative which 

would maintain existing opportunities and restrictions for motorized use and cross-country travel 

displayed in the Flaming Gorge, Roosevelt/Duchesne, and Vernal Travel plans (1995) The No Action 

alternative serves as a baseline for comparing the effects of other alternatives. The four action alternatives 

vary in terms of the mileage of designated motorized routes, the number of routes with seasonal 

restrictions, and the classification of vehicle routes (e.g. full-size vehicle road, 50” or less trail, or 

motorized trail open to all vehicles). The mileage of designated motorized routes varies from 1,436 miles 

of open road and 214 miles of motorized trail in Alternative C to 1,346 miles of open road and 96 miles of 

motorized trail in Alternative D. Alternatives B and E have the most miles of designated routes affected 

by seasonal restrictions. Alternative B is the preferred alternative. All alternatives meet the purpose and 

need and address the significant issues to varying degrees.

The designation of routes includes the limited use of motor vehicles within 150 feet of most roads and 

trails in Utah and 300 feet in Wyoming, solely for the purpose of motorized dispersed camping. Motor 

vehicle use off the designated system, including the use of motor vehicles for game retrieval, would not be 

allowed. The following uses would not be affected by this decision and are outside the scope of this 

project: (1) aircraft; (2) over-snow vehicles; (3) watercraft; (4) non-motorized uses (e.g. hiking, 

equestrian, mountain bikes); (5) search and rescue operations; (6) law enforcement operations; (7) fire 
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fighting operations; (8) permitted uses (e.g. wood cutting, livestock herding/fence maintenance; (9) 

limited administrative access; (10) legal ingress and egress to private land; (11) new or non-national forest 

roads; and (12) use of roads with legally documented rights-of-way held by state, county or other public 

road authority. 

Decision Subject to Appeal: The Responsible official’s decision is documented in the Record of 

Decision, and is subject to administrative review (appeal) pursuant to 36 CFR Part 215. Appeals must be 

filed within 45 days from the publication date of the legal notice of decision in the newspaper of record.
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SUMMARY 

The Ashley National Forest proposes to update the current motorized travel plan by designating a system 

of roads, trails, and open use areas consistent with federal regulation 36 CFR 212.51 from the Travel Rule 

released on November 2, 2005. The area affected by the proposal is all National Forest System land within 

the Ashley National Forest administrative boundary (with the exception of the High Uintas Wilderness). 

This project was initiated because the Forest recognized a need for improving management and 

enforcement of motorized use – off-highway vehicle (OHV) use in particular. There has been 

unanticipated growth in OHV use since the 1986 Ashley National Forest Land and Resource Plan was 

written (Forest Plan). Forest monitoring of motorized use, known conflicts and impacts, and enforcement 

issues form the basis of the need for change. A desired result from this project is to provide ample 

motorized recreational opportunities that minimize the potential for user conflicts and resource impacts, 

and to create a sustainable road and trail system with the resources available to the forest. The forest 

intends to meet these objectives, but biophysical, fiscal, and socio-political realities necessitate that 

progress will occur incrementally over time. A route network that has evolved over many years cannot be 

instantaneously transformed to meet all idealized objectives. The proposed actions represent practical and 

substantial measurable progress towards the desired ends. 

Purpose and Need 

The purpose of this project is to improve management of public summer motorized use by designating a 

sustainable system of roads, motorized trails and areas that are open for public motor vehicle use and 

designating distances for off-road motorized dispersed camping areas that are consistent with other 

National Forest in Utah and Wyoming. This system of roads, trails and areas will address current and 

anticipated recreation needs, provide a variety of recreation access opportunities, consider management 

concerns (such a public safety, maintenance costs, and consistency with adjoining public lands), reduces 

impacts to forest resources, recognizes reserved or outstanding rights, and reduces conflicts between 

recreational uses on the ANF.

The Forest needs to 1) Provide safe access for motorized recreational uses; 2) reduce user conflicts; 3) 

improve undesirable resource conditions occurring from summer motorized vehicle travel on unauthorized 

routes; and 4) reduce disturbance of wildlife species through the management of road densities in areas of 

concern. 

Background 

The current differences of policy between Ranger Districts cause confusion as to what the legal use is. On 

the Forest using a vehicle off forest system roads and/or trails is prohibited (36 CFR 261.50) with the 

exception of two travel areas totaling 111,805 acres on the Vernal Ranger District. These areas are 

depicted with a cross hatching on the current travel map and will be referred to as the “hatched travel 

areas” within this document. Within the hatched travel areas motorized vehicles are allowed on 

designated routes and established, undesignated routes as long as resource damage is not occurring. 

Although users tend to stay on well-established routes, the lack of designation has created a management 

problem. Both visitors and managers find it difficult to distinguish between an established, undesignated 

route and a newly created, undesignated route. Furthermore, recognizing an established, undesignated 

route where “resource damage is not occurring” is more challenging to interpret and identify. As a result, 

enforcing the current travel map within this hatched travel areas is problematic; newly created routes are 

prolific and increase every year. Because travel on non-system roads within the hatched travel area is 

permitted those non-system routes will be referred to as “undesignated”. Non-system routes outside of 

the hatch travel area, where motorized travel is prohibited, will be referred to as “unauthorized”. Since 

the 1980s, motor vehicle use has changed from primarily jeep travel to a mix of passenger car, truck, 
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ATV, and motorcycle use, and more recently utility terrain vehicles (UTVs), and the desire for motorized 

trail access has increased along with the increase in vehicle types. 

Over the past few decades the availability and capability of motorized vehicles, particularly off highway 

vehicles (OHVs) and sport utility vehicles (SUV’s) has increased tremendously. In the Unitah Basin 

growth in OHV use has increased 616% over eleven years (Division of State Parks and Recreation and 

State of Utah Tax Commission, Department of Motor Vehicles 2009).This level of growth in OHV 

popularity was unforeseen during the development of the current Travel Management Plans. With more 

use has come a stronger desire for motorized trails both during the summer for recreational riding and 

during the fall to facilitate access to camps and hunting areas. Many of the routes used today are not part 

of the Forest transportation system, thus do not receive maintenance funding. Over time, as these routes 

deteriorate due to lack of maintenance, access becomes more difficult particularly for vehicles.

The Travel Rule provides policy for ending this trend of undesignated route proliferation and enables 

management of the Forest transportation system by changing the policy across the Forest to allow 

motorized travel only on those designated roads and trails shown on the travel map. 

Public Involvement 

Substantial public input on the existing and proposed travel plans was received and incorporated into the 

Draft EIS and Final EIS alternatives. 

To help develop the Proposed Action the Forest worked closely with the public, County, State, and other 

federal agencies to develop the Proposed Action. Meetings, workshops and field trips were planned 

throughout the spring, summer, and fall of 2007. Two Notices of Intent (NOI) to prepare Draft 

Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) were published November 9, 2007. These NOIs included 

Flaming Gorge and the Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District in one EIS and Vernal Ranger District in a 

separate EIS. At the time of the publication of the NOIs, it was believed that the EISs would be completed 

on differing timelines. Since the publication of the NOIs, the EISs have been combined into one document 

to facilitate effects analysis and to allow additional analysis time for the Resource Specialist. All 

comments received were reviewed and categorized by issue.

Cooperating Agencies 

The Forest developed cooperating agency status with the State of Utah and the four counties where Forest 

land occurs, Sweetwater County, WY, and Daggett, Uintah, and Duchesne Counties in UT. Cooperating 

agency representatives participated in the review of public comments, identification of issues and 

alternatives, briefings, and document reviews with the project NEPA Coordinator and Forest Supervisor.

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

A Notice of Availability (NOA) of the DEIS was published in the Federal Register on Friday, April 17, 

2009, starting a 90-day legal comment period. The DEIS and maps were sent to 556 individuals, two 

Tribal governments, Five cooperating agencies, 19 federal, state and local government agencies, and 32 

organizations and special interest groups. Four public meetings were held in Duchesne, Manila, and 

Vernal, UT and in Green River, WY in May and June, 2009. Over 375 public responses were received in 

the form of letters, e-mails, faxes, maps and verbal remarks during the legal comment period. Twenty-two 

responses were received after the close of the comment period. These comments were analyzed and used 

to refine issues and improve alternatives. A thorough discussion of the entire public participation process 

as well as responses to public comments is included in Chapter 4.
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Issues Analyzed in Depth 

Six resource areas which had significant issues or areas of high concern were identified during scoping. 

• Recreation – effects of motorized travel management to user groups, retaining motorized 

dispersed camping opportunities, safety, cost, and enforcement

• Soils and Water – effects of motorized travel to soil degradation and water quality

• Wildlife – affects of motorized travel and roads to disturbance, habitat loss and fragmentation, and 

the effects of that on threatened, endangered and sensitive species, management indicator species, 

migratory bird species, and big game species.

• Wilderness Potential - effects of roads and trails on the undeveloped character of potential 

wilderness areas. 

• Economics – effects OHV trail availability and motorized dispersed camping opportunities may 

have on communities near the Forest.

• Heritage - direct and indirect effects of motorized travel to heritage resources.

Alternatives 

This section describes the Preferred Alternative, and a range of alternatives developed from public and 

internal comments during the scoping period for the Proposed Action, the comment period for the Draft 

EIS, the Purpose and Need, and issues identified in Chapter 1. The alternatives present a range of options 

as required by the NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1502.14.) Five alternatives were considered in this FEIS 

including the No Action Alternative and four action alternatives. The Preferred Alternative was developed 

from the Proposed Action analyzed during scoping.

Changes between the Draft and the Final EIS

Changes have been made between the DEIS and the FEIS. These changes include items that affect each 

alternative. Changes for individual resources are described in Chapter 3 - Affected Environment and 

Environmental Consequences. Specific changes within an individual alternative are described in the 

alternative description. General changes between the DEIS and the FEIS are as follows:

• General language may have been changed to define, or clarify throughout the document. 

• A discussion of the existing condition was added to Section 2.3 Alternatives Considered in Detail. 

This was done to clarify the differences between the existing condition and the No Action 

Alternative.

• The Purpose and Need for this project was better defined. The purpose of this project is to 

improve management of public summer motorized use by designating a sustainable system of 

roads and motorized trails and areas that are open for public motor vehicle use. That remains 

unchanged. The portion that was clarified is that developing a consistency between National 

Forests with States is an integral part of improving the management of the Forest.

• To be consistent within States, the distance off designated roads for motorized dispersed camping

has been changed from 150 feet to 300 feet in Wyoming in all action alternatives. In Utah, the 

motorized dispersed camping distance has remained 150 feet off designated routes in all action 

alternatives.

• The areas where motorized dispersed camping would not be allowed was refined and reduced by 

38 miles across the Forest.

• Miles and acres of all alternatives have been updated to reflect the more accurate mapping of 

routes and the most current management. The following changes have occurred: 
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o The alignment of roads has been corrected on the map. 

o Existing FS system routes that were excluded by error from the DEIS have been added 

back as part of the base layer of existing routes. 

o 6 routes totaling 1.98 miles were added to the alternatives to access traditional motorized 

dispersed camping areas

 Proposals 1276 - 1279, total 0.75 miles, proposals are in Alternatives B, C, and E.

 Proposal 2461 totaling 0.5 miles is in Alternative B, C, and E. 

 Proposal 2462 totaling 0.4 miles is in all alternatives. 

o Two routes, totaling 2 miles, were added to all action alternatives. These routes would 

create more sustainable access to dispersed and trail routes than what is currently on the 

ground. 

 Proposal 2458, totaling 0.05 miles would require new construction. This route 

would provide more sustainable access to popular motorized dispersed camping

area near Paradise Reservoir. The bridge accessing this popular dispersed camp 

area was removed because of safety concerns. The only was to access the area 

now is across the dam. The new route would give an alternate access to this area. 

This proposal was recommended by Uintah County.

 Proposal 2464, totaling 2.3 miles would provide a reroute of the Outlaw Trail 

where it parallels Oak Park Reservoir. The current trail passes through wet 

meadows and is receiving extreme soil damage. The reroute would keep ATVs 

out of the wet meadows and still provide an enjoyable experience along the loop 

trail. The portion of trail that would be excluded with the reroute would be closed 

to motor vehicles.

o Forest Service designations were removed on those portions of roads that passed through 

private land. 

• The analysis for all resources has been updated, to include the above changes (Chapter 3). There 

were no significant changes to any resource effects determination resulting from the above 

alternations and corrections. 

• A sixth alternative was proposed by Uintah County Commissioners which would include adopting 

all the routes on the Uintah County Recreation Travel Management Plan (2007). This alternative 

was considered but eliminative from further study as this plan includes all routes on the ground 

regardless of location, current use, or resource concern. This alternative is discussed in Section 

2.4.3.

In addition to the Proposed Action, the Forest and cooperating partners developed three alternatives to 

address the issues and meet the project purpose and need. All alternatives, including the No Action 

Alternative are summarized below. 

Alternative A (No Action) While this alternative does not meet the project purpose and need; it is 

required to be analyzed to serve as a baseline for comparing the effects of other alternatives. Under this 

alternative, travel management would continue under the present course of action, summer motorized 

travel would be guided by the current travel maps for the Flaming Gorge Ranger District, the Vernal 

Ranger District, and the Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District. 

Alternative B (Preferred Alternative) This alternative responds to the need to provide wheeled 

motorized access to disperse recreation opportunities and to provide a diversity of wheeled motorized 

recreation opportunities. The Proposed Action would provide a system of designated roads, motorized and 
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non-motorized trails and respond to direction provided in the Forest Plan, as well as meet current law, 

regulation, and policy. 

The alternatives that were developed as a result of scoping include:

Alternative C - This alternative responds to issues raised by motorized user groups and County 

governments. The intent of this alternative is to maximize opportunities for motorized travel by addressing 

the need to better accommodate current motorized use as well as anticipated future motorized uses. 

Alternative D - This alternative responds to issues raised by non-motorized users relative to a need for 

more non-motorized opportunities and conservation groups with concerns about road densities, water 

quality, the character of undeveloped areas, habitat fragmentation, and protection of critical habitats for 

wildlife. It addresses associated concerns with noise and safety related to motorized and non-motorized 

uses in the same area by adding greater emphasis to protection of potential wilderness area and 

Inventoried Roadless Area characteristics, as well as increased protection of biological and physical 

resources. This alternative designates the least miles of motorized road and trails compared with the other 

alternatives. Alternative D was developed to address environmental issues, particularly protection of 

wildlife habitat connectivity though reduction of road densities, and the emphasis of non-motorized 

recreation opportunities. 

Alternative E - This alternative recognizes the importance of decreasing road densities but limits those 

areas to specific areas of resource concern, such as sensitive land types, rather than across the districts as 

in Alternative D. This alternative also attempts to meet the increasing demand for motorized roads and 

trails in areas that could support such use. This alternative would increase road densities in some areas 

while reducing it in others. This alternative would require increased mitigation to reduce impacts from 

motorized use in order to retain or increase such uses. 

Decisions to Be Made 

Based upon the effects of the alternatives, the responsible official will decide 

• Which roads and trails to add or remove from the existing Travel Management Plan.

• What type of motorized uses to allow on these roads and trails.

• What design features are necessary to minimize adverse environmental impacts associated with 

changes in travel management designations.

• Whether to designate roads or trails specifically for motorized dispersed camping access.

• How management parameters (such as safety and cost) should be balanced with recreation 

opportunities.

• What monitoring is to be included to evaluate project implementation.

• What if any changes are to be made to the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum.

Major Conclusions 

Effects to Recreation: The greatest impact to recreationists from any of the alternatives would be the 

designation of motorized routes in the Vernal Ranger Districts hatched area, as a change from the current 

policy of allowing motorized travel on existing, but non-Forest Service system roads as long as resource 

damage was not occurring. This change in policy will not only limit motorized travel it will in turn reduce 

the amount of motorized access to motorized dispersed camping from what is currently available.

In Utah, in addition to the restriction to travel in the hatched area, the action alternatives would limit 

motorized dispersed camping to 150 feet from designated roads and motorized trails as a change from the 

current policy of allowing motorized dispersed camping up to 300 feet from FS system roads and trail. 

This policy would create a consistency between National Forests within states, thus increasing 

understanding of FS travel regulations within states; reduce areas of resource damage or concern, as well 

as increase enforceability and ability to monitor these areas. Alternatives Band C would provide the 

greatest miles of motorized opportunities and would designate the most routes that access traditional 
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motorized dispersed camping areas that are greater than 150 feet from a designated route. Alternatives D, 

then E would provide the most non-motorized opportunities and designated the fewest routes that access 

motorized dispersed camping areas. 

Effects to Soil and Water Resources: Water quality was measured using miles of motorized routes 

within close proximity of perennial streams, miles of unpaved motorized routes within 50 feet of perennial 

streams, miles of unpaved motorized routes within 300 feet of lakes greater than one acre, number of 

crossing of perennial streams by unpaved motorized routes, miles of unpaved motorized route within 

surface and ground water source protection zones 1-3 of municipal watersheds, and miles of unpaved 

motorized tour in 303 (d) and 305(b) listed impaired watersheds. Each of the above water quality 

measurements showed that Alternative D offers the most protection to water quality and Alternative C the 

least.

Direct detrimental effects of roads to soil resources in open areas, such as alpine, wet and dry meadows, 

and the Limestone Plateau Association was analyzed. Within the open areas, Alternative D would have 

the greatest overall improvement to soil resources while B, C and E would further degrade soil resources 

because the potential for cross-country travel remains high within alpine and the limestone plateau 

association and there would be new construction proposed in B, C and E.

Several routes are proposed for seasonally open designations. Seasonality of motorized routes is expected 

to mitigate potential effects to water quality and soil productivity due to motorized use on the route during 

wet seasons.

Effects to Wildlife Resources: Wildlife species for which effects were analyzed include: Black-footed 

ferret, Canada lynx, Mexican spotted owl, yellow-billed cuckoo, bald eagle, northern goshawk, Peregrine 

falcon, boreal owl, great gray owl, flammulated owl, three-toed woodpecker, greater sage-grouse, 

trumpeter swan, common loon, spotted, Townsend’s and big-eared bats, pygmy rabbit, wolverine, 

migratory breeding birds, Rocky Mountain elk, big-horned sheep and mule deer. Across the alternatives, 

individuals of the species considered may be impacted by the designation of routes, but no alternative is 

expected to result in any species trending towards federal listing, or cause a loss of viability to the 

population or species.

In general, Alternative D offers the most acres of security habitat and the lowest motorized route densities. 

There would be a net increase in miles of designated roads/trails and acres of effected deer critical habitat 

under Alternatives B, C, & E, however the change of affected acres in Alternatives B, C, or E are far less 

than 1% of the amount of critical deer habitat on the Forest.

Several routes are proposed for seasonally open designations. Seasonality of motorized routes is expected 

to mitigate potential effects to wildlife.

Effects to Wilderness Potential: The types of proposals in each alternative are consistent with 

developments and uses that are allowed by the mapping criteria for inventoried potential wilderness areas. 

Even so proposals within the inventoried potential wilderness areas were reviewed for changes that could 

affect the location of inventory boundaries.

All the action alternatives would result in a reduction of about 40 acres less area within wilderness 

potential on the Vernal Ranger District in any re-inventory or updated draft of potential wilderness areas. 

Alternative D has the fewest routes and would result in the most positive effects on wilderness potential 

forest-wide. 

Alternatives B, and E would generally be about the same, with a mix of effects that would generally be 

considered slightly positive on most of the Forest. 

Alternative C would be neutral, with both positive and negative effects not present under Alternative A, 

depending on the specific potential wilderness area.
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Alternative C would be neutral, with both positive and negative effects not present under Alternative A, 

depending on the specific potential wilderness area. 

Effects on Social and Economic Resources: Although motorized travel in the hatched area would be 

eliminated in the action alternatives, little change in motorized use is anticipated. Although travel within 

the travel hatched area on undesignated routes would no longer be available there are multiple 

opportunities for Forest visitors to recreate. None of the alternatives are likely to change recreational 

opportunities enough to change the number of visitors, or the number or visitors participating in actives 

that produce higher or lower expenditures in the area as a whole. 

Effects to Heritage Resources: All alternatives have a potential to cause adverse effects on cultural 

resources. Alternative D would have the potential to affect the least number of cultural resources while 

Alternative C would have the potential to affect the greatest number of cultural resources through new or 

changed routes. Adverse effects to cultural resources resulting from the selected alternatives would require 

a resolution of adverse effects in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Offices and concerned 

Tribes. Regardless of the Alternative selected, the Forest will be required to find ways to resolve any 

adverse affects to NRHP eligible cultural resources. 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................................... ..i 

SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................iii 

CHAPTER 1 - PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION .......................................................................1-1 

1.1 Document Structure............................................................................................ ..................................1-1 

1.2 Introduction....................................................................................................... ....................................1-1 

1.3 Backgound.............................................................................................................................................1-1 

1.4 Purpose and Need for Action .......................................................................... .....................................1-2 

1.4.1Purpose...................... ....... ........................................................................................................1-3 

1.4.2 Need for the Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan .......................................................1-3 

1.5 Management Direction................................................................................. ....................................... 1-6 

1.6 Project Objectives ............................................................................................... .................................1-7 

1.7 Project Scope ....................................................................................................... ................................1-8 

1.7.1 Geographic Scope .................................................................................. .................................1-9 

1.7.2 Administrative Scope ............................................................................................................1-10 

1-8 Proposed Action ................................................................................................................................1-11 

1.9 Decision Framework .... .....................................................................................................................1-11 

1.10 Public Involvement ..........................................................................................................................1-12 

1.10.1 Cooperating Agencies .........................................................................................................1-13 

1.11 Isuues ...............................................................................................................................................1-13 

11.1.1 Issues Analyzed in Depth ............ .......................................................................................1-13 

1.11.2 Issues Not Analyzed in Depth ...... ......................................................................................1-17 

1.12 Other Related Efforts .......................................................................................................................1-22 

CHAPTER 2. ALTERNATIVES, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED ACTION .................................2-1 

2.1 Introduction .... .....................................................................................................................................2-1 

2.2 Common Features of Action Alternatives .. .........................................................................................2-1 

2.2.1 Features Common to All Action Alternatives . .......................................................................2-1 

2.2.2 Standards, Maintenance, and Construction .............................................................................2-6

2.2.3 Project Design Features ...... ....................................................................................................2-7 

2.2.4 Monitoring and Evaluation ....... ..............................................................................................2-8 

2.2.5 Mitigation Measures ..... ..........................................................................................................2-8 

2.3 Alternatives Considered in Detail ......................................................................................................2-11 

2.3.1 Proposals Common to All Action Alternatives ....................................................................2-12 

2.3.2 Existing Condition ................................................................................................................2-13 

2.3.3 Alternative A - No Action ....... .............................................................................................2-13 

2.3.4 Alternative B - Preferred Alternative.....................................................................................2-14 

2.3.5 Alternative C .........................................................................................................................2-16 

2.3.6 Alternative D ..... ...................................................................................................................2-18 

2.3.7 Alternative E .........................................................................................................................2-20 

2.4 Alternatives Considered But Eliminated From Detailed Study .........................................................2-21 

2.4.1 Do not allow any motorized routes in roadless areas, and include decommissioning all routes 

within theri boundaries ...... ..................................................................................................2-21 
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2.4.2 Restricting Motorized Dispersed camping to designated sites only .................................... .2-22 

2.4.3 Use the Uintah County Recreation Travel Management Plan as an alternative .................. .2-23 

2.5 Comparison of Alternative ............................................................................................................ ....2-23 

CHAPTER 3 – AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS ..................................3-1 

3.1 Recreation Resource............................................................................................................................. 3-1 

3.1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3-1

3.1.2 Scope of the Analysis ............................................................................................................... 3-2 

3.1.3 Issues and Indicators................................................................................................................. 3-6 

3.1.4 Forest Plan Direction................................................................................................................ 3-7 

3.1.5.1 Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS).............................................................................. 3-9 

3.1.6 Affected Environment ............................................................................................................ 3-10 

3.1.7 Environmental Consequences ................................................................................................ 3-14 

3.1.8 Cumulative Effects ................................................................................................................. 3-50 

3.2 Soil and Water Resources ................................................................................................................. 3-53 

3.2.1 Scope of the Analysis ............................................................................................................. 3-53 

3.2.2 Issues and Indicators............................................................................................................... 3-53 

3.2.3 Forest Plan Direction.............................................................................................................. 3-54 

3.2.3.1 Goals:................................................................................................................................... 3-54

3.2.4 Affected Environment ............................................................................................................ 3-55

3.2.5 Environmental Consequences ................................................................................................ 3-59

3.2.6 Cumulative Effects ................................................................................................................. 3-70

3.2.7 Forest Plan Consistency ......................................................................................................... 3-74 

3.3 Wildlife Resources ............................................................................................................................ 3-75 

3.3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 3-75

3.3.2 Issues and Indicators............................................................................................................... 3-76

3.3.3 Forest Plan Direction.............................................................................................................. 3-77

3.3.4 Area and Method of Analysis................................................................................................. 3-78

3.3.5 Environmental Consequences ................................................................................................ 3-84

3.3.6 Cumulative Effects ............................................................................................................... 3-132 

3.3.7 Mitigation Summary............................................................................................................. 3-134

3.4 Wilderness Potential......................................................................................................................... 3-135 

3.4.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3-135 

3.4.2 Scope of the Analysis ........................................................................................................... 3-137 

3.4.3 Management Direction ......................................................................................................... 3-138 

3.4.4 Affected Environment .......................................................................................................... 3-138 

3.4.5 Environmental Consequences of Alternatives...................................................................... 3-144 

3.5 Social and Economic Resources ...................................................................................................... 3-151 

3.5.1 Scope of the Analysis ........................................................................................................... 3-151 

3.5.2 Issues and Indicators............................................................................................................. 3-151 

3.5.3 Background: ......................................................................................................................... 3-151 

3.5.4. Management Direction ........................................................................................................ 3-152 

3.5.5 Affected Environment .......................................................................................................... 3-152 

3.5.6 Environmental Consequences .............................................................................................. 3-154 

3.5.7 Cumulative Effects ............................................................................................................... 3-155 

3.6 Environmental Justice ..................................................................................................................... 3-156 

3.6.1 Management Direction ......................................................................................................... 3-156 

3.6.2 Scope of the Analysis ........................................................................................................... 3-156 

3.6.3 Affected Environment .......................................................................................................... 3-156 

3.6.4 Environmental Consequences of Alternatives...................................................................... 3-156 

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3.7 Cultural Resources............................................................................................................................3-157 

3.7.1 Introduction...........................................................................................................................3-157 

3.7.2 Scope of the Analysis ...........................................................................................................3-158 

3.7.3 Issues and Indicators.............................................................................................................3-158 

3.7.4 Management Direction and Other Laws or Guidance ..........................................................3-158 

3.7.4.1 Forest Service Manual .......................................................................................................3-158 

3.7.4.2 Standards and Guidelines...................................................................................................3-158 

3.7.5 Affected Environment...........................................................................................................3-160 

3.7.6 Environmental Consequences...............................................................................................3-161 

3.7.8 Cumulative and Inadvertent Effects......................................................................................3-166 

3.9 Short-Term Uses and Long-term Productivity ................................................................................3-167 

3.10 Unavoidable Adverse Effects ........................................................................................................3-167 

3.11 Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitments ..................................................................................3-168 

3.12. Cumulative Effects ........................................................................................................................3-169 

3.12.1 Past and Present Actions.....................................................................................................3-169 

3.12.2 Foreseeable Future..............................................................................................................3-170 

3.12.3 Cumulative Effects .............................................................................................................3-171 

3.13 Other Disclosures ...........................................................................................................................3-172 

3.13.1 Climate Change...................................................................................................................3-172 

3.13.3 Required Disclosures ..........................................................................................................3-173 

CHAPTER 4. CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION ............................................................... 4-1 

4.1 Preparers and Contributors ...................................................................................................................4-1 

4.2 Distribution of the Environmental Impact Statement...........................................................................4-4 

CHAPTER 5. RESPONSE TO COMMENTS...................................................................................... 5-1 

5.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................5-1 

5.1.1 Methods ....................................................................................................................................5-1 

5.2 Comments and Responses ....................................................................................................................5-2 

5.2.1 Authority, Jurisdiction and Consistency with Other Plans .......................................................5-2 

5.2.3 NEPA Process...........................................................................................................................5-5 

5.2.4 Availability and Quality of Documentation............................................................................5-11

5.2.5 Analysis Issues........................................................................................................................5-14 

5.2.6 Resource Impacts....................................................................................................................5-20 

5.2.7 Availability of Motorized Opportunity...................................................................................5-29 

5.2.8 Route Management.................................................................................................................5-38 

5.2.9 Dispersed Camping.................................................................................................................5-41 

5.2.10 Access Concerns...................................................................................................................5-47 

5.2.11 Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area Issues..................................................................5-49 

5.2.12 Inventoried Roadless Areas and Potential Wilderness Areas ...............................................5-50 

5.2.13 Implementation .....................................................................................................................5-54 

REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................... R-1 

GLOSSARY.............................................................................................................................................G-1 
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CHAPTER 1. PURPOSE OF AND NEED FOR ACTION 

1.1 Document Structure _______________________________

The Ashley National Forest has prepared this Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in compliance with 

the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other relevant Federal and State laws and regulations. 

Specifically, this includes the 2005 Travel Rule (36 CFR Part 212 (as amended in 2008), 251, 261, and 

295)), the 1986 Ashley National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan), the 1990 

Vernal Travel Map Revision, and the 1995 Roosevelt/Duchesne and Flaming Gorge Ranger Districts 

Travel Management Plans. This EIS discloses the direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts 

that could result from the proposed action and alternatives. The document is organized into four chapters: 

• Chapter 1. Purpose and Need for Action: This chapter includes introductory information, 

background on the history of off-highway vehicle management within the project area, the 

purpose of and need for the project, the scope of the project, and the Forest Service proposal for 

achieving that purpose and need. This section also details the decision framework for this project, 

how the Forest Service informed the public about the proposal and issues that emerged regarding

the proposed action.

• Chapter 2. Alternatives, including the Proposed Action: This chapter provides a detailed 

description of the agency’s Preferred Alternative as well as four alternative methods for achieving 

the stated purpose. These alternatives were developed based on issues raised by the public and 

other agencies. This section contains tables comparing key elements of the alternatives and 

concludes with a summary table of selected environmental effects associated with the alternatives. 

A preliminary description of how the alternatives comply with the Forest Plan is also included in 

this chapter.

• Chapter 3. Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences: This chapter describes the 

environmental effects of implementing the five alternatives, including the no action alternative. 

This analysis is organized by the 14 issues that arise from four resources chosen by the deciding 

official to be analyzed in depth.

• Chapter 4. Consultation and Coordination: This chapter provides a list of preparers and agencies 

consulted during the development of the environmental impact statement.

• Appendices: The appendices provide more detailed information to support the analyses presented 

in the environmental impact statement.

• Index: The index provides page numbers by document topic.

Additional documentation, including more detailed analyses of project-area resources, may be found in 

the project planning record located at Forest Supervisors Office, Ashley National Forest, Vernal, UT.

1.2 Introduction __________________________________

There is a nationwide awareness within the Forest Service of the harmful effects of indiscriminate offroad travel. This awareness led to the 2005 Travel Rule in the Federal Register: 36 CFR Parts 212, 251, 

261, 295 “Travel Management; Designated Routes and Areas for Motor Vehicle Use” (hereafter referred 

to as the Travel Rule). The Travel Rule requires designation of roads, trails, and areas, open to motor 

vehicle use, and prohibits use of motor vehicles off the designated system, as well as use of motor vehicles 

on routes and in areas inconsistent with the designation. The Travel Rule also recognizes that revised 

regulations are needed to provide national consistency and clarity on motor vehicle use on National 

Forests, while at the same time recognizing the need to make road and trail designations at the local level.
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The Forest Service believes that coordinating policy at the state level strikes a balance between national 

direction and the need for local designations.

In accordance to the Travel Rule, the goal of this project is to improve management of public summer 

motorized use, through the review of the current Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District, Vernal Ranger 

District, and Flaming Gorge Ranger District Travel Management Plans; make revisions to current road 

and trail designations as needed to meet changing conditions (36 CFR 212.54); and incorporate 

consistency in travel management practices with other National Forests in Utah and Wyoming. This 

includes limiting motorized dispersed camping to within 150 feet of designated routes in Utah and 300 

feet of designated routes in Wyoming. This would also include, where appropriate, specifying time

periods of use (36 CFR 212.51(b)). Winter snowmobile use is not addressed in this project. 

The following uses would not be affected by this decision and are outside the scope of this project: (1) 

aircraft; (2) over-snow vehicles; (3) watercraft; (4) non-motorized uses (e.g. hiking, equestrian, mountain 

bikes); (5) search and rescue operations; (6) law enforcement operations; (7) fire fighting operations; (8) 

permitted uses (e.g. wood cutting, livestock herding/fence maintenance; (9) limited administrative access; 

(10) legal ingress and egress to private land; (11) new or non-national forest roads; and (12) use of roads 

with legally documented rights-of-way held by state, county or other public road authority (36 CFR 

261.13, 36 CRF 212.51).

Most of the routes proposed for designation exist on the ground, although not all are currently part of the 

Forest Transportation System. The exception is where new construction would increase safety or provide 

better motorized access to an area. Once the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) is published, summer 

motorized use will be allowed only on routes designated on the map. 

National direction for travel management, specifically off-road use of motor vehicles on federal lands, is 

provided by Executive Order (E.O.) 11644 (February 8, 1972) as amended by E.O. 11989 (May 24, 1977). 

Forest Service rules at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, part 295 codify the requirements in E.O. 

11644 and E.O. 11989.

Although the Ashley National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan 1986 (Forest Plan) is 

undergoing revision, the current Forest Plan provides the framework for the Ashley National Forest Travel 

Management Plan until a new plan is signed and in place.

1.3 Background__________________________________________ 

Currently, there are three travel plans for the Forest: the Vernal Ranger District Travel Map Revision, 

signed 1990, and supplemented in 1994; and the Flaming Gorge and Roosevelt/Duchesne Travel Map and 

Plan revisions, signed 1995. The current Ranger District Travel Maps, regulating motorized summer and 

winter travel on the Forest were published in 2005 and are the baseline used for this Travel Management 

Planning process. While these maps appear different than the maps that were printed along with the Travel 

Map and Plan revisions in 1999, they adhere to the same travel regulation and routes. The purpose of the 

reprinting was to make the maps easier to read and understand, not to change route designations. 

However, some errors were found between the printed copies. Where error were found between the two 

printed copies the original NEPA decision stands and those errors have been corrected and are reflected in 

the FEIS Alternative maps.

The current Travel Maps offer differing management policies between the Ranger Districts which can lead 

to confusion and misunderstanding as to the policies. 

Since the 1980s, motor vehicle use has changed from primarily truck or jeep travel to a mix of passenger 

car, truck, all terrain vehicles (ATV), and motorcycle use (and more recently the side-by-side utility 

vehicles (UTVs). In addition to the increase in type of vehicles used, the desire for motorized trail access 

has also increased. Over the past three decades, the availability and capability of motorized vehicles, 

particularly off highway vehicles (OHVs) and sport utility vehicles (SUV’s), has increased tremendously

(see Section 2.2.1 Types of Routes and Definitions for definitions of vehicles). In the Uintah Basin, growth 
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in OHV use has increased 616% over eleven years (Division of State Parks and Recreation and State of 

Utah Tax Commission, Department of Motor Vehicles 2009). This dramatic increase in popularity and 

growth in OHV use was unforeseen during the development of the current Travel Management Plans. 

The increase in OHV numbers has created a stronger demand for motorized trails, both during the summer 

for recreational riding, and during the fall to facilitate access to camps and hunting areas. Many of the 

routes used today are not part of the Forest Transportation System, thus they do not receive maintenance 

funding. Over time, as these routes deteriorate due to lack of maintenance, motorized access becomes 

more difficult.

Motorized dispersed camping is an important recreation activity on the Forest and many areas are 

heavily used for this activity.

1.4 Purpose and Need for Action_________________________ 

This section provides the framework for the proposal and identifies the purpose and need for action. 

Federal agencies propose actions to address a need for change from an undesirable existing condition to a 

more desirable condition on the ground. The need may stem from law, regulation or policy; public desires; 

resource needs; or professional judgment. The purpose identifies the scope of activities used to address the 

need and also serves to guide the range of alternatives and help the decision-maker focus on concerns 

relevant to the decision.

1.4.1 Purpose 

The purpose of this project is to improve management of public summer motorized use by designating a 

sustainable system of roads, motorized trails and areas that are open for public motor vehicle use and 

designating distances for off-road motorized dispersed camping areas that are consistent with other 

National Forests in Utah and Wyoming. This system of roads, trails and areas will address current and 

anticipated recreation needs, provide a variety of recreation access opportunities, consider management 

concerns (such a public safety, maintenance costs, and consistency with adjoining public lands), reduces 

impacts to forest resources, recognizes reserved or outstanding rights, and reduces conflicts between 

recreational uses on the ANF.

This analysis will designate the vehicle type, the season of use, road closures, and motorized dispersed 

camping opportunities available on the Forest. (Vehicle type of use includes street legal, 4-wheel drive, all 

terrain vehicles (ATV), or mixed use which includes street legal and ATVs on the same route.)

1.4.2 Need for the Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

1.4.2.1 The Forest needs to improve the management of the road system and 

clarify those roads open for public motorized travel. 

The current system of roads and motorized trails evolved from historic use and forest management 

activities, thus the system was never designed with an eye towards current recreation and access needs. As 

a result, the current system is often confusing in terms of what is and is not allowed. The current Travel 

Plan does not effectively manage motorized travel or provide sufficient sustainable motorized recreation 

opportunities. It lacks motorized loop and connectivity attributes that are sought by many OHV users. In 

certain cases it encourages motorized use on poorly selected routes or fails to provide clear direction as to 

where and when motorized use is allowed. This can result in the intentional or unintentional use and 

proliferation of unauthorized routes and does not always serve visitors well. 

The current differences of policy between ranger districts may increase confusion as to what legal use is 

authorized as well. On the Forest, using a vehicle off forest system roads and/or trails is prohibited (36 

CFR 261.50), with the exception of two travel areas totaling 111,805 acres on the Vernal Ranger District. 

(These areas total approximately 10% of the non-wilderness portion of the ANF). These areas are depicted 
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with cross-hatching on the current travel map and will be referred to in this document as the “hatched 

travel areas”. Within the hatched travel areas, motorized vehicles are allowed on designated routes and 

established, undesignated routes as long as resource damage is not occurring. Although users tend to stay 

on well-established routes, the lack of designation has created a management problem. Both visitors and 

managers find it difficult to distinguish between an established, undesignated route and a newly created

one. Furthermore, recognizing an established, undesignated route where “resource damage is not 

occurring” is more challenging to interpret and identify. As a result, enforcing the current travel map 

within these hatched travel areas is problematic; newly created routes are prolific and increase every year. 

Because travel on non-system roads within the hatched travel area is permitted, those non-system routes 

will be referred to as “undesignated”. Non-system routes outside of the hatched travel area, but still on 

the Forest, will be referred to as “unauthorized”.

The Travel Rule provides policy for ending this trend of undesignated route proliferation and managing 

the Forest transportation system by changing the policy across the Forest to only allow designated roads 

and trails or areas shown on the travel map as open to motorized travel. 

The Forest needs to: 1) Provide safe access for motorized recreational uses; 2) reduce user conflicts; 3)

improve undesirable resource conditions occurring from summer motorized vehicle travel on unauthorized 

routes by the public; and 4) reduce disturbance of wildlife species through the management of road 

densities in areas of concern.

1.4.2.2 Changes in technology, growth in the Uintah Basin and increased 

ownership of ATVs has increased the demand for roads and trails on the Forest

Motorized use has a long history on the Forest and is a legitimate and appropriate way for people to enjoy 

the National Forest in the right places and with proper management. As stated above, motor vehicle use 

has changed since the 1980's in both type and amounts of use. With the increased popularity in OHV use,

the demand for motorized OHV routes has also grown exponentially. This demand has created specific 

issues for the Forest due to constrained budgets for maintenance of designated routes and the proliferation 

of undesignated or unauthorized routes over time.

As the overall miles of unauthorized and undesignated roads and trails increase, the overall quality of the

transportation system declines since a smaller proportion of roads and trails are managed and maintained. 

In addition, because system routes were developed historically for different purposes, the design and 

location of routes often do not serve today’s recreation needs. Examples where the current situation is not 

adequately serving visitors would include motorized roads and trails that dead-end at closure boundaries. 

Such situations invite illegal trespass into closed areas and are difficult to enforce. On the other hand, a 

well-designed and managed loop trail would offer a more desirable and higher quality experience for the 

motorized user and reduce the potential for violations.

In order to provide a sustainable OHV recreation experience, the Forest must develop a system of roads 

and trails that can support such use over time, offer a variety of opportunities for various skill levels and 

vehicle types, be enforceable, and reduce the damage to resources that unmanaged motorized use can 

cause.

Motorized use of undesignated roads and trails and of non-motorized trails is contributing to conflicts 

between motorized and non-motorized use

As motorized and non-motorized use has increased on the Forest, conflicts among the different uses have 

increased. Conflict is not necessarily an inherent incompatibility among different uses, but rather is 

attributable to one person’s behavior interfering with the ability of another person to achieve their desired 

goals. Often times, the person creating the conflict is not even aware that his/her activity or behavior is 

causing concern for others. Conflict comes in many forms and is particularly prevalent during the hunting

season when a large number of both motorized and non-motorized visitors are recreating on the Forest.
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Creating a designated system of motorized routes offers the opportunity to reduce conflict between 

motorized and non-motorized use particularly during the hunting season, reduce trespass onto adjacent 

private land, and improve coordination between motorized use and permitted special uses.

1.4.2.3 Motorized use of undesignated routes is contributing to resource damage 

Currently, wheeled motorized vehicle travel by the public is not permitted off system routes, with the 

exception of the hatched travel areas on the Vernal Ranger District. However the number of unauthorized 

routes across the Forest continues to grow each year. 

The exact mileage of unauthorized and undesignated routes existing on the Forest is unknown and 

obtaining a complete inventory of all unauthorized and undesignated routes is not considered reasonable

due to the extensive number of routes over the entire forest and the exorbitant cost and amount of time

that would be associated with such an inventory. The Travel Rule agrees that as a practical matter, a 

complete inventory of unauthorized routes may never be fully complete, as new routes will continue to be 

created during the inventory process and would be very time-consuming and expensive (Federal Register 

2005 p. 68269). Nor does the Travel Rule require an inventory of unauthorized routes. However, in order 

to analyze the affects to travel opportunities and natural resources within the hatched travel area the Forest 

has chosen to use digital orthophotos and infrared photography to get a reasonable estimate to the miles of 

undesignated routes. 

In 2000, analysis of 1995 digital orthophotos and infrared photography was used to digitize features that 

looked like potential motorized routes not already on the Forest transportation road dataset. The features 

were then attributed through interviews with knowledgeable field personnel. All the features in this 

dataset are not necessarily routes that are currently used by motorized vehicles, and routes that did not 

appear on the orthophotos and infra red photography (under tree canopy, or created since the photos were 

taken) were not included in the inventory. Some of the routes included may have been closed and 

reclaimed (including revegetated and/or have barriers installed) but have evident scars, while other

features were never actually roads (perhaps scars from pipelines, canals, or other developments, etc).

Additional routes inventoried since 2000 have also been included in this analysis.

From this data, and using field knowledge and public comments, the Forest made assumptions on which 

of the undesignated or unauthorized routes continue to receive public motorized use. While use of this 

dataset will not fully represent the current condition, it does represent the best data available for this 

analysis.

The miles of unauthorized routes indicated by the data is approximately 373 miles in the 

Roosevelt/Duchesne District, 480 miles in the Flaming Gorge District, and 583 miles in the Vernal Ranger 

District, of which 368 miles are considered "undesignated" within the hatched travel area. These routes 

often lead to compaction and rutting through wet meadows and across riparian areas, which in turn 

increases sedimentation into streams by channeling drainage and run-off which affects water quality.

Trampling of vegetation by vehicles disturbs sensitive soils; damages riparian, meadow, and alpine areas;

and increases compaction, which prevents native plants from thriving and increases water run-off. 

Noxious weeds are often spread along these unauthorized routes as weeds often thrive in disturbed areas. 

Noxious weeds have the potential to change native plant communities. Because these unauthorized routes 

are not a part of the maintenance inventory schedule, resource damage and the spread of noxious weeds 

can continue to worsen over time. Motorized use of unauthorized routes is prohibited under current 

motorized travel regulations.

Successfully managing a designated system of motorized routes offers the opportunity to reduce resource 

impacts on wet meadows, water resources, and steep slopes, as well as limit the introduction and spread of 

noxious weeds. Creating a designated system of motorized routes also offers the opportunity to improve 

the long-term sustainability of routes by focusing maintenance dollars on priority routes.
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1.4.2.4 Motorized travel is contributing to wildlife disturbance 

All forms of forest-based recreation cause some wildlife disturbance. However, motorized recreation has 

the potential to cause a greater disturbance to wildlife, largely due to the fact that motor vehicles can cover 

a large area in a short period of time. The Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies noted in a 

2005 letter to the Chief of the Forest Service that, “unregulated and illegal use of OHVs has emerged as a 

significant threat to certain wildlife habitats and to the quality of hunting and fishing experiences.” 

Fragmentation, harassment, and unintentional disturbance of wildlife occur from vehicle use along roads 

and motorized trails. 

Currently, there are approximately 443 miles of Forest system roads (FSR) and 13 miles of Forest system 

motorized trails (FST) within the Flaming Gorge Ranger District; 456 miles of FSR roads, 87 miles of 

FST, and 368 miles of established, undesignated routes in the hatched travel areas in the Vernal Ranger 

District; and 573 miles of FSR and 39 miles of FST within the Roosevelt/ Duchesne Ranger District.

The numbers and miles of routes are increased through the illegal use and development of unauthorized

routes. Species of concern in the project areas include (but are not limited to) Threatened, Endangered, 

Sensitive, Management Indicator species, and Neotropical Migratory Bird species (see the Wildlife 

Resource and Aquatic Species Resource Reports available in the Project Record for a full list of species 

under each category).

Creating a designated system of motorized routes offers the opportunity to reduce wildlife disturbance by

limiting motorized travel to designated routes, establishing seasonal restrictions on routes, and closing 

routes that potentially fragment especially important wildlife habitats.

1.5 Management Direction _________________________ 

This analysis tiers to Forest Plan standards and guidelines, and the Travel Rule. This document also 

follows Forest Service Manual direction where applicable, the Forest Recreation Site Facility Master Plan 

/Recreation Niche recommendations, and utilized the 2005 ANF Roads Analysis.

The Forest Plan establishes long-term management direction for the entire Forest and provides a 

framework for travel management planning. The desired future condition describes in general terms the 

types of recreation expected to occur in the future, and the desire to provide and maintain facilities that 

meet public needs. Key objectives for this analysis include Forest Plan goals, objectives, standards and 

guidelines and are listed in Section 1.6 Project Objectives. Specific resource management direction is 

provided in Section 2.2.1 Management Actions and Requirements, in each resource section in Chapter 3 of 

this EIS, as well as in the Specialist Resource Reports available from the Project Record. Forest 

management goals define the direction of Forest-wide management. The objectives further define and 

specify the management activities to be accomplished. The standards and guidelines define and specify 

the conditions to be maintained or achieved through the management activities.

The Travel Rule requires designation of those roads, trails, and areas that are open to motor vehicle use 

and prohibits the use of motor vehicles off the designated system. The Travel Rule also prohibits motor 

vehicles on routes and in areas that is not consistent with the designation (36 CFR 261.13). The Travel

Rule recognizes the potential need to revise current designations to meet changing conditions (36 CFR 

212.54) and sets up the criteria for designation of roads and trails that will be used in this travel 

management plan including: effects on natural and cultural resources, public safety, provision of 

recreational opportunities, access needs, conflicts among uses, maintenance and administration, and 

availability of resources for the maintenance and administration (36 CFR 212.55). While nothing in the 

Travel Rule requires reconsideration of any previous administrative decisions that allow, restrict, or 

prohibit motor vehicle use on NFS road and trails or in areas on NFS lands made under other authorities, 

the responsible official may choose to reconsider past decisions as necessary to achieve the purposes of 

the Travel Rule.
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While the responsible official may include in the designation the limited use of motor vehicles within a 

specified distance of certain forest roads or trails for the purposes of motorized dispersed camping or 

retrieval of game (36CFR 212.51(b), the Forest Service Manual directs the Regional Forests to coordinate 

these designations to promote consistency within states and among adjoining administrative units (FSM 

7715.74 (3)(2009)). Forest Supervisors for National Forests within the State of Utah have elected to

restrict motorized dispersed camping to 150 feet from designated routes to increase consistency, address 

resource concerns, and facilitate enforcement, monitoring and management of the sites. Forest Supervisors 

for National Forests within the State of Wyoming have decided to restrict motorized dispersed camping to 

300 feet from designated routes. Forest Supervisors in Utah and Wyoming in consultation with the Utah 

Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) have chosen to prohibition of motorized travel off of designated 

routes for game retrieval. 

Travel analysis assesses the current forest transportation system and identifies issues and benefits, 

problems, and risks to inform decision related identification of the minimum road system per 36 CFR 

212.5(b)(1) and designation of roads, trails and areas for motor vehicle use per 36 CFR 212.51. Travel 

analysis is not a decision-making process. Rather travel analysis informs decisions relating to 

administration of the forest transportation system and helps to identify proposals for changes in travel 

management direction (FSM 7712). The 2005 Roads Analysis for the ANF fits the criteria as the sciencebased roads analysis, and was used intuitively as the starting point in the Travel Management Plan. The 

ANF Travel Management Plan along with the Roads Analysis will be use in determining the minimum 

road system needed for safe and efficient travel and for administration, utilization, and protection of 

National Forest System lands. The 2005 Roads Analysis for the ANF is available from the planning 

record.

1.6 Project Objectives_______________________________

This action responds to the goals, objectives, standards and guidelines outlined in the Forest Plan, and 

Travel Rule and Forest Service Manual (FSM) direction. The following are a list of objectives for this 

travel management plan.

1. Provide a diversity of sustainable road and trail opportunities for experiencing a variety of 

environments and modes of travel consistent with the National Forest recreation role and land 

capability (FSM 2353.03(2)). This would include providing motorized access needed to 

accommodate roadside motorized dispersed camping, access to hunting and fishing areas, and 

access to trailheads.

2. Maintain a variety of Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) classes to provide activities from 

roaded natural to primitive (Forest Plan Record of Decision 1986, p.7) (ROD).

3. Manage dispersed recreation at Forest standard service level as identified in FSM 2300 in 

Management Areas A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, N, N1, P and R (Forest Plan p. IV-17). Manage 

at less than Standard Service Level for Management Area A (Forest Plan, p. IV-17).

4. Manage dispersed recreation use to avoid resource deterioration, improve economic efficiency 

and provide for public safety (Forest Plan, p. IV-17).

5. Administer, protect and develop the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area (NRA) in a manner 

to best provide for: 1) public outdoor recreation benefits; 2) conservation of scenic, scientific, 

historic, and other values contributing to public enjoyment; and 3) such management, utilization, 

and disposal of natural resources as in his [Secretary of Agriculture] judgment will promote or are 

compatible with, and do not significantly impair the purpose for which the recreation area is 

established (Forest Plan, p.A-1)

6. Within the NRA, provide a high quality, varied recreation experience, encourage utilization of 

resources where compatible with recreation, and provide for the safety and enjoyment of the user 

(Forest Plan, p. A-1, A-2; see also management decisions on pp. A-3 through A-24).
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7. Provide areas and opportunities for all types of recreation user experience by separating identified 

conflicting recreation uses (Forest Plan, p.IV-18).

8. Manage the habitat of all threatened, endangered, or sensitive plant and animal species to maintain 

or enhance their status (Forest Plan, p.IV-30).

9. Manage deer and elk habitat to support populations at State objective levels as defined by the 

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) management plans. 

10. Ensure adequate access to public and private lands (36 CFR 212.55(c)).

11. Comply with national legislation pertaining to cultural resource management and prevent damage 

to any significant cultural site (Forest Plan, p.IV-20).

12. Manage vegetation to enhance the riparian ecosystem (Forest Plan, p.IV-46).

13. Provide for public safety.

14. Provide for adequate maintenance and administration of designations based on availability of 

resources and funding to do so.

15. Provide safe drinking water and comply with the Clean Water Act, whether the source is a natural 

or developed water supply (FSH 2532.02, 2).

16. Ensure that soil resource management is consistent with the Forest Service goal of maintaining or 

improving long-term soil productivity (NMFA) and soil hydrologic function (FSH 2509.18-2.2).

17. Provide consistency of use on roads that cross jurisdictional boundaries.

1.7 Project Scope _____________________________________ 

Key to this Travel Management Plan is an understanding of the limitations regarding what this project 

does and does not include. These limitations are necessary to focus on the most urgent problem (areas 

where management of summer motorized use is not being effective) and allow this project to be 

completed in a timely manner. The project area lies in Sweetwater County Wyoming and primarily in 

Uintah, Daggett, and Duchesne Counties in Utah. There are small portions of the Forest within Summit, 

Wasatch, and Utah counties in Utah as well. The project area does not include Bureau of Land 

Management lands, lands owned by the States of Utah or Wyoming, or private lands. 

What this Travel Management Plan includes:

• Focus is on managing summertime public, motorized travel. Over-snow vehicle use is not 

included.

• Focus is on access to those motorized dispersed camping areas which are appropriate in location 

to minimize resource damage. In order to be consistent with other Forests by State, motorized 

dispersed camping would be restricted to 150 feet in Utah and 300 feet in Wyoming from a 

designated road or trail. The current travel plan allows motorized dispersed camping forest wide 

up to 300 feet from a designated road or in the case of the Vernal hatched area 300 feet from an 

existing, undesignated route.

• Focus is on deciding the location of routes open to public motorized use, the class of vehicle

appropriate for each route, and the timing of use (e.g. seasonal restrictions)

• Focus is on analyzing the changes needed to the current National Forest system of roads and

motorized trails as identified in the Forest Transportation Layer. System roads and trails are

numbered routes that have been determined to be necessary for management of the National

Forest and are eligible to receive maintenance funds. 
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What this Travel Management Plan does not include:

• This project does not address over-snow winter motorized travel. The issues, environmental 

effects, and geographic areas associated with motorized winter travel are quite different compared 

with motorized summer travel. Addressing motorized winter travel along with summer motorized 

travel would lengthen the planning process significantly and would divert time and resources 

away from the most urgent need, which is eliminating unrestricted motorized use during the 

summer.

• This project does not include a complete inventory of non-system routes, thus it is entirely 

possible that additional routes exist that could be considered for inclusion in the Forest

transportation system. Forest Service Manual Direction requires the motor vehicle use map to be 

published annually with changes made as needed. The fact that some routes may not be included 

in the system being designated does not foreclose the opportunity to consider these routes in 

subsequent decisions.

• Roads and trails under the jurisdiction of other entities (such as states and counties) are shown on 

maps of the alternatives to display how routes are connected on the landscape. However; the roads 

and trails listed below, under the jurisdiction of other parties, are not subject to designation under 

36 CFR 212 (b).

o Roads existing or constructed prior to the reservation of lands from the public domain that 

are authorized by a legally documented right-of-way held by a federal, state, county, or 

local public road authority.

o Road and trails for which legally documented rights-of-way were reserved or outstanding 

on acquired lands before title passed to the United States, except to the extent that the 

Forest Service has acquired the right to regulate uses on these rights-of-way.

o Roads and trails for which the Forest Service has granted a legally documented right-ofway to a federal, state, county, or local public road authority (FSM 2732).

1.7.1 Geographic Scope 

The geographic scope of this Travel Plan includes approximately 1,126,419 acres of the 1,400,265 acre 

Ashley National Forest. This includes portions of 12 of the 14 Management Areas (MA) on the Forest 

within the Roosevelt/Duchesne, Vernal, and Flaming Gorge Ranger Districts. The 273,847 acre High 

Uinta Wilderness Area is outside the scope of this analysis (for a complete description of the MAs see 

Forest Plan pp. IV-5 thru IV-13).

Flaming Gorge Ranger District is split into three separate pieces; the Green River corridor portion out of 

the National Recreation Area (NRA); the Goslin Mountain area to the north and east of the NRA; and the 

NRA itself. The entire unit lies on the north slope of the Uinta Mountains and stretches from the Forest 

eastern boundary westward to a common boundary with the Uintah-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The 

portion of the Flaming Gorge District outside of the NRA has nine MAs totaling 152,558 acres (for 

detailed description of the district outside the NRA and those MAs in this portion see Forest Plan 1986 pp. 

IV-65, IV-66). 

Within the NRA, there are three separate and distinct MAs totaling 190,050 acres. The NRA is comprised 

of two distinct sections; the Green River Basin and the Uinta Mountains. The Green River Basin extends 

northward from the state line into Wyoming and is a desert area characterized by rolling hills underlain by 

sandstone and shale that weather to erosive soils. Vegetative cover is sparse and rainfall is low. The Uinta 

Mountains portion of the NRA is a plateau underlain by resistant quartzite that has been deeply incised by 

the Green River and its tributaries (for detailed description of the NRA and those MAs see Forest Plan 

1986 pp. IV-61, IV-62)
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The portion of the travel plan within the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area must comply with 

Public Law 90-540. This legislation directs the Secretary of Agriculture to “administer, protect, and 

develop the FGNRA in a manner to best provide for: 1) public outdoor recreation benefits; 2) conservation 

of scenic, scientific, historic, and other values contributing to public enjoyment; and 3) such management, 

utilization, and disposal of natural resources as in his judgment will promote or are compatible with, and 

do not significantly impair the purpose for which the recreation area is established”. 

Vernal Ranger District is located in the southeast corner of the Forest and lies on the southeastern end of 

the Uinta Mountain range and is approximately 341,420 acres. The District’s northern edge stretches 

along the crest of the Uintas from the Whiterocks River drainage eastward to the Forest boundary on 

Diamond Mountain and approximately 13 miles west of the Colorado state line. The unit is primarily in 

Uintah County, Utah; however, a small portion of the Unit also is within Daggett and Duchesne Counties. 

The Vernal Ranger District incorporates portions of eight MAs a, b, d, f, g, h, k, and n. It includes Ashley, 

Dry Fork, Crush Creek and Little Brush Creek drainages (for a more detailed description see the Forest 

Plan pp.1V-72 through 1V-74).

The Roosevelt\Duchesne Ranger District North Unit is bordered by the Vernal Ranger District on the 

east, the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest on the north and west, and forms the south boundary of the 

Forest adjoining the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. This unit lies mostly in Duchesne County, 

Utah. However, the extreme southeast corner of the unit is in Uintah County, Utah and a small area on the 

west edge lies in Wasatch County, Utah. This district includes eight (MAs) totaling 500,615 acres (for 

detailed description of the district and MAs see Forest Plan 1986 pp.IV-79 though IV-87).

The Roosevelt\Duchesne Ranger District South Unit has traditionally been considered as a separate 

unit of the District. It is physically separated from the rest of the Forest and has different physical and 

vegetative characteristics. The unit predominantly borders the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation on the 

north, public land administered by the BLM on the east, predominantly private land on the south, and 

adjoins the Uinta National Forest on the west. The southwestern corner of the unit lies in Utah and 

Wasatch Counties with the majority of the unit falling in Duchesne County Utah. This unit has five MAs 

totaling 204,286 acres (for detailed description of the district and MAs see Forest Plan 1986 pp.IV-92 

though IV-83).

1.7.3 Administrative Scope 

Roads and trails under the jurisdiction of other entities (such as state and counties) are not analyzed in this 

document, but are shown on maps of the alternatives. These routes have been included in the maps to 

show how routes are connected to each other. Previous travel decisions made through site-specific project 

analysis are considered part of the existing Travel Management Plan and are included in Alternative A,

the No Action Alternative. 

The administrative scope includes analysis of existing designated National Forest System (NFS) roads and 

trials where revision may be necessary to meet changing conditions (36 CFR 212.54), and unauthorized 

routes proposed for use by the public or resource specialists. The administrative scope also includes 

construction, reconstruction or re-routing of trails and roads as necessary to accommodate designation 

changes and provide protection of resources. Full implementation of a selected action alternative 

would not occur until all federal legal requirements, regulations, consultations, and mitigation is 

met.

The Travel Rule recognizes that reviewing and inventorying all roads, trails, and areas without regard to 

prior travel management decisions and travel plans would be unproductive, inefficient, counter to 

purposes of this final rule, and disrespectful of public involvement in past decision making (Federal 

Register 2005 p. 68268), therefore that will not be part of the Administrative scope.

Specifics of the administrative scope of the proposed action are described below under Section 1.9 

Decision Framework.
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1.8 Proposed Action ______________________________

The action proposed by the Ashley National Forest to meet the purpose and need is to create a designated 

system of routes for motor vehicle use and eliminate motorized travel on existing, undesignated routes in 

the hatched travel area on the Vernal Ranger District.

Changes are being proposed to the current Forest system of roads and motorized trails. These proposed 

changes are described in detail in Chapter 2. Some new road or motorized trail construction may be 

necessary to improve the transportation system or to respond to evaluation findings. However, the 

majority of the routes proposed to be designated exist on the ground, though some may not currently be 

part of the National Forest transportation system. Likewise, some roads that currently are on the Forest 

transportation system are proposed to be closed or converted to motorized trails. As the final designated 

road and motorized trail system is implemented, sections of designated routes will need to be 

reconstructed to improve sustainability and mitigate resource damage. Under the proposed action the 

designated road and motorized trail system would total 1,705 miles (including administratively closed 

roads). This is approximately 118 miles more than the current Forest transportation system. This system 

would include 44 more miles of motorized trail and 74 additional miles of open road. This alternative

would also eliminate approximately 328 miles of existing, undesignated routes.

Designation of authorized uses of National Forest System roads and motorized trails would include the 

class of vehicle and, when necessary, time of year the routes are open.

As authorized by section 212.50 (b) of the Travel Rule, previous and pending decisions that allow, restrict, 

or prohibit motor vehicle use on National Forest System roads, trails, or areas have been incorporated into 

this travel management decision.

1.9 Decision Framework ___________________________

The Ashley National Forest Supervisor, the responsible official for this project, has determined that 

preparation of an EIS is required for a decision on the proposed plan under Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (40 CFR 1500-

1508)

Given the purpose and need, the deciding official will review the Preferred Alternative, the other 

alternatives, and the environmental consequences in order to make the following decisions:

• Which roads and trails to add or remove from the existing Travel Management Plan?

• What type of motorized uses to allow on these roads and trails?

• What design features are necessary to minimize adverse environmental impacts associated with 

changes in travel management designations?

• Whether to designate roads or trails specifically for motorized dispersed camping access?

• How management parameters (such as safety and cost) should be balanced with recreation 

opportunities.

• What monitoring is to be included to evaluate project implementation?

• What if any changes are to be made to the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum?

The motor vehicle use map will be updated annually (FSM 7711.3). The decisions made as part of this 

project do not foreclose the opportunity to consider changes to routes in the future.
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1.10 Public Involvement ___________________________

Between March of 2007 and the publishing of the Notice of Intents (NOI) in November 2007, 26 

workshops, open houses, field trips, and meetings were held. The audience at these meetings included the 

general public, special interest groups, county and state governments, and other federal agencies. The 

meetings, open houses and workshops were held in Vernal, Duchesne, Manila, Lapoint, and Salt Lake 

City, UT, and Green River, WY. Field trips were conducted on all the ranger districts. Newspaper articles 

and press releases were published in the Uinta Basin Standard Roosevelt, UT; Rocket Miner, Rock 

Springs, WY; Green River Star, Green River, WY; Vernal Express Vernal UT; and The Tribune, Salt 

Lake City, UT. Radio ads, news articles, the Ashley National Forest Web site, and flyers were used to 

announce the times and dates of the public events.

The project documents, including the Proposed Action, maps, narratives, summaries, and scoping letters 

were published on the Forest website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/ashley, and were available for review at 

the Flaming Gorge Ranger District, Manila, UT, Vernal Ranger District, Vernal, UT, Roosevelt/Duchesne 

Ranger District, Duchesne, UT, and at the Ashley National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Vernal, UT.

Additional meetings were held in Vernal, Duchesne, and Manila after the publication of the NOI, and 

scoping letters identifying the purpose and need and proposed action were sent out. Approximately 200 

comments were received from individuals, advocacy groups, motorized and non-motorized user groups, 

state, county and federal agencies. All comments received were reviewed and categorized by issue (see 

Section 1.11Issues below). 

The input from the above meetings and workshops was combined with resource information to develop 

the Proposed Action. Over 1200 proposed route changes or additions (including duplicates), were received 

between the start of the project in March of 2007 and the publication of the DEIS in April of 2009.

Forest Service staff reviewed comments on the Proposed Action received from individuals, special interest 

groups, organizations and other government agencies. Potential issues generated from letters and public 

meetings were catalogued by subject and a determination made as to how the issues would be addressed. 

Documents detailing the review of public comments and how the agency incorporated the comments into 

the design of three new alternatives are in the Project Record. 

At the time of the publication of the NOIs, Roosevelt/Duchesne and Flaming Gorge Ranger Districts were 

a separate EIS from the Vernal EIS with an earlier expected publication data. In order to allow additional 

field time for the Resource Specialists and to provide clarity of potential effects across the Forest, the two 

analysis efforts were combined.

The Draft EIS for the Ashley National Forest (ANF) Motorized Travel Plan was released for public 

review on April 3, 2009; the Notice of Availability (NOA) was published on April 16, 2009 followed by 

legal notices published in the Uintah Basin Standard and Rocket Miner on April 14, 2009, and the Vernal 

Express on April 15, 2009. The review and comment period was open for 45 days from the publication of 

the NOA. Due to tremendous public interest and the length of the DEIS the comment period was extended 

an additional 45 days. The extended comment period closed July 16, 2009, giving a total on 90 days for 

review and comment on the DEIS. The DEIS and maps were sent to individuals, Tribal governments, 

cooperating agencies, federal, state and local government agencies, and organizations and special interest 

groups. Four public meetings were held in Duchesne, Manila, and Vernal, Utah and in Green River, 

Wyoming in May and June, 2009. Over 548 public responses were received in the form of letters, e-mails, 

faxes, maps and verbal remarks and one petion was received, during the legal comment period. Four

responses were received after the close of the comment period. These comments were analyzed and used 

to refine issues and improve alternatives. A thorough discussion of the entire public participation process 

as well as responses to public comments is included in Chapter 5 Response to Comments.
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1.10.1 Cooperating Agencies 

The Forest developed cooperating agency status with the State of Utah, four counties, and one 

conservation district where Forest land occurs. These were Sweetwater County, and Sweetwater County 

Conservation District in Wyoming; and Daggett, Uintah, and Duchesne Counties in Utah. Cooperating 

agency representatives participated in the review of public comments, identification of issues and 

alternatives, briefings, and document reviews with the project NEPA Coordinator and Forest Supervisor.

1.11 Issues ______________________________________ 

Environmental Policy and Procedures) and Forest Service Handbook (FSH1909.15 NEPA Handbook) 

direction directs the agency to identify the issues to be analyzed in depth (FSM 1950.41)

Issues serve to highlight effects or unintended consequences that may occur from the proposed action and 

alternatives giving opportunities during the analysis to reduce adverse effects and compare trade-offs for 

the deciding officer and public to understand. 

The interdisciplinary team separated the issues into two groups: 1) Issues analyzed in depth, and 2) issues

not analyzed further. 

1.11.1 Issues Analyzed in Depth 

Issues analyzed in depth were used to formulate alternatives, prescribe mitigation measures, or analyze 

environmental effects. The following issues were analyzed in depth because of the extent of their 

geographic distribution, the duration of their effects, or the intensity of interest of resource conflict. 

The following issues were used to formulate alternatives to the Proposed Action, prescribe mitigation 

measures, or analyze and disclose environmental effects. Indicators are measures used to track the effects 

of the actions on the issues. Issues analyzed in this section and the indicators for each are provided below. 

For a background statement for each issue, see Chapter 3 for the corresponding issue.

Efforts were made to address impacts quantitatively. Measurement indicators were developed to gauge the 

effects of the alternatives on each resource. These indicators are used consistently throughout the 

document and provide the reader a basis for comparison of the alternatives. At times analysis may not 

show a discernable difference between alternatives (as in the determination for threatened, endangered or 

regionally sensitive species, or in a few cases, data were not available and impacts were assessed 

qualitatively (such as the evaluation of economic effects of travel management). However, due to the level 

of interest identified during scoping these issues were analyzed in full and are displayed in the Table 2.5.1 

Comparison of Alternatives.

The Forest identified the following issues during scoping. A summary description of issues and their 

measurement indicators are as follows:

1.11.1.1 Recreation

Recreation Issue 1 (Conflicts):

Travel route designations affect opportunities for both motorized and non-motorized recreation 

activities; the types, amount, and characteristics of the routes affect the experience of the forest 

user.

Introducing new recreation activities or restrictions into an area could create conflicts. For example, nonmotorized users generally seek areas that offer tranquility, away from the noise and dust that could 

accompany motorized activity, such as OHV use.

Indicators 

• Miles of open NFS road by designation
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• Miles of ATV trail (restricted to motor vehicles with an axle width less than 50 inches)

• Miles of motorized trails open to all vehicles

• Miles of non-motorized trails

Recreation Issue 2 (Limiting Motorized Dispersed Camping): 

Limiting motorized dispersed camping to 150 feet from designated routes in Utah may affect the 

experience and/or reduce the availability of areas to camp.

Currently motorized dispersed camping may occur any where on the Forest up to 300 feet from a 

designated road, unless signed otherwise. Motorized dispersed camping is considered an important 

recreational opportunity on the Forest and limiting motorized dispersed camping to 150 feet from 

designated routes may reduce available and desirable sites resulting in crowding and a reduction in the 

overall experience in Utah. Limiting motorized dispersed camping to 300 feet from designated routes in 

Wyoming would maintain the current management direction and is not expected to affect the experience 

and/or reduce the availability of areas to camp. 

Indicators

• Miles / square miles of routes where motorized dispersed camping may occur. 

Recreation Issue 3 (Safety):

The amount, location, and designation of motorized and non-motorized roads and trails may affect 

the safety of Forest visitors.

For example, roads that are open to mixed traffic (by both highway-legal and non-highway-legal motor 

vehicles) allow for travel by large vehicles pulling trailers, as well as ATVs operated by inexperienced 

drivers, such as children over the age of eight who have completed a safety course.

Indicators 

• Miles of road allowing mixed traffic

• Results of Engineering Road Safety Report

Recreation Issue 4 (Costs):

Travel management affects road and trail program costs. Implementing and managing the travel 

plan will require signing, installing barriers, patrolling and monitoring, mitigation, and 

maintenance of roads and trails.

The cost of these activities may be prohibitive to adding new routes or routes that would require high 

maintenance or mitigation costs.

Indicators 

• Costs to program management

Recreation Issue 5 (Enforcement):

Incorporation of designated routes by themselves will not necessarily accomplish the goals of the 

Travel Management Plan unless enforcement concerns are considered.

Indicators
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• Enforceability of route designations and closures and development of the motor vehicle use map 

(MVUM).

• Number, style, and location of physical barriers to restrict motorized vehicles.

1.11.1.2 Soil and Water 

Soil and Water Issue 1 (Soil degradation):

Motorized travel (including access to motorized dispersed camping) in areas of sensitive soils such 

as meadows and alpine may result in loss of soil productivity detrimental disturbance to soil 

resources.

Although cross-country motorized travel is currently prohibited, this use continues to occur. Open areas, 

such as alpine and meadows, which are close to or traversed by motorized vehicles are susceptible to off 

route use because of their openness. This can lead to resource damage, vegetation damage and spread of 

noxious weeds.

Indicators

• Miles of motorized route crossing meadows, alpine, and other open areas.

Soil and Water Issue 2 (Water quality):

Water resources may be affected due to increased erosion, degraded soil productivity, compaction, 

and delivery of sediment into streams.

The type, extent, and location of travel routes on the forest have the potential to adversely affect water 

resources by contributing to accelerated soil erosion and increased sediment delivery to lakes and streams 

(Grace III, 2002, Satterlund and Adams, 1992). Wetlands and riparian areas are particularly vulnerable to 

rutting and damage from motorized traffic. Route proximity to water further increases the likelihood of 

accelerated stream sedimentation, bank instability, and channel headcutting from travel route related

damage. Human use is often concentrated in and near these areas where terrain and gradient often provide 

the easiest relative access. Water quality can, in turn, be adversely affected by these point and non-point 

sources of pollution. 

Indicators

• Miles of unpaved motorized routes within 300’ of perennial streams and lakes greater than 1 acre. 

• Miles of unpaved motorized routes crossing mapped meadow and riparian habitat.

• Miles of unpaved motorized routes encroaching on perennial streams.

• Number of crossings of perennial streams by unpaved motorized routes.

• Miles of unpaved motorized route within source protection zones 1-3 of municipal watersheds

• Miles of unpaved motorized route in 303(d) and 305(b) listed impaired watersheds.

1.11.1.3 Wildlife 

Wildlife Issue 1 (Disturbance):

Motorized travel on roads and trails may adversely affect threatened, endangered, and Forest 

Service Sensitive Species (TES) through displacement due to disturbance. 

Indicators

• Miles motorized roads and trails in known TE or S species habitat. 

• Acres of TE or S habitat affected by designated roads and trails.
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Wildlife Issue 2 (Habitat Loss, Fragmentation):

Designating new or unauthorized routes for motor vehicle use may result in changes to, or loss, of 

habitat due to construction or maintenance needs (widening the track, surfacing the route) of these 

routes. 

Indicators

• Miles of designated roads/trails within known TE or S habitat.

• Acres of TE or S habitat affected by roads and motorized trails.

Wildlife Issue 3 (Big Game Habitat and Disturbance):

Motorized travel may affect summer and winter big game (elk and deer) habitat and increase 

vulnerability during hunting season. Roads left open to vehicular traffic may adversely affect use of 

the area by elk, and to a lesser extent, by deer. 

Indicators

• Density (mile/mile2

) of open NFS roads and motorized trails by District within critical habitat 

(winter range and critical summer range).

• Acres of critical elk and deer winter range affected by motorized travel.

1.11.1.4 Wilderness Potential

Changes to motorized travel opportunities within inventoried potential wilderness could affect the 

wilderness potential of the area. (Wilderness potential could be improved, maintained, reduced, or 

removed.) 

Indicators

• Miles of roads and trails designated for motorized vehicle travel within potential wilderness areas. 

• Acres of open travel in potential wilderness areas.

• Relative area available for motorized dispersed camping within potential wilderness.

1.11.1.5 Economics

Economics Issue 1:

OHV opportunities on the Forest may lead to economic benefits in Manila and other parts of 

Daggett County if routes are available that connect communities to those OHV opportunities.

Local government within Daggett County has demonstrated a deep interest in the opportunity to link 

Manila to the Forest via motorized trail systems. It is believed this linkage could provide an economic 

opportunity for this small, isolated town, located on the shore of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir. This 

potential is tied to the increasing popularity of OHV activities. 

Indicators

• Effects to Daggett County and businesses within the county.

Economics Issue 2:

Travel Management has the potential to affect overall economics of communities.

Growth in the Unitah Basin and increasing popularity of OHVs has resulted in the increased demand for 

OHV (all sizes) routes and opportunities. This growth and demand is expected to continue. Over an eight 

year period ATV registration in Uintah County has increase 616% over eleven years (Division of State
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Parks and Recreation and State of Utah Tax Commission, Department of Motor Vehicles 2009). While the 

area receives economic benefits from the full range of recreational opportunities available on the Forest, 

the growth in OHV recreation has resulted in some local businesses developing or becoming dependent on 

continued OHV activities for increased profits, or even for their viability. 

Motorized dispersed camping on the Forest most commonly includes RV use. Many RVs are sold and 

serviced in the local communities. There is a concern that reduction in opportunities for motorized 

dispersed camping will result in fewer people participating and spending on goods and services associated 

with motorized dispersed camping.

Indicators

• Effects to overall economics of the area

• Effects to specific business types

1.11.1.6 Cultural Resources

Cultural Resource Issue 1

Designating new routes for motor vehicle use may directly result in adverse effects to cultural 

resources. 

Effects are a result of motor vehicle use, road construction, and road maintenance on cultural resource 

sites. Direct effects may occur when cultural resource sites intersect with a designated route.

Indicators

• Number of cultural resource sites directly affected by designated routes.

Cultural Resource Issue 2 

Designating new routes for motor vehicle use may increase access to cultural resource sites resulting 

in adverse effects, such as vandalism, unauthorized collecting, and increased erosion. 

Designating new routes also increases the number of cultural resources adversely affected by motorized 

dispersed camping activities (excavation of fire pits, excavation of latrines, excavation for site 

landscaping, etc.). Indirect effects may occur when cultural resource sites are within 150 feet of a 

designated route.

Indicators

• Number of cultural resources sites indirectly affected by designated routes.

1.11.2 Issues Not Analyzed in Depth 

The CEQ regulations (40 CFR 1501.7) identify and eliminate from detailed study the issues which are not 

significant or which have been covered by prior environmental review (Sec. 1506.3)”. Issues not analyzed 

in depth include concerns that are:

• Addressed through project design

• Outside the scope of the proposed action

• Already decided by law

• Irrelevant to the decision being made

• Conjectural and no supported by scientific or factual evidence

• Expected to have negligible effects
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The rationale for not analyzing certain issues in depth is described below. 

1.11.2.1 Access: 

Motorized access should be available to all roads, trails, and areas not designated on the Forest 

Travel Plan.

Response: Allowance of indiscriminant access to unauthorized (also known as user-created, 

unclassified, or non-system) roads, trails, and/or areas would not meet Forest Plan Management Area 

direction. Allowing motorized travel on all roads, trails, and areas does not meet; not would it account 

for the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum frame work used by the Forest Service to describe a range of 

recreation activities, settings and experiences appropriate for those areas. This level of motorized 

access would not meet the purpose and need for this project to provide a sustainable system of roads 

and trails that support motorized use over time; nor would it reduce conflicts between motorized and 

non-motorized forest users. This level of motorized use would not follow the criteria for designation 

of roads, trails, and areas outlined in the Travel Rule (36 CFR 212.55) to minimize impacts to soil, 

watershed, vegetation, and other forest resources, as well as impacts to wildlife and its habitats.

Access to firewood harvest areas may be affected by the location and types of access provided by 

travel management.

Response: Firewood harvest and any associated need for off-road travel would be authorized in the 

firewood permitting process.

Access should be available for range permittees, mining claimants, and other users who access 

the Forest under permits and contracts. Roads providing access to in-holdings and Reserved 

Lands need to remain open.

Response: The purpose of this decision is to identify national forest system roads and trails, and 

areas, on the Ashley National Forest that will be designated for use of motor vehicles by the general 

public. Under federal regulations at 36 CFR 261.13, once the Forest Service has published a Motor 

Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) depicting the roads, trails, and areas designated for motor vehicle use, the 

use of motor vehicles that is not consistent with these designations is generally prohibited, with 

certain exceptions.

Where there are legally documented easements or rights of way that allow for motorized use which 

exist as a matter of law, pursuant to reserved or outstanding rights, or under various grants from the 

government, the owner is not subject to the prohibition on motor vehicle use under the exception at 36 

CFR 261.13(h) for holders of written authorizations. A reserved or outstanding easement or right-ofway that is legally documented is a written authorization that is exempt from the prohibition. In 

addition, individuals may seek Forest Service authorization for motorized use for access to private 

property, or in association with other authorized uses of National Forest lands. Following are 

examples where motorized uses would be exempt from the prohibition:

1.) The owner of property within the boundaries of the National Forest requires use of motorized 

vehicles for reasonable use and enjoyment of the property and obtains a permit or easement from the 

Forest Service;

2.) The holder of a grazing permit requires use of motorized vehicles for maintenance of water 

systems repair of fencing, or other livestock management activities and obtains authorization from the 

Forest Service under the grazing permit.

3.) An individual owns an easement or right-of-way that is documented in a deed or other legal 

instrument for a road or trail for motorized use across the national forest. This is a written 

authorization that is exempt from the prohibition.

4.) An individual requires motorized access to a mining claim or mineral lease and obtains Forest 

Service authorization under a plan of operations or surface use plan.
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There are many other situations where the use of motorized vehicles by certain individuals may be 

authorized by the Forest Service, or may be deemed to be authorized, and therefore exempt from the 

prohibition of general public use. Individuals who believe that they need motorized access on route or 

area that is not designated on the MVUM, or who believe that they hold existing easements or rightsof-way that allow the use of motorized vehicles on undesignated routes or areas, should contact the 

Forest Service through the local Ranger District. Where there is no existing authorization and 

authorization must be obtained from the Forest Service. There are a variety of permits and instruments 

that may be used, and the cost will vary depending on the purpose of the authorized use. In some cases 

there will be no cost, or only nominal cost, to the applicant. 

Access should be available for people with disabilities.

Response: Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, no person with a disability can be 

denied participation in a Federal program that is available to all other people solely because of his or 

her disability. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 was based on the 1973 

Rehabilitation Act, but expanded the coverage to apply to State and local government services, public 

accommodations and commercial establishments. The ADA, with one exception, does not apply to the 

programs conducted by federal land management agencies, because those programs were already 

covered under the accessibility requirements of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. The one section that does 

apply: ADA Title V Section 507 (c), reaffirms that nothing in the Wilderness Act is to be construed as 

prohibiting the use of a wheelchair in a wilderness area by an individual whose disability requires the 

use of a wheelchair, and consistent with the Wilderness Act, no agency is required to provide any 

form of special treatment or accommodation, or to construct any facilities or modify any conditions of 

the lands within a wilderness area to facilitate such use. 

As stated above, no person with a disability can be denied participation in a Federal program that is 

available to all other people solely because of his or her disability under Section 504 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In conformance with section 504 and FSM 2353.05, wheelchairs that meet 

the definition in 36 CFR 212.1 are welcome on all NFS lands that are open to foot travel. These 

wheelchairs are specifically exempted from the definition of a motor vehicle in 36 CFR 212.1, even if 

they are battery-powered. 

There is no legal requirement to allow people with disabilities to use OHVs or other motor vehicles on 

roads, trails and areas closed to motor vehicle use because such an exemption would undercut the 

resource protection afforded by the closure and therefore could fundamentally alter the nature of the 

Forest Service’s travel management program (7 CFR 15e.103). Restrictions on motor vehicle use that 

are applied consistently to everyone are not discriminatory. This concern is already decided by law. 

Closing any roads will restrict access for an aging population who are becoming less able to 

navigate the forest without that aid. 

Response: The Travel Management Rule (2005) requires the designation of those roads, trails, and 

areas open to motor vehicle use on Forest System Lands. The rule prohibits the use of motor vehicles 

off the designated system, as well as use of motor vehicles on routes and in areas that are not 

consistent with the designation. The Forest Service must strike an appropriate balance in managing all 

types of recreational activities and providing access opportunities to a wide variety of users on NFS 

Lands. To this end, a designated system of roads, trails, and areas for motor vehicle use, established 

with public involvement, will enhance public enjoyment of the National Forests while maintaining 

other important values and uses on NFS lands.

Prohibiting motorized cross-country travel is already decided by law, while the need to provide access 

opportunities to a wide variety of users, including an aging population, will be addressed by project 

design. 
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Maintain cross-country access for big-game retrieval in order to reduce physical hardships on 

the hunters.

Response: Unlimited motorized cross-country access for big-game retrieval is not currently allowed.

Hunters are currently limited to motorized travel up to 300 feet off road to retrieve game. Off 

Highway Vehicle (OHV) operation for general travel would not be allowed off any designated 

motorized route. Motor vehicle use for big game retrieval off designated roads or designated 

motorized trails would not be allowed. Section 212.51 of the final rule “provides that in designating 

routes, the responsible official may include in the designation the limited use of motor vehicles within 

a specified distance of certain designated routes, and if appropriate within specified time periods, 

solely for the purposes of big game retrieval or dispersed camping.” The Forest Supervisors in Utah 

and Wyoming in support the prohibition of motorized travel off of designated routes for game 

retrieval. The Forest does not recognize a need to harvest game and then enlist motorized means to 

retrieve that game. Hunters are obliged to make a thoughtful decision prior to taking game including 

the hunter’s ability to transport their game from the field to their home. 

1.11.2.2 Law Enforcement and Public Education: 

The Travel Management Plan and associated maps should be designed to be easy for the public 

to understand and reasonable for the Forest Service to enforce.

Response: We agree with this statement and it is an identified need of the travel management plan.

There is a need for increased budget and officers for enforcement of the travel plan.

Response: While the Travel Management plan can not allocate the number of enforcement officers 

needed or the budget for enforcement, it contains the ability to affect the enforceability of the plan 

through the planning process. This would include placement of open routes, elimination of off-road 

game retrieval, and signage. Therefore law enforcement has been addressed in the 3.1 Recreation 

Resources section in Chapter 3.

1.11.2.3 Noxious Weeds: 

Changing patterns, location, type, and extent of recreation use and travel management may 

cause an increase in the spread of noxious weeds.

Response: Forest Plan direction requires projects that may contribute to the spread or establishment 

of noxious weeds shall include measures to reduce the potential for spread and establishment of 

noxious weed infestations. These measures are included in the management requirements to be 

followed with any selected action alternatives.

Given successful implementation of these requirements, adverse effects involving noxious weeds 

would not be discernible in any alternative. However, the placement of routes may affect the off-road 

spread of noxious weeds by reducing the opportunities for cross country travel. Therefore noxious 

weeds have been addressed in the Project Design Features of this document.

1.11.2.4 Public Rights-of-Way (RS 2477): 

The analysis should consider roads and trails that qualify as public rights of way under R.S. 

2477.

Response: The purpose of this decision is to identify National Forest System roads and trails that 

will be designated for various motorized uses on the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM). As a result of 

making these designations, motorized use will be prohibited on undesignated NFS routes by federal 

regulation. The regulations define NFS roads and trails as those roads and trails located on National 

Forest lands, for which there is no legally documented right of way held by a public road authority. 

Some commentors have expressed concern that, where a public highway right of way is claimed or 

asserted for an existing road or trail under R.S. 2477, the decision of the Forest Service to designate 
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the route for motorized use, or not designate it for motorized use, may have implications for the R.S. 

2477 claim. To date no R.S. 2477 claims have been adjudicated.

The decision of the Forest Service to designate, or not to designate, a route for motorized use does not 

affect future claims under R.S. 2477. 

However, Forest Service designation or non-designation of a route does not reflect any determination 

by the Forest Service regarding the potential validity of any claim under R.S. 2477. Rather, such 

action merely reflects that there is no existing legal documentation showing that a right of way is held 

by a public road agency. Should such documentation be produced in the future, the route would be 

removed from application of the travel management regulations because it would no longer be an NFS 

route by definition. Since the Forest Service action to designate or not to designate a route does not 

reflect any determination of the validity of any claims under R.S. 2477, it is not indicative of a dispute 

that would start the statute of limitations for any Quiet Title claim. Under state law, an R.S. 2477 right 

of way cannot be abandoned for mere non-use without formal action by state or local government, so 

the Forest Service designation or non-designation cannot cause an abandonment of any valid right of 

way. Until legal documentation is produced for an R.S. 2477 right of way claim, the route is subject to 

the designation process and prohibitions on motorized use under the travel management rule.

Forest Service designations and the regulatory prohibitions of 

motorized uses apply only to NFS routes, which are defined to include routes for which there is no 

legally documented public highway right of way. While there are many claims or assertions for R.S. 

2477 rights of way on the national forests, many of these claims and assertions have not been legally 

documented through a deed, a Quiet Title action in U.S. District Court, issuance of a Recordable 

Disclaimer of Interest by the BLM, or an administrative determination of potential validity by the 

Forest Service. Until the right of way is legally documented through one of these mechanisms, the 

routes are defined by regulation as NFS routes, and are subject to the Forest Service designation 

process for uses and prohibitions of motor vehicle uses. 

Through the travel management planning process, the Forest Service attempts to identify routes that 

are important to the local motorized transportation system. High priority is placed on designating 

these routes for continued motorized use where appropriate, given other transportation and resource 

concerns. Generally, R.S. 2477 claims are directed at routes that form integral parts of state or county 

transportation systems, and use of these routes often will not be affected by the Forest Service 

transportation planning and designation process. 

1.11.2.5 Safety: 

Improper use and lack of parental supervision of youth on OHV’s can cause accidents and 

human harm.

Response: Consideration of potential dangers and difficulty of trails is part of the assessment 

process. However, lack of adult supervision of ATV riders, and the age of the rider is a separate 

issue and part of OHV education efforts beyond the scope of this project. The States of Utah and 

Wyoming designates the legal age and laws governing ATV use. Forest Service roads open to the 

public abide by those laws and regulations.

Allowing both ATVs and street legal vehicles on the same route will result in hazardous 

conditions and increase the likely-hood of accidents.

Response: Forest engineering staff completed a Mixed Use Analysis on all routes where mixed use 

was proposed. It was determined that there were negligible risks to public safety for mixed traffic on 

the proposals included in the Action Alternatives.

Restrict ATV use at Wilderness trailheads in order not to scare horses.

Response: Only three trailheads currently allow mixed traffic and provide access to non-motorized 

trails.
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1.11.2.6. 2005 Ashley National Forest Roads Analysis:

There was no consultation during the development of the 2005 Ashley National Forest Roads

Analysis nor did it include county roads or the access needs and rights of residents and permit 

holders.

Response: Travel analysis is not a decision-making process. Rather, travel analysis informs 

decisions relating to administration of the forest transportation system and helps to identify 

proposals for changes in travel management direction (FSM 7712.1).The 2005 Ashley National 

Forest Roads Analysis was completed in accordance with 36 CFR 212, FSM 7700, FSM 7709 and 

Roads Analysis: Informing Decisions About Managing the National Forest Transpiration System

which satisfies the requirement to use travel analysis relative to roads (FSM 7712.7).

A new roads analysis must be completed prior to the completion of the Travel Management Plan.

Response: A roads analysis has been completed. In 2005 the Forest completed the Roads 

Analysis for the ANF. This analysis was completed in accordance with 36 CFR 212, FSM 7700, FSM 

7709 and Roads Analysis: Informing Decisions About Managing the National Forest Transpiration 

System which satisfies the requirement to use travel analysis relative to roads (FSM 7712.7). The 

Roads Analysis for the ANF is available from the planning record.

Section 20.2 of the FSH 7709.55 identifies the objectives of travel analysis to inform decisions related 

to identification of the minimum road system per 36 CFR 212.5(b)(1); designation of roads trails and 

areas for motor vehicle use per 36 CFR 212.51; and regulation of over-snow vehicle use per 36 CFR 

212.81. The Forest chooses not to include over-snow travel in this analysis as explained in Section 1.7 

Project Scope of this FEIS. 

1.12 Other Related Efforts _______________________________ 

1.12.1 Relationship to Other Plans, Decision Documents, and 

Regulatory Authority 

Direction and authority for the proposal come from the National Forest Management Act (NFMA), 

NEPA, and CEQ, all of which provide general land management and environmental analysis direction. 

NFMA requires that all projects and activities proposed and considered be consistent with the Forest’s 

Land and Resource Management Plan. If a project or activity cannot be conducted consistent with the 

Forest Plan, it cannot go forward as planned unless the Forest Plan is amended. The Forest Plan 

Consistency section in Chapter 3 of this EIS documents that no Forest Plan amendments would be 

necessary regardless of which alternative is selected.

NEPA directs federal agencies to cooperate with State and local agencies to the fullest extent possible, 

evaluate and disclose inconsistencies between their proposed actions and local land use plans and policies 

(40 CFR 1502.16 (c) and 1506.2 (d)). 

The Forest evaluated the Uintah County Recreation Travel Management Plan and inconsistencies were 

found between County land use plans and the Purpose and Need for this project. The Purpose and Need 

for this Travel Management Plan is to identify the system of roads, trails and areas that will address 

current and anticipated recreation needs, provide a variety of recreation access opportunities, consider 

management concerns (such a public safety, maintenance costs, and consistency with adjoining public

lands), reduce impacts to forest resources, recognize reserved or outstanding rights, and reduces conflicts 

between recreational uses on the ANF.
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• The County transportation plan identifies the majority of routes that are on the ground for public

motorized use, including unauthorized routes and historic routes regardless of current use or 

Forest motorized travel regulations

• The plans do not consider Forest Plan Management Area direction, or account for the Recreation 

Opportunity Spectrum framework used by the Forest Service to describe a range of recreation 

activities, settings and experiences appropriate for those areas

• The plan does not consider Recreation Site Facility Master Plan / Recreation Niches 

recommendations

• The plan does not provide a sustainable system of roads and trails that support motorized use over 

time

• The plan would not reduce Conflicts between motorized and non-motorized forest users

• The plan would not reduce resource impacts on wet meadows, water resources, steep slopes, the 

spread of noxious weed, or reduce impacts to wildlife

• Nor does the plan follow the criteria for designation of roads, trails, and areas outlined in the 

Travel Rule (36 CFR 212.55).

1.12.2 Project Record 

This EIS hereby incorporates by reference the Project Record (40 CFR 1502.21). The Project Record 

contains Specialists’ Reports and other technical documentation used to support the analysis and 

conclusions in this EIS. The use of Specialists’ Reports and the Project Record meets provisions of the 

Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations to reduce NEPA paperwork (40 CFR 1500.4), to 

make the EIS analytic rather than encyclopedic, and to keep the EIS concise and no longer than absolutely 

necessary (40 CFR 1502.2). The objective is to furnish enough site-specific information to demonstrate a 

reasoned consideration of the environmental impacts of the alternatives and how these impacts can be 

mitigated, without repeating detailed analysis and background information available elsewhere. The 

Project Record is available for review at the Forest Supervisors Office, Ashley National Forest, Vernal, 

Utah.
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CHAPTER 2. ALTERNATIVES, INCLUDING THE 

PROPOSED ACTION 

2.1 Introduction __________________________________ 

This chapter describes and compares the alternatives considered for the Ashley National Forest Travel 

Management Plan. This chapter is presented in three sections:

Common Features of Action Alternatives: Describes features that are associated with development and 

assessment of all alternatives. This section provides common definitions of terms utilized in the 

assessment process, project design features (PDFs) and Best Management Practices (BMPs), description 

of road and trail standards, and an outline of monitoring and evaluation methods. 

Description of the Alternatives: Provides a detailed description for each alternative, including the No 

Action alternative. This section also presents the alternatives in comparative and map form, sharply 

defining the differences between each alternative and providing a clear basis for choice among options by 

the decision maker and the public. 

Comparison of Alternative Effects: Describes differences among the alternatives in terms of response to 

issues and environmental effects, thus providing a clear basis for comparison among options by the 

decision maker and the public. This section summarizes information found in Chapter 3 of this Draft EIS.

2.2 Common Features of Action Alternatives _________ 

This chapter presents a range of reasonable alternatives (40 CFR 1502.14). It describes and compares the 

alternatives in terms of their environmental impacts (Section 1.11 Issues), and their achievement of 

objectives (Section 1.6 Project Objectives). The alternatives present a range of analysis options (40 CFR 

1502.14). Some of the information used to compare the alternatives is based upon the design of the 

alternative (i.e., street legal vehicle use only versus mixed traffic which includes street legal vehicles and 

ATVs on the same route). Some of the information is based upon the environmental impacts of each 

alternative (i.e., the miles of roads within 300 feet of a perennial stream). 

The ID Team developed and analyzed in detail five alternatives, including the No Action and Preferred 

Action alternatives, in response to issues raised during scoping (Section 1.10 - Public Involvement). The 

alternatives are detailed below by a description of proposed designations for each District, followed by a 

summary for the Forest. In the following text and tables describing the alternatives, all numbers are 

estimates based on the best information currently available from the geographic information system (GIS). 

Miles are approximate and have been rounded to the nearest whole number for summations; individual 

roads may be represented to the nearest tenth of a mile for comparison reasons. Corrections and 

adjustments will occur as needed during further environmental analysis and during project 

implementation. We caution reviewers to judge the difference between alternatives based on site-specifics 

and substance as well as on summary statistics. The distribution and location of routes across the 

landscape is as important and meaningful as the mileage of the alternatives.

2.2.1 Features Common to All Action Alternatives 

2.2.1.1 Summer Use Regulations 

For all alternatives, the 2005 Vernal and Flaming Gorge Ranger District Travel Maps and the 2003 

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District Travel Map would be replaced with a MVUM that designates routes 

for summer use only. Summer use is defined as the snow-free season when tracked vehicles or equipment 

such as a snowmobile or skis are not required for travel. Tracked vehicles will not be allowed to travel on 
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designated routes during the summer. The MVUM will be displayed by Ranger District. Maps will be 

available free of charge at all Forest offices and on the Forest web page.

Summer travel management would include the following:

• Motorized and non-motorized travel routes, designated by the Forest Service as open to public 

travel. Designated motorized routes would be identified on the MVUM using nationally directed 

uniform standards. Road number signs identifying those routes open to public travel would be 

posted on the ground to the extent practicable. Designation of travel routes and areas would 

follow requirements in 36 CFR Parts 212, 251, 261, and 295 (Federal Register 70FR68264). 

• A designation for a road or trail includes all terminal facilities, trailheads, parking lots, and 

turnouts associated with the designated road or trail. The designation also includes parking a 

motor vehicle within one vehicle length from the edge of the road surface when it is safe to do so 

and without causing damage to NFS resources. (Proposed Washington Office Directive FSM 

7716.1). 

• Roads and trails under the jurisdiction of other parties, are not subject to designation under 36 

CFR 212 (b).

• Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) operation for general travel would not be allowed off any designated 

motorized route. Motor vehicle use for big game retrieval off designated roads or designated 

motorized trails would not be allowed. Section 212.51 of the final rule “provides that in 

designating routes, the responsible official may include in the designation the limited use of motor 

vehicles within a specified distance of certain designated routes, and if appropriate within 

specified time periods, solely for the purposes of big game retrieval or motorized dispersed 

camping.” The Forest Supervisors in Utah and Wyoming support the prohibition of motorized 

travel off of designated routes for game retrieval. Hunters are obliged to make a thoughtful 

decision prior to taking game including the hunter’s ability to transport their game from the field 

to their home. 

• On roads and trails under Forest management, public use is provisional. This is dependent upon 

appropriate, intended use. The Forest Supervisor may issue orders which close or restrict the use 

of any National Forest System road or trail within the area over which he has jurisdiction (36 CFR 

216.50) where unacceptable resource damage or inappropriate use is occurring. Inappropriate use 

includes but is not limited to off-route incursions into sensitive areas, creation of new routes or 

continued use of existing non-designated routes off of the designated routes. 

• Unauthorized routes would be restricted to non-motorized use unless designated for motorized use 

in the selected alternative. 

• All existing undesignated routes within the Vernal hatched travel area that are not designated with 

the implementation of an action alternative would be considered “unauthorized” and would be 

restricted to non-motorized travel.

• All areas and routes in the project area are open to non-motorized use (by foot, mountain bike, or 

horse), unless prohibited for administrative reasons such as safety. 

• Mountain bikes would be permitted on all roads and trails outside of the High Uintas Wilderness, 

unless otherwise posted. 

• Hiking and horseback riding would be permitted anywhere on the Forest, unless otherwise posted. 

2.2.1.2 Other Common Features 

• Grants and Agreements – the Forest Service will pursue partnerships and grants with Utah and 

Wyoming Department of Parks and Recreation to maintain motorized and non-motorized trails. 
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The Proposed Action and each action alternative contain management requirements and project design 

features (PDF) designed to protect resource uses and values. The alternatives also contain monitoring 

requirements to ensure the design features are effective and the Purpose and Need is being met. 

Travel management is the administrative process of designating the types of motorized use allowed on 

routes and areas. Ground-disturbing activities associated with this process are limited to the application of 

project design features necessary to minimize or avoid adverse environmental effects or provide for public 

safety. These PDFs are found in Section 2.2.3. While this EIS makes decisions on travel route 

designations, the actual authorization of routes from a non-motorized to motorized use, or unauthorized 

routes being added to the designated motorized route system would require application of the PDFs before 

they are formally authorized and displayed on the motor vehicle use map for public use.

No areas would be open to cross-country motor vehicle use, but limited motorized access for motorized 

dispersed camping would be permissible within 150 feet of designated roads and motorized trails in Utah 

and 300 feet in Wyoming where getting to the site would not involve:

• Within 100 feet of a live stream (does not include reservoirs);

• If access to camping area would involve crossing an alpine area;

• If access to camping area would involve crossing a wet meadow;

• If access to camping area would involve fording a live stream;

• Within 1⁄4 mile of a developed campground;

• Within a known cultural resource area of concern.

Any site specific exceptions to the above regulations would be posted on the ground.

In the interest of consistency and ease of interpretation of the travel regulations, routes within the Vernal 

Ranger District and the Flaming Gorge Ranger District roads south and east of Highway 44 will be 

designated as follows:

• Roads - open from May 1 through December 19 unless otherwise designated. 

• Motorized trails - open from June 1 through November 19 unless otherwise designated. There 

would not be any seasonal restrictions on the rest of the Flaming Gorge Ranger District unless 

otherwise designated. 

The season of use is shorter for motor trails than roads. This is due to the fact that trails are generally of 

lower standard and remain wet later into the summer. As such, they are more susceptible to surface 

damage from motorized use early in the season. 

Land types in the Flaming Gorge Ranger District not included above are generally different than those 

areas included above and seasonal closures would be implemented on a case-by-case basis according to 

location and resource concern. 

Land types in the Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District vary to a greater degree than the area discussed 

above and seasonal closures would be implemented on a case-by-case basis according to location and 

resource concern. 

Types of Routes and Definitions 

All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and ATV Trails: The common use of the term "ATV" includes 

motorized vehicles less than 50 inches in width, traveling on three or four low pressure tires, having an 

unladen dry weight of 800 pounds or less, having a seat designed to be straddled by the operator, and 

designed for or capable of travel over unimproved terrain. However, at times in this document, certain 

motorized trails may be referred to as "ATV trails". In this scenario, the term ATV trail includes routes 

open to both ATVs and motorcycles.
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Cross-country Motor Vehicle Use: Motorized travel is considered cross-country when a motorized 

vehicle (except motorized over-snow vehicles on snow) leaves a designated road or a designated 

motorized trail. 

Designated Route: Roads and trails identified by the agency where the appropriate type and time period 

of use is specified. Any routes or areas not designated for motorized use are restricted to non-motorized

use. 

Hatched Travel Area: Two travel areas, totaling 111,805 acres (about 10% of the non-wilderness part 

of the Forest), on the Vernal Ranger District currently allow motorized vehicle travel on designated routes 

and established, undesignated routes, as long as resource damage is not occurring. These areas are 

depicted with cross hatching on the current Travel Map. For reference purposes throughout this document, 

these areas will be referred to as the "hatched travel area".

Mixed Use Road or Mixed Traffic Use: Designation of a National Forest System road for use by 

both highway-legal and non-highway legal motor vehicles.

Motorized Trails, OHV Trails, or ATV Trails are routes available for Off-Highway Vehicles 

(OHVs) as well as non-motorized users. They include trails available to all OHVs, and those available 

specifically to All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), and motorcycles. Trails are generally engineered to a lesser 

degree than roads, or not at all, are narrower, have less of a clearing width and are maintained to a 

different level. One generally feels closer to nature on a trail than on a road.

Motorized trails fall into three categories:

1. Motorized trails for vehicles with widths less than 50 inches. These routes are available for ATVs 

and motorcycles as well and non-motorized users. 

2. Motorized trails for all vehicles. These routes are available for larger OHVs including the side-bysides, and 4-wheel drive vehicles as well as the smaller ATVs and motorcycles and non-motorized 

users. These routes are also appropriate for larger vehicles pulling trailers a short distance to 

access motorized dispersed camping sites. Trails differ from roads in several ways. Trails are 

lower speed routes with more limited lines of site and a more intimate connection to nature. Trails 

are narrow and are generally not suitable for sedan or other two wheel drive passenger vehicles. 

While vehicles larger than an ATV may be appropriate on a trail, such as “jeep” trails, in general 

trails are intended for smaller vehicles. 

3. Special Designation Trails - Motorized trails for OHVs. These routes are available for larger 

OHVs including the side-by-sides, and 4-wheel drive vehicles as well as the smaller ATVs and 

motorcycles and non-motorized users. These routes are narrow and require high clearance 

vehicles and may not be appropriate for pulling trailers on.

Non-motorized trails are routes available for hikers, bicyclers (except in Wilderness) and horseback 

riders. Use by motorized wheelchair is allowed when feasible within the defined trail-bed. Routes 

restricted to non-motorized use are closed to motorized use administratively.

A Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) reflecting the revisions to travel management would replace the 

current Travel Management Maps and would be displayed at the Roosevelt/Duchesne, Vernal, and 

Flaming Gorge Ranger Districts, as well as the Forest Supervisors Office. Maps would be available free of 

charge at all District offices and on the Forest web page. 

National Forest System (NFS) Road: A forest road other than a road authorized by a legally 

documented right-of-way held by a State, county or other local public road authority. These roads may be 

classified as open, closed, or seasonal. 

NFS Street Legal Road: Refers to NFS roads defined above that are restricted to vehicles that are 

currently registered and licensed for legal highway use.
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Roads are defined as a motor vehicle travelway for vehicles over 50 inches wide. Off-Highway Vehicles 

(OHVs such as ATVs and dirt bikes) operated by licensed drivers and registered as street legal vehicles 

are also legal, as prescribed in Utah law. Unlicensed drivers may not operate motor vehicles on NFS 

roads, unless the road is designated as “mixed use.” Hikers, bicyclers, and horseback riders are 

encouraged to travel safely along road edges. 

Roads fall into one of three categories: 

1. Undesignated roads are not NFS roads and occur within the “hatched travel area” on the Vernal 

Ranger District. These routes are not included in a forest transportation atlas. These include roads 

also known as unclassified, user created, unplanned, non-system, and undetermined roads. These 

roads are restricted to non-motorized use in all action alternatives, unless they are proposed for 

designation to motorized use. 

2. Unauthorized roads are not NFS roads and occur outside the Vernal Ranger District hatched 

travel area. These routes are not included in a forest transportation atlas. These include roads also 

known as unclassified, user created, unplanned, non-system, and undetermined roads. These roads 

are restricted to non-motorized use in all action alternatives, unless they are proposed for 

designation to motorized use. 

3. Designated roads include roads wholly or partially within or adjacent to NFS lands needed for 

long-term motor vehicle access, including State roads, county roads, privately owned roads, NFS 

roads (see below), and other roads authorized by the Forest. 

Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) also known as side-by-sides vehicles, SxS, RUV (Recreational Utility 

Vehicles) MUV (Multi-Use Vehicles). Any recreational motor vehicle other than an ATV or motorbike 

capable of travel over unpaved roads, traveling on four low-pressure tires of 20psi or less and with a width 

of less than 74 inches, maximum weight less than 2,000 pounds. Utility type vehicles do not include golf 

carts, or vehicles specially designed to carry disabled persons.

2.2.1.3 Management Actions and Requirements 

Designated motorized routes would be identified on the Forest MVUM using nationally directed 

uniform standards. Road number signs identifying those routes open to public travel would be posted on 

the ground to the extent practicable. Designation of travel routes and areas would follow requirements in 

36 CFR Parts 212, 251, 261, and 295. It is believed that changing the current policy from “open unless 

signed or mapped closed” to “designated roads only are open” would make management of these roads 

less difficult and reduce confusion. 

State Statutes: All Forest roads would be available for registered and licensed ATV and motorcycle 

use per state statute (State Bill 181). State statutes governing operating off-road vehicles apply to all 

alternatives. Regulations regarding noise emissions and mufflers are also governed by the state. 

Limit motorized access to dispersed camping within 150 feet of designated routes in Utah and 300 

feet in most areas of the Forest as long as it does not result in resource damage such as rutting, fording of 

streams, crossing wet meadows, creating new unauthorized routes, spreading noxious weeds, or similar 

resource degradation. Areas available for motorized dispersed camping will be identified on the MVUM 

and exclude the following areas:

• Within 100 feet of a live stream (does not include reservoirs);

• If access to camping area would involve crossing an alpine area;

• If access to camping area would involve crossing a wet meadow;

• If access to camping area would involve fording a live stream;

• Within 1⁄4 mile of a developed campground;
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• Within a known cultural resource area of concern.

A designation for a road or trail includes all terminal facilities, trailheads, parking lots, and turnouts 

associated with the designated road or trail. The designation also includes parking a motor vehicle within 

one vehicle length from the edge of the road surface when it is safe to do so and without causing damage 

to NFS resources (Proposed Washington Office Directive FSM 7716.1). 

Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) operation for general travel would not be allowed off any designated 

motorized route. 

Undesignated routes would be restricted to non-motorized use after implementation of the selected 

alternative.

All areas and routes on the Forest are open to non-motorized use (by foot, mountain bike, or horse), 

unless prohibited for administrative reasons such as safety. 

Mountain bikes would be permitted on all roads and trails outside the High Uintas Wilderness, unless 

otherwise posted.

Hiking and horseback riding would be permitted anywhere on the Forest, unless otherwise posted. 

Exemptions to off-road travel as described in 36 CFR 212.51(a) would be allowed under all 

alternatives. Exemptions fall into three categories: emergencies, administrative activities, and activities 

allowed under special use permits. Examples of emergency exemptions include fire, law enforcement, and 

search and rescue activities. Administrative activities include noxious weed control, wildlife management, 

and vegetation management (timber, fuel reduction). Activities allowed under special use permits include 

firewood gathering, wildlife research, livestock operations, access to private lands, leased lands, permitted 

occupancy land and permitted use lands, and outfitter-guide operations associated with assigned 

campsites. This last category of exemptions allowed under special use permits requires specific 

authorization from the appropriate Line Officer, detailing when, where, who, and under what 

circumstances motorized travel is allowed.

Emergency closures may continue to be issued on a temporary basis by the deciding official based on a 

determination of considerable adverse effects pursuant to CFR 212.52(b)(2). This includes public safety, 

considerable adverse impacts to soil, vegetation, wildlife habitat, or cultural resources. The agency can 

maintain this closure until the effects are mitigated and measures are implemented to prevent future 

recurrence.

Route maintenance and reconstruction: For all action alternatives (B-E), maintenance and/or 

reconstruction may be needed on designated routes to improve their sustainability. Site-specific 

environmental analysis would be conducted prior to any route reconstruction. Basic maintenance would 

occur on all routes designated as part of the Forest transportation system and would not require additional 

analysis. BMPs would be used to control erosion and runoff on all designated motorized routes. These 

practices include, but are not limited to; waterbars, culverts, dips, and drainage ditches to control flow. 

2.2.2 Standards, Maintenance, and Construction 

Road and trail standards vary depending on intended use. Standards allow for a range of route conditions 

from primitive to high standard. Improvements that may be required to bring individual roads or trails up 

to standard largely consist of light reconstruction or routine maintenance. Road and trail maintenance, 

required by Forest Service Manual direction would continue as available funding is allocated by Congress. 

In all action alternatives, portions of some roads and trails would require reconstruction or relocation in 

order to meet standards. Some Alternatives would require limited new construction which would consist 

of short “connector” segments, tying existing roads or trails together. PDFs found in section 2.2.3 cover 

some of the standards that would be used in construction and relocation. New trails or roads would be 

designed to meet the trail or road standards as defined by the USDA Forest Service Standard 
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Specifications for Construction of Trails, EM-7720-102; or the FSH 7700 Roads USDA Forest Service 

Handbook for roads. BMPs would be used to control erosion and runoff on all designated motorized 

routes. These practices include, but are not limited to; waterbars, culverts, dips, and drainage ditches to 

control flow.

2.2.3 Project Design Features 

Forest Plan standards and guidelines apply to all alternatives. Best Management Practices (BMPs) 

addressing soil, water, and noxious weeds would be applied to the maintenance of travel routes and to 

route closures. BMPs would also be applied to any route construction (Alternatives B, C and E only). 

• Forest User education and enforcement of the new travel management regulations would occur. 

User education would include public meetings, and brochures describing the new travel 

management policy and use of the MVUM. 

• The Forest would follow National direction for signing and maps. The Forest Service has 

developed a standard national format for motor vehicle use maps (MVUM). These maps will be 

available at local Forest Service offices and, as soon as practicable, on Forest Service web sites. 

• Newly Designated Roads and Trails. Newly designated roads and trails would be subject to the 

following project design features. A Newly designated road or trail is defined as a route 

designated on a previously unauthorized or closed system road that would now be open to public 

travel; or a non-motorized trail designated as motorized. Newly designated roads or trails will not 

be authorized or placed onto the MVUM until on the ground assessments are made and all 

applicable PDFs are implemented. 

1. Cultural Resources. The Forest Archaeologist will conduct a cultural resources survey 

and evaluation, and receive concurrence from the Utah and Wyoming State Historic 

Preservation Office. Concurrence requires that no impacts would occur to cultural 

resource sites, or impacts would be mitigated to acceptable levels. Although most routes 

have been inventoried and cleared for use, a Programmatic Agreement or Memorandum 

of Agreement may be used to ensure all cultural resource requirements have been met.

2. Plants. A rare plants survey and evaluation would be completed, and enact necessary 

protection measures so that no unacceptable impacts would occur to rare or sensitive 

plants, or impacts would be mitigated to acceptable levels. 

3. Animals. A survey, evaluation and consultation for threatened, endangered, and sensitive 

animals would be completed. Enact necessary protection measure so that no unacceptable 

impacts would occur, or mitigate impacts to acceptable levels where possible.

4. ATV Trail Condition Assessments. Qualified personnel complete an ATV Trail 

Condition Assessment on all new ATV routes to identify problems, recommend 

corrective measures and to establish a baseline for future monitoring.

5. Route Standards. Design roads and trails to meet minimum road or trail standards as 

defined by the Forest Service Handbook FSH section 7700 for roads, or the Forest 

Service Standard Specifications for Constructions of Trails (EM-7720-102). 

6. Trail Rerouting. Reroute trails where water management structures cannot function or be 

properly maintained, where trails cross soils or sites poorly suited for motorized use, or to 

avoid impacting other sensitive resources (such as cultural sites). 

7. Trail Reclamation. Reclaim abandoned trail segments by physical closure, installation of 

water management structures, and pulling available slash over the abandoned trail. 

8. Trail Construction. Standard trail construction will follow the specifications required 

from EM-7720-102.
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9. Water Management Structures. On all new motorized trails, construct and maintain 

water management features (such as waterbars, grade dips, culverts, sheet drains, check 

dams, ditches, or bridges). 

10. Reclaim unauthorized roads accessed by newly designated motorized trails. Reclaim 

all unauthorized roads which originate off the newly designated motorized trails by 

signing or physical closure such as installation of water management structures, decompacting the abandoned travel way, and pulling available slash over the roadway. 

11. Trail Improvement. When rerouting a poorly located trail segment is not feasible, 

improve the trail surfaces so it will support use without unacceptable resource impacts. 

Improvement techniques include replacing or capping unsuitable soils including fills with 

geotextiles, gravel, corduroy, wood matrix, puncheon, porous pavement panels, or 

matting. 

12. Fish Bearing Streams. All stream crossings on fish bearing streams will meet the 

Regional Aquatic Organism Passage Guidelines. Qualified personnel will review and 

concur on all stream crossings to verify if the stream is fish bearing, provides passage, 

and protects and maintains habitat. 

13. Weeds. Include measures to prevent the spread of noxious weeds such as: use of weedfree gravel or soil, use of weed-free hay or straw and prompt re-vegetation of areas of 

disturbed soil. Treat identified noxious weed sites as appropriate. 

14. Public Safety. Qualified personnel will complete assessments to determine measures 

needed to provide for safe use. 

15. Soil and Water Conservation practices. Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 2509.22 will 

be used as the BMPs to meet the water quality protection elements of the Utah Non-point 

Source Management Plan. 

2.2.4 Monitoring and Evaluation 

The goal of travel plan monitoring is to determine how the travel plan is or is not working, and to help 

identify changes needed in travel management or monitoring methods. Monitoring and evaluation tell how 

travel management decisions have been implemented (called “implementation monitoring”) and how 

effective the implementation has proven to be in accomplishing the desired outcomes (called 

“effectiveness monitoring.”). 

Not all distinctive variables can be monitored. Monitoring has administrative costs to the agency and is 

contingent on future funding, so a selection of a monitoring item in the Record of Decision for the Travel 

Plan represents a statement of management intent to fund the implementation of that monitoring item in 

the future. 

• Monitoring of revised Travel Plan routes for their effects on natural resources would be achieved 

through a multi-tiered set of strategies that respond to the needs and objectives of various types of 

management designations, as noted below:

1. Designation of new motor vehicle routes and types of uses on existing routes with various 

resource conditions that have not been evaluated for their effects.

2. Designation of new motor vehicle routes and types of uses on unauthorized routes with 

various resource conditions that have not been evaluated for their effects prior to being 

designated and incorporated into the Forest’s system of motorized routes.

3. Closure of existing or unauthorized routes and uses with a range of resource conditions that 

have not been evaluated for their effects prior to being closed to future motor vehicle uses, but 

on which non-motorized use may still continue to occur.
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Responding to each of these management situations will require different timelines and priorities. Insofar 

as the new Travel Management Rule directs that “Adaptive Management” strategies be used for annual 

reviews and updates to Travel Plan designations, mechanisms exist that could provide for an ongoing 

monitoring strategy in association with new Travel Plan route designations. Given the size of the project 

area (1,126,419 acres) and the large number of road and trail miles to either be closed or designated as 

open, Forest-wide monitoring could be accomplished by the following strategies for each of the above 

management situations:

1. Designated Roads: Annual road condition surveys for system routes are 

assigned to each forest by the Washington and Regional offices, through a 

random selection process. In addition, each ranger district identifies annual road 

maintenance needs as part of annual work-plan prioritization for Forest-wide road 

maintenance. The ANF road crew and members of the public often identify road 

maintenance needs as well, as road conditions change during the year. Newly 

designated roads would be inventoried for engineering, archeological, and 

resource concerns prior to being designated as open to motor vehicle use.

2. Designated Trails: Annual trail condition surveys for designated system routes are also 

assigned to each forest by the Washington and Regional offices, through a random selection 

process. Each year the number of trails varies, in 2009 the ANF was assigned to perform route 

condition surveys on five trails. Newly designated trails would also be inventoried for 

engineering, archeological, and resource concerns prior to being designated as open for public 

motor vehicle use.

3. Closure of existing authorized and unauthorized routes: As funding allows, existing routes 

closed to future motor vehicle use would be inventoried in order to identify resource concerns 

and develop needed mitigation measures for meeting Forest Plan Standards and Guidelines. A 

reporting form would be developed for a system with which to track reports of road and trail 

problems, resource concerns and impacts that are identified by agency personnel and 

members of the public. This reporting process would be incorporated into a GIS database 

system of record, for tracking of reported needs and their prioritization for remediation. 

Implementation of identified mitigation or rehabilitation measures would be dependent upon 

future funding and/or other opportunities to address these problems. This program can be 

developed and initiated using the many public and agency comments for route concerns and 

impacts that have been received as part of this NEPA process.

32B2.2.5 Mitigation Measures

The Forest Service also developed the following mitigation measures to be used as part of all of the action 

alternatives. 

2.2.5.1 Rare Plants 

The five mitigation measures below will help reduce the risk to Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, and 

Sensitive plant populations and their habitat from the invasion and expansion of noxious weeds and 

invasive species. 

1. During motorized trail construction and road obliteration activities, all off-road and maintenance 

equipment is required to be free of noxious weed seeds when moving equipment into a new area 

and/or moving between areas that are known to contain noxious weeds. Use federal form B6.35 –

Equipment Cleaning. 

2. Use certified weed-free straw and mulch for all projects conducted or authorized by the Forest 

Service on National Forest System lands. If state-certified straw and/or mulch is not available, the 

Forests should require sources certified to be weed free using the North American Weed Free Forage 

Program standards or a similar certification process. 
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3. Certified “weed-free” seed mix is required for areas that are seeded. 

4. Avoid weed-infested areas for use as staging or parking areas. 

5. Complete post-project surveys to document infestations and to allow treatment of noxious weeds in 

areas of disturbance. 

2.2.5.2 Water Resources 

For unauthorized routes that would be designated as NF routes, the potential for adverse travel-related 

effects to soil and water resources can be reduced by following standards and guidelines regarding trail 

and road location, construction and maintenance found in Forest Service handbooks 2509.22 (chapter 10), 

2309.18 (chapters 3, 4, 10 and 20), 7709.57 and 7709.58. 

Other site specific mitigation can include seasonal closure of routes in areas prone to seasonally wet soils, 

rerouting sections of motorized trail which traverse meadows and wet soils, use of bridges or hardened 

fords at stream crossings, and in areas prone to erosion surface OHV trails 200 feet either side of perennial 

stream crossings with gravel.

2.2.5.3 Wildlife 

Lynx

New roads and trails and reconstruction proposed under these alternatives are few, and have been located 

where possible away from forested stringers and ridge tops. General maintenance of roads and trails on 

the Forest usually does not include brushing the roadsides, unless it poses a hazard. Therefore, the 

alternatives would comply with the intent of the standards and guidelines in the Lynx Conservation 

Analysis Strategy (LCAS) and the Northern Rockies Lynx Management Direction (NRLMD). In the event 

that location of these new roads/trails and reconstruction changes, the following mitigations should be 

followed to help in maintaining habitat connectivity for lynx. These mitigations are guidelines within the 

LCAS and the NRLMD.

• Locate trails/roads away from forested stringers.

• Minimize building of roads directly on ridge tops or areas identified as important for lynx habitat 

connectivity.

Goshawk

New roads and trails and reconstruction proposed under these alternatives are few, but may also cause 

noise disturbance in the immediate vicinity of these areas during the construction and/or reconstruction 

phase. Construction and reconstruction activities would only be for a short duration, thus displacement 

would only be temporary if it does occur. However, to comply with the guidelines in the Goshawk 

Amendment to the Forest Plan and to minimize effects to goshawks within the Post Fledgling Areas 

(PFA), the following mitigation would be applied for any new road/trail construction or reconstruction 

within the PFA of an occupied goshawk territory.

• Construction of new roads/trails or reconstruction of existing roads/trails within the PFA of an 

occupied goshawk territory should be restricted between March 1 and September 30, unless the 

biologist determines that there would be no adverse affects to goshawks. The biologist will be 

consulted prior to construction or reconstruction of any road or trail proposed under the action 

alternatives

Sage Grouse

There are no new roads/trails proposed within sage grouse habitat, however there are a few routes that 

may need maintenance or reconstruction. Reconstruction of roads or trails proposed under these 

alternatives is few, but may also cause noise disturbance to sage grouse in the immediate vicinity of these 

areas. Reconstruction activities would only be for a short duration, thus displacement would only be 
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temporary if it does occur. However, nesting birds could abandon nests and breeding may be disrupted if 

reconstruction occurs within breeding/nesting habitat during that critical time period. Therefore to avoid 

nest abandonment and disruption to breeding the following mitigation should be applied reconstruction 

activities of roads/trails within sage grouse habitat that is within 2 miles of an active lek.

• Reconstruction activities of roads/trails within sage grouse habitat that is within 2 miles of an 

active lek should not occur between March 1 and June 15, unless the biologist determines that 

there would be no adverse effects to sage grouse. The biologist will be consulted prior to 

reconstruction of any road or trail proposed under the action alternatives.

2.2.5.4 Cultural Resources 

Mitigation measures are intended to reduce the adverse effects to a site, or to offset the adverse effects on 

one site by acting to achieve beneficial effects to another site elsewhere, or to collect scientific data 

allowing interpretation of a site. Mitigation measures could include closing routes, recovering 

archaeological data by excavating sites, avoiding sites, or providing public education products that 

provides in depth information about the resources that will be affected. Numerous mitigation measures are 

available and the Forest is required to consult with the State Historic Preservation Officer and concerned 

tribes to determine appropriate mitigation plans.

During the review process for the proposed alternatives, some routes were located in areas with so many 

cultural resource concerns that they were dropped from consideration in all alternatives because the 

anticipated mitigation measures would have been unfeasible or unattainable. 

Cultural Resource Site Monitoring

Another mitigation option is to monitor sites with anticipated indirect effects. This mitigation option will 

be adopted for the cultural resources sites with anticipated effects from the proposed alternatives. Ashley 

National Forest will select a sample of sites eligible for the National Register of Historic Places that are 

within 30m (100 feet) of designated routes to be monitored periodically to determine if adverse effects 

related to travel route designation are occurring. If the condition of a particular site is found to have 

significant deterioration due to travel route designation, mitigation of the adverse effects will be 

conducted.

2.3 Alternatives Considered in Detail ________________ 

Over 1200 route changes were proposed during scoping and the NEPA process. In order to track each 

proposed route or change, each proposal was given a unique number that was used to track that particular 

proposal throughout the process. The number was used to identify which district the route was on, 

followed by three numbers randomly assigned to that proposal. This number corresponds with the 

proposal number shown on each of the alternative maps contained in this document. 

• Flaming Gorge Ranger District proposals start with the number “1” followed by three numbers. 

• Vernal Ranger District proposals start with the number “2” followed by three numbers

• Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District North Unit proposals start with the number “3” followed by 

three numbers.

• Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District South Unit proposals start with the number “4” followed by 

three numbers.

For example, 1001 was the first proposal assigned an identifier on the Flaming Gorge Ranger District. 

Proposal 2040 was the fortieth proposal assigned an identifier on the Vernal Ranger District, etc. The 

proposals in each ranger district were assigned the identifier randomly and not according to status or 

ranking.
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2.3.1 Proposals Common to All Action Alternatives 

The number of proposals and type of route change and mileage totals are summarized by Ranger District 

below. The routes mentioned below are also included in each alternative discussion as a part of the 

analysis. For a detailed list of proposals and rationale of consideration see Appendix A.

2.3.1.1 Flaming Gorge Ranger District 

Administratively close five routes totaling 3.6 miles. The rationale for these closures includes concerns for 

safety and the closure better reflects existing actual use. Non-motorized use of these routes would be 

permitted.

Eliminate mixed use from four routes totaling 2.5 miles. These are short routes that require trailering of 

ATVs to access. This would provide consistency with adjacent use, reduce confusion over accessibility, 

and increase enforceability of these routes.

Open three administratively closed routes, totaling one mile, to mixed use traffic to access fishing and 

motorized dispersed camping opportunities.

Add mixed use to four NFS roads totaling 2.6 miles. This is consistent with adjacent use and will reduce 

confusion over accessibility and increase enforcement of these routes.

Designate 14 unauthorized routes, totaling 5.7 miles, for motorized use to access fishing and motorized 

dispersed camping, add connectivity to adjacent BLM routes, or create OHV access from selected 

developed campgrounds.

Change use on a portion of one non-motorized trail to motorized, totaling 0.2 miles. This would reflect 

actual use and create a safe pullout and parking area for both motorized and non-motorized trails.

Restrict camping from May 15 through October 1 within 1⁄4 mile each side of Sheep Creek, beginning at 

the Sheep Creek bridge on FS road 218 (approximately 200 yards from the junction of FS road 218 and 

State Highway 44) and ending 1⁄4 mile upstream from Palisades Day Use Areas.

2.3.1.2 Vernal Ranger District 

Change use on 13 motorized trails to non-motorized trails, totaling 20.5 miles. These routes were 

identified as having severe resource damage and/or user conflicts, or were receiving such minimal use as 

to be difficult to locate on the ground.

Administratively close eight NFS roads totaling six miles. These routes were identified as having severe 

resource damage, or were receiving such minimal use as to be difficult to locate on the ground.

Add mixed use to nine NFS roads totaling 36 miles. This would create connectivity to numerous OHV 

routes and provide access to Forest from state and BLM roads that allow OHV use.

Change use of two ATV trails to trails open to all vehicles, totaling 2.5 miles. This would better reflect 

existing actual use and provide access to motorized dispersed camping areas.

Designate 72 existing undesignated routes in the hatched travel area, totaling 19 miles, as motorized 

routes. These routes access areas with a strong history of motorized dispersed camping.

Designate 11 unauthorized routes totaling 2.3 miles. These routes access areas with a strong history of 

motorized dispersed camping.

2.3.1.3 Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District 

Administratively close five NFS roads totaling 3 miles. These roads are receiving such minimal use as to 

be difficult to locate on the ground access administrative sites only, or are part of a reroute to avoid 

resource concerns.
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Change use on one motorized trail to non-motorized, totaling 0.6 miles. This would reduce resource 

damage and increase safety.

Remove mixed traffic from one NFS road totaling 0.1 miles. This is consistent with adjacent use and will 

reduce confusion over accessibility and increase enforcement of these routes.

Add mixed traffic to five NFS roads totaling 1.5 miles. This would reroute OHV traffic off of one 

motorized trail, reducing resource damage and increasing safety by avoiding a particularly dangerous 

section of trail. In addition, this designation would provide OHV access from a designated campground 

and provide consistency with adjacent allowed use.

Designate one unauthorized route totaling 0.1 miles. This routes accesses area with a strong history of 

motorized dispersed camping.

2.3.2 Existing Condition 

The existing condition is not an alternative but is discussed and compared to the alternatives so the public 

and the decision-maker will understand the on-the-ground situation and how motorized travel within the 

Vernal District hatched areas and along the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area (NRA) has led to a 

proliferation of unauthorized routes.

Many public comments expressed confusion and frustration about the existing condition and No Action 

Alternative. Many respondents stated that they preferred Alternative A because they wanted continued 

access to all the routes currently on the ground. As stated earlier, the only area where travel is not 

currently restricted to NFS roads and trails is within the hatched area. Therefore the existing condition is

not the No Action Alternative. The Existing Condition is the actual situation of roads and trails, including 

unauthorized routes while the No Action Alternative represents the current authorized management 

situation. 

As stated in Section 1.4 Purpose and Need for Action about 1,068 miles of known unauthorized routes and 

368 miles of undesignated routes (in the hatched areas) occur on the Forest. Unauthorized routes in 

restricted areas of existing travel plans, and undesignated routes causing resource damage in the hatched 

areas on existing travel plans are violations of current management. Many public comments requested the 

Forest “leave things the way they are” without recognizing that many routes currently existing on the 

landscape are not authorized and are causing adverse resource impacts. The Existing Condition for 

motorized use consists of the:

• Miles of open Forest system roads by vehicle type and season of use. 

• Miles of open motorized Forest system trails by vehicle type and season of use and,

• Miles of all undesignated routes in the hatched areas that are not causing resource concerns.

The Existing Condition will not be mapped. Although the Forest has an inventory of unauthorized routes, 

it would not be feasible to display all known routes at the mapping scale used for this analysis. Maps of 

known unauthorized routes are in the project record. 

2.3.3 Alternative A - No Action 

This alternative is required by NEPA and serves as a baseline for analyzing effects (40 CFR 1502.14). No 

Action means one of two things: either (1) that the Proposed Action does not occur, or (2) that there would 

be no change in current management (FSH 1909.15(14.2)). Because the Forest has existing Travel 

Management Plans, the No Action Alternative in travel planning would mean “no immediate change.” 

Travel management would continue under the present course of action, summer motorized travel would be 

guided by the current travel plans for the Flaming Gorge, Vernal, and Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger 

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This Alternative would retain approximately 1,536 miles of open NFS roads and motorized trails, 

including approximately 1008 miles of road allowing mixed traffic. Off road motorized dispersed camping

access and game retrieval would continue to be allowed up to 300 feet from designated routes.

The 111,805 acre hatched travel area on the Vernal Ranger District would remain open to motorized 

vehicles on designated routes and existing, undesignated routes as long as resource damage was not 

occurring. This area totals approximately 10% of the non-wilderness part of the Forest. Finding the 

resource damage and restricting travel on these routes is difficult at best, as there is no complete inventory 

of the existing, undesignated routes as mentioned in Chapter 1. However, using analysis of digital 

orthophotos and infrared photography, it is estimated that approximately 368 miles of existing, 

undesignated routes are present in the Travel Area. Within these areas, travel impacts may be 

concentrated, but as described in Section 1.4 Purpose and Need for Action, the extent is unknown. Visual 

observation by Forest field personnel have identified that the number of motorized routes is continuing to 

increase on a yearly basis. 

As with all alternatives, cross-country motor vehicle use is not allowed on the Forest unless meeting 

specific exemptions outlined in 36 CFR 212.51(a) and described in Subsection 2.2.1 Features Common to

All Action Alternatives above. 

Under the present course of action, the Forest would likely make periodic changes in travel management 

to correct identified resource problems or public safety issues on a case-by-case basis. Implementation of 

Forest Plan Standards, Guidelines, and Objectives would continue on a site-specific basis when resource 

concerns are identified. The Travel Plan would evolve, as it has since 1995, as the Forest continues to 

meet Forest Plan direction and respond to problems through site-specific analyses, decisions, and actions. 

Due to the combined requirements of the final motor vehicle management rule and Forest Plan direction to 

address resource and public safety issues, the No Action Alternative cannot be defined as “no change” 

over the long term.

Changes to travel management under the No Action Alternative would be incremental and piecemeal, in 

response to site-specific problems. Whereas under the action alternatives, response would be 

comprehensive in the form of a revised Travel Management Plan for the Forest that: restricts motorized 

dispersed camping to within 150 feet of a designated route in Utah; eliminates the hatched travel areas on 

the Vernal Ranger District that allow motorized vehicles on established, undesignated routes; eliminates 

the ability to drive off-road up to 300 feet for game retrieval; and prohibits use of motor vehicles off the 

designated system. 

Alternative A - Summary of Forest Totals: 

Highway: 73 miles

Open Road for street legal vehicles only: 306 miles

Open Road allowing mixed traffic: 1017 miles

Undesignated Routes in Travel Designation Area: 368 miles

Motorized Trail: 140 miles

Non-motorized trail: 767 miles

Administratively Closed Forest Roads: 85 miles

2.3.4 Alternative B – Preferred Alternative 

This alternative was proposed by the Forest to meet the purpose and need for a revised Travel 

Management Plan as described in Chapter 1 and was released as the Proposed Action with the publication 

of the Notice of Intent (NOI) in November 2007. Public comments received during scoping were directed 

at this alternative. There have been some changes to this alternative since its publication, with most 

changes due to completion of field surveys and verification of current conditions. The resulting alternative 

is the Preferred Alternative. 
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This alternative responds to the need to provide wheeled motorized access for dispersed recreation 

opportunities and to provide a diversity of wheeled motorized recreation opportunities. The Preferred 

Alternative would provide a system of designated roads, motorized and non-motorized trails, and respond 

to direction provided in the Forest Plan. In addition, this action would meet current law, regulation, and 

policy. It addresses the possible economic opportunities available to Manila, a small isolated town, located 

on the edge of the Flaming Gorge reservoir, through development of routes from that community to the 

National Forest.

This alternative recognizes the importance of dispersed recreation across the forest. It would designate 

multiple short unauthorized and undesignated routes that currently access those areas where dispersed 

recreation (i.e. fishing and camping) is occurring. The majority of these routes occur within: 1) the 

hatched travel area, where motorized use of existing undesignated routes is currently authorized; and 2) 

along the Flaming Gorge reservoir, where access of fishing and motorized dispersed camping areas has 

created numerous unauthorized routes. Within this alternative, several undesignated and unauthorized 

routes would require mitigation prior to appearing on the MVUM. This alternative attempts to reach a 

compromise of uses between the motorized and non-motorized forest users. 

Alternative B is consistent with Forest Plan Standards and the implementation of Forest Plan Standards, 

Guidelines, and Objectives would continue with this alternative. 

This Alternative responds to the Forest needs identified in Section 1.4 Purpose and Need and Subsection 

1.11.1 Issues Analyzed in Depth through the following actions:

• Increase miles of designated motorized routes which accommodate OHVs over 50 inches.

• Create longer ATV routes that connect to or are in close proximity to smaller communities.

• Designate motorized dispersed camping opportunities that allow ATV access from the camping 

area to ATV trail. 

• Increase the number of designated loop routes of varying distances.

• Consider alternative routes that may require new construction, if the new route would access a 

desirable destination; would mitigate an unsafe route; or would mitigate a resource concern. 

• Identify motorized dispersed camping opportunities by designating routes that terminate at 

dispersed camp areas greater than 150 in Utah from current NFS roads and trails.

This Alternative would retain approximately 1,645 miles of open designated roads and motorized trails, 

including approximately 1,140 miles of road allowing mixed traffic. 

Alternative B - Summary of Forest Totals: 

Highway: 73 miles

Open Road for street legal vehicles only: 248 miles

Open Road allowing mixed traffic: 1140 miles

Motorized Trail: 184 miles

Non-motorized trail: 795 miles

Administratively Closed Forest Roads: 79 miles

2.3.4.1 Flaming Gorge Ranger District: 

On this district, approximately 462 miles of designated roads (open and seasonally open) would be 

available for public motorized use, including Highways 191 and 44. Approximately 329 miles of these 

roads would be open to mixed traffic use. Alternative B would designate and manage16 miles of trail for 

vehicles less than 50 inches. Three miles of trail would be designated and managed for all vehicles 

primarily for access to the NRA for fishing, day use and dispersed camping. Limited motorized access for 

dispersed camping would be permissible within 150 feet of designated roads and designated motorized 

trails in Utah and 300 feet in Wyoming, as long as it does not result in resource damage. See Table 2.5.1 
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Comparison of Motorized Roads and Trails Between Districts and by Alternative, at the end of this section 

for a detailed description of changes from Alternative A (Current Condition).

2.3.4.2 Vernal Ranger District: 

On this district, approximately 439 miles of designated roads (open and seasonally open) would 

be available for public motorized use, including Highway 191. Approximately 347 miles of these 

roads would be open to mixed traffic use. Alternative B would designate and manage 74 miles of 

trail for vehicles less than 50 inches. Twenty-six miles of trail would be designated and managed 

for all vehicles, primarily for access to dispersed camping areas. See Table 2.5.1 Comparison of 

Motorized Roads and Trails Between districts and by Alternative, at the end of this section for a detailed 

description of changes from Alternative A (Current Condition).

2.3.4.3 Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District: 

On this district, approximately 561 miles of designated roads (open and seasonally open) would 

be available for public motorized use, including Highway 191. Approximately 465 miles of these 

roads would be open to mixed use. Alternative B would designate and manage 40 miles of trail 

for vehicles less than 50 inches. Twenty-four miles of trail would be designated and managed for 

all vehicles, primarily for access to dispersed camping areas. See Table 2.5.1 Comparison of 

Motorized Roads and Trails Between Districts and by Alternative, at the end of this section for a detailed 

description of changes from Alternative A (Current Condition).

2.3.5 Alternative C 

This alternative responds to issues raised by motorized user groups and county governments. The intent of 

this alternative is to maximize opportunities for motorized travel by addressing the need to better 

accommodate current motorized use as well as anticipated future motorized use. It addresses the 

increasing demand for motorized dispersed camping opportunities and the possible economic 

opportunities available to Manila, a small isolated town located on the edge of the Flaming Gorge 

reservoir. This would be accomplished through development of routes from the community to the 

National Forest. 

Alternative C does not include all roads and trails that currently exist on the ground as part of the 

designated system. Since the Forest does not have a complete inventory of unauthorized and undesignated 

routes, it would be impossible to consider every route. However, routes identified during the scoping 

period by field personnel and the public as potential motorized routes were considered. Many 

unauthorized or undesignated roads and trails have sustainability or manageability issues that preclude 

inclusion as system routes (e.g. erosive soils that prevent the route from being adequately maintained over 

time; mitigation or reconstruction requirements whose cost outweighs its benefits; routes that would not 

provide access to a dispersed site, loop opportunity, or vista; and/or routes that would not contribute to a 

well-designed system that encourages responsible use). 

Although Alternative C is consistent with Forest Plan Standards and the implementation of Forest Plan 

Standards, Guidelines, and Objectives would continue with this alternative; it does less to minimize 

maintenance costs and protect Forest resources than Alternatives B, D or E. 

This Alternative responds to the Forest needs identified in Section 1.4 Purpose and Need and Subsection 

1.11.1 Issues Analyzed in Depth through the following actions:

• Increase miles of motorized routes to accommodate OHVs over 50 inches.

• Create longer ATV routes that connect to or are in close proximity to smaller communities.

• Create a diversity of routes that match skill levels.
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• Increase designate motorized dispersed camping opportunities that allow ATV access from the 

camping area to ATV trail. 

• Increase the number of loop routes of varying distances.

• Consider alternative routes that may require new construction, but access a desirable destination.

• Maintain roads for public use that end at or access private or Tribal lands.

• Identify motorized dispersed camping opportunities by designating routes that access sites greater 

than 150 feet in Utah, from current NFS roads and trails.

• Designate short ATV loop routes around or near some motorized dispersed camping areas.

• Mitigation of resource concerns instead of closing routes where possible. Mitigation may include, 

but are not limited to hardened stream crossings, hardened or sloping road surfaces, barriers which 

effectively block or redirect motorized traffic, seasonal closures, and interpretive signs.

This Alternative would retain approximately 1,695 miles of open designated roads and motorized trails, 

including approximately 1,175 miles of road allowing mixed traffic. The designated hatched travel areas 

on the Vernal Ranger District would be eliminated and replaced with a designated system of roads and 

trails. 

Alternative C - Summary of Forest Totals: 

Highway: 73 miles

Open Road for street legal vehicles only: 240 miles

Open Road allowing mixed traffic: 1,175 miles

Motorized Trail: 207 miles

Non-motorized trail: 780 miles

Administratively Closed Forest Roads: 60 miles

70B2.3.5.1 Flaming Gorge Ranger District: 

On this district approximately 467 miles of designated roads (open and seasonally open) would be 

available for public motorized use, including Highways 191 and 44. Approximately 331 miles of these 

roads would be open to mixed use. Alternative C would designate and manage 23 miles of trail for 

vehicles less than 50 inches. Four miles of trail would be designated and managed for all vehicles 

primarily for access to the NRA for fishing, day use and dispersed camping.

Limited motorized access for dispersed camping would be permissible within 150 feet of designated roads 

and designated motorized trails in Utah and 300 feet in Wyoming, as long as it does not result in resource 

damage. 

See Table 2.5.1 Comparison of Motorized Roads and Trails Between Districts and by Alternative, at the 

end of this section for a detailed description of changes from Alternative A (Current Condition).

2.3.5.2 Vernal Ranger District: 

On this district approximately 454 miles of designated roads (open and seasonally open) would 

be available for public motorized use, including Highway 191. Approximately 370 miles of these 

roads would be open to mixed use. Alternative C would designate and manage 83 miles of trail 

for vehicles less than 50 inches. Thirty miles of trail would be designated and managed for all 

vehicles, primarily for access to dispersed camping areas.

See Table 2.5.1 Comparison of Motorized Roads and Trails Between Districts and by Alternative, at the 

end of this section for a detailed description of changes from Alternative A (Current Condition).
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2.3.5.3 Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District: 

On this district, approximately 567 miles of designated roads (open and seasonally open) would 

be available for public motorized use, including Highway 191. Approximately 474 miles of these 

roads would be open to mixed use. Alternative C would designate and manage 37 miles of trail 

for vehicles less than 50 inches. Thirty miles of trail would be designated and managed for all 

vehicles, primarily for access to dispersed camping areas.

See Table 2.5.1 Comparison of Motorized Roads and Trails Between Districts and by Alternative, at the 

end of this section for a detailed description of changes from Alternative A (Current Condition).

2.3.6 Alternative D 

This alternative responds to issues raised by non-motorized users relative to a need for more nonmotorized opportunities, as well as conservation groups with concerns about road densities, water quality, 

the character of undeveloped areas, habitat fragmentation, and protection of critical habitats for wildlife. 

The alternative addresses associated concerns with noise and safety related to motorized and nonmotorized uses in the same area by adding greater emphasis to protection of potential wilderness area and 

Inventoried Roadless Area characteristics. In addition, this alternative focuses on increased protection of 

biological and physical resources. This alternative was developed to address specific environmental 

issues, such as protection of wildlife habitat connectivity through the reduction of road densities. 

Alternative D would provide the least miles of motorized road and trail opportunities when compared with 

the other alternatives. This alternative emphasizes non-motorized recreation opportunities. Alternative D

is consistent with Forest Plan Standards and the implementation of Forest Plan Standards, Guidelines, and 

Objectives would continue with this alternative. 

This Alternative responds to the Forest needs identified in (Section 1.4 Purpose and Need) and Subsection 

1.11.1 Issues Analyzed in Depth) through the following actions:

• Reduce road densities by reducing the number of loop and redundant routes. This is important in 

reducing wildlife disturbance and addressing wildlife needs within critical habitats, such as winter 

range.

• Reduce user conflicts by reducing or elimination of motorized use in specific areas.

• Reduce the number of dead end routes that terminate in alpine and meadow areas, and/or increase 

the ease of motorized access into Wilderness.

• Reduce routes that have resource concerns rather than mitigate the concern and continue use.

• Within Utah do not designate routes to access dispersed camping areas greater than 150 feet from 

the initial route with a few exceptions or are 

o Existing undesignated routes currently within the hatched travel area on the Vernal 

Ranger District.

o The areas that have a long history of motorized dispersed camping and the use is not 

resulting in resource damage at those sites.

• Do not add any unauthorized routes in inventoried roadless areas, unless needed to maintain 

motorized access to private lands or other special uses such as utilities, power line corridors, range 

improvements, and culinary water sources.

• Designate non-OHV motorized dispersed camping areas for quiet areas.

• Keep motorized traffic off of dams and spillways.
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• Reduce the miles of roads open to the public that end at private lands and may lead to trespass 

issues.

This Alternative would retain approximately 1,483 miles of open designated roads and motorized trails, 

including approximately 1,034 miles of road allowing mixed traffic. The designated hatched travel areas 

on the Vernal Ranger District would be eliminated and replaced with a designated system of roads and 

trails. 

Alternative D - Summary of Forest Totals: 

Highway: 73 miles

Open Road for street legal vehicles only: 278 miles

Open Road allowing mixed traffic: 1034 miles

Motorized Trail: 98 miles

Non-motorized trail: 806 miles

Administratively Closed Forest Roads: 124 miles

 

2.3.6.1 Flaming Gorge Ranger District: 

On this district, approximately 420 miles of designated roads (open and seasonally open) would be 

available for public motorized use, including Highways 191 and 44. Approximately 279 miles of these 

roads would be open to mixed use. Alternative D would designate and manage nine miles of trail for 

vehicles less than 50 inches. There would be no additional miles of motorized trail designated and 

managed for all vehicles for access to the NRA for fishing, day use and motorized dispersed camping.

A limited number of existing unauthorized roads would be designated in this alternative; the remaining 

unauthorized routes would be restricted to non-motorized travel. No areas would be open to cross-country 

motor vehicle use. Limited motorized access for dispersed camping would be permissible within 150 feet 

of designated roads and designated motorized trails in Utah and 300 feet in Wyoming, as long as it does 

not result in resource damage.

See Table 2.5.1 Comparison of Motorized Roads and Trails Between Districts and by Alternative, at the 

end of this section for a detailed description of changes from Alternative A (Current Condition).

2.3.6.2 Vernal Ranger District: 

On this district, approximately 422 miles of designated roads (open and seasonally open) would be 

available for public motorized use, including Highway 191. Approximately 309 miles of these roads 

would be open to mixed use. Alternative D would designate and manage 50 miles of trail for vehicles less 

than 50 inches. Seven miles of trail would be designated and managed for all vehicles, primarily for 

access to dispersed camping areas.

A limited number of existing unauthorized roads would be designated in this alternative; the remaining 

unauthorized routes would be restricted to non-motorized travel. Limited motorized access for dispersed 

camping would be permissible within 150 feet of designated roads and designated motorized trails, as long 

as it does not result in resource damage.

See Table 2.5.1 Comparison of Motorized Roads and Trails Between Districts and by Alternative, at the 

end of this section for a detailed description of changes from Alternative A (Current Condition).

2.3.6.3 Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District: 

On this district, approximately 543 miles of designated roads (open and seasonally open) would be 

available for public motorized use, including Highway 191. Approximately 446 miles of these roads 

would be open to mixed use. Alternative D would designate and manage 30 miles of trail for vehicles less 

than 50 inches. Two miles of trail would be designated and managed for all vehicles, primarily for access 

to dispersed camping areas.
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A limited number of existing unauthorized roads would be designated in this alternative; the 

remaining unauthorized routes would be restricted to non-motorized travel. No areas would be 

open to cross-country motor vehicle use and limited motorized access for dispersed camping 

would be permissible within 150 feet of designated roads and designated motorized trails as long 

as it does not result in resource damage.

See Table 2.5.1 Comparison of Motorized Roads and Trails Between Districts and by Alternative, at the 

end of this section for a detailed description of changes from Alternative A (Current Condition).

2.3.7 Alternative E 

This Alternative recognizes the importance of decreasing road densities. However, the alternative limits 

those areas to specific locations of resource concern, such as sensitive land types, rather than across the 

districts as contained in Alternative D. This alternative attempts to meet the increasing demand for 

motorized roads and trails in areas that could support such use. Alternative E would increase road 

densities in some areas, while reducing them in others. This alternative identifies additional mitigation to 

reduce impacts from motorized use in order to retain or increase such uses. 

This alternative is consistent with Forest Plan Standards and the implementation of Forest Plan Standards, 

Guidelines, and Objectives would continue with this alternative. 

This Alternative responds to the Forest needs identified in (see Chapter 1 1.4 Purpose and Need and 

Subsection 1.11.1 Issues Analyzed in Depth) through the following actions:

• Use of alternative routes that exclude areas of resource concern and access the same destination. 

• Reduce the number of dead end routes that terminate in alpine and meadow areas, and/or increase 

the ease of motorized access into Wilderness.

• Mitigation of resource concerns instead of closures where possible. Mitigation may include 

hardened stream crossings, hardened or sloping road surfaces, barriers which effectively block or 

redirect motorized traffic, seasonal closures, and interpretive signs.

• Within the potential wilderness designate only those existing undesignated routes currently within 

the hatched travel area on the Vernal Ranger District. These routes should access dispersed 

camping areas with a strong history of use.

• Designate motorized dispersed camping areas that can be accessed by both ATVs and areas that 

restrict ATV travel.

This Alternative would retain approximately 1,633 miles of open designated roads and motorized trails, 

including approximately 1,115 miles of road allowing mixed traffic. The designated hatched travel areas 

on the Vernal Ranger District would be eliminated and replaced with a designated system of roads and 

trails. 

Alternative E - Summary of Forest Totals: 

Highway: 73 miles

Open Road for street legal vehicles only: 264 miles

Open Road allowing mixed traffic: 1115 miles

Motorized Trail: 181 miles

Non-motorized trail: 789 miles

Administratively Closed Forest Roads: 69 miles

2.3.7.1 Flaming Gorge Ranger District: 

On this district, approximately 445 miles of designated roads (open and seasonally open) would be 

available for public motorized use, including Highways 191 and 44. Approximately 305 miles of these 
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roads would be open to mixed traffic use. Alternative E would designate and manage 22 miles of trail for 

vehicles less than 50 inches. 

Limited motorized access for dispersed camping would be permissible within 150 feet of 

designated roads and designated motorized trails in Utah and 300 feet in Wyoming, as long as it 

does not result in resource damage. 

See Table 2.5.1 Comparison of Motorized Roads and Trails Between Districts and by Alternative, at the 

end of this section for a detailed description of changes from Alternative A (Current Condition).

2.3.7.2 Vernal Ranger District: 

On this district, approximately 445 miles of designated roads (open and seasonally open) would 

be available for public motorized use, including Highway 191. Approximately 344 miles of these 

roads would be open to mixed use. Alternative E would designate and manage 78 miles of trail 

for vehicles less than 50 inches. Twenty-three miles of trail would be designated and managed for 

all vehicles, primarily for access to dispersed camping areas.

See Table 2.5.1 Comparison of Motorized Roads and Trails Between Districts and by Alternative, at the 

end of this section for a detailed description of changes from Alternative A (Current Condition).

2.3.7.3 Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District: 

On this district, approximately 562 miles of designated roads (open and seasonally open) would 

be available for public motorized use, including Highway 191. Approximately 466 miles of these 

roads would be open to mixed use. Alternative E would designate and manage 39 miles of trail

for vehicles less than 50 inches. Twenty miles of trail would be designated and managed for all 

vehicles, primarily for access to dispersed camping areas.

See Table 2.5.1 Comparison of Motorized Roads and Trails Between Districts and by Alternative, at the 

end of this section for a detailed description of changes from Alternative A (Current Condition).

2.4 Alternatives Considered but Eliminated from Detailed 

Study __________________________________________ 

Federal agencies are required by NEPA to rigorously explore and objectively evaluate all reasonable 

alternatives and to briefly discuss the reasons for eliminating any alternatives that were not developed in 

detail (40 CFR 1502.14). Public comments received in response to the Proposed Action provided 

suggestions for alternative methods for achieving the purpose and need. Some of these alternatives may 

have been outside the scope of travel management revision, duplicative of the alternatives considered in 

detail, or determined to be components that would cause unnecessary environmental harm. Therefore, a 

number of alternatives were considered, but dismissed from detailed consideration for reasons 

summarized below. 

2.4.1 Do not allow any motorized routes in roadless areas, and include 

decommissioning all routes within their boundaries 

This alternative responds to issues raised by non-motorized users relative to a need for more nonmotorized opportunities. This alternative would not authorize the designation of any new motorized 

routes, including trails, in the roadless areas and would require the closure of existing designated roads to 

public motorized access. This alternative would address the issue of protection of roadless, potential 

wilderness and other undeveloped areas, as well as ecosystem protection.

On August 12, 2008 The Federal District Court for Wyoming held that the 2001 Roadless Area 

Conservation Rule was unlawfully promulgated in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act and 
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the Wilderness Act. Current Forest Service direction regarding the treatment of Inventoried Roadless 

Areas affected by the 2001 Roadless Rule holds that National Forest units take no action that would 

conflict with the court rulings (USDA 2008). However the Forest recognizes the importance of 

undeveloped areas and has an obligation to consider the effects of the alternatives on the undeveloped 

character of inventoried roadless areas (IRA) as well as potential wilderness areas. The undeveloped 

character of these areas was evaluated by the methods mentioned below. No new roads were proposed in 

any alternative; however over 80% of the Forest is within IRA and many of the FS roads existed prior to 

the 2001 roadless inventory (see the 1995 Travel Maps available in the Project Record). Many of these 

roads are cherry-stemmed outside of the roadless areas; however low standard roads do occur inside IRAs 

due to the inventory protocol in use in 2001. Eliminating all motorized travel within IRAs would fragment 

the existing transportation system. The 2001 Roadless Rule does not preclude motorized travel on existing 

system routes in IRAs. Decommissioning all routes within roadless areas would not meet the purpose and 

need to address current and anticipated recreation needs, nor would it be consistent with adjoining public 

lands.

In 2004 Forest Service Region 4 provided a protocol for mapping areas to study for wilderness suitability 

during forest planning. The protocol included additional guidance consistent with the FSH, and was well 

suited to using GIS tools to produce and adjust the maps. The naming convention for the inventoried areas 

included a unique number and a place-named undeveloped area. FSH 1909.12_70 was amended in 

January 31, 2007, with updated handbook direction consistent with the R4 mapping protocol for 

undeveloped areas. The handbook directs National Forests to use the term potential wilderness in place of 

undeveloped in inventories, evaluations, and reports. 

The 2004 Region 4 mapping protocol was used to complete the Ashley National Forest draft potential 

wilderness (undeveloped) area inventory in 2005. Earlier roadless inventories were not used to identify 

potential wilderness areas. A draft evaluation report was last revised in 2008. NEPA direction includes 

analysis and disclosure of effects to undeveloped character for these potential wilderness areas as well, at 

this time this step has not been completed.

The 2005 Potential Wilderness Inventory best represents lands on the Forest with potential for wilderness 

designation, because it is based on current data and takes into account the effects of all existing system 

roads. A comparison of the 2001 and 2005 inventories showed that IRAs included areas with low-standard 

system roads present, and/or adjacent to motorized waterways whereas these areas were excluded from the 

2005 Potential Wilderness Inventory. For example, the IRAs in Wyoming are narrow and flanked by the 

Flaming Gorge Reservoir (heavily used by motor boats) on one side, and are crossed by Forest roads 

leading to the Reservoir. In the South Unit, the Reservation Ridge Backcountry Byway is included in 

Roadless; the earlier inventory criteria did not result in removing this route from the inventory. Lands with 

this level of effects from motorized uses and other management are typically not assessed as having 

wilderness attributes, and do not meet current potential wilderness inventory criteria.

Therefore this document discusses effects to wilderness potential by Potential Wilderness Area in 

recognition of the high degree of public interest in the 2001 Roadless Inventory. See Appendix C for maps

with the 2005 potential wilderness inventory and the 2001 roadless inventory. Appendix C also displays 

analysis for roadless inventory lands and wilderness potential in tabular format by listing proposals that 

are in either or both inventories, and area analysis for potential wilderness areas.

2.4.2 Restrict motorized dispersed camping to designated sites only 

This alternative responds to the issues raised by the environmental community that were concerned that 

increased demand for motorized dispersed camping on the Forest would cause unacceptable levels of 

resources damage unless greater managed. This alternative does not respond to the Forest Plan desired 

conditions of creating opportunities for motorized dispersed camping.

This alternative is not feasible, as it would require the need to sign and map all potential dispersed camp 

sites and most likely would require the hardening of sites to reduce effects of concentrated use. 
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Designating the sites would lead to an expectation from the public of further maintenance and more 

facilities would be required to meet the sanitary needs of concentrated camping. The Ashley National 

Forest has neither the budget nor the personnel to administer such a program. 

Development and designation of motorized dispersed camping sites is considered beyond the purpose and 

need of this planning effort. 

2.4.3 Use the Uintah County Recreation Travel Management Plan as an alternative

During the comment period for the draft EIS, Uintah County officials expressed a desire to see the entire 

County Travel Plan included as a stand-alone alternative. This proposal was considered but not carried 

forward in the FEIS because adopting the County Plan in its entirety would be inconsistent with the 

purpose and need for this project, existing management direction in the Forest Plan and other recreation 

program documents, and designation criteria in the Travel Management Rule. The County Travel Plan 

includes many existing unauthorized routes that are infeasible due to resource concerns or the potential for 

user conflicts, as well as requiring a high investment in maintenance, mitigation and administration. 

However, the County Travel Plan also includes routes that would be sustainable and meet project 

objectives. Instead of adding it as a separate alternative, Forest Service team members met with County 

officials to determine which routes in the County Travel Plan were both feasible and a high priority for 

consideration. This review showed that many of the routes identified as high priority by County officials 

were already included in one or more existing alternatives. Others were addressed by incorporating 

modifications to existing proposals into the final EIS (for example, to provide alternate access to dispersed 

camping on the west side of Paradise Reservoir). 

2.5 Comparison of Alternatives ____________________ 

This section provides a summary of the effects of implementing each alternative. Information in the table 

is focused on activities and effects where different levels of effects or outputs can be distinguished 

quantitatively or qualitatively among alternatives. 
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Table 2.5.1 Comparison of Motorized Roads and Trails Between Districts and by Alternative

Flaming Gorge 

Ranger District

Alt A Alt B Alt C Alt D Alt E

Open Road: Street 

Legal Vehicle 145 133 136 141 140

Open Road: Mixed 

Traffic 270 329 331 279 305

Motorized Trail- Open 

to all Vehicles 0 3 4 0 0

Motorized Trail - Open 

to ATV and Motorcycle 13 16 23 9 22

Non-motorized Trail 128 131 128 131 129

Administratively Closed 

Forest Roads 28 27 26 32 28

Vernal Ranger District Alt A Alt B Alt C Alt D Alt E

Open Road: Street 

Legal Vehicle 130 92 84 113 101

Open Road: Mixed 

Traffic 293 347 370 309 344

Motorized Trail- Open 

to all Vehicles 0 26 30 7 23

Motorized Trail - Open 

to ATV and Motorcycle 87 75 83 50 78

Non-motorized Trail 198 222 215 233 219

Administratively Closed 

Forest Roads 39 36 20 57 27

Hatched Travel Area 368 0 0 0 0

Roosevelt/Duchesne 

Ranger District

Alt A Alt B Alt C Alt D Alt E

Open Road: Street 

Legal Vehicle 104 96 93 97 96

Open Road: Mixed 

Traffic 454 464 474 446 466

Motorized Trail- Open 

to all Vehicles 0 24 30 2 20

Motorized Trail - Open 

to ATV and Motorcycle 39 40 37 30 39

Non-motorized Trail 442 442 437 442 441

Administratively Closed 

Forest Roads 18 16 15 35 15
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1396

368

1461 1488 1385 1452

Alt A

Current

Condition 

Alt B Alt C Alt D Alt E

FOREST-WIDE MOTORIZED ROADS

Proposed Miles Open to Public Use (by Alt)

Existing Undesignated Routes

Motorized Roads Open to Public Use

0

139

53

131

64

143

9

89

43

139

Alternative

A (Current

Condition) 

Alternative

B 

Alternative

C

Alternative

D 

Alternative

E

FOREST-WIDE MOTORIZED TRAILS

Proposed Miles by Alternative and Type

Motorized Trails open to all vehicles

Motorized Trails < 50"

Recreation 

Issue 1 

Travel route 

designations may 

affect 

opportunities for 

motorized and 

non-motorized 

recreation 

activities.

Figure 2.5.1:

Miles of 

motorized 

roads

Figure 2.5.2:

Miles of 

motorized

trails
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TABLE 2.5.2 COMPARISONS OF THE EFFECTS OF IMPLEMENTING ALTERNATIVES BY RESOURCE ISSUE AND 

MEASUREMENT INDICATOR

 Alternative A Alternative B Alternative C Alternative D Alternative E

Recreation Issue 1: Travel route designations may affect opportunities for motorized and non-motorized recreation activities.

Miles of open road and 

seasonally open NFS 

road by designation

1764 1 1461 1488 1385 1452

Miles of ATV trail 

restricted to motor 

vehicles with an width < 

50 inches

140 131 143 89 138

Miles of motorized trail 

open to all vehicles

0 53 64 9 43

Miles of non-motorized 

trails

767 795 780 806 789

 1 Amount includes 368 miles of existing undesignated routes contained within Vernal District hatched travel area.
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Table 2.5.2 Comparisons of the Effects of Implementing Alternatives by Resource Issue and Measurement Indicator

 Alternative A Alternative B Alternative C Alternative D Alternative E

Recreation Issue 2: Miles of Route and Square Miles Area of Potential Motorized Dispersed Camping Areas by Recreation Niche 

Areas

Flaming Gorge 

Recreation Niche Area

(Portion in Wyoming)

276 miles of route = 30 

square miles of area

288 miles of route = 32 

square miles of area

286 miles of route =17 

square miles of area

250 miles of route = 27 

square miles of area

270 miles of route = 30 

square miles of area

Vast Backyard 

Recreation Niche Area

959 miles of route = 105 

square miles of area

976 miles of route = 59 

square miles of area

948 miles of route = 57 

square miles of area

904 miles of route = 54 

square miles of area

974 miles of route = 59 

square miles of area

Rugged Backcountry 

Recreation Niche

141 miles of route = 15 

square miles of area

145 miles of route = 9 

square miles of area

156 miles of routes = 9 

square miles of area

120 miles of routes = 7 

square miles of area

155 miles of routes = 9 

square miles of area

Recreation Issue 3: Travel management may affect the safety of recreationists due to the amount, location and designation of 

motorized and non-motorized roads and trails.

Miles of road allowing 

mixed traffic (includes 

unlicensed drivers over 

the age of seven).

1017 1137 1169 1037 1110

Recreation Issue 4: Travel management may affect road and trail program costs

Costs to program 

management

No change. However, 

existing maintenance 

costs are based on 

budget availability 

which typically have 

not kept up with 

maintenance needs

Estimated increase of 

$120,000 over 

alternative A - based on 

amount of increased 

miles of designated 

roads and trails.

Estimated highest cost 

increase of all 

alternatives at. 

$150,000 over 

alternative A - based 

on amount of 

designated road and 

trail miles.

Initial higher increase in 

costs to complete 

signage and reflect 

changes and provide 

barriers to restrict use. 

However, this alternative 

would have the lowest 

long-run cost with the 

least miles of roads and 

trails to maintain.

Estimated increase of 

$90,000 over alternative 

A - based on amount of 

increased miles of 

designated roads and 

trails. May incur higher 

short run costs that alts. 

B and C due to closure 

of routes with signage 

and barriers.
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Table 2.5.2 Comparisons of the Effects of Implementing Alternatives by Resource Issue and Measurement Indicator

Alternative A Alternative B Alternative C Alternative D Alternative E

Recreation Issue 5 (enforcement): Incorporation of designated routes by themselves will not necessarily accomplish the goals of the 

Travel Management Plan unless enforcement concerns are considered.

Enforceability of route 

designations and 

closures and 

development of the 

MVUM 

No change. 

Existing compliance 

and enforcement 

issues would remain, 

including: lack of 

clarity in Vernal 

hatched travel area, 

adherence to 300 foot 

rule, and 

unauthorized use off 

of designated routes 

on the Flaming Gorge 

NRA would continue. 

Possible improvements 

in enforceability as 

availability of more OHV 

opportunities may 

encourage compliance 

with Travel Plan. 

Designation of mixed 

use roads may also 

discourage use of 

unauthorized parallel 

routes. 

Possible improvements 

in enforceability as 

availability of more 

OHV opportunities may 

encourage compliance 

with Travel Plan. 

Designation of mixed 

use roads may also 

discourage use of 

unauthorized parallel 

routes. 

Most challenging to 

enforce with highest 

amount of closures and 

fewer available OHV 

opportunities. Limited 

dispersed camping 

opportunities may result 

in frequent noncompliance as this is a 

popular use in niche 

areas. 

Similar to Alt. D, Alt. E 

would be slightly more 

challenging to enforce 

than Alts. B or C 

because it 

accommodates a limited 

number of dispersed 

camping areas relative 

to historical use, and 

incorporates fewer OHV 

opportunities. This may 

result in more frequent 

incidents of noncompliance.

Soils Issue 1 (soil degradation): Motorized travel (including access to motorized dispersed camping) in areas of sensitive soils such 

as meadows and alpine may loss of soil productivity and result in detrimental disturbance to soil resources.

Miles of open motorized route traversing through alpine, meadows and other open land types with sensitive soils

Alpine 7 12 14 4 13

Meadows and stream 

corridors 57 *2 49 49 44 48

Other open areas with 

sensitive soils 11 12 12 9 12

 2 Amount includes 10 miles of existing undesignated routes contained within Vernal District hatched travel area.
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Table 2.5.2 Comparisons of the Effects of Implementing Alternatives by Resource Issue and Measurement Indicator

Alternative A Alternative B Alternative C Alternative D Alternative E

Water Issue 1 (water quality): Water resources may be affected due to increased erosion, degraded soil productivity, compaction, 

and delivery of sediment into streams.

Miles of unpaved 

motorized route within 

300’ of perennial 

streams 

116 95 100 89 95

Miles of unpaved 

motorized route within 

300’ of lakes greater 

than 1 acre 

49 65 67 46 55

Miles of unpaved 

motorized route crossing 

mapped meadow and 

riparian habitat 

55 47 48 41 46

Miles of unpaved 

motorized route 

encroaching on 

perennial streams

11 8 9 7 8

Number of crossings of 

perennial streams by 

unpaved motorized 

routes 

228 189 200 179 189

Miles of unpaved 

motorized route within 

surface water protection 

zones 1-2 of municipal 

watersheds 

170 145 152 135 147
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Table 2.5.2 Comparisons of the Effects of Implementing Alternatives by Resource Issue and Measurement Indicator

Alternative A Alternative B Alternative C Alternative D Alternative E

Miles of unpaved 

motorized route within 

groundwater protection 

zones 1-3 of municipal 

watersheds

66 66 67 57 66

Miles of unpaved 

motorized route in 

303(d) and 305(b) listed 

impaired watersheds

192 199 202 191 197

Wildlife Issues 1 and 2 (Disturbance, habitat loss and fragmentation) Motorized travel on roads and trails may adversely affect 

threatened, endangered, and Forest Service Sensitive Species.

Effects to Threatened 

and Endangered 

individuals and 

populations

No effect to Black-footed Ferret and Yellow-billed Cuckoo

May affect, not likely to adversely affect Canada Lynx and Mexican Spotted Owl

Impact to Sensitive 

species individuals and 

populations

No Impact to Trumpeter Swan and Common Loon

May impact individuals, but will not likely contribute to a trend toward federal listing or cause a loss of viability to the population or the 

species for the following species: Bald Eagle, Northern Goshawk, Peregrine Falcon, Boreal Owl, Great Gray Owl, Flammulated owl, 

Northern Tree-toed Woodpecker, Greater Sage-grouse, Spotted Bat, Townsend’s Big-eared Bat, Pygmy Rabbit, and Wolverine,
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Table 2.5.2 Comparisons of the Effects of Implementing Alternatives by Resource Issue and Measurement Indicator

Alternative A Alternative B Alternative C Alternative D Alternative E

Wildlife Issue 3 (big game habitat and disturbance): Motorized travel may affect summer and winter big game (elk and deer) 

habitat and increase vulnerability during hunting season. 

Density (mile/mile2) of 

open NFS roads and 

motorized trails within 

critical elk habitat (winter 

range and critical summer

range).

0.87 0.89 0.93 0.87 0.91

Acres of critical elk 

habitat affected by 

motorized travel. (261,557

acres of critical habitat)

915 926 938 917 934

Density (mile/mile2) of 

open NFS roads and 

motorized trails within 

critical deer habitat 

(winter range and critical 

summer range).

0.82 0.86 0.89 0.82 0.86

Acres of critical deer 

habitat affected by 

motorized travel. 165,147 

acres of critical habitat.

565 578 586 566 577
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Table 2.5.2 Comparisons of the Effects of Implementing Alternatives by Resource Issue and Measurement Indicator

Alternative A Alternative B Alternative C Alternative D Alternative E

Potential Wilderness Areas: Changes to motorized travel opportunities within Potential Wilderness Areas could affect its 

characteristics.

Total miles of roads and 

trails designated for 

motorized travel in 

potential wilderness 

area with consideration 

for travel currently 

allowed on 

undesignated and 

unauthorized routes in 

Alternative A

151 3 96 114 51 93

Relative area available 

for dispersed vehicle 

camping by alternative

300 ft from 

designated and 

existing undesignated 

routes. Many PWA 

boundaries are along 

roads, and dispersed 

camping from them 

occurs within the IRA

150 feet off designated 

motorized roads and 

some motorized trails in 

Utah and 300 feet in 

Wyoming.

150 feet off designated 

motorized roads and 

some motorized trails 

in Utah and 300 feet in 

Wyoming.

150 feet off designated 

motorized roads and 

some motorized trails in 

Utah and 300 feet in 

Wyoming.

150 feet off designated 

motorized roads and 

some motorized trails in 

Utah and 300 feet in 

Wyoming.

 3 Amount includes 49 miles of existing undesignated routes contained within Vernal District hatched travel area and within PWA.
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Table 2.5.2 Comparisons of the Effects of Implementing Alternatives by Resource Issue and Measurement Indicator

Alternative A Alternative B Alternative C Alternative D Alternative E

Economics Issue 1: Travel management may affect the economy of small communities. OHV opportunities on the Forest may lead to 

economic benefits in Manila and other parts of Daggett County if routes are available that connect communities to those OHV 

opportunities.

Effects to Daggett 

County and businesses 

within the county

An administratively closed road from Long Park Reservoir to the Forest boundary on the north would be open to mixed 4WD travel 

under Alternatives B, C, and E. This route, if connected to Manila via other routes crossing BLM and private lands, could bring 

additional expenditures on services (restaurants, gas, over-night accommodations) to Manila. Though not measurable, this change 

would be considered a positive economic effect for Daggett County. However, the change would be too small to discern as an 

economic contribution to the combined county area.

Economics Issue 2: Travel Management has the potential to affect overall economics of communities.

Effects to overall 

economics of the area

All of the action alternatives would prohibit motorized travel on some existing routes where motorized travel is presently occurring. 

None of the alternatives are likely to change recreational opportunities enough to change number of visitors, or the number of visitors 

participating in activities that produce higher or lower expenditures in the area as a whole. 

Effects to specific 

business types

Regardless of alternative, the same types of activities will remain available to visitors. All action alternatives would result in some 

reduction in routes available for motorized travel. None of the alternatives close enough routes to result in a "shortage" that is likely 

to discourage people from motorized road or trail travel. This is also true for dispersed camping opportunities. 

Little change in spending at local businesses is expected due to the implementation of any of the action alternatives, except the 

potential for businesses in Daggett County discussed in the above section.
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 4 Includes known sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), as well as sites determined eligible for the NRHP, and sites still unevaluated for the 

NRHP. Because many of the routes are not yet surveyed for cultural resources, these numbers are likely to increase as identification efforts precede.

Cultural Resource Issue 1: Designating new routes for motor vehicle use may directly result in adverse effects to cultural resources.

Approximate Number of 

Known Eligible4

N/A

Sites 

Directly Affected by New 

or Changed Motorized 

Routes

35 38 22 33

Cultural Resource Issue 2: Designating new routes for motor vehicle use may increase access to cultural resource sites. Increased 

access to cultural resource sites may lead to indirect adverse effects, such as vandalism, unauthorized collecting, and increased 

erosion.

Approximate Number of 

Known Eligible Sites 

Indirectly Affected by 

New or Changed 

Motorized Routes 

N/A 20 22 14 18
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CHAPTER 3 – Affected Environment and Effects 

Analysis 

3.1 Recreation Resources________________________ 

3.1.1 Introduction 

Motorized use as a recreation activity is a legitimate and appropriate way for people to enjoy the Ashley 

National Forest, in the right places and with proper management. Over the past few decades, the 

availability and capability of off-highway vehicles (OHV) has increased tremendously. Locally, OHV 

registrations increased by 616% in the Uintah Basin from 1998 to 2008 (UT State Department of Motor 

Vehicles). More Americans are enjoying access and recreational opportunities on their National Forests 

and Grasslands, in keeping with the Forest Service’s multiple use mandates. Today, unmanaged 

recreation, including impacts from off-highway vehicles, represents one of four key threats facing the 

nation’s Forests and Grasslands. Improper OHV use and ineffective management negatively impact other 

Forest resources such as soils, water quality, wildlife habitat, cultural features, and other recreation uses. 

Policies must be adapted to accommodate an increasing number of OHV users on National Forest System 

lands. This can be accomplished through a sustainable system of designated routes and areas for motor 

vehicle use.

Developing a sustainable network of Forest system roads and trails is crucial, as conditions on the Ashley 

National Forest have proven that motorized trails have been designated to create additional recreation 

opportunities for motorized use, but years later resulted in resource and safety concerns due to poor route 

selection and a lack of maintenance. The history of a majority of system roads and trails on the Forest 

were for utilitarian purposes, to access sites such as timber sales, grazing developments, dams, and 

headgates. The consideration of recreation as a resource came much later. As the travel network became 

increasingly used for recreation in combination with their original purposes, conflicts and resource issues 

developed. 

Motorized trails have different design parameters and maintenance requirements than non-motorized 

system trails and this fact needs to be considered when designating additional motorized trail opportunities 

(FSH 2309.18). Designation of additional Forest system roads and trails will be evaluated to assure that 

they occur in appropriate locations and remain sustainable, motorized routes requiring basic maintenance 

for several years into the future.

The National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) results for the Ashley National Forest indicate that the 

Forest receives over 1 million visits per year and that the top five activities surveyed-visitors participated 

in most were viewing natural features, relaxing, viewing wildlife, fishing, and hiking/walking. Motorized 

activities such as driving for pleasure were almost in the top ten, but OHV use did not receive high 

participation among surveyed visitors (4%), and ranked 18 out of 25 in activities that visitors participate in 

while on the Forest. However, participation in OHV use did increase between NVUM survey years. 

Another study looked at all public lands within the state of Utah and had similar participation in activities, 

but ATV riding ranked much higher on the list at number 8 out of over 30 activities.

These figures indicate that motorized recreation activities such as OHV use are continually increasing. 

However, OHV use is not the dominant recreational activity on the Ashley National Forest. There should 

be an appropriate level of both motorized and non-motorized recreation opportunities—reflected in an 

array of settings throughout the Forest where visitors recreate. Striking a balance between motorized and 

non-motorized recreation while designating a sustainable motorized travel system will be an integral part 

of the Motorized Travel Plan process.
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3.1.2 Scope of the Analysis 

The geographic scope for the detailed assessment of recreation condition and potential effects includes the 

entire Forest, with the exception of the High Uintas Wilderness Area (HUWA). There is no detailed 

assessment of recreation resources within the HUWA because there are no proposals being considered 

within the Wilderness. Five issues will be examined in depth with regard to recreation resources. For 

organizational purposes, the Recreation Niche Areas for the Forest will be used to manage the analysis of 

recreation resources (See Figures 3.1.1 through 3.1.3). The Forest Recreation Site Facility Master Plan 

(RSFMP) is a framework to guide the Forest in providing a quality, sustainable recreation program, and 

describes the vision (“niche”) for the overall Forest recreation program. The niche provides a broad 

overview of the Forest’s recreation resources, program priorities by area, and unique opportunities. The 

niche description focuses on who visits the Forest, what draws the majority of visitors to the Forest, and 

what makes the Forest a recreation destination. Recreation niches are described in more detail in section 

3.1.5 Recreation Site Facility Master Planning/Recreation Niche.

The analysis for recreation resources was developed utilizing a combination of field visits, 

interdisciplinary field reports, and Forest GIS data.

Identifying and tracking proposals - Over 1200 route changes were proposed during scoping. In order to 

track each proposed route or route change each proposal was given a unique number that was used to track 

that particular proposal throughout the process. The number was used to identify which district the route 

was on followed by three numbers randomly assigned to that proposal. 

• Flaming Gorge Ranger District proposals start with the number “1” followed by three numbers. 

• Vernal Ranger District proposals start with the number “2” followed by three numbers

• Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District North Unit proposals start with the number “3” followed by 

three numbers.

• Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District South Unit proposals start with the number “4” followed by 

three numbers.

(i.e. 1001 was the first proposal assigned an identifier on the Flaming Gorge Ranger District, 2040 was the 

fortieth proposal assigned an identifier on the Vernal Ranger District). The proposals in each district were 

assigned the identifier randomly and not according to status or ranking.
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Forest Recreation Niche Areas—Flaming Gorge Ranger District (D1)
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Forest Recreation Niche Areas—Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District 

North Unit
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3.1.3 Issues and Indicators 

3.1.3.1 Recreation Issue 1 (Conflicts) -

Travel route designations affect opportunities for both motorized and non-motorized recreation activities. 

The types, amount, and characteristics of the routes affect the experience of the forest user. Introducing 

new recreation activities or restrictions into an area could create conflicts. For example, non-motorized 

users generally seek areas that offer tranquility, away from the noise and dust that could accompany 

motorized activity, such as ATV use.

Indicators 

• Miles of open NFS road by designation

• Miles of ATV trail (restricted to motor vehicles with an axel width less than 50 inches)

• Miles of motorized trails open to all vehicles

• Miles of non-motorized trails
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3.1.3.2 Recreation Issue 2 (Limiting Motorized Dispersed Camping)

Limiting motorized dispersed camping to 150 feet from designated routes in Utah, may affect the 

experience and/or reduce the availability of areas to camp.

Unless signed otherwise, motorized dispersed camping may currently occur on the Forest up to 300 feet 

from a designated route, as long as resource damage does not occur. Motorized dispersed camping is a 

very popular recreational activity on the Forest and restricting motorized dispersed camping to 150 feet 

from designated routes may reduce available and desirable sites. It could also alter settings, create 

crowding, and impact the overall recreation experience of Forest visitors in Utah.

Indicators 

• Miles / square miles of routes where motorized dispersed camping may occur, by Recreation 

Niche Areas. 

3.1.3.3 Recreation Issue 3 (Safety) 

The amount, location, and designation of motorized and non-motorized roads and trails may affect the 

safety of Forest visitors. For example, roads that are open to mixed traffic allow for travel by large 

vehicles pulling trailers, as well as ATV’s operated by inexperienced drivers, such as children over the age 

of eight who have completed a safety course.

Indicators 

• Miles of road allowing mixed traffic 

3.1.3.4 Recreation Issue 4 (Costs) 

Travel management affects road and trail program costs. Implementing and managing the travel plan will 

require signing, installing barriers, patrolling and monitoring, mitigation, and maintenance of roads and 

trails. The cost of these activities may be prohibitive to adding new routes or routes that would require 

high maintenance or mitigation costs.

Indicators: 

• Costs to program management

3.1.3.5 Recreation Issue 5 (Enforcement) 

Incorporation of designated routes by themselves will not necessarily accomplish the goals of the Travel 

Management Plan unless enforcement concerns are considered.

Indicators 

• Enforceability of route designations and closures and development of the motor vehicle use map 

(MVUM).

• Number, style, and location of physical barriers to restrict motorized vehicles.

3.1.4 Forest Plan Direction 

The Forest Plan goals, objectives, and standards and guidelines define the direction of the forest-wide 

management, specify management activities, and describe conditions to be maintained or achieved 

through management activities (Forest Plan, p. IV-1). The following are the Forest Plan goals, objectives, 

and standards and guidelines that apply to recreation resources throughout the forest. All action 

alternatives are consistent with Forest Plan management direction.
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3.1.4.1 Goals: 

• Provide a broad range of recreation opportunities within land capabilities and according to 

recognized public need (Forest Plan p. IV-14).

3.1.4.2 Objectives: 

• Allow public access and manage all travel to protect other resources, provide for public safety, 

and minimize conflicts with other users (Forest Plan pp. IV-14-16).

• Manage motorized dispersed recreation use to avoid resource deterioration, improve economic 

efficiency and provide for public safety (Forest Plan p. IV-17).

• Provide areas and opportunities for all types of recreation user experience (Forest Plan p. IV-18).

• Manage Research Natural Areas to prevent site deterioration (Forest Plan p. IV-18).

3.1.4.3 Standards and Guidelines: 

Implement the Forest District Travel Plan. Review annually and revise if necessary, using the 

following guidelines.

• Obliterate unnecessary roads or trails and exclude them from the Forest’s transportation system.

• Areas may be closed or restricted to:

o Protect the public in concentrated use areas

o Protect unique resources (i.e. cultural, geologic)

o Protect natural resources and prevent damage to the natural values or functions of the 

ecosystems

• Achieve a variety of recreational opportunities

• Separate identified conflicting recreation uses whenever possible by public communication, 

signing, travel maps and enforcement, when necessary

• Provide improved travel plans, signing and enforcement

• Allow dispersed recreation at a level where site deterioration does not occur

3.1.4.4 Direction: 

Forest Plan direction for recreation is encompassed by Management Area (MA). A complete 

list of the current condition of all MAs can be found in the Recreation Resource Report 

Appendix A (available in the Project Record). The following MAs are where the majority of 

current routes and proposed changes to current management of roads and trails will occur.

• Management Area Prescription “f”—Dispersed Recreation Roaded. The MA includes areas 

receiving a variety of uses in a variety of landforms and vegetation types located throughout the 

Forest in a roaded environment (Forest Plan p. IV-7).

o Visual Quality Objectives (VQO) at inventoried standards. Dispersed recreation is 

favored over other resources. Travel plan will be used to protect resources while 

permitting access (Forest Plan p. IV-7).

o Maintenance at high levels (3 or 4) on main roads (Forest Plan P IV-8).
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• Management Area Prescription “g”—Undeveloped Dispersed Recreation Unroaded. The area 

contains a variety of timbered and non-timbered lands between mid and high elevations (Forest 

Plan p. IV-7).

o District Travel Plan will be used to resolve conflicting uses (Forest Plan p. IV-7).

o No road construction. Facilities may be constructed for public safety, convenience, and 

protection of the site (Forest Plan p. IV-8).

• Management Area Prescription “n” – Range of Resource Uses and Outputs. Commodity 

production modified for amenity production. This MA is found throughout the Forest and 

prescribes resource protection as needed outside of the NRA. 

o Resource protection as needed (Forest Plan p.IV-10).

o Access may be controlled to enhance wildlife habitat (Forest Plan p.IV-10).

3.1.5 Recreation Site Facility Master Planning/Recreation Niche 

The Forest Recreation Site Facility Master Plan (RSFMP) is a framework to guide the Forest in providing 

a quality, sustainable recreation program, and describes the vision (“niche”) for the overall Forest 

recreation program. The niche provides a broad overview of the Forest’s recreation resources, program 

priorities by area, and unique opportunities. The niche description focuses on who visits the Forest, what 

draws the majority of visitors to the Forest, and what makes the Forest a recreation destination.

The Forest developed four characteristic settings, “Recreation Niche Areas,” that best describe recreation 

opportunities by geographic area on the Forest. Acres and percentage of recreation niches within the 

Forest are shown in Table 3.1.1. The Recreation Niche Areas will be used to analyze recreation resources 

under each alternative for the Travel Plan. 

Table 3.1.1 Size of Recreation Niche Areas on the Forest 

RECREATION NICHE AREA ACRES PERCENT OF FOREST 

Flaming Gorge 217,090 14%

Vast Backyard 644,880 40%

Rugged Backcountry 292,040 18%

High Uintas Wilderness 453,670 28%

3.1.5.1 Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) 

ROS is a framework used by the Forest Service to describe a range of recreation activities, settings and 

experiences. Areas on the Forest are assigned to one of six ROS classes: (1) primitive, (2) semi-primitive 

non-motorized, (3) semi-primitive motorized, (4) roaded natural, (5) rural, and (6) urban. Each class is 

characterized by the types of activities likely to occur there (for example, motorized recreation vs. foot 

and horse travel), the setting (natural vs. modified or developed by man) and the type of experience a 

person has in that area (a feeling of isolation and personal challenge, vs. a more comfortable and social 

experience).

The Forest ROS inventory can be used to characterize recreation values for a project area, and describe 

how those values might be altered if a project were implemented. It is a tool for analyzing effects that are 

often hard to quantify, and provides a more accurate description of the trade-offs involved in a project. 

(Refer to Appendix C in the Recreation Resources Report available from the Project Record for maps of 

the inventoried ROS Classes on the Forest.)
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3.1.6 Affected Environment 

3.1.6.1 Current Trends and Recreation Use on the Forest 

With over one million visitors, the Ashley National Forest developed its primary recreation niche, “Big 

Fish, Ancient Rocks” to describe the vision for the overall Forest recreation program and as a guide in 

providing quality, sustainable recreation. It is no surprise that about one-third of Forest visitors participate 

in fishing and that the majority of Forest visitation occurs on the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area 

where popular landmarks such as the Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Green River are located (NVUM). 

The current Forest system roads and trails network and abundance of perennial streams, high lakes, and 

man-made reservoirs make fishing very accessible throughout the Ashley National Forest.

The majority of recreation on the Forest occurs within the front country that includes the Flaming Gorge 

and Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Areas. These two Recreation Niche Areas also contain almost all of 

the roads and developed recreation facilities on the Forest, such as visitor centers, campgrounds, and 

trailheads. The peak season of use at these facilities, and on the Forest in general, occurs during the 

summer months from Memorial Day weekend in May to Labor Day weekend in September. There is 

another spike in recreation activity during big game hunting season in October which also tends to be the 

peak season of use for the south unit on the Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger District. The most sensitive and 

prevalent times when resource damage occurs is during the wet periods when the ground is still wet from 

snowmelt (usually around May/June) or when the ground is becoming more saturated during the seasonal 

transition into fall (usually around October).

Developed campgrounds are popular across the Forest, but the popularity of motorized dispersed camping 

away from developed facilities has increased considerably with the advent of modern recreational vehicles 

(RV). Motorized dispersed camping refers to camping outside of any developed Forest campground; 

choosing instead to disperse around the Forest in areas with limited or no amenities, and camp with a 

vehicle such as a car or travel trailer. Dispersed camping is very popular along Flaming Gorge Reservoir 

and in open areas with limited woody vegetation throughout the Forest, especially within the Vast 

Backyard Recreation Niche Area. There is no motorized cross-country travel allowed by wheeled vehicles 

on the Forest, but travel off of designated routes is allowed within 300 feet when resource damage will not 

occur to access a temporary camp site; to gather firewood by permit; or for retrieval of legally taken big 

game (Forest Travel Maps 2005)

The most noticeable change regarding recreation activities on the Forest is the increase in OHV use. The 

Forest recognizes this growing recreation activity and has taken measures to develop sustainable 

motorized trail opportunities, but mostly at a smaller scale limited to district actions. The travel 

management process will address balancing motorized recreation opportunities at a Forest level, while 

retaining settings for non-motorized recreation.

* Utah State Parks and Recreation Data does not include snowmobile registrations

Table 3.1.2 Utah OHV Registration Transactions* 

COUNTY 1998 2008 % GROWTH 1998-2008

Daggett 41 313 763%

Duchesne 340 2,347 690%

Uintah 844 4,891 580%

Tri-County Total 1,225 7,551 616%

Utah State Total 51,686 184,095 356%
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While it is somewhat difficult to quantify OHV trends at the project level, an indicator for local trends is 

the sales of OHV registrations. In the Uintah Basin, growth in OHVs use has increased 616% over ten 

years (Division of State Parks and Recreation and State of Utah Tax Commission, Department of Motor 

Vehicles 2009) Table 3.1.2.

National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) surveys were conducted on the Forest in 2001 and 2007. The 

surveys collected data from people visiting National Forest system managed lands, such as the activities 

they participated in as well as their satisfaction with services and amenities provided by the Forest. The 

2007 survey data does not have the same accuracy level (90% confidence interval width) as the 2001 data, 

likely due to missed survey dates. The data regarding visitation seems consistent between surveys. 

However, the data regarding participation in recreation activities on the Forest shows greater differences 

between surveys.

Results from the NVUM surveys are as follows:

• The Forest receives over 1 million visits per year.

• Over 75% of visitors live within 200 miles from the Forest.

• 25% participated in driving for pleasure 

• 15% participated in motorized trail activity (not surveyed in 2001)

• 3-5% of the forest visitors participated in OHV use.

A report prepared by the Institute for Outdoor Recreation and Tourism at Utah State University, 

Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Use on Public Lands in Utah, provides information on the social 

dimensions of OHV use in the state. The report had several findings. While the number of registered 

OHV’s is increasing, the number of trips taken per year per owner is declining. Almost half of all 

surveyed registered OHV owners reported that they only use their ATV one to five times per year. The 

Uintah Basin area does not receive heavy use as a destination for OHV trips when compared to other 

counties in the state. A majority of riders frequently visit the same location because it is easy to get to or 

because it is one of their favorite places to ride.

The survey looked at OHV owners’ perceived importance and satisfaction with 5 management action 

categories on public lands: information, trailhead facilities, maintenance, signage, and law enforcement. 

The study found that OHV owners ranked well-signed trails and OHV areas as the most important 

category. The availability of information (rules, hazards, conditions, etc. via multiple forms of media) is 

the biggest weakness on public lands when considering the importance and satisfaction to registered 

owners.

OHV riding is a family activity with an average group size of four or more immediate and extended 

family members. Most OHV owners (51.9%) noted they preferred “more difficult” trails with a moderate 

amount of technical difficulty through narrow sections, steep grades, and some minor drop-offs. The 

report also suggests that providing an atmosphere in which OHV owners feel a sense of relief from 

stressful situations and where nature can be appreciated with others in a group setting should be a prime 

focus in guiding the design and management of OHV trails and areas. In response to owners’ reasons for 

going riding, and with a goal of providing for a positive experience, managers should make an effort to 

provide a wide variety of OHV opportunities for the recreationist to experience desired benefits.

Another report, Public Lands and Utah Communities: A Statewide Survey of Utah Residents, found that 

even with the growing interest in OHV activities sightseeing, picnicking, camping, wildlife viewing, 

visiting historic sites, and hiking were still more popular than ATV riding (Krannich 2008). These 

activities ranked higher than ATV riding, in the most frequently participated in recreational activities on 

Utah public lands. The top five most frequently participated in recreational activities on public lands 

within the Uintah Basin included sightseeing/pleasure driving, picnicking, camping, wildlife viewing, and 

fishing. Day hiking was seventh and ATV riding was ninth (Krannich 2008).
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3.1.6.2 Description of Recreation Niches 

The Recreation Niches and current uses are summarized below; see the Recreation Specialist 

Report (available in the Project Record) for greater detail of the niches and their current uses.

Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area 

• Setting—The primary features include the 91-mile-long Flaming Gorge Reservoir and the Green 

River. Red canyon walls provide a scenic backdrop for water-based recreation. Development is 

concentrated in a few areas leaving the rest in a predominantly natural state. Congress established 

this National Recreation Area to provide for public outdoor recreation and to conserve scenic, 

scientific, and historic resources.

• Activities and Opportunities—Highly-developed complexes support camping and reservoir access 

for fishing and motorized boating. Boat-in campsites provide a more isolated experience. A blue 

ribbon trout fishery attracts national use. Green River offers float-in only camping opportunities.

• ROS—Mostly roaded natural, with some rural and semi-primitive non-motorized and very sparse 

semi-primitive motorized areas.

The majority of roads within the NRA serve to access developed recreation facilities or to access the 

reservoir. The majority of unimproved roads allow mixed traffic. There is only one designated ATV trail 

located near Greendale campground on the NRA (Table 3.1.3).

The Red Canyon area is highly visited during the summer season because of popular destinations such as 

the Red Canyon Visitor Center, Overlook, Campground, and Lodge. Wildlife viewing is very popular as 

deer and big-horn sheep commonly browse in the area. A couple of small lakes are frequently used for 

fishing and picnicking. The current non-motorized trail system is very popular with hikers and mountainbikers, and is utilized for horseback rides by a permitted outfitter.

Table 3.1.3 Current system road and trail miles in the Flaming Gorge Recreation 

Niche Area 

ROAD 

MILES

(Roads open 

to

public access)

MOTORIZED

TRAIL MILES

(Trails open to vehicles up to 

50-in. wide)

NON-MOTORIZED

TRAIL MILES

(Trails open for nonmotorized use)

ADMIN-CLOSED MILES

(Roads restricted to authorized 

vehicles.

Non-motorized access usually 

allowed)

322 4 33 13

Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Area 

• Setting— This roaded area is easily accessible, while offering motorized and non-motorized 

remote experiences. The feeling of expansiveness is enhanced by the proximity of Wilderness and 

rugged mountain settings.

• Activities and Opportunities— Developed camping only occurs at lakes, reservoirs, and primary 

Wilderness staging areas. Motorized dispersed camping is concentrated in designated areas, 

primarily self-contained, and supports rustic, less structured recreation, such as fishing, hunting, 

hiking, and backyard outings. A system of designated OHV routes and staging areas based on 

existing roads and existing capacity is located on the Vernal RD, with links to other districts and 

outside partners.

• ROS—Mostly roaded natural, then followed by semi-primitive motorized and semi-primitive nonmotorized.
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The Vast Backyard is the largest recreation niche area on the Forest. It is predominantly comprised of 

roaded natural and semi-primitive motorized ROS classes. The Vast Backyard contains the majority of 

roads and recreation developments on the Forest (Table 3.1.4), making it easily accessible for both 

motorized and non-motorized recreation opportunities. This area acts somewhat like a vast backyard for 

locals throughout the Uintah Basin. This niche area is extremely popular for activities such as dispersed 

camping, picnicking, day trips and extended day trips, hiking, OHV riding, biking, hunting, and horseback 

riding.

The Vast Backyard houses the majority of the hatched travel area on the Vernal Ranger District. This 

hatched travel area, as it is described in this EIS, is an area that is depicted on the current Ashley National 

Forest Travel Map (2005) with cross-hatch marks. This hatched travel area, according to the current 

Ashley National Forest Travel Plan, is limited to the Vernal Ranger District where routes are open to 

motorized vehicles on designated routes and established undesignated routes as long as resource damage 

is not occurring. These undesignated routes were inventoried using satellite and aerial photography. 

Routes that were not NFS roads or trails and were visible on the photography were digitized and stored in 

the Forest GIS data base. These routes are not considered system routes and are not maintained by the 

Forest. Approximately 111,800 acres or 33% of the Vernal Ranger District comprise the hatched travel 

area, which spans the width of the district, and contains approximately 368 miles of undesignated routes.

Table 3.1.4 Current system road and trail miles Vast Backyard Recreational 

Niche Area 

DISTRICT

ROAD 

MILES

(Roads 

open to

public 

access)

MOTOR 

TRAIL 

MILES

(Trails open to 

vehicles

up to 50-in. 

wide)

NON-MOTOR

TRAIL MILES

(Trails open for nonmotorized use)

ADMIN-CLOSED 

MILES

(Roads restricted to 

authorized vehicles.

Non-motorized 

access usually 

allowed)

Flaming Gorge 90 13 51 15

Vernal 387 77 123 36

Roosevelt/Duchesne

North Unit 254 30 106 14

Roosevelt/Duchesne

South Unit 268 8 61 2

TOTAL 999 128 341 67

Various parts of this travel area are popular with local residents for dispersed camping and OHV 

activities, especially along the State Highway 191 corridor and around the Iron Spring area. Although 

users tend to stay on well-established routes, the lack of designation has created a management problem. 

Both visitors and managers find it difficult to distinguish between an established, undesignated route and a 

newly-created undesignated route. Furthermore, recognizing an established, undesignated route where 

resource damage is not occurring is more challenging to interpret and identify. As a result, enforcing 

current travel regulations within this travel area is problematic. New, undesignated routes are prolific and 

increase every year. Undesignated routes with resource damage are difficult to manage because the Forest 

does not track them, and justification for maintaining, improving, or removing these undesignated routes 

is challenging due to budget constraints and “primary purpose” accountability issues. This area is a good 

example of what former USDA Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth meant by unmanaged recreation

when he identified unmanaged recreation as one of the four threats to the health of the nation’s forests and 

grasslands.
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Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche Area 

• Setting— Remote areas of intact natural vegetation and healthy ecosystems epitomize this setting. 

These areas often provide greater solitude than Wilderness.

• Activities and Opportunities— These areas provide remote, largely non-motorized recreation, 

including hunting, hiking, and horseback riding.

• ROS—Predominantly semi-primitive non-motorized with sparse areas of primitive and semiprimitive motorized.

There are no developed campgrounds or other major recreation developments in the rugged backcountry. 

Recreation facilities are limited to trailheads with limited amenities such as unpaved parking, pit toilets, 

wooden corrals, and kiosks. Roads in this niche are sparse and motorized trails limited (Table 3.1.5).

Table 3.1.5 Current system road and trail miles in the Rugged Backcountry

Recreation Niche Area 

DISTRICT

ROAD 

MILES

(Roads open 

to

public 

access)

MOTOR 

TRAIL 

MILES

(Trails open to 

vehicles

up to 50-in. 

wide)

NONMOTOR

TRAIL 

MILES

(Trails open for 

non-motorized 

use)

ADMIN-CLOSED 

MILES

(Roads restricted to 

authorized vehicles.

Non-motorized access 

usually allowed)

Flaming Gorge 19 4 64 0

Vernal 61 31 136 10

Roosevelt/Duchesne

North Unit 50 5 95 2

Roosevelt/Duchesne

South Unit 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 130 40 295 12

High Uintas Recreation Niche Area 

• Setting— Capped by Kings Peak, the highest point in Utah, this Wilderness provides water to the 

deserts below and draws visitors seeking solitude and challenge.

• Activities and Opportunities— Opportunities include hiking to destination lakes, peak-bagging, 

multi-day backpack trips, horse packing, fishing, and outfitter guide support.

• ROS—Almost entirely primitive with sparse areas of semi-primitive non-motorized.

• This niche area will not be discussed further in the recreation resource analysis because there are 

no proposals listed within the HUWA.

3.1.7 Environmental Consequences 

3.1.7.1 Direct and Indirect Effects by Alternative 
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Alternative A—No Action

The current Travel Plan for the Forest does not effectively manage motorized travel or provide sufficient 

sustainable motorized recreation opportunities. It lacks motorized loop and connectivity attributes that are 

sought by many OHV users. In certain cases it encourages motorized use on poorly selected routes or fails 

to provide clear direction as to where and when motorized use is allowed. 

Recreation Issue 1 (Conflicts) Travel route designations affect opportunities for both motorized 

and non-motorized recreation activities; the types, amount, and characteristics of the routes affect the 

experience of the forest user. Introducing new recreation activities or restrictions into an area could create 

conflicts; for example, non-motorized users generally seek areas that offer tranquility, away from the 

noise and dust that could accompany motorized activity, such as OHV use (see Table 2.5.2 for comparison 

of travel route miles between alternatives).

The Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area currently has opportunities for both motorized and nonmotorized recreation activities and ROS classes ranging from semi-primitive non-motorized to rural. 

Under Alternative A, the current amount of open NFS roads, motorized trails, and non-motorized trails 

would be maintained. Since this alternative would not change the current management there would be no 

direct impacts to change the current level of conflicts between user groups.

The Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Area currently has numerous opportunities for motorized and 

non-motorized recreation opportunities and ROS classes ranging from semi-primitive non-motorized to 

roaded natural. Although there are no new proposals being considered under Alternative A, maintaining 

the status quo through No Action could create more user conflicts on the Vernal Ranger District. The lack 

of route designations and the current management of existing routes within hatched travel area would 

likely continue the trend of route proliferation and alter the setting within this 111,800 acre area. This 

could lead to continued or even increased conflicts between forest visitors who seek either a motorized or 

non-motorized experience.

The Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche Area has a setting that is more conducive for nonmotorized recreation opportunities. Some motorized recreation opportunities do exist, and they are mostly 

found on the Vernal Ranger District. ROS classes range from isolated areas of primitive to small 

fragments of roaded natural. Under Alternative A, the current amount of open NFS roads, motorized trails, 

and non-motorized trails would be maintained. However, maintaining the status quo through No Action 

could create more user conflicts on the Vernal Ranger District, as the Rugged Backcountry contains a 

small portion of the hatched travel area. The lack of route designations and the current management of 

existing routes within the hatched travel area would likely continue the trend of route proliferation and 

alter the setting. This could lead to continued or even increased conflicts between Forest visitors who seek 

either a motorized or non-motorized experience in this area.

Recreation Issue 2 (Motorized Dispersed Camping) - Limiting motorized dispersed

camping to 150 feet from designated routes in Utah may affect the experience and/or reduce the 

availability of areas to camp.

Developed campgrounds are popular across the Forest, but the popularity of motorized dispersed camping 

away from developed facilities has increased considerably with the advent of modern recreational vehicles 

(RVs), such as motor-homes and travel trailers. Motorized dispersed camping refers to camping outside of 

any developed Forest campground; choosing instead to disperse around the Forest in areas with limited or 

no amenities, and camp with a vehicle such as a car or RV. Dispersed camping is very popular along 

Flaming Gorge Reservoir and in open areas with limited woody vegetation where motorized access is 

favorable. Open meadows adjacent to aspen groves and conifer stands are the most desirable areas for 

dispersed camping throughout the Forest, especially within the Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Area. 

There is no motorized cross-country travel allowed by wheeled vehicles on the Forest, but the current 

travel plan allows travel off of designated routes, within 300 feet of that route, to access a temporary camp 
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site when resource damage will not occur (Forest Travel Maps 2005). All action alternatives propose 

reducing this distance to 150 feet in Utah in order to have a consistent policy for motorized dispersed

camping throughout the state. There are no proposals to change current dispersed camping regulations in 

Wyoming. Therefore, Wyoming (Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area) would maintain the current 

management direction that allows travel up to 300 feet from designated routes to access a temporary camp 

site. The No Action Alternative (Alternative A) would retain the current allowance of 300 feet throughout 

the Forest in both states.

Field observations have noted that motorized dispersed camping has become increasingly connected to

group camping, as opposed to single-family camping, and that the use of OHV’s has become more 

common with dispersed campers. It is very common to see two or more RV’s camped together in one 

location and for campers to visit the same locations each season. One study indicated that OHV riding is a 

family activity with an average group size of four or more people, and that nearly half of all OHV trips 

involve camping (Burr et. al. 2008). Field observations have also noted that group camps do not 

necessarily have numerous OHV’s, but often share one or two vehicles while campers take turns going out 

to ride trails, access fishing, visit friends camping nearby, collect firewood, and more.

However, not every camp has an OHV, as there are several people who like to disperse camp with their 

RV and be away from the noise and dust that might accompany OHV use. Although dispersed camping is 

specifically mentioned in the Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Area vision statement, it is still appropriate 

throughout other recreation niche areas on the Forest.

The increased popularity in motorized dispersed camping throughout the Forest has resulted in a high 

demand for desirable sites. As a result, conflicts have become more common due to campers staying at a 

site for too long without moving or purposefully leaving RV’s in unoccupied camps in order to not lose 

their desired camp spot. To address these issues, Special Order 022405A currently prohibits camping in 

either a developed or undeveloped recreation site for a period longer than 16 consecutive days in a 30-day 

period. Subsequent undeveloped camping locations cannot be within five road miles of the previously 

occupied site. It also prohibits camping within 1⁄4-mile outside of any developed campground or Forest 

Service Administrative Site boundary. Stay limits on the Forest would not be changed under any 

alternative, and would continue to be enforced under the current policy. 

The Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche and the Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Areas tend to have the 

most opportunities for motorized dispersed camping. This is mostly due to the numerous designated roads 

and miles available for motorized dispersed camping, as well as the abundance of desirable camping 

locations. Within the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area many of the current roads access the reservoir 

– a premier recreation destination. A large portion of the hatched travel area in the Vernal Ranger District 

falls within the Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Area and is heavily used for motorized dispersed

camping. 

The Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche Area provides fewer opportunities for motorized dispersed 

camping because it has a limited number and poorer quality of designated roads. Additionally, only a 

small portion of the hatched travel area is located within the Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche Area 

to provide limited dispersed camping opportunities.

Recreation Issue 3 (Safety) The amount, location, and designation of motorized and nonmotorized roads and trails may affect the safety of Forest visitors. For example, roads that are open to 

mixed traffic allow for travel by large vehicles pulling trailers, as well as ATV’s operated by 

inexperienced drivers, such as children over the age of eight who have completed a safety course.

The Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area has approximately 191 miles of NFS roads that allow mixed 

traffic; the Vast Backyard has approximately 772 miles of roads that allow mixed traffic; and the Rugged 

Backcountry has approximately 92 miles of roads that allow mixed traffic. Based on information gathered 

from Forest Law Enforcement Officers and Utah State Parks and Recreation, reported accidents between 

full size vehicles and OHV’s on mixed use roads are extremely rare, only occurring sporadically, with an 

incidence of less than 10% of all accidents each year around the state. Overwhelmingly, OHV accidents 
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are of the single vehicle type where the operator either hits a fixed object (rock, tree, parked vehicle, etc) 

or loses control off a route (either designated or undesignated). It is not likely that Alternative A, would 

affect the incidence of accidents between street-legal vehicles and OHV’s on roads allowing mixed traffic.

Safety concerns would be more pressing in the hatched travel area where use is allowed on designated 

routes and established undesignated routes as long as resource damage is not occurring. Because the 

district does not maintain or regularly monitor undesignated routes, hazards and safety issues are more 

likely to arise in this area. As the trend of route proliferation in this area increases, due to the lack of route 

designations, so do the hazards and likelihood of accidents for forest users. The Forest Plan (p. II-5) states 

that trails deemed unsafe should be closed to protect the public. Forest engineering and trail programs 

continually assess travel-infrastructure, and when feasible work on reconstruction projects to keep Forest 

system roads and trails open.

Recreation Issue 4 (Costs) Travel management affects road and trail program costs. Implementing 

and managing the travel plan will require signing, installing barriers, patrolling and monitoring, 

mitigation, and maintenance of roads and trails. The cost of these activities may be prohibitive to adding 

new routes or routes that would require high maintenance or mitigation costs.

Roads and trails on the Forest are managed under the same direction regardless of their location within the 

Recreation Niche Areas. There are several administrative and environmental factors that affect the 

maintenance or reconstruction of NFS roads and trails. Administrative factors include items such as the 

road or trail class, managed use, and designed use. Environmental factors may include road or trail 

location, slope, soil type, elevation, and ease of access. All these factors influence the cost to maintain a 

road or trail.

Trail maintenance usually involves removing deadfall, pruning back vegetation, clearing and fixing trailtread, replacing signs, and other minor repairs. The Forest estimates that it costs at least $400 per mile to 

maintain a non-motorized trail managed and designed for hiking. Non-motorized trails that are managed 

for hiking are generally the least expensive to maintain because they have a narrow tread (minimum 18 

in.), have narrow clearing requirements, and have minimal signing needs (FSH 2309.18_20—23.11). 

Motorized trails are generally more expensive to maintain because they have a minimum 50-inch trail 

tread, wider and higher clearing requirements, and signing is more complex because it requires the use of 

more expensive reflective trail signs and markers (FSH 2309.18_20—23.22). The Forest uses allocated 

program dollars to fund trail maintenance; averaging about 100 miles or 9% of the ANF’s system trails 

(motorized and non-motorized) maintained to standard each year.

Improved, gravel roads comprise the vast majority of roads on the Forest. Maintenance of these roads 

includes grading, clearing culverts, cutting back vegetation, replacing surface material, replacing signs, 

and other minor repairs. The ANF estimates that it costs about $1,500 per mile to maintain improved 

roads. Roads that allow mixed traffic are generally more expensive to maintain because they have more 

regulatory signs associated with them. The ANF maintains about 400 miles or 30% of improved and 

unimproved roads per year.

Costs for trail and road reconstruction are much greater than maintenance as the majority of trail 

reconstruction projects involve major repairs and hardening, or rerouting motorized trails because they run 

through poorly selected landscapes that are not well-suited for motorized vehicles. Reconstruction projects 

are implemented to correct resource damage and safety concerns. The Forest averages about one 

motorized trail reconstruction project per year, averaging three miles, but they are time consuming and 

may take as long as four weeks to complete. A study of Recreational OHV Use on Public Lands in Utah 

noted that across all agencies that manage OHV use, funding for the activity’s management has not kept 

pace with growth (Burr et. al 2008). 

Under Alternative A, there would be no additional roads or trails to maintain, but this would not result in 

any significant costs or savings to engineering and recreation programs. Existing system roads and trails 

would continue to be maintained as budgets allowed. The most heavily used trails, and those with resource 

damage or safety concerns would have the highest priority for maintenance and repair. However, it is not 
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likely that a 9% yearly accomplishment of trails maintained to standard is sufficient to prevent trails from 

shifting into the reconstruction category. The Forest would continue to work with and develop its 

volunteer resources to assist with trails projects.

The No Action Alternative does not address the need to close certain poorly located and poorly 

constructed trails. As a result, they would remain on the system until they went through another process to 

either close, realign, or improve them. Failure to address route designation within the hatched travel area 

on the Vernal Ranger District might keep the miles of system roads and trails frozen, but it does not 

recognize the actual use occurring on the ground. This may minimize maintenance costs, but it fails to 

recognize costs associated with repairing resource damage and unmanaged recreation use.

Recreation Issue 5 (Enforcement) Incorporation of designated routes by themselves will not 

necessarily accomplish the goals of the Travel Management Plan unless enforcement concerns are 

considered.

Compliance of Forest regulations and special orders are generally achieved through a series or 

combination of steps that are typically referred to as the “three E’s: engineering, education, and 

enforcement.” First, roads, trails, and other recreation infrastructure should be engineered for the targeted 

use. Engineering for a type of use encourages compliance. The need for and amount of trail management 

are reduced through effective trail location, design, and education (FSH2309.18_10). Unfortunately many 

trails on the Forest were never designed with recreation in mind, but were historic sheep and cattle driving 

routes, or were remnants of old timber sales that were later adopted as recreation trails.

Engineering also includes the use of barriers to prohibit or limit access into a closed or restricted area. 

Gates are often used on system roads to keep out unauthorized vehicles, but typically allow non-motorized 

use. There are multiple types of barriers and generally the simpler the barrier, the less effective it is at 

restricting access since they are easy to remove or ignore. The most effective barriers involve a 

combination of methods and include a reason for the closure, but require personnel to monitor their 

effectiveness and any needs for replacement.

Education is used to encourage compliance by explaining the importance and relevance of Forest 

management actions and policies to Forest visitors. Education is normally linked to interpretation 

programs on the Forest. However, education also includes the availability of maps, kiosks, brochures, and 

signs to help inform Forest visitors about locations, distances, difficulty, and accepted uses on NFS roads 

and trails. The NVUM survey results for the Forest indicated that visitor satisfaction of services including 

availability of information, signage, and employee helpfulness decreased to 65% favorability in 

undeveloped areas where most trails are located (USDA Forest Service 2008). This decline is noteworthy 

because OHV owners ranked well signed trails and OHV areas as the most important category among five 

management actions that land management agencies perform, and it outranked law enforcement in 

importance (Burr et.al. 2008). Similar research also found that the availability of information (rules, 

hazards, conditions, directions, etc. via multiple forms of media) is the biggest weakness on public lands 

(Burr et. al. 2008).

Ideally, enforcement is the last action taken to encourage compliance of Forest regulations and special 

orders. However, when the other two actions (engineering and education) are loosely implemented, 

enforcement becomes more essential. Enforcement is heavily dependent on the number and availability of 

personnel. Overall, the lack of personnel on the ground committed to enforcing Forest regulations and 

special orders and promoting education through visitor contacts is a weakness in obtaining better 

compliance with the Forest Travel Plan.

Alternative A will result in no changes to the current Travel Plan and the same compliance and 

enforcement issues will continue. These issues include a lack of clarity to enforce compliance within the 

hatched travel area on the Vernal Ranger District; adherence to the allowance for driving 300 feet off a 

designated route; obtaining compliance in areas with sparse woody vegetation; and increased 

noncompliance of the Travel Plan during big-game hunting seasons in October.
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Use of unauthorized routes would persist on the Flaming Gorge NRA. There are several old roads leading 

to the reservoir that were never adopted by the Forest and some that were removed from the Travel Map 

over the years, but were never physically closed on the ground and remained visible on the landscape. 

Consequently, these routes continued to be used over the years regardless of their status on Forest Travel 

Maps. Other Alternatives propose to designate some of these routes, but Alternative A proposes no 

changes to current travel management. The Forest would continue to utilize signs and barriers to 

implement and emphasize closures on the current Travel Map, as directed by the Forest Plan. The Forest 

would also continue to maintain, update, and strengthen the current directional and informational signing 

available to the public on NFS roads and trails; and would pursue strengthening interpretation and 

education efforts such as promoting Tread Lightly outdoor ethics and awareness.

Effects Common to All Action Alternatives

There are several proposals common to all action alternatives. These range from seasonal closures of 

Forest system roads and trails to shortening the distance allowed for dispersed camping off of designated 

roads and trails. The majority of these proposals tend to share a common element which is to mitigate 

resource damage that has occurred for several years. Not all proposals common to all alternatives are 

identified below. However, proposals and actions considered to directly affect current recreation activities 

that are common to all action alternatives, are described below. 

The Forest reviewed all proposals under each alternative for potential impacts to the current ROS class 

inventory. Each ROS class was systematically analyzed by Recreation Niche Area. All action alternatives 

contain proposals that would affect the current ROS inventory on the Forest. For example, all action 

alternatives contain proposals to remove motorized use from current motorized Forest system trails. This 

action would change the ROS classification in various locations from semi-primitive motorized to semiprimitive non-motorized, mostly within the Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche Area (proposals 2032, 

2038, 2064, 2065, 2066, 3082). Similarly, all action alternatives, except Alternative D, contain proposals 

that would change the semi-primitive non-motorized classification to semi-primitive motorized in limited 

locations, but mostly within the Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Area (proposals 1007, 2070, 2103, 4001, 

4002). These impacts to the current ROS inventory are reflected in the road and trail miles tables, by 

Recreation Niche Area, for each alternative.

The Forest proposes to implement seasonal closures on system roads and trails in heavily used areas that 

are prone to resource damage. In the interest of consistency and ease of interpretation of the travel 

regulations, routes will be designated as follows:

• Flaming Gorge Ranger District roads south and east of Highway 44 would generally be open, at 

the earliest, from May 1 through December 19 unless otherwise designated. Motorized trails 

would be open from June 1 through November 19 unless otherwise designated. There would not 

be any seasonal restrictions on the rest of the district unless otherwise designated. 

• Vernal Ranger District roads would generally be open, at the earliest, from May 1 through 

December 19 unless otherwise designated. Motorized trails would be open from June 1 through 

November 19 unless otherwise designated.

• Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District would have no seasonal restrictions common to all system 

roads and trails.

The most sensitive and prevalent times when resource damage occurs from recreation use is during the 

wet periods such as when the ground is still wet from snowmelt around May and June, or when the ground 

is becoming more saturated during the seasonal transition into fall around October. The season of use 

would be shorter for motorized trails than roads because roads are designed and constructed to drain 

water, carry higher traffic, and support large vehicles as compared to motorized trails. Motorized trails 

tend to have a lower standard of construction, generally utilizing native surface tread, that drains less 

effectively than roads and thereby retain moisture for longer periods. This makes motorized trails more 
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susceptible to surface damage by motorized use during wet periods such as fall when rain and snow begin 

to accumulate and spring when snowmelt and runoff are abundant. Therefore, motorized trails are 

proposed to have a shorter open season than roads in order to provide use when surface conditions are 

most sustainable for motorized travel. No trails would be managed specifically for motorcycle use. 

All Action Alternatives would eliminate the hatched travel area, predominantly located within the Vast 

Backyard on the Vernal Ranger District, by restricting travel to designated routes only. Therefore, all 

motorized use of undesignated routes within the hatched travel area would be prohibited after 

implementation of an action alternative. This action would reduce conflicts between recreation users by 

designating routes for motorized travel. As a result, there would be a greater clarity of which routes are 

open and allow motorized use. The Forest would also be able to monitor and maintain routes in this area 

more closely and reduce hazards.

All OHV’s operating on the Ashley National Forest would be required to comply with state OHV 

registration regulations. OHV’s utilized on motorized trails would require a state OHV recreation decal. 

OHV’s that are registered as street-legal vehicles would be allowed to travel on Forest system roads that 

are restricted to street-legal vehicles only. OHV’s that travel on both motorized trails and street-legal 

roads would require both registration types to legally operate on the Forest. 

There is no motorized cross-country travel allowed by wheeled vehicles on the Forest, but the current 

travel plan allows travel off of designated routes, within 300 feet of that route, to access a temporary camp 

site when resource damage will not occur (Forest Travel Maps 2005). All action alternatives propose 

reducing this distance to 150 feet in Utah in order to have a consistent policy for motorized dispersed

camping throughout the state. There are no proposals to change current dispersed camping regulations in 

Wyoming. Therefore, Wyoming (Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area) would maintain the current 

management direction that allows travel up to 300 feet from designated routes to access a temporary camp 

site. The purpose of the motorized dispersed camping restrictions would be to establish consistency 

among National Forests in each state. This action would help Forest visitors and shared law enforcement 

agencies understand, abide by, and enforce motorized dispersed camping regulations.

Reducing the distance that travel is allowed off of designated routes may result in some currently existing 

and legally available areas for dispersed camping to become unauthorized for future use. Forest visitors 

who have traditionally utilized these sites would then be required to camp in other locations that are 

within 150 feet of a designated route. The Forest recognizes that there are numerous motorized dispersed

camping areas in appropriate locations that have received use with minimal impacts. However, there has 

also been an increase in the number of new routes created to access dispersed camping sites that have 

resulted in considerable resource damage to vegetation, soil, water, and recreation resources. The Forest 

conducted extensive field work to identify popular and established motorized dispersed camping areas that 

are currently over 150 feet from designated routes. Routes to these areas were then proposed under the 

action alternatives, so that designated access could be retained for future use. This does not pose any 

conflict with the Forest Plan as the majority of dispersed camping occurs within the f and n Management 

Area Prescriptions on the Forest (IV-7 and IV-10).

There will be some displacement resulting from the proposed dispersed camping restrictions within the 

Forest in Utah, but overall impacts to motorized dispersed camping are expected to be minimal. The 

majority of motorized dispersed camping on the Forest occurs within the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche 

and Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Areas. The majority of the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area is 

located within the state of Wyoming where no changes are proposed to access dispersed camping and 

various proposals have been identified to designate more access for motorized dispersed camping 

opportunities. A majority of motorized dispersed camping within the Vast Backyard Recreation Niche 

Area already occurs within about 150 feet of designated routes. As previously stated, the Forest identified 

and developed proposals to access established motorized dispersed camping areas beyond 150 feet from 

current designated routes. The Forest visitors most likely to be impacted by the proposed motorized 

dispersed camping restriction would be hunters because they tend to use isolated areas that are accessed 

infrequently for short durations. The majority of Forest visitors would be able to continue accessing 
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various traditionally utilized motorized dispersed camping areas. The restrictions are limited to motorized 

dispersed camping, so Forest visitors who backpack, horsepack, or do not use motorized access would not 

be affected.

The visitor recreation experience could be affected by camping closer to a road. Recreation opportunities 

for greater solitude and remoteness could be impacted by being in closer proximity to dust, noise, and 

traffic. However these impacts are expected to be minimal. The busiest roads that have the most dust, 

noise, and traffic are the primary roads (maintenance level 4 or 5 roads) on the Forest such as the Red 

Cloud Loop or Sheep Creek Geologic Loop. There is only a limited amount of camping that occurs off of 

primary roads because the noise, traffic, and dust make them less desirable. Therefore, the difference in 

solitude and remoteness between 300 feet and 150 feet to access motorized dispersed camping would be 

negligible. There are also several proposals to designate routes that access dispersed camping areas 

located beyond 150 feet from primary roads.

The majority of motorized dispersed camping occurs along secondary and tertiary roads that branch off of 

the busier primary roads mentioned above. The more popular roads typically provide connectivity with 

nearby routes and destinations. Tertiary roads provide the best opportunities for remoteness and solitude 

in a motorized setting because they rarely connect to other routes or destinations and often terminate 

abruptly. These roads are generally less improved or unimproved because they are maintained less 

frequently and under different standards (Maintenance Level 2 and 3) as identified in FSH 7709.59. As a 

result, the roads receive considerably less traffic, but noise and dust levels still vary by location. However, 

the difference in dispersed camping settings between 300 feet and 150 feet from a designated route would 

likely be minimal.

Camping nearer to a road may pose some added safety concerns if dispersed camp sites are along a busy 

route allowing for faster travel, such as paved roads. As noted above, most dispersed camping occurs 

along less improved, secondary and tertiary roads, where travel is generally slower and less frequent. 

Therefore, the proposal to shorten access for dispersed camping in Utah would not create unsafe settings 

for Forest visitors.

Although OHV use has become increasingly popular with motorized dispersed campers, not every camp 

has an OHV. Several Forest visitors seek dispersed camping opportunities with their RV in a setting 

where OHV use is prohibited. All action alternatives provide varying opportunities for motorized 

dispersed camping where OHV use is restricted. Although dispersed camping is specifically mentioned in 

the Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Area vision statement, it is still appropriate throughout other 

recreation niche areas on the Forest.

The action alternatives identify well-established, desirable motorized dispersed camping sites and 

incorporate access to them (depending on the alternative). The following rationale was used in order to 

develop units of measure that could be used to compare and contrast the availability of dispersed camping 

areas: 

• The Forest does not have an accurate inventory of all available motorized dispersed camping areas 

across the forest; nor would such an inventory be practical since opportunities and other variables 

are too numerous. 

• It is noted that not all Forest land allowing motorized dispersed camping access located 150 or 

300 feet from system routes is appropriate, accessible, or desirable for motorized dispersed

camping. Along any given route, numerous physical limitations of the site can restrict motorized 

dispersed camping opportunities. For instance, travel may not be possible immediately off of 

system roads due to steep slopes, heavily forested areas, irregular terrain, wet meadows, streams, 

rocks, fences, etc. It is actually more appropriate to consider that there are more areas adjacent to 

designated routes that limit motorized dispersed camping availability due to physical barriers than 

there are desirable areas for motorized dispersed camping. 
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• While the following system of measure would overestimate the available areas for motorized 

dispersed camping, the units of measure would be consistent and would show how dispersed 

camping opportunities may be affected by each alternative.

o For Alternative A, 300 feet on either side of the road would be considered available for 

motorized dispersed camping. One mile of route equals approximately 0.11 sq miles 

available for motorized dispersed camping.

o For the Action Alternatives within Utah, 150 feet on either side of the road (excluding 

those areas identified by the resource specialists as areas of concern) would be considered 

available for motorized dispersed camping. One mile of route equals approximately 0.06 

sq miles.

o For the Action Alternatives within Wyoming, 300 feet on either side of the road would be 

considered available for motorized dispersed camping. One mile of route equals 

approximately 0.11 sq miles.

o These figures actually overestimate the area available for motorized dispersed camping 

because the formula does not account for natural variables that would make dispersed 

camping impossible or undesirable. Instead, it assumes an entire designated route would 

provide motorized dispersed camping opportunities. Therefore, while the measurement 

does allow for some comparison between alternatives, its inherent weaknesses should be 

considered.

• The hatched travel area within the Vernal Ranger District poses a unique situation. All action 

alternatives propose to eliminate the hatched travel area, so that motorized travel will be restricted 

to designated routes only. The Forest conducted extensive field work to identify popular and 

established motorized dispersed camping areas within the hatched travel area. Routes to these 

areas were then proposed under the action alternatives, so that designated access could be retained 

for future use. Only those routes that have been inventoried for this project will be included in 

Alternative A and all action alternatives for evaluating dispersed camping within the hatched 

travel area.

All Action Alternatives would impose a restriction of 100 feet for motorized dispersed camping near live 

streams and natural lakes. This would require vehicles to camp at least 100 feet away from water sources 

in order to help protect water quality and fish habitat (FSH 2509.22-10). This distance is a little less 

restrictive than other common recommendations. For example, Leave No Trace and Tread Lightly are two 

nonprofit organizations that promote responsible recreation and outdoor ethics; both organizations 

recommend camping at least 200 feet away from water. The restriction for camping 100 feet from water 

would affect several traditionally used motorized dispersed camping sites throughout the Forest that are 

located less than 100 feet from water. There would likely be some resistance resulting from this new 

restriction because people are naturally drawn to water. Camping close to water is appealing because of 

fishing access; convenience in obtaining water for cooking, drinking, and washing; soothing sounds of 

flowing water; and often cooler temperatures. This restriction would not apply to artificial water bodies 

such as reservoirs and, therefore, should not affect dispersed camping along the Flaming Gorge Reservoir. 

All action alternatives propose adding mixed traffic to additional Forest system roads. This would help 

discourage use of unauthorized routes, such as those paralleling system roads that resulted because OHV 

use was prohibited on main system roads, such as Taylor Mountain (FSR044). There are concerns with 

having mixed use on additional Forest system roads; however, Forest engineering staff completed a Mixed 

Use Analysis on all routes where mixed use was proposed. It was determined that there were negligible 

risks to public safety for mixed traffic on the proposals included in the Action Alternatives.

All action alternatives would provide ample hunting opportunities and provide a range of motorized and 

non-motorized hunting opportunities as required in Executive Order 13443. However the range of 

motorized and non-motorized hunting opportunities will very by alternative.
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In some cases, certain system roads were identified with specific safety concerns for mixed use. A road 

hazard analysis determined it would be safer to prohibit mixed traffic on certain improved roads located 

on the Vernal Ranger District: (1) Red Cloud Loop Scenic Backway (FSR 018) from the Forest boundary, 

north to the intersection with FSR 508 at Charley's Park; (2) Red Cloud 

Loop Scenic Backway (FSR 018) from the Taylor Mountain (FSR 044) 

intersection, east to the intersection with FSR 252 near Iron Springs; and 

(3) Mosby Mountain (FSR 104) from the Forest boundary, west to the 

intersection with FSR 447 at Bills Park. These roads share common 

hazards such as multiple switchbacks, limited visibility, steep grades, 

narrow sections, and frequent traffic. As a result, proposals to allow mixed 

traffic on these road segments were not included in any action alternatives.

Several proposals aim to either administratively close system ATV trails or 

convert them to non-motorized trails due to safety concerns (Proposal 

1005, 2056, 2150). These trails have been determined to be a safety hazard 

due to steepness, difficulty maneuvering over large obstacles, and the 

presence of elevated drop offs. Some system ATV trails are proposed to be 

converted to non-motorized system trails because of resource concerns, such as trails bisecting streams 

and riparian habitat, channeling water, and causing severe erosion, or that fact that a route was never 

developed on the ground to accommodate the use (Proposal 2016, 2032, 2040, 2045 and 2451). For 

example, Forest system trail (FST) 028 (adjacent picture) is currently an ATV trail with steep slopes that 

bisects an active spring—causing water to channel down the trail. Consequently, the system trail 

developed considerable resource damage and safety concerns.

There are three proposals (2144, 2458, and 2464) common to all action alternatives that would require 

some new construction in order to close and reroute current designated routes with resource damage. 

Proposal 2144, located southeast of East Park Reservoir on the Vernal Ranger District, proposes to adopt a 

motorized ATV trail (open to vehicles less then 50 wide) that would require about 1⁄4-mile of new 

construction. This action is tied to two other proposals (Proposal 2143 and 2056) in order to provide a 

more sustainable motorized trail network. Proposal 2144 would create a reroute for FST 028 near Little 

Brush Creek. Proposal 2144 would connect to FSR 021 (Proposal 2143) and make it possible to close and 

rehabilitate nearly one mile of FST 028 which has considerable resource damage and safety issues 

(pictured above). The new trail construction would occur along a higher elevation with drier soils and 

avoids wet meadows and utilizes more gradual slopes; thereby making it less susceptible to erosion.

Proposal 2458 would require approximately 300 feet of new construction in order to access Paradise Park 

Reservoir. This proposal would allow rerouting and closing a segment of FSR 463 that bisects a damaged 

wet meadow below the dam (proposal 2457) and could discourage people from driving across the dam to 

access the reservoir. Proposal 2458 would provide a more sustainable road for mixed traffic to access the 

reservoir.

Forest system trail 070 is a part of the Outlaw ATV Trail that runs adjacent to Oaks Park Reservoir, but 

has experienced considerable resource damage such as deep ruts, braiding, and mud bogs due wet soil 

conditions and constant water on the trail. Proposal 2464 would utilize an old existing logging road and 

approximately 1⁄2-mile of new construction to reroute the current alignment onto a higher surface with 

drier soil conditions and make the trail more sustainable for motorized use. Proposal 2042 would then 

close the damaged trail section adjacent to the reservoir.

Proposal 2274.2 utilizes an existing route along a powerline corridor north of Grizzly Ridge to designate 

an ATV trail open to motorized vehicles less than 50 inches wide. This route is already commonly used 

because it is an “established undesignated route” located within the hatched travel area on the Vernal 

Ranger District. Consideration has been given to the fact that this proposal would likely lead to ATV’s 

crossing State Highway 191 in order to connect with FSR 253 near Stringham Cabin. State Highway 191 

is open year-long and has considerable traffic during the summer months. This could pose a risk to Forest 

visitors using the trail and to motorists on State Hwy. 191. However, ATV’s have used this connection for
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several years and there have been no reported accidents or complaints from this activity. The risk to trail 

and highway motorists is minimized because of the straight alignment along that section of State Highway 

191. Although not required for mitigation, some tree thinning along both shoulders of the road could 

improve site distance and reduce public risks.

Alternative B— Preferred Alternative

The Forest created Alternative B based on public feedback from the initial scoping process and from input 

received by local partners such as county governments and state agencies. Alternative B contains 

proposals that would create additional motorized access within the Flaming Gorge and Vast Backyard 

Recreation Niche Areas. Alternative B would retain and maximize access to popular motorized dispersed

camping areas. It would incorporate additional mixed traffic on Forest system roads, so that OHVs would 

share more miles with typical street-legal passenger vehicles. Thus, it would improve access and create 

connectivity with existing developed recreation facilities and other system roads and trails. Motorized 

loop opportunities would greatly improve, so that OHV users could start loop tours from camp rather than 

having to trailer their vehicles to a trailhead in order to ride a loop. Alternative B would also adopt 

specific sustainable routes that were very popular and consistently requested during the scoping process. 

Alternative B would be highly favorable for motorized dispersed camping concurrent with OHV use, but 

lacks opportunities for dispersed camping where OHV use is not allowed, such as for RV campers who 

seek a quieter setting. Alternative B would also remove motorized use from some system roads and trails 

that were considered to have resource or safety concerns as determined by Forest staff and verified during 

the scoping process.

Recreation Issue 1 (Conflicts) Alternative B has proposals that conform to Forest Plan standards 

and guidelines or management direction, but would change the current ROS class inventory for the Forest.

Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area.-For the most part, Alternative B proposes to adopt additional 

unimproved routes for mixed traffic including street-legal vehicles and OHV’s within the Flaming Gorge 

Recreation Niche Area. There are 94 of these proposals that incorporate about 42 miles of unauthorized 

routes. A majority of these routes are located on the Wyoming side of the District and are used to access 

dispersed camping areas and the reservoir for water-based activities. There is currently a vast network of 

unauthorized routes around the reservoir. Alternative B would select a limited number of frequently used 

routes in order to maintain reservoir access and eliminate redundant routes that access the same locations. 

Since the routes are commonly used during the summer, it is unlikely that their designation would create 

additional conflicts between users. These proposals are also included in Alternative C.

Table 3.1.6—Road and Trail Miles in the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area

ALT. A ALT. B DIFFERENCE

Administratively Closed Road 13 15 2

Street Legal Only Road 131 117 (14)*

Mixed Use Road 191 243 52

Motorized Trail Open to all Vehicles 0 3 3

Motorized Trail less than 50” 4 1 (3)*

Non-motorized Trail 33 36 3

Changes to ROS None

*( ) indicates a negative number 
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There are also proposals within the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area to allow mixed traffic on 

several improved and unimproved Forest system roads that are currently restricted to street-legal vehicles 

only. These proposals are also included in Alternative C and include:

• Proposals 1004, 1154, 1155, 1258, 1259, 1260, 1262, 1266(all), 1270

Similarly, there are nine proposals (Proposals 1024, 1073, 1074, 1076, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1089) to 

adopt motorized trails open to all vehicles to access the reservoir for motorized dispersed camping and 

fishing opportunities. These proposals total about 2.5 miles of unauthorized routes, but have a history of

use and do not conflict with any direction in the Forest plan.

A 79-acre dispersed camping “open area” is proposed 

south of Buckboard Crossing (Alternatives B and C) 

where concentrated use such as dispersed camping is 

popular (Proposal 1200). This area contains multiple 

routes that are commonly used. Designation of an “open 

area” could help minimize unauthorized use in other 

nearby places and reduce conflicts with OHV’s by 

designating an area with limited motorized recreation 

restrictions. On the other hand, the dispersed camping 

open area could also encourage more use that could lead to 

crowding and unauthorized expansion, thereby creating 

more conflicts.

This proposal does not conflict with the Forest Plan. However, Transportation Management decisions for 

protection and management of the FGNRA (Forest Plan, Appendix A) state to (1) locate and construct a 

well-designed and adequate internal and circulatory system of roads and trails to standards which fully 

provide for soil stabilization, recreational, wildlife, and esthetic values (A-20); and (2) to minimize visual, 

air, and noise pollution along major routes of travel, at administrative sites, and in areas of concentrated 

public use. It is difficult to predict what noise and dust levels at this area would reach or if they would 

conflict with other Forest visitors such as at nearby Buckboard Crossing campground or other dispersed 

recreation along the reservoir. Opportunities for more natural and isolated settings near the reservoir 

would still be available.

Proposals 1255.1 (FSR 625) and 1255.2 (FST 157) address a current issue with a system ATV trail (FST 

157) and two unimproved mixed use roads (FSR 376 and 625) located between Swett Ranch and 

Greendale within the Conifer Forest Canyon Management Area on the Flaming Gorge Ranger District. 

The current travel map shows that FSRs 376 and 625 are open to mixed traffic, but the Flaming Gorge 

Ranger District signed Forest system road 376 closed to ATV’s as recently as 2006 after receiving 

complaints from residents of the adjacent Flaming Gorge Acres subdivision. Forest system road 376 

passes very close to the Flaming Gorge Acres subdivision and residents felt this was a safety issue 

because it encouraged hunting too close to their homes. Local residents were also concerned with noise, 

traffic, and dust from ATV’s using unimproved Forest system road 376; vehicles driving on designated 

ATV system trail 157 to make a loop; disturbances to big game; and resource damage resulting from 

fording Allen Creek.

Since the closure was implemented, the Forest has received equally polarized comments; wanting the loop 

either closed to ATV use or open to ATV use, while street-legal traffic does not seem to be a concern. For 

example, the Forest received comments from residents of Flaming Gorge Acres and The Pines requesting 

that ATV’s be allowed to use FSR 376 since it already allows street-legal access. Their reasoning is that 

the unimproved road and connecting ATV trail allow better access for ATV traffic than street-legal 

vehicles because larger vehicles cannot maneuver the terrain as easily or legally connect the loop. This 

loop is popular with residents of both the Flaming Gorge Acres and the nearby Pines subdivisions for both 

motorized and non-motorized uses. The management area subunit, Greendale Management Unit (CFC-4), 

states that the Forest should provide a buffer adjacent to private lands (A-39). This buffer would permit 
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compatible uses but should be designed to maintain scenic values and the natural character of the land (A39). However, both the current roads and trail were in place prior to development of the Flaming Gorge 

Acres subdivision.

Alternative B (and Alternative C) would address the motorized access issue by designating the system 

roads (FSR 376 and 625) as open to mixed traffic, including ATV’s, and the trail (157) would remain 

open to ATV use. The concerns presented to the Forest would be mitigated by implementing a seasonal 

closure (October 1 – June 30) on FSR 625 (Proposal 1255.1) and FST 157 (Proposal 1255.2) to disconnect 

the loop with the adjoining road (FSR 376), thereby reducing ATV traffic, reducing disturbances to big 

game, and reducing the number of hunters within close proximity of the residences. The ford at Allen 

Creek would be improved prior to opening FST 157 to motorized use and barriers would be implemented 

to keep vehicles wider than 50 inches off of the trail.

Table 3.1.7—Road and Trail Miles in the Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Area

ALT. A ALT. B DIFFERENCE

Administratively Closed Road 67 56 (11)*

Street-legal Only Road 227 189 (38)

Mixed Use Road 772 845 73

Motorized Trail Open to all Vehicles 0 48 48

Motorized Trail less than 50” 128 126 (2)

Non-motorized Trail 341 363 22

Changes to ROS Yes. Approximately 6,460 acres from SPNM to SPM

*( ) indicates a negative number 

The Vast Backyard contains the majority of proposed changes in Alternative B. Table 3.1.7 compares 

miles of Forest system roads and trails between the current condition (Alternative A) and Alternative B. 

The most obvious change proposed by Alternative B is to allow mixed traffic on several improved and 

unimproved roads on the Forest that are currently restricted to street-legal vehicles only, such as along 

Taylor Mountain Road (FSR 044) on the Vernal Ranger District. This action would greatly improve 

motorized recreation opportunities for OHV users by connecting additional Forest system roads to 

dispersed camping areas, motorized trails, developed recreation sites, and creating links with other Forest 

system roads. This action could help reduce some of the heavy use on current Forest system motorized 

trails by transferring some of that use to engineered roads that are able to sustain constant vehicle traffic. 

Currently, there are approximately 1,314 miles of roads that allow mixed traffic throughout the Forest, and 

the vast majority of them are located within the Vast Backyard. The proposals to allow additional mixed 

traffic would increase these figures by about 71 miles throughout the Forest; nearly all are located within a 

roaded natural ROS class. These proposals to add mixed traffic within the Vast Backyard are consistent 

with the management of the area and include:

• Vernal RD Proposals: 2018, 2043, 2055, 2091, 2093, 2194, 2197, 2253

• Roosevelt-Duchesne RD Proposals: 3005, 3040, 4015

Currently, reported conflicts and complaints on Forest system roads allowing mixed traffic are negligible, 

so it is not likely that additional use by OHV’s on system roads would escalate conflicts between 

recreation users.

The next obvious variation with Alternative B within the Vast Backyard is the addition of approximately 

48 miles of motorized trails open to all vehicles (102 proposals) by incorporating unauthorized routes, 

currently administratively closed roads, and motorized trails currently designated for vehicles under 50 
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inches in width. The current travel regulations allow vehicles to travel off of designated routes up to 300 

ft. to access dispersed camping locations. The new Travel Plan would limit the distance allowed off of 

designated routes to 150 feet in Utah. Therefore, a majority of the proposed “motorized trails open to all 

vehicles” within the Vast Backyard access current dispersed camping—located over 150 feet from 

designated routes having suitable traditional use, with limited ground disturbance. Dispersed camping has 

been identified as an important recreation use within the Vast Backyard and incorporation of proposals to 

access motorized dispersed camping areas would ensure continued access to for this popular recreation 

activity. Many of these proposals are also located within the hatched travel area on the Vernal Ranger 

District. No new conflicts between recreation user groups are expected since these proposals occur in 

traditionally utilized areas. However, proposals 4001 and 4002 located on the South Unit of the 

Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger District would bisect an area currently inventoried as semi-primitive nonmotorized. If these two proposals were adopted, then it would change the ROS class inventory to an area 

2.5 square miles wide and leave a fragment, too small to remain classified as semi-primitive nonmotorized. Therefore, Proposals 4001 and 4002 would result in a change to the ROS inventory from semiprimitive non-motorized to semi-primitive motorized to an area over 8.5 square miles (5,500 acres) wide.

Alternative B also proposes to open up and allow mixed traffic for public use on Forest system roads that 

are currently administratively closed. These proposals would benefit motorized recreation opportunities by 

creating additional motorized access, creating desirable loop opportunities, and improving connectivity 

with other Forest system roads and motorized trails. There are 13 of these proposals in Alternative B 

without extended seasonal closures, and all are located within the Vast Backyard:

• Flaming Gorge RD Proposals: 1007, 1159, 1187

• Vernal RD Proposals: 2048, 2058, 2061, 2085, 2145, 2146, 2153, 2180

• Roosevelt-Duchesne RD Proposals: 3011, 4004

Some currently administratively closed roads would allow mixed traffic to provide additional OHV 

opportunities, but would have extended seasonal closures (from October 1 to June 30) to protect big game, 

such as near North East Park (Prop 2047, 2058, and 2145) on the Vernal Ranger District as proposed in 

Alternatives B, C, and E. Administratively closed roads near North East Park access timber sales and 

receive little recreation activity, except during hunting season. Introducing motorized traffic around North 

East Park would unlikely create many conflicts between recreation users as it is already within a Roaded 

Natural ROS class.

Proposal 1007 on the Flaming Gorge RD intends to open up currently administratively closed Sols 

Canyon road (FSR 016) to public access and allow motorized mixed traffic. Its purpose is to create an 

OHV route between the town of Manila and the Forest. The Forest received a considerable amount of 

feedback in support of this connection during the public scoping process. Access would be seasonally 

restricted from October 1 to June 30 to keep vehicles off the road during wet periods and to help reduce 

wildlife disturbances. The Sols Canyon road is currently managed as an administratively closed road in 

order to protect the dam and its associated infrastructure, so access is limited to authorized users 

conducting canal/dam maintenance.

Proposal 1007 does not conflict with the Forest Plan. However, there would be management changes as a 

result of implementing this proposal. For example Sols Canyon road (FSR 016) is currently managed as a 

Maintenance Class Level I Road and implementing the proposal would change it to, at least, Maintenance 

Class Level II. About 1⁄2-mile of this road is located within an area inventoried as semi-primitive nonmotorized. If the proposal were implemented it would change the ROS inventory from semi-primitive 

non-motorized to semi-primitive motorized across an area about 0.5 square-mile wide. About 1-mile or 

half of the Sols Canyon road is located in Management Area Prescription G—Undeveloped Dispersed 

Recreation Unroaded (IV-7). The Forest Plan directs that there be no road construction; that the District 

Travel Plan will be used to resolve issues; and that facilities may be used for public safety, convenience, 

and protection of the site (IV-7 and 8). This proposal would not involve new road construction and there is 
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no direction that states motorized public access is prohibited or that ROS inventories cannot be changed. 

However, keeping this route administratively closed would be most consistent with the management area 

prescription (MA-G), and currently managed use. This proposal is also included in Alternatives C, and E.

Proposals 3074.5 and 3074.6 located on the Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger District near Rock Lake aim to 

connect the Rock Creek and Farm Creek drainages for OHV travel. Proposal 3074.5 would add a 

motorized trail for vehicles greater than 50 inches wide by utilizing an old extension of FSR 199, which 

was removed from the Forest road system several years ago as indicated by old records. This route goes 

through Management Area Prescription G—Undeveloped 

Dispersed Recreation Unroaded (IV-7). The Forest Plan 

direction for MA-G states that there should be no road 

construction; that the District Travel Plan will be used to resolve 

issues; and that facilities may be used for public safety, 

convenience, and protection of the site (IV-7 and 8). Proposal 

3074.6 would add an ATV trail nearly two miles long by using 

an existing route along the Corral Creek drainage. Although 

proposal 3074.6 utilizes an existing route, there are resource 

concerns regarding this proposal. A field visit identified that the 

route crosses Corral Creek and parallels sections of riparian 

habitat (as shown in adjacent picture). These conditions are not ideal for a sustainable motorized trail. 

From a recreation management perspective, this proposal would not conflict with existing management 

since there are other system roads located near the proposed routes and MA-G is a small isolated fragment 

covering about 17 acres. Proposal 3074.6 would need to be rerouted away from the segments that cross 

and traverse riparian habitat along the Corral Creek drainage prior to being shown on the motor vehicle 

use map and opened to motorized travel (see Table 3.2.9 Specific Mitigation or Other Needs by Proposal). 

A reroute for segments of Proposal 3074.6 would require outside funding sources, but would be a good 

candidate because it creates additional access that links two drainages and addresses resource issues. 

These proposals and associated issues are contained in Alternatives C and E.

Alternative B would also designate new ATV trails (motorized routes open to vehicles less than 50 inches 

wide) by utilizing existing routes and new construction occurring only within the Vast Backyard. These 

actions (19 proposals) aim to create additional desirable motorized recreation opportunities, such as 

additional connectivity and loops with other system roads and motorized trails, in a setting managed to 

accommodate motorized use. The route locations are usually on existing hardened surfaces such as 

administratively restricted roads or old skid trails from logging sites. However, five of these proposals for 

motorized trails may require small segments of new construction generally less than 1⁄4-mile long, as 

explained below.

Proposals 2129 and 2130 combine opening up an administratively closed road and designating a new 

OHV trail (motorized vehicles over 50 inches wide) in order to create a new motorized loop located 

northwest of Oaks Park Reservoir, near Ranger Peak, on the Vernal RD. These proposals would connect 

with FSR 037 on the west and FST 1179 on the east to create a loop by connecting into FSR 020. Proposal 

2130 utilizes old skid trails from timber harvests but would require a small piece of new construction less 

than 1⁄4-mile long to accommodate OHV’s. This proposal is also included in Alternatives C and E.

Proposal 3013 located on the Roosevelt-Duchesne RD near Lower Stillwater would require new 

construction less then 1⁄4-mile long for an ATV trail (Alternatives B, C, and E). Currently, FSR 198 near 

Lower Stillwater allows mixed traffic. However, a portion of the road crosses into the Uintah and Ouray 

Indian Reservation where ATV’s are not allowed. This new segment of ATV trail would help retain 

motorized access for ATV’s by avoiding the Indian Reservation and allowing ATV’s to utilize FSR 198 

through its entirety.

Proposals 1179, 1017 (1017.1, .2, and .3), and 1011 (1011.1 and .2) would designate a combination of 

unauthorized routes and new construction to develop an ATV trail system that parallels the Hickerson 

Park road (FSR 221). This proposed trail system would provide an alternate route for ATV’s that avoids 
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the road and would meander through a more primitive setting with scenic vistas that are not available from 

the road. Proposal 1017.2 would require approximately one mile of new construction. A section near 

Sheep Creek Lake approaches an open, wet meadow landscape. A preferred alignment would be to keep 

the trail on the north side of the reservoir and cross the dam in order to stay out of the wet meadow. 

Otherwise, crossing the wet meadow would conflict with current trail management practices and 

management actions that the Forest has taken to reroute motorized trails off of wet meadows. Under 

Proposal 1017.1, approximately 1.25 miles of the proposed ATV trail would bisect an area inventoried as 

semi-primitive non-motorized. If the proposal were implemented it would change the ROS inventory from 

semi-primitive non-motorized to semi-primitive motorized across an area over 1 square-mile wide.

Proposals 1011.1 and 1011.2 utilize an existing abandoned timber route and would require nearly 1⁄4-mile 

of new construction. The existing route would require improvements to the trail tread as well as brushing 

and clearing work to remove deadfall and trees that have grown back in along the route. The 1⁄4-mile of 

new construction would be required along a riparian area with wet meadows. The combination of the two 

proposed routes would cross three perennial streams with wet meadow / riparian complexes (see 3.2 Soil 

and Water Resources). It does not appear that a better route could be developed nearby to avoid wet soils 

and at least two of the crossings would require culverts or bridges. Cap and gravel turnpikes have been 

used on motorized system trails throughout the Forest to mitigate resource damage in riparian habitat, but 

only in small sections less than 50 yards long. Motorized system trails on the Forest that have created 

resource damage through riparian habitat such as wet meadows, through larger stretches (over 50 yards) 

have been either rerouted or closed. Therefore Proposal 1011, to adopt a motorized trail through riparian 

habitat, would conflict with current trail management practices and management actions that the Forest 

has taken to reroute motorized trails off of wet meadows.

Proposals 1179, 1017 (all), and 1011 (all) do not seem to support the Vast Backyard Recreation Niche 

which states that “a system of designated OHV routes and staging areas based on existing roads and 

existing capacity is located on the Vernal Ranger District, with links to other districts and outside 

partners.” This route would be located on the Flaming Gorge Ranger District and does not link other 

districts or outside partners, nor does it serve to mitigate resource impacts. The intent of these proposals is 

to resolve a safety issue which appears weakly based as pointed out in the safety discussion below. These 

proposals (1179, 1017, and 1011) are also considered under Alternatives C and E.

Alternative B would eliminate the hatched travel area on the Vernal Ranger District, which is 

predominantly located within the Vast Backyard. This action would reduce conflicts between recreation 

users by designating routes for motorized travel. As a result, there would be no confusion about what 

constitutes an “established, undesignated route” that allows motorized use.

Limited conflicts would be expected from Alternative B within the Vast Backyard because this recreation 

niche area is predominantly Roaded Natural and managed to accommodate motorized recreation 

opportunities.

The Rugged Backcountry has the fewest number of proposed changes to the current travel plan. Table 

3.1.8 compares Forest system road and trail miles between the current condition (Alternative A) and 

Alternative B within the Rugged Backcountry. 

Opportunities for non-motorized recreation in more natural and isolated settings are abundant throughout 

the Rugged Backcountry. Alternative B aims to address current user conflicts, such as in areas that are not 

well-suited for OHV trails because they are located along wet meadows and are surrounded by nonmotorized trails, or to expand motorized use on roads that would be more easily accessible by OHV’s 

rather than street-legal vehicles.
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Table 3.1.8 Roads and Miles of Trails in the Rugged Backcountry Recreation 

Niche Area

ALT. A ALT. B DIFFERENCE

Administratively Closed Road 12 15 3

Street-legal Only Road 38 34 ( 4 )*

Mixed Use Road 92 98 6

Motorized Trail Open to all Vehicles 0 14 14

Motorized Trail less than 50” 40 27 (13)*

Non-motorized Trail 295 304 9

Changes to ROS Yes. Approximately 3,200 acres From SPM to

SPNM

*( ) indicates a negative number 

Approximately six miles of current motorized trail (FST 034, Prop 2038.3 and 2038.4; and FST 106, Prop 

2038.1 and 2038.2) near Galloway Spring are proposed for non-motorized use because of numerous 

concerns including poor soil conditions that are not suitable for motorized travel, difficult terrain to 

maneuver vehicles, issues with noncompliance by ATV’s traveling beyond authorized Forest system 

trails, and complaints from equestrians and hikers about conflicting trail uses. The cluster of proposals 

under Proposal 2038 would remove motorized travel from FST 034 and 106. ATV’s would still have 

access to FST 110 and along the Outlaw ATV Trail (FST 1196 and 026) to complete a loop. Removing 

motorized travel from the remaining trails would address the following issues: eliminate crossing South 

Fork Ashley Creek where there is erosion at the approaches; reduces erosion and resource damage where 

Forest system trail 034 traverses an active spring near Death of James Meadow; eliminate a safety hazard 

and reduce erosion along the steep and narrow Forest system trail 106 to Galloway Spring; and eliminate 

the conflict of ATV’s illegally traveling on non-motorized system trails 106 to Frenches Park and FST 

034 to Alma Taylor where the Forest has received several complaints from hunters and equestrians. This 

proposal is also included in Alternative D.

Approximately 13 miles of unauthorized routes are proposed as “motorized trails open to all vehicle 

types” (Prop. 2101, 2013, 2208, 3001, 3043, 3194, and 3354), located within the Rugged Backcountry on 

the Vernal RD to access dispersed camping and routes suitable for OHV’s greater than 50 inches wide. 

These proposals would access current dispersed camping—located over 150 feet from designated routes 

having suitable traditional use, with limited ground disturbance and they do not appear to conflict with the 

Forest Plan nor would they change the ROS class inventory. 

Proposal 2013 is located near Paradise Reservoir on the Vernal RD. It starts at Julius Park Reservoir in the 

Rugged Backcountry and terminates in the Vast Backyard. The proposal utilizes a canal maintenance road 

to provide a motorized loop opportunity for OHV’s by connecting Julius Park Reservoir with Mosby 

Mountain/Paradise Road (FSR 104). Proposal 2013 is included in Alternatives B, C, and E and does not 

conflict with the Forest Plan or the ROS class inventory.

The Dry Ridge road on the Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger District is proposed to be changed from an 

unimproved street-legal road to an unimproved mixed use road in order to accommodate OHV access 

during the summer season (Proposal 3082), and would have a seasonal closure from October 1 to June 30 

to help prevent resource damage during wet periods and to minimize wildlife disturbances. Such a closure 

could also enhance the quality of non-motorized big game hunting. This proposal appears in Alternatives 

B, C, and E.

Proposal 3043 is located between the Grandview Trailhead and South Fork Rock Creek in the Rugged 

Backcountry Recreation Niche on the Roosevelt-Duchesne RD. It proposes to designate a currently 
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unauthorized route to a motorized trail open to all vehicles, approximately two miles long, in order to 

provide mixed vehicle access to scenic views and dispersed camping opportunities. The trail would be 

closed seasonally from October 1 to June 30 in order to protect wet soils and reduce wildlife disturbances. 

This proposal is within an area having a semi-primitive non-motorized ROS class, so adopting Proposal 

3043 would affect the current ROS inventory. It would change and split the current ROS inventory from 

semi-primitive non-motorized to semi-primitive motorized across an area over one square-mile wide. 

However, this action does not conflict with the Forest Plan because the ROS classifications for the Forest 

are only an inventory and not part of the Forest Plan.

Recreation Issue 2 (Motorized Dispersed Camping) - As outlined earlier in this chapter, all 

action alternatives change the current travel direction of allowing motorized dispersed camping from 300 

feet off of a designated route to 150 feet in Utah. This change in designation may affect the experience 

and/or reduce the availability of areas to camp.

The Forest recognizes that there are numerous established dispersed camping sites, located both greater 

than 150 or 300 feet from designated routes, that have received traditional use with minimal impacts. 

However, there has also been an increase in the number of new routes created to access dispersed camping 

sites that have resulted in considerable damage to vegetation, soil, water, and recreation resources.

The Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche and the Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Areas tend to have the 

most areas for dispersed camping. Part of this is due to the miles of routes within those areas and part is 

due to the location of those areas. Within the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area many of the current 

roads access the reservoir—a premier recreation area. A large portion of the hatched travel area in the 

Vernal Ranger District falls within the Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Area which is heavily used for 

dispersed camping. 

The Rugged Backcountry is more limited to motorized dispersed camping generally because of the limited 

number and quality of roads within this niche.

There are sites throughout the ANF in Utah traditionally used for motorized dispersed camping. Many of 

these sites are 150 feet or greater from the current system roads, while others are beyond 300 feet, so use 

is not authorized under the current travel plan. Alternatives B and C identify and propose to adopt the 

most access to desirable motorized dispersed camping sites. Special consideration has been made for 

established sites that are within the current motorized dispersed camping restriction of 300 feet from 

designated routes.

Tables 3.1.8 - 3.1.10 show miles (length) and square miles (area) of potential dispersed camping areas by 

Forest recreation niche areas. The numbers displayed in the tables assume every mile of open route, not 

designated as “no motorized dispersed camping allowed” on the MVUM is suitable and desirable for 

dispersed camping. As discussed earlier in this section, there are inherent weaknesses with this 

assumption. Natural barriers such as terrain, heavy forest, slopes, wet areas and streams, as well as 

management tools such as fencing and road drainages would prohibit a large portion from being available 

for use. Therefore, these numbers are used for trend comparison purposes only. 

Because there is not an accurate method for determining the exact amount of existing available motorized 

dispersed camping areas, it is impossible to demonstrate the precise impacts to dispersed camping for each 

alternative. However, the travel plan recognizes the potential for change to the visitor experience. 

Alternative B attempts to minimize these impacts by retaining access authorized under the current travel 

plan and adopting sustainable routes to established dispersed camping sites.

Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche - Alternative B would specifically designate an additional 94 routes 

totaling 42 miles and the 78 acre open dispersed camping area mentioned above. These routes primarily 

access dispersed camping areas within the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche that are not available under 

the current travel management plan.
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Table:3.1.8 Miles and Square Miles of Potential Dispersed Camping Areas in the 

Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area

Alternative A

(300 ft either side of route) 

Alternative B

(300 ft either side of route)

Flaming Gorge Ranger 

District (Portion in Wyoming) 276 miles = 30.36 sq. miles 288 miles + 78 acre open area = 

17.40 sq. miles

Vast Backyard Recreation Niche - Alternative B would specifically designate 242 routes totaling 70 

miles that primarily access dispersed camping areas within the Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Area. Of 

these routes, 106 (totaling 44 miles) are outside of the hatched travel area and are not authorized under the 

current travel management plan.

Table:3.1.9 Miles and Square Miles of Potential Dispersed Camping Areas in the 

Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Area

Alternative A 

(300 ft either side of route)

Alternative B 

(150 ft either side of route)

Flaming Gorge Ranger 

District (Portion in Utah) 76 miles = 8.36 sq miles 69 miles = 4.14 sq miles

Vernal Ranger District* 378 miles = 41.58 sq miles 404 miles = 24.24 sq miles

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger 

District 505 miles = 55.55 sq miles 503 miles = 30.18 sq miles

* Includes 25 miles of routes in the hatched travel area for Alternative A

Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche - The Rugged Backcountry would have the fewest miles and 

acres of designated routes accessing dispersed camping. This is partly due to the limited miles of roads in 

this area as well as the low maintenance level of many of these roads. Alternative B would specifically 

designate an additional 13 routes (totaling 17 miles) that primarily access motorized dispersed camping 

areas within the Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche Area of which three miles are not available under 

the current travel management plan.

Table:3.1.10 Miles and Square Miles of Potential Dispersed Camping Areas in the 

Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche Area

Alternative A

(300 ft either side of route)

Alternative B

(150 ft either side of route)

Flaming Gorge Ranger District 

(Portion in Utah) 19 miles = 2.09 sq miles 18 miles = 1.08 sq miles

Vernal Ranger District* 71 miles = 9.35 sq miles 71 miles = 4.26 sq miles

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger 

District 51 miles = 5.61 sq miles 56 miles = 3.36 sq miles

* includes 2 miles of routes within the hatched travel area in Alternative A

Recreation Issue 3 (Safety)—Overall, Alternative B poses no new safety concerns with the 

exception of two different types of proposals. First, it is possible that the proposal to create a 79-acre 

dispersed camping open area (Proposal 1200) south of Buckboard Crossing may create more safety 
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concerns by eliminating route designations. However the area is sparsely vegetated and allows for good 

site distance (refer to photo in Recreation Issue 1 above). The topography is fairly level with very few 

significant changes in elevation to create visual obstructions. With the lack of route designations, it would 

be up to the user to operate a vehicle, in that area, at their own risk.

Proposals 1179, 1017 (1017.1, .2, and .3), and 1011 (1011.1 and .2) would designate a combination of 

unauthorized routes and new construction to develop an ATV trail system that parallels the Hickerson 

Park road (FSR 221). The purpose of these proposals is to reduce ATV traffic and, therefore, the risk of 

accidents with vehicles on Hickerson Park road (FSR 221). FSR 221 is a well-maintained, improved 

gravel road that is open to mixed traffic; and its straight, wide alignment leads to high vehicle speeds. 

However, FSR 221 has had mixed use for several years without any history of ATV accidents, partly 

because this area is fairly level and not heavily wooded, so there is good sight distance on the road. 

Engineering road hazard analysis has not determined that this section of road is of particular concern for 

mixed traffic. There are no proposals under any Alternatives to remove ATV use (mixed traffic) off of 

Hickerson Park (FSR 221), so ATV’s would still be allowed on this road regardless if Proposal 1017 were 

implemented or not. Therefore, the argument to adopt Proposals 1179, 1017, and 1011 because of safety 

concerns is not compelling. Although not required for any mitigation, it would be more prudent to add or 

improve signing on a section of Hickerson Park road than to spend over $10,000 on new trail construction 

and increase the burden of trail maintenance on the Forest.

Recreation Issue 4 (Costs)—Overall, Alternative B would likely increase maintenance costs for 

the roads and trails programs because it would add miles to Forest system roads and trails. There is a 

general reduction in roads open to street-legal vehicles, but the miles associated with them were picked up 

by roads allowing mixed traffic. Roads that allow mixed traffic are generally more expensive to maintain 

because they require more signs to manage mixed traffic and may receive more frequent use. There is also 

an increase in miles of designated motorized trails which would increase maintenance costs for the trails 

program. Since most proposals are located within both the Flaming Gorge and Vast Backyard Recreation 

Niche Areas, it seems that the majority of system roads and trails would be easily accessible for 

maintenance, resulting in less expensive maintenance costs.

The cost to implement proposals requiring new construction (Proposals 1011.2, 1017.2, 2130, 2144, 2458, 

2464 and 3013) would be at least $50,000. Based on the history of passed trails projects, it is likely that 

the Forest could not implement these projects with only base trail program funds and would require 

outside funding sources. The Forest has successfully obtained grants for motorized trails projects that 

address access issues and mitigate resource damage as well as serious safety concerns. It seems that 

Proposals 2144, 2464, and 3013, best fit these criteria. The alignments and purposes of Proposals 1011.2, 

1017.2, and 2130 have flaws and they poorly address criteria for outside funding sources.

Some savings would be anticipated from Alternative B. Administratively closing roads, implementing 

seasonal closures, and changing trail designations from motorized to non-motorized use would likely 

reduce maintenance and reconstruction costs. It would reduce motorized traffic that could otherwise 

accelerate erosion and create resource damage, such as in poorly selected areas with steep slopes, wet 

meadows, or sensitive soils; or when use occurs during certain times of the year like spring or fall when 

soils are considerably wet. Although designating routes within the hatched travel area on the Vernal 

Ranger District would increase maintenance costs to the Forest, it would reduce future needs to repair 

resource damage caused by unmanaged recreation.

Alternative B would likely increase overall costs to manage the roads and trails programs on the Forest. 

The alternative would increase system roads open to Forest visitors by over 71 miles and motorized trails 

by approximately 44 miles—creating over $120,000 in additional costs to maintain Forest system roads 

and trails. Increasing the number of trail miles on the Forest may decrease the overall percentage (9%) of 

trails maintained to standard each year. The same scenario is likely for Forest system roads and could 

result in less than 30% of Forest system roads maintained to standard each year.
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Recreation Issue 5 (Enforcement)—Alternative B contains proposals that address enforcement 

concerns and would help obtain better compliance with the Forest Travel Plan, but it also has proposals 

that could create additional issues. Alternative B eliminates the 

hatched travel area on the Vernal Ranger District and restricts all 

motorized travel to designated roads and trails. This management 

approach is clearer and avoids confusion for everyone by indicating 

that a route is closed unless signed open, making it easier to 

enforce.

It is difficult to predict what challenges, if any, a dispersed 

camping open area (proposal 1200) would pose to law 

enforcement. There is currently a spider-web of unauthorized 

routes located throughout a concentrated area on a small peninsula 

at south Buckboard Crossing (adjacent picture). Therefore, the 

Open Area is somewhat landlocked because it is surrounded by 

water and access is limited to one side of the peninsula. This area has natural boundaries but a fence, 

approximately 1⁄4-mile long, could be constructed to define the boundary along the accessible side. It is 

possible that the open area could alleviate OHV use and reduce noncompliance in nearby areas. 

Restricting motorized dispersed camping off of system routes to 150 feet in Utah would be easier to 

monitor during routine patrols as compared to the current 300 feet restriction, but may create more 

crowding adjacent to major roads. In Wyoming where it is more open monitoring during routine patrols 

will still be possible at 300 feet. Alternative B would also incorporate more recreation opportunities for 

OHV’s and connects system routes which could encourage compliance with the travel plan. A majority of 

the proposals that create more motorized opportunities are located within the Vast Backyard. This 

recreation niche area is more readily accessible and easier to monitor during routine patrols. Allowing 

more mixed traffic on system roads would help discourage unauthorized routes that parallel system roads, 

such as by people who do not want to get caught riding on roads restricted to street-legal vehicles only. 

Implementing seasonal restrictions and administrative closures would require monitoring to enforce, but it 

would also help reduce the number of incidents involving resource damage. Non-system routes would be 

monitored on routine patrols and could be closed with barriers if they were to show signs of continued use 

and did not revegetate on their own.

Alternative C

Alternative C would create the most motorized opportunities out of all the Action Alternatives. It would 

allow more motorized access into high elevation areas such as the Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche 

Area and would create additional access by opening up the greatest number of system roads that are 

currently managed as administratively closed. Alternative C would also allow the most miles of mixed 

traffic on Forest system roads and introduce OHV use closer to trails that are managed for non-motorized 

use. Under this Alternative, Forest visitors who prefer trails and settings managed for non-motorized use 

would notice more encounters with OHVs in areas that once restricted their use.

Recreation Issue 1 (Conflicts) -Alternative C does not conflict with Forest Plan direction, but 

contains proposals that would change the current ROS class inventory for the Ashley National Forest. 

Alternative C differs from all other alternatives in that it proposes the greatest increase to the number of 

individual system roads and motorized trails on the Forest and the greatest increase to their total miles. 

Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Table 3.1.11 compares system road and trail miles between the current 

condition (Alternative A) and Alternative C within the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche.

Alternative C proposes to adopt additional unimproved routes for mixed traffic (street-legal vehicles and 

OHV’s) within the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area by utilizing both system roads and unauthorized 

routes. There are 98 proposals that incorporate 45 miles of unauthorized routes. A majority of these routes 

are located on the Wyoming side of the District and are used to access the reservoir and nearby dispersed 
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camping opportunities. Since the routes are commonly used during the summer, it is unlikely that their 

designation would create additional conflicts between users. 

A 78-acre dispersed camping open area is proposed south of Buckboard Crossing where concentrated use 

such as dispersed camping is popular (Prop. 1200). This proposal was discussed in detail under 

Alternative B.

Table 3.1.11—Road and Trail Miles in the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area

ALT. A ALT. C DIFFERENCE

Administratively Closed Road 13 15 2

Street Legal Only Road 131 119 (12)*

Mixed Use Road 191 242 51

Motorized Trail Open to all Vehicles 0 3 3

Motorized Trail less than 50” 4 7 3

Non-motorized Trail 33 30 ( 3 )*

Changes to ROS None

*( ) indicates a negative number 

Proposals 1255.1 (FSR 625) and 1255.2 (FST 157) address a current issue with a system ATV trail (FST 

157) and two unimproved mixed use roads (FSR 376 and 625) located between Swett Ranch and 

Greendale within the Conifer Forest Canyon Management Area on the Flaming Gorge Ranger District. 

Refer to Alternative B for a detailed description of the proposal and mitigation. The only difference 

between the two alternatives is that Alternative C does not implement a seasonal closure on FSR 625 

(Proposal 1255.1).

Unique to Alternative C is a small network of ATV trails (Proposals 1248.1 – 1248.7) proposed near Red 

Canyon Lodge that would connect to other existing and proposed motorized routes. The proposals would 

create a connecting network of motorized trails that would provide OHV access to nearby attractions such 

as Swett Ranch and Flaming Gorge Lodge. This area is highly visited during the summer season because 

of popular destinations such as the Red Canyon Visitor Center, Overlook, Campground, and Lodge. 

Wildlife viewing is very popular as deer and big-horn sheep commonly browse in the area. A couple of 

small lakes are frequently used for fishing and picnicking. The current non-motorized trail system is very 

popular with hikers and bikers, and is utilized for horseback rides by a permitted outfitter.

Under the current travel plan, roads in the Red Canyon area are restricted to street-legal vehicles and there 

are no motorized trails, so it is likely that new ATV trail designations would create user conflicts. 

Undeveloped Areas Management Unit (CFC-3) discourages heavy use around Eagle Basin (A-37) which 

could result from proposals 1248.1 and 1248.2. Greendale Management Unit (CFC-4) aims to maintain 

scenic values and natural character of the lands (A-39), and to limit motor vehicle travel to existing routes 

(A-40). Proposal 1248.4 would not conform with CFC-4 because it would require new trail construction 

and would not limit motor vehicle travel to existing routes. Alternative E has similar motorized trail 

proposals for Red Canyon, but was modified to not include those portions of 1248.2 which would require 

new construction and may include resource concerns. 

The Vast Backyard contains the majority of proposed changes in Alternative C. Table 3.1.12 compares 

system road and trail miles between the current condition (Alternative A) and Alternative C within the 

Vast Backyard Recreation Niche. 
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Table 3.1.12—Road and Trail Miles in the Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Area

VAST BACKYARD RECREATION NICHE AREA

ALT. A ALT. C DIFFERENCE

Administratively Closed Road 67 43 (24)*

Street Legal Only Road 227 181 (46)*

Mixed Use Road 772 871 99

Motorized Trail Open to all Vehicles 0 58 58

Motorized Trail less than 50” 128 125 (3)*

Non-motorized Trail 341 358 17

Changes to ROS Yes. Approximately 6,460 acres from SPNM to 

SPM

*( ) indicates a negative number

Similar to the Preferred Alternative, the most obvious change within the Vast Backyard Recreation Niche 

Area under Alternative C is to allow mixed traffic on several improved and unimproved Forest system 

roads, such as along Taylor Mountain Road (FSR 044; Proposal 2043) on the Vernal Ranger District. The 

proposals to allow additional mixed traffic would increase these figures by 99 miles. Nearly all of these 

proposals are located within a roaded natural ROS class. Proposals to add mixed traffic to currently 

improved and unimproved Forest system roads within the Vast Backyard include:

• Vernal RD Proposals: 2018, 2043, 2055, 2091, 2093, 2194, 2197, 2253

• Roosevelt-Duchesne RD Proposals: 3005, 3016 (Alt. C and E), 3040, 3082 (Alt. C and E), 4015

Currently, reported conflicts and complaints on Forest system roads allowing mixed traffic are negligible, 

so it is not likely that additional use by OHV’s on system roads would escalate conflicts between 

recreation users.

Alternative C has the highest number of additional miles and proposals to adopt unauthorized routes for 

motorized trails open to all vehicles. As with Alternative B, proposals 4001 and 4002 located on the South 

Unit of the Roosevelt Duchesne Ranger District would bisect an area currently inventoried as semiprimitive non-motorized. If these two proposals were adopted, then it would change the ROS class 

inventory to an area 2.5 square miles wide and leave a fragment, too small to remain classified as semiprimitive non-motorized. Therefore, Proposals 4001 and 4002 would actually result in a change to the 

ROS inventory from semi-primitive non-motorized to semi-primitive motorized to an area over 8.5 square 

miles (5,500 acres) wide.

Alternative C also proposes to open up and allow mixed traffic for public use on Forest system roads that 

are currently administratively closed. Alternative C incorporates the 13 proposals listed in Alternative B 

(12 proposals, 14 miles), as well as three additional proposals listed below. The combined 15 proposals 

incorporate a total of 16 miles without extended seasonal closures, and all are located within the Vast 

Backyard:

• 13 proposals listed in Alternative B

• Vernal RD Proposals: 2027, 2139

• Roosevelt-Duchesne RD Proposals: 3025
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Some currently administratively closed roads would allow mixed traffic to provide additional OHV 

opportunities, but would have extended seasonal closures (from October 1 to June 30) to protect big game, 

such as near North East Park (Prop 2047, 2058, and 2145) on the Vernal Ranger District. These are the 

same as those proposed under Alternative B. Alternatives C and E incorporate Proposal 2027 to open up 

Marsh Bench Road (FSR017) in order to provide OHV access to high-elevation locations and nearby 

lakes for additional dispersed camping, fishing, and hunting opportunities. Marsh Bench Road (FSR 017) 

is an administratively closed road that is sometimes opened to street-legal vehicles during the summer for 

firewood collection. However, this road has become popular with hikers, horseback riders, and hunters 

because it is closed to unauthorized vehicles. Introducing mixed traffic onto this road could cause some 

conflicts with people who have traditionally used this administratively closed road for non-motorized 

recreation. 

Proposal 1007 on the Flaming Gorge RD intends to open up currently administratively closed Sols 

Canyon road (FSR 016) to public access and allow motorized mixed traffic. Its purpose is to create an 

OHV route between the town of Manila and the Forest. Access would be seasonally restricted from 

October 1 to June 30 to keep vehicles off the road during wet periods and to help reduce wildlife 

disturbances. The Sols Canyon road is currently managed as an administratively closed road in order to 

protect the dam and its associated infrastructure, so access is limited to authorized users conducting 

canal/dam maintenance. This proposal and its issues are the same as described in Alternative B.

Alternative C would also designate new ATV trails (motorized routes open to vehicles less than 50 inches 

wide) by utilizing existing routes and new construction occurring only within the Vast Backyard. This 

would provide greater OHV opportunities (22 proposals, 25 miles) than any other Alternative. The route 

locations are usually on existing hardened surfaces such as administratively restricted roads or old skid 

trails from old logging sites. However, seven of these proposals for motorized trails may require small 

segments of new construction less than one mile long. These proposals are the same as those identified 

and discussed in Alternative B.

Proposals 1179, 1017 (1017.1, .2, and .3), and 1011 (1011.1 and .2) would designate a combination of 

unauthorized routes and new construction to develop an ATV trail system that parallels the Hickerson 

Park road (FSR 221) under Alternatives B and C. Refer to Alternative B Recreation Issue 1 (Conflicts) 

and Recreation Issue 3 (Safety) for detailed information.

Unique to Alternative C is Proposal 2028. Proposal 2028 aims to adopt a motorized trail for vehicles over 

50 inches wide near Marsh Bench Road. This would create a long loop trail between Marsh Bench Road 

and Horseshoe Park (FSR 031). However, this route may create conflicts between motorized and nonmotorized users because it is outside the hatched travel area and is currently a non-motorized trail that is 

surrounded by additional non-motorized trails. This may create some confusion and lead to unauthorized 

use by OHV’s connecting into the non-motorized trail network.

Some conflicts would be expected from Alternative C within the Vast Backyard because it contains 

considerably more proposals to introduce OHV use closer to trails that are managed for non-motorized 

use.

The Rugged Backcountry has the fewest number of proposed changes to the current travel plan. 

Table 3.1.13 compares system road and trail miles between the current condition (Alternative A) 

and the Alternative C within the Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche.

There are different proposals within the Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche that are an obvious change 

to the current map. Approximately 15 miles of new trails, open to all vehicle types, are proposed on the 

Vernal and Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger Districts to access dispersed camping and routes suitable for 

OHV’s greater than 50 inches wide.

The Dry Ridge road on the Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger District is proposed to be changed from 

an unimproved street-legal road to an unimproved mixed use road in order to accommodate OHV 
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access during the summer season (Prop. 3082), and would have a seasonal closure from October 

1 to June 30 (as proposed in Alternative B). Proposal 3043 has the same intent and issues for Alternative 

C as described under Alternative B.

Table 3.1.13 Road and Trail Miles in the Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche Area

ALT. A ALT. C DIFFERENCE

Administratively Closed Road 12 4 ( 8 )

Street Legal Only Road 38 16 ( 22 )

Mixed Use Road 92 116 24

Motorized Trail Open to all Vehicles 0 15 15

Motorized Trail less than 50” 40 34 ( 6 )

Non-motorized Trail 295 297 2

Changes to ROS Yes. Approximately 640 acres from SPNM to SPM 

and 640 acres from SPM to SPNM

*( ) indicates a negative number

Alternative C does not incorporate Proposals 2038.1, 2038.2, 2038.3, and 2038.4 to remove motorized use 

from approximately six miles of current motorized trails (FST 034 and FST 106) near Galloway Spring. 

The existing concerns including poor soil conditions that are not suitable for motorized travel, difficult 

terrain to maneuver vehicles, issues with noncompliance by ATV’s traveling beyond authorized Forest 

system trails, and complaints from equestrians and hikers about conflicting trail uses would be mitigated 

by heavy maintenance trail projects to correct these problems. However there is not a clear time-frame 

when this work would be completed.

Approximately 14 miles of unauthorized routes are proposed as “motorized trails open to all vehicle 

types” (Prop. 2101, 2013, 2208, 3001, 3043, 3155, 3194, 3233, and 3354), located within the Rugged 

Backcountry on the Vernal RD to access dispersed camping and routes suitable for OHV’s greater than 50 

inches wide. Proposals (2101, 2013, 2208, 3001, 3043, 3194, and 3354) are the same as those identified in 

Alternative B.

Alternative C contains the most proposals that might create new conflicts between user groups. However, 

numerous opportunities for more natural and isolated settings would still remain throughout the Rugged 

Backcountry.

Recreation Issue 2 (Motorized dispersed Camping) - As outlined earlier in this chapter, all 

action alternatives change the current travel direction of allowing motorized dispersed camping from 300 

feet off of a designated route to 150 feet in Utah. This change in designation may affect the experience 

and/or reduce the availability of areas to camp. The discussion of the general impacts of this change has 

been addressed earlier in this chapter and is outlined in the description of earlier alternatives. 

Alternative C recognizes the impacts of the change in this rule and attempts to maximize motorized 

motorized dispersed camping opportunities while still implementing the 150 foot designation in Utah. 

Alternative C provides the most opportunities to access established and desirable dispersed camping areas. 

The alternative takes a more liberal approach in allowing for areas that may have some resource concerns 

but that are within an acceptable level of disturbance. In addition, this alternative would incorporate a 

greater number of routes that allow OHV use. This would provide a greater number of opportunities for 

camping with OHV use, but would also negatively impact opportunities for dispersed camping away from 

OHV use. Special consideration has been made for incorporation of sites that are appropriately being used 

and are within the legal definition of 300 feet.
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Tables 3.1.14 - 3.1.16 below shows miles (length) and square miles (area) of potential motorized 

dispersed camping areas by Forest recreation niche areas. The numbers displayed in the tables assume 

every mile of open route is suitable and desirable for dispersed camping. As discussed earlier in this 

section, there are inherent weaknesses with this assumption. Natural barriers such as terrain, heavy forest, 

slopes, wet areas and streams, as well as management tools such as fencing and road drainages would 

prohibit a large portion from being available for use. Therefore, these numbers are used for trend 

comparison purposes only. 

Because there is not an accurate method for determining the exact amount of existing available dispersed 

camping areas, it is impossible to demonstrate the precise impact to dispersed camping for each 

alternative. However, the travel plan recognizes the potential for change to the visitor experience. 

Alternative C attempts to minimize these impacts by closely examining those areas that are currently 

authorized under the current travel plan and adopting those areas that are considered appropriate. 

Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche - Alternative C would specifically designate and additional 98 routes 

totaling 45 miles (including the 78 acres open dispersed camping area mentioned above). These areas 

primarily access dispersed camping areas within the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area that are not 

designated under the current travel management plan.

Table:3.1.14 Acres of Potential Dispersed Camping Areas in the Flaming Gorge 

Recreation Niche Area

Alternative A

(300 ft either side of route)

Alternative C

(300 ft either side of route)

Flaming Gorge Ranger District 

(Portion in Wyoming) 276 miles = 30.36 sq miles 286 miles = 17.16 sq miles

Vast Backyard Recreation Niche - Alternative C offers the most acres of motorized dispersed camping of 

the action alternatives. This alternative creates more ATV access from and around dispersed camping 

areas and offers the fewest opportunities for motorized dispersed camping away from ATVs. The Vast 

Backyard would have the most available dispersed camping areas of the action alternatives.

Table:3.1.15 Acres of Potential Dispersed Camping Areas in the Vast Backyard 

Recreation Niche Area

Alternative A

(300 ft either side of route)

Alternative C

(150 ft either side of route)

Flaming Gorge Ranger District 

(Portion in Utah) 63 miles = 6.93 sq miles 72 miles = 4.32 sq miles

Vernal Ranger District 363* miles = 39.93 sq miles 387 miles = 23.22 sq miles

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger 

District 450 miles = 49.50 sq miles 489 miles = 29.34 sq miles

* Includes 25 miles of routes within the hatched travel area in Alternative A

Alternative C would specifically designate 261 routes totaling 76 miles which primarily access dispersed 

camping areas. 126 of these routes (totaling 58 miles) are outside of the hatched travel area and are not 

designated under the current travel management plan.

Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche - Alternative C offers the most acres of motorized dispersed

camping of the action alternatives. However, dispersed camping access within the Rugged Backcountry 

Recreation Niche Area is limited primarily due to the limited number of routes and the management levels 

of those routes. 
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Alternative C would specifically designate 15 routes totaling 18 miles that primarily access dispersed 

camping areas. Within the Rugged Backcountry, seven ff these routes (totaling seven miles) are outside of 

the hatched travel area and are not available under the current travel management plan.

Table:3.1.16 Acres of Potential Dispersed Camping Areas in the Rugged 

Backcountry

Alternative A

(300 ft either side of route)

Alternative C

(150 ft either side of route)

Flaming Gorge Ranger District 

(Portion in Utah) 19 miles = 2.09 sq miles 18 miles = 1.08 sq miles

Vernal Ranger District 71 miles = 9.35 sq miles 81 miles = 4.86 sq miles

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger 

District 51 miles = 5.61 sq miles 57 miles = 3.42 sq miles

Recreation Issue 3 (Safety)—Overall, Alternative C poses no new safety concerns with the 

exception of two different types of proposals as already identified in Alternative B (1200, 1179, 1011, and 

1017).

Recreation Issue 4 (Costs) —Alternative C shares the same costs as covered under Alternative B, 

plus additional expenses. Alternative C is the most expensive Alternative to implement because it 

proposes the greatest increase to system road and trail miles on the Forest. The alternative increases 

system roads open to Forest visitors by over 84 miles and motorized trails by approximately 74 miles—

creating over $150,000 in additional costs to maintain Forest system roads and trails. Under Alternative C, 

it is more likely that increasing the number of trail miles on the Forest may decrease the overall 

percentage of trails maintained to standard each year (less than 9%). The same scenario is likely for Forest 

system roads and could result in less than 30% of Forest system roads maintained to standard each year.

Recreation Issue 5 (Enforcement) — Alternative C contains similar proposals that address 

enforcement concerns and would help obtain better compliance with the Forest Travel Plan as addressed 

in Alternative B. However, Alternative C would pose more challenges than all other action alternatives 

because it proposes the most road and trail miles to enforce. It is also likely that existing conflicts would 

continue or even escalate such as near East Galloway on the Vernal RD. There would also be new areas to 

patrol more frequently such as along Marsh Bench Road.

Alternative D

Alternative D reduces road densities throughout the Forest. There is a 10-mile reduction in overall system 

roads that have been open to Forest visitors and approximately a 52 mile increase in administratively 

closed roads. There are several proposals in this alternative that remove mixed traffic from system roads. 

As a result, there would be fewer motorized recreation opportunities, especially for OHV users. This 

alternative would have the fewest opportunities for motorized loops and connectivity to other roads, trails, 

recreation developments, and dispersed camping areas. Motorized dispersed camping opportunities would 

be considerably reduced regardless of an area’s popularity and traditional use such as along the Flaming 

Gorge Reservoir and within the hatched travel area. Forest visitors who prefer non-motorized recreation 

would benefit most by enjoying expansive settings that restrict OHV use. However, they would still be 

affected by limited access to motorized dispersed camping opportunities. 

Recreation Issue 1 (Conflicts) — Alternative D does not conflict with the current ROS class 

inventory for the Forest or Forest Plan standards and guidelines or management direction. This alternative 

does not incorporate any proposals for OHV open areas, and provides limited access for dispersed 

camping opportunities. 
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The Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche has the fewest number of proposed changes to the current travel 

plan under Alternative D. Table 3.1.17 compares system road and trail miles between the current 

condition (Alternative A) and Alternative D.

Table 3.1.17 Road and Trail Miles in the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area

ALT. A ALT. D DIFFERENCE

Administratively Closed Road 13 16 3

Street Legal Only Road 131 125 (6)*

Mixed Use Road 191 200 9

Motorized Trail Open to all Vehicles 0 0 0

Motorized Trail less than 50” 4 0 ( 4 )*

Non-motorized Trail 33 33 0

Changes to ROS None

*( ) indicates a negative number 

Alternative D contains 12 proposals to incorporate about five miles of currently unauthorized routes to 

access the reservoir and adjacent areas for dispersed camping and water-based activities. This is a 

considerable contrast to the other action alternatives which propose over four times as many routes and 

miles.

There are five proposals (Proposal 1004, 1154, 1155, 1158, and 1262) within the Flaming Gorge 

Recreation Niche Area to allow mixed traffic on current Forest system roads restricted to street-legal 

vehicles.

In contrast to all other action alternatives, Alternative D does not propose to adopt any motorized trails 

open to all vehicles.

Alternatives D and E do not contain any dispersed camping open areas within the Flaming Gorge 

Recreation Niche Area, or anywhere else on the Forest.

Proposals 1255.1 (FSR 625) and 1255.2 (FST 157) address a current issue with a system ATV trail (FST 

157) and two unimproved mixed use roads (FSR 376 and 625) located between Swett Ranch and 

Greendale within the Conifer Forest Canyon Management Area on the Flaming Gorge Ranger District. 

Refer to Alternative B for a detailed description of the proposal and mitigation. Alternative D imposes an 

administrative closure on FST 157 (Proposal 1255.2). Alternative D aims to address the noise and traffic 

issues raised by administratively closing the system ATV trail (FST 157) in order to disconnect the loop 

between FSR 376 and 625 and reduce motorized vehicle traffic in the area.

The Vast Backyard contains the majority of proposed changes in Alternative D. Table 3.1.18 compares 

system road and trail miles between the current condition (Alternative A) and Alternative D within the 

Vast Backyard Recreation Niche.

Alternative D has the fewest proposals to adopt mixed traffic on improved and unimproved Forest system 

roads that are currently restricted to street-legal vehicles.
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Table 3.1.18—Road and Trail Miles in the Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Area

ALT. A ALT. D DIFFERENCE

Administratively Closed Road 67 74 7

Street Legal Only Road 227 210 (17)*

Mixed Use Road 772 790 18

Motorized Trail Open to all Vehicles 0 9 9

Motorized Trail less than 50” 128 89 ( 39)*

Non-motorized Trail 341 371 30

Changes to ROS None

*( ) indicates a negative number 

Alternative D would increase the number of Forest system roads that allow mixed traffic within the Vast 

Backyard by 18 miles. The proposals to add mixed traffic within the Vast Backyard are similar to the 

other action alternatives, but are limited to:

• Flaming Gorge RD Proposal 1156

• Vernal RD Proposals: 2018, 2043, 2093, 2197

• Roosevelt-Duchesne RD Proposals: 3005, 3040, 4015

Alternative D contains no proposals to open up Forest system roads currently managed as administratively 

closed, in order to allow mixed traffic for public use. This is a contrast to all other action alternatives.

Alternative D would adopt the fewest proposals for additional ATV trails (motorized route open to 

vehicles 50 inches or less wide) that utilize existing routes and new construction. It would adopt an 

additional five miles of motorized trails by incorporating the following five proposals: 2144, 2274.2, 

2425, 2426, and 2464. Refer to the section Effects Common to All Action Alternatives for details. 

Proposals 2144 and 2464 are the only proposals that would require new construction under Alterative D.

The Rugged Backcountry has the fewest number of proposed changes to the current travel plan. Table 

3.1.19 compares system road and trail miles between the current condition (Alternative A) and the 

Alternative D.

Table 3.1.19—Road and Trail Miles in the Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche 

Area

ALT. A ALT. D DIFFERENCE

Administratively Closed Road 12 31 19

Street Legal Only Road 38 36 ( 2 )*

Mixed Use Road 92 85 ( 7 )*

Motorized Trail Open to all Vehicles 0 2 2

Motorized Trail less than 50” 40 15 (25)*

Non-motorized Trail 295 313 18

Changes to ROS Yes. Approximately 10,900 acres from SPM to 

SPNM

*( ) indicates a negative number 
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Alternative D would reduce the number of current system ATV trail miles by approximately 25 miles—

mostly within the Vast Backyard and Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche Areas on the Vernal Range 

District. For example, approximately six miles of current motorized trails (FST 034/Prop 2038.3 and 

2038.4 and FST 106/Prop 2038.1 and 2038.2) are proposed for non-motorized use near Galloway Spring 

due to multiple concerns as identified in Alternative B. Reducing motorized trail recreation opportunities 

could help reduce conflicts between users, but it may result in more conflicts with enforcement and 

compliance of the Travel Plan. Additionally, Alternative D would not adopt any unauthorized routes 

within the Rugged Backcountry for motorized use by vehicles over 50 inches wide.

Recreation Issue 2 (Motorized Dispersed Camping) - As outlined earlier in this chapter, all 

action alternatives change the current travel direction of allowing motorized dispersed camping from 300 

feet off of a designated route to 150 feet in Utah. This change in designation may affect the experience 

and/or reduce the availability of areas to camp. The discussion of the general impacts of this change has 

been addressed earlier in this chapter and is outlined in the description in earlier alternatives. 

Alternative D provides the most non-motorized recreation opportunities by proposing fewer motorized 

recreation opportunities. As such, this alternative takes a more conservative approach in the designation of 

motorized dispersed camping areas in Utah than the other alternatives. With this alternative, typically, 

only those areas that are within 150 feet of a designated route would be incorporated, with some 

exceptions for areas that have specific high benefits and are deemed appropriate for adoption in all 

alternatives. Alternative D also utilizes a more conservative approach when considering routes in or near 

inventoried roadless areas. The alternative attempts to minimize motorized impacts within these areas, 

including motorized dispersed camping use. 

Alternative D would have the fewest number of designated routes and would exclude access to numerous 

established dispersed camping areas located over 150 feet from designated routes. Therefore, this 

alternative would offer the fewest motorized dispersed camping opportunities. Reducing access to

dispersed camping within Utah while increasing camper densities could result in conflicts between forest 

users. However, opportunities for non-motorized dispersed camping would improve under this alternative.

Tables 3.1.20 - 3.1.22 below shows miles (length) and square miles (area) of potential dispersed camping 

areas by Forest recreation niche areas. The numbers displayed in the tables assume every mile of open 

route is suitable and desirable for dispersed camping. As discussed earlier in this section, there are 

inherent weaknesses with this assumption. Natural barriers such as terrain, dense forest, slopes, wet areas 

and streams, as well as management tools such as fencing and road drainages would prohibit a large 

portion from being available for use. Therefore, these numbers are used for trend comparison purposes 

only. 

Because there is not an accurate method for determining the exact amount of existing available motorized 

dispersed camping areas, it is impossible to demonstrate the precise impact to dispersed camping for each 

alternative. Alternative D would have the greatest impact to existing motorized dispersed camping 

opportunities, as it would adopt the fewest routes for dispersed camping opportunities Forest-wide.

All other action alternatives propose to adopt more routes that provide access to many of these motorized 

dispersed camping areas. Alternative D is not as inclusive of dispersed camping access and imposes the 

most limitations by designating the fewest routes to access dispersed camping areas beyond 150 feet. 

Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche - Alternative D would adopt 13 proposals (totaling five miles) of 

undesignated routes to access dispersed camping and motorized trail opportunities.
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Table:3.1.20 Acres of Potential Dispersed Camping Areas in the Flaming Gorge 

Recreation Niche Area By District

Alternative A

(300 ft either side of route)

Alternative D

(300 ft either side of route)

Flaming Gorge Ranger 

District (Portion in Wyoming) 276 miles = 30.36 sq. miles 250 miles = 27.50 sq miles

Vast Backyard Recreation Niche – Dispersed camping is an integral component of the Vast Backyard 

Recreation Niche. However, Alternative D proposes the fewest motorized trails open to all vehicles to 

access to motorized dispersed camping and OHV routes. A majority of the hatched travel area, which 

authorizes travel on established undesignated routes to access dispersed camping, is located within the 

Vast Backyard. However, Alternative B would adopt the fewest routes within the hatched travel area. 

Alternative D would specifically designate 81 routes (totaling 17 miles) which primarily access dispersed 

camping areas. Six of these routes (totaling 1.5 miles) are outside of the hatched travel area and are not 

available under the current travel management plan.

Table:3.1.21 Acres of Potential Dispersed Camping Areas in the Vast Backyard 

Recreation Niche Area By District

Alternative A

(300 ft either side of route)

Alternative D

(150 ft either side of route)

Flaming Gorge Ranger District 

(Portion in Utah) 76 miles = 8.36 sq miles 62 miles = 3.72 sq miles

Vernal Ranger District 402* miles = 44.22 sq 

miles 369 miles = 22.14 sq miles

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger 

District 505 miles = 60.41 sq miles 474 miles = 28.44 sq miles

 * Includes 25 miles of undesignated routes within the hatched travel area in Alternative A

Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche - Alternative D identifies the least available area for motorized 

dispersed camping. This creates the opportunity for more non-motorized dispersed camping and retains 

more acres of wilderness potential in undeveloped areas by restricting this activity.

Table:3.1.22 Acres of Potential Dispersed Camping Areas in the Rugged 

Backcountry Recreation Niche Area By District

Alternative A

(300 ft either side of route)

Alternative D

(150 ft either side of route)

Flaming Gorge Ranger District 

(Portion in Utah) 19 miles = 2.09 sq miles 18 miles = 1.08 sq miles

Vernal Ranger District 71 miles = 9.35 sq miles 60 miles = 3.60 sq miles

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger 

District 51 miles = 5.61 sq miles 42 miles = 2.52 sq miles
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Alternative D would specifically designate two routes (totaling 0.1 miles) which primarily access 

dispersed camping areas outside of the hatched travel area and are not available under the current travel

management plan.

Recreation Issue 3 (Safety) - Alternative D has the fewest safety concerns because it has the 

fewest number of system road and trail miles open to motorized vehicles. 

Alternatives D and E do not contain a dispersed camping open area proposal. Alternative D also proposes 

to remove motorized use from a handful of designated ATV trails (e.g. proposal 2150) that have been 

determined to be a safety hazard due to steepness, difficulty maneuvering over large obstacles, and the 

presence of elevated drop offs. As with the other action alternatives, this alternative would eliminate the 

hatched travel area by restricting travel to designated routes only. As a result, the Forest would be able to 

monitor and maintain routes in this area more closely and reduce hazards.

Recreation Issue 4 (Costs) - There would be an initial increased cost to the Forest roads and trails 

programs to implement Alternative D in order to reflect changes to system roads and trails, such as 

signing trails from motorized to non-motorized use. It is also likely that there would be additional costs to 

the Forest in order to effectively close and restrict use to non-system routes, and to install gates or barriers 

on administratively closed roads. Alternative D would have the lowest cost for new trail construction and 

would be limited to implementing proposals 2144 and 2464 at an estimated cost of about $15,000. 

However, an overall savings to the Forest would be expected because maintenance on roads open to 

Forest visitors would be reduced by about 10 miles and maintenance of motorized trails would be reduced 

by approximately 43 miles. By reducing road and motorized trail densities, this alternative could also help 

increase the percentage of trails (greater than 9%) and roads (greater than 30%) maintained to standard 

each year. 

Recreation Issue 5 (Enforcement) - Alternative D would likely be challenging to enforce and 

would require several barriers to discourage use and to close non-system routes. It accommodates a 

limited number of motorized dispersed camping areas on the Forest, relative to what has traditionally been 

used, and incorporates fewer recreation opportunities for OHV’s. Restricting motorized dispersed

camping off of system routes to 150 ft. would be easier to monitor during routine patrols, but may result in 

frequent noncompliance especially where dispersed camping is popular within the Vast Backyard and 

Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Areas. Implementing additional seasonal restrictions and administrative 

closures would require long-term monitoring to enforce, but would help reduce the number of incidents 

involving resource damage. This alternative would require several barriers to discourage use and to close 

non-system routes.

Alternative E

Alternative E is a blend of Alternatives C and D, but is still quite different from Alternative B. For 

example, Alternative E shares the same limited opportunities for motorized dispersed camping as 

Alternative D. It would also incorporate more OHV opportunities on system roads and trails, such as 

motorized access to high elevation areas as in Alternative C, and by incorporating mitigation efforts for 

proposals that were not carried forward in Alternative B.

Recreation Issue 1 (Conflicts) - Table 3.1.23 compares system road and trail miles between the 

current condition (Alternative A) and Alternative E within the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche.
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Table 3.1.23—Road and Trail Miles in the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area

ALT. A ALT. E DIFFERENCE

Administratively Closed Road 13 16 3

Street Legal Only Road 131 123 (8)*

Mixed Use Road 191 219 28

Motorized Trail Open to all 

Vehicles 0 <1 <1

Motorized Trail less than 50” 4 7 3

Non-motorized Trail 33 30 (3)*

Changes to ROS None

*( ) indicates a negative number 

By blending Alternatives C and D together, Alternative E somewhat balances the mix of motorized and 

non-motorized recreation opportunities. For example, within the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area, 

Alternative E proposes adding more miles of roads open to mixed traffic than the current condition; but 

balances it by retaining more roads restricted to street-legal vehicles, limiting the number of motorized 

trails open to all vehicles, and excluding any dispersed camping open areas. A majority of changes and 

new routes, within the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche, are located on the Wyoming side of the NRA 

and are used to access the reservoir and associated dispersed camping. There are 58 proposals that 

incorporate 26 miles of unauthorized routes. It is unlikely that designation of these routes would create 

additional conflicts between users, because many of them are already being used by Forest visitors.

There are also proposals within the Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area to allow mixed traffic on 

several improved and unimproved Forest system roads that are currently restricted to street-legal vehicles 

only. Alternative E is limited to only six of these proposals and includes: 1004, 1154, 1155, 1258, 1262, 

and 1270. This alternative has only one proposal (Proposal 1089) to adopt a motorized trail, open to all 

vehicles that would access the reservoir for dispersed camping and water-based recreation opportunities.

Proposals 1255.1 (FSR 625) and 1255.2 (FST 157) address a current issue with a system ATV trail (FST 

157) and two unimproved mixed use roads (FSR 376 and 625) located between Swett Ranch and 

Greendale within the Conifer Forest Canyon Management Area on the Flaming Gorge Ranger District. 

Refer to Alternative B for a detailed description of the proposal and mitigation. The difference between 

the alternatives is that Alternatives D and E impose an administrative closure on FST 157 (Proposal 

1255.2). Alternatives D and E aim to address the noise and traffic issues conveyed, by proposing to 

administratively close the system ATV trail (FST 157) in order to disconnect the loop between FSR 376 

and 625, and reduce motorized vehicle traffic in the area.

Alternative E proposes to designate a small network of ATV trails near Red Canyon Lodge (Proposals 

1248.1–1248.7). These proposals are similar to Alternative C with the exception that the routes would be 

seasonally closed from October 1 through June 30 in this alternative. A description of these proposals and 

their associated issues can be found under Alternative C.

The Vast Backyard contains the majority of proposed changes in Alternative E. Table 3.1.24 

compares system road and trail miles between the current condition (Alternative A) and 

Alternative E. 

Alternative E increases mixed traffic on Forest system roads by about 67 miles. These proposals to add 

mixed traffic within the Vast Backyard are the same as Alternative C.
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Table 3.1.24—Comparison of road and trail miles in the Vast Backyard Recreation 

Niche Area

ALT. A ALT. E DIFFERENCE

Administratively Closed Road 67 49 (18)*

Street Legal Only Road 227 199 (78)*

Mixed Use Road 772 839 67

Motorized Trail Open to all Vehicles 0 41 41

Motorized Trail less than 50” 128 125 ( 3 )*

Non-motorized Trail 341 362 21

Changes to ROS Yes. Approximately 6,460 acres from SPNM to SPM

*( ) indicates a negative number 

Alternative E contains 75 proposals totaling about 30 miles of additional trails open to all vehicles by 

incorporating unauthorized routes to access existing dispersed camping areas and OHV routes within the 

Vast Backyard. Many of these proposals are also located within the hatched travel area on the Vernal 

Ranger District. No new conflicts between recreation user groups are expected since these proposals occur 

in traditionally utilized areas. However, proposal 4001 located on the South Unit of the RooseveltDuchesne Ranger District would bisect an area currently inventoried as semi-primitive non-motorized. If 

this proposal was adopted, then it would change the ROS class inventory to an area two square miles wide 

and leave a fragment, too small to remain classified as semi-primitive non-motorized. Therefore, Proposal 

4001 would actually result in a change to the ROS inventory from semi-primitive non-motorized to semiprimitive motorized to an area over 8.5 square miles (5,500 acres) wide.

Alternative E has eight proposals to open up and allow mixed traffic on nine miles of Forest system roads 

that are currently managed as Administratively Closed. These proposals are all located within the Vast 

Backyard and include:

• Flaming Gorge RD Proposals: 1007, 1187

• Vernal RD Proposals: 2061, 2085, 2153

• Roosevelt-Duchesne RD Proposals: 3011, 3025, 4004

Alternative E has 16 proposals totaling 20 miles to designate additional ATV system trails by utilizing 

existing unauthorized routes and new construction. Alternative E proposes to adopt the proposals 

discussed in Alternatives B and C that would require new construction (Proposals 2130, 2144, 2464, 3013, 

1017, and 1011).

Alternative E is similar to Alternative B within the Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Area. For example, it 

includes proposals to allow mixed traffic at Sols Canyon (Prop 1007), it designates motorized trails near 

Sheep Creek Lake (Prop 1017) and Upper Basin (Prop. 3074.6), and incorporates other proposals 

discussed in detail under Alternative B.

Alternative E also has some noticeable differences from the Proposed Action such as allowing mixed 

traffic on a portion of Chepeta Road (FSR 110; Prop. 3016); opening up Marsh Bench (FSR 017) 

seasonally for public use by allowing street-legal vehicles (Prop. 2027); and Alternative E has fewer 

cherry-stems to access dispersed camping along motorized trails open to all vehicles. It is likely that 

having a more limited number of miles open to OHV’s, as compared to the Proposed Action, would result 

in fewer conflicts on Forest system roads; and between motorized and non-motorized dispersed recreation 

participants.
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The Rugged Backcountry has the fewest number of proposed changes to the current travel plan. When 

compared to Alternative B, Alternative E retains similar proposals within the Rugged Backcountry, such 

as motorized trails near Blanchett Park (Proposal 2013) and southeast of Grandview Trailhead (Proposal 

3043), and allowing seasonal mixed use on Dry Ridge (Proposal 3082) as previously described in 

Alternative B. Overall Alternative E would propose a slight increase in administrative closures and fewer 

motorized trails within the Rugged Backcountry—resulting in a reduced potential for conflicts between 

Forest visitors.

Table 3.1.25 compares the current condition (Alt A) and Alternative E within the Rugged Backcountry 

Recreation Niche.

Table 3.1.25-- Road and Trail Miles in Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche Area 

ALT. A ALT. E DIFFERENCE

Administratively Closed Road 12 4 ( 8 )*

Street Legal Only Road 38 36 ( 2 )*

Mixed Use Road 92 108 34

Motorized Trail Open to all Vehicles 0 13 13

Motorized Trail less than 50” 40 35 ( 5 )*

Non-motorized Trail 295 300 5

Changes to ROS Yes. Approximately 640 form SPNM to SPM and 

approximately 1,900 acres from SPM to SPNM

*( ) indicates a negative number 

Approximately three miles of current motorized trail FST 106 (Prop. 2038.1 and 2038.2) near Galloway 

Spring are proposed for non-motorized use because of poor soil conditions that are not suitable for 

motorized travel, difficult terrain to maneuver vehicles, issues with noncompliance by ATV’s traveling 

beyond designated routes, and complaints from equestrians and hikers about conflicting trail uses. 

Proposals 2038.1 and 2038.2 would remove motorized vehicles from Forest system trail 106 at Cow 

Hollow and keep ATVs off the most concerning section of the trail where it is susceptible to erosion and 

safety concerns because of its steep incline. ATV use would still be allowed north of Cow Hollow. 

Proposal 2208 is the only proposal located within the Rugged Backcountry under Alternative E that would 

adopt an unauthorized route for a motorized trail open to all vehicles.

Recreation Issue 2 (Motorized Dispersed Camping) - As outlined earlier in this chapter, all 

action alternatives change the current travel direction of allowing motorized dispersed camping from 300 

feet off of a designated route to 150 feet in Utah. This change in designation may affect the setting or 

reduce the availability of areas to camp. The discussion of the general impacts of this change has been 

addressed earlier in this chapter and is outlined in the description of earlier alternatives. 

Alternative E attempts to minimize impacts to access motorized dispersed camping opportunities. It would 

adopt routes to established dispersed camping areas allowed under the current travel plan, such as within 

the hatched travel area or within 300 feet of designated routes. However, alternative E also attempts to 

blend the importance of preserving non-motorized recreation opportunities and takes a more conservative 

approach in adopting routes for designation than in alternatives B or C.

Tables 3.1.26 - 3.1.28 below shows miles (length) and square miles (area) of potential motorized 

dispersed camping areas by Forest recreation niche areas. The numbers displayed in the tables assume 

every mile of open route is suitable and desirable for dispersed camping. As discussed earlier in this 

section, there are inherent weaknesses with this assumption. Natural barriers such as terrain, heavy forest, 

slopes, wet areas and streams, as well as management tools such as fencing and road drainages would 
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prohibit a large portion from being available for use. Therefore, these numbers are used for trend 

comparison purposes only. 

Because there is not an accurate method for determining the exact amount of existing available dispersed 

camping areas, it is impossible to demonstrate the precise impact to motorized dispersed camping for each 

alternative. However, the travel plan recognizes the potential for change to the visitor experience. 

Alternative C attempts to minimize these impacts by closely examining those areas that are authorized 

under the current travel plan and adopting access to established and sustainable sites. 

Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche - Alternative E proposes adding more miles of roads open to mixed 

traffic than the current condition, but balances it by retaining more roads restricted to street-legal vehicles, 

limiting the number of motorized trails open to all vehicles, and excluding any dispersed camping open 

areas. Alternative E offers a variety of dispersed camping opportunities including those that access ATV 

trails and those that offer a quieter experience away from ATVs.

Alternative E would specifically designate 46 routes totaling 21 miles which primarily access dispersed 

camping areas. 

Table:3.1.26 Acres of Potential Dispersed Camping Areas in the Flaming Gorge 

Recreation Niche Area

Alternative A

(300 ft either side of route)

Alternative E

(150 ft either side of route)

Flaming Gorge Ranger 

District (Portion in Wyoming) 276 miles = 30.36 sq. miles 270 miles = 29.7 sq miles

Vast Backyard Recreation Niche - Alternative E offers a variety of dispersed camping opportunities 

including those that access ATV trails and those that offer a quieter experience away from ATVs.

Alternative E would designate 208 routes (totaling 61 miles) which primarily access motorized dispersed

camping areas. Eighty-four of these routes (totaling 46 miles) are outside of the hatched travel area and 

are not authorized under the current travel management plan.

Table:3.1.27 Acres of Potential Dispersed Camping Areas in the Vast Backyard 

Recreation Niche Area By District 

Alternative A

(300 ft either side of route)

Alternative E

(150 ft either side of route)

Flaming Gorge Ranger District 

(Portion in Utah) 76 miles = 8.36 sq miles 72 miles = 4.32 sq miles

Vernal Ranger District* 378 miles = 41.58 sq miles 431 miles = 35.86 sq miles

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger 

District 505 miles = 55.55 sq miles 475 miles = 28.5 sq miles

* Includes 25 miles of undesignated routes within the hatched travel area in Alternative A

Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche - Alternative E offers a variety of dispersed camping opportunities 

including those that access ATV trails and those that offer a quieter experience away from ATVs.

Alternative E would specifically designate 11 routes totaling 16 miles which primarily access dispersed 

camping areas. Of these routes seven totaling seven miles are outside of the hatched travel area and are 

not available under the current travel management plan.
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Table:3.1.28 Acres of Potential Dispersed Camping Areas in the Rugged Backcountry 

Recreation Niche Area by District

Alternative A

(300 ft either side of route)

Alternative E

(150 ft either side of route)

Flaming Gorge Ranger District 

(Portion in Utah) 19 miles = 2.09 sq miles 18 miles = 1.08 sq miles

Vernal Ranger District 71 miles = 9.35 sq miles 80 miles = 4.80 sq miles

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger 

District (North Unit) 51 miles = 5.61 sq miles 57 miles = 3.42 sq miles

Recreation Issue 3 (Safety)— Overall, Alternative E does not cause any new safety concerns. It 

poses fewer concerns that Alternatives B and C because there are no proposals for a dispersed camping 

open area.

Recreation Issue 3 (Costs)— Overall, Alternative E would likely increase maintenance costs for 

the roads and trails programs on the Forest, but would be less expensive to implement than Alternatives B 

or C because it proposes fewer miles of roads open to mixed traffic and fewer miles of motorized trails 

open to all vehicles. There is a general reduction in roads open to street-legal vehicles, but the miles 

associated with them were picked up by roads allowing mixed traffic. There is about a 39 mile increase in 

motorized trails that would increase maintenance costs for the trails program. However, since most 

proposals are located within both the Flaming Gorge and Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Areas, it seems 

that the majority of system roads and trails would be more easily accessible for maintenance.

Alternative E increases system roads open to Forest visitors by about 45 miles and motorized trails by 

about 39 miles—creating over $90,000 in additional costs to maintain Forest system roads and trails. This 

cost is lower than Alternatives B and C. Increasing the number of trail miles on the Forest may also 

decrease the overall percentage (less than 9%) of trails maintained to standard each year. The same 

scenario is likely for Forest system roads and could result in less than 30% of Forest system roads 

maintained to standard each year. It is also likely that there would be additional costs to the Forest in order 

to effectively close and restrict use to non-system routes, and to install gates or barriers on 

administratively closed roads. 

Recreation Issue 4 (Enforcement)— Similar to Alternative D, Alternative E would be slightly 

more challenging to enforce than Alternatives B or C because it accommodates a limited number of 

motorized dispersed camping areas on the Forest, relative to traditional use, and incorporates fewer 

recreation opportunities for OHV’s. Restricting travel off of system routes to 150 ft. would be easier to 

monitor during routine patrols, but may result in frequent noncompliance especially within the Vast 

Backyard Recreation Niche where motorized dispersed camping is popular.

Alternative E eliminates the hatched travel area on the Vernal Ranger District and restricts all motorized 

travel to designated roads and trails only. This management approach is clearer and avoids confusion for 

everyone by indicating that a route is closed unless signed open, and is easier to enforce. Implementing 

additional seasonal restrictions and administrative closures will require monitoring to enforce, but it will 

also help reduce the number of incidents involving resource damage. This alternative would require 

several barriers to discourage use and to close non-system routes.

3.1.8 Cumulative Effects 

The following actions were considered in the cumulative effects analysis for the recreation resource:

• Past and future road construction and management: The road system that is designated will 

continue to offer multiple recreation opportunities. The closure of the hatched travel area may 

increase use on remaining system roads. 
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• Past trail construction and management: The trail system designated will continue to offer 

multiple recreation opportunities. The closure of the hatched travel area may increase use on 

remaining system trails designated for motorized use.

• Past and future timber sales: Timber sales require access roads and skid trails to harvest trees.

• Past and future range developments: Grazing and range management activities require travel to 

access livestock, and improvements such as fences and guzzlers. 

• Wildland fires: Preventing and fighting wildland fires requires access to variable locations and 

creating fuel breaks to reduce the potential for fires to spread. 

• Special Use Permits and Right of Ways: Rights of ways for utilities such as power lines and gas 

lines, and other permitted activities such as irrigation canals often create sparsely vegetated 

corridors and access routes.

• Program budgets: Program budgets tend to fluctuate, so the percent of Forest system roads and 

trails maintained to standard will continue to fluctuate

• Past management actions: Cross-country motorized travel by wheeled vehicles was allowed in 

areas on the Forest as recent as ten years ago.

Recreation is a complex resource to manage. It involves people, capacities, experiences, expectations, 

infrastructure and several other facets that are difficult to measure and quantify. The Forest has tools such 

as the Forest Plan, the ROS inventory, and Facility Master Plan and Recreation Niche to give local 

direction to manage recreation on the Ashley National Forest. Even with these tools conflicts between 

recreation uses will exist.

The history of a majority of system roads and trails on the Forest were for utilitarian purposes, to access 

sites such as timber sales, grazing developments, dams, and headgates. The consideration of recreation as 

a resource came much later. As the travel network became increasingly used for recreation in combination 

with their original purpose, conflicts developed.

Past timber sales are a direct cause for many of the unauthorized routes found on the Forest. Timber sales 

require access roads and skid trails to run an efficient harvest. Many of the past timber sales used minimal 

efforts, such as a berm or ditch, to close these corridors. When combined with past management practices 

such as allowing cross-country motorized travel or the hatched travel area, these corridors became 

commonly used by motorized vehicles. This resulted in conflicts with other users such as hunters who 

were not accustomed to seeing motorized vehicles in the area. It also creates enforcement issues because 

the volume of routes makes it unlikely to witness and correct the unauthorized use. Future timber sales 

will need to do a better job of closing, obliterating, and masking these corridors, so that they do not 

exacerbate unauthorized use, recreation conflicts, and enforcement issues.

Range management and livestock grazing require extensive travel throughout the Forest. What once was a 

job spending multiple days on foot or on a horse transitioned into working more efficiently by getting the 

same work done in a fraction of the time with a truck or OHV. As a result, two track routes became 

established throughout the Forest paralleling fences or accessing range developments. When combined 

with past management practices such as allowing cross-country motorized travel or travel on existing 

routes within the hatched travel area, these corridors became commonly used by motorized vehicles. This 

resulted in conflicts with other users who were not accustomed to seeing motorized vehicles in the area. 

Although administrative use by the permit holders will continue to be allowed, managing future range 

allotments will require more work to educate forest visitors about “permitted” activities on the Forest, will 

require clear signing to mark system routes and permissible uses, and require consideration in using lessimpacting modes of travel, such as more frequent use of horses when possible. Otherwise unauthorized 

use, recreation conflicts, and enforcement issues will continue and possibly worsen.

Preventing and fighting wildland fires requires access to variable locations and creating fuel breaks to 

reduce the potential spread of fires. These actions require removing vegetation in order to remove fuel 

sources or to disrupt the fuel ladder. What remains is often a corridor or an area with sparse vegetation 

that is an attractive route for motorized travel. When combined with past management practices such as 
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allowing cross-country motorized travel or the hatched travel area, these corridors also became commonly 

used by motorized vehicles; and resulted in conflicts with other users who were not accustomed to seeing 

motorized vehicles in the area. Future actions to manage wildland fires will require more frequent use of 

signs and barriers to discourage unauthorized use by motorized vehicles in these areas. The travel plan 

restricts motorized travel on these routes because they would not be designated as forest roads or trails. 

Otherwise, unauthorized use, recreation conflicts, and enforcement issues will continue and possibly 

worsen.

Rights of ways (ROWs) for utilities such as power lines and gas lines, and other permitted activities such 

as irrigation canals often create sparsely vegetated corridors and access routes that are used for motorized 

travel by Forest visitors. When combined with past management practices such as allowing cross-country 

motorized travel or the hatched travel area, these corridors became commonly used by motorized vehicles; 

and resulted in conflicts with other users who were not accustomed to seeing motorized vehicles in the 

area. Future actions to manage permitted activities and ROWs will require more frequent use of signs and 

barriers to discourage unauthorized use by motorized vehicles in these areas. The travel plan restricts 

motorized travel on these routes because they would not be designated as forest roads or trails. Otherwise, 

unauthorized use, recreation conflicts, and enforcement issues will continue and possibly worsen.

Flat or decreasing budgets will be a constant variable that leads to conflicts, safety issues, and 

enforcement issues on the ground. Shrinking budgets may result in a maintenance backlog for Forest 

system roads and trails and could lead to further disrepair. Consequently, the number of hazards on Forest 

system roads and trails would increase—affecting the safety of Forest visitors. A lack of funds would 

affect not just the availability of maintenance staff, but would affect the availability of staff to enforce the 

Travel Plan, educate Forest visitors, monitor system routes, and close non-system routes. The proliferation 

of non-system routes will be a constant safety and enforcement issue if not properly managed.

The Forest will need to continually assess its system road and trail network. As direct by the Travel Plan, 

roads that cease to serve a purpose should be closed; and trails deemed to pose a health and safety risk to 

Forest visitors or that are difficult to locate because they are rarely used and maintained should be closed. 

The Forest Travel Plan would only restrict motorized access by Forest visitors to system roads and trails. 

Otherwise, visitors are allowed non-motorized access to just about anywhere on the Forest.
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3.2 Soil and Water Resources____________________ 

3.2.1 Scope of the Analysis 

The analysis area for soils and water encompasses the entire Forest with the exception of the High Uinta 

Wilderness Area because, as wilderness, it is not open to motorized travel. For organizational purposes the 

soil and water analyses report is divided by district: the Flaming Gorge Ranger District which includes the 

NRA, and the Sheep Creek Geological Area; the Roosevelt Duchesne District which is broken into two 

areas of analysis (the upper portion connected to the Wilderness and the Vernal District, and the South 

Unit, located on the Tavaputs Plateau) and the Vernal Ranger District. A map of the watershed analysis 

area is included in the project record. Where necessary, watersheds were used within the district to 

determine specific hydrological analysis. 

The techniques and methodologies used in this analysis consider the best available science. The analysis 

includes a summary of credible scientific evidence which is relevant to evaluating reasonably foreseeable 

impacts. The analysis also identifies methods used and references the scientific sources relied on. The 

conclusions are based on a scientific analysis that shows a through review of relevant scientific 

information.

GIS and field verification were used to analyze the following information.

3.2.2 Issues and Indicators 

3.2.2.1 Soils and Water Issue 1 

Open areas, such as alpine and meadows, which are close to or traversed by motorized vehicles are 

susceptible to off route use because of their openness. This can lead to resource damage, vegetation 

damage, and spread of noxious weeds.

Indicators

• Miles of motorized route traversing through meadow, alpine, and other open areas.

3.2.2.2. Soil and Water Issue 2 

The type, extent, and location of travel routes on the Forest have the potential to adversely affect water 

resources by contributing to accelerated soil erosion and increased sediment delivery to lakes and streams 

(Grace III, 2002, Satterlund and Adams, 1992). Wetlands and riparian areas are particularly vulnerable to 

rutting and damage from motorized traffic. Their proximity to water further increases the likelihood of 

accelerated stream sedimentation, bank instability, and channel headcutting from travel route related 

damage. Human use is often concentrated in and near these areas where terrain and gradient often provide 

the easiest relative access. Water quality can in turn be adversely affected by these point and non-point 

sources of pollution. 

While these effects can occur with both motorized and non-motorized roads and trails (depending on 

surface type, slope, alignment, and proximity to streams) generally the majority of sediment production 

occurs from unpaved motorized roads and OHV trails (Grace III, 2002, Walsh, 2008). 

Indicators

• Miles of unpaved motorized route within 300’ of perennial streams and lakes greater than 1 acre. 

• Miles of unpaved motorized route crossing mapped meadow and riparian habitat.

• Miles of unpaved motorized route encroaching on perennial streams.

• Number of crossings of perennial streams by unpaved motorized routes.
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• Miles of unpaved motorized route within source protection zones 1-3 of municipal watersheds

• Miles of unpaved motorized route in 303(d) and 305(b) listed impaired watersheds.

3.2.3 Forest Plan Direction 

The Forest Plan goals, objectives, and standards and guidelines define the direction of the forest-wide 

management, specify management activities, and describe conditions to be maintained or achieved 

through management activities (Forest Plan, p. IV-1). The following are the Forest Plan goals, objectives, 

and standards and guidelines that apply to the soils and water resources throughout the forest.

3.2.3.1 Goals: 

Soil, Water, and Air

• Improve and conserve the basic soil and water resources (Forest Plan, p.IV-37)

Riparian

• Protect and enhance the unique and valuable characteristics of riparian areas (Forest Plan, p. IV45).

3.2.3.2 Objectives: 

Soil, Water, and Air 

• Maintain or improve soil stability, site productivity, and repair or stabilize damaged watersheds 

(Forest Plan, p. IV-39).

Riparian

• Maintain or improve riparian areas and riparian dependent resource values including wildlife, fish, 

vegetation, watershed, and recreation in a stable or upward trend. Manage for species diversity 

(Forest Plan, p. IV-45).

3.2.3.3 Standards and Guidelines: 

Soil, Water, and Air 

• Provide soil and water guidance to other resource activities (Forest Plan, p. IV-39).

• Rehabilitate disturbed areas based on aquatic and riparian ecosystems.

• Riparian areas outside of aquatic ecosystems and riparian ecosystems (Forest Plan p. IV-41).

Riparian

• Maintain natural complexity and high relative productivity of riparian areas (Forest Plan, p. IV45).

• Maintain capability of riparian areas to act as an effective sediment buffering zone in relation to 

upslope activities (Forest Plan, p. IV-45).

• Riparian area dependent resources will be given preferential consideration in cases of irresolvable 

conflicts (Forest Plan, p. IV-45).

• Restrict facilities and ground disturbing activities to areas outside riparian areas unless alternative 

routes have been reviewed and rejected as being more environmentally damaging (Forest Plan, p. 

IV-45).
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• Riparian areas will be given a high priority for rehabilitation in range improvement, fish and 

wildlife improvement, watershed restoration, road maintenance, and KV programs (Forest Plan, 

IV-46).

3.2.4 Affected Environment 

3.2.4.1 Soils 

Soil productivity is “the inherent capacity of a soil under management to support the growth of specified 

plants, plant communities, or a sequence of plant communities” (R4 Supplement FSH 2509.18). Roads are 

a total soil resource commitment, which means that there is diminished soil productivity in the area the 

road courses (Elliot, et al, 1999). Roads remove organic matter, alter soil properties, change the

microclimate, and accelerate erosion. Roads can concentrate, divert and intercept water flow from rainfall 

and subsurface flows affecting the hydrologic function of an area (Gucinski, et al, 2000) (Ouren, et al, 

2007). Motorized vehicles can damage soils directly from impact from surface traffic and indirectly by 

hydrologic modifications, soil transport, and deposition. Direct mechanical impact has several components 

(abrasion, compaction, shearing, and deposition) that can affect the soil resource (Meyer 2002).

Puddling, compaction and displacement are all conditions associated with detrimental soil disturbance 

according to the Region 4 supplement to FSH 2509.18. 

• Detrimental soil disturbance is the alteration of natural soil characteristics that results in 

immediate or prolonged loss of soil productivity and soil-hydrologic conditions. 

• Puddling indicates soil impermeability, indicated by water sitting above the soil, in roads this is 

usually where ruts are observed. 

• Compaction is decrease in pore space between the soil particles, generally this impacts sands less 

than soils with silt and clay content (Meyer, 2002) compaction takes place when vehicles pass 

over soils. 

• Soil displacement is removal of soil either mechanically or by erosion. This is important because

unauthorized routes which have a tendency to not be engineered. Consequently they are more 

prone to be blazed where soil conditions can be degraded and hydrologic function compromised 

as in trail braiding (Meyer, 2002). 

Unauthorized and undesignated routes are a resource concern to soils as these routes were not designated 

or designed, and generally do not receive maintenance. Erosion, sedimentation, riparian, water quality, 

meadows, alpine, and other open areas are resource concerns that were not addressed at the time these 

routes were created.

Water quality and soil productivity on the Forest have been directly impacted by the type, extent, and 

location of designated roads, motorized trails, and existing, undesignated route vehicle use. These impacts 

have affected the existing condition of all districts to varying degrees.

Non-motorized Trails, Unauthorized Roads, Closed NFS Roads, and Unauthorized 

Motorized Vehicle Use 

The following effects discussions are common to non-motorized trails, unauthorized roads, closed NFS 

roads, and unauthorized motor vehicle use in all districts. 

Non-motorized trails: Maintenance is conducted on approximately 25-30 percent of the Forest trails 

annually. However, the potential for erosion exists on all trails. Sediment delivery is greatest where the 

trails are located in areas where they are in close proximity to or intersect streams and on steep slopes. 

Unauthorized roads: Unauthorized roads may or may not be open or drivable. Access may be 

physically blocked by down or live trees. These roads receive no maintenance, so most have drainage and 

erosion problems. Drainage structures such as ditches, cross-drains, waterbars, or dips may have never 
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been constructed or are no longer functioning. Failures at stream crossings are common, resulting in 

erosion and sediment delivery. 

Closed NFS (Level 1 maintenance) roads: These roads are designated NFS roads that have 

been closed to public access, but are open to administrative use. The majority of these roads are associated

with past timber sales and some still need to be physically closed and stabilized to keep them from 

contributing sediment to adjacent streams. 

Unauthorized motor vehicle use: Unauthorized motorized use would continue to be a problem 

that adversely affects soil productivity and water quality. The major problems occur on unauthorized 

roads, Level 1 roads posted but not physically closed or ineffectively closed, and in open areas such as 

meadows and alpine that are adjacent to roads and motorized trails.

3.2.4.2 Water Quality 

It is Forest Service policy to ensure safe drinking water subject to public use on National Forests, whether 

the source is a natural or developed water supply (FSH 2532.02, 2); to design all management activities 

of other resources to minimize short-term impacts on the soil and water resources and to maintain or 

enhance long-term productivity, water quantity, and water quality (FSH 2503.2); and to identify the water 

quality implications of proposed and alternative land management practices (FSH 2532.03, 4). As such, an 

assessment of current water quality conditions is included.

The State of Wyoming beneficial uses for water quality that apply to the Wyoming waters on the Forest 

continue to be: (2AB) protected for coldwater fisheries (Wyoming DEQ, 2007). Water Quality of streams 

and lakes on the Forest continue to meet all state of Wyoming designated beneficial uses. No stream or 

water body is listed as impaired in the current 303(d) CWA listing (Wyoming DEQ, 2006). No Total 

Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) analyses are being conducted or planned in the near future for waters 

within Wyoming portions of the Forest. 

The State of Utah beneficial uses for water quality that apply to the waters within the Utah portion of the 

Forest are: (1C) domestic use with prior treatment, (2B) secondary-water contact water sports (excluding 

swimming), (3A) cold water aquatic life, (3B) warm water aquatic life and (4) for agricultural uses 

including irrigation of crops and stock watering. By cooperative agreement, water chemistry samples 

collected by Forest Service and State of Utah Division of Water Quality personnel are analyzed and 

compared to the standards set for these categories in determining whether State standards are met. (Rule 

R317-2 Standards of Quality for waters of the State of Utah, Division of Water Quality). 

303(d) and 305(b) Listed Waters: 

Table 3.2.1 show the watersheds on the Forest that are listed by the State of Utah as impaired and either 

requiring a Total Maximum Daily Load plan (TMDL), 303(d) listing 5A, or having had a Total Maximum 

Daily Load plan completed and approved by the EPA, 305(b) listing 4A, (Utah DEQ,2006).
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Table 3.2.1 Watersheds on the Forest Listed as Impaired

Stream/Watershed

(hydrologic unit code)

Unmet 

Beneficial 

Use Class

Parameter TMDL completed

Antelope Creek 

(1406000305)

4 TDS Yes

Dry Gulch Creek 

(1406000309, 

1406000310 )

4 Salinity/TDS/Chlorides Yes

Deep Creek

(1406000313)

4 Salinity/TDS/Chlorides Yes

Indian Canyon Creek 

(1406000407)

4 Total Dissolved Solids(TDS) Yes

Pariette Draw Creek 

(1406000501)

3B, 4 Selenium, Boron, TDS No

The Antelope Creek Watershed, to which Sowers Creek is also a tributary, is in the State of Utah’s 

303(d) listing as impaired for total dissolved solids (TDS). The state of Utah has recently posted the draft 

of its Total Maximum Daily Load Plan for reducing TDS in the Duchesne River drainage (including the 

Antelope Creek watersheds). A TMDL is an analysis prescribed by the Clean Water Act for watersheds 

designated as impaired. The analysis is used to determine the sources of impairment to a watershed and 

develop a strategy for improving water quality to retain beneficial use status. This document cites natural 

geology, cut banks, and oil and gas development present below the Forest boundary as the major 

contributing sources to total dissolved solids in Sowers Creek (State of Utah TMDL, 2005).

The Dry Gulch Creek and Deep Creek watersheds are in the State of Utah’s 305(b) listing as impaired 

for salinity, total dissolved solids, and chlorides. The document cites irrigation return flows in the lower 

portion of the watersheds as the major contributing source of TDS and chloride readings, where irrigated 

agricultural land and rangeland are the dominant land uses and the geology is more saline. The document 

refers to the upper (Forest Service managed) portions of the watershed as not contributing to impairments 

downstream. “Although data are limited in the middle and upper portions of the watershed, lower TDS 

concentrations occur in those portions of the watershed where forest is the primary land use and the 

geology consists of less-saline parent material and surface substrate.” (State of Utah TMDL, 2002)

Indian Canyon Creek is also in the 303(d) listing for impairment in total dissolved solids. The State of 

Utah has recently posted the draft of its Total Maximum Daily Load Plan for reducing total dissolved 

solids in the Duchesne River drainage (including the Antelope Creek watersheds). This document cites 

natural geology, and livestock practices below the forest boundary as the major contributing sources to 

total dissolved solids (State of Utah TMDL, 2005). 

The uppermost portions of Pariette Draw Creek watershed lie on Forest Service lands of the Duchesne 

District (South Unit). Perennial channels in the watershed are downstream of the forest boundary, springs 

and ephemeral beds are the only channels on Forest Service administered portions of the watershed. The 

watershed is in the State of Utah’s 303(d) listing as impaired for selenium, boron, and total dissolved 

solids. A TMDL plan for the watershed has yet to be written or approved. 

Brownie Lake on the Flaming Gorge District is the only lake on the Forest listed as impaired by the State 

of Utah Division of Water Quality. Impairment for this small reservoir is for dissolved oxygen and 

phosphorus. A TMDL study was completed in 2003. The study determined that the major source of low 

dissolved oxygen readings in the hypolimnion of the lake is by internal loading from phosphorus bound to 
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sediments carried to the lake after the Weyman wildfire of 1985 (UDWQ 2003). According to the TMDL 

study, reduction in these impairments will be attained with current Forest Service management practices 

in place. Over time the nutrient-rich sediments present in the lake bottom will be covered by more recent 

sediments that do not have the high nutrient content associated with those sediments eroded from the 

Weyman fire. 

Municipal Watersheds: 

Flaming Gorge District

The town of Dutch John, Utah draws its municipal water supply directly from the Flaming Gorge 

Reservoir. The source protection plan written by the municipality and registered with the Utah State 

Division of Drinking Water designates source protection zones and assesses potential contamination 

sources for the Dutch John Municipal watershed. This source protection plan only identifies State Roads 

44 and 191 as potential contamination sources from accidental spills, herbicides, and de-icing salts. 

However, it is also noted that “the Flaming Gorge Reservoir has a low susceptibility to contamination 

from the state roads.”

Portions of the Flaming Gorge District near Sols Canyon and the Sheep Creek Drainage serve as 

municipal watersheds for a secondary water supply for the town of Manila, Utah. The town’s primary 

source of municipal water is a series of wells below the forest boundary. No source protection plan is 

currently published.

Vernal District 

The City of Vernal’s Municipal Watershed is located in portions of the Ashley and Dry Fork and Brush 

Creek drainages. The Municipality’s source protection plan (Utah Department of Environmental Quality, 

Drinking Water Division; May 2002) identifies susceptibility to source contamination for this municipal 

watershed as low, due to the karst geology, the remoteness of the setting and a lack of development, active 

mining, or permanent residential areas within source protection zones of the watersheds. 

The Red Fleet Municipal Watershed serves as an alternate public drinking water source for Vernal and 

other communities in the Ashley Valley. The source protection plan for the municipal watershed identifies 

sewage and wastewater from Red Fleet State Park, accidental spills from US Highway 191, and 

underground storage tanks, sediments, and phosphates from a phosphate mine below the forest boundary 

as potential contamination sources. However, it is also noted that “the natural setting and remoteness of 

the watershed decreases the likelihood of contamination” (Drinking Water Source Protection Plan, 2002).

Red Fleet Reservoir, a water body within source protection zone 1 of the drinking water source, is 

currently listed by the State of Utah as impaired for low dissolved oxygen readings. In compliance with 

the Clean Water Act, the State of Utah is drafting a TMDL study to assess the sources of the impairment 

as well as a plan to restore the water quality of the reservoir.

The Whiterocks-Tridell Municipal Watershed is located in the Whiterocks River portion of the Vernal 

Ranger District. The Whiterocks-Tridell source protection plan identifies Whiterocks Campground, Tribal 

Lands, and abandoned mines as potential contamination sources to the water supply. The plan lists the 

Whiterocks River as having a low susceptibility to contamination from Whiterocks Campground, the only 

contamination source listed under the jurisdiction of the Forest.

Roosevelt-Duchesne District 

Portions of the City of Duchesne’s Municipal Watershed lie in the Duchesne River, Timber Canyon, and 

Avintaquin Drainages of the Forest. A number of municipal groundwater sources exist on the RooseveltDuchesne District. These sources include Stockmore wells north of the town of Hannah and Cow Canyon 

Springs serving the town of Altamont. 

No municipal watersheds exist on the Wyoming portions of the Forest.
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3.2.5 Environmental Consequences 

3.2.5.1 Introduction 

The following is a discussion of the seven Soil and Water indicators (SWIs) and how they are used to 

evaluate the differences between alternatives on the soil and water resources. Effects were determined to 

be an improvement, no change, or degradation to soil productivity. The extent of the effects is relative to 

each other.

The following effects analysis compares each of the proposed Alternatives (B-E) with the No Action 

Alternative A). The numeric measures were created as a result of water resource related issues identified 

during the scoping process. Analysis was made based on scientific literature regarding travel route effects 

to water resources, field visits to selected sites, and the data available in the forest’s GIS database. 

3.2.5.2 Direct and Indirect Effects 

While information in the GIS database may not be fully accurate regarding the exact location and 

alignment for some of the proposed routes as well as the presence of smaller perennial seeps and riparian 

areas; these mapping limitations were analyzed/applied equally for all alternatives. With large-scale 

forest-wide applications such as travel plan analysis, the information gathered remains an effective tool 

for comparing alternatives. As previously mentioned, detrimental effects to water resources can occur 

from both motorized and non-motorized roads and trails (depending on surface type, slope, alignment, and 

proximity to wetlands and streams). However, research indicates the significant majority of sediment 

production and its associated effects to water quality come from unpaved motorized roads and OHV trails 

(Grace III, 2002, Walsh, 2008).

Direct and Indirect Effects Common to all Alternatives: 

Point and non-point related watershed effects will continue to occur along motorized and non-motorized 

travel routes throughout the forest. Effects include loss of vegetative cover, soil compaction, erosion, and 

sediment delivery to streams. The degree of such effects will vary based on a variety of factors including: 

route construction and surfacing, the type, season, and amount of use, the level of maintenance a route 

receives, its slope and proximity to water, the route density within a watershed, as well as the number and 

type of stream crossings within a watershed. Adherence to best management practices standards and 

guidelines regarding road and trail maintenance and construction would reduce the degree of these effects. 

Continued motorized use of closed routes, undesignated routes and the further creation of unauthorized 

routes may occur under all alternatives with potentially adverse effects to soil productivity and water 

resources. The majority of the unauthorized routes were created without engineering standards or best 

management practices as to their placement or construction, nor have these routes received maintenance. 

Effects to soil and water resources from such routes can be more acute than those associated with 

maintained system routes. Currently estimated at over 1,400 miles, the number of undesignated and 

unauthorized routes on the forest, and how they will be addressed, poses a potentially greater effect to soil 

and water resources than which of the proposed alternatives is chosen. Over time with public education, 

continued enforcement, and signing of authorized routes, it is hoped the occurrence and effects from 

illegal motorized use will be greatly reduced. 

Soil and Water Issue 1 (Soil degradation) Motorized travel (including access to dispersed 

camping) in areas of sensitive soils such as meadows and alpine may loss of soil productivity and result in 

detrimental disturbance to soil resources.

The direct detrimental effect of roads to soil resources in open areas, such as alpine, wet and dry 

meadows, and the Limestone Plateau Association, is unauthorized off-route vehicle use. Indirect effects 

occur once the number of passes on a newly created route is enough to increases compaction, and alter 
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soil properties. This varies with soil texture and moisture, with wetter, finer soils being more susceptible 

to degradation (Mayer, 2002). 

Alpine 

Alpine areas were chosen for this analysis because they are sensitive to disturbance, once vegetation and 

soil crusts have been removed they are slow to recover and prone to wind and water erosion. Alpine 

environments are high in elevation, and because of this have short growing seasons. The vegetation tends 

to be low to the ground, and even where shrubs exist, they tend to be dwarfed compared to lower 

elevations. Alpine areas on the northern portion of the Roosevelt / Duchesne Ranger District of the ANF 

are easy to access via motorized travel because of their openness and have evidence of unauthorized use. 

On the eastern portion of the forest, there are no motorized routes in alpine areas although there is visual 

evidence that unauthorized motorized access is occurring (Draft Ecosystem Report, internal Ashley NF 

document). 

Unauthorized use is already taking place in these areas which are difficult, if not impossible, to protect 

with barriers. The more miles of motorized routes there are, the more opportunities there are for 

unauthorized use. Currently there is approximately seven miles of designated motorized routes 

(Alternative A) in the alpine area. Alternatives B would increase the miles of designated route to 12 miles, 

followed by C with 14 miles and E at approximately 13 miles. Alternative D retains approximately four

miles of routes however a greater number of these routes are administratively closed and would not be 

available for motorized travel. All the proposed routes currently exist as system routes or unauthorized 

routes and designation of the routes would not change the current condition of the soil resources. 

However, as stated earlier, it is the unauthorized cross-country motorized use coming from these 

designated routes that causes damage to the fragile alpine environment. 

Much of the off-road use occurs during hunting season and so seasonal restrictions have been placed on 

many of the routes from October 1 through June1. Even with the seasonal closures, the risk of 

unauthorized cross-county travel remains the highest in Alternatives B, C, and E and may lead to further 

degradation of soil resources. Because Alternative D administratively closes approximately three 

additional miles of road than is currently closed, it is likely this Alternative would be an improvement to 

soil resources.

Noxious weeds and introduced species have a difficult time establishing in large numbers in this harsh 

(cold and high elevation) alpine environment.

Meadows and Riparian Corridors 

Wet and dry meadows are being analyzed because they are open areas that, like alpine, receive 

unauthorized use when motorized access is close by. Wet meadows in particular are prone to compaction 

because of the high water table and as a result, the hydrologic function of the meadow can be affected. 

With all the Action Alternatives, motorized dispersed camping will be restricted to 150 feet from 

designated routes in Utah and 300 feet in Wyoming, 100 feet from live streams, and crossing a wet 

meadow or riparian area to access a motorized dispersed camping area would be prohibited. Currently,

motorized dispersed camping may occur up to 300 feet from designated routes, forest-wide and existing 

undesignated routes within the hatched travel area in the Vernal Ranger District. Motorized dispersed

camping in riparian areas or crossing meadows is only restricted if resource damage is occurring.

Flaming Gorge Ranger District

This district has approximately 4,886 acres of meadow and riparian corridors through which 13 miles of 

motorized routes pass. All action alternatives would change the current mileage of routes less than one 

mile. However, Alternatives B, C, and E proposed different amounts of new trail construction which could 

potentially affect riparian corridors and/or wet meadows. 
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Alternative B proposes less than one mile of new trail construction in Proposal 1017. This proposal would 

provide an alternative route to ATVs which would reduce mixed traffic on the Hickerson Park Road, a 

well groomed and high speed dirt road that goes from the Sheep Creek Loop to Spirit Lake. Proposal 1017 

would require new construction to avoid a wet meadow area near Sheep Creek dam. Proposal 1017 links 

to Proposal 1011 at its east end. Proposal 1011 would cross three perennial streams and the wet meadow /

riparian complexes associated with each. Choice of route would have to avoid wet soils where possible. At 

least two of the crossings would require culverts or bridges. Cap and gravel may be necessary in portions 

of wet meadow that could not be avoided. Regardless of the mitigation, new construction would result in a 

loss to soil productivity and degradation to soil resources.

Alternatives C and E propose the same as above as well as proposal 1248 which would create a route 

linking Red Canyon Lodge with Flaming Gorge Lodge area for ATVs. To achieve this, two miles or more 

of route would have to be constructed, including possible construction across wet meadow and streams. 

Depending on where this route would be located, mitigations would be necessary in areas of wetlands, 

steep slopes, and streams. Again regardless of the mitigation, new construction would result in a loss to 

soil productivity and degradation to soil resources.

Alternatives B, C and E would determinately disturb soil resources, and reduce soil productivity with the 

construction of new motorized trail across wet meadows and stream corridors. 

Although there is no significant difference in the change of route miles through meadows or riparian 

corridors between Alternative A and D the reduction of motorized dispersed camping from 300 feet off 

designated routes to 150 feet (within the Utah portion of the District), coupled with more restrictive 

guidelines would be expect to result in an overall improvement to soil resources with implementation of 

Alternative D. Within the Wyoming portion of the District motorized dispersed camping would remain at 

300 feet from a designated route and no reduction of motorized use is anticipated.

Vernal Ranger District 

This district has approximately 9,329 acres of meadow and riparian corridors through which 40 miles of 

motorized routes pass (including existing, unauthorized routes in the hatched travel area). Alternatives C 

and E would reduce the miles of routes passing through meadow and riparian corridors to 33 miles, 

Alternative B 31 miles, and Alternative D 27 miles. Detrimental disturbance should be reduced with 

implementation of Alternatives B, C, D, and E due to the removal of the open travel area in which 

existing, undesignated routes are open to motor vehicle use. Detrimental disturbance would continue to 

occur along designated roads and motorized trails due to permitted limited access for parking and 

motorized dispersed camping in those areas. However, with motorized dispersed camping reduced from 

300 feet off designated routes to 150 feet, the amount of disturbance would be expected to be less with an 

overall improvement to soil resources with implementation of the action alternatives. With proper 

education and enforcement, unauthorized detrimental disturbance should be reduced as only designated 

routes will be open for travel.

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District (North Unit)

This portion of the district has 1,568 acres of meadow and riparian corridors through which pass 

approximately 4 miles of motorized route, of which almost 0.5 miles is paved. No significant difference 

exists between the Alternatives at this scale of analysis, and little or no change to the soil resources is 

expected from the action alternatives. However, with motorized dispersed camping reduced from 300 feet 

off designated routes to 150 feet the amount of disturbance would be expected to be less with an overall 

improvement to soil resources with implementation of the action alternatives.

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District (South Unit) 

This portion of the district has approximately 406 acres of mostly riparian corridors. Alternative D has

the lowest miles of route. A, B, C, and E vary by 0.2 miles. No significant difference exists between 

the Alternatives at this scale of analysis and little or no change to the soil resources is expected from the 
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action alternatives. However, with motorized dispersed camping reduced from 300 feet off designated 

routes to 150 feet, the amount of disturbance would be expected to be less with an overall improvement to 

soil resources with implementation of the action alternatives.

Limestone Plateau Association 

The Limestone Plateau Association (LTA) was included in this analysis because this is a wide open area 

with few trees to inhibit unauthorized travel. There is a concern because unauthorized use has increased in 

this area produces resource damage. Because some areas have late hanging snow banks, vehicles drive up 

steep slopes to avoid the area, thus creating bare soil and erosion. There are no paved roads in the LTA 

and it exists only on the northern portion of the Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District.

Currently on the Limestone Plateau, there are approximately 14 miles of motorized system routes. 

Alternative D would propose the least miles of route with approximately 12 miles followed by 

Alternatives B, C and E with approximately 15 miles of route. The biggest threat to soils is not so much 

from the roads, but rather from the opportunities for unauthorized off road travel from these roads because

the terrain is open and relatively flat. Seasonal closures can be used to keep the roads closed until the 

hanging snow banks are gone, and can restrict motorized travel during hunting season when most of the 

unauthorized off road travel occurs. However, like the alpine, the more miles of designated routes 

accessible to motor vehicles, the greater the likely-hood of unauthorized route uses. Therefore, 

Alternatives B, C, and E may lead to further degradation of soil resources, while Alternative D could 

improve soil resources.

Overall there are less miles of route in Alternative D for the issues identified through the scoping 

document for the soil resource. Alternative D would best meet the Forest Service goal of maintaining or 

increasing soil productivity (NFMA) because it is the only alternative that consistently has the lowest 

number of miles. Therefore, Alternative D has the potential to increase soil productivity whereas 

Alternative A would maintain soil productivity, and Alternatives B,C and E, (which include additional 

road construction), would decrease soil productivity in areas where the construction takes place. 

Soil Resource Summary Comparison of Alternatives 

The intent of this Travel Management Plan is to designate motorized routes and trails so that it is clear 

where this recreational activity can take place. Implementation of this Travel Management Plan would 

remove the area on the current travel map that allows motorized use on undesignated routes on the Vernal 

District and restrict designated camping to 150 feet in Utah and 300 feet in Wyoming of a designated 

route. The Travel Management Plan, as stated in the introduction, is also considered a resource protection 

measure because it delineates motorized routes and trails.

The current condition, including the undesignated routes on the Vernal District, has the most miles of any 

of the alternatives in meadow areas and Alternative C the most miles in alpine and the Limestone Plateau 

Landtype. Opportunities for unauthorized use off these routes could increase in these two alternatives, 

unless mitigation of these routes includes barriers or increased enforcement. Implementation could prove 

to be cost prohibitive to protect soil resources from damage in these areas. 

Alternatives B and E are similar when analyzed, with Alternative E having more miles in alpine and fewer 

in Limestone Plateau and Meadow areas, while both have fewer miles of route than Alternative C, they 

both have more miles than Alternative D.

Over all there are less miles of route in Alternative D for the issues identified through the scoping 

document for the soil resource. For the soil resource Alternative D, which has the fewest miles of routes, 

would meet the Forest Service goal of maintaining or increasing soil productivity (NFMA) because it is 

the only alternative that consistently has the lowest number of miles therefore the potential to increase soil 

productivity whereas Alternative A would maintain soil productivity, and Alternatives B,C and E, which 

include additional road construction, would decrease soil productivity in areas where this activity takes 

place. Alternative D would also meet the Forest Plan goal of improving and conserving basic soil 
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resources protecting the watershed from erosion by decreasing the number of miles of hardened surface 

that channel flow and sediment into water ways and wet meadows. The overall cost of protecting 

resources would be less where there are fewer routes to provide access to sensitive areas.

As mentioned previously, the continued use of undesignated routes on the Forest, poses a potentially 

greater effect to soil and water resources than any of the action alternatives.

Soil and Water Issue 2 (Water quality) Water resources may be affected due to increased 

erosion, degraded soil productivity, compaction, and delivery of sediment into streams.

Miles of unpaved motorized route within 300’ of perennial streams 

Table 3.2.2 represents unpaved motorized route within 300 feet of perennial streams. The riparian 

influence zone is considered by many conservation standards to be the zone within 300 feet of perennial 

streams, lakes and wetlands greater than one acre and is often used when determining riparian buffers 

(INFISH, 1995). By proximity, activities within this zone have the greatest potential to influence streams 

and water values. This measure is similar in nature to the surface-water source protection zones set for 

municipal watersheds; consequently the results are similar to those obtained in the “Municipal Watershed 

source protection zones 1-2” measure. 

Table 3.2.2 Miles of Unpaved Motorized Route Within 300’ of Perennial Streams 

RESOURCE AREA Alt A Alt B Alt C Alt D Alt E

Flaming Gorge District 18 18 19 16 18

Vernal District 45 40 44 37 40

Vernal District existing 

undesignated routes in 

hatched travel area 

17 0 0 0 0

Roosevelt-Duchesne 

District (North) 19 20 20 18.8 19

Duchesne District (South 

Unit) 17 17 17 17 17

Forest Total 116 95 100 89 94

When compared to the No Action Alternative, all Action Alternatives represent a decrease in unpaved 

motorized routes within the riparian influence zone. Alternative D has the highest potential for 

improvement to water resource conditions within these stream buffers. 

Alternative C represents a general increase in these routes except in the case of the Vernal District. Within 

the Vernal District and when totaled across the Forest, all proposed alternatives represent a reduction in 

routes and a potential for improved water resource conditions compared to the No Action Alternative. 

This result can be attributed to the marked reduction in unpaved motorized routes within the Vernal 

District. 

Alternatives B and E were similar, representing marked decreases in motorized routes within the riparian 

influence zone for the Vernal District. Differences between Alternatives B and E were not discernible at 

this scale of analysis.

Miles of unpaved motorized route encroaching on perennial streams 

Table 3.2.3 displays miles of unpaved motorized route in close proximity (within 50 feet) of perennial 

streams on the forest. Routes within this zone have a high potential to directly influence bank stability, 
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water quality, and stream function. As such, even small differences between numbers in the alternatives 

could represent substantial influence on stream health. For this reason, results are displayed in the nearest 

tenths of miles.

When comparing forest-wide totals to the No Action Alternative, all the Action Alternatives represent a 

reduction in these motorized routes (a potential for improved conditions to water resources). Alternative D 

represents the greatest reduction in unpaved motorized routes (and therefore the greatest potential for 

improved conditions to water resources), in this high-risk zone for water resources. No marked difference 

between Alternatives B, C, and E is apparent at this scale of analysis.

Table 3.2.3 Miles of Unpaved Motorized Route Encroaching on Perennial 

Streams 

RESOURCE AREA Alt A Alt B Alt C Alt D Alt E

Flaming Gorge District 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.4

Vernal District 4.8 4.6 5.0 4.1 4.6

Vernal District existing 

undesignated routes in hatched 

travel area 

2.7 0 0 0 0

Roosevelt-Duchesne District 

(North) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Duchesne District (South Unit) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

Forest Total 11.1 8.1 8.6 7.5 8.1

Miles of unpaved motorized route within 300 feet of lakes greater than 1 acre 

Table 3.2.4 represents another component of the riparian influence zone concept set in many conservation 

buffers (INFISH, 1995). For most resource areas there was little change between the alternatives. 

Alternative C in the Roosevelt-Duchesne District represented a small increase in routes (potential for 

degradation) compared to the other alternatives. In the Vernal District Alternatives B-E represented a 

decrease in routes (potential for improvements in water resource conditions) over the No Action 

Alternative. This is due to reductions in cross-country travel zone routes.

Table 3.2.4 Miles of Unpaved Motorized Route Within 300’ of Lakes >1 acre 

RESOURCE AREA Alt A Alt B Alt C Alt D Alt E

Flaming Gorge District 29 50 50 31 40

Vernal District 9 8.1 9.1 8.1 8.1

Vernal District existing 

undesignated routes in 

hatched travel area 

4 0 0 0 0

Roosevelt-Duchesne 

District (North)

7 7 8 7 7

Duchesne District (South 

Unit) 0 0 0 0 0

Forest Total 49 65.1 67.1 46.1 55.1
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In the Flaming Gorge District there is a marked increase in miles of unpaved motorized route in 

Alternatives B C and E when compared to the No Action Alternative, a potential for degradation to water 

resources. This result is related to the amount of proposed routes in the district, which would access the 

shoreline along the Flaming Gorge Reservoir. 

Due to the highly fluctuating water levels inherent to most reservoirs, there is usually limited riparian 

vegetation along their shoreline. For this reason reservoirs generally are considered to not have riparian 

zones, except where rivers and streams enter the reservoir pool. The Flaming Gorge Reservoir is an 

example of such a reservoir. Increased amounts of unpaved motorized routes within 300 feet of the 

reservoir’s high pool could represent an increased potential for sediment inputs to the reservoir. 

The Flaming Gorge Reservoir is in a semiarid setting with streams that carry higher sediment loads than 

streams in forest and meadow settings elsewhere on the Ashley National Forest. The Utah portion of this 

reservoir is within Source Protection Zone 1 of the Dutch John Municipal Watershed. Primarily for 

reasons of topography, the majority of the proposed new routes accessing the reservoir are outside of this 

source protection zone in the State of Wyoming. 

No lakes greater than an acre are present in the South Unit as such, zero values were obtained for this 

measure.

Number of crossings of perennial streams by unpaved motorized routes 

Table 3.2.5 displays the number of perennial stream crossings along motorized unpaved routes. Such 

crossings, especially unimproved fords, have the highest potential for increased sediment and hydrocarbon 

inputs to streams. Though no layer exists in the roads and trails database for the number and location of 

open ford crossings, it is assumed that analysis of unpaved motorized road and trail crossings would yield 

similar results for alternative comparison. 

For this measure Alternatives A and C had the greatest number of these stream crossings. Alternative D 

had the lowest number of crossings. In the Vernal District and when totaled Forest-wide, all proposed 

alternatives represented a decrease in unpaved motorized stream crossings (a potential for improved water 

resource conditions). This is attributable to the marked decrease in routes currently receiving motorized 

use within the cross-country travel zone of the Vernal District.

Table 3.2.5 Unpaved Motorized Route Crossings of Perennial Streams 

RESOURCE AREA Alt A Alt B Alt C Alt D Alt E

Flaming Gorge District 54 51 54 48 53

Vernal District 97 103 109 96 101

Vernal District existing 

undesignated routes in 

hatched travel zone 

51 1 1 1 1

Roosevelt-Duchesne 

District (North) 19 26 28 26 26

Duchesne District (South 

Unit) 7 8 8 8 8

Forest Average 228 189 200 179 189 

 
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Miles of unpaved motorized route within surface and ground water source 

protection zones 1-3 of municipal watersheds 

Table 3.2.6 shows motorized routes on the Forest as they relate to municipal watersheds. The chart above 

depicts by alternative the miles of unpaved motorized route within surface-water source protection zones 1 

and 2 present on the Forest. These zones lie in corridors along the main perennial channels of the 

municipal watersheds where point and non-point pollution sources could have increased potential for 

impairing water quality. 

Table 3.2.6 Miles of Unpaved Motorized Route in Municipal Watersheds:

Surface Water Source Protection Zones 1-2

RESOURCE AREA Alt A Alt B Alt C Alt D Alt E

Flaming Gorge District 48.3 52.3 54.6 45.7 50.6

Vernal District 71.4 65.7 69.8 63.4 69.3

Vernal District existing 

undesignated routes in 

hatched travel zone 

24.5 0 0 0 0

Roosevelt-Duchesne 

District (North) 15.4 16.2 16.2 14.9 16.0

Duchesne District (South 

Unit) 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1

Forest Total 170.7 145.4 151.7 135.0 146.9 

For this measure, Alternative D represents the least miles of unpaved motorized routes within these source 

protection zones, thus the highest potential improvement to water resource conditions in these source 

protection zones when compared to the No Action Alternative and the other proposed alternatives. In most 

resource areas, Alternative C represents the most miles of routes within these source protection zones. 

Alternatives B and E generally have comparable numbers to the No Action Alternative. In the Vernal 

District and totaled Forest wide, the No Action Alternative represents the most miles of unpaved 

motorized route. This is attributable to the amount of undesignated routes in the cross country travel zone 

currently used on the district. In Alternatives B – E, these routes would no longer be open to motorized 

use. 

Table 3.2.7 displays unpaved motorized routes as they relate to municipal and transient groundwater 

drinking sources on the Forest. A transient groundwater source refers to wells that provide drinking water 

only for portions of the year, such as wells for summer homes and campgrounds. While unpaved 

motorized routes do not pose a potential for direct sediment effects to groundwater sources as they would 

for surface waters, the potential exists for leaching by contaminant spills or herbicides used in the 

treatment of noxious weeds which tend to occur and spread along motorized travel routes. However, the 

level of risk from Forest Service noxious weed control practices to groundwater sources is low and further 

reduced by buffers, the type of herbicide chosen, and best management practices used in the herbicide’s 

application. 

For the comparison of routes within groundwater source protection zones there is not a marked variation 

by alternative in order to show any variation the differences are displayed in tenths of miles. Alternative D 

represents a small decrease in routes (potential for improved water resource conditions) compared to the 

No Action Alternative. Alternatives B, C, and E represent small increases in routes (virtually unchanged 

from Alternative A) with no significant differences apparent between them. 
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Table 3.2.7 Miles of Unpaved Motorized Route in Municipal and Transient

Groundwater Source Protection Zones 1-3

RESOURCE AREA Alt A Alt B Alt C Alt D Alt E

Flaming Gorge District 14.9 17.6 17.9 14.6 17.9

Vernal District 14.7 17.6 17.6 14.6 17.2

Vernal District existing 

undesignated routes in 

hatched cross-country 

travel zone 

5.7 0 0 0 0

Roosevelt-Duchesne 

District (North) 30.8 31.2 31.2 28.1 31.2

Duchesne District (South 

Unit) 0 0 0 0 0

Forest Total 66.1 66.4 66.7 57.3 66.3 

No municipal or transient groundwater drinking sources were present in the South Unit. As such, zero 

values were obtained.

Miles of unpaved motorized route in 303(d) and 305(b) listed impaired watersheds 

Table 3.2.8 shows total miles of unpaved motorized route in watersheds on the Forest that are listed as 

impaired by the State of Utah Division of Water Quality for not fully supporting beneficial use standards 

(see previous discussion on water quality.) Except for Alternative D there is an increase in unpaved 

motorized routes for the proposed alternatives. This number represents all unpaved motorized routes 

within these watersheds, not specifically those in close proximity to streams or other water resource 

values. This measure, while useful for comparison, may not be as significant a water resource indicator as 

others in this analysis. 

Table 3.2.8 Miles of Unpaved Motorized Route in 303(d) and 305(b) Listed Watersheds 

RESOURCE AREA Alt A Alt B Alt C Alt D Alt E

Flaming Gorge District 0 0 0 0 0

Vernal District 21 22 22 21 21

Roosevelt-Duchesne 

District (North) 34 34 34 34 34

Duchesne District (South 

Unit) 137 142 145 135 141

Forest Total 192 198 201 190 196

In resource areas on the Forest which have 305(b) and 303(d) listed watersheds, Alternative D would have 

the least number of unpaved motorized routes, followed by the No Action Alternative, Alternative E, 

Alternative B, with Alternative C having the highest number of these routes. This would indicate 

Alternative D as having the highest potential for improvement in water resource conditions within these 

impaired watersheds, with Alternatives B, C, and E having the increased potential for degradation. 

However, the above comparisons only work if the assumption is made that all miles of routes have equal 
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or potential for degradation. The above numbers are so close as to put into question whether there would 

be any detectable variation between the alternatives.

Site Specific Comparisons of Alternatives: 

A number of travel proposals carried forward in some alternatives involve opening motorized use on 

currently undesignated/unauthorized routes or on routes that would involve new construction. Some of 

these routes were identified as having a potential risk to water resources by their proximity to streams and 

wetlands and existing or potential erosion, rutting, and sediment transport issues identified during field 

visits. Specific proposals which would require new construction, substantial mitigation, or maintenance 

needs if implemented are shown in Table 3.2.9.

Table 3.2.9 Specific Mitigation, Maintenance, or Other Needs by Proposal and 

Alternative

Proposal Description Alternatives 

containing 

motorized use 

1011.2 Portions of route may involve new construction. Route crosses 

three perennial stream/seeps with wet meadow habitat. Mitigation 

may include moving route with new construction, cap and 

graveling of meadow portion of route, culverts or bridges over 

some streams. Stream alteration permit (CWA sec. 404) may be 

required.

B, C, E

1017.2 Portions of route involve new construction. Alignment of route 

would be required at Sheep Ck Lake to avoid wet meadow and 

stream crossing.

B, C, E

1248.2 Portions of route involve new construction. Depending on 

alignment, substantial mitigation may be necessary

C,E

2015 Route descends steep slope to perennial stream crossing with 

rutting erosion and direct sediment delivery to stream. Mitigation 

would involve rerouting and engineering the descent to the 

stream and a bridge or hardened ford. Stream alteration permit 

(CWA sec. 404) would be required.

B, C 

2028 Route crosses terrain with frequent seeps and wet pothole 

ponds. Frequent improved stream crossings and trail surfacing 

may be required if opened to motorized use.

C

2038 Existing motorized trail with resource damage occurring in 

meadows and on slopes. Maintenance needs include rerouting 

around wet meadows and reengineering on steep slopes. 

Proposal to close all or portions of trail to motorized use. 

A, C, E (partial)

2039 Existing motorized trail with resource damage occurring in 

meadows and at stream crossings. Maintenance needs would 

include large portions of route being relocated away from stream 

corridor and wetlands with a reduction to the minimum stream 

crossings needed of Big Brush Creek. 

C

2050 An existing motorized trail which passes through terrain with 

seeps and wet meadows. Portions of trail pass through wet soils 

with rutting occurring. Maintenance needs to reduce resource 

effects would involve relocating routes out of meadows and 

A, B, C, E 
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Table 3.2.9 Specific Mitigation, Maintenance, or Other Needs by Proposal and 

Alternative

Proposal Description Alternatives 

containing 

motorized use 

surfacing of trail where relocation is not possible. 

2090 Route ascends up several steep slopes with erosion gullying 

present. Sections of trail would need engineering to reduce 

erosion hazard. Possibly (switchbacks, waterbars, gravel 

surfacing) numerous spur routes off trail would need blocking to 

prevent continued motorized use.

C

2129, 2130.2 Route may involve new construction to form connection with 

other motorized routes. As drawn, the route passes through 

bouldery terrain with dispersed wet seeps. Trail surfacing and 

stream alteration permit (CWA sec 404) may be required. 

Barriers would be needed at intersection of trail if proposal to 

close trail to motorized use is brought forward (Alt’s B, D, and E). 

Route would designate motorized travel to OHVs greater and 

less than 50” axle width. The route forms connection with 

motorized trail open to ATV’s <50”. Barrier at connection would 

have to be constructed to prevent <50” use beyond this point. 

B, C, E

2144 Route would involve new construction. Its creation would bypass 

and allow closure of currently ATV trail with pronounced soil and 

water resource damage occurring along it. Would constitute an 

overall benefit to water resources in the area if proposal were 

adopted

B,C,D,E

2458 .05 miles of new construction to provide access to dispersed 

camping to the south of Paradise Park. This route replaces 2457 

which went through a wet meadow where resource damage was 

occurring.

B, C, D, E

2464 Approximately 2.3 miles of route on the east side of Oaks Park 

Reservoir adopted to move traffic away from wet meadow where 

resource damage is occurring. 

B, C, D, E

3074.6 Portions of route would involve surfacing in wet meadow and 

improvement of perennial stream crossings (may require stream 

alteration 404 permit) or rerouting the trail on hillside avoiding the 

meadow and stream. Construction on hillslopes may involve 

cutting and fill to develop a trail prism. 

B, C, E

3013 Route would involve new construction along contouring hillslopes 

with 10-40% gradient. Construction would involve cutting and 

filling of slope for development of trail prism. 

B, C, E

 
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Water Resources Conclusion of Alternatives: 

Based on overall measurements of the indicators discussed above, the proposed alternatives have been 

categorized in Table 3.2.10 relative to their potential adverse effects on water resources. 

Table 3.2.10 Potential Adverse Effects on Water Resources by Alternative

Alternative A 

No Action 

Alternative 

Alternative B 

Preferred 

Alternative 

Alternative C 

 

Alternative D 

 

Alternative E 

Highest number of 

potential adverse 

effects 

Moderate number 

of potential 

adverse effects 

Higher number of 

potential adverse 

effects 

Minimal number 

of potential 

adverse effects 

Moderate number 

of potential adverse 

effects 

Of the proposed alternatives, Alternative D represents the lowest potential for adversely affecting water 

resources. Alternatives B and E represent higher potential for adverse effects relative to Alternative D, 

lower potential for adverse effects when compared to Alternatives C and A. At the scale of analysis used 

in comparing the alternatives, a marked difference between potential effects associated with Alternatives 

B and E is not apparent. In the Flaming Gorge District Alternative E represents a reduced potential for 

water resource effects than Alternative B. In the remaining districts of the Forest Alternative B represents 

the reduced potential for water resource effects of these two Alternatives. 

Compared to the other alternatives, Alternatives C and A represent a higher potential for adverse water 

resource effects with Alternative A representing the highest relative potential for adverse water resource 

effects. 

Mitigation 

For those unauthorized routes that would be designated as motorized routes, the potential for adverse 

travel-related effects to soil and water resources can be reduced by following standards and guidelines 

regarding trail and road location, construction, and maintenance as found in Forest Service handbooks 

2509.22 (chapter10), 2309.18 (chapters 3, 4, 10 and 20), 7709.57 and 7709.58. 

Other site specific mitigation can include: seasonal closure of routes in areas prone to seasonally wet soils, 

rerouting sections of motorized trail which traverse meadows and wet soils, use of bridges or hardened 

fords at stream crossings, and in areas with fine grained substrate (prone to erosion) surfacing OHV trails 

200 feet either side of perennial stream crossings with gravel. See Soil and Water Resource Report, 

available from the Project Record, for site specific mitigation.

For routes not currently in the travel system, full implementation of a selected action alternative 

would not occur until mitigation is met.

3.2.6 Cumulative Effects 

In Travel Plan analysis, any route or trail that is not decommissioned can contribute to an overall 

cumulative effect on soil and water resources. Past and present Forest Service activities creating both 

permanent and temporary roads and trails include: vegetation management projects (such as timber sales, 

wildlife habitat enhancements, and prescribed fire,) roads created for mining and oil and gas development, 

developed and motorized dispersed recreation, as well as routes associated with special use permits 

allowing motorized access along utility corridors, irrigation canals, water wells, and range improvements. 

Unauthorized motorized use would continue to be a problem that adversely affects soil productivity and 

water quality. Problems are expected to occur adjacent to designated roads and motorized trails, especially 

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Reasonably foreseeable future projects that could either temporarily or permanently add to the miles of 

route include: Oil and gas development and exploration, timber salvage, vegetation management, 

recreation trail re-routing, and prescribed fire.

3.2.6.1 Soil Resource Cumulative Effects 

Cumulative effects boundaries are analyzed within the Forest boundary excluding the High Uintas 

Wilderness which receives no motorized use. Any route or trail that is not decommissioned can contribute 

sedimentation to streams and other water bodies impairing water quality. Erosion and compaction from 

routes and trails diminishes soil productivity. 

Cumulative Effects to Alpine

Activities that have taken place in alpine areas include mining, vegetation management, motorized 

dispersed recreation, utility access and grazing. Motorized routes are associated with all of these uses and 

even if the activity itself does not occur in the alpine areas, the road can bisect the alpine landscape. 

Hiking trails also exist in these areas Forest-wide and can be responsible for degraded water quality and 

soil productivity especially when poorly placed. Motorized routes and trails in all action alternatives 

except for alternative D would increase miles of route in alpine areas of the Roosevelt-Duchesne District. 

Since motorized dispersed camping would be excluded from most alpine areas, and in those areas where it 

would be allowed, the camping area would be reduced from 300 to 150 feet (no alpine is found in the 

Wyoming portion of the Forest), soil productivity would be improved in those areas that would prohibit 

motorized dispersed camping.. However, the current condition in alpine areas is a tendency to create 

unauthorized motorized routes off existing travel routes, additional miles of route would create more 

opportunities for unauthorized use. 

Cumulative effects from past and present activity and increased miles of route associated with 

Alternatives B, C and E would degrade soil productivity in alpine areas. Alternative D would decrease 

miles of route in alpine areas and not add to cumulative effects.

Cumulative Effects to Limestone Plateau Association

Activities that occur on the Limestone Plateau Association (LPA) of the Roosevelt-Duchesne Districts 

include mining, vegetation, management, grazing, hiking, and motorized dispersed recreation. Much of 

this area is open and easy to access from existing routes and unauthorized use exists here as it does in 

alpine areas. Increased miles of motorized route in Alternatives B, C and E would degrade soil 

productivity in the LPA by providing more motorized route through areas where unauthorized access is 

probable. Alternative D decreases the number of miles of route in this area and would improve soil 

productivity.

Cumulative effects from past and present activity and increased miles of route associated with 

Alternatives B, C, and E would degrade soil productivity in the LPA. Alternative D would decrease miles 

of route in the Limestone Plateau Association and would decrease the rate/amount of cumulative effects.

Cumulative Effects to Wet Meadows and Riparian Corridors

Wet meadow areas and riparian corridors are widely dispersed throughout the Forest. As a result these 

areas are more prone to be in areas where management activities take place. Activities such as: vegetation 

management, oil and gas development, mining, hiking, grazing, utility corridors, dispersed and developed 

camping, and irrigation canals utilize soil resources for both motorized and foot routes and trails to access 

the area of use. Wet meadow areas exist in the hatched travel area of the current travel plan on the Vernal 

Ranger District, with approximately ten miles of motorized route going through wet meadows and riparian 

corridors. The hatched travel area would not be in any of the action alternatives therefore overall miles of 

route are less in all of the action alternatives inside the hatched travel area. Approximately three miles of 

new construction would take place on the Flaming Gorge Ranger District in Alternatives B, C and E with 

possible passage through wet meadow and riparian corridor areas causing degradation to soil productivity. 
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Motorized dispersed camping would be decreased from 300 feet to 150 feet in Utah, which should 

improve soil productivity in those areas.

Cumulative effects from past and present activity and action alternatives would be minimal for wet 

meadow and riparian corridor areas as overall there would be fewer routes and decreased motorized 

dispersed camping areas. In the reasonably foreseeable future however, proposed oil and gas development 

would increase motorized routes and add well pads that could potentially affect wet meadow and riparian 

corridors as the area where this activity would take place is Sowers Canyon with a perennial stream on the 

South Unit of the Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger District. 

Overall there would be a reduction of miles of motorized routes traversing through wet meadows and 

riparian corridors in all action alternatives from the current condition. 

3.2.6.2 Water Resource Cumulative Effects 

Cumulative effects to water resources were analyzed within the Forest boundary. Cumulative effects were 

also analyzed outside of the Forest boundary when assessing potential effects to state-listed municipal 

watersheds as well as 303(d)/305(b) listed watersheds located within and adjacent to the Ashley National 

Forest. 

Non-Travel Plan related cumulative effects 

Past, present, and reasonably foreseeable management activities on the Forest (detailed in Chapter 3 

Section 3.12 Cumulative Effects) pose potential cumulative effects to water resources in varying ways. 

Roads and trails associated with the transportation network (forest, state, and federal) recreation, oil and 

gas development, alternative energy developments, utility corridors, vegetation management projects 

(including timber harvest, wildlife habitat management and fuels reduction), grazing improvements, 

drinking water developments, and mining operations on the Forest can affect the hydrologic regime by 

collecting and altering surface water flow, impeding infiltration, accelerating delivery of storm water 

sediment and other pollutants to stream channels. These affects can in turn alter stream bank stability and 

water quality.

Grazing by (livestock, horse and pack stock, and wildlife) can potentially affect water resources through 

physical alteration of stream banks, vegetation use of streamside meadow and riparian zones and the 

impairment of water quality. 

Prescribed fire and wildfire can affect water resources by increasing water and sediment yield to streams 

as well as increases in pH, nitrates, phosphorus, and other nutrients associated with sediment delivery. 

Affects to a watershed can vary depending on the amount and severity of a burn, residual organic material 

left in the soil, the riparian vegetation remaining after a burn, slope, inherent soil conditions and the 

potential for vegetative recovery. In the case of wildfire these affects can be far more acute and 

widespread with impacts lasting up to decades (Robichaud, 2000). 

Timber management can alter the water yield and timing of annual peak runoff within snowmeltdominated watersheds. Depending on the amount of a watershed managed changes in flows can affect 

stream channel stability.

Recreation activities in close proximity to water can have localized effects to bank stability and increased 

sediment inputs to streams. Motorized dispersed camping can pose an additional risk to water quality 

through delivery of fecal-colliform and other contaminants to streams. Fishing and other aquatic 

activities can additionally contribute to the spread of invasive aquatic species.

Noxious weed management can pose a localized effect to water quality by risk of herbicide inputs to 

streams and water bodies. Noxious weeds if uncontrolled can result in widespread watershed degradation 

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Reservoirs, canals and other water diversions can displace wetland habitat, interrupt seasonal cycles of 

high and low stream flows, dewater channels, while augmenting flows to other channels leading to 

channel erosion, sedimentation, and bank instability. 

Cumulative Effects: by Water Resource Measures 

The measures used in this Travel Plan analysis (“Miles of Unpaved Motorized Route in Municipal 

Watersheds: Surface Water Source Protection Zones 1-2,” ”Miles of Unpaved Motorized Route Within 

300’ of Perennial Streams,” “Miles of Unpaved Motorized Route Encroaching on Perennial Streams,” 

“Miles of Unpaved Motorized Route Crossing Meadow and Riparian Willow Habitat,” and “Unpaved 

Motorized Route Crossings of Perennial Streams”) indicate for all proposed Alternatives B-E an overall 

(Forestwide) reduction in routes and their effects compared to the current condition (Alternative A.) This 

is largely attributable to the reductions in undesignated routes currently under use in the Vernal Ranger 

district. 

The measures “Miles of Unpaved Motorized Route Within 300’ of Lakes >1 acre” and “Miles of 

Unpaved Motorized Route in 303(d) and 305(b) Listed Watersheds” indicate an overall increase in routerelated cumulative affects over the current condition for proposed Alternatives B, C and E. In the case of 

the lakes measure, this is attributable to adoption of additional routes around the Flaming Gorge 

Reservoir. 

For the “Miles of Unpaved Motorized Route Within Transient Groundwater Source Protection Zones 1-3” 

measure there was little discernible difference between the proposed alternatives over the existing 

condition. For this measure there was no discernible contribution to cumulative effects. 

Water Resource Cumulative Effects Conclusions: by Alternative

Alternative B 

Five of the eight measures used as indicators in this section of the Travel Analysis, reflect the potential for 

an overall decrease in route-related cumulative effects to water resources. This reduction is most 

pronounced in the Vernal District. 

In the Flaming Gorge District there would be an increase in routes within 300’ of lakes, due to adoption of 

currently unauthorized routes near the Flaming Gorge Reservoir. On the South Unit of the Duchesne 

district there would be a 5 mile increase in motorized routes within 303(d) and 305 (b) listed watersheds 

due to adoption of currently unauthorized routes. Within these same watersheds however the miles of 

unpaved motorized routes within 300’ of perennial streams would remain unchanged.

Forest-wide approximately 1.6 miles of new construction of motorized trail would be associated with this 

alternative. 

Potential effects from these routes could add to cumulative effects in the localized areas mentioned, while 

Forest-wide a reduction in travel route related cumulative effects to water resources would occur.

Alternative C

By five of the eight measures this alternative reflects an overall decrease in route-related cumulative 

effects to water resources when viewed Forest-wide. This reduction mainly associated with the reduction 

of currently undesignated motorized routes within the Vernal District. 

On the Flaming Gorge District, adoption of currently unauthorized motorized routes would result in 

additional localized effects to water resources based on measures for buffers within 300’ of lakes, 

perennial streams, and surface water source protection zones of municipal watersheds. 

On the Roosevelt and Duchesne Districts Alternative C would result in additional localized effects based 

on measures for buffers within 300’ of perennial streams, and unpaved motorized route crossings of 

perennial streams. 
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Forest-wide approximately 2.7 miles of new construction of motorized trail would be associated with this 

alternative. 

When compared to the current condition, potential effects from Alternative C could add to cumulative 

effects in the localized areas mentioned, while Forest-wide a reduction in travel route related effects to 

water resources would occur. This reduction is the least of the proposed alternatives. 

Alternative D

By seven of the eight measures this alternative reflects the potential for an overall decrease in routerelated cumulative effects to water resources on the Forest. The remaining measure (the 300 foot buffer to 

lakes greater than an acre) would represent no additional cumulative effect to the current condition. 

No new construction of motorized routes would be associated with this alternative. Both Forest-wide and 

locally this alternative would represent the greatest reduction in travel route effects to water resources. 

3.2.7 Forest Plan Consistency 

While all the action alternatives would meet Forest Plan Standards and Guidelines for soil resources, 

Alternative D, which has the fewest miles of designated routes, would meet the Forest Service goal of 

maintaining or increasing soil productivity (NFMA) because it is the only alternative that consistently has 

the lowest number of miles therefore the potential to increase soil productivity. Alternative A would 

maintain soil productivity, and Alternatives B, C and E, which include approximately three miles of new 

road construction, would decrease soil productivity in areas where this activity takes place.

Alternative D would best meet the Forest Plan goal of improving and conserving basic soil resources 

protecting the watershed from erosion by decreasing the number of miles of hardened surface that channel 

flow and sediment into water ways and wet meadows. The overall cost of protecting resources would be 

less where there are fewer routes to provide access to sensitive areas.
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3.3 Wildlife Resources ___________________________ 

3.3.1 Introduction 

Forest roads and motorized trails have the potential to affect wildlife and their habitat depending 

on the mode of motorized travel, type (width and surfacing) and location of the road, traffic 

volume and speed of travel, and the season of use by both animal and vehicle (Forman and 

Alexander 1998, Trombulak and Frissell 2000, Wisdom et al. 2000). Roads influence wildlife in 

numerous ways including a direct loss of habitat, changes in the quality and or effectiveness of 

the adjacent habitats, increasing habitat fragmentation, alteration of wildlife movements, and 

direct mortality from vehicle collisions (ibid). Travel-management-related impacts on wildlife 

vary with the volume, timing, and type of travel; the species of wildlife in the area; the habitats 

involved; time of day or season of year; and a myriad of other factors. However, not all species 

respond negatively to an increase in roads. Roads may increase prey for aerial predators such as 

hawks (Forman and Alexander 1998). 

Wisdom et al. (2000, pp 112-123) offered a summary of 13 road-associated factors that 

negatively affect habitats or populations of terrestrial vertebrates. The following Road-associated 

Factors and Effects are condensed and summarized from his review:

• Habitat Loss and Fragmentation Including Negative Edge Effects – Roads can have the 

direct impact of converting large areas of habitat into non-habitat, while the indirect 

impacts of noise and exhaust can further reduce habitat quality and create avoidance of 

additional habitat in the surrounding area. In addition, species that respond negatively to 

openings or linear edges, such as habitat-interior species, avoid areas near roads.

• Disturbance, Displacement, Avoidance, Harassment (i.e., chronic negative interactions 

with humans) – Roads can directly interfere with life functions at specific use sites (e.g., 

increased disturbance of nest sites, breeding leks, or communal roost sites). This can 

result in spatial shifts of individuals and populations away from a road in relation to 

human activities on or near a road.

• Collisions – Death or injury resulting from a motorized vehicle running over or hitting an 

animal on a road.

• Over-hunting, Over-trapping, Poaching, and Collection – Roads can facilitate greater 

access into areas used for hunting and trapping and result in legal and illegal over-harvest 

of wildlife resources.

• Snag and Downed Log Reduction – Roads facilitate firewood collection which can result 

in a loss of snags and downed logs. Larger snags are typically desired by woodcutters and 

are also the most beneficial to many wildlife species such as flammulated owls.

• Barriers to Travel or Movement – Preclusion of dispersal, migration, or other movements 

as posed by a road itself or by human activities on or near a road or road network
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3.3.2 Issues and Indicators 

3.3.2.1 Wildlife Issue 1 (Disturbance) 

Motorized travel on roads and trails may adversely affect threatened, endangered, and Forest 

Service Sensitive Species (TES) through displacement due to disturbance. 

Indicators

• Miles motorized roads and trails in known TE or S species habitat. 

• Acres of TE or S habitat affected by designated roads and trails.

3.3.2.2 Wildlife Issue 2 (Habitat Loss, Fragmentation) 

Designating new or unauthorized routes for motor vehicle use may result in changes to, or loss, 

of habitat due to construction or maintenance needs (widening the track, surfacing the route) of

these routes. 

Indicators

• Miles of designated routes within known TE or S habitat.

• Acres of TE or S habitat affected by roads and motorized trails.

3.3.2.3 Wildlife Issue 3 (Big Game Habitat and Disturbance) 

Motorized travel may affect summer and winter big game (elk and deer) habitat and increase 

vulnerability during hunting season. Roads left open to vehicular traffic may adversely affect use 

of the area by elk, and to a lesser extent, by deer. 

Indicators: 

• Density (mile/mile2) of open NFS roads and motorized trails by District within critical 

habitat (winter range and critical summer range).

• Acres of critical elk and deer winter range affected by motorized travel.

Assumptions: 

Assumptions were made concerning the effects of the travel management plan as it relates to 

species analyzed. Some of those assumptions include: 

• There will be changes to the category of uses among motorized, mechanized, and nonmotorized/non-mechanized uses that will result in various levels of impacts on individual 

species across the forest. 

• There will be two types of impacts on species: (1) impacts related to the actual footprint 

of the road or trail affecting habitat and (2) disturbance activities resulting from the use of 

the routes. 

• Decommissioning of identified routes may take years to be fully rehabilitated and 

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• Alternative A is the current system of NF roads and trails on the forest and thus 

considered to be the baseline for comparison for all action alternatives (Alternatives B, C, 

D, and E). 

• Many of the tables displayed in this document standardize the changes in routes for 

comparison purposes. To make comparisons of differing types of habitats and differing 

sizes of habitats for the various species considered, most analyses for terrestrial species 

use the amount of change in acres of the species habitat in the routes for each alternative 

or the use density of miles of routes per square mile of habitat.

3.3.3 Forest Plan Direction 

The Forest Plan provides some direction to travel management as it relates to wildlife and 

wildlife habitat. This direction is as follows: (USDA Forest Service 1986) 

• Page IV-14 and IV-15, I. – Recreation

• Roads or trails maintained on the Forest transportation system may be restricted 

seasonally to protect wildlife species and habitat.

• Page IV-16, II. – Recreation

• Obliterate road or trail and exclude it from the Forest’s transportation system if: b) the 

road or trail and its associated use is causing resource damage by: 3) displacing wildlife.

• Page IV-16, III. – Recreation

• Areas may be closed or restricted c) to protect natural resources and prevent damage to 

the natural values or functions of the ecosystems.

• Page IV-29, 2. – Wildlife and Fish

• Establish and maintain thermal and security needs to meet the Forest’s big game and 

Management Indicator Species habitat objectives.

• Page IV-30, 3. – Wildlife and Fish

• Resource management activities will be allowed if they will not adversely affect any T 

and E or sensitive species.

Forest Plan direction will be followed under all action alternatives as it relates to travel 

management and wildlife.

Standard and guidelines from the Goshawk Amendment to the Forest Plan that apply to the 

Travel Plan are as follows: 

• Standard (r) - Prohibit forest manipulation within active nest areas (30 acres) during the 

active nesting period. For non-vegetative activities adjacent to a new nest site or a new 

activity adjacent to an established nest, Guideline (s) applies.

• Guideline (s) – In active nest areas (approximately 30 acres) restrict Forest Service 

management activities and human uses for which Forests issue permits during the active 

nesting period, unless it is determined that the disturbance is not likely to result in nest 

abandonment. If the disturbance is likely to result in nest abandonment, a biological 

evaluation (BE) must be completed. To implement the action the BE must conclude that 
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the action is consistent with the intent of the Conservation Strategy and Agreement for the 

Management of the Northern Goshawk.

• Guideline (v) Forest vegetative manipulation within PFA’s (ii) – Management activities 

should be restricted during the active nesting period. The active nesting period will 

normally occur between March 1st and September 30th.

3.3.4 Area and Method of Analysis 

Project Area: The project area comprises the entire Ashley National Forest. However, the 

Environmental Consequences section was broken up and analyzed according to the district boundaries. 

Life History and Habitat Requirements: The white papers “Life Histories and Population 

Analysis for Management Indicator Species of the Ashley National Forest” (USDA Forest Service 2006) 

and “Life History and Analysis of Endangered, Threatened, Candidate, and Sensitive Species of the 

Ashley National Forest.” are a comprehensive description of life histories and habitat requirements for 

species that occur or have habitat within the Forest. “Life Histories and Population Analysis for 

Management Indicator Species of the Ashley National Forest” document provides estimates on population 

trends for Management Indicator Species (MIS). Principle habitats described in these papers were used to 

access the habitat conditions for the Motorized Travel Plan project. Habitat coverage’s used in this 

document were developed by identifying habitat requirements for each species, with Forest GIS 

vegetation data used to map potentially suitable habitat across the Forest. It is recognized that the number 

of acres discussed as potentially suitable habitat may be higher than actual or occupied habitat. These 

possible differences in acres could occur due to the resolution of the Forest vegetation data used for the 

analysis, which were based at the Forest scale. These data are continually being refined at the project 

level.

Species Presence and Habitat Availability: Species presence data was compiled from District 

and Forest-wide survey information, and survey data from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 

(Ashley National Forest Unpub. data). Habitat availability was derived by using a GIS vegetation layer 

generated from aerial photo and ground interpretation.

General Method of Analysis-Road Impacts on Habitat Availability: The effects of 

roads have had many analyzed by many researchers. Some of these researchers have attempted to 

quantify a “road effect zone” based on changes in stream and wetland drainage, the impact of salt 

reaching water bodies, habitat invasion by exotic species planted on roadsides, and changes in 

animal habitat and movement patterns for large mammals, forest and grassland birds, and 

amphibians (Forman and Deblinger 2000, pp36-46). The degree of impacts on these types of 

resources is influenced by the type of road (size, surfacing) and the associated volume and speed 

of motorized traffic and noise generated by such traffic (ibid, Tombalak and Frissell 2000, p19). 

Currently, the Forest does not have this detailed site specific information. Lacking this 

information, this analysis focuses on quantifying the direct effects of roads on habitat availability 

for most species by multiplying the miles of road by average road width based on the engineering 

classification type (i.e., Operational Maintenance Levels 1-5). To simplify the analysis, several 

classification types were lumped into the same zone of influence (the highest zone of influence 

for the classification types were used for the analysis). The following Zone of Influence (ZOI) 

was used for this analysis: motorized trails under 50 inches wide = 6 feet wide; Operational 

Maintenance Level 1 and 2 (Unimproved and 4WD) = 14 feet wide; Operational Maintenance 

level 3, 4, and 5 (Improved and Paved Roads) = 30 feet wide (Mortenson 2008). A length of road 

bisecting potentially suitable habitat was multiplied by the ZOI to arrive at a direct impact on 

potentially habitat availability in acres.
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Other analysis using road density, habitat effectiveness, and road buffers are described in 

individual species accounts (i.e., mule deer, and Rocky Mountain elk). This includes general 

Forest Plan guidelines and general road management guidance for the Northern Goshawk. 

Analysis summaries and conclusions will be presented in this document, and species may be 

grouped by effect. Detailed, species specific information including existing condition, methods of 

analysis, effected environment, and determination of proposed actions by species can be found in 

the Wildlife Specialist Report available in the project record.

The techniques and methodologies used in this analysis consider the best available science. The 

analysis includes a summary of credible scientific evidence which is relevant to evaluating 

reasonably foreseeable impacts. The analysis also identifies methods used and references the 

scientific sources relied on. The conclusions are based on a scientific analysis that shows a 

through review of relevant scientific information.

Wildlife Resource: Wildlife species selected for this analysis are composed of:

• Species that are listed as Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, or Candidate under the 

Endangered Species Act (USDI 2007 and 2008),

• Sensitive Species listed on the Regional Forester’s Sensitive Species List (USDA 2003),

• Management Indicator Species as designated by the Forest Plan (USDA 1986),

• Other Species of Concern. This category includes neotropical migratory birds from the 

Birds of Conservation Concern list (USDI FWS 2002), priority species from the Utah 

Partners in Flight List (Parrish et al. 2002).

3.3.4 Affected Environment 

Motorized forest roads and trails have the potential to affect wildlife and their habitat depending 

on the mode of motorized travel, type (width and surfacing) and location of the road, traffic 

volume and speed of travel, and the season of use by both animal and vehicle (Forman and 

Sperling 2003, Forman and Alexander 1998, Trombulak and Frissell 2000, Wisdom et al. 2000). 

Roads influence wildlife in numerous ways, including a direct loss of habitat, changes in the 

quality and/or effectiveness of the adjacent habitats, increasing habitat fragmentation, alteration 

of wildlife movements, and direct mortality from vehicle collisions (ibid).

Table 3.3.1 summarizes the current condition, findings, and detailed information available in the 

Wildlife Report.

Table 3.3.1 Species Analyzed, Existing Condition and Whether Further Analysis was 

Completed

Species (Status) Wildlife Species Existing Condition Carried 

Forward 

for 

Analysis

Threatened and Endangered Species

Black-footed 

Ferret (E)

Sixteen records of black-footed ferrets (specimens and sightings) are 

known from Sweetwater County. An experimental population was 

established in Uintah County southeast of Vernal, UT on lands managed 

by the BLM. Suitable habitat may exist on the Flaming Gorge National 

Recreation Area (NRA). Although there is potential habitat for BlackNo
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Table 3.3.1 Species Analyzed, Existing Condition and Whether Further Analysis was 

Completed

Species (Status) Wildlife Species Existing Condition Carried 

Forward 

for 

Analysis

footed ferrets on the Flaming Gorge Ranger District, there is no critical 

habitat designated on the Forest, and there are no black-footed ferret 

populations near the Forest. Therefore there would be “no effect” to the 

Black-footed ferret from implementation of the Travel Plan and the blackfooted ferret will not be discussed in the analysis section of this report.

Canada Lynx (T) Approximately 645,741 acres of habitat has been designated within lynx 

analysis units (LAUs) on the Forest, except the South Unit of the 

Roosevelt/Duchesne RD. Of these 1,513 acres (0.2%) of habitat is 

directly impacted by approximately 739 miles of designated routes.

Yes

Mexican Spotted 

Owl (T)a

Mexican spotted owls have been found in Dinosaur National Monument. 

No nesting Mexican spotted owls have been located anywhere on the 

Forest and no critical habitat has been designated on Forest Service 

lands within the project areas. There is approximately 289,035 acres of 

marginal MSO habitat of which 281 acres (0.1% is directly impacted the 

118 miles of designated routes.

Yes

Yellow-billed 

Cuckcoo (C)d 

There have been no detections of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo within the 

Forest. Because habitat within the project area would be considered 

marginal and not large enough to sustain breading Yellow-billed 

Cuckcoos it is determined that there will be “no effect” to the yellow-billed 

cuckoo from implementation of the travel plan and this species will not be 

discussed in the analysis section of this report

No

Intermountain Regional Forester’s Sensitive Species 

Bald eagle (S) Bald eagles are known to occur on the Forest, primarily near Flaming 

Gorge Reservoir and the Green River corridor during the winter months. 

Although there are no known nests on the Forest there is one nest within a 

mile of the NRA. There are approximately 140,756 acres of habitat on the 

Forest of which 259 acres (0.2%) is marginal and is directly impacted by 

65 miles of NFS routes.

Yes

Northern 

Goshawk c e (S)

62 known territories have been located within the project area, of which 

less than half are occupied any given year. Of the approximately 35,694 

acres of designated post-fledgling area (PFA) habitat in the project area, 

179 acres (0.05%) has been directly impacted from 70 miles of NFS 

routes.

Yes

Peregrine Falconb

(S) 

There are 2 peregrine flacon nests that have been documented on the 

Forest. One along the Green River on the Flaming Gorge Ranger District 

and the other on the Vernal Ranger District. There are no roads within 1⁄4 

mile of either nest. Of the approximately 115,331 acres of habitat on the 

Forest 207 acres (0.2%) is directly impacted by approximately 92 miles of 

NFS routes.

Yes

Boreal Owl (S) There have been four detections of boreal owls on the Forest, but no 

nests have been found. Of the approximately 440,492 acres of habitat of 

the Forest, 408 (0.1%) is directly impacted by 214 miles of NFS routes.

Yes

Great Gray Owl 

(S)

Though occurrence of this species in the Uinta Mountains is considered 

“rare” or “outside its normal range”, there have been three great gray owls 

detected during calling surveys on the Ashley NF. Of the approximately 

486,563 acres of habitat on the Forest 1,174 acres (0.3%) is directly 

impacted by 501 miles of NFS routes.

Yes

Flammulated Owl 

(S)

This species has been detected at several locations across the Forest. Of 

the approximately 237,647 acres of habitat on the Forest 816 acres (0.4%) 

of habitat is directly impacted by 346 miles of NFS routes.

Yes

Three-toed 

Woodpeckerc (S)

This species has been found across the Forest in many locations. Of the 

approximately 737,474 acres of habitat on the Forest, 1,907 acres (0.3%) 

is directly impacted by 806 miles of NFS routes.

Yes
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Table 3.3.1 Species Analyzed, Existing Condition and Whether Further Analysis was 

Completed

Species (Status) Wildlife Species Existing Condition Carried 

Forward 

for 

Analysis

Greater Sagegrousec e (S)

This species are well distributed throughout its limited range on the forest 

and surveys indicate populations are viable, stable and in a slight upward 

trend. Of the approximately 66,910 acres of habitat on the Forest, 304 

acres (0.5%) is directly impacted by 139 miles of NFS routes. 

Yes

Trumpeter Swan 

(S) and Common 

Loon (S)

Although, these species typically do not occur on the Forest these species 

have been known to occasionally occur on Flaming Gorge Reservoir 

during migration. Of the approximately 59,744 acres of habitat on the 

Forest, 14 acres (0.04%) is directly impacted by 6 miles of NFS routes. 

Since these species only occasionally visit Flaming Gorge Reservoir 

during migration and because the potential for the proposed changes to 

the travel plan to effect these species is very low, it is determined that 

there would be “no impact” to these species. 

No

Spotted Batc (S) 

and Townsend’s 

Big-eared Batc (S)

Bat surveys conducted on the Forest have detected both spotted bats and 

Townsend’s big-eared bats. Of the approximately 443,268 acres of habitat 

on the Forest 2,100 acres (0.5%) is directly impacted by 894 miles of NFS 

routes.

Yes

Pygmy Rabbit (S) Modeled distribution and habitat of the pygmy rabbit does not include the 

Ashley NF, except for the Wyoming portion of the NRA where this species 

in known to occur. Of the approximately 57,788 acres of habitat, 341 acres 

(0.6%) is directly impacted by 155 miles of NFS routes.

Yes

Wolverine (S) There has been no documented sighting of wolverines in the Uinta 

Mountains and in Utah. However, wolverine habitat does occur on the 

Forest. Of the approximately 794,588 acres of habitat on the Forest, 1,311 

acres (0.2%) is directly impacted by 508 miles of NFS routes.

Yes

Bighorn Sheep The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) began transplanting 

Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep to lands administered by the Ashley NF as 

early as 1983. There are five bighorn sheep herds that occur, or at least 

partially occur, on the Ashley NF. All 5 herds, with the exception of the 

Hoop Lake Herd appear to be doing well (UDWR 2008a, UDWR 2009). 

Two of the herds (North Slope Bare Top and North Slope Sheep Creek) are 

doing well enough to sustain annual hunting. The North Slope Hoop Lake 

herd primarily occurs on the Uinta Wasatch-Cache NF, but a small number 

of rams do migrate to the Ashley NF during part of the summer (UDWR 

2009). Although the Wasatch Mountains, Avintaquin herd was transplanted 

on State and private land, the sheep have since moved and spend a large 

part of their time on the Forest (UDWR 2009). Of the approximately 

206.431 acres of habitat on the Forest, 392 (0.2%) is directly impacted by 

approximately 147 mile of NFS routes.

Yes
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Table 3.3.1 Species Analyzed, Existing Condition and Whether Further Analysis was 

Completed

Species (Status) Wildlife Species Existing Condition Carried 

Forward 

for 

Analysis

Management indicator Species

Rocky Mountain 

elk (MIS)

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) has set elk population 

objectives for each of the elk subunits in the state. The elk populations for 

these subunits have nearly met or exceed the population objectives set by 

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources within the five wildlife management 

subunits in which the Forest occurs. Suitable habitat (nearly all vegetation 

types on the Forest) for elk, including calving areas, occurs within the 

Forest. Critical elk habitat occurs on all Districts and is characterized by 

either its importance to elk in the winter or its importance to elk in the 

summer. Elk populations on the Forest appear to be stable, sustain an 

annual harvest, and habitat is well distributed across the Forest and is 

sufficient to sustain a viable elk population. Of the approximately 261,557 

acres of habitat, 924 acres (0.4%) of critical habitat id directly impacted by 

360 miles of NFS routes.

Yes

Mule deer (MIS) The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has set mule deer population 

objectives for each of the mule deer subunits in the state. The mule deer 

populations for the five subunits in which the Forest occurs are below the 

population objectives. Suitable habitat (nearly all vegetation types on the 

Forest) for deer, including fawning areas, occurs within the Forest. Critical 

deer habitat occurs on all Districts and is characterized by either its 

importance to deer in the winter or its importance to deer in the summer. 

Based on the data described in the MIS Report, mule deer population on 

the Forest is stable to slightly decreasing, but sustains an annual harvest 

and remains viable. Based on these same data, it also appears that the 

Forest provides mule deer habitat that is well distributed across the Forest 

and is sufficient to sustain a viable mule deer population. Of the 165,147 

acres of critical habitat, 571 acres (0.4%) is directly impacted by 215 miles 

of NFS routes.

Yes

Northern Goshawk 

(MIS)

Greater SageGrouse

Habitat acres available and currently impacted are in the Sensitive 

Species section of this table.

Based on statistical analysis, the goshawk population trend across the 

Forest appears to be stable. It also appears that the Forest supports a 

viable goshawk population and continues to provide well-distributed 

habitat across the Forest for this species.

Based on the data described in the MIS Report, the sage grouse 

population on the Forest is viable, stable, and in the last five to ten years 

there appears to be a slight upward trend. It also appears that sage 

grouse are well distributed throughout its limited range on the Forest. 

Yes

Yes
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Table 3.3.1 Species Analyzed, Existing Condition and Whether Further Analysis was 

Completed (continued)

Species (Status) Species (Status) Species 

(Status)

Management indicator Species

Golden Eagle

(MIS)

There are three known golden eagle nest locations on the Ashley NF. 

Based on the data described in the MIS Report, the golden eagle 

population trend on the Forest is stable but at low numbers. It is also 

believed that the Forest provides golden eagle habitat that is well 

distributed across the Forest and is sufficient to sustain a viable 

population of golden eagles. Of the approximately 604,983 acres of 

habitat, 2,024 acres (0.4%) is directly impacted by 873 miles of NFS 

routes.

Yes

Warbling Vireo 

and Red-naped 

Sapsucker (MIS)

Based on the data described in the MIS Report, the red-naped 

sapsucker and warbling vireo population trends on the Forest are 

stable. Habitat that is well distributed across the Forest and is sufficient 

to sustain viable populations of the red-naped sapsucker and warbling 

vireo. Of the approximately 160,714 acres of habitat, 612 (0.4%) is 

directly impacted by 257 miles of NFS routes.

Yes

Lincoln’s Sparrow 

and Song 

Sparrow (MIS)

Based on the data described in the MIS Report, the Lincoln’s sparrow 

and song sparrow population trends on the Forest are stable. The 

Forest provides habitat that is well distributed across the Forest and is 

sufficient to sustain viable populations of the Lincoln’s sparrow and 

song sparrow. Of the approximate 17,971 acres of habitat on the 

Forest, 120 acres (0.7%) is directly impacted by 57 miles of NFS 

routes.

Yes

White-tailed 

Ptarmigan (MIS)

Habitat for the white-tailed ptarmigan occurs on all Districts of the 

Forest, except for the South Unit portion of the Roosevelt/Duchesne 

RD. Based on the data described in the MIS Report, the white-tailed 

ptarmigan population on the Forest is viable, stable, and is well 

distributed throughout its limited range on the Forest. Of the 

approximate 168,391 acres of habitat on the Forest, 8 acres (0.007%) 

is directly impacted by 5 miles of NFS routes.

Yes

a State of Utah Threatened Species

b State of Utah Endangered Species

c State of Utah Species with special concern due to substantial decrease in population, distribution, or habitat availability OR 

limited distribution or specialized habitat use. 

d Candidate for Federal Listing

e Also an Ashley NF Management Indicator Species.

f On the Utah Partners in Flight List (UPIF) g On the Birds of Conservation Concern List (BCC) h On both the UPIF and BCC lists

Other Species of Concern 

Uinta Mountain Snail 

This snail is known to occur in only two locations on the Forest and neither location would be 

affected by any of the proposed roads. Furthermore, the US Fish and Wildlife Service 90-Day 

Finding determined that there is insufficient evidence that supports the Uinta Mountain snail as a 

separate species, and further determined that this snail does not merit federal listing (USDI Fand

WS 2005). Therefore, effects from the proposed travel plan to this snail will not be analyzed in 

this document.
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Birds of Conservation Concern (Migratory Birds) and Utah Partners in Flight (PFI) 

Priority Species 

A complete list of birds from both these lists that are known to occur or are suspected to occur on 

the Ashley National Forest can be found in the project record (available upon request). Several 

species on the Birds of Conservation Concern and PIF Priority Species lists occur or have 

habitats within the Forest. These species are the black rosy-finch, black-throated gray warbler, 

sage sparrow, Brewer’s sparrow, greater sage grouse, broad-tailed hummingbird, flammulated 

owl, golden eagle, peregrine falcon, three-toed woodpecker, Williamson’s sapsucker, Lewis’s 

woodpecker, red-naped sapsucker, Virginia’s warbler, pinyon jay, pygmy nuthatch, and gray 

vireo. 

Existing Condition: The flammulated owl, bald eagle, peregrine falcon, and three-toed 

woodpecker are sensitive species and are discussed in detail in the Sensitive Species section of 

this report. The greater sage grouse is both a sensitive species and an MIS and is discussed in the 

Sensitive Species section of this report. The red-naped sapsucker and golden eagle are MIS and 

are discussed in the MIS section of this report. Refer to those sections in this report for analysis 

on those species.

The black rosy-finch is associated with alpine habitat and the broad-tailed humming bird is 

associated with riparian habitat. The Williamson’s sapsucker is associated with conifer forests 

and aspen habitat types. The Lewis’s woodpecker is associated with the ponderosa pine conifer 

type. The pygmy nuthatch and the Virginia’s warbler are associated with ponderosa pine and 

pinyon/juniper habitat types. The black-throated gray warbler, pinyon jay, and gray vireo are 

associated with the pinyon/juniper and desert shrub habitat types. The Brewer’s sparrow, sage 

sparrow, burrowing owl, northern harrier, prairie falcon, and loggerhead shrike are associated 

with sagebrush, desert shrub, and grasslands (Nature Serve 2003, DeGraaf et.al. 1991). Effects to 

these species will be analyzed and compared with those species in the sensitive species list and/or 

MIS list that have similar habitat requirements. All species will be analyzed by Districts.

3.3.5 Environmental Consequences 

Introduction 

The tables in this section indicate the change in the amount of “designated routes” on the Forest/District. 

Impacts will be assessed from the corresponding change in acres of the affected habitat for these species. 

However, nearly all the increase of designated routes in the Action Alternatives currently exist on the 

ground as existing undesignated or unauthorized routes. Therefore, because these routes already exist on 

the ground, the actual impacts to wildlife habitat from changing the status of the road (“existing 

undesignated” to “designated” or “unauthorized” to “designated”) would be less than what is shown in the 

tables. Because motorized travel on undesignated routes would be prohibited with the implementation of 

an action alternative, current effects to wildlife would be largely reduced in the hatched area. 

Effects to wildlife from the action alternatives will be analyzed in four ways; 

1) The amount of habitat affected from the new designations of routes (change of designated 

routes from Alternative A) and the percent of habitat it would affect;

2) Putting this change in context with what actually exists on the ground; 

3) The amount of reduction of affected habitat in the hatched travel area of the Vernal 

RD; and 

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It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that 

some individuals of wildlife species may be affected by noise related to use of these 

roads/trails. Thus the effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a 

greater amount of habitat than the actual road prism. The distance to which a species 

would be affected will vary by species, but for many species these distances are not 

known. Therefore the analysis will make assumptions as to the distances some species 

may move from noise disturbance associated with roads/trails. For birds of prey, it will be 

assumed that disturbance distances will be similar to bald eagles as has been documented 

in the bald eagle guidelines (USF&WS 2007b). For all other birds (birds with smaller 

home ranges) it is assumed that the disturbance distances may be shorter, so 100 meters 

(328 feet) will be assumed. Gaines et. al. 2003 indicated a disturbance buffer of 350

meters (1,148 feet) for bighorn sheep. Gaines also indicated that elk and deer may move 

1,000 meters (3,280 feet) and Trombulak et. al. 2000 indicated 200 meters (6562 feet), 

therefore the average between these two distances will be used for elk and deer. Gaines 

indicated that grizzly bears may move up to 500 meters (1,540 feet), and it will be 

assumed in the analysis below that wolverine will do the same. For mammals with 

smaller home ranges (bats and pygmy rabbit) 100 meters (328 feet) will be assumed.

Alternative A 

Potential impacts from Alternative A were discussed above. These impacts are common to 

wildlife species within the Forest and all Districts. In short, some routes (“designated”, “existing 

undesignated”, and “unauthorized”) are currently causing resource degradation as they continue 

to be used. Under this Alternative these routes would likely continue to slowly degrade the 

resource, which may incrementally degrade and fragment wildlife habitat. This would 

incrementally displace wildlife over time and space, and may make some habitats on the Forest 

less attractive to wildlife. In all action alternatives, dispersed camping is reduced from 300 feet 

off roads to 150 feet off roads. Leaving dispersed camping at 300 feet could incrementally over 

time displace wildlife further from roads as dispersed camping expands.

These effects would occur at the Districts level as well, but may be greater on the Vernal Ranger 

District. The hatched area on this District may continue to increase in road density as users 

establish new routes. Many of the routes in this area were not created by the Forest Service and 

some were created in areas that receive resource damage. An increase in density of these routes

may further displace wildlife over time and space. 

Changes discussed below reflect the change in miles and acres from Alternative A. 

3.3.5.1 Effects Common To All Action Alternatives 

Motorized use of the unauthorized routes not designated in an alternative would continue to be 

closed to the public. Many of these routes were not carried forward in these alternatives for 

designation, because of identified resource damage on these routes. Not allowing motorized 

travel on these routes would reduce disturbance to the wildlife and reduce the amount of wildlife 

habitat that is currently being affected by resource damage and may incrementally improve this 

habitat over time as these areas rejuvenate.

Mixed use (street legal vehicles and ATV’s) would be allowed on some roads that are not 

allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV use to these roads would likely increase noise in the 

immediate area around these roads. New roads and trails and reconstruction proposed under these 

alternatives are few, but may also cause noise disturbance in the immediate vicinity of these areas 
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during the construction and/or reconstruction phase. This may potentially cause additional 

avoidance of the immediate area around the roads by wildlife. However, if displacement does 

occur, there is ample habitat for any displaced individuals. Also, construction and reconstruction 

activities would only be for a short duration, thus displacement would only be temporary if it 

does occur. 

Generally increased roads would mean increased habitat fragmentation on the Forest. However, 

since, the majority of these routes already exist as undesignated or unauthorized routes there 

would be little increase in habitat fragmentation among these alternatives. 

Under these alternatives dispersed camping on the Forest within Utah would be reduced from 300 

feet off roads to 150 feet off roads. This reduction in distance from roads may reduce potential 

disturbance to habitat, however because dispersed camping only occurs at isolated locations 

along roads, this reduction in potential disturbance from dispersed camping may only be 

minimal. Dispersed camping on the Wyoming side would still be allowed 300 feet off the roads 

and there would be no change to any effects from the current condition.

Continued use of designated routes would have the same effects to the wildlife species discussed 

below that currently exist. These species have likely habituated to the disturbance or has moved 

to suitable habitat that does not exhibit the disturbance. Therefore, the continued use of these 

routes is not likely to have any further affects to these species. Areas of the Forest that contain 

unauthorized or existing undesignated routes that are not proposed for designation under these 

alternatives may displace recreational use to areas that contain designated routes. This may 

slightly increase recreational use in areas of the Forest that contain designated routes. There may 

be an initial response by peregrine falcons in these areas, but individuals would likely move to 

adjacent suitable habitat or habituate to the slight increase in disturbance. 

3.3.5.2 Threatened and Endangered Wildlife Species

Canada Lynx 

Direct and Indirect Effects

The Northern Rockies Lynx Management Direction (NRLMD) states several guidelines as roads 

relate to lynx habitat. The main concerns are roads increasing accessibility of competing 

predators in the winter (by compacting snow) to areas where they would otherwise be excluded, 

and maintaining habitat connectivity and minimizing impacts to lynx habitat near roads. Neither 

of the Alternatives, propose an increase of over the snow travel, and therefore those guidelines 

pertaining to over the snow activities would be met in each Alternative. The LCAS guidelines are 

comparably the same as the NRLMD, but places more emphasis on restricting over the snow 

travel.

To determine the direct effects to lynx from the action alternatives, the change in miles of 

designated roads within lynx habitat and change in acres of lynx habitat were calculated for each 

of the action alternatives. Tables illustrating the amount of lynx habitat within LAU’s on the 

Forest as well as a map of the LAU’s can be found in the project record and in the Biological 

Assessment.

Alternative B, C, and E 

Within LAU’s on the Forest there would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres 

of affected lynx habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be in 
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Alternative C with an approximate increase of 51 miles of designated routes and 82 acres of 

affected lynx habitat. Alternative E would have the next largest change in affected habitat acres 

and Alternative B would have the least (62 acres affected). The affected acres are far less than 

1% of the amount of lynx habitat within any of the LAU’s or habitat on the Forest. There is a 

decrease in the amount improved/paved roads (high traffic roads) under this alternative, but an 

increase in unimproved roads (low traffic roads). The majority of increase in roads among these 

alternatives comes from the increased miles of the low traffic roads. Since lynx are less likely to 

be disturbed, by low traffic roads than high traffic roads, the overall change in disturbance effects 

would be low (Reudigar et. al. 2000). 

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E extend beyond the footprint of 

the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed use on some 

roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV use to these roads would likely 

increase noise in the immediate area around these roads. However, studies have found that lynx 

do not show avoidance of forest back country roads or roads with low traffic volumes (USDA 

Forest Service 2007, 2007a, and 2007c). Additionally, the increase use and noise is not likely to 

be enough to impede movement of lynx within or between LAU’s. Continued use of designated 

routes would continue to have the same effects to lynx habitat that currently exists. This species, 

if individuals travel across the Forest or linger for a period of time, would likely habituate to the 

disturbance. Therefore, the continued use of these routes is not likely to have any further effects 

to this species. 

Areas of the Forest that contain unauthorized or existing undesignated routes that are not 

proposed for designation under these alternatives may displace recreational use to areas that 

contain designated routes. This may slightly increase recreational use in areas of the Forest that 

contain designated routes. There may be an initial response by lynx, if they are in these areas, but 

individuals would likely move to adjacent suitable habitat or habituate to the slight increase in 

disturbance. Additionally, the likelihood of individual lynx being exposed to human activities 

facilitated by roads is very low given that there are probably very few, if any lynx, on the Ashley 

(other than the occasional wandering transplant from Colorado at this point in time).

Nearly all the proposed increases in designated routes currently exist on the ground, and are not 

FS system roads (existing undesignated or unauthorized roads). Therefore, actual impacts to lynx 

habitat from this alternative are likely less than the tables in the Specialist report indicate, 

because the direct habitat loss already exists. 

Although, the NRLMD is the primary guiding direction for lynx management on the Ashley NF, 

the LCAS is still considered in analysis. A guideline in the LCAS states that wherever road 

densities are > than 2 miles per square mile, then roads should be considered for seasonal

closures and or reclamation. Alternative A in the Table above show road/trail densities in lynx 

habitat for the Districts and the Forest considerably lower than the 2.0 mile guideline. Road/trail

Densities among Alternatives B, C, and E only slightly increase, and would stay around 1.0 or 

lower. There is little difference in road/trail densities between alternatives. The table above 

reflects the average road/trail density within lynx habitat on the Forest and on the Districts. Some 

isolated areas may have a higher road/trail density than 2.0 mile but most of these areas are likely 

small enough that there would be little affect to habitat connectivity within and between LAU’s. 

However, LAU’s 19, 21, 22, and 23 exhibit larger areas that have road/trail densities > 2.0 mile. 

Refer to the Vernal RD discussion below for further information. While the LCAS does list a 

road density guideline, it also states that there is no compelling evidence to recommend 

managing road density to conserve lynx (Reudigar et. al. 2000). The NRLMD (the guiding 
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direction for lynx conservation on the Ashley NF), which contains the most recent compilation of 

research on lynx also makes this same conclusion and for that reason does not list any guideline 

on road density (USDA Forest Service 2007, 2007a, and 2007b). Therefore, those portions of 

LAU’s 19, 21, 22, and 23 that exhibit road/trail densities higher than 2.0 miles/square mile are 

not likely to inhibit lynx movement through habitat within the LAU’s or between LAU’s. 

Furthermore, the vast majority of lynx habitat within LAU’s, the Districts, and the Forest are 

within the LCAS road density guideline.

Guidelines in both the NRLMD and LCAS encourage minimizing brushing along roadsides, 

locating roads away from forested stringers, and locating roads away from ridge tops. New roads 

and trails proposed under these alternatives are few, and have been located where possible away 

from forested stringers and ridge tops. General maintenance of roads and trails on the Forest 

usually does not include brushing the roadsides, unless it poses a hazard. Therefore, the 

alternatives would comply with the intent of the standards and guidelines in the LCAS and the 

NRLMD. In the event that location of these new routes and reconstruction changes, the following 

mitigations should be followed to help in maintaining habitat connectivity for lynx. These 

mitigations are guidelines within the both the NRLMD and the LCAS.

Determination

It is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed under these alternatives, would meet 

the intent of the standards and guidelines outlined in the NRLMD as well as the LCAS. There 

will be “no effect” to critical lynx habitat from Alternatives B, C, and E, since there has been no 

critical habitat identified on or near the Forest. It is further determined that the changes to the 

Travel Plan proposed under these Alternatives “may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect” 

Canada lynx. This determination is based on the following rationale. There is no proposed 

increase or change to over the snow travel on the Forest. The amount of lynx habitat directly 

affected by the proposed changes to the Travel Plan would affect far less than 1% of available 

habitat within any LAU, within any of the Districts, and within the Forest. Studies have not 

shown lynx to avoid low traffic roads and it is likely that lynx would behave the same on the 

Ashley (USDA Forest Service 2007, 2007a, and 2007b). Consequently, continued and possibly 

more concentrated use of previously designated and newly designated routes established through 

the action Alternatives is not likely to impede the ability of individual lynx to procure prey. 

Further, the likelihood of individual lynx being exposed to human activities facilitated by routes

is very low given that there are likely very few, if any lynx, on the Ashley NF other than the 

occasional wandering transplant from Colorado at this point in time. Even if an individual were 

on the Forest and thus ‘exposed’ to elements of Alternatives B, C, and E , the effects to an 

individual lynx via habitat loss or disturbance are expected to be negligible based on the 

following: 1) the very limited physical habitat loss due to new routes is unlikely to impede 

movement of lynx within and through LAU’s, or the ability of a lynx to procure sufficient food, 

often a limiting factor; and 2) a lynx disturbed by human activity on the designated roads may 

temporarily be displaced or may habituate to the activity, neither outcome of which is likely to 

alter the likelihood this individual will procure prey. 

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be a decrease of approximately 9 miles in the amount of 

designated routes and a net change of approximately 21 acres of lynx habitat. This is far less than 

1% of lynx habitat on the Forest or in any LAU. This alternative would also be less likely to 

affect lynx from noise related disturbances than Alternatives B, C, and E. Therefore, the effects 
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to lynx habitat under this alternative would be the least of the Action Alternatives. Road density 

in lynx habitat under this alternative would slightly decrease and remain under the 2.0 mile 

guideline. 

At the District level, there would generally be a lower amount of miles of roads and trails and a 

lower amount of lynx habitat affected in each District, than discussed under Alternatives B, C, 

and E. Therefore, the overall effects to lynx habitat would be lower under this alternative than the 

other action alternatives. There would also be a further reduction in the amount of roads allowed 

for travel and the amount of affected lynx habitat within the hatched travel area of the Vernal 

Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, and E. Road density within lynx habitat in this District 

would stay below the 2.0 mile guideline under this alternative.

Determination

It is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed under this Alternative, would meet 

the intent of the standards and guidelines outlined in the NRLMD as well as the LCAS. There 

will be “no effect” to critical lynx habitat from this Alternative, since there has been no critical 

habitat identified on or near the Forest. It is further determined that the changes to the Travel Plan 

proposed under this alternative “may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect” Canada lynx. 

This determination is based on the same rationale discussed under Alternatives B, C, and E.

Mexican Spotted Owl 

Direct and Indirect Effects

The change in designated miles/trails and acres of affected MSO habitat within the 2000 model is 

a relatively small amount. A larger amount of MSO habitat is affected within the 1997 model. 

The affects to MSO habitat would be similar regardless of which model is being used in the 

discussion below, except for the amount of acres of MSO habitat affected. Therefore, the 

discussion below will focus on the 1997 model since the proposed changes to the Travel Plan 

affect a greater amount of MSO habitat in this model. To determine the effects to MSO habitat 

the change in miles of designated roads within MSO habitat and change in acres of MSO habitat 

were calculated for each of the action alternatives. Tables identifying the change in miles of 

designated routes and acres of affected habitat are available in the Wildlife Resource report found 

in the project record.

Alternatives B, C, and E 

There would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres of effected MSO habitat 

under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be in Alternative C with an 

approximate increase of 66 miles of designated routes and 70 acres of affected MSO habitat. 

Alternative B would have the lowest increase of designated routes (approximately 49) and 

affected MSO habitat (approximately 54). Alternative E would be nearly the same as Alternative 

B, but with a slightly higher amount of affected acres of MSO habitat. 

Nearly all the proposed increases in designated routes currently exist on the ground, and are not 

FS system roads (existing undesignated or unauthorized roads). Therefore, actual impacts to 

MSO habitat from this alternative are likely less than the model indicates, because the direct 

habitat loss already exists. 

Noise created from use of the routes designated in Alternatives B, C, and E extends beyond the 

footprint of the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed 

use (street legal vehicles and ATV’s) on some roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. 
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Adding ATV use to these roads would likely increase noise in the immediate area around these 

roads. New roads and trails and reconstruction proposed under these alternatives are few, but may 

also cause noise disturbance in the immediate vicinity of these areas during the construction 

and/or reconstruction phase. This may potentially cause additional avoidance of the immediate 

area around the roads by MSO’s and may disturb them during nesting. However, since no MSO’s 

have been detected on the Forest and there are no Protected Activity Centers (PAC’s), it is 

unlikely that nesting or foraging MSO’s would be disturbed by noise associated with the routes. 

Also, construction and reconstruction activities would only be for a short duration, thus 

displacement would only be temporary if it does occur. Continued use of designated routes would 

continue to have the same effects to MSO habitat that currently exists. If individuals of this 

species have been affected by these routes, they have likely since habituated to the disturbance or 

moved to areas of suitable habitat, where the disturbance does not occur. Therefore, the 

continued use of these routes is not likely to have any further effects to this species. Areas of the 

Forest that contain unauthorized or existing undesignated routes that are not proposed for 

designation under these alternatives may displace recreational use to areas that contain designated 

routes. This may slightly increase recreational use in areas of the Forest that contain designated 

routes. There may be an initial response by MSO’s, if they are in these areas, but individuals 

would likely move to adjacent suitable habitat or habituate to the slight increase in disturbance. 

“Existing undesignated” roads/trails that are not changed to “designated” under these alternatives, 

will no longer be allowed for travel. Many of these routes were not carried forward in these 

alternatives for designation, because of identified resource damage on these routes. Not allowing 

these routes for travel would reduce the amount of MSO habitat that is currently being affected 

by resource damage and may incrementally improve this habitat over time as these areas 

rejuvenate.

The amount of MSO habitat affected at the Forest Level and at the District Level under these 

alternatives is far less than 1% of the amount of MSO habitat that occurs within either of the 

Districts or on the Forest. This small amount of directly affected habitat would have relatively 

little effect to MSO habitat. 

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 

than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It 

is assumed that noise disturbance to habitat would occur 200 meters from roads/trails. Adding 

200 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage of affected 

habitat by Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available habitat 

(288,000+ acres), and the relatively low amount of miles of roads/trails (< 7 miles) being 

proposed by the action alternatives, it is unlikely that the percentage of habitat potentially 

affected by noise disturbance from these additional miles of roads/trails would have much affect 

to MSO habitat on the Forest. Also, since there have been no detections of Mexican spotted owls 

on the Forest, the likelihood of MSO’s wandering onto the Forest and being disturbed by noise 

related to use of the additional roads/trails under Alternatives B, C, and E as well as the 

continued use of the current road system would be relatively low. 

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be a decrease of nearly 3 miles in the amount of designated 

routes and a net change of approximately 15 acres of MSO habitat. This is far less than 1% of 
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MSO habitat on the Forest. Therefore, the effects to MSO habitat under this alternative would be 

negligible. Again, noise disturbance from use of roads/trails occurs beyond the actual road/trail 

prism, and would somewhat increase the percentage of habitat affected by this alternative. 

However, this amount of habitat potentially affected under this Alternative would be less than 

Alternatives B, C, and E.

At the District level, there would generally be a lower amount of miles of roads and trails and a 

lower amount of MSO habitat affected in each District, than discussed under Alternatives B, C, 

and E. Therefore, the overall effects to MSO habitat would be lower under this alternative than 

the other action alternatives. There would also be a further reduction in the amount of roads 

allowed for travel and the amount of affected MSO habitat within the hatched travel area of the 

Vernal Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, and E. 

Determination

Since there is no critical Mexican spotted owl habitat on the Forest, there will be “no effect” to 

critical habitat from any Alternative. Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the 

changes to the Travel Plan proposed under this Alternative, “may affect, but is not likely to 

adversely affect” the Mexican spotted owl or its habitat. This determination is based on the 

following rationale. There have been no detections of Mexican spotted owls on the Forest, and 

thus no Protected Activity Centers would be affected by the alternatives, and it is unlikely that 

any individuals would be affected by any elements of the alternatives. Even if an individual were 

on the Forest, effects would be minimal due to the low amount of habitat directly affected by the 

alternatives and the amount of habitat available for displacement.

3.3.5.3 Sensitive Wildlife Species

Bald Eagle 

Direct and Indirect Effects

To determine the effects to bald eagle habitat from the action alternatives, the change in miles of 

designated roads within bald eagle habitat and change in acres of bald eagle habitat were 

calculated for each of the action alternatives and are shown in the Table 60 of the Wildlife Report 

(available from the Project Record). The changes reflect the change in miles and acres from 

Alternative A. 

Alternatives B, C, and E 

The bald eagle guidelines specify vehicle use type activities should not occur within 660 feet 

from nests (USF&WS 2007b). There is a bald eagle nest located near the NRA, but none are 

located on the NRA or on the Forest. This bald eagle nest is located more than 660 feet from the 

NRA and nearly a mile from the nearest road that is on the NRA. Therefore, the distance of any 

road or trail on the NRA from this nest is far greater than the recommended distance. This 

guideline would therefore be met under these alternatives and there would be little effect to these 

nesting bald eagles from these alternatives, because of the distance between the nest and any 

road/trail on the NRA. 

There would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres of effected bald eagle 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be in Alternative C with an 

approximate increase of 36 miles of designated routes and 64 acres of affected bald eagle habitat. 

Alternative E would have the lowest increase of designated routes (approximately 18 miles) and 
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affected bald eagle habitat (approximately 34 acres). Alternative B would be nearly the same as 

Alternative C, but with a slightly lower amount of affected acres of bald eagle habitat. 

Nearly all the proposed increases in designated routes currently exist on the ground, and are 

existing undesignated or unauthorized roads. Therefore, actual impacts to bald eagle habitat from 

these alternatives are likely less than mentioned above, because the direct habitat loss already 

exists. 

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E extend beyond the footprint of 

the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed use (street 

legal vehicles and ATV’s) on some roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV 

use to these roads would likely increase noise in the immediate area around these roads. New 

roads and trails and reconstruction proposed under these alternatives are few, but may also cause 

noise disturbance in the immediate vicinity of these areas during the construction and/or 

reconstruction phase. This may potentially cause additional avoidance of the immediate area 

around the roads by bald eagles. Also, construction and reconstruction activities would only be 

for a short duration, thus displacement would only be temporary if it does occur. The bald eagle 

guidelines recommend minimizing disruptive activities in bald eagles direct flight path to 

important foraging (USF&WS 2007b). Bald eagles from the nest located near the NRA likely 

forage along Flaming Gorge Reservoir, however there would be no changes to the Travel Plan 

that would affect the flight path of these bald eagles to the Reservoir. There are some currently 

designated roads on the NRA that may be near the foraging areas for these eagles. However, 

continued use of these designated roads is unlikely to have any more effects to the bald eagles 

than currently exist. These eagles have likely habituated to the disturbance and are tolerant of 

current activities.

Prohibiting motorized use of routes that are not designated may concentrate motorized 

recreational use to areas that contain designated routes. This may slightly increase recreational 

use in these areas of the Forest. There may be an initial response by bald eagles in these areas, 

but individuals would likely move to adjacent suitable habitat or habituate to the slight increase 

in disturbance.

With implementation of this project motorized travel would be prohibited on routes that are not 

designated. Many of these currently undesignated routes were not carried forward in these 

alternatives for designation, because of identified resource damage on these routes. Not allowing 

these routes for travel would reduce the amount of bald eagle habitat that is currently being 

affected by resource damage and may incrementally improve this habitat over time as these areas 

rejuvenate.

The amount of bald eagle habitat affected at the forest and district level under these alternatives is 

far less than 1% of the amount of bald eagle habitat that occurs within either of the Districts or on 

the Forest. This small amount of directly affected habitat would have relatively little effect to 

bald eagle habitat. 

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be potentially affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. 

Thus the effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of 

habitat than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected 

habitat. It is assumed that noise disturbance to habitat would occur 200 meters from roads/trails. 

Adding 200 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage of 

affected habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available 
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habitat (140,000+ acres, from Table in Affected Environment Section), and the low numbers of 

documented bald eagles on the Forest (only one known nest near the Forest and none on the 

Forest), it is unlikely that the percentage of habitat potentially affected by noise disturbance from

these additional miles of roads/trails would have much affect to bald eagles that may occasionally 

occur on the Forest. Also, since none of the roads/trails would affect the nesting bald eagles near 

Flaming Gorge, the likelihood of these bald eagles being disturbed by noise related to use of the 

additional roads/trails under Alternatives B, C, and E as well as the continued use of the current 

road system would be relatively low.

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under these Alternatives, may impact individual bald eagles, but will not likely contribute to a 

trend toward federal listing or cause a loss of viability to the population or the species.

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be a decrease of nearly four miles in the amount of designated 

routes and a net change of approximately 15 acres of bald eagle habitat. This is far less than 1% 

of bald eagle habitat on the Forest. Therefore, the effects to bald eagle habitat under this 

alternative would be negligible. Again, noise disturbance from use of roads/trails occurs beyond 

the actual road/trail prism, and would somewhat increase the percentage of habitat affected by 

this alternative. However, this amount of habitat potentially affected under this Alternative would 

be less than Alternatives B, C, and E.

At the district level, the overall effects to bald eagle habitat would be lower under this alternative 

than the other action alternatives. There would also be a further reduction in the amount of roads 

allowed for travel and the amount of affected bald eagle habitat within the hatched travel area of 

the Vernal Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, and E. 

Determination

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under this Alternative, may impact individual bald eagles, but will not likely contribute to a trend 

toward federal listing or cause a loss of viability to the population or the species.

Northern Goshawk 

Direct and Indirect Effects

To determine the effects to goshawk habitat within PFA’s from the action alternatives, the 

change in miles of designated roads within PFA’s and change in acres of affected goshawk 

habitat were calculated for each of the action alternatives and are shown in the Table 61 in the 

Wildlife Report (available in the Project Record). The changes reflect the change in miles and 

acres from Alternative A.

Alternatives B, C, and E 

There would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres of effected goshawk habitat 

within PFA’s under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be in Alternative C with 

an approximate increase of seven miles of designated routes and 11 acres of affected goshawk 

habitat (within PFA’s). Alternatives B and E are nearly the same affecting approximately 10

acres goshawk habitat and an additional increase of approximately six miles of routes. Overall 

there is not much change in improved roads (high traffic roads), but there is an increase in 
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unimproved roads and ATV trails (low traffic roads). The overall increase in roads among these 

alternatives comes from the increased miles of the low traffic roads. Since goshawks are less 

likely to be disturbed, by low traffic roads than high traffic roads, the overall change in 

disturbance effects would be low. The subtle decrease in high traffic roads and ATV trails would 

likely reduce the disturbance within goshawk habitat. In time, these areas would rejuvenate, 

which would likely provide habitat for goshawks over time. However, the benefit may be offset 

by the increase of low traffic roads. 

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E would extend beyond the 

footprint of the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed 

use on some roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV use to these roads would 

likely increase noise in the immediate area around these roads. This may potentially increase 

disturbance to goshawks of the immediate area around those roads within PFA’s. However, it is 

likely that goshawks using these areas for foraging are habituated to noise around these roads and 

it is unlikely that a slight increase in use would displace goshawks out of the PFA. Furthermore, 

the amount of habitat that may be potentially affected would be far less than 1% of the amount of 

goshawk habitat within any District or on the Forest. 

New trail construction and route reconstruction proposed under these alternatives are limited and 

may cause noise disturbance in the immediate vicinity of these areas during the construction 

and/or reconstruction phase. Construction and reconstruction activities would only be for a short 

duration, thus displacement would only be temporary if it does occur. However, to comply with 

the guidelines in the Goshawk Amendment to the Forest Plan and to minimize effects to 

goshawks within the PFA, the following mitigation should be applied for any new road/trail 

construction or reconstruction within the PFA of an occupied goshawk territory.

Construction of new trails or reconstruction of existing trails within the PFA of an 

occupied goshawk territory should be restricted between March 1st and September 30th, 

unless the biologist determines that there would be no adverse affects to goshawks. The 

biologist will be consulted prior to construction or reconstruction of any road or trail 

proposed under the action alternatives. 

Proposal 1278 would designate an existing unauthorized route as a road to access a traditional 

dispersed camping area. This route would be adopted in Alternatives B, C, and E, and not in D. 

This route crosses within the Lake Creek goshawk PFA for Nest A on the Flaming Gorge 

District. This nest was as well as either nest in this territory was last active in 1993 and the nest 

tree has since fallen. Therefore, this territory is not likely to be affected by this proposal.

Proposal 2015 would designate an existing undesignated route as an ATV trail. The trail crosses 

through the 30 acre nest buffer of two goshawk nests (Dyer Park Territory Nest B and Snow Pole 

Nest C). This proposal is incorporated within Alternatives B, C, and E. The Dyer Park Territory 

was last active in 2005, but Nest “B” has not been active since 1991 and the nest was 

documented to have fallen from the tree in 2001. The Snow Pole territory was last active in 2004 

and in 2007 the nest had fallen out of the tree. Therefore, there would be no disturbance to 

nesting goshawks at Dyer Park nest “B”, or Snow Pole nest “C” since these nests no longer exist. 

There would be some disturbance within the PFA’s of these territories, however this trail has 

been used by ATV’s for a period of time, and therefore would not represent any additional 

disturbance in the area (USDA Forest Service 2008c).

Proposal 2028 would designate non-motorized trail 128 as an ATV trail in Alternative C. The 

trail crosses through the 30 acre nest buffer of two nests (A and B) of the Horse Shoe Park 
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territory. This territory was last active in 1993 and both these nest trees have been down since 

2001. Therefore, there would be no disturbance to goshawks at these nests. If this territory 

becomes active, there would be an additional disturbance within the PFA that was not there 

previously. However, since this territory has not been active for 15 years, it is unlikely that this 

disturbance would affect any nesting goshawks (USDA Forest Service 2008c)

The amount of goshawk habitat within PFA’s directly affected at the forest and district level 

under these alternatives is far less than 1% of the amount of goshawk habitat (within PFA’s). 

This small amount of directly affected habitat would have relatively little effect to goshawk 

habitat on the Forest. 

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 

than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It 

is assumed that noise disturbance to habitat would occur 200 meters from roads/trails. Adding 

200 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage of affected 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available habitat 

within PFA’s (35,000+ acres) as well as the amount of goshawk habitat that is widely distributed 

across the Forest, and the relatively low amount of miles of roads/trails (< 5 miles) being 

proposed by the action alternatives within goshawk PFA’s, it is unlikely that the percentage of 

habitat potentially affected by noise disturbance would be enough to adversely affect the 

goshawk population on the Forest. Also, as stated previously it is likely that goshawks using the 

habitat around these roads/trails for foraging are likely habituated to the noise and disturbance 

that is occurring in those areas, and thus it is unlikely that goshawks would be displaced out of 

the PFA from changing the designation or continued use of these roads/trails. Also, goshawks 

using PFA’s that contain designated roads/trails have long since habituated to the disturbance and 

are likely to only be minimally affected by continued disturbance from continued use of currently 

designated roads/trails.

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be a decrease of approximately one mile in the amount of 

designated routes and a net change of one acre of goshawk habitat within PFA’s, the effects to 

goshawk habitat within PFA’s under this alternative would be negligible. Again, noise 

disturbance from use of roads/trails occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism, and would 

somewhat increase the percentage of habitat affected by this alternative. However, this amount of 

habitat potentially affected under this Alternative would be less than Alternatives B, C, and E.

At the District level, there would generally be a lower amount of miles of roads and trails and a 

lower amount of goshawk habitat within PFA’s affected in each District, than discussed under 

Alternatives B, C, and E. Therefore, the overall effects to goshawk habitat within PFA’s would 

be lower under this alternative than the other action alternatives. There would also be a further 

reduction in the amount of roads allowed for travel and the amount of affected goshawk habitat 

within the hatched travel area of the Vernal Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, and E. 

Determination

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under the Action Alternatives, may impact individual goshawks, but will not likely contribute to 

a trend toward federal listing or cause a loss of viability to the population or the species.
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Peregrine Falcon 

Direct and Indirect Effects

To determine the effects to peregrine falcon habitat from the action alternatives, the change in 

miles of designated roads within habitat and change in acres of peregrine falcon habitat affected 

were calculated for each of the action alternatives and are shown in the Table 62 in the Wildlife 

Report (available in the Project Record). The current system of routes does not affect any known 

peregrine falcon nests and none of the proposed changes would affect peregrine falcon nesting 

habitat, therefore the discussion of the effects below only pertain to foraging habitat.

Alternatives B, C, and E 

Nearly all the proposed increases in designated routes currently exist on the ground, and are 

existing undesignated or unauthorized roads. Therefore, actual impacts to peregrine falcon habitat 

from these alternatives are likely less than mentioned above, because the direct habitat loss 

already exists.

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E extend beyond the footprint of 

the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed use (street 

legal vehicles and ATV’s) on some roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV 

use to these roads would likely increase noise in the immediate area around these roads. New 

roads and trails and reconstruction proposed under these alternatives are few, but may also cause 

noise disturbance in the immediate vicinity of these areas during the construction and/or 

reconstruction phase. This may potentially cause additional avoidance of the immediate area 

around the roads by peregrine falcons. However, peregrine falcons are known to habituate to 

human activity and therefore, may habituate to the increase in noise within foraging habitat 

(White et. al. 2002). Also, construction and reconstruction activities would only be for a short 

duration, thus displacement would only be temporary if it does occur. Continued use of 

designated routes would continue to have the same effects to peregrine falcons that currently 

exist. This species has likely habituated to the disturbance or has moved to suitable habitat that 

does not exhibit the disturbance. Therefore, the continued use of these routes is not likely to have 

any further effects to this species. 

Prohibiting motorized use of routes that are not designated may concentrate motorized 

recreational use to areas that contain designated routes. This may slightly increase recreational 

use in these areas of the Forest. There may be an initial response by peregrine falcons in these 

areas, but individuals would likely move to adjacent suitable habitat or habituate to the slight 

increase in disturbance.

With implementation of this project motorized travel would be prohibited on routes that are not 

designated. Many of these currently undesignated routes were not carried forward in these 

alternatives for designation, because of identified resource damage on these routes. Not allowing 

these routes for travel would reduce the amount of peregrine falcon habitat that is currently being 

affected by resource damage 

The amount of peregrine falcon habitat affected at the forest and district level under these 

alternatives is far less than 1% of the amount of peregrine falcon habitat that occurs within either 

of the Districts or on the Forest. This small amount of directly affected habitat would have 

relatively little effect to peregrine falcon habitat on the Forest. 
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It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 

than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It 

is assumed that noise disturbance to habitat would occur 200 meters from roads/trails. Adding 

200 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage of affected 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available habitat 

(115,000+ acres), and the relatively low amount of miles of roads/trails (< 5 miles) being 

proposed by the action alternatives in peregrine falcon habitat, it is unlikely that the percentage of 

habitat potentially affected by noise disturbance from these additional miles of roads/trails would 

have much affect to peregrine falcons or their habitat on the Forest. Also, since there are very few 

nesting peregrine falcons on the Forest and none of the current system roads/trails or proposed 

routes under the Alternatives would affect these peregrine falcon nests and since they have been 

documented to be tolerant of human activities, it is unlikely that continued use of system routes 

or the routes proposed under these alternatives would affect these peregrine falcons.

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be a decrease of one mile in the amount of designated routes 

and a net change of less than two acres of peregrine falcon habitat. This is far less than 1% of 

peregrine falcon habitat on the Forest. Therefore, the effects to peregrine falcon habitat under this 

alternative would be negligible. Again, noise disturbance from use of roads/trails occurs beyond 

the actual road/trail prism, and would somewhat increase the percentage of habitat affected by 

this alternative. However, this amount of habitat potentially affected under this Alternative would 

be less than Alternatives B, C, and E.

At the District level, there would generally be a lower amount of miles of roads and trails and a 

lower amount of peregrine falcon habitat affected than discussed under Alternatives B, C, and E. 

Therefore, the overall effects to peregrine falcon habitat would be lower under this alternative 

than the other action alternatives. There would also be a further reduction in the amount of roads 

allowed for travel and the amount of affected peregrine falcon habitat within the hatched travel 

area of the Vernal Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, and E. 

Determination

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under this Alternative, may impact individual peregrine falcons, but will not likely contribute to a 

trend toward federal listing or cause a loss of viability to the population or the species.

Boreal Owl 

Direct and Indirect Effects

Although several boreal owls have been detected on the Forest, detections have been infrequent 

and none have been documented to be nesting. Therefore the likelihood of affecting nesting 

boreal owls from the changes to roads/trails under the action alternative is low. 

To determine the effects to boreal owl habitat from the action alternatives, the change in miles of 

designated roads within habitat and change in acres of boreal owl habitat were calculated for each 

of the action alternatives and are shown in the Table 63 in the Wildlife Report (available from the 

Project Record). The changes reflect the change in miles and acres from Alternative A. 
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Alternatives B, C, and E 

There would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres of effected boreal owl 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be in Alternative C with an 

approximate increase of 16 miles of designated routes and 41 acres of affected boreal owl habitat. 

Alternative E would have the next largest increase and Alternative B would have the least (10 

miles of increase and 23 acres affected). 

Nearly all the proposed increases in designated routes currently exist on the ground, and are 

existing undesignated or unauthorized roads. Therefore, actual impacts to boreal owl habitat from 

these alternatives are likely less than mentioned above, because the direct habitat loss already 

exists.

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E extend beyond the footprint of 

the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed use (street 

legal vehicles and ATV’s) on some roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV 

use to these roads would likely increase noise in the immediate area around these roads. New 

roads and trails and reconstruction proposed under these alternatives are few, but may also cause 

noise disturbance in the immediate vicinity of these areas during the construction and/or 

reconstruction phase. Since fledging usually takes place by early July (USDA Forest Service 

2006b) and the highest amount of recreational use of routes on the Forest occur July and later, 

disturbance to nesting boreal owls would be minimal. Additionally, nesting and foraging boreal 

owls have been documented to be tolerant of human and mechanical activities and their response 

to such activities seem indifferent (USDA Forest Service 1994). Therefore, boreal owls are not 

likely to be displaced as a result of increased noise from routes proposed for designation or 

construction. Also, construction and reconstruction activities would only be for a short duration, 

thus displacement would only be temporary if it does occur. Continued use of designated routes

would continue to have the same effects to boreal owls that currently exist. This species has 

likely habituated to the disturbance to the current disturbance. Therefore, the continued use of 

these routes is not likely to have any further effects to this species. 

Prohibiting motorized use of routes that are not designated may concentrate motorized 

recreational use to areas that contain designated routes. This may slightly increase recreational 

use in these areas of the Forest. There may be an initial response by boreal owls in these areas, 

but individuals would likely move to adjacent suitable habitat or habituate to the slight increase 

in disturbance.

With implementation of this project motorized travel would be prohibited on routes that are not 

designated. Many of these currently unauthorized routes were not carried forward in these 

alternatives for designation because of identified resource damage on these routes. Prohibiting 

travel on these routes would reduce the amount of boreal owl habitat that is currently being 

affected by resource damage and may incrementally improve this habitat over time as these areas 

rejuvenate.

The amount of boreal owl habitat affected at the forest and district level under these alternatives 

is far less than 1% of the amount of boreal owl habitat that occurs within either of the Districts or 

on the Forest. This small amount of directly affected habitat would have relatively little effect to 

boreal owl habitat on the Forest. 

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 
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than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It 

is assumed that noise disturbance to habitat would occur 200 meters from roads/trails. Adding 

200 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage of affected 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available habitat 

(440,000+ acres), and the relatively low amount of miles of roads/trails (< 14 miles) being 

proposed by the action alternatives in boreal owl habitat, it is unlikely that the percentage of 

habitat potentially affected by noise disturbance from these additional miles of roads/trails would 

have much affect to boreal owls or their habitat on the Forest. Also, since there is a low 

occurrence of boreal owls on the Forest, and since they have been documented to be tolerant of 

human activity, it is unlikely that continued use of system routes or the routes proposed under 

these alternatives would have much disturbance to any boreal owls that may occur on the Forest.

Alternative D 

This alternative proposes a net decrease of approximately 11 miles of designated roads and trails 

from Alternative A. The affected acres (approximately 5) are far less than 1% of the amount of 

boreal owl habitat within either of the districts or on the forest. Again, noise disturbance from use 

of roads/trails occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism, and would somewhat increase the 

percentage of habitat affected by this alternative. However, this amount of habitat potentially 

affected under this Alternative would be less than Alternatives B, C, and E.

At the District level, there would generally be a lower amount of miles of roads and trails and a 

lower amount of boreal owl habitat affected in each district, than in Alternative A. Therefore, the 

overall effects to boreal owl habitat would be lower under this alternative. There would also be a 

further reduction in the amount of roads allowed for travel and the amount of affected boreal owl 

habitat within the hatched travel area of the Vernal Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, and E. 

Determination

Based on the discussion above, and the fact that boreal owls are tolerant of human activities, it is 

determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed under these alternatives, may impact 

individual boreal owls, but will not likely contribute to a trend toward federal listing or cause a 

loss of viability to the population or the species.

Great Gray Owl 

Direct and Indirect Effects

Since the Uintas (the Forest) are considered to be the southern most extent of the great gray owls 

range, and because of the low documented occurrence on the Forest, the likelihood of the 

proposed changes to the Travel Plan having much affect on this species is low. However, the 

analysis will help determine any possible effects to a great gray owl that may wander on to the 

Forest. 

To determine the effects to great gray owl habitat from the action alternatives, the change in 

miles of designated roads within habitat and change in acres of great gray owl habitat affected 

were calculated for each of the action alternatives and are shown in the Table 64 in the Wildlife 

Report (available in the Project Record). The changes reflect the change in miles and acres from 

Alternative A. There is no great gray owl habitat on the South Unit of the Roosevelt/Duchesne 

Ranger District; therefore the analysis below will not include that portion of the District. 
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Alternatives B, C, and E 

There would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres of effected great gray owl 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be in Alternative C with an 

approximate increase of 37 miles of designated routes and 52 acres of affected great gray owl 

habitat. Alternatives B and E are nearly the same affecting approximately 37 acres great gray owl 

habitat and an additional increase of approximately 30 and 26 miles of routes respectively. 

Nearly all the proposed increases in designated routes currently exist on the ground, and are 

existing undesignated or unauthorized roads. Therefore, actual impacts to great grey owl habitat 

from these alternatives are likely less than mentioned above, because the direct habitat loss 

already exists.

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E extend beyond the footprint of 

the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed use on some 

roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV use to these roads would likely 

increase noise in the immediate area around these roads. New trails and reconstruction of 

designated routes proposed under these alternatives are few, but may also cause noise disturbance 

in the immediate vicinity of these areas during the construction and/or reconstruction phase. This 

may potentially cause additional avoidance of the immediate area around the routes by great gray 

owls. Since fledging usually takes place by early July (USDA Forest Service 1994) and the 

highest amount of recreational use of routes on the Forest occurs July and later, disturbance to 

nesting great gray owls would be minimal. Additionally, since the Uintas are considered the 

southern most extent of their range and great gray owls are considered to be rare or migrants to 

the State, it is likely that there would be few individuals, if any, affected by the proposed changes 

to the Travel Plan under these alternatives. Also, construction and reconstruction activities would 

only be for a short duration, thus displacement would only be temporary if it does occur. 

Continued use of designated routes would have the same effects to great gray owls that currently 

exist. If any individuals occur on the Forest, they have likely habituated to the disturbance or 

have moved to suitable habitat that does not exhibit the disturbance. Therefore, the continued use 

of these routes is not likely to have any further effects to this species. 

With implementation of this project, motorized travel would be prohibited on routes that are not 

designated. Several undesignated routes were not carried forward in any alternative because they 

crossed riparian and meadow areas. Reduction in routes in these areas would improve habitat for 

great gray owl prey species, and thus improve great gray owl foraging habitat. This habitat 

improvement would incrementally happen over time as these areas rejuvenate.

Prohibiting motorized use of routes that are not designated may concentrate motorized 

recreational use to areas that contain designated routes. This may slightly increase recreational 

use in these areas of the Forest. There may be an initial response by great gray owls in these 

areas, but individuals would likely move to adjacent suitable habitat or habituate to the slight 

increase in disturbance.

The amount of great gray owl habitat affected at the forest and district level under these 

alternatives is far less than 1% of the amount of great gray owl habitat that occurs within either 

the districts or on the forest. This small amount of directly affected habitat would have relatively 

little effect to great gray owl habitat on the Forest. 

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 
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than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It 

is assumed that noise disturbance to habitat would occur 200 meters from roads/trails. Adding 

200 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage of affected 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available habitat 

(485,000+ acres), it is unlikely that the percentage of habitat potentially affected by noise 

disturbance from these additional miles of roads/trails would have much affect to great gray owls 

or their habitat on the Forest. Also, since there is a low occurrence of great gray owls on the 

Forest, and since the majority of the nesting season would be over by the time use of these 

roads/trails occurs, it is unlikely that continued use of system routes or the routes proposed under 

these alternatives would have much disturbance to any great gray owls that may wander on the 

Forest.

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be a decrease of nearly 15 miles in the amount of designated 

routes and a net change of less than 12 acres of great gray owl habitat. This is far less than 1% of 

great gray owl habitat on the Forest. Therefore, the effects to great gray owl habitat under this 

alternative would be negligible. Again, noise disturbance from use of roads/trails occurs beyond 

the actual road/trail prism, and would somewhat increase the percentage of habitat affected by 

this alternative. However, this amount of habitat potentially affected under this Alternative would 

be less than Alternatives B, C, and E.

At the District level, there would generally be a lower amount of miles of roads and trails and a 

lower amount of great gray owl habitat affected in each District, than discussed under 

Alternatives B, C, and E. Therefore, the overall effects to great gray owl habitat would be lower 

under this alternative than the other action alternatives. There would also be a further reduction in 

the amount of roads allowed for travel and the amount of affected great gray owl habitat within 

the hatched area of the Vernal Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, and E. 

Determination

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under this Alternative, may impact individual great gray owls, but will not likely contribute to a 

trend toward federal listing or cause a loss of viability to the population or the species.

Flammulated Owl 

Direct and Indirect Effects

To determine the effects to flammulated owl habitat from the action alternatives, the change in 

miles of designated roads within habitat and change in acres of flammulated owl habitat affected 

were calculated for each of the action alternatives and are shown in the Table 65 in the Wildlife 

Report (available in the Project Record). The changes reflect the change in miles and acres from 

Alternative A. 

Alternatives B, C, and E 

There would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres of effected flammulated 

owl habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be in Alternative C with 

an approximate increase of 34 miles of designated routes and 36 acres of affected flammulated 

owl habitat. Alternatives B and E are nearly the same, but affecting slightly less habitat than 

Alternative C. 
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Nearly all the proposed increases in designated routes currently exist on the ground, and are 

existing undesignated or unauthorized roads. Therefore, actual impacts to flammulated owl

habitat from these alternatives are likely less than mentioned above, because the direct habitat 

loss already exists.

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E extends beyond the footprint 

of the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed use on 

some roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV use to these roads would likely 

increase noise in the immediate area around these roads. While trail construction and route 

reconstruction proposed under these alternatives is limited it may cause noise disturbance in the 

immediate vicinity of these areas during the construction and/or reconstruction phase. However 

nesting flammulated owls have been documented to be tolerant of human and some mechanical 

activities and their response to such activities seem indifferent (USDA Forest Service 1994). 

Therefore, flammulated owls are not likely to abandon nests or be displaced as a result of 

increased noise from routes proposed for designation or construction. Construction and 

reconstruction activities would only be for a short duration, thus if displacement did occur it 

would only be temporary. Continued use of designated routes would continue to have the same 

effects flammulated owls that currently exist. This species has likely habituated to the disturbance 

or has moved to suitable habitat that does not exhibit the disturbance. Therefore, the continued 

use of these routes is not likely to have any further effects to this species. 

Prohibiting motorized use of routes that are not designated may concentrate motorized 

recreational use to areas that contain designated routes. This may slightly increase recreational 

use in these areas of the Forest. There may be an initial response by flammulated owls in these 

areas, but individuals would likely move to adjacent suitable habitat or habituate to the slight 

increase in disturbance.

With implementation of this project motorized travel would be prohibited on routes that are not 

designated. Many of these currently undesignated routes were not carried forward in these 

alternatives for designation, because of identified resource damage on these routes. Prohibiting 

travel on these routes would reduce the amount of flammulated owl habitat that is currently being 

affected by resource damage and may incrementally improve this habitat over time as these areas 

rejuvenate.

The amount of flammulated owl habitat affected at the forest and district levels under these 

alternatives is far less than 1% of the flammulated owl habitat that occurs within the Districts or 

on the Forest. This small amount of directly affected habitat would have relatively little effect to 

flammulated owl habitat on the Forest. 

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 

than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It 

is assumed that noise disturbance to habitat would occur 200 meters from roads/trails. Adding 

200 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage of affected 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available habitat 

(236,000+ acres, from Table in Affected Environment Section), it is unlikely that the percentage 

of habitat potentially affected by noise disturbance from these additional miles of roads/trails 

would have much affect to flammulated owls or their habitat on the Forest. Also, since nesting 

flammulated owls have been documented to be tolerant of human and some mechanical activities, 
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it is likely that continued use of system routes and the routes proposed under these alternatives 

would not induce intolerable disturbances to flammulated owls on the Forest. 

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be an increase of nearly five miles in the amount of designated 

routes and a net change of approximately 10 acres of flammulated owl habitat. This is far less 

than 1% of flammulated owl habitat on the Forest. Therefore, the effects to three-toed 

woodpecker habitat under this alternative would be negligible. Again, noise disturbance from use 

of roads/trails occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism, and would somewhat increase the 

percentage of habitat affected by this alternative. However, this amount of habitat potentially 

affected under this Alternative would be less than Alternatives B, C, and E.

At the District level, there would generally be a lower amount of miles of roads and trails and a 

lower amount of flammulated owl habitat affected in each District, than discussed under 

Alternatives B, C, and E. Therefore, the overall effects to flammulated owl habitat would be 

lower under this alternative than the other action alternatives. There would also be a further 

reduction in the amount of roads allowed for travel and the amount of affected flammulated owl 

habitat within the hatched travel area of the Vernal Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, and E. 

Determination

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under this Alternatives, may impact individual flammulated owls, but will not likely contribute to 

a trend toward federal listing or cause a loss of viability to the population or the species.

Three-toed Woodpecker 

Direct and Indirect Effects

To determine the effects to three-toed woodpecker habitat from the action alternatives, the 

change in miles of designated roads within habitat and change in acres of three-toed woodpecker 

habitat were calculated for each of the action alternatives and are shown in Table 66 in the 

Wildlife Report (available in the Project Record). The changes reflect the change in miles and 

acres from Alternative A. 

Alternatives B, C, and E 

There would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres of effected three-toed 

woodpecker habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be in Alternative 

C with an approximate increase of 62 miles of designated routes and 91 acres of affected threetoed woodpecker habitat. Alternative E would have the next largest increase and Alternative B 

would have the least (45 miles of increase and 63 acres affected). 

Nearly all the proposed increases in designated routes currently exist on the ground, and are 

existing undesignated or unauthorized roads. Therefore, actual impacts to tree-toed woodpecker

habitat from these alternatives are likely less than mentioned above, because the direct habitat 

loss already exists.

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E extend beyond the footprint of 

the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed use (street 

legal vehicles and ATV’s) on some roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV 

use to these roads would likely increase noise in the immediate area around these roads. New 
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trails and reconstruction of roads and trails proposed for designation under these alternatives are 

limited and may cause noise disturbance in the immediate vicinity of these areas during the 

construction and/or reconstruction phase. However three-toed woodpeckers have been 

documented to be very tolerant of human activities and human disturbance is not considered a 

threat to their populations (Leonard 2001). Therefore, nesting and foraging three-toed 

woodpeckers are not likely to be disturbed or displaced as a result of increased noise from routes

proposed for designation or construction. Construction and reconstruction activities would only 

be for a short duration, so if in the unlikely event that displacement occurred it would only be 

temporary. Continued use of designated routes would continue to have the same effects to threetoed woodpeckers that currently exist. This species has likely habituated to the disturbance, 

remained tolerant, or has moved to suitable habitat that does not exhibit the disturbance. 

Therefore, the continued use of these routes is not likely to have any further effects to this 

species. 

Prohibiting motorized use of routes that are not designated may concentrate motorized 

recreational use to areas that contain designated routes. This may slightly increase recreational 

use in these areas of the Forest. There may be an initial response by three-toed woodpeckers in 

these areas, but individuals would likely move to adjacent suitable habitat or habituate to a slight 

increase in disturbance.

With implementation of this project motorized travel would be prohibited on routes that are not 

designated. Many of these currently undesignated routes were not carried forward in these 

alternatives for designation. Prohibiting motorized travel on these routes would reduce the 

amount of three-toed woodpecker habitat that is currently being affected by the routes and may 

incrementally improve this habitat over time as these areas rejuvenate.

The amount of three-toed woodpecker habitat affected at the Forest and District levels under 

these alternatives is far less than 1% of the amount of three-toed woodpecker habitat that occurs 

within either of the Districts or on the Forest. This small amount of directly affected habitat 

would have relatively little effect to three-toed woodpecker habitat on the Forest. 

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 

than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It 

is assumed that noise disturbance to habitat would occur 100 meters from roads/trails. Adding 

100 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage of affected 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available habitat 

(735,000+ acres), it is unlikely that the percentage of habitat potentially affected by noise 

disturbance from these additional miles of roads/trails would have much affect to three-toed 

woodpeckers or their habitat on the Forest. Also, since nesting three-toed woodpeckers have 

been documented to be very tolerant of human activities, it is likely that continued use of system 

routes and the routes proposed under these alternatives would not induce intolerable disturbances 

to three-toed woodpeckers on the Forest. Furthermore, a large portion of this three-toed 

woodpecker habitat occurs in the wilderness area, which would not be affected by the changes to 

the Travel Plan. 

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be a decrease of nearly 21 miles in the amount of designated 

routes and a net change of less than 13 acres of three-toed woodpecker habitat. This is far less 
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than 1% of three-toed woodpecker habitat on the Forest. Therefore, the effects to three-toed 

woodpecker habitat under this alternative would be negligible. Again, noise disturbance from use 

of roads/trails occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism, and would somewhat increase the 

percentage of habitat affected by this alternative. However, this amount of habitat potentially 

affected under this Alternative would be less than Alternatives B, C, and E. 

At the District level, there would generally be a lower amount of miles of roads and trails and a 

lower amount of three-toed woodpecker habitat affected in each District, than discussed under 

Alternatives B, C, and E. Therefore, the overall effects to three-toed woodpecker habitat would 

be lower under this alternative than the other action alternatives. There would also be a further 

reduction in the amount of roads allowed for travel and the amount of affected three-toed 

woodpecker habitat within the hatched area of the Vernal Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, 

and E. 

Determination

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under this Alternative, may impact individual three-toed woodpeckers, but will not likely 

contribute to a trend toward federal listing or cause a loss of viability to the population or the 

species.

Greater Sage-grouse 

Direct and Indirect Effects

To determine the effects to sage grouse habitat from the action alternatives, the change in miles 

of designated roads within habitat and change in acres of sage grouse habitat were calculated for 

each of the action alternatives and are shown in Table 67 in the Wildlife Report (available in the 

Project Record). The changes reflect the change in miles and acres from Alternative A. Although, 

the North Unit portion of the Roosevelt/Duchesne RD does contain some habitat for sage grouse 

(some summer use), there is no winter habitat and no leks within two miles of this unit. 

Therefore, there would be no critical sage grouse habitat (breeding, nesting, brood rearing, and 

winter habitat) affected by the action alternatives within this unit. 

Alternatives B, C, and E 

There would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres of effected sage grouse 

habitat associated with those routes under Alternatives B, C, and E. Alternative C would have the

largest increase with approximate 12 miles of designated routes and 17 acres of affected sage 

grouse nesting/brood rearing habitat. Alternative E would have the next largest increase and 

Alternative B would have the least (eight miles of increase and 13 acres affected). 

There are no new routes proposed within two miles of a lek under these alternatives, but there are 

a few routes that may need maintenance or reconstruction. Reconstruction of roads and trails 

proposed under these alternatives is limited, but may cause noise disturbance to sage grouse in 

the immediate vicinity of these areas. Reconstruction activities would only be for a short 

duration, thus displacement would only be temporary if it does occur. However, nesting birds 

could abandon nests and breeding may be disrupted if reconstruction occurs within 

breeding/nesting habitat during that critical time period. Therefore to avoid nest abandonment 

and disruption to breeding the following mitigation should be applied reconstruction activities of 

routes within sage grouse habitat that is within two miles of an active lek.
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• Reconstruction activities of routes within sage grouse habitat that is within two miles of 

an active lek should not occur between March 1 and June 15, unless the biologist 

determines that there would be no adverse effects to sage grouse. The biologist will be 

consulted prior to reconstruction of any road or trail proposed under the action 

alternatives.

Increased miles of motorized routes would be expected to increase habitat fragmentation on the 

Forest. However all the increases in designated roads and trails in sage grouse habitat are routes

that currently exist on the ground as unauthorized or undesignated. Since these routes already 

exist there would be no increase in habitat fragmentation among these alternatives. 

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E extend beyond the footprint of 

the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed use on some 

roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV use to these roads would likely 

increase noise in the immediate area around these roads. This may potentially increase 

disturbance to sage grouse in the immediate area around those routes. However, it is likely that 

sage grouse using these areas are habituated to noise around these routes and it is unlikely that a 

slight increase in use would displace sage grouse. Continued use of designated routes would 

continue to have the same effects to sage grouse that currently exist. This species has likely 

habituated to the disturbance or has moved to suitable habitat that does not exhibit the 

disturbance. Therefore, the continued use of these routes is not likely to have any further effects 

to this species. 

Prohibiting motorized use of routes that are not designated may concentrate motorized 

recreational use to areas that contain designated routes. This may slightly increase recreational 

use in these areas of the Forest. There may be an initial response by sage grouse in these areas, 

but individuals would likely move to adjacent suitable habitat or habituate to the slight increase 

in disturbance.

With implementation of this project motorized travel would be prohibited on routes that are not 

designated. Many of these currently undesignated routes were not carried forward in these 

alternatives for designation, because of identified resource damage on these routes. Prohibiting 

motorized travel on these routes would reduce the amount of sage grouse habitat that is currently 

being affected by resource damage and may incrementally improve this habitat over time as these 

areas rejuvenate.

The amount of sage grouse habitat affected at the forest and district level under these alternatives 

is far less than 1% of the amount of sage grouse habitat that occurs within either of the districts or 

on the forest. This small amount of directly affected habitat would have relatively little effect to 

sage grouse habitat on the Forest. 

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 

than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It 

is assumed that noise disturbance to habitat would occur 100 meters from roads/trails. Adding 

100 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage of affected 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available habitat 

(66,000+ acres) within a 2 mile buffer of leks, it is unlikely that the percentage of habitat 

potentially affected by noise disturbance from these additional miles of roads/trails would have 

much further affect to sage grouse or their habitat on the Forest. Also, since breeding would 
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likely be over by the time recreational use occurs, it is likely that continued use of system routes 

and the routes proposed under these alternatives would not adversely affect the sage grouse 

populations on the Forest. 

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be little change in the amount of designated routes and in the 

amount of acres of affected sage grouse habitat. Therefore, the effects to sage grouse habitat 

under this alternative would be negligible. Again, noise disturbance from use of roads/trails 

occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism, and would somewhat increase the percentage of habitat 

affected by this alternative. However, this amount of habitat potentially affected under this 

Alternative would be less than Alternatives B, C, and E.

At the District level, there would generally be a lower amount of miles of roads and trails and a 

lower amount of sage grouse habitat affected in each District, than discussed under Alternatives 

B, C, and E. Therefore, the overall effects to sage grouse habitat would be lower under this 

alternative than the other action alternatives. There would also be a further reduction in the 

amount of roads allowed for travel and the amount of affected sage grouse habitat within the 

hatched travel area of the Vernal Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, and E. For the South 

Unit portion of the Roosevelt/Duchesne RD, there would be no change under this alternative in 

the miles of designated roads and affected sage grouse habitat. 

Determination

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under this Alternative, may impact individual sage grouse, but will not likely contribute to a trend 

toward federal listing or cause a loss of viability to the population or the species.

Spotted Bat and Townsend’s Big-eared Bat 

Direct and Indirect Effects

None of the action alternatives propose any route designations that would increase access to 

caves on the Forest that are used as hibernacula for these species. Therefore, the action 

alternatives would have no impact these bat species hibernacula.

To determine the effects to spotted bat and Townsend’s big-eared bat habitat from the action 

alternatives, the change in miles of designated roads within habitat and change in acres of spotted 

bat and Townsend’s big-eared bat habitat were calculated for each of the action alternatives and 

are shown in Tables 68 and 69 in the Wildlife Report (available in the Project Record). The first

table was derived from the Ashley NF Vegetation GIS layer (this model may over estimate the 

amount of habitat on the Forest) and the second table is derived from a bat predictability model 

that predicts the likelihood of the occurrence of bats within certain habitat criteria. Both methods 

will be used in comparing the changes of affected bat habitat by alternative. The changes reflect 

the change in miles and acres from Alternative A. As none of the increase or change of 

designated routes would affect caves or cliffs, there would be no effect to bat hibernacula or 

roosting in those areas. However, roosting habitat within forests may be affected and is evaluated 

below. 

Alternatives B, C, and E 

There would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres of effected spotted bat and 

Townsend’s big-eared bat habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E using both the vegetation model 
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and the predictability model. The vegetation model shows a greater increase in designated routes

affecting these species habitat and a greater difference between alternatives than the bat the 

predictability model. Since the vegetation model shows greater effects to these species habitat, 

the discussion below will be focused on this model. 

The largest increase in the vegetation model would be in Alternative C with an approximate 

increase of 83 miles of designated routes and 127 acres of affected spotted bat and Townsend’s 

big-eared bat habitat. Alternative B would have the next largest increase and Alternative E would 

have the least (46 miles of increase and 74 acres affected). 

Nearly all the proposed increases in designated routes currently exist on the ground, and are 

existing undesignated or unauthorized roads. Since, the majority of these routes already exist 

there would be little increase in habitat fragmentation among these alternatives. 

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E extend beyond the footprint of 

the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed use on some 

roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV use to these roads would likely 

increase noise in the immediate area around these roads. New trail construction and routes 

reconstruction proposed under these alternatives are limited and may cause noise disturbance in 

the immediate vicinity of these areas during the construction and/or reconstruction phase. This 

may potentially cause additional avoidance of the immediate area around the routes by 

Townsend’s big-eared bats and spotted bats. Disturbance to foraging bats during the evening 

hours would not be expected given most recreational use along routes is during the day. 

However, daytime use of these routes may disturb daytime roosting for bats. Construction and 

reconstruction activities would only be for a short duration, thus displacement would only be 

temporary if it does occur. Continued use of designated routes would continue to have the same 

effects to spotted bats and Townsend’s big-eared bats that currently exist. These species have 

likely habituated to the disturbance or have moved to suitable habitat that does not exhibit the 

disturbance. Therefore, the continued use of these routes is not likely to have any further effects 

to this species. 

Prohibiting motorized use of routes that are not designated may concentrate motorized 

recreational use to areas that contain designated routes. This may slightly increase recreational 

use in these areas of the Forest. There may be an initial response by the bats in these areas, but 

individuals would likely move to adjacent suitable habitat or habituate to the slight increase in 

disturbance.

With implementation of this project motorized travel would be prohibited on routes that are not 

designated. Many of these currently undesignated routes were not carried forward in these 

alternatives for designation. Much of the resource damage was occurring in riparian areas and 

meadow areas. Since these bats forage near riparian areas, reduction in these routes would result 

in a reduction in resource damage in these areas, improve habitat for bat prey species, and thus 

improve bat foraging habitat. This habitat improvement would incrementally happen over time as 

these areas rejuvenate.

The amount of net increase in miles of designated routes habitat affected at the Forest and 

District levels under these alternatives is far less than 1% of the amount of spotted bat and 

Townsend’s big-eared bat habitat that occurs within either of the Districts or on the Forest. This 

small amount of directly affected habitat would have relatively little effect to spotted bat and 

Townsend’s big-eared bat habitat on the Forest. 
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It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of these species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 

than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It 

is assumed that noise disturbance to habitat would occur 100 meters from roads/trails. Adding 

100 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage of affected 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available habitat 

(441,000+ acres) and the relatively low amount of miles of roads/trails (<15 miles) proposed for 

designation under the alternatives, it is unlikely that the percentage of habitat potentially affected 

by noise disturbance from these additional miles of roads/trails would have much further affect to 

these bats or their habitat on the Forest. Also, the current roads/trails system and the routes 

proposed for designation under the action alternatives do not affect any hibernacula for these bat 

species. 

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be a net increase of approximately five miles in the amount of 

designated routes and a net change of approximately 16 acres of net spotted bat and Townsend’s 

big-eared bat habitat. This is far less than 1% of spotted bat and Townsend’s big-eared bat habitat 

on the Forest. Therefore, the effects to spotted bat and Townsend’s big-eared bat habitat under 

this alternative would be negligible. Again, noise disturbance from use of roads/trails occurs 

beyond the actual road/trail prism, and would somewhat increase the percentage of habitat 

affected by this alternative. However, this amount of habitat potentially affected under this 

Alternative would be less than Alternatives B, C, and E.

At the District level, there would generally be a lower amount of miles of roads and trails and a 

lower amount of spotted bat and Townsend’s big-eared bat habitat affected in each District, than 

discussed under Alternatives B, C, and E. Therefore, the overall effects to spotted bat and 

Townsend’s big-eared bat habitat would be lower under this alternative than the other action 

alternatives. There would also be a further reduction in the amount of roads allowed for travel 

and the amount of affected spotted bat and Townsend’s big-eared bat habitat within the hatched 

travel area of the Vernal Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, and E. 

Determination

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under this Alternative, may impact individual spotted bats and Townsend’s big-eared bats, but 

will not likely contribute to a trend toward federal listing or cause a loss of viability to the 

population or the species.

Pygmy Rabbit 

Direct and Indirect Effects

To determine the effects to pygmy rabbit habitat from the action alternatives, the change in miles 

of designated routes within habitat and change in acres of pygmy rabbit habitat were calculated 

for each of the action alternatives and are shown in Table 70 in the Wildlife Report (available in 

the Project Record). The changes reflect the change in miles and acres from Alternative A. 

Pygmy rabbit habitat only occurs within the Wyoming portion of the Flaming Gorge RD, 

therefore the summary below will only discuss the effects to pygmy rabbit habitat on this District.
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Alternatives B, C, and E 

There would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres of effected pygmy rabbit 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be in Alternative C with an 

approximate increase of 39 miles of designated routes and 69 acres of affected pygmy rabbit 

habitat. Alternative B would have the next largest increase and Alternative E would have the least 

(18 miles of increase and 31 acres affected). 

Nearly all the proposed increases in designated routes currently exist on the ground, and are 

existing undesignated or unauthorized roads. Since, the majority of these routes already exist 

there would be little increase in habitat fragmentation among these alternatives. 

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E extend beyond the footprint of 

the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed use on some 

roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV use to these roads would likely 

increase noise in the immediate area around these roads. This may potentially cause additional 

avoidance of the immediate area around the roads by pygmy rabbits. However, routes proposed 

for designation in pygmy rabbit habitat currently exist and are not likely to increase noise 

disturbance in pygmy rabbit habitat. If displacement does occur, there is ample habitat for any 

displaced individuals. 

There are no new routes proposed for construction in pygmy rabbit habitat and therefore would 

not affect pygmy rabbits. Continued use of designated routes would have the same effects to 

pygmy rabbits that currently exist. This species has likely habituated to the disturbance or has 

moved to suitable habitat that does not exhibit the disturbance. Therefore, the continued use of 

these routes is not likely to have any further effects to this species. Areas of the Forest that 

contain unauthorized routes that are not proposed for designation under these alternatives may 

displace recreational use to areas that contain designated routes. This may slightly increase 

recreational use in areas of the Forest that contain designated routes. There may be an initial 

response by pygmy rabbits in these areas, but individuals would likely move to adjacent suitable 

habitat or habituate to the slight increase in disturbance. 

The amount of pygmy rabbit habitat affected on the Forest/Flaming Gorge RD under these 

alternatives is far less than 1% of the amount of pygmy rabbit habitat on the Forest. This small 

amount of directly affected habitat would have relatively little effect to pygmy rabbit habitat on 

the Forest/Flaming Gorge RD. 

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 

than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It 

is assumed that noise disturbance to habitat would occur 100 meters from roads/trails. Adding 

100 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage of affected 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available habitat 

(57,000+ acres, from Table in Affected Environment Section), it is unlikely that the percentage of 

habitat potentially affected by noise disturbance from these additional miles of roads/trails and 

continued used of current system routes would have much further affect to pygmy rabbits or their

habitat on the Forest. 
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Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be a net increase of approximately 4 miles in the amount of 

designated routes and a net change seven acres of pygmy rabbit habitat. This is far less than 1% 

of pygmy rabbit habitat on the Forest/Flaming Gorge RD. Therefore, the effects to pygmy rabbit 

habitat under this alternative would be negligible. Effects to pygmy rabbit habitat under this 

alternative would be less than Alternatives B, C, and E. Again, noise disturbance from use of 

roads/trails occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism, and would somewhat increase the 

percentage of habitat affected by this alternative. However, this amount of habitat potentially 

affected under this Alternative would be less than Alternatives B, C, and E.

Determination

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under these Alternatives, may impact individual pygmy rabbits, but will not likely contribute to a 

trend toward federal listing or cause a loss of viability to the population or the species.

Wolverine 

Direct and Indirect Effects

Since wolverine are thought to be rare visitors, if they occur at all, to the Forest, the proposed 

routes for designation under the action alternatives are unlikely to have much affect on this 

species. However, in the event that a wolverine does happen to wander on the Forest, the analysis 

below describes possible effects to this species.

To determine the effects to wolverine habitat from the action alternatives, the change in miles of 

designated routes within habitat and change in acres of wolverine habitat were calculated for each 

of the action alternatives and are shown in Table 71 in the Wildlife Report (available in the 

Project Record). The changes reflect the change in miles and acres from Alternative A. 

Alternatives B, C, and E 

There would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres of effected wolverine 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be in Alternative C with an 

approximate increase of 41 miles of designated routes and 72 acres of affected wolverine habitat. 

Alternative E would have the next largest increase and Alternative B would have the least (27

miles of increase and 47 acres affected). 

Nearly all the proposed increases in designated routes currently exist on the ground, and are 

existing undesignated or unauthorized roads. Since, the majority of these routes already exist 

there would be little increase in habitat fragmentation among these alternatives. 

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E extend beyond the footprint of 

the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed use on some 

roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV use to these roads would likely 

increase noise in the immediate area around these roads. 

New roads and trails and reconstruction proposed under these alternatives are few, but may also 

cause noise disturbance in the immediate vicinity of these areas during the construction and/or 

reconstruction phase. This may potentially cause additional avoidance of the immediate area 

around the roads by wolverines. However, since wolverine generally occur in more remote 

locations and are likely to avoid areas around motorized routes, and since routes proposed for 

designation under these alternatives occur in areas that are currently impacted by roads, 
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wolverine are not likely to be affected by noise associated with these routes. Construction and 

reconstruction activities would only be for a short duration, thus displacement would only be 

temporary if it does occur. Continued use of designated routes would have the same effects to 

wolverine that currently exist. This species has likely habituated to the disturbance or has moved 

to suitable habitat that does not exhibit the disturbance. Therefore, the continued use of these 

routes is not likely to have any further effects to this species. Areas of the Forest that contain 

unauthorized or existing undesignated routes that are not proposed for designation under these 

alternatives may displace recreational use to areas that contain designated routes. This may 

slightly increase recreational use in areas of the Forest that contain designated routes. There may 

be an initial response by wolverine in these areas, but individuals would likely move to adjacent 

suitable habitat or habituate to the slight increase in disturbance. 

With implementation of this project motorized travel would be prohibited on routes that are not 

designated. Many of these currently undesignated routes were not carried forward in these 

alternatives for designation. Prohibiting travel on undesignated routes would reduce the amount 

of wolverine habitat that is currently being affected by resource damage and may incrementally 

improve this habitat over time as these areas rejuvenate.

The amount of wolverine habitat affected at the Forest and District levels under these alternatives 

is far less than 1% of the amount of wolverine habitat that occurs within either the Districts or on 

the Forest. This small amount of directly affected habitat would have relatively little effect to 

wolverine habitat on the Forest. 

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 

than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It 

is assumed that noise disturbance to habitat would occur 500 meters from roads/trails. Adding 

500 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage of affected 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available habitat 

(793,000+ acres, from Table in Affected Environment Section), it is unlikely that the percentage 

of habitat potentially affected by noise disturbance from these additional miles of roads/trails 

would have much further affect to wolverine or their habitat on the Forest. Also, since this 

species is a rare visitor, if it occurs at all, to the Forest, it is unlikely that continued use of system 

routes or the routes proposed under these alternatives would have much potential for noise 

disturbance to this species. Furthermore, a large amount of this wolverine habitat occurs in the 

wilderness area, which would not be affected by the changes to the Travel Plan. 

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be a decrease of 23 miles in the amount of designated routes

and a net change of less than 12 acres of wolverine habitat. This is far less than 1% of wolverine 

habitat on the Forest. Therefore, the effects to wolverine habitat under this alternative would be 

negligible. Again, noise disturbance from use of roads/trails occurs beyond the actual road/trail 

prism, and would somewhat increase the percentage of habitat affected by this alternative. 

However, this amount of habitat potentially affected under this Alternative would be less than 

Alternatives B, C, and E.

At the District level, there would generally be a lower amount of miles of roads and trails and a 

lower amount of wolverine habitat affected in each District, than discussed under Alternatives B,

C, and E. Therefore, the overall effects wolverine habitat would be lower under this alternative 
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than the other action alternatives. There would also be a further reduction in the amount of roads 

allowed for travel and the amount of affected wolverine habitat within the hatched travel area of 

the Vernal Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, and E. 

Determination

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under this Alternative, may impact individual wolverine, but will not likely contribute to a trend 

toward federal listing or cause a loss of viability to the population or the species.

Bighorn Sheep 

To determine the effects to bighorn sheep habitat from the action alternatives, the change in miles 

of designated roads within habitat and change in acres of bighorn sheep habitat were calculated 

for each of the action alternatives and are shown in Table 72 in the Wildlife Report (available in 

the Project Record). The changes reflect the change in miles and acres from Alternative A. 

Alternatives B, C, and E 

There would be a slight change in miles of designated roads/trails and acres of effected bighorn 

sheep habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be in Alternative C with 

an approximate increase of less than one mile of designated roads/trails and approximately 2

acres of affected bighorn sheep habitat. Alternative E would have the next largest change and 

Alternative B would have the least. The change of affected acres in either of Alternatives B, C, 

and E are far less than 1% of the amount of bighorn sheep habitat on the Forest and are relatively 

negligible. 

There are mixed results on the response of bighorn sheep to roads and motorized trails. Gaines et. 

al. 2003 found that bighorn sheep displaced at 350 meters from use of low traffic roads or 

motorized trails and at 500 meters from higher traffic roads. Papouchis et. al. 2001 found that 

desert bighorn sheep fled larger distances from hikers than vehicles but that some groups of 

sheep had become habituated to high recreation use (including higher traffic volumes). 

MacArthur et.al. 1982 found that heart rates of bighorn sheep increased in only 19 out of 215 

sheep (8.8% of those sheep monitored) and that only two of those 19 fled from vehicles. 

MacArthur also found that 73% of the heart rate changes occurred within those sheep that had 

vehicles pass within 25 meters. It is evident that bighorn sheep are disturbed at least to some 

degree from use of roads and motorized trails, but they can become habituated to the levels of use 

that occurs on these roads/ trails and the recreational activities that may occur in the area around 

them. Noise created from use of these roads/trails in Alternatives B, C, and E extend beyond the 

footprint of the directly impacted acres discussed in the table above. Bighorn sheep may be 

displaced several hundred meters from vehicles that use these roads/trails. However, since the 

change in roads/trails in bighorn sheep habitat from Alternatives B, C, and E is minimal, the 

effects to bighorn sheep would also be minimal. Also, it is common at varying times of the year 

to see sheep from the Sheep Creek/Carter Creek/South Red Canyon herd in close proximity to 

roads that intersect their habitat. These sheep appear to be undisturbed by vehicles and people in 

the area, and have likely habituated to the level of vehicle and human activity in the area. 

Though, sheep in the other herds may not exhibit this behavior as often, the current level of use 

and recreation in those areas do not appear to be adversely affecting the herds. Therefore, it is 

unlikely that the current level of use of these roads/trails as well as the minimal proposed changes 

to roads/trails in their habitat within Alternatives B, C, and E have or would have much affect on 

bighorn sheep.
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Increased roads may increase habitat fragmentation on the Forest. The table shows the amount of 

change in designated roads/trails from Alternative A. Nearly all the increase in designated roads 

in the table are roads that currently exist on the ground, but are undesignated as system roads 

(existing undesignated roads or unauthorized), or a change in type of use. Therefore, actual 

impacts to bighorn sheep habitat from these alternatives are likely less than what is shown in the 

table, because the direct habitat loss and fragmentation already exists. Since, the majority of these 

roads/trails already exist there would be little increase in habitat fragmentation among these 

alternatives. Also, the current amount of habitat fragmentation that has been created by existing 

designated roads/trails does not appear to be adversely affecting bighorn sheep. 

Areas of the Forest that contain unauthorized or existing undesignated roads/trails that are not 

proposed for designation under these alternatives may displace recreational use to areas that 

contain designated routes. This may slightly increase recreational use in areas of the Forest that 

contain designated routes. There may be an initial response by bighorn sheep in these areas, but 

individuals would likely move to adjacent suitable habitat or habituate to the slight increase in 

disturbance. 

The amount of bighorn sheep habitat affected at the Forest and District level under these 

alternatives is far less than 1% of the amount of bighorn sheep habitat that occurs within either of 

the Districts or on the Forest. This small amount of directly affected habitat would have relatively 

little effect to bighorn sheep habitat on the Forest. 

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 

than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. 

Gaines et. al. 2003 indicated that bighorn sheep may be displaced 350 meters from roads. Adding 

350 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage of affected 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available habitat 

(206,000+ acres) and the change in miles of roads/trails (< 3 miles) under the alternatives, it is 

unlikely that the percentage of habitat potentially affected by noise disturbance from these 

additional miles of roads/trails would have much further affect to bighorn sheep or their habitat 

on the Forest. Also, since this species has been known to habituate to the recreational use of 

roads, including roads on the Forest, it is likely that some sheep would stay habituated or become 

habituated to the disturbance from continued use of system routes and the routes proposed under 

these alternatives. Furthermore, a portion of this bighorn sheep habitat occurs in the wilderness 

area, which would not be affected by the changes to the Travel Plan. 

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there will be a little change in the amount of designated roads/trails and 

acres of bighorn sheep habitat affected (a decrease of approximately 3 miles of roads/trails and 3 

acres of habitat affected). This is would affect far less than 1% of bighorn sheep habitat on the 

Forest. Therefore, the effects to bighorn sheep habitat under this alternative would be negligible. 

Again, noise disturbance from use of roads/trails occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism, and 

would somewhat increase the percentage of habitat affected by this alternative. However, this 

amount of habitat potentially affected under this Alternative would be less than Alternatives B, C, 

and E.

At the District level, although there would generally be a lower amount of miles of roads and

trails and a lower amount of bighorn sheep habitat affected in each District, than discussed under 
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Alternatives B, C, and E, the amount of habitat affected is negligible. Therefore, the overall 

effects (direct and indirect) to bighorn sheep habitat would be negligible under this alternative. 

Determination

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under these alternatives, may impact individual bighorn sheep, but will not likely contribute to a 

trend toward federal listing or cause a loss of viability to the population or the species.

3.3.5.4 Management Indicator Species

Rocky Mountain Elk 

Direct and Indirect Effects

To determine the effects to elk critical habitat from the action alternatives, the change in miles of 

designated roads within critical habitat and change in acres of elk critical habitat were calculated 

for each of the action alternatives and are shown in Table 73 in the Wildlife Report (available in 

the Project Record). The changes reflect the change in miles and acres from Alternative A. Table 

3.3.2 illustrates the road/trail density within critical elk habitat among Districts and alternatives. 

Alternatives B, C, and E 

There is approximately 261,557 acres of critical elk habitat currently on the Forest. There would 

be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres of effected elk critical habitat under 

Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be in Alternative C with an approximate 

increase of 24 miles of designated routes and 23 acres of affected critical elk habitat. Alternative 

E would have the next largest increase (17 miles of increase and 19 acres) and Alternative B 

would have the least (11 miles of increase and 10 acres affected). 

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E extend beyond the footprint of 

the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed use on some 

roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV use to these roads would likely 

increase noise in the immediate area around these roads. New trail construction and routes 

reconstruction proposed under these alternatives are limited, and may also cause noise 

disturbance in the immediate vicinity of these areas during the construction and/or reconstruction 

phase. This may potentially cause additional avoidance of the immediate area around the route by 

elk. However, if displacement does occur, there is ample habitat on the Districts and on the 

Forest in any given drainage for any displaced individuals. Also, construction and reconstruction 

activities would only be for a short duration, thus displacement would only be temporary if it 

does occur. Continued use of designated routes would continue to have the same effects to elk 

that currently exist. This species has likely habituated to the disturbance or has moved to suitable 

habitat that does not exhibit the disturbance. Therefore, the continued use of these routes is not 

likely to have any further effects to this species. 

Areas of the Forest that contain unauthorized or existing undesignated routes that are not 

proposed for designation under these alternatives may displace motorized recreational use to 

areas that contain designated routes. This may slightly increase recreational use in areas of the 

Forest that contain designated routes. There may be an initial response by elk in these areas, but 

individuals would likely move to adjacent suitable habitat or habituate to the slight increase in 

disturbance. 
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With implementation of this project motorized travel would be prohibited on routes that are not 

designated. Many of these routes were not carried forward in these alternatives for designation 

because of resource damage. Much of the resource damage was occurring in riparian areas and 

meadow areas. Since elk forage in riparian and meadow areas, reduction in these routes would 

result in a reduction in resource damage and improve elk foraging habitat. This habitat 

improvement would incrementally happen over time as these areas rejuvenate.

There would be some seasonal closures of routes (e.g. Proposals 3082 and 3001) under these 

alternatives among the Districts. This would restrict travel along these roads during the hunting 

season and in some cases during the calving season. This would reduce the disturbance hunters 

would have on elk as well as reduce harvest, and increase elk security areas. Roads that remain 

closed during the calving season would also limit human disturbance in those areas, providing a 

security area for calving elk.

Specifically proposals 2145, 2146, 2153, 2180, 2048, 2058, 2061, 2085, and 2047 are roads that 

have been administratively closed in the past for wildlife protection, particularly elk and deer.

Although this area is not identified as critical winter or summer elk habitat, past closure of this 

area to public travel has reduced disturbance to elk during the calving season and provided a 

security area for them during the hunting season. These roads remain administratively closed 

under Alternative A, but are proposed to be opened to public travel under Alternatives B, C, and

E, with a seasonal closure from October 1 to June 1. The critical time for elk is during the calving 

season in late spring and early summer and during the hunting season in the fall. Maintaining the 

closure of these roads between October 1 and June 1 would continue to protect elk during the 

hunting season and the first part of the calving season. 

According to the best available science, motorized route densities should be less than 1.0 miles2

in critical elk habitat (Christensen et al. 1993, pages 2-3). Areas of higher route densities tend to 

displace elk and can lower the quality of habitat in the area. Average route density Forest wide is 

less than 0.87 miles2

. Among Alternatives B, C, and E route density Forest wide slightly 

increases, but stays below the 1.0 miles2 (Table 3.3.2). Alternative C has the highest route density 

at 0.93 miles2

, Alternative B has the lowest at 0.89 miles2, and Alternative E is in between at 0.91

miles2

. Therefore, among these alternatives, average route density on the Forest should stay at a 

level that would maintain elk habitat effectiveness. Some isolated areas may have a higher route

density than 1.0 miles2 and may reduce the quality of elk habitat effectiveness immediately 

around those areas, but most of these areas are small, and would not adversely affect overall elk 

habitat on the Forest or the Districts. However, there are larger areas on the Vernal RD that 

exhibit route densities greater than 1.0 miles2

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Table 3.3.2 Average Road/Trail Density in Critical Elk Habitat By Alternative 

District 

ALT A

Road 

Density

(Mi 

Routes/Mi2

Habitat)

ALT B

Road 

Density

(Mi 

Routes/Mi2

Habitat)

ALT C

Road 

Density

(Mi 

Routes/Mi2

Habitat)

ALT D

Road 

Density

(Mi 

Routes/Mi2

Habitat)

ALT E

Road 

Density

(Mi 

Routes/Mi2

Habitat)

Flaming Gorge RD 1.00 1.00 1.13 1.00 1.10

Vernal RD 0.91 0.96 0.97 0.91 0.94

Roosevelt/Duchesne 

RD (North Unit)

1.17 1.24 1.25 1.17 1.23

Roosevelt/Duchesne 

RD (South Unit)

0.76 0.77 0.78 0.76 0.77

Forest Wide Total 0.87 0.89 0.93 0.87 0.91

At the District levels, all the potential effects to elk critical habitat discussed above will generally 

be the same, except on a smaller scale. Therefore, the discussion at the District level will focus on 

changes per alternative.

For the Flaming Gorge Ranger District, there would be a net increase in miles of designated 

routes and acres of affected elk critical habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest 

increase would be in Alternative C with an approximate increase of 11 miles of designated routes

and seven acres of affected critical elk habitat. There is decrease on this District for high traffic 

roads and an increase in low traffic roads and trails. This District has a route density of 1.0 

miles2, which is at the recommended cutoff for habitat effectiveness. Among alternatives route

density slightly increases to 1.13 miles2 under Alternative C, 1.10 miles2 in Alternative E, and 

remains at 1.0 miles2 in Alternative B. The increase in Alternatives C and E is very little and is 

not likely to change habitat effectiveness for elk on the District.

For the Vernal Ranger District, there would little change in miles of designated routes and acres 

of affected elk critical habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest change in affected elk 

critical habitat would be in Alternative E with an increase of approximately two acres of affected 

elk critical habitat. There would be an overall decrease in the amount of high traffic roads, and an 

increase in the amount of low traffic roads and trails. This District currently has an area in which 

travel of existing undesignated routes is allowed. There is approximately 13 miles of these 

existing undesignated roads (low traffic roads) within elk critical habitat in the hatched travel 

area, affecting approximately 22 acres of elk critical habitat. Any undesignated routes in this area 

that would not be designated would no longer be available for motorized travel. Since the largest 

net increase of designated routes among Alternatives B, C, and E is approximately three miles,

then there would be approximately 10 miles of these existing undesignated routes that would no 

longer be available for motorized travel. This would reduce the amount of affected elk critical 

habitat within the hatched travel area by approximately 17 acres. Therefore, implication of any of 

these alternatives would reduce the current effects to elk critical habitat within this District. 

Given time these areas would rejuvenate and provide habitat for elk.
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Route density for the Vernal Ranger District is 0.91 miles2 (counting only Forest system roads), 

which is below the recommended cutoff of 1.0 miles2

. Route density goes up to 1.23 miles2, 

when the existing undesignated roads in the hatched area are included. However, Alternatives B, 

C, and E would reduce the miles of routes in the hatched travel area. Average route densities of 

designated roads and trails among these alternatives would stay below the 1.0 miles2 cutoff for 

the District, and actually improve elk habitat effectiveness in the hatched area. Portions of higher 

route densities (greater than 1.0 miles2

) are exhibited in the hatched area. Since the alternatives 

would reduce the miles of routes open to travel in these areas, road density within elk critical 

habitat would be reduced, thus improving elk habitat in these areas.

For the Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District (North Unit), there would be a net increase in miles 

of designated routes and acres of affected elk critical habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The 

largest increase would be in Alternative C with an approximate increase of seven miles of 

designated routes and 11 acres of affected elk critical habitat. There was an increase of low traffic 

roads and some decrease on this part of the District for high traffic roads. Route density within 

this District is at 1.17 miles2

, which is slightly above the recommended cutoff of 1.0 miles2. 

Route densities increase only slightly from Alternative A, with Alternative C having the highest 

density of 1.25 miles2. The increase among these alternatives is very little and is not likely to 

change habitat effectiveness for elk on the District. 

For the Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District (South Unit), there would be a net increase in miles 

of designated routes and acres of affected elk critical habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The 

largest increase would be in Alternative C with an approximate increase of six miles of 

designated routes and 11 acres of affected elk critical habitat. Road density within this District is 

at 0.87 miles2, which is below the recommended cutoff of 1.0 miles2. Route densities among 

Alternatives B, C, and E would slightly increase, but would stay below 1.0 miles2. Therefore, 

among these alternatives, route density should stay at a level that would maintain habitat 

effectiveness. 

The amount of elk critical habitat affected at the Forest and District Level under these 

alternatives is far less than 1% of the amount of elk critical habitat that occurs within either of the 

districts or on the Forest. This small amount of directly affected habitat would have relatively 

little effect to elk critical habitat on the Forest. Also, route densities among alternatives and 

among Districts will stay below the 1.0 miles2 cutoff or will remain only slightly above.

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 

than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It 

is assumed that elk may be displaced 600 meters from roads (Gaines et al. 2003, Trombulak 

2000). Adding 600 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the 

percentage of affected habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of 

available habitat (260,000+ acres), it is unlikely that the percentage of habitat potentially affected 

by noise disturbance from these additional miles of roads/trails would have much further affect to 

elk or their habitat on the Forest. Also, since elk have been known to habituate to the recreational 

use of roads, including roads on the Forest, it is likely that some elk would stay habituated or 

become habituated to the disturbance from continued use of system routes and the routes 

proposed under these alternatives.
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Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be little change in the miles of designated routes and little 

change in the acres of affected elk critical habitat (1 mile and < 3 acres). This is far less than 1% 

of elk critical habitat on the Forest. Therefore, the effects to elk critical habitat under this 

alternative would be negligible. Route density under this alternative would remain below the 

recommended 1.0 miles2 cutoff and deer habitat effectiveness would be maintained. Again, noise 

disturbance from use of roads/trails occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism, and would 

somewhat increase the percentage of habitat affected by this alternative. However, this amount of 

habitat potentially affected under this Alternative would be less than Alternatives B, C, and E.

At the District level, there would generally be little change in the miles of routes and trails and 

acres of affected elk critical habitat in each District, than discussed under Alternatives B, C, and 

E. Therefore, the overall effects to elk critical habitat would be lower under this alternative than 

the other action alternatives. There would also be a further reduction in the miles of routes 

allowed for travel and the acres of affected elk critical habitat within the hatched travel area of 

the Vernal Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, and E. Route density among Districts under 

this alternative would remain below the recommended 1.0 miles2 cutoff. Therefore, under this 

alternative, route density should stay at a level that would maintain habitat effectiveness.

Conclusion

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under these alternatives would not affect the trend of the elk population on the Forest or impair 

the ability of the Forest to provide well-distributed habitat for this species. 

Mule Deer 

Direct and Indirect Effects

To determine the effects to deer critical habitat from the action alternatives, the miles of 

designated routes within critical habitat and acres of deer critical habitat were calculated for each 

of the action alternatives and are shown in Table 75 in the Wildlife Report (available in the 

Project Record). The changes reflect the change in miles and acres from Alternative A. Table 

3.3.3 illustrates the route density within critical deer habitat among Districts and alternatives.

Alternatives B, C, and E 

There is approximately 165,147 acres of critical mule deer habitat currently on the Forest. There 

would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres of effected deer critical habitat 

under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be in Alternative C with an 

approximate increase of 17 miles of designated routes and 21 acres of affected critical deer 

habitat. Alternative B would have the next largest increase 11 miles and 13 acres) and Alternative 

E would have the least (10 miles of increase and 12 acres affected). 

Nearly all the proposed increases in designated routes currently exist on the ground, and are 

existing undesignated or unauthorized roads. Therefore, actual impacts to deer habitat from these 

alternatives are likely less than mentioned above, because the direct habitat loss and

fragmentation already exists. Since, the majority of these routes already exist there would be little 

increase in habitat fragmentation among these alternatives. 

There are approximately 13 miles of these existing undesignated roads (low traffic roads) within 

deer critical habitat in the hatched travel area, affecting approximately 22 acres of deer critical 
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habitat. Any routes in this area not designated under the alternatives would no longer be available 

for motorized travel. Since the largest net increase of designated routes among Alternatives B, C, 

and E is approximately two miles, there would be approximately 11 miles of existing

undesignated routes that would no longer be available for motorized travel. This would reduce 

the amount of affected deer critical habitat within the hatched travel area by approximately 19 

acres. Therefore, this alternative would reduce the current effects to deer critical habitat within 

this District. Given time these areas would rejuvenate and provide habitat for deer. 

There would be some seasonal closures of routes (e.g. Proposals 3082 and 3001) under these 

alternatives. This would restrict travel along these roads during the hunting season and in some 

cases during the fawning season. This would reduce the disturbance hunters would have on deer 

as well as reduce harvest, and increase deer security areas. Roads that remain closed during the 

fawning season would also limit human disturbance in those areas, providing a security area for 

fawning deer.

Specifically proposals 2145, 2146, 2153, 2180, 2048, 2058, 2061, 2085, and 2047 are roads that 

have been administratively closed in the past for wildlife protection, particularly elk and deer. 

Although this area is not identified as critical winter or summer deer habitat, past closure of this 

area to public travel has reduced disturbance to deer during the fawning season and provided a 

security area for them during the hunting season. These roads remain administratively closed 

under Alternative A, but are proposed to be opened to public travel under Alternatives B, C, and

E, with a seasonal closure from October 1 to June 1. The critical time for deer is during the 

fawning season in late spring and early summer and during the hunting season in the fall. 

Maintaining the closure of these roads between October 1 and June 1 would continue to protect 

deer during the hunting season and the first part of the fawning season.

According to the best available science, road/trail density should be less than 1.0 miles2 in critical 

elk habitat. Deer may tolerate higher route densities than elk before displacement occurs, but the 

1.0 miles2 cutoff used for elk will also be used as the threshold for deer under these alternatives 

to help in determining the effects the alternatives may have on deer. Route density Forest wide in 

critical deer habitat is 0.82 miles2

. Among Alternatives B, C, and E, route density Forest wide 

slightly increases. Alternative C has the highest route density at 0.89 miles2

, and the route density 

for Alternatives B and E are a little lower at 0.86 miles2

. Average route density under these 

alternatives would remain below the 1.0 miles2 threshold and therefore would maintain habitat 

effectiveness for deer (Table 3.3.3). Some isolated areas may have a higher route density than 1.0 

miles2 and may reduce the quality of deer habitat effectiveness immediately around those areas, 

but most of these areas are small, and would not adversely affect overall deer habitat on the 

Forest or the Districts. However, there are larger areas on the Vernal RD that exhibit route 

densities greater than 1.0 miles2. Refer to the Vernal RD discussion below for further information 

(Christensen et al. 1993, pages 2-3)
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Table 3.3.3 Average Road/Trail Density in Critical Mule Deer Habitat by Alternative

District 

ALT A

Route

Density

(Mi 

Routes/Mi2

Habitat)

ALT B

Route

Density

(Mi 

Routes/Mi2

Habitat)

ALT C

Route

Density

(Mi 

Routes/Mi2

Habitat)

ALT D

Route

Density

(Mi 

Routes/Mi2

Habitat)

ALT E

Route

Density

(Mi 

Routes/Mi2

Habitat)

Flaming Gorge RD 0.93 0.96 0.98 0.93 0.98

Vernal RD 0.74 0.79 0.79 0.75 0.75

Roosevelt/Duchesne 

RD (North Unit)

0.83 0.86 0.86 0.83 0.85

Roosevelt/Duchesne 

RD (South Unit)

0.75 0.80 0.83 0.75 0.79

Forest Wide Total 0.82 0.86 0.89 0.82 0.86

Flaming Gorge Ranger District, there would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and 

acres of deer critical habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be in 

Alternative C with an approximate increase of six miles of designated routes and six acres of 

affected critical deer habitat. This District has a route density of 0.93 miles2

, which is below the 

recommended cutoff for deer habitat effectiveness. Among these alternatives route density for 

this District would stay below the 1.0 miles2 threshold and therefore would maintain habitat 

effectiveness for deer.

Vernal Ranger District there would little change in miles of designated routes and acres of 

effected deer critical habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest change in affected deer 

critical habitat would be in Alternative B with an increase of approximately one acre of affected 

deer critical habitat.

Route density for this District is 0.74 miles2 (counting only designated routes), which is below 

the recommended cutoff of 1.0 miles2. Route density increases to 1.06 miles2, when the existing 

unauthorized routes in the hatched travel area are designated. However, Alternatives B, C, and E 

would reduce the miles of routes in this area that would be available for motorized travel. Route

densities of designated routes among these alternatives would stay below the 1.0 miles2 cutoff for 

the District. 

Portions of higher route densities (greater than 1.0 miles2

) are exhibited in the hatched travel 

area. However as discussed above all alternatives would reduce the route density in deer critical 

habitat, in these areas thus improving deer habitat.

Proposals 2145, 2180, 2058, and 2047 are roads that have been administratively closed in the past 

for wildlife protection, particularly elk and deer. Although this area is not identified as critical 

winter or summer deer habitat, past closure of this area to public travel has reduced disturbance 

to deer during the fawning season and provided a security area for them during the hunting 

season. These roads remain administratively closed under Alternative A, but are proposed to be 

opened to public travel under Alternatives B, C, and E, with a seasonal closure from October 1 to 

June 30. The critical time for deer is during the fawning season in late spring and early summer 

and during the hunting season in the fall. Maintaining the closure of these roads between October 

1 and June 30 would continue to protect deer during the critical periods. 
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Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District (North Unit), there would little change in miles of 

designated routes and acres of effected deer critical habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The 

largest increase would be in Alternatives B and C with an approximate increase of less than one

mile of designated routes and approximately one acre of affected deer critical habitat. There was 

a small increase of low traffic roads and no change on this part of the District for high traffic 

roads. 

Route density within this District is 0.83 miles2

. Among these alternatives route density for this 

District would stay below the 1.0 miles2 mile threshold and therefore would maintain habitat 

effectiveness for deer.

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District (South Unit), there would be a net increase in miles of 

designated routes and acres of effected deer critical habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The 

largest increase would be in Alternative C with an approximate increase of eight miles of 

designated routes and 13 acres of affected deer critical habitat. 

Route density within this District is 0.75 miles2. Among these alternatives route density for this 

District would stay below the 1.0 miles2 threshold and therefore would maintain habitat 

effectiveness for deer.

The amount of deer critical habitat affected at the Forest Level and at the District Level under 

these alternatives is far less than 1% of the amount of deer critical habitat that occurs within 

either of the Districts or on the Forest. This small amount of directly affected habitat would have 

relatively little effect to deer critical habitat on the Forest. Also, route densities among 

alternatives and among Districts would stay below the 1.0 miles2 cutoff and still provide habitat 

effectiveness for deer.

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 

than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It 

is assumed that elk may be displaced 600 meters from roads (Gaines et al. 2003, Trombulak 

2000). Adding 600 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage 

of affected habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available 

habitat (164,000+ acres), it is unlikely that the percentage of habitat potentially affected by noise 

disturbance from these additional miles of roads/trails would have much further affect to deer or 

their habitat on the Forest. Also, since deer have been known to habituate to the recreational use 

of roads, including roads on the Forest, it is likely that some deer would stay habituated or 

become habituated to the disturbance from continued use of system routes and the routes 

proposed under these alternatives. Furthermore, the disturbance from these roads/trails would 

occur as they are used by motorized vehicles, which would not happen all at once across the 

Forest

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be little change in the amount of designated routes and little 

change in the amount of acres of deer critical habitat (< 1 mile of road and 1 acre of habitat). This 

is far less than 1% of deer critical habitat on the Forest. Therefore, the effects to deer critical 

habitat under this alternative would be negligible. Route density under this alternative would 

remain below the recommended 1.0 miles2 cutoff and deer habitat effectiveness would be 

maintained. Again, noise disturbance from use of roads/trails occurs beyond the actual road/trail 
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prism, and would somewhat increase the percentage of habitat affected by this alternative. 

However, this amount of habitat potentially affected under this Alternative would be less than 

Alternatives B, C, and E.

At the District level, there would generally be little change in the amount of miles of roads and 

trails and acres of affected deer critical habitat in each District, than discussed under Alternatives 

B, C, and E. Therefore, the overall effects to deer critical habitat would be lower under this 

alternative than the other action alternatives. There would also be a further reduction in the 

amount of routes allowed for travel and the amount of affected deer critical habitat within the 

hatched area of the Vernal Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, and E. Route density among 

Districts under this alternative would remain below the recommended 1.0 miles2 cutoff. 

Therefore, under this alternative, route density should stay at a level that would maintain habitat 

effectiveness.

Conclusion

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under this Alternative would not affect the trend of the deer population on the Forest or impair 

the ability of the Forest to provide well-distributed habitat for this species. 

Golden Eagle 

Direct and Indirect Effects

To determine the effects to golden eagle habitat from the action alternatives, the change in miles 

of designated routes within habitat and change in acres of golden eagle habitat were calculated 

for each of the action alternatives and are shown in Table 78 in the Wildlife Report (available in 

the Project Record). The changes reflect the change in miles and acres from Alternative A. 

Alternatives B, C, and E 

There would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres of effected golden eagle 

habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be in Alternative C with an 

approximate increase of approximately 85 miles of designated routes and 132 acres of affected 

golden eagle habitat. Alternative B would have the next largest increase and Alternative E would 

have the least (48 miles of increase and 79 acres affected). The majority of increase in routes 

among these alternatives comes from the increased miles of the low traffic roads. Since golden 

eagles are less likely to be disturbed, by low traffic roads than high traffic roads, the overall 

change in disturbance effects would be low. 

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E extend beyond the footprint of 

the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed use on some 

roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV use to these roads would likely 

increase noise in the immediate area around these roads. 

New trail construction and routes reconstruction proposed under these alternatives are limited, 

and may also cause noise disturbance in the immediate vicinity of these areas during the 

construction and/or reconstruction phase. This may potentially cause additional avoidance of the 

immediate area around the roads by golden eagles. However, foraging golden eagles frequent 

roadsides to feed on carrion, and appear not to be too disturbed by human activities associated 

with roads. Studies have mixed results, with some studies showing golden eagles disturbed by 

disturbance and other studies showing golden eagles are not disturbed (Kochert 2002). Also, 

construction and reconstruction activities would only be for a short duration, thus displacement 
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would only be temporary if it does occur. Continued use of designated routes would have the 

same effects to golden eagles that currently exist. This species has likely habituated to the 

disturbance or has moved to suitable habitat that does not exhibit the disturbance. Therefore, the 

continued use of these routes is not likely to have any further effects to this species. 

Prohibiting motorized use of routes that are not designated may concentrate motorized 

recreational use to areas that contain designated routes. This may slightly increase recreational 

use in these areas of the Forest. There may be an initial response by golden eagle in these areas, 

but individuals would likely move to adjacent suitable habitat or habituate to the slight increase 

in disturbance.

With implementation of this project, motorized travel would be prohibited on routes that are not 

designated. Many of these routes were not carried forward in these alternatives for designation. 

Much of the resource damage was occurring in riparian areas and meadow areas. Since golden 

eagles forage in riparian and meadow areas, reduction of routes in these areas would result in a 

reduction in resource damage, improve habitat for golden eagle prey species, and thus improve 

golden eagle foraging habitat. This habitat improvement would incrementally happen over time 

as these areas rejuvenate.

Roads may provide an additional food base for golden eagles, if there is an increase in wildlife 

vehicle collisions. Golden eagles may forage on road kill that may periodically occur along the 

side of these roads.

The amount of golden eagle habitat affected at the Forest and District levels under these 

alternatives is far less than 1% of the amount of golden eagle habitat that occurs within either the 

Districts or on the Forest. This small amount of directly affected habitat would have relatively 

little effect golden eagle habitat on the Forest. 

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 

than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It 

is assumed that golden eagles may be displaced 200 meters from roads. Adding 200 meters of 

affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage of affected habitat under 

Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available habitat (602,000+ acres, 

from Table in Affected Environment Section), it is unlikely that the percentage of habitat 

potentially affected by noise disturbance from these additional miles of roads/trails would have 

much further affect to golden eagles or their habitat on the Forest. Continued use of roads/trails 

on the current system would continue to create disturbance in golden eagle habitat. However, 

since golden eagles have likely habituated or moved to more suitable habitat, continued use of 

these roads/trails is not likely to further affect this species. Also, the disturbance from these 

roads/trails would occur as they are used by motorized vehicles, which would not happen all at 

once, across the Forest. Therefore not all potentially disturbed golden eagle habitat would be 

disturbed all at once across the Forest. 

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be an increase of four miles in the amount of designated routes

and a net change of 15 acres of golden eagle habitat. The change in acres under this alternative 

represents far less than 1% of golden eagle habitat on the Forest. Therefore, the effects to golden 

eagle habitat under this alternative would be negligible. Again, noise disturbance from use of 
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roads/trails occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism, and would somewhat increase the 

percentage of habitat affected by this alternative. However, this amount of habitat potentially 

affected under this Alternative would be less than Alternatives B, C, and E.

There would also be a reduction in the miles of designated routes and acres of affected golden 

eagle habitat within the hatched travel area of the Vernal Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, 

and E. 

Conclusions

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under this Alternative would not affect the trend of the golden eagle population on the Forest or 

impair the ability of the Forest to provide well-distributed habitat for this species. 

Warbling Vireo and Red-naped Sapsucker 

Direct and Indirect Effects

To determine the effects to warbling vireo and red-naped sapsucker habitat from the action 

alternatives, the change in miles of designated roads within habitat and change in acres of 

warbling vireo and red-naped sapsucker habitat were calculated for each of the action alternatives 

and are shown in Table 79 in the Wildlife Report (available in the Project Record). The changes 

reflect the change in miles and acres from Alternative A. 

Alternatives B, C, and E 

There would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres of effected warbling vireo 

and red-naped sapsucker habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be in 

Alternative C with an approximate increase of approximately 25 miles of designated routes and 

26 acres of affected warbling vireo and red-naped sapsucker habitat. Alternative B would have 

the next largest increase and Alternative E would have the least (21 miles of increase and 21 

acres affected). The majority of increase in roads among these alternatives comes from the 

increased miles of the low traffic roads. Since warbling vireos and red-naped sapsuckers are less 

likely to be disturbed, by low traffic roads than high traffic roads, the overall change in 

disturbance effects would be low. 

Nearly all the proposed increases in designated routes currently exist on the ground, and are 

existing undesignated or unauthorized roads. Since, the majority of these routes already exist 

there would be little increase in habitat fragmentation among these alternatives. 

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E extend beyond the footprint of 

the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed use on some 

roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV use to these roads would likely 

increase noise in the immediate area around these roads. 

New trail construction and route reconstruction proposed under these alternatives are limited, and

may also cause noise disturbance in the immediate vicinity of these areas during the construction 

and/or reconstruction phase. This may potentially cause additional avoidance of the immediate 

area around the roads by warbling vireos and red-naped sapsuckers. However, nesting and 

foraging red-naped sapsuckers do not appear to be disturbed by vehicular traffic along roads 

(Walters et. al. 2002). Therefore, these birds are not likely to be disturbed by noise disturbances 

associated with routes under these alternatives. However, if displacement (of red-naped 

sapsuckers or warbling vireos) does occur, there is ample habitat for any displaced individuals in 
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any given drainage on the Forest that contains these species habitat. Also, construction and 

reconstruction activities would only be for a short duration, thus displacement would only be 

temporary if it does occur. Continued use of designated routes would have the same effects to 

warbling vireos and red-naped sapsuckers that currently exist. These species have likely 

habituated to the disturbance or has moved to suitable habitat that does not exhibit the 

disturbance. Therefore, the continued use of these routes is not likely to have any further effects 

to these species. 

Prohibiting motorized use of routes that are not designated may concentrate motorized 

recreational use to areas that contain designated routes. This may slightly increase recreational 

use in these areas of the Forest. There may be an initial response by warbling vireos and rednaped sapsuckers in these areas, but individuals would likely move to adjacent suitable habitat or 

habituate to the slight increase in disturbance. 

With implementation of this project motorized travel would be prohibited on routes that are not 

designated. Many of these routes were not carried forward in these alternatives for designation, 

because of identified resource damage. Prohibiting travel on these routes would reduce the 

amount of warbling vireo and red-naped sapsucker habitat that is currently being affected by 

resource damage and may incrementally improve this habitat over time as these areas rejuvenate.

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 

than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It

is assumed that red-naped sapsuckers and warbling vireos may be displaced 100 meters from 

roads. Adding 100 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage 

of affected habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available 

habitat (160,000+ acres, from Table in Affected Environment Section), it is unlikely that the 

percentage of habitat potentially affected by noise disturbance from these additional miles of 

roads/trails would have much further affect to red-naped sapsuckers and warbling vireos or their

habitat on the Forest. Continued use of roads/trails on the current system would continue to create 

disturbance in these species habitat. However, since red-naped sapsuckers are tolerant of human 

activities and since individuals of both these species have likely habituated or moved to more 

suitable habitat, continued use of these roads/trails is not likely to further affect these species. 

Also, the disturbance from these roads/trails would occur as they are used by motorized vehicles, 

which would not happen all at once, across the Forest. Therefore not all potentially disturbed rednaped sapsucker and warbling vireo habitat would be disturbed all at once across the Forest.

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be an increase of five miles in the amount of designated routes

and a net change of 13 acres of warbling vireo and red-naped sapsucker habitat. The overall 

effects to warbling vireo and red-naped sapsucker habitat would be lower under this alternative 

than the other action alternatives. There would also be a greater reduction in the miles of routes 

open for motorized travel and the acres of affected warbling vireo and red-naped sapsucker 

habitat within the hatched area of the Vernal Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, and E. 

Again, noise disturbance from use of roads/trails occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism, and 

would somewhat increase the percentage of habitat affected by this alternative. However, this 

amount of habitat potentially affected under this Alternative would be less than Alternatives B, C, 

and E.
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The change in acres under this alternative represents far less than 1% of warbling vireo and rednaped sapsucker habitat on the Forest. Therefore, the effects to warbling vireo and red-naped 

sapsucker habitat under this alternative would be negligible. 

Conclusion

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under this Alternative would not affect the trend of the warbling vireo and red-naped sapsucker 

populations on the Forest or impair the ability of the Forest to provide well-distributed habitat for 

these species. 

 Lincoln’s Sparrow and Song Sparrow 

Direct and Indirect Effects

To determine the effects to Lincoln’s sparrow and song sparrow habitat from the action 

alternatives, the change in miles of designated roads within habitat and change in acres of 

Lincoln’s sparrow and song sparrow habitat were calculated for each of the action alternatives 

and are shown in Table 80 of the Wildlife Report (available in the Project Record). The changes 

reflect the change in miles and acres from Alternative A. None of the changes proposed under the 

action alternatives would affect Lincoln’s sparrow or song sparrow habitat on the South Unit 

portion of the Roosevelt/Duchesne RD. Therefore, this portion of the District was not included in 

the summary below.

Alternatives B, C, and E 

There would be a net increase in miles of designated routes and acres of effected Lincoln’s 

sparrow and song sparrow habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. The largest increase would be 

in Alternative C with an approximate increase of approximately four miles of designated routes 

and seven acres of affected Lincoln’s sparrow and song sparrow habitat. Alternative B would 

have the next largest increase and Alternative E would have the least (three miles of increase and 

six acres affected). The majority of increase in roads among these alternatives comes from the 

increased miles of the low traffic roads. Since Lincoln’s sparrows and song sparrows are less 

likely to be disturbed, by low traffic roads than high traffic roads, the overall change in 

disturbance effects would be low. 

Nearly all the proposed increases in designated routes currently exist on the ground, and are 

existing undesignated or unauthorized roads. Since, the majority of these routes already exist 

there would be little increase in habitat fragmentation among these alternatives. 

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E extend beyond the footprint of 

the directly impacted acres discussed above. Alternatives B, C, and E allow mixed use on some 

roads that is not allowed under Alternative A. Adding ATV use to these roads would likely 

increase noise in the immediate area around these roads. 

New roads and trails and reconstruction proposed under these alternatives are few, but may also 

cause noise disturbance in the immediate vicinity of these areas during the construction and/or 

reconstruction phase. This may potentially cause additional avoidance of the immediate area 

around the roads by Lincoln’s sparrows and song sparrows. Song sparrows do not appear to be 

affected by noise associated with roads, but Lincoln’s sparrows have been known to abandon 

nests (Arcese et. al. 2002 and Ammon 1995). Therefore, Lincoln’s sparrows may be more 

sensitive to noise disturbance than song sparrows. Furthermore, nearly all the routes proposed for 

designation under these alternatives already exist and would contribute little additional noise 
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disturbance. Also, construction and reconstruction activities would only be for a short duration, 

thus displacement would only be temporary if it does occur. Continued use of designated routes

would have the same effects to Lincoln’s sparrows and song sparrows that currently exist. These 

species have likely habituated to the disturbance or has moved to suitable habitat that does not 

exhibit the disturbance. Therefore, the continued use of these routes is not likely to have any 

further effects to these species. 

Prohibiting motorized use of routes that are not designated may concentrate motorized 

recreational use to areas that contain designated routes. This may slightly increase recreational 

use in these areas of the Forest. There may be an initial response by Lincoln’s sparrows and song 

sparrows in these areas, but individuals would likely move to adjacent suitable habitat or 

habituate to the slight increase in disturbance

With implementation of this project motorized travel would be prohibited on routes that are not

designated. Many of these currently undesignated routes were not carried forward in these 

alternatives for designation, because of identified resource damage on these routes. Prohibiting 

motorized use of these routes for travel would reduce the amount of Lincoln’s sparrow and song 

sparrow habitat that is currently being affected by resource damage and may incrementally 

improve this habitat over time as these areas rejuvenate.

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 

than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It 

is assumed that Lincoln’s sparrows and song sparrows may be displaced 100 meters from roads. 

Adding 100 meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage of 

affected habitat under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available 

habitat (17,800+ acres, from Table in Affected Environment Section) and the relatively low 

amount of miles of roads/trails (<4 miles) proposed within these species habitat in the action 

alternatives, it is unlikely that the percentage of habitat potentially affected by noise disturbance 

from these additional miles of roads/trails would have much further affect to these sparrows or 

their habitat on the Forest. Continued use of roads/trails on the current system would continue to 

create disturbance in these species habitat. However, since song sparrows are tolerant of human 

activities and since individuals of both these species have likely habituated or moved to more 

suitable habitat, continued use of these roads/trails is not likely to further affect these species. 

Also, the disturbance from these roads/trails would occur as they are used by motorized vehicles, 

which would not happen all at once, across the Forest. Therefore not all potentially disturbed 

Lincoln’s sparrow and song sparrow habitat would be disturbed all at once across the Forest.

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be little change in the amount of designated routes and little 

change in the amount of Lincoln’s sparrow and song sparrow habitat. The overall effects to 

Lincoln’s sparrow and song sparrow habitat would be lower under this alternative than the other 

action alternatives. There would also be a further reduction in the amount of roads allowed for 

travel and the amount of affected Lincoln’s sparrow and song sparrow habitat within the hatched 

area of the Vernal Ranger District than Alternatives B, C, and E. Again, noise disturbance from 

use of roads/trails occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism, and would somewhat increase the 

percentage of habitat affected by this alternative. However, this amount of habitat potentially 

affected under this Alternative would be less than Alternatives B, C, and E.
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The change in acres under this alternative represents far less than 1% of Lincoln’s sparrow and 

song sparrow habitat on the Forest. Therefore, the effects to Lincoln’s sparrow and song sparrow 

habitat under this alternative would be negligible. 

Conclusion

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under this Alternative would not affect the trend of the Lincoln’s sparrow and song sparrow 

populations on the Forest or impair the ability of the Forest to provide well-distributed habitat for 

these species. 

White-tailed Ptarmigan 

Direct and Indirect Effects

To determine the effects to white-tailed ptarmigan habitat from the action alternatives, the change 

in miles of designated roads within habitat and change in acres of white-tailed ptarmigan habitat 

were calculated for each of the action alternatives and are shown in Table 82 in the Wildlife 

Report (available in the Project Record). The changes reflect the change in miles and acres from 

Alternative A. 

There is no white-tailed ptarmigan habitat on the South Unit portion of the Roosevelt/Duchesne 

RD. None of the changes proposed under the action alternatives would affect white-tailed 

ptarmigan habitat on the Vernal RD or the Flaming Gorge RD. Therefore, the effects to whitetailed ptarmigan habitat would only be summarized for the North Unit portion of the 

Roosevelt/Duchesne RD.

Alternatives B, C, and E 

Noise created from use of these routes in Alternatives B, C, and E extend beyond the footprint of 

the directly impacted acres discussed above. This species has likely habituated to the noise 

disturbance associated with roads or has moved to suitable habitat that does not exhibit the 

disturbance. Therefore, the continued use of these routes is not likely to have any further effects 

to this species. 

The reduction of motorized use on undesignated routes and the reduction of dispersed camping 

from 300 feet to 150 feet in Utah may slightly increase recreational use in areas of the Forest that 

contain designated routes. There may be an initial response by white-tailed ptarmigans in these 

areas, but individuals would likely move to adjacent suitable habitat or habituate to the slight 

increase in disturbance. 

With implementation of this project motorized travel would be prohibited on undesignated

routes. Many routes were not carried forward in any alternative for designation primarily because 

of resource concerns. Prohibiting motorized use of these routes for travel would reduce the 

amount white-tailed ptarmigan habitat that is currently being affected by resource damage and 

may incrementally improve this habitat over time as these areas rejuvenate.

It is acknowledged that disturbance occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism and that some 

individuals of this species may be affected by noise related to use of these roads/trails. Thus the 

effects may extend beyond the prism of the roads/trails and affect a greater amount of habitat 

than is depicted in the table above, thus somewhat increasing the percentage of affected habitat. It 

is assumed that white-tailed ptarmigan may be displaced 100 meters from roads. Adding 100 

meters of affected habitat alongside roads/trails would increase the percentage of affected habitat 
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under Alternatives B, C, and E. However, because of the amount of available habitat (168,000+ 

acres) and the relatively low amount of miles of roads/trails (<3 miles) proposed within this 

species habitat in the action alternatives, it is unlikely that the percentage of habitat potentially 

affected by noise disturbance from these additional miles of roads/trails would have much further 

affect to white-tailed ptarmigan or their habitat on the Forest. Furthermore this species habitat 

occurs in the alpine at high elevations and in the wilderness area. Therefore, very few roads/trails 

on the current system and under the action alternatives intersect this species habitat. 

Alternative D 

Under this alternative there would be little change in the amount of designated routes and little 

change in the amount of white-tailed ptarmigan habitat affected. The change in acres under this 

alternative represents far less than 1% of white-tailed ptarmigan habitat on the Forest. Again, 

noise disturbance from use of roads/trails occurs beyond the actual road/trail prism, and would 

somewhat increase the percentage of habitat affected by this alternative. However, this amount of 

habitat potentially affected under this Alternative would be less than Alternatives B, C, and E. 

Therefore, the effects to white-tailed ptarmigan habitat under this alternative would be negligible. 

Conclusion

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under this Alternative would not affect the trend of the white-tailed Ptarmigan population on the 

Forest or impair the ability of the Forest to provide well-distributed habitat for this species. 

3.3.5.5 Other Species of Concern 

Birds of Conservation Concern (Migratory Birds) and Utah Partners in Flight 

Priority Species 

Direct and Indirect Effects

There will be no adverse affects to migratory/priority species key wintering areas, migration 

routes, or stop-overs. Because the Action Alternatives apply to travel management in the long 

term, the evaluation of these species will be in the long term perspective.

Changes to the Travel Plan may increase motorized use on some routes. Noise related effects 

from this increase in use may cause some displacement to some of these species. Some birds, like 

the pygmy nuthatch (Kingery et. al. 2001) and Williamson’s sapsucker (Dobbs et. al. 1997) are 

not disturbed by human activities during nesting and are not likely to be disturbed noise 

associated with any increase use of routes. Other species like the gray vireo may be more 

susceptible to human disturbance and may move to areas of less human disturbance (Barlow et. 

al. 1999). It is likely that foraging individuals of bird species would likely habituate to the noise 

or move to adjacent habitat for foraging. Nesting individuals of bird species, if disturbed during 

the initial increase of noise associated with the change in use of the routes, would also habituate 

to the disturbance or move into adjacent habitat to renest that same season or move into adjacent 

habitat the next nesting season. Also, there are some routes that will have a decrease in use or that 

will be closed. This will decrease human disturbance in these areas and provide additional areas 

of low human disturbance for these species to move into if displaced. Overall, the change in 

disturbance to these species and their habitat would be small among the action alternatives and is 

not likely to have any substantial effects to migratory/priority species.
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Several of the sensitive and MIS species use habitats that are similar to the migratory birds and 

PIF priority species primary habitats discussed in the Affected Environment section. For those 

migratory/priority species that are not sensitive or MIS, they do inhabit similar habitats. 

Consequently the effects analysis on habitat for these ‘similar’ species will be used to address 

effects to those bird species not yet addressed. Below is a summary and discussion of how the 

effects analysis of sensitive and MIS species relates to migratory birds and the PIF priority 

species. Habitat for these species directly affected by changes to the Travel Plan under the action 

alternatives would be relatively small compared to the amount of habitat on the Forest for these 

species. Refer to the summary below for the appropriate sensitive and MIS analysis for these 

migratory/priority species. 

Alternatives B, C, D, and E 

The effects to black rosy-finch habitat will be similar to those discussed for white-tailed 

ptarmigan. The black rosy-finch inhabits grassy and rocky areas usually above timberline, which 

overlaps white-tailed ptarmigan habitat (NatureServe 2008). Because habitat for both this finch 

and the ptarmigan are above timberline and overlap in the alpine, the effects (direct and indirect) 

from the action alternatives would be similar to both species. As was discussed for white-tailed 

ptarmigan, effects to the black rosy-finch from the action alternatives would only occur on the 

North Unit portion of the Roosevelt/Duchesne RD. These effects would be minimal as is 

discussed under white-tailed ptarmigan in the MIS section of this report, and would not adversely 

affect the population.

Habitat for the Williamson’s sapsucker is characterized by conifer forests such as fir and 

lodgepole pine and some aspen (NatureServe 2003). Therefore, the effects (direct and indirect) 

from the action alternatives to Williamson’s sapsucker will be similar to those discussed for the

three-toed woodpecker and northern goshawk. Although, some direct and indirect effects may 

occur to Williamson’s sapsucker habitat among alternatives, the effects to habitat would be 

minimal (refer to the effects discussions under three-toed woodpecker and northern goshawk) and 

would not adversely affect the population.

Habitat for the broad-tailed hummingbird is characterized by pinon/juniper and conifer often 

associated with riparian as well as shrublands (NatureServe 2003). Therefore, the effects (direct 

and indirect) to broad-tailed hummingbird habitat will be similar to those discussed for the 

peregrine falcon (riparian habitat proximity to conifer), and golden eagle (shrublands and open 

forest habitats, including pinon/juniper). Although, some direct and indirect effects may occur to 

broad-tailed hummingbird habitat among alternatives, the effects to habitat would be minimal 

(refer to the effects discussions under peregrine falcon and golden eagle) and would not adversely 

affect the population.

Habitat for the Lewis’s woodpecker is characterized by open forest and often associated with 

burns or logged areas (NatureServe 2003). The effects (direct and indirect to the Lewis’s 

woodpecker will be similar to those discussed for the three-toed woodpecker. Although, some 

direct and indirect effects may occur to Lewis’s woodpecker habitat among alternatives, the 

effects to habitat would be minimal (refer to the effects discussions under three-toed 

woodpecker) and would not adversely affect the population.

Habitat for the pygmy nuthatch is characterized by ponderosa pine forests and less commonly in 

pinon/juniper (NatureServe 2003). Habitat for the Virginia’s warbler is characterized by 

pinon/juniper and mountain shrub (NatureServe 2003). The effects (direct and indirect) to the 

pygmy nuthatch and Virginia’s warbler will be similar to those discussed for the three-toed 
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woodpecker, (ponderosa pine habitat type) and golden eagle (pinyon/juniper and mountain brush 

habitat type). Although, some direct and indirect effects may occur to pygmy nuthatch and 

Virginia’s warbler habitat among alternatives, the effects to habitat would be minimal (refer to 

the effects discussions under three-toed woodpecker and golden eagle) and would not adversely 

affect their populations.

Habitat for the black-throated gray warbler and the pinyon jay is characterized by pinon/juniper 

(NatureServe 2008), and gray vireo habitat is more characterized by pinon/juniper with a shrub 

component (NatureServe 2003). The effects to black-throated gray warbler, pinyon jay, and gray 

vireo habitat will be similar to those discussed for the golden eagle (pinyon/juniper and shrubland 

habitat type). Although, some direct and indirect effects may occur to black-throated gray 

warbler, pinyon jay, and gray vireo habitat among alternatives, the effects to habitat would be 

minimal (refer to the effects discussions under golden eagle) and would not adversely affect their 

populations.

Sage sparrows and Brewer’s sparrows are tied to sagebrush habitats (NatureServe 2008). As sage 

grouse are also tied to sagebrush habitat (Connelly et.a l. 2000), the effects to Brewer’s sparrows 

and sage sparrows and their habitat will be similar to those discussed for sage grouse. Although, 

some direct and indirect effects may occur to these species habitat among alternatives, the effects 

to habitat would be minimal (refer to the effects discussions under sage grouse) and would not 

adversely affect their populations.

Conclusion 

Based on the discussion above, it is determined that the changes to the Travel Plan proposed 

under these Alternatives would have minimal effects to the migratory birds and PIF priority 

species discussed above and would not adversely affect their populations. 

3.3.6 Cumulative Effects 

Cumulative effects are analyzed within the Forest boundary. This area was selected as the 

cumulative effects area, because the area is the total land mass of the Forest that could 

cumulatively be affected by the action alternatives, and it is large enough to capture effects that 

may cumulatively affect wildlife. The term “wildlife” below refers to T and E species, sensitive 

species, MIS, and FWS BCC/PIF priority species discussed above. 

Because of the small amount of wildlife habitat actually affected among action alternatives, 

cumulative effects from other activities combined with proposed changes to the Travel Plan 

under the alternatives would not adversely affect wildlife. For a detailed discussion of cumulative 

effects see the Wildlife Report available in the Project Record. 
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SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND MITIGATIONS

Table 3.3.4 below summarizes the conclusions made for each species considered or discussed in 

the analysis of this report.

Table 3.3.4 Summary of impact analysis determinations

Species Status Determination 

Federally Endangered, Threatened, or Candidate Species

Black-footed Ferret ESA Endangered No Effect

Canada Lynx ESA Threatened May affect, not likely to adversely affect Mexican Spotted Owl

Yellow-billed Cuckoo ESA Candidate No Effect

Forest Service Region 4 Sensitive Species

Bald Eagle

USFS R4 Sensitive 

May impact individuals, but will not likely contribute 

to a trend toward federal listing or cause a loss of 

viability to the population or the species.

Northern Goshawk

Peregrine Falcon

Boreal Owl

Great Gray Owl

Flammulated Owl

Northern Three-toed 

Woodpecker

Greater Sage-grouse

Spotted Bat

Townsend’s Big-eared 

Bat

Pygmy Rabbit

Wolverine

Trumpeter Swan USFS R4 Sensitive No Impact. Common Loon

Ashley NF Management Indicator Species

Mule Deer

MIS

Would not affect the trend or viability of this species 

population on the Forest or impair the ability of the 

Forest to provide well-distributed habitat for this 

species.

Rocky Mountain Elk

Northern Goshawk

Golden Eagle 

Warbling Vireo 

Red-naped Sapsucker

Lincoln’s Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Greater Sage Grouse

White-tailed Ptarmigan

FWS Birds of Conservation Concern (BCC) and PIF Priority Species

Black-rosy Finch 

PIF Priority Species Minimal effects to habitat and would not adversely affect 

the population.

Greater Sage Grouse

Brewer’s Sparrow

Broad-tailed 

Hummingbird
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Table 3.3.4 Summary of impact analysis determinations

Species Status Determination 

Golden Eagle

FWS BCC Minimal effects to habitat and would not adversely affect 

the population.

Pygmy Nuthatch

Pinyon Jay

Sage Sparrow

Flammulated Owl

Peregrine Falcon

Williamson’s 

Sapsucker

Red-naped Sapsucker

Black-throated Gray 

Warbler

PIF Priority Species and

FWS BCC

Minimal effects to habitat and would not adversely affect 

the population. Gray Vireo

Virginia’s Warbler

Lewis’s Woodpecker

3.3.7 Mitigation Summary 

Canada Lynx - In the event that the location of new routes and reconstruction changes from 

what is proposed under the action alternatives, the following mitigations should be followed to 

maintain habitat connectivity for lynx within and between LAU’s.

• Locate trails/roads away from forested stringers.

• Minimize building of roads directly on ridgetops or areas identified as important for lynx 

habitat connectivity.

Northern Goshawk - To minimize effects to goshawks within PFA’s, the following mitigation 

should be applied for any new road/trail construction or reconstruction within the PFA of an 

occupied goshawk territory.

• Construction of new routes or reconstruction of existing routes within the PFA of an 

occupied goshawk territory should be restricted between March 1 and September 30, 

unless the biologist determines that there would be no adverse affects to goshawks. The 

biologist will be consulted prior to construction or reconstruction of any road or trail 

proposed under the action alternatives. 

Greater Sage Grouse - To avoid nest abandonment and disruption to breeding sage grouse the 

following mitigation should be applied to reconstruction activities of routes within sage grouse 

habitat that is within two miles of an active lek.

• Reconstruction activities of routes within sage grouse habitat that is within two miles of 

an active lek should not occur between March 1 and June 15, unless the biologist 

determines that there would be no adverse effects to sage grouse. The biologist will be 

consulted prior to reconstruction of any road or trail proposed under the action 

alternatives.
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3.4 Wilderness Potential_________________________ 

3.4.1 Introduction 

RARE I and RARE II - The process used to identify and evaluate National Forest System lands 

for wilderness suitability began as directed in the Wilderness Act of 1964. Roadless Area Review 

and Evaluation, or RARE, was initiated in 1971and the final EIS was published in 1973. 

In 1977 RARE II was initiated in response to concerns about areas overlooked in RARE I. The 

RARE II process was conducted using new definitions of roadless attributes. However, the 

RARE II final EIS was challenged in court and found to be inadequate. The Forest Service 

responded with regulations requiring roadless evaluation during Forest Planning. 

Roadless Evaluations and Forest Plans: In September 1983 revised regulations for the National 

Forest Management Act of 1976 (CFR 36, Part 219.17) went into effect. A roadless area 

inventory and an evaluation for wilderness suitability were among the new forest planning 

requirements. Areas found suitable could be managed as prescribed by forest plans, and would be 

recommended to Congress for wilderness designation. 

Inventoried Roadless Areas - A Forest Plan for the Ashley National Forest was initiated in 

1982. The required roadless inventory and wilderness suitability study began in 1983, and 

715,405 acres in 13 roadless areas were identified. The 1984 Utah Wilderness Act reduced the 

acreage of roadless by 273,426 acres through designation of the High Uintas Wilderness Area. 

The act prohibited further state-wide roadless reviews, however it did not remove inventory and 

evaluation requirements for subsequent forest plan revisions. No further consideration for 

roadless or wilderness proposals was made in the final 1986 Forest Plan for the Ashley National 

Forest. The plan was produced without including roadless area information, due to language in 

the Utah Wilderness Act. In 2000 the Forest, using current inventory criteria, produced a draft 

roadless area inventory (map) in anticipation of Forest Plan Revision.

IRAs and the Roadless Rule - In 2001, the Forest Service promulgated a Roadless Rule (36 

CFR Part 294) that provided certain protections for Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs). That rule 

has since been the subject of a number of conflicting rulings from the Federal courts. 

In May 2001, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Lodge in Idaho issued a preliminary injunction 

blocking implementation of the Roadless Rule on the grounds that the Forest Service had violated 

the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by failing to provide adequate information to the 

public.

In December 2002, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Judge Lodge, rejecting the 

District Court's assertions that the Rule was illegally adopted. In April 2003, the full court of 

appeals denied a request by the State of Idaho to reconsider its decision.

However, in July 2003, U.S. District Court Judge Clarence Brimmer in Wyoming (part of the 

Tenth Circuit) issued an opinion invalidating the Rule and enjoining its implementation.

On May 13, 2005, the USDA issued the “State Petitions Rule”. In July 2005, Tenth Circuit Court 

of Appeals dismissed environmentalists’ appeal of the Wyoming district court decision and 

vacated the decision, solely on the grounds that the case was made moot by the Administration’s 

May 2005 repeal of the Roadless Rule.
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On September 20, 2006, the Northern District of California declared the State Petitions Rule 

invalid. The California court ordered that the State Petitions Rule is “set aside,” the 2001 

Roadless Rule be reinstated and specified that “federal defendants are enjoined from taking any 

further action contrary to the Roadless Rule....” 

On August 12, 2008 The Federal District Court for Wyoming again held that the 2001 Roadless 

Area Conservation Rule was unlawfully promulgated in violation of the National Environmental 

Policy Act and the Wilderness Act.

The September 20, 2006 and August 12, 2008 rulings place the United States Forest Service in 

the untenable position of having to comply with one district court’s injunction to follow the 2001 

Roadless Rule and another district court’s injunction not to follow the 2001 Roadless Rule, and 

raised the specter of contempt allegations in one Court or the other. 

On August 20, 2008 the federal government filed motions with both the Wyoming and California 

district courts requesting that they at least temporarily suspend their injunctions in order to 

relieve the Forest Service of the potential to be held in contempt of court for complying or not 

complying with the Roadless Rule.

On December 2, 2008, in response to the federal government’s motion and for the sake of judicial 

comity, Judge Laporte issued a partial stay of her injunction reducing the geographic scope of its 

injunction to the Ninth Circuit and New Mexico.

Current Forest Service direction regarding the treatment of Inventoried Roadless Areas affected 

by the 2001 Roadless Rule holds that National Forest units take no action that would conflict 

with the court rulings (USDA 2008). 

Effects to inventoried roadless areas for this analysis are based on NEPA requirements (CFR 36, 

part 220) to consider effects to the undeveloped character of these areas, and on scoping 

comments regarding effects to inventoried roadless and potential wilderness.

Potential Wilderness Inventory and Evaluation - In 2004 Forest Service Region 4 (R4) 

adopted a new protocol for mapping areas to study for wilderness suitability during forest 

planning. The criteria were more detailed than those found the Forest Service Handbook, and 

were well suited to using GIS tools to produce and adjust the maps. The naming convention for 

the inventoried areas included a unique number and a place-named undeveloped area. FSH 

1909.12_70 was amended in January 31, 2007, with updated handbook direction consistent with 

the R4 mapping protocol for undeveloped areas. The handbook directs National Forests to use the 

term potential wilderness in place of undeveloped in inventories, evaluations, and reports. 

The 2004 Region 4 mapping protocol was used to complete the Ashley National Forest draft 

potential wilderness (undeveloped) area inventory in 2005.Earlier roadless inventories were not 

used to identify potential wilderness areas. A draft evaluation report was last revised in 2008. 

NEPA direction includes analysis and disclosure of effects to undeveloped character for these 

potential wilderness areas as well, but this step has not been completed.

NEPA and the inventories: NEPA requires that analysis be completed when an action may 

substantially alter the undeveloped character of an inventoried roadless area or a potential 

wilderness area (36 CFR 220.5). 

During the travel management NEPA process several options were considered for this analysis. 

Our initial approach was to analyze effects to roadless characteristics, as defined by the Roadless 

Rule, for the IRAs; wilderness attributes would be analyzed for lands in the 2005 Potential 
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Wilderness Inventory. The series of court rulings described earlier enjoined the Forest Service 

from applying the 2001 Roadless Rule on the Ashley. However, we still have an obligation to 

consider the effects of the alternatives on the undeveloped character of IRAs as well as potential 

wilderness areas.

The 2005 Potential Wilderness Inventory best represents lands on the Forest with potential for 

wilderness designation, because it is based on current data and takes into account the effects of 

all existing system roads. A comparison of the 2001 and 2005 inventories showed that IRAs 

included areas with low-standard system roads present, and/or adjacent to motorized waterways 

whereas these areas were excluded from the 2005 Potential Wilderness Inventory. For example, 

the IRAs in Wyoming are narrow and flanked by the Flaming Gorge Reservoir (heavily used by 

motor boats) on one side, and are crossed by Forest roads leading to the Reservoir. In the 

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District South Unit, the Reservation Ridge Backcountry Byway is 

included in Roadless; the earlier inventory criteria did not result in removing this route from the 

inventory. Lands with this level of effects from motorized uses and other management are 

typically not assessed as having wilderness attributes, and do not meet current potential 

wilderness inventory criteria.

Therefore this document discusses effects to wilderness potential by Potential Wilderness Area. 

In recognition of the high degree of public interest in the 2001 Roadless Inventory, we have 

included an appendix (Appendix D) with a set of location maps showing 2005 potential 

wilderness inventory and 2001 roadless inventory. The appendix also displays analysis for 

roadless inventory lands and wilderness potential in tabular format by listing proposals that are in 

either or both inventories, and area analysis for potential wilderness areas.

3.4.2 Scope of the Analysis 

The analysis area includes all Ashley National Forest Lands inventoried in 2004 and 2005, and 

evaluated for wilderness potential in 2005 to 2008. Cumulative effects additionally consider 

effect from past, present, and future actions on National Forest Lands and lands under other 

management but adjacent to Potential Wilderness. 

Issue: 

Changes to motorized travel opportunities within inventoried potential wilderness areas could 

affect the wilderness attributes and wilderness potential. (Wilderness potential could be 

improved, maintained, reduced, or removed.) 

Indicators:

• Miles of roads and trails designated for motorized vehicle travel within potential 

wilderness areas. 

• Acres of hatched travel areas in potential wilderness areas on Vernal Ranger District.

Analysis Scales: 

Individual inventoried potential wilderness areas and combined areas in the four analysis units; 

the units are the Flaming Gorge R.D., Vernal R.D, Roosevelt-Duchesne R.D.-North Unit, and 

Roosevelt-Duchesne R.D.-South Unit. 

The techniques and methodologies used in this analysis consider the best available science. The 

analysis includes a summary of credible scientific evidence which is relevant to evaluating 
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reasonably foreseeable impacts. The analysis also identifies methods used and references the 

scientific sources relied on. The conclusions are based on a scientific analysis that shows a 

through review of relevant scientific information.

3.4.3 Management Direction 

National Direction is included in 36 CFR Part 220. One of the factors for determining the level 

of NEPA needed is the presence of inventoried roadless or potential wilderness in or near the 

project area, and the potential for proposals to alter the undeveloped character of an inventoried 

roadless area or a potential wilderness area. Methods of analysis are not specified; however, tools 

for evaluating wilderness are available in the wilderness attribute rating system developed for 

RARE II. Factors used in evaluating the wilderness capability quality of wilderness potential, as 

found in FSH 1909.12_70. 

Regional Guidance is provided in Suggestions for analyzing the effects to wilderness potential 

from project activities within Inventoried Roadless Areas, (Welsh, 2008). The internal Forest 

Service process paper includes suggestions for describing and analyzing effects to roadless 

characteristics and wilderness potential. The process paper describes a cross-walk between the

wilderness capability quality factors and wilderness attributes. 

Forest Plan Direction is not provided for Ashley National Forest roadless lands or other lands 

with wilderness potential as described in the Section 3.4.1 Background. 

3.4.4 Affected Environment 

The Ashley National Forest has 37 

inventoried potential wilderness areas across 

the forest totaling 676,869 acres. They are 

separated from each other by road corridors 

and other developments or area uses excluded 

using the inventory criteria. Three of the areas 

are connected to roadless on the WasatchCache-Uinta National Forests. Three areas 

that cross ranger district boundaries are 

divided for the report below. 

Four units on the Forest are used for the 

analysis; each of the three ranger districts on 

the Forest, with the Roosevelt-Duchesne 

District split into north and south units. Some 

of the potential wilderness areas cross these 

divisions (district boundaries).

These areas all meet the inventory criteria, but 

conditions of wilderness attributes vary within 

and between areas. Table 3.4.1 shows the 

acres and existing miles of routes within of 

the potential wilderness areas by District. The 

information below summarizes wilderness 

attributes for those areas with site specific route designation proposals. Additional information 

for each area is available in for all areas in the Wilderness Potential Report for Travel 
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Management (available in the Project Record), and for even greater detail the 2008 Draft 

Potential Wilderness Evaluation Report. (Available on the Ashley National Forest website 

www.fs.fed.us/r4/ashley/projects/forest_plan_revision/forest_plan_home.shtml).

Table 3.4.1 Existing Miles of Route Type and Motorized Status 

Potential 

Wilderness Acres 

by Ranger District

Road 

Open

Trail 

Open

Unauth. 

Route

Undesig. 

Route

Road 

Closed

Trail 

Closed

NonmotorizedHatched 

Travel 

Acres

Flaming Gorge -

138,212 0 20 39 NA 0 0 87 NA

Vernal - 210,670 2 52 39 49 0 0 166 83,101

Roosevelt-Duchesne 

N. U. - 173,164 0 8 93 NA 8 0 93 NA

Roosevelt-Duchesne 

S.U. - 154,821 5 7 61 NA 0 0 58 NA

Forest 

Totals

676,867 

Acres 7 87 232 49 8 0 404 83,101

Flaming Gorge Ranger District 

The Flaming Gorge Ranger District has 138,212 acres of potential wilderness in ten separate areas. One, 

the Widdop Mountain (# 401020) is connected to roadless lands on the Wasatch-Cache-Uinta National 

Forests, and two others (0401107 and 401204) include lands on either side of the boundary between the 

Flaming Gorge and Vernal Ranger Districts. Only two areas, 0401007 (Roadshed), and 0401204 (Mount 

Lena) have individual proposals that could affect wilderness potential. Roadshed is described here, and 

Mount Lena is described in the Vernal District because the majority of each area is on the respective 

district. Area location maps by district are included in the wilderness potential appendix.

401107 - Roadshed, 37,805 acres: Of the total, 3029 acres are on the Vernal Ranger District; 

34,776 acres are on the Flaming Gorge Ranger District. Elevations range from 7,500 feet along 

the northern boundary of the area to 9,750 feet near Leidy Peak. The terrain varies from very 

gentle east of Carp Creek to steep scarp slopes in the west. Lodgepole pine is dominant and forms 

dense stands typical within the Uinta Mountains. A variety of wildlife species inhabit and 

frequent the area. Summer habitat is managed for deer, elk, and moose. Brook trout and rainbow 

trout thrive and dominate in all the streams. Naturally reproducing Colorado River cutthroat trout 

are present in Elk Creek, Little Elk Creek, and Deep Creek.

Wilderness attributes are present; the area is mostly untrammeled, natural, and undeveloped. 

There is recreation use on trails for motorized and non-motorized travel, and livestock grazing 

allotments and permits. Soils and vegetation have minor effects from livestock grazing, and to 

aquatic systems from impoundments and fish stocking. Several small grazing developments are 

included. Canals, electrical power lines, and roads are present along most of the area boundaries, 

and there are strong effects to these attributes along the boundaries. Solitude and primitive 

recreation are possible, but are limited by the area's narrow width between roads and motorized 

trails that cross the area. The area's narrow width and proximity to developed areas would make it 

difficult to manage as wilderness, particularly along the eastern end.

Travel routes and areas – 28 miles of ATV trails, 2666 acres of hatched travel area (Vernal 

District only) and 23 miles of non-motorized trails. There are fewer than 5 miles of unauthorized 

and undesignated routes. 
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D2 - Vernal Ranger District 

The Vernal Ranger District has 210,670 acres of potential wilderness in ten separate areas. Two 

areas (0401107 and 401204) include lands on either side of the boundary between the Flaming 

Gorge and Vernal Ranger Districts. One area (0401209) includes lands on either side of the 

boundary between the Roosevelt-Duchesne and Vernal Ranger Districts. Each of the ten areas 

includes part of the open travel areas unique to the Vernal Ranger District; open travel areas 

make up 83,101 acres of the total potential wilderness on the district. The seven areas with 

proposed changes in travel route designations, in addition to Roadshed (shown in Flaming Gorge 

information) are described below. Location maps for the areas are shown in the wilderness 

potential appendix.

401201 - South Slope High Country, 85,024 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; the area is 

untrammeled, natural, and undeveloped. Over 100 miles of non-motorized trails are use, some as access to 

the High Uintas Wilderness. The only ATV trail is in Lost Park, and is less than two miles long. There are 

a few undesignated and unauthorized routes with motorized use within the area. Soils and vegetation have 

minor effects from livestock grazing, small livestock developments, and to aquatic systems from 

impoundments and non-native fish. Roads are present along but outside the southern boundary. 

Opportunities for solitude and primitive recreation are excellent; ROS is mostly semi-primitive nonmotorized and primitive. The area's common boundary with the High Uintas Wilderness and other 

potential wilderness provides the potential for a manageable boundary in combination with other areas.

Travel routes and areas – Two miles of designated ATV trails, six miles unauthorized routes, and two 

miles of undesignated routes in 17,170 acres of hatched travel area.

401202 - Dyer Mountain, 10,185 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; but the area has some 

apparent effects of human use to untrammeled, natural, and undeveloped attributes. There are two 

corridors along excluded roads, modified areas, and a private in-holding. There is recreation use 

on ATV trails and undesignated routes, and livestock grazing allotments with small 

developments. Solitude and primitive recreation are possible due to topography, but limited by 

use on motorized trails. The area's boundaries would be difficult to manage in their current 

locations.

Travel routes and areas – Three miles of designated ATV trails, one mile unauthorized routes, and 12 

miles of undesignated routes in 8,241 acres of hatched travel area.

401203 - Grizzly Ridge, 11,467 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; but the area has some 

impacts to untrammeled, natural, and undeveloped attributes. There are two excluded road 

corridors penetrate the area from the east. There is recreation use on ATV trails and undesignated 

routes, and several dispersed camp sites along the perimeter. Livestock grazing allotments have a 

few small developments. Developments and motorized uses in the area are minor but widespread.

Solitude and primitive recreation are possible due to topography. The area's boundaries would be 

difficult to manage in their current locations due to the close proximity to main roads, including 

U.S Highway 191.

Travel routes and areas – six miles of designated ATV trails and five miles of undesignated routes in 

9,311 acres of hatched travel area.

401204 - Mount Lena, 31,494 acres: 23,603 acres are on the Vernal Ranger District, and 7,891

acres are on the Flaming Gorge Ranger District. Wilderness attributes are present; but the area 

has apparent impacts to untrammeled, natural, and undeveloped attributes. Non-native species, 

such as rainbow trout stocked in Cart Creek, and non-native plants, have slightly altered natural 

composition. Livestock watering ponds and spring developments, and livestock grazing have 

affected hydrologic systems. Three ATV trails and numerous unclassified roads are in use. The Limber 
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Flag Yurt is located in the most southern part of the area. The yurt is available for overnight use by hikers 

and ATV users during summer and fall months, and snowmobilers and skiers in winter. The grazing 

permit currently allows motorized access to the numerous stock ponds, fences, and spring developments. 

Solitude and primitive recreation are possible due to topography and the large size of the area. The area 

has several inventoried historic sites and routes. About half of the boundaries can be located on the 

ground; adjustments would be needed to improve manageability.

Travel routes and areas – 13 miles of ATV trails, two mile unauthorized routes, and four miles of 

undesignated routes in 9,311 acres of hatched travel area.

401205 - Brush Creek, 5,936 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; but the area has apparent 

impacts to untrammeled, natural, and undeveloped attributes. Livestock grazing, heavy dispersed 

recreation use, and city lights from Vernal have moderately affected the area's naturalness and 

undeveloped character. The northern boundary area of Brush Creek is one of the areas most heavily used 

for dispersed camping and other recreation on the forest. About two-thirds of the area is mapped as 

motorized ROS classes. The area’s narrow width results in affects from sights, sounds, and smells of 

motorized activities along the boundaries. Solitude and primitive recreation are difficult to find due to the 

area's narrow width between designated roads. Managing the area as wilderness would be difficult due to 

developments throughout the area, excluded road corridors, and activities in the corridors.

Travel routes and areas – 14 miles of designated ATV trails, nine miles unauthorized routes, and six miles 

of undesignated routes in 4,104 acres in a hatched travel area.

401206 - Ashley Gorge, 31,869 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; the area is untrammeled, 

natural, and undeveloped along Ashley Gorge and Black Canyon. Human uses have had more effect along 

Grasshopper Flats and other areas outside of the canyons due to livestock grazing and heavy dispersed 

motorized recreation uses. Opportunities for solitude and primitive recreation are excellent within the 

canyons. ROS is mostly semi-primitive non-motorized and primitive. The Ashley Gorge Research Natural 

Area (1,085 acres) is located along the fork of Red Pine Creek, Cow Canyon Creek, and Ashley Gorge 

Greek, and the gorge is considered a special feature by local citizens. A portion of the Sims Peak Potholes 

Research Natural Area (650 acres) is within the western boundary near South Fork of Ashley Creek. 

About half of the area’s boundaries can be located on the ground and would be manageable, but boundary 

adjustments would needed to conflicts.

Travel routes and areas – 21 miles of designated ATV trails, 14 miles unauthorized routes, and three miles 

of undesignated routes in 5,058 acres of hatched travel area.

401209 - Lower Whiterocks, 32,611 acres: 22,744 acres are on the Vernal Ranger District, and 

9866 acres are on the Roosevelt-Duchesne District North Unit. Wilderness attributes are present; the area 

is untrammeled, natural, and undeveloped particularly outside of the Whiterocks road corridor. Evidence 

of human uses is very minor, and includes dispersed camping areas, irrigation ditches, and grazing 

developments. Opportunities for solitude and primitive recreation are present, though not in large areas 

due to the area's narrow width either side of the road corridor. Whiterocks Cave is a special and unique 

feature. The presence of excluded roads, particularly Whiterocks road which penetrates the area for 5.5 

miles, would make the area difficult to manage. 

Travel routes and areas – no designated ATV trails, five miles unauthorized routes, and six miles of 

undesignated routes in 18,926 acres of hatched travel area.

D3U – Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger District, North Unit:

The Uintas part of the Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger District has 173,164 acres of potential wilderness in 

eight separate areas. Whiterocks (401209) includes lands on either side of the boundary between the 

Roosevelt-Duchesne and Vernal Ranger Districts, and is discussed in the Vernal Ranger District section. 

Area location maps by district are included in the wilderness potential appendix.
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401301 - High Uintas A, 21,669 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; the area is untrammeled, 

natural, and undeveloped. Evidence of human uses is very minor, and includes dispersed camping areas, 

irrigation ditches, and grazing developments. Opportunities for solitude and primitive recreation are 

present, including non-motorized trails into the area and adjacent wilderness. The exception would be the 

corridor and area near Moon Lake Lodge, where sights and sound of others would interrupt solitude. The 

High Uintas Wilderness lies along the northern boundary; other boundaries may need adjustment to 

improve manageability. 

Travel routes and areas – four miles of designated ATV trails, and 10 miles unauthorized routes.

401301 - High Uintas B, 46,413 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; the area is untrammeled, 

natural, and undeveloped. Evidence of human uses is very minor, and includes dispersed camping areas, 

irrigation ditches, and grazing developments. Opportunities for solitude and primitive recreation are 

present, including non-motorized trails into the area and adjacent wilderness. The High Uintas Wilderness 

lies along the northern boundary; other boundaries may need adjustment to improve manageability. 

Travel routes and areas – no designated ATV trails or roads and 18 miles unauthorized routes.

401301 - High Uintas C, 48,851 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; the area is untrammeled, 

natural, and undeveloped. Evidence of human uses is very minor, and includes dispersed camping areas, 

irrigation ditches, and grazing developments. The exception is areas along the Rock Creek Road, where 

additional recreation developments interrupt the undeveloped character. Opportunities for solitude and 

primitive recreation are present, outside of the road corridor, and include non-motorized trails into the 

adjacent wilderness. The High Uintas Wilderness lies along the northern boundary; other boundaries may 

need adjustment to improve manageability due to their close proximity to roads and developments. 

Travel routes and areas – no designated ATV trails or roads and 21 miles unauthorized routes.

401302 - Rhoades Canyon, 6,137 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; the area is untrammeled, 

natural, and undeveloped. Evidence of human uses is minor, except along the North Fork road, and public 

and private developments there. Other effects include minor grazing developments. Opportunities for 

solitude and primitive recreation are present away from the main road corridor, and include non-motorized 

trails into the adjacent wilderness. The High Uintas Wilderness lies along the northern boundary; other 

boundaries would be difficult to manage unless adjacent lands on the Wasatch-Cache-Uinta N. F. were 

added to increase the area's size and its locatable boundaries.

Travel routes and areas – No designated roads, 31 miles of designated ATV trails, and more than two 

miles unauthorized routes.

401303 - Big Ridge, 22,214 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; the area is untrammeled, natural, 

and undeveloped. Evidence of human uses is minor, and includes minor grazing developments and 

dispersed motorized recreation uses. Opportunities for solitude and primitive recreation are present away 

from the main roads along the outer boundary and into the area's center from the south. The area is 

surrounded by roads, but the terrain is very limiting to incompatible uses; it could be managed as 

wilderness with boundary adjustments.

Travel routes and areas – 15 miles of designated ATV trails and 23 miles unauthorized routes.

401304 - Hells Canyon, 4,790 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; the area is untrammeled, 

natural, and undeveloped, with moderate effects due to the area's small size. Evidence of human use 

includes minor grazing developments and the close proximity and motorized use on boundary roads and in 

excluded road corridors. Opportunities for solitude and primitive recreation are present away from the 

main roads, but the area would be difficult to manage as wilderness due to the mid-slope boundary 

location along the west.

Travel routes and areas –one mile of designated ATV trails and two miles unauthorized routes.
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401305 - Pole Creek, 13,224 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; the area is untrammeled, 

natural, and undeveloped Evidence of human uses includes minor grazing developments and the close 

proximity and motorized use on unauthorized routes. There are opportunities for solitude; most of the area 

has semi-primitive ROS classes. The area would be difficult to manage as wilderness due to its 

juxtaposition between a main forest road and the Forest boundary with other ownerships. 

Travel routes and areas –No designated ATV trails and 11 miles unauthorized routes.

D3U – Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger District, South Unit 

The Uintas part of the Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger District has 154,821 acres of potential wilderness in 

eight separate areas. One area (0401209) includes lands on either side of the boundary between the 

Roosevelt-Duchesne and Vernal Ranger Districts. Area location maps by district are included in the 

wilderness potential appendix.

401402 - Timber Canyon East, 9,467 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; the area is 

untrammeled, natural, and undeveloped. Evidence of human uses includes minor grazing developments 

and motorized use on unauthorized routes and roads along the boundaries. There are opportunities for 

solitude; most of the area has semi-primitive ROS classes. The area would be manageable as wilderness if 

boundaries could be located away forest roads. 

Travel routes and areas –No designated ATV trails or roads, and seven miles unauthorized routes.

401403 - Indian Springs, 5,231 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; the area is untrammeled, 

natural, and undeveloped. Apparent human use includes minor grazing developments and the close 

proximity and motorized use on roads in excluded corridors, and on unauthorized routes. Opportunities for 

solitude would be difficult due to use on excluded road corridors in the small area. The area would be 

difficult to manage as wilderness due to its excluded corridors and other boundary issues along roads. 

Travel routes and areas - Four miles of designated ATV trails and five miles unauthorized routes.

401404 - Mill Hollow, 6,131 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; the area is untrammeled, 

natural, and undeveloped. Apparent human use includes minor grazing developments and the close 

proximity and motorized use on roads in excluded corridors, and on unauthorized routes. Opportunities for 

solitude would be difficult due to use on excluded road corridors in the small area. The area would be 

difficult to manage as wilderness due to its excluded corridors and other boundary issues along roads. 

Travel routes and areas –six miles of designated and two miles unauthorized routes.

401405 - First Canyon, 6,748 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; the area is untrammeled, 

natural, and undeveloped. Apparent human use includes minor grazing developments and the close 

proximity and motorized use on roads in excluded corridors, and on unauthorized routes. Opportunities for 

solitude would be difficult due to use on excluded road corridors in the small area. The area would be 

difficult to manage as wilderness due to its excluded corridors and other boundary issues along roads. 

Travel routes and areas –four miles of designated and six miles unauthorized routes.

401406 - Right Fork Indian Canyon, 37,474 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; the area is 

untrammeled, natural, and undeveloped. Evidence of human uses includes minor grazing developments, 

and the close proximity and motorized use on unauthorized routes and on roads in the several excluded 

road corridors. There are opportunities for solitude and primitive recreation, particularly in the core of the 

area where the ROS is semi-primitive non-motorized. The area could be managed as wilderness if the 

number of excluded road corridors were reduced and other boundary adjustments were made. 

Travel routes and areas –2 miles of designated ATV trails and eight miles unauthorized routes.

401407 - Cottonwood, 25,989 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; the area is untrammeled, 

natural, and undeveloped. Evidence of human uses includes minor grazing developments, and the close 
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proximity and motorized use on unauthorized routes and on roads in the several excluded road corridors. 

There are opportunities for solitude and primitive recreation, particularly in the core of the area where the 

ROS is semi-primitive non-motorized. The area could be managed as wilderness if excluded road 

corridors were reduced and other boundary adjustments were made.

Travel routes and areas – one mile of designated and eight miles unauthorized routes.

401410 - Alkali Canyon, 16,885 acres: Wilderness attributes are present; the area is untrammeled, 

natural, and undeveloped, but there is minor evidence of human uses. Livestock grazing and grazing 

developments, the proximity and motorized use on unauthorized routes and boundary routes is apparent, 

especially from ridge tops. There are opportunities for solitude; much of the area has semi-primitive ROS 

classes. The area would be difficult to manage as wilderness due to its juxtaposition between forest roads 

with yearlong use, and its several excluded road corridors.

Travel routes and areas –No designated ATV trails and 8.3 miles unauthorized routes.

3.4.5 Environmental Consequences of Alternatives 

Direct and Indirect Effects 

Summary

Alternative A would allow continued uses as they are now, with changes over time to travel restrictions 

and opportunities in individual routes and areas. The alternative would result in negative effects to 

wilderness potential on the Vernal Ranger District, and no effects in the other areas.

Alternative D designates the fewest new routes of all the alternatives and would result in smallest area 

available for dispersed camping. Alternative D would have the most positive effects on wilderness 

potential forest-wide.

Alternatives B, and E would generally be about the same, with a mix of effects that would generally be 

considered slightly positive on most of the Forest. 

Alternative C would be neutral, with both positive and negative effects not present under Alternative A, 

depending on the specific potential wilderness area. 

An exception for Alternatives B, C, and E would be the Uintas part of the Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger 

District. These Alternatives would be less desirable than Alternative A because of the high number and 

miles of routes converted to designated trails for full size vehicles in these Alternatives, and the resulting 

potential for added effects in the potential wilderness areas. 

Alternatives B, C, D, and E would result in a reduction of about 40 acres less area (area 401204) with 

wilderness potential on the Vernal Ranger District in any re-inventory or updated draft of potential 

wilderness areas. The proposal does not fall within any 2001 inventoried roadless areas.

General effects by type of proposal

The types of proposals in each alternative are consistent with developments and uses that are allowed by 

the inventory (mapping) criteria. Even so, proposals within the inventoried potential wilderness areas were 

reviewed for changes that could affect the location of inventory boundaries. The Action alternatives all 

have proposals that would result in changes to the draft potential wilderness area inventory of 

approximately 40 acres as discussed in the above paragraph. Each of route types and uses are described 

below by effects they would generally have in the alternatives. 

Roads – Thirteen segments of unimproved roads are included in the draft inventory areas total 10.3 

miles. One 0.6 mile segment of improved road is also included, and it is proposed for a change of status to 

unimproved in all alternatives (proposal 2026). One-half mile of undesignated route proposed (Proposal 

2345) for designation as an unimproved road, this route is not within an inventoried roadless area. No 

other changes to road designations.
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Undesignated routes, unauthorized routes, and trails for all vehicles – Very few of these routes 

are constructed (engineered and built with surfacing). Many undesignated or unauthorized routes have 

developed through multiple recreation users traveling the route over several seasons. Others are routes 

developed for resource management objectives, but not designated as Forest roads. These routes are 

generally wide enough for one full size vehicle. Most proposed designations of trails for all vehicles in 

Alternatives B, C, D, and E are along existing undesignated routes (in hatched travel areas) or 

unauthorized routes (outside hatched travel areas). 

Use on these routes can affect naturalness; exotic plants, including noxious weeds may be introduced or 

spread, surfacing can erode, and displaced water can carry sediments to streams and lakes. Roads are also 

an effect to undeveloped character, and their use may affect opportunities for solitude and primitive 

recreation. If these effects are large in scale or distribution, they could reduce the condition of wilderness 

attributes and the wilderness capability of an area. These routes would have effects great enough to 

remove wilderness potential only with route density and heavy use that the removed undeveloped 

character, integrity of natural systems, or remoteness and opportunities for primitive recreation within the 

larger area.

Removing use from these routes would generally be considered positive for wilderness potential and/or 

attributes, particularly if the closure is accompanied by restoration measures to reduce erosion, weed 

spread, or other effects to naturalness and undeveloped character. Removing routes may also result in 

increased opportunities for solitude and primitive recreation, depending on density and relative location of 

other motorized routes. 

Continued motorized travel on existing classified (designated) roads and trails where it is already 

occurring is not expected to produce new negative effects on wilderness attributes and potential. 

Continued use on unauthorized or unclassified routes could have additional effects, depending on specific 

resource conditions, the type of route, amount of use on the route, and the density of routes in the area, 

and route proliferation in these relatively undeveloped settings (see recreation for more on route 

proliferation). 

Motorized trails for vehicles less than 50 inches wide (ATV trails, motorcycle trails) – these 

trails are narrower than roads. They occupy less surface area and have smaller cleared corridors due to the 

width of the design vehicles. Use of these trails generally results in the same kinds of effects as those from 

roads and other full size vehicle routes, but the narrower width means the corridor of immediate effects is 

smaller (narrower) depending on location. The exception would be effects to undeveloped character. The 

narrower width of these trails would generally be less to undeveloped character than the effect of roads. 

On the other hand, ATVs and motor bikes are often louder than full size vehicles, and those participating 

usually come to the forest in groups of two or more vehicles. Noise from use on these trails would have 

more affect on undeveloped character and opportunities for solitude than roads and trails for full size 

vehicles. On the balance all motorized vehicle routes and uses are about equal on their effects to 

wilderness attributes, depending on site specific conditions and use.

Non-motorized trails (mountain biking, stock use, hiking and back packing) – These trails are 

usually narrower than roads; the standard minimum width on the ground is 24 inches. Other trail 

standards, such as maximum grades and surface construction, and water displacement systems are similar 

to those for roads and motorized trails. Noise from use is usually a minor factor on these trails, when 

compared to ATV trails. Though there may be site specific exceptions, these trails generally have little 

effect on wilderness attributes, and could contribute to opportunities for solitude and primitive recreation. 

Due to the lack of proposals and effects, these trails will not be further evaluated.

Dispersed camping with motorized vehicles – this type of camping includes car, truck, and OHV 

camping with tents or open air, and recreational vehicle (RV) camping with pickup campers, trailers, or 

motorized RVS. Most heavily used dispersed camping areas identified by the public and forest personnel, 

and excluded from potential wilderness during the inventory process. Still, some dispersed camping with 

motorized vehicles does occur inside of these areas along boundaries and along included roads, 
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undesignated routes, and unauthorized routes. Negative effects of dispersed camping on wilderness 

attributes were generally accounted for in the inventory and evaluation process. 

Effects common to all action alternatives 

The potential wilderness inventory and evaluation for the Forest is a draft map and document until the 

Forest Plan is revised, amended, or otherwise changed. The draft inventory map has been overlain with 

travel proposals to determine any potential change to the areas size and boundaries, based on the mapping 

criteria for potential wilderness. Only proposal 2354, in potential wilderness area 401201, would result in 

a change to area boundaries during any revision to the inventory. The route is less than 0.1 miles long, and 

re-mapping of inventory boundaries would remove 40 acres from the inventory in one corner. The effect, 

then, would be a loss of 40 acres of area with wilderness potential in Alternatives B, C, D, and E.

All action alternatives would reduce the amount of area available for dispersed camping to 150 feet of 

designated routes where dispersed camping is shown as allowed on the travel map. This would result in 

less area where wilderness attributes would be affected along roads near potential wilderness boundaries 

and along excluded road corridors. The change in area available for dispersed camping, then, would be 

considered a positive effect to wilderness potential in all areas across the Forest because all of the areas 

have a road along at least part of their boundaries.

In all action alternatives travel with motorized vehicles on undesignated routes in the hatched area would 

no longer be allowed. This change is considered a positive effect to wilderness potential because it would 

reduce the potential for degradation of wilderness attributes from travel on existing undesignated routes 

and from route proliferation. Across the forest there are many additional unauthorized routes where travel 

by motorized vehicle is occurring. While these effects vary from area to area, the general effects of 

reducing the number of route available by not designating all of them would be a positive effect for 

wilderness attributes and potential. 

Effects of Alternative A 

Dispersed camping is allowed within 300 feet of designated and undesignated routes across the forest 

except where specifically closed. When including the undesignated routes in the hatched travel area 

Alternative A has the most routes with motorized travel and dispersed camping, within potential 

wilderness areas. These effects are minor and ongoing across the Flaming Gorge and Roosevelt-Duchesne 

Ranger Districts, and will not affect wilderness attributes or potential over time in these areas. 

Table 3.4.2 Alternative A - Miles of Route Type and Motorized Status 

Acres of Potential 

Wilderness by Ranger 

District 

Road 

Open

Trail 

Open

Undesig. 

Route

Road 

Closed

Trail 

Closed

NonmotorizedHatched 

Travel 

Acres

Flaming Gorge -

138,212 0 20 NA 0 0 87 NA

Vernal - 210,670 2 52 49 0 0 166 83,101

Roosevelt-Duchesne 

N. U. - 173,164 0 8 NA 8 0 93 NA

Roosevelt-Duchesne 

S.U. - 154,821 5 7 NA 0 0 58 NA

Forest 

Totals 676,867 

Acres 7 87 49 8 0 404 83,101
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Flaming Gorge Ranger District: Alternative A would have no changes, than the other alternatives. 

There may be some motorized travel on an additional 39 miles of unauthorized routes, and dispersed 

camping along the boundaries of some areas. 

Vernal Ranger District: Negative effects would occur over time on the Vernal Ranger District under 

Alternative A. Motorized travel is allowed on undesignated routes in the Vernal Ranger District hatched 

travel area, and on many unauthorized routes. The hatched travel areas are also resulting in route 

proliferation and increasing areas of dispersed camping (see recreation section for more on route 

proliferation). Within and near the hatched areas in potential wilderness conditions of wilderness attributes 

will be degraded in potential wilderness areas and wilderness potential could be reduced.

Roosevelt Duchesne Ranger District North Unit: Wilderness attributes are in good condition 

throughout most of these areas, but the undeveloped character and untrammeled nature of the areas is 

being degraded in some areas along unauthorized routes and dispersed camping areas. Some route 

proliferation is occurring in areas with gentle terrain. Wilderness attributes and overall wilderness 

potential will be most difficult to maintain under Alternative A. 

Roosevelt Duchesne Ranger District South Unit: The area receives less recreation use than most 

of the Forest, though the area is most popular during hunting season. Wilderness attributes and potential 

could be maintained in the area under existing travel management.

Effects of Alternative B 

In addition to effects common to all alternatives, Alternatives B would have a mix of effects that would 

generally be considered positive on most of the Forest. 

Table 3.4.3 Alternative B: Miles of Route Type and Motorized Status 

All Potential 

Wilderness

Road 

Open

Trail All

Vehicles

ATV 

Trail 

Road 

Closed

Trail 

Closed

Nonmotorized

Flaming Gorge 

R.D. 0 0 16 0 0 91

Vernal R.D. 0 7 32 1 8 177

RooseveltDuchesne N.U. 1 11 11 3 0 93

RooseveltDuchesne S.U. 5 8 5 0 58

Forest Total 6 26 64 4 8 419

Flaming Gorge Ranger District: Alternative B would have positive effects, including the reduction of 

the area available for dispersed camping, clarified restrictions to motorized travel on unauthorized routes, 

and the change in travel from Proposal 1005 from a motorized trail to a non-motorized trail in Roadshed 

Potential Wilderness Area (401007).

Vernal Ranger District: Wilderness attributes would be maintained across most of the areas if 

Alternative B were selected. The designation of motorized routes, the removal of the hatched travel area 

designations, and restriction of dispersed camping to 150 feet from designated routes would neutralize 

ongoing effects to wilderness attributes. The exception would be from Proposal 2350, as described in 

effects common to all action alternatives. In Ashley Gorge potential wilderness area (401201) the closure 

of seven miles of ATV trails would improve conditions for wilderness attributes of manageability and 

opportunities for solitude by reducing motorized effects and potential boundary conflicts. 

Roosevelt Duchesne Ranger District North Unit: There are several proposals for designation of 

motorized trails open to all vehicles and for ATVs (trail vehicles) across the areas. Effects from 

Alternative B are more varied between potential wilderness areas in this unit. Like the other parts of the 
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Forest, new dispersed camping restrictions would have positive effects. In individual areas the effects are 

of proposals are mostly positive. See the potential wilderness Appendix C for detailed effects of proposals 

by area.

Roosevelt Duchesne Ranger District South Unit: Most effects from Alternative B would be 

positive due forest-wide travel changes. An exception is proposal 4001 in the Alkali Canyon Potential 

Wilderness Area (401410). The proposal would designate four miles of trails open to all vehicles into a 

narrow are of semi-primitive non-motorized ROS, and with proposals 4002 and 4003 effectively eliminate 

non-motorized opportunities from the area, thereby negatively affecting wilderness attributes of solitude 

and primitive recreation. 

Effects of Alternative C 

In addition to effects common to all alternatives, Alternatives C would have a mix of effects that would 

generally be considered neutral in most of the potential wilderness areas.

Table 3.4.4 Alternative C: Miles of Route Type and Motorized Status 

All Potential 

Wilderness

Road 

Open

Trail All 

Vehicles

ATV Trail Road 

Closed

Trail 

Closed

Nonmotorized

Flaming Gorge 

R.D. 

0 0 16 0 0 91

Vernal R.D. 2 7 40 0 2 177

RooseveltDuchesne N.U.

2 15 11 2 0 93

RooseveltDuchesne S.U. 

5 11 5 0 0 55

Forest Total 9 33 72 2 2 416

Flaming Gorge Ranger District: The effects of Alternative C would be the same as Alternative B.

Vernal Ranger District: Wilderness attributes would be maintained across most of the areas if 

Alternative C were selected. The designation of routes available for travel, the removal of the hatched 

travel area designations, and restriction of dispersed camping up to 150 feet from designated routes would 

neutralize or reduce ongoing effects to wilderness attributes.

Roosevelt Duchesne Ranger District North Unit: There are several proposals for new motorized 

trails for all vehicles and trail vehicles in the areas. Alternative C adds an addition seven trails for all 

vehicles to access dispersed camping areas in the potential wilderness areas. Each trail is less than .5 

miles, and effects are expected to be minimal, particularly when balanced with new camping restrictions 

Forest-wide. Proposal 3025 would also open one mile of road that is currently closed in High Uintas B 

Potential Wilderness Area (401301). ROS would change from semi-primitive non-motorized to semiprimitive motorized on about 200 acres from this change, but wilderness attributes of opportunities for 

primitive recreation and solitude would be minimally affected due to terrain and remoteness in the area. 

See the potential wilderness appendix for effects of proposals by area.

Roosevelt Duchesne Ranger District South Unit: Effects from Alternative C would be the same as 

Alternative B in all areas except Cottonwood potential wilderness area (401407). Proposal 4006 would 

bisect the core of the area, and introduce new negative effects to solitude and to undeveloped character.

Effects of Alternative D 

Alternative D would have the most positive effects for wilderness potential. In addition to the effects of all 

action alternatives, this alternative would result in the designation of the fewest motorized trails of all the 

alternatives in areas with wilderness potential. Wilderness attributes of solitude and primitive recreation, 
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and manageability would have the most positive effects; this would be true for some areas on the Vernal 

Ranger District and all area of the Roosevelt Duchesne Ranger District, North Unit.

Table 3.4.5 Alternative D: Miles of Route Type and Motorized Status 

All Potential 

Wilderness

Road 

Open

Trail All 

Vehicles

ATV Trail Road

Closed

Trail 

Closed

Nonmotorized

Flaming Gorge 

R.D. 

0 16 0 0 91

Vernal R.D. 0 2 17 1 12 186

RooseveltDuchesne N.U.

0 0 4 8 4 93

RooseveltDuchesne S.U. 

5 3 4 0 2 58

Forest Total 5 5 41 9 18 428

Flaming Gorge Ranger District: Alternative D would be the same as Alternatives B, except the 

closure of additional ATV trails in Roadshed potential wilderness area (401107).

Vernal Ranger District: Alternative D would be best for maintaining wilderness potential across the 

district, and improving potential in some areas. Several fewer routes would be designated than in other 

alternatives. In Mount Lena potential wilderness area (401204) eleven miles of existing ATV trails would 

be closed and only 3 of the 5 all vehicle trails proposed in other alternatives would be available under 

Alternative D. Though other minor effects to wilderness attributes would remain, the reduction in 

motorized use would improve opportunities for solitude and primitive recreation, and would improve 

manageability. There would also be no new trail designations in Whiterocks potential wilderness area 

(401209), and wilderness attributes would be easily maintained. Effects would be similar to Alternative B 

in Ashley Gorge potential wilderness area (401206) due to the ATV trail closures. 

Roosevelt Duchesne Ranger District North Unit: Alternative D would be best for maintaining 

wilderness potential across the district, and would result in improved conditions of all wilderness 

attributes in potential wilderness. No existing closed roads or trails would be opened, and no new 

motorized trails would be designated.

Roosevelt Duchesne Ranger District South Unit: Alternative D would be best for retaining 

wilderness potential in the south unit. Proposals 4001, 4002, and 4003 in Alkali Canyon potential 

wilderness area (410410) would not be implemented. Opportunities for solitude and primitive recreation 

attributes would not be affected in the area.

Effects of Alternative E 

Alternative E would effects similar to Alternative B overall. In some areas the alternative has fewer 

designations of new trails for all vehicles as dispersed camping access, in addition to the effects of all 

action alternatives.

Flaming Gorge Ranger District: The proposals and effects of Alternative E would be the same as 

Alternative D.

Vernal Ranger District: The proposals and effects of Alternative E would be the same as Alternative 

B.

Roosevelt Duchesne Ranger District North Unit: The effects would be similar to Alternative B; 

most of the proposals are the same. The Alternative does offer seven fewer trails for all vehicles to 

dispersed camp areas, but these trails are all less than 0.5 miles; four of them are in the Big Ridge 

potential wilderness area (401303). The difference in effects to wilderness attributes would be negligible.
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Roosevelt Duchesne Ranger District South Unit: The proposals and effects of Alternative E would 

be similar to Alternative B.

Table 3.4.6 Alternative E: Miles of Route Type and Motorized Status 

All Potential 

Wilderness

Road 

Open

Trail All 

Vehicles

ATV Trail Road 

Closed

Trail 

Closed

Nonmotorized

Flaming Gorge 

R.D. 

0 0 16 0 0 91

Vernal R.D. 0 7 33 1 8 177

RooseveltDuchesne N.U.

2 9 11 2 0 93

RooseveltDuchesne S.U. 

5 6 4 0 0 58

Forest Total 7 22 64 3 8 419
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3.5 Social and Economic Resources ________________ 

3.5.1 Scope of the Analysis 

The analysis area for economics includes Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, and Uintah Counties in Utah, and 

Sweetwater County in Wyoming. This is because these counties have National Forest Lands within their 

boundaries, and travel management proposals could have economic effects. Small parts of the National 

Forest also fall within Utah and Wasatch Counties in Utah. Utah and Wasatch Counties are not included in 

the general analysis due to the very minor role of the Forest into their overall economic profiles. 

The Draft Economic Assessment for the Ashley National Forest, Henry Eichman, 2008, was written as a 

Forest-wide assessment for Forest Plan revision. The following description includes parts of that 

Assessment. 

Estimates of the area economic contribution of the Ashley National Forest were developed with an inputoutput modeling tool called IMPLAN. The IMPLAN database describes the economy in 509 sectors using 

federal data from 2006. 

The techniques and methodologies used in this analysis consider the best available science. The analysis 

includes a summary of credible scientific evidence which is relevant to evaluating reasonably foreseeable 

impacts. The analysis also identifies methods used and references the scientific sources relied on. The 

conclusions are based on a scientific analysis that shows a through review of relevant scientific 

information.

3.5.2 Issues and Indicators 

3.5.2.1 Economic Issue 1 

OHV opportunities on the Forest may lead to economic benefits in Manila and other parts of Daggett 

County if routes are available that connect communities to those OHV opportunities. 

Local government within Daggett County has demonstrated a deep interest in the opportunity to link 

Manila to the ANF via motorized trail systems. It is believed this linkage could provide an economic 

opportunity for this small, isolated town, located on the edge of the Flaming Gorge. This potential is tied 

to the increasing popularity of OHV activities. 

Indicators

• Effects to Daggett County and businesses within the county

3.5.2.2 Economic Issue 2 

Travel Management has the potential to affect overall economics of communities.

Indicators

• Effects to overall economics of the area

• Effects to specific business types

3.5.3 Background: 

Growth in the basin and increasing popularity of OHVs has resulted in the increased demand for OHV (all 

sizes) routes and opportunities. This growth and demand is expected to continue. Over an eleven year 

period ATV registration in the Uintah Basin has increased 616% percent. While the area receives 

economic benefits from the full range of recreational opportunities available on the Forest, the growth in 
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OHV recreation has resulted in some local businesses developing or becoming dependent on continued 

OHV activities for increased profits, or even for their viability. 

Dispersed camping in the area most commonly includes RV use. Many RVs are sold and serviced in the 

local communities. There is a concern that reduction in opportunities for dispersed camping will result in 

fewer people participating and spending on goods and services associated with dispersed camping.

3.5.4. Management Direction 

The Ashley Forest Plan, 1986 provides no specific standards regarding economics. However, page IV-56 

(3.) states, as a part of "Other Management Principles and Guidelines" that "Economic analysis and the 

evaluation of the cumulative effects of project activities will be considered in all resource management 

decisions.... in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act." 

3.5.5 Affected Environment 

3.5.5.1 External Influences on Economic Conditions and Contributions 

Economic possibilities include many area and population characteristics. Many of these outside influences 

could change the outcome of implementing an alternative. The biggest effects on recreation participation 

and particularly on motorized trail activities, RV use, and travel are likely to come from gas prices and 

from other changes that are completely disconnected from travel planning or other decisions for the 

Ashley National Forest. Due to the complexity presented by speculations about potential changes in such 

variables, the analysis assumes that these factors will remain constant, and recreation preferences and 

participation will follow current recreation trends and predictions.

Demographic Overview 

According to the US Census Bureau, populations of the states and counties and states in 2006 are:

• UTAH -2,550,063;

o Daggett County -947, 

o Duchesne County -15,701, 

o Uintah County -27,995

• WYOMING – 515,004; 

o Sweetwater County 38,763

The counties of the area, other than Daggett, have experienced rapid growth in across economic sectors 

due to the oil and gas "boom". Employment in oil and gas fields has resulted in many additional new 

residents since 2006 as well as a large non-resident population. 

3.5.5.2 Social Values 

Information in the USU survey of Public Lands and Utah Communities includes a summary of how local 

people feel about public lands and recreational trails, and about managing off-road vehicles. The survey 

showed a wide range of opinions, with the balance showing that a slight majority of residents would favor 

additional regulations limiting motorized vehicles to designated routes in Daggett and Uintah Counties. 

Table 3.5.1 shows that more people expressed a desire to see additional non-motorized trail opportunities 

than indicate that many of the local respondents want to see opportunities for a wide range of recreational 

activities. Similar data for Wyoming was not available. However, the study results documented in Aspects 

of Beliefs and Values Regarding Resources and Management of the Ashley National Forest show similarly 

high level of concerns for providing opportunities for many recreational activities (Executive Summary, -
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V-) across counties in both Wyoming and Utah. Camping opportunities of all types are also considered 

important by those participating in the two reports.

3.5.5.3 Recreation Activity Participation on the Ashley National Forest 

Two surveys provide information on recreation use for the Ashley National Forest and for all public lands 

in Utah. National Visitor Use Monitoring (NVUM) data collection and surveys, used for the above 

analysis, were completed for the Ashley National Forest from October 2000 through September 2001. The 

results were compiled as National Visitor Use Monitoring Results, August 2002, USDA Forest Service, 

Region 4, Ashley National Forest. Utah State University completed a survey, Public Lands and Utah 

Communities, in 2007. The survey responses include participation in specific recreational activities on 

public lands within the last year. The responses from the three Uintah Basin counties were considered, 

along with NVUM data, to draw the following conclusions about recreation uses on the Ashley National 

Forest. 

• The majority of the respondents to both surveys said that pleasure driving, and viewing scenery, 

wildlife, and other natural and historic features were a part of their activities. Camping, fishing, 

and gathering with family or friends for picnics or to escape their normal routine were also among 

the top reported activities.

• The survey data shows many visitors participating in motorized and non-motorized trail activities, 

and indicates growth in participation rates in motorized trail activities over the last several years.

• The NVUM report shows a high level of visitor satisfaction with recreation facilities and 

conditions of the natural environment on the Ashley National Forest.

• The NVUM report shows that few visitors to the Forest felt crowded. Most visitors were 

comfortable with the number of other visitors they encountered, and many said hardly anyone else 

was there.

Table 3.5.1 Utah State University Public Lands and Utah Communities Survey 

Summary (2007) 

Daggett County Duchesne County Uintah County

Type of use/ activity 

Reduce 

Neutral 

Increase 

Reduce 

Neutral 

Increase 

Reduce 

Neutral 

Increase 

Developing trails for offhighway motorized 

recreation

32.5% 37.5% 30.0% 30.1% 57.9% 32.0% 17.4% 38.6% 44.0%

Developing trails for 

hiking, biking, and other 

non-motorized recreation

10.0% 42.5% 47.5% 10.6% 46.1% 43.3% 8.3% 44.9% 46.8%

Regulations that require 

motorized vehicles to 

stay on designated trails

 5.0% 50% 55.0% 9.7% 40.8% 49.5% 13.5% 40.6% 45.9%

Regulations that limit 

levels of noise and 

emissions from 

snowmobiles and ATVs

15.4% 38.5% 46.1% 16.2% 38.6% 45.4% 21.1% 36.7% 42.2%
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The counties within the analysis area and Utah have experienced rapid population growth over the last 

several years, and that growth is expected to continue. According to the Ashley National Forest Draft 

Recreation Assessment, 2008, the number of recreation visits to the Forest is expected to increase between 

15 and 30 percent over the next 15 years. Participation in motorized travel activities is expected to 

increase more rapidly than participation in other activities.

3.5.5.4 Community Economics and ANF Recreation 

According to IMPLAN models, recreation represents 75 and 62 percent, respectively, of employment and 

labor income contributions from the Ashley National Forest to the economy of the counties. Nongovernment revenues tied to ANF recreation include services and retail sales. Some services cater 

specifically to recreationists (outfitter-guides). Services such as overnight accommodations and 

restaurants can attribute some to most of their receipts to recreationists. Retail sales of specialized gear 

(i.e. fishing poles and tackle), fuel, food, and specialized vehicles (boats, camp trailers, ATVs, 

motorcycles and others) are the most common retail goods associated with National Forest recreation 

uses. 

While providing recreation opportunities to local residents is an important contribution, the recreation 

expenditures of locals do not generally represent new money introduced into the economy. If National 

Forest related opportunities were not present, residents would likely participate in other locally based 

activities and their money would still be spent in the local economy. The contributions described above, 

then, do not include local recreation expenditures. The benefits of local recreation are addressed in noneconomic terms in other parts of the analysis.

Daggett County, along the Flaming Gorge Reservoir, is more dependent on Ashley National Forest 

Recreation than any of the other counties in the project area. More than half of the residents of the county 

are directly dependent on the Ashley National Forest; they are employed by the Forest Service, own 

recreation sector dependent businesses, or work for recreation businesses. 

Businesses that sell vehicles or gear specific to ATVs and/or motorcycles within all of the counties are 

among those who could be affected by alternatives if changes to opportunities are great enough to affect 

their sales.

3.5.6 Environmental Consequences 

3.5.6.1 Issue 1: Effects to Daggett County and businesses within the county 

Effects Common to Alternatives A and D 

The administrative closure on the road from Long Park Reservoir would remain under Alternatives A and 

D. Hence, there would be no added positive economic effect for Daggett County.

Effects Common to Alternatives B, C and E 

An administratively closed road from Long Park Reservoir to the Forest boundary on the north would be 

open to mixed 4WD travel under Alternatives B, C, and E. This route, if connected to Manila via other

routes crossing BLM and private lands, could bring additional expenditures on services (restaurants, gas, 

over-night accommodations) to Manila. Though not measurable, this change would be considered a 

positive economic effect for Daggett County. However, the change would be too small to discern as an 

economic contribution to the combined county area.

3.5.6.2 Issue 2: Effects to overall economics of the area 

Effects Common to All Alternatives
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All of the action alternatives would prohibit motorized travel on some existing routes where motorized 

travel is presently occurring. 

None of the alternatives are likely to change recreational opportunities enough to change number of 

visitors, or the number of visitors participating in activities that produce higher or lower expenditures in 

the area as a whole. 

3.5.6.3 Community Economics and Changes to Recreation 

Opportunities 

The data from surveys of recreation participation, expenditures, and ANF to county economic 

contributions has lead to the following conclusions about the potential effects of alternatives for managing 

routes for various modes of travel.

• Closure of routes to motorized vehicles could be considered a negative effect for area economics 

if the number of routes or miles closed reduced motorized recreational opportunities to the point 

that: 1) a sense of crowding would result among users and lead to lower visitor participation, 

and/or 2) visitors were displaced to opportunities in other counties due to the perception of 

inadequate adequate opportunities for motorized activities in this area. 

• Adding routes for motorized vehicles would be considered a positive effect for area economics if

the routes provided exceptional or unique opportunities sufficient to draw additional new visitors 

to the area, but were not extensive enough to discourage non-motorized visitors from coming to 

the area.

• The change in the number of visitors by type of recreation based on miles of trail types is not 

predictable. If the number of visitors were predictable, the differences in expenditures among 

types of non-snow recreation are not large enough to show any statistical difference in effects 

between alternatives. 

• Possible effects on certain types of individual businesses in specific locations can and should be 

considered, but future business potential is likely more dependent on outside economic forces than 

on the existence or status of particular travel routes.

3.5.7 Cumulative Effects 

There are no measurable effects expected. Economic effects would not be cumulative with other actions 

on Forest Service or other nearby lands. 
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3.6 Environmental Justice _______________________ 

3.6.1 Management Direction 

Executive Order 12898 requires that federal actions address impacts to minority and low income people 

(environmental justice). USDA Regulations 5600-2 outlines requirements to serve environmental justice. 

Summarized, the regulations require specific consideration of effects to the environment and opportunities 

that may cause disproportionate negative effects to communities or individuals in these demographic 

groups.

3.6.2 Scope of the Analysis 

The analysis considers people living in Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, and Uintah Counties in Utah, and 

Sweetwater County in Wyoming. 

3.6.3 Affected Environment 

Uintah and Ouray Tribal Lands are within Duchesne and Uintah Counties in Utah. Tribal members 

represent the largest minority population living near the Ashley National Forest. There are also Hispanic 

and African Americans, and people of mixed races living in these counties; most live in Vernal, Utah, and 

Rock Springs or Green River, Wyoming. Green River and Rock Springs, Wyoming; and Vernal, Manila, 

and Dutch John, Utah have fewer than the national average of households living below the poverty line. 

The majority of people with incomes below the poverty line are mostly found in the smaller communities 

and rural areas of Uintah and Duchesne County; Fort Duchesne, Duchesne, Whiterocks, and others 

between Highway 40 and the Uinta Mountains. The percentage of households with incomes below the 

poverty line varies between communities with 13.7 to 62 percent of household having incomes below the 

poverty line. 

3.6.4 Environmental Consequences of Alternatives 

None of the alternatives would result in changes that specifically impact minority or low income people or 

communities where they are concentrated.

All recreational and economic opportunities would remain available under all alternatives. None of the 

alternatives change the driving distance to various opportunities. 
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3.7 Cultural Resources__________________________ 

3.7.1 Introduction 

Cultural resources may be identified as those resources either directly or indirectly related to the material 

life ways of a cultural group or groups as specified by the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 36 CFR 

296.3. Cultural resources may refer to sites, areas, buildings, structures, districts, and objects which 

possess scientific, historic, and social values. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Program 

provides eligibility criteria to help federal agencies determine the significance of cultural resources and 

subsequent management guidance. 

Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 (16 USC 470 et. Seq.) and its 

implementing regulations (36 CFR 800) require a specific evaluation process which is separate and 

distinct from the processes required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The NEPA 

analysis can be combined with the NHPA analysis; however final compliance with each law is a distinct 

process. Completion of NEPA does not equate to completion of NHPA. Consequently, the fulfillment of 

the NHPA process (also called the Section 106 process) requires specific steps which must be fulfilled 

before proposed routes or route changes can be authorized and added to the Motor Vehicle Use Map 

(MVUM).

The cultural resource review required by the NHPA includes several steps which are outlined in 36 CFR 

800. The steps include: 1) identification efforts; 2) evaluation for National Register of Historic Places 

(NRHP) eligibility; 3) determination of effects; and 4) resolution of adverse effects (if any). All steps 

include consultation with the Utah State Historic Preservation Officer and concerned tribes.

Nature of Potential Effects to Cultural Resources

Cultural resources are sensitive and irreplaceable resources that can be affected by a variety of activities 

and actions. The value of a cultural resource is intrinsic and relates to the educational, historical, cultural, 

aesthetic, and architectural properties of the resource. The proposed action has the potential to affect 

cultural resources in a variety of ways.

1. Road and trail construction activities have the potential to disturb, destroy, and adversely affect 

cultural resources.

2. Creation and use of unauthorized routes can introduce ground disturbances in the form of road 

swells and tire tracks that have the potential to disturb, destroy, or adversely affect cultural 

resources.

3. Creation and use of unauthorized routes can reduce vegetation and increase natural erosion which 

has the potential to disturb, destroy, or adversely affect cultural resources. 

4. Creation of unauthorized routes facilitates access to otherwise remote locations containing cultural 

resources - thus increasing potential for vandalism and unauthorized collection of artifacts.

Dispersed camping activities associated with roads and trails have the potential to affect cultural resources 

in the following ways:

1. Dispersed camping activities often reduce vegetation cover and increases natural erosion which has the 

potential to disturb, destroy, or adversely affect cultural resources.

2. Dispersed camping activities often include ground disturbing actions, such as: excavation of fire pits, 

excavation of latrines, excavation for site landscaping, etc. Ground disturbing activities have the 

potential to disturb, destroy, or adversely affect cultural resources.
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3.7.2 Scope of the Analysis 

The scope of analysis for this project includes all National Forest System land within the Ashley National 

Forest administrative boundary. The Area of Potential Effects of the proposed undertaking (pertaining to 

Section 106 of the NHPA) includes all newly designated routes, all changed routes, and a 150 foot (50 m) 

buffer on each side of all new or changed routes. The APE is based upon the route locations and the 

associated dispersed camping areas.

The techniques and methodologies used in this analysis consider the best available science. The analysis 

includes a summary of credible scientific evidence which is relevant to evaluating reasonably foreseeable 

impacts. The analysis also identifies methods used and references the scientific sources relied on. The 

conclusions are based on a scientific analysis that shows a through review of relevant scientific 

information.

3.7.3 Issues and Indicators 

3.7.3.1 Cultural Resource Issue 1 (Directly affected cultural resource sites) 

Designating new routes for motor vehicle use may result in adverse effects to cultural resources. Effects 

are a result of motor vehicle use, road construction, and road maintenance on cultural resource sites. 

Direct effects may occur when a designated route intersects with a cultural resource site.

Indicators

• Number of cultural resource sites directly affected by designated routes.

3.7.3.2 Cultural Resource Issue 2 (Indirectly affected cultural resource sites) 

Designating new routes for motor vehicle use may increase access to cultural resource sites. Increased 

access to cultural resource sites may lead to adverse effects, such as vandalism, unauthorized collecting, 

and increased erosion. Designating new routes also increases the number of cultural resources adversely 

affected by dispersed camping activities (excavation of fire pits, excavation of latrines, excavation for site 

landscaping, etc.). Indirect effects may occur when designated routes are within 150 feet of a cultural 

resource site.

Indicators

• Number of cultural resources sites indirectly affected by designated routes.

3.7.4 Management Direction and Other Laws or Guidance 

3.7.4.1 Forest Service Manual 

The Forest Service Manual (FSM) 2360 – Heritage Program Management contains the Forest Service’s 

policies for cultural resources. Sections of several other manuals and handbooks also cover aspects of 

cultural resource management, including Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 1909.15- Environmental Policy 

and Procedures, Chapter 60.1, Physical Factors, which provides guidance on cultural resources including 

archeological, historical, and architectural resources. 

3.7.4.2 Standards and Guidelines 

The Land and Resource Management Plan for the Ashley National Forest (USDA Ashley National Forest 

1986:IV-20) identifies standards and guidelines that relate to cultural resources within the Forest. The 

following management direction applies to the route designation process: 

• Conduct cultural resource surveys prior to any agency undertaking which could affect significant 

cultural values.
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• Evaluate and identify sites for nomination to the National Register.

• Develop and implement a plan for the interpretation, protection, maintenance, and/or mitigation of 

known significant cultural resources sites.

• Coordinate management of cultural resources with the State Historic Preservation Office and 

others as needed.

• Prevent damage to any significant cultural site. (USDA Ashley National Forest 1986:IV-20).

Cultural resources are individually unique and non-renewable resources. Numerous Federal laws and 

policies govern their management and protection including: the Antiquities Act of 1906 as amended [16 

USC 431-433], the Historic Sites Act of 1935 as amended[16 USC461-467], the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966 as amended (NHPA)[16 USC 470 et seq.], the Archaeological and Historic 

Preservation Act of 1974 as amended [16 USC 469-469c-2], the Archaeological Resources Protection Act 

of 1979 as amended (ARPA)[16 USC 470aa-mm], and the Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act of 1990 as amended (NAGPRA)[25 USC 3001 et seq.].

Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) and the Act’s implementing 

regulations (36 CFR Part 800) require that federal agencies take into account the effect of their 

undertakings on Historic Properties and that agencies provide the Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation (ACHP) or State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), and the relevant American Indian 

Tribes, an opportunity to comment on those undertakings. 

In regards to travel management planning, the following categories of proposals are considered 

“undertakings” with the potential to affect Historic Properties, triggering evaluation under Section 106 of 

NHPA, 36 CFR Part 800: 

• Construction of a new road or trail; 

• Authorization of motor vehicle use on a route currently closed to public use;

• Formal recognition of unauthorized routes as authorized, by designating routes open to motor 

vehicles. 

• Change in use (including administrative use) of authorized routes.

Specific routes which are determined to be “undertakings” will be reviewed for their potential to affect 

cultural resources. Cultural resource review includes identification efforts to determine if cultural 

resources will be affected, evaluation of the cultural resources to determine historic significance based on 

National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) criteria, determination of the level of effects on NRHP 

eligible “Historic Properties,” and proposed methods to resolve the adverse effects on the properties.

Ashley National Forest is in the process of completing consultation required by 36 CFR 296.7 and 36 CFR 

800 Section 101(d)(6)(B). The Forest is consulting with the Ute Tribe and the Eastern Shoshone Tribe 

regarding potential effects to historic properties which are of significance to the Tribes. Consultation with 

the Tribes will be conducted in a manner befitting the Government-to-Government relationship between 

federal agencies and Native American Tribes as required by Executive Order 13084, legal agreements, 

federal treaties, and case law. 

The Forest intends to fulfill obligations required by Section 106 of the NHPA by using the standard 

Section106 process as outlined in 36 CFR 800. Because of the variety of routes in the five alternatives, the 

Forest will use a phased process to conduct identification and evaluation efforts as authorized by 36 CFR 

800.4(b)(2). The Forest outline the proposed process in a report sent to the Utah SHPO, Wyoming SHPO, 

Ute Tribe, and Eastern Shoshone Tribe in March of 2009. The Utah SHPO and Wyoming SHPO agreed 

with the Forest’s planned phased approach for identification and evaluation during the project. The phased 

review will consider the effects of the project as a whole but will make individual determinations of effect 

of routes in phased groups as described below. 
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Section 106 review of the Forest’s Travel Management Plan includes the review of proposed routes which 

have the potential to affect cultural resources. Phase 1 of the review process has been completed and is a 

general analysis of cultural resource issues for use in the NEPA Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 

This phase also includes initial consultation with NHPA consulting parties.

Phase 2 of the project will make a determination of effect for those proposed routes that will have “No 

Adverse Effect” on Historic Properties or where there will be “No Historic Properties Affected” as 

defined in 36 CFR 800.4 and 36 CFR 800.5. The Phase 2 report will be sent to the Wyoming SHPO, the 

Utah SHPO, the Ute Tribe, and the Eastern Shoshone Tribe for review prior to the Forest designating any 

proposed routes as open.

Phase 3 of the project will include identification efforts of the remaining proposed routes on the Forest 

and will include review of the cultural resource concerns of those routes. The Forest will make a 

determination of effect for the remaining proposed routes in accordance with 36 CFR 800. Proposed 

routes with a determination of “No Adverse Effects” or a determination of “No Historic Properties 

Affected” will be included in a Phase 3 report. The Phase 3 report will be sent to the Wyoming SHPO, 

the Utah SHPO, the Ute Tribe, and the Eastern Shoshone Tribe for review prior to the Forest designating 

any of the remaining proposed routes as open.

Phase 4 of the project will involve the review and resolution of adverse effects to those routes which have 

a potential to adversely affect cultural resources. During this phase, the Forest will consult with the 

appropriate SHPO and Indian Tribe to resolve adverse effects of individual proposed routes and affected 

cultural resource sites. Proposed routes with cultural resource concerns cannot be designated open until 

the potential adverse effects to the sites have been resolved as required by 36 CFR 800.6.

3.7.5 Affected Environment 

The affected environment includes all cultural resources which could be potentially affected by the 

proposed action. Cultural resources are defined as “an object or definite location of human activity, 

occupation, or use. Cultural resources are prehistoric, historic, archaeological, or architectural sites, 

structures, places, or objects and traditional cultural properties.” (Cultural resources include objects, 

materials, sites, and structures from all periods of time, from prehistory to present day. The types of 

cultural resources on the Ashley National Forest are directly related to the prehistory and history 

of the area and the associated activities and material remains from each period.

Current Authorized Motorized Routes 

Ashley National Forest has approximately 1955 miles of currently authorized motorized routes under the 

current Ashley National Forest travel management plan (including 90 miles of administratively closed 

roads). Vernal Ranger District also has 368 miles of undesignated routes in the hatched travel area that are 

authorized under the current travel rules. These authorized roads potentially affect 444 cultural resource 

sites throughout the Forest (including 299 directly affected sites and 145 indirectly affected sites). 

However, the effects to cultural resources from continued use of existing authorized routes will not be 

evaluated in this analysis. 

The 2005 Rule indicates that existing authorized routes which were designated under previous decisions 

will not require a review under the current proposed Forest Travel Plan. Travel Rules in CFR 212.50 state 

that “the responsible official may incorporate previous administrative decisions regarding travel 

management made under other authorities, including designations and prohibitions of motor vehicle use in 

designating National Forest System roads...” Consequently, existing authorized routes without anticipated 

changes will not be reviewed under the current NEPA document.
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Unauthorized Routes

Additionally, about 1078 miles of unauthorized routes (traces, tracks, incompletely obliterated project 

roads, one-time fire or special use access, etc.) have been identified through digital orthophotos and infra 

red photography. 

3.7.6 Environmental Consequences 

3.7.6.1 Effects Common to All Action Alternatives 

Current Authorized Motorized Routes 

The continued use of authorized routes will be common in all of the Action Alternatives and will 

potentially affect 444 cultural resource sites throughout the Forest (including 299 directly affected sites 

and 145 indirectly affected sites).

Maintenance of Authorized Routes

All currently authorized routes and proposed routes will be subject to road and trail maintenance. 

Maintenance activities could include repairing erosion, adding fill, hardening of trail with gravel or rock, 

and removal of vegetation.

Unauthorized Routes 

Use of motorized travel on undesignated routes would be prohibited under all alternatives. However such 

use may continue illegally and would continue to potentially affect cultural resources. 

Signed Identification of all Authorized Routes 

Implementation of the Travel Rule which prohibits cross country motorized travel, and closes all routes 

not specifically signed as open for public use, will benefit cultural resources by significantly reducing the 

potential for inadvertent damage to sites by motor vehicle use on undesignated routes. Vandalism to sites 

may also be reduced because access to sensitive cultural resource sites can be limited. These beneficial 

effects will occur regardless of the Alternative. 

Accuracy of the Data and Analysis 

Only a portion of newly proposed routes have been surveyed for cultural resources prior to the preparation 

of the Draft EIS. Subsequently, the conclusions offered for each alternative are based upon incomplete 

data and may not be fully accurate. Each alternative is discussed using available cultural resource 

information. Conclusions are based upon the assumption that the available data is a statistically accurate 

representation of the cultural resources across the Forest as a whole. 

NHPA Review 

The limited survey data is sufficient for the NEPA analysis portion of the Travel Management Plan, but 

not for fulfillment of NHPA requirements. Prior to authorization and opening of a route for motorized 

access, all routes will undergo a cultural resource review and be subject to cultural resource identification 

and review procedures (as outlined in 36 CFR 800). Subsequent identification efforts and review under 

NHPA will be a requirement under all alternatives except the No Action Alternative.

Resolution of Adverse Effects

Measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects are intended to reduce the adverse effects to a 

site, or to offset the adverse effects on one site by acting to achieve beneficial effects to another site 

elsewhere, or to collect scientific data allowing interpretation of a site. Resolution measures could include 

closing routes, recovering archaeological data by excavating sites, avoiding sites, or providing public 

education products that provides in depth information about the resources that will be affected. Numerous 
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resolution measures are available and the Forest is required to consult with the State Historic Preservation 

Officer and concerned tribes to determine appropriate mitigation plans.

During the review process for the proposed alternatives, some routes were located in areas with so many 

cultural resource concerns that they were dropped from consideration in all alternatives because the 

anticipated mitigation measures would have been unfeasible or unattainable. 

Cultural Resource Site Monitoring

In some situations where indirect effects may potentially affect a site, the Forest may develop a site 

monitoring plan assess the effects. This option would be adopted for the cultural resources sites with 

anticipated effects from the proposed alternatives. Ashley National Forest would select a sample of sites 

eligible for the National Register of Historic Places that are within 30 meters (100 feet) of designated 

routes to be monitored periodically to determine if adverse effects related to travel route designation are 

occurring. If the condition of a particular site is found to have significant deterioration due to travel route 

designation, resolution of the adverse effects will be conducted.

3.7.6.2 Direct and Indirect Effects 

Alternative A - Current Condition 

Ashley National Forest currently has a total of 1989 miles of authorized motor vehicle routes on the 

Forest. Authorized routes include all National Forest System Roads both open and closed as well as 

undesignated routes within the hatched travel area on the Vernal Ranger District. Currently, 1085 miles 

(55%) of the existing authorized motor vehicle routes have been surveyed for cultural resources. There are 

299 known cultural resource sites directly affected and 145 known sites indirectly affected by currently 

authorized routes for a total of 444 sites affected by current authorized routes. In addition, because only 

55% of the route miles have been surveyed for cultural resources, there are likely to be more 

undocumented cultural sites that are being affected by currently authorized routes.

Existing unauthorized motor vehicle routes may continue to be used, causing adverse effects to cultural 

resources. Continued use of undesignated routes within the hatched travel areas on the Vernal Ranger 

District would continue to affect cultural resources. Protection of cultural resources in those areas would 

be insufficient because undesignated trails are inherently difficult to control or management.

Alternative B – Preferred Alternative 

Alternative B is the agency’s initial proposed action. Alternative B provides for 1724 miles of motorized 

routes. Approximately 246 miles (68%) of the newly proposed or changed routes will require further 

cultural resource review. A total of 55 known cultural resource sites would be affected (35 directly and 20 

indirectly) by the newly proposed or changed routes. In addition, because 68% of the route miles will 

require cultural resource identification efforts, additional cultural resource sites may be present along 

routes which have not yet been reviewed for cultural resources. Newly designated or NFS routes on which 

the motorized use would be changed, that have not previously been reviewed for cultural resources will 

require appropriate identification efforts and review. All NRHP eligible sites (both previously known and 

newly encountered) which could be directly or indirectly affected by proposed routes would require a 

review of potential effects. When potential effects are identified for a cultural resource site, those effects 

would need to be resolved prior to authorization and placement of the specific route on the Motor Vehicle 

Use Map (MVUM).

Designated routes which would not affect NRHP eligible cultural resources would be authorized for use 

and placed on the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) once the cultural resource review is complete.

The majority of the proposed routes are unauthorized or undesignated routes that currently exist on the 

ground. However; five of the proposed routes would require new construction. Proposals 1017.2, 1011.2, 
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2144, 3013, and 2130.2 would require moderate to extensive construction totaling approximately three 

miles to create the proposed motorized trails for ATVs.

Alternative C 

Alternative C would increase motorized routes for public use. This alternative contains the largest quantity 

and length of motorized routes for public use.

Alternative C provides for 1755 miles of motorized routes. Approximately 263 miles (68%) of the newly 

proposed or changed routes will require further cultural resource review. A total of 60 known cultural 

resource sites would be affected (38 directly and 22 indirectly) by the newly proposed or changed routes. 

In addition, because 68% of the route miles will require cultural resource identification efforts, additional 

cultural resource sites may be present along routes which have not yet been reviewed for cultural 

resources. Newly designated or NFS routes on which the motorized use would be changed, that have not 

previously been reviewed for cultural resources will require appropriate identification efforts and review. 

All NRHP eligible sites (both previously known and newly encountered) which could be directly or 

indirectly affected by proposed routes would require a review of potential effects. When potential effects 

are identified for a cultural resource site, those effects would need to be resolved prior to authorization and 

placement of the specific route on the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM).

Designated routes which would not affect NRHP eligible cultural resources would be authorized for use 

and placed on the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) once the cultural resource review is complete.

The majority of the proposed routes are unauthorized or undesignated routes that currently exist on the 

ground. However; six of the newly proposed routes will require new construction to establish the routes. 

Routes 1017.2, 1011.2, 1248.2, 2144, 3013, and 2130.2 are new routes that will require moderate to 

extensive construction totaling approximately three miles to create the proposed motorized trails for 

ATVs.

Alternative D 

Alternative D proposes to increase the ratio of non-motorized routes to motorized routes. This alternative 

contains the least motorized access.

Alternative D provides for 1,607 miles of motorized routes. Approximately 186 miles (80%) of the newly 

proposed or changed routes would require further cultural resource review. A total of 36 known cultural 

resource sites would be affected (22 directly and 14 indirectly) by the newly proposed or changed routes. 

In addition, because 80% of the route miles would require cultural resource identification efforts, 

additional cultural resource sites may be present along routes which have not yet been reviewed for 

cultural resources. Newly designated or NFS routes on which the motorized use would be changed, that 

have not previously been reviewed for cultural resources will require appropriate identification efforts and 

review. All NRHP eligible sites (both previously known and newly encountered) which could be directly 

or indirectly affected by proposed routes would require a review of potential effects. When potential 

effects are identified for a cultural resource site, those effects would need to be resolved prior to 

authorization and placement of the specific route on the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM).

Designated routes which would not affect NRHP eligible cultural resources would be authorized for use 

and placed on the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) once the cultural resource review is complete.

The majority of the proposed routes are unauthorized or undesignated routes that currently exist on the 

ground. However, one of the newly proposed routes will require new construction to establish the route.

Proposal 2144 would require moderate to extensive construction to create 0.36 miles of motorized trail for 

ATVs.
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Alternative E 

Alternative E proposes to blend a mixture of both non-motorized routes and motorized routes in an effort 

to proved increased broader access for the public.

Alternative E provides for 1,702 miles of motorized routes. Approximately 243 miles (74%) of the newly 

proposed or changed routes will require further cultural resource review. A total of 51 known cultural 

resource sites would be affected (33 directly and 148 indirectly) by the newly proposed or changed routes. 

In addition, because 74% of the route miles will require cultural resource identification efforts, additional 

cultural resource sites may be present along routes which have not yet been reviewed for cultural 

resources. Newly designated or NFS routes on which the motorized use would be changed, that have not 

previously been reviewed for cultural resources will require appropriate identification efforts and review. 

All NRHP eligible sites (both previously known and newly encountered) which could be directly or 

indirectly affected by proposed routes would require a review of potential effects. When potential effects 

are identified for a cultural resource site, those effects would need to be resolved prior to authorization and 

placement of the specific route on the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM).

Designated routes which would not affect NRHP eligible cultural resources would be authorized for use 

and placed on the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) once the cultural resource review is complete.

The majority of the proposed routes are user-created routes that will change from unauthorized routes to 

authorized routes. Five of the newly proposed routes will require new construction to establish the routes. 

Routes 1017.2, 1011.2, 2144, 3013, and 2130.2 are new routes that will require moderate to extensive 

construction to create the roadway for vehicle use.

3.7.6.3 Cultural Resource Conclusions

The proposed action has the potential to cause an adverse effect on cultural resources under any of the 

alternative proposals. Each proposed alternative would have a different level of potential effects. 

Alternative D would have the potential to affect the least number of cultural resources. Alternative C 

would have the potential to affect the greatest number of cultural resources through new or changed 

routes. Adverse effects to cultural resources resulting from the selected alternatives would require a 

resolution of adverse effects in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and 

concerned Tribes.

The Forest intends to fulfill obligations under 36 CFR 800 by using the standard Section106 process 

through a phased approach. The phased review will consider the effects of the project as a whole but will 

make a separate determination of effect for each route. For details on the phased approach see the Cultural 

Resource Report available in the Project Record.

As NHPA requirements are completed for specific road segments, they will be opened for public use and 

added to the MVUM. Because of time restraints and available funding to complete NHPA requirements, 

some newly designated routes authorized under this NEPA document may not be authorized for public use 

for several years because of cultural resource mitigation needs. 

Tables 3.7.1 through 3.7.3 compare motorized route mileages, the miles of cultural resource 

survey needed for new or changed motorized routes, and the approximate number of cultural 

resource sites which would be affected by designation of new routes or changing motorized use 

of NFS routes on the Forest by Alternative. Table 3.7.4 gives a summary of the potential effects to cultural 

resources by Alternative. The tables are intended to provide an easy overview comparison of the effects of 

each Alternative on Cultural Resources. Similar tables have been prepared for each alternative and 

provide a breakdown of the same data by districts and can be found in the Cultural Report available from 

the Project Record.
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Table 3.7.1 Miles of Motorized Routes on the Ashley National Forest by Alternative 

Miles of Routes Alternative 

A 

Alternative 

B 

Alternative 

C 

Alternative 

D 

Alternative 

E 

Miles of newly designated or 

changed use NFS routes Proposed 

for each Alternative* N/A 357 382 232 328

Miles of Unchanged Existing 

Authorized Motorized Routes

Proposed for each Alternative N/A 1348 1349 1353 1349

Total Miles of Authorized Motor 

Routes Proposed for Each 

Alternative (Both New and 

Existing routes)*

1955† 1705 1731 1585 1677

* Includes administratively closed roads † Alternative A includes 368 miles of undesignated routes in the Vernal hatched 

travel area.

Table 3.7.2 Miles of Designated Routes Requiring Cultural Resource Review 

Cultural Resource Review Alternative 

A

Alternative 

B

Alternative 

C

Alternative 

D

Alternative 

E

Approximate Miles of New or 

Changed Motorized Routes which 

require a Cultural Resource Review N/A 246 263 186 243

Table 3.7.3 Number of Known Eligible Sites Affected 

Cultural Resource Sites Alternative

A

Alternative 

B

Alternative 

C

Alternative 

D

Alternative 

E

Approximate Number 

of Known Eligible** 

Sites Affected by 

New or Changed 

Motorized Routes by 

Alternative

Directly

Affected N/A 35 38 22 33

Indirectly

Affected N/A 20 22 14 18

Total

Affected N/A 55 60 36 51

** Includes known sites listed on the NRHP, as well as sites determined eligible for the NRHP, and sites still unevaluated for the NHRP. Because 

many of the routes are not yet surveyed for cultural resources, these numbers are likely to increase as identification efforts proceed.
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Table 3.7.4. Summary of Potential Effects to Cultural Resources by New or 

Changed Motorized Routes (by Alternative) 

Indicator Alternative 

A

Alternative 

B

Alternative 

C

Alternative 

D

Alternative 

E

Quantity of Cultural resources 

to be potentially adversely 

affected – potential for 

resolution of the adverse 

effects.

No new 

adverse effects.

High number 

of potential 

adverse effects 

– most effects 

can be resolved 

Highest 

number of 

Potential 

adverse 

effects – some 

effects can be 

resolved 

Lowest 

number of 

potential 

adverse 

effects – most 

effects can be 

resolved 

Moderate 

number of 

potential 

adverse 

effects –

most effects 

can be 

resolved 

Regardless of the Alternative selected, the Forest will be required to find ways to resolve any adverse 

affects to NRHP eligible cultural resources. Most of the adverse effects under each alternative can be 

resolved, but unfortunately all potential effects cannot be completely avoided in any of the proposed 

alternatives. Because cultural resources are non-renewable and are individually unique, they are limited in 

number. Adverse effects to cultural resources are permanent, irreparable, and incalculable. Alternative D 

will cause the least number and lowest level of adverse effects to cultural resources and is therefore the 

preferred alternative for cultural resource protection.

3.7.8 Cumulative and Inadvertent Effects 

Cumulative and inadvertent effects to cultural resources relate to unplanned effects resulting from 

multiple activities across time and space. Under Alternative A, cumulative effects from dispersed camping 

would continue within a 300 foot radius on each side of authorized roads. Additionally, because the Forest 

does not have a clear method to indicate which routes are authorized, the public will continue to use 

unauthorized routes, potentially affecting cultural resources on those routes.

Under Alternatives B, C, D and E, cumulative effects to cultural resources may result from dispersed 

camping within a 150 foot of authorized routes. Dispersed camping opportunities pose a concern because 

of the potential for site specific damage to cultural resources and unauthorized collection. Under 

Alternative B, C, D, and E the effects from dispersed camping would be less than Alternative A (present 

condition) because dispersed camping would be reduced from 300 to 150 feet from designated routes. In 

addition, under Alternatives B, C, D, and E, motorized travel on undesignated routes in the hatched travel 

area would not be permitted.
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3.9 Short-Term Uses and Long-term Productivity ____ 

NEPA requires consideration of “the relationship between short-term uses of man’s environment and the 

maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity” (40 CFR 1502.16). As declared by the 

Congress, this includes using all practicable means and measures, including financial and technical 

assistance, in a manner calculated to foster and promote the general welfare, to create and maintain 

conditions under which man and nature can exist in productive harmony, and fulfill the social, economic, 

and other requirements of present and future generations of Americans (NEPA Section 101). 

Allowing continued motorized travel within the hatched travel area (Alternative A) allows motor vehicle 

use to occur over the largest possible area in the short term. However, as detailed in the effects analysis 

contained in this chapter, long-term productivity would be harmed. Impacts would occur to wildlife, soils, 

fish, Cultural, and vegetation. All of the action alternatives reduce resource impacts although to differing 

degrees. 

Since Forest Service Manual Direction requires annual updates of the motor vehicle use map, nothing 

limits future choices to meet the challenge of providing for motorized recreation while protecting resource 

values and other uses of the National Forest.

Wilderness potential of the areas would be most affected by Alternative A due to motorized travel off of 

designated routes. Motorized travel off of designated routes results in disturbance to natural systems, noise 

effects to remoteness, and visible effects to undeveloped character. These effects can compound over time 

due to continued use of undesignated routes and proliferation of routes (see section 3.1 Recreation 

Resources). An important part of retaining or improving wilderness potential is the restriction of 

motorized vehicles to designated routes forest wide, and a reduction of the areas available for dispersed 

camping.

3.10 Unavoidable Adverse Effects ________________ 

All alternatives carry the risk that some motor vehicle users could create new routes, such as in the 

hatched travel area (under Alternative A) or stray off designated routes (under Alternatives A-E). Not all 

illegal OHV use would cause adverse resource impacts, but certainly some would. The potential for illegal 

use should decline with regulations that are clearer and better communicated as contained within the 

proposed action alternatives. Establishment of a designated road and trail system can be better signed, 

maintained, and managed to further reduce the potential for illegal use. However, no enforcement system 

is perfect, thus some violations are inevitable. While impacts from roads and motorized trails can be 

minimized, they cannot be eliminated. 

As described in the effects analysis and Resource Specialist Reports, compared with the No Action 

alternative, all action alternatives reduce impacts to wildlife, soils, fisheries, plants, wilderness potential, 

watersheds, Cultural resources and opportunities for non-motorized recreation within the hatched travel 

area specifically and throughout the forest in general. The impacts are reduced because much less of the 

Forest would be open to motorized use under a designated route system compared with the 111,805 acre 

hatched travel area where motorized travel is allowed on over 368 miles of existing undesignated routes. 

However, where motorized routes are designated, some unavoidable effects to resource values and other 

forest uses would occur. 

Irreversible and irretrievable commitments are limited as noted in the following section. If motorized 

travel continues within the hatched travel area, these areas would be increasingly less desirable for nonmotorized use and they would lose some of their potential for wilderness designation and inventoried 

roadless character would be reduced. This condition is not irreversible but unavoidable adverse effects to 

non-motorized recreation and wilderness character would occur where roads and trails are designated for 

motorized use. This is because the longer a period of OHV use is established in an area; the harder it is to 

change back to a non-motorized setting. 
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For motorized recreation opportunities, all action alternatives carry unavoidable effects associated with 

restricting motor vehicle use to designated trails. This would eliminate the authorized use of undesignated 

routes and limit access to some locations, particularly when seasonal restrictions are in effect. This would 

likely require more advance trip planning, especially during the hunting season when arrangements may 

need to be made for retrieving game using non-motorized means.

Although all action alternatives would designate motorized trails in several potential wilderness areas; 

these designations are not expected to produce unavoidable effects because they all follow routes already 

on the ground. Further, if the designations result in unacceptable effects to resources, the routes can be 

closed later date. 

There would be no unavoidable adverse effects on fisheries or other aquatic resources. Analysis indicates 

that all of the action alternative would improve conditions and reduce potential impacts to fisheries 

habitat, cutthroat trout populations, and macroinvertebrates. The implementation of any of the action 

alternatives would not result in an adverse or significant effect on fisheries or other aquatic resource.

3.11 Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitments _____ 

Irreversible commitments of resources are those that cannot be regained, such as the extinction of a 

species or the removal of mined ore. Irretrievable commitments are those that are lost for a period of time 

such as the temporary loss of timber productivity in forested areas that are kept clear for use as a power 

line rights-of-way or road.

Changing area and trail designations from motorized to non-motorized or vice versa is not considered 

irreversible or irretrievable because the trails and roads would create linear features that are not permanent 

scars on the landscape. The Forest could always change the designations in the future or implement 

projects to revegetate these routes and areas. No irreversible or irretrievable effects to motorized 

recreation are anticipated due to the ability to update the motor vehicle use map annually, allowing 

correction of significant problems that emerge

The construction of approximately three miles of new routes would decrease soil productivity where new 

construction takes place. Proposals 1011.2, 1017.2, 1248.2, 2129, and 3013 are new routes that would 

require approximately three miles of construction.

Soil productivity is described as the “the inherent capacity of a soil under management to support the 

growth of specified plans, plant communities, or a sequence of plant communities” (R4 Supplement FSH 

2509.18). Roads remove organic matter, alter soil properties, change the microclimate and accelerate 

erosion. Roads can concentrate, divert and intercept water flow from rainfall and subsurface flows 

affecting the hydrologic function of an area (Gucinski, et al, 2000) (Ouren, et al, 2007). There would be 

no irreversible commitments to wildlife among the action alternatives. There may be some irretrievable 

commitments to wildlife as some wildlife habitat would be affected among the action alternatives. 

However, the amount of this affected habitat would be negligible in comparison to the amount of habitat 

that is on the Forest, and therefore would not adversely affect wildlife. 

No irreversible or irretrievable comments of economic resources would be expected to water resources. 

No roads are proposed within the roadless areas and motorized trails are neither an irreversible or 

irretrievable commitments of roadless resources.

The implementation of any of the action alternatives would not result in an adverse or significant effect on 

fisheries or other aquatic resources and there would be no irreversible or irretrievable commitments of 

fisheries or aquatic resources for any of the action alternatives associated with this proposed project (see 

the Aquatic Resources Specialist Report available from the Project Record).
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3.12. Cumulative Effects_________________________ 

As defined by Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations, cumulative impacts result from the 

incremental impacts of an action when added to past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions, 

regardless of whom takes the action (40 CFR §1508.7). Concurrently, the Endangered Species Act of 

1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1544, 87 Stat. 884) (ESA) defines cumulative impacts as effects of future State or 

private activities, not involving Federal activities, that are reasonably certain to occur within the action 

area of the Federal action subject to consultation (50 CFR §402.02).

Cumulative impacts can result from individually minor, but collectively significant, actions taking place 

over a period of time. This chapter discusses cumulative impacts as the incremental effect to specific 

resources or issues that would occur from the Proposed Action, in conjunction with other cumulative 

actions.

3.12.1 Past and Present Actions 

In order to understand the contribution of past actions to the cumulative effects of the proposed action and 

alternatives, this analysis relies on current environmental conditions as a proxy for the impacts of past 

actions. This is because existing conditions reflect the aggregate impact of all prior human actions and 

natural events that have affected the environment and might contribute to cumulative effects. 

This cumulative effects analysis does not attempt to quantify the effects of past human actions by adding 

up all prior actions on an action-by-action basis. There are several reasons for not taking this approach. 

First, a catalog and analysis of all past actions would be impractical to compile and unduly costly to 

obtain. Current conditions have been impacted by innumerable actions over the last century (and beyond), 

and trying to isolate the individual actions that continue to have residual impacts would be nearly 

impossible. Second, providing the details of past actions on an individual basis would not be useful to 

predict the cumulative effects of the proposed action or alternatives. In fact, focusing on individual actions 

would be less accurate than looking at existing conditions, because there is limited information on the 

environmental impacts of individual past actions, and one can not reasonably identify each and every 

action over the last century that has contributed to current conditions. Additionally, focusing on the 

impacts of past human actions risks ignoring the important residual effects of past natural events, which 

may contribute to cumulative effects just as much as human actions. By looking at current conditions, we 

are sure to capture all the residual effects of past human actions and natural events, regardless of which 

particular action or event contributed those effects. Third, public scoping for this project did not identify 

any public interest or need for detailed information on individual past actions. Finally, the Council on 

Environmental Quality issued an interpretive memorandum on June 24, 2005 regarding analysis of past 

actions, which states, “agencies can conduct an adequate cumulative effects analysis by focusing on the 

current aggregate effects of past actions without delving into the historical details of individual past 

actions.” 

The cumulative effects analysis in this EIS is also consistent with Forest Service National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) Regulations (36 CFR 220.4(f)) (July 24, 2008), which state, in part: 

“CEQ regulations do not require the consideration of the individual effects of all past actions to 

determine the present effects of past actions. .. With respect to past actions, during the scoping 

process and subsequent preparation of the analysis, the agency must determine what information 

regarding past actions is useful and relevant to the required analysis of cumulative effects. 

Cataloging past actions and specific information about the direct and indirect effects of their 

design and implementation could in some contexts be useful to predict the cumulative effects of 

the proposal. The CEQ regulations, however, do not require agencies to catalogue or exhaustively 

list and analyze all individual past actions. Simply because information about past actions may be 

available or obtained with reasonable effort does not mean that it is relevant and necessary to 
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inform decisionmaking. (40 CFR 1508.7)” For these reasons, the analysis of past actions in this 

section is based on current environmental conditions.

3.12.2 Foreseeable Future 

Currently there are approximately 400 oil and gas wells, 75 wind energy turbines comprising one (1) wind 

energy farm, and one (1) transmission power line proposed on the Forest.

To estimate surface disturbance for associated 30 foot wide access roads for oil and gas, wind energy 

farms, transmission power lines, communication sites, and alternative energy development that may be 

proposed on the Forest in Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah Counties in Utah, and Sweetwater County in 

Wyoming, the following assumptions have been applied:

• Surface disturbance for an access road, assuming 0.2 mile/oil and gas well: 0.73 acres/oil and gas 

well (per well is overestimated because it assumes one 30 foot wide access road per well. In some 

cases, two or more wells may be drilled from a single well pad (i.e., directional drilling on a skid 

may be utilized);

• Surface disturbance for an access road, assuming 0.5 mile/wind energy farm: 1.82 acres/wind 

energy farm;

• Surface disturbance for an access road, assuming 0.2 mile/transmission power line: 0.73 

acres/transmission power lines;

• Surface disturbance for an access road, assuming 0.5 mile/communication site: 1.82 

acres/communication site;

• Surface disturbance for an access road, assuming 0.2 mile/alternative energy source: 0.73 

acres/alternative energy source.

Hazard tree Removal

Vernal

Hazardous fuels reduction treatments on approximately 138 acres in lodgepole pine stands in the vicinity 

of the East Park Campground

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District

Hazard tree removal on seventeen developed recreation and administrative sites on the RooseveltDuchesne Ranger District. The sites are located in the Duchesne River, Rock Creek, Lake Fork, 

Yellowstone River, Uinta River, and Pole Creek drainages of the District

Recreation

Flaming Gorge Ranger District

4.3 acre parking area a permanent part of the marina permit and allow Cedar Springs Marina to maintain 

the parking area, remove and spray for weeds and vegetation, improve parking area drainage, grade 

surface, gravel surface where needed, and install one RV hookup for a camper RV that would house 

security personnel in the summer months.

Construct a 15 acre RV Park next to the existing Lucerne Marina The total number of sites planned for 

this area is 111 RV units. 

Vernal Ranger District

Designate an official trailhead for the Dry Fork Flume Trail, and (2) to reroute the Flume trail and add 

new segments, so that it becomes one continuous route that does not require shared mixed use with the 

Red Cloud Loop Scenic Backway.
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Reroute approximately 1/3-mile of motorized Forest system trail 1196. The East Galloway Trail 1196 is 

part of the Outlaw ATV Trail and is located south of the Red Cloud Loop National Scenic Backway, 

between Trout Creek Guard Station and Oaks Park Reservoir.

Fuels reduction and Vegetation Treatments

Flaming Gorge Ranger District

Reduce hazardous fuels within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) on approximately 345 acres within 

and adjacent to the Cedar Springs and Deer Run Campgrounds and 199 acres within the Mustang Ridge 

Campground areas.

Bighorn sheep habitat improvement project which includes lopping and scattering the juniper on some 

slopes along the Flaming Gorge Reservoir, followed one year later with prescribed burning.

Vernal Ranger District

Little Elk Summit Fuel Reduction 

North Flank Vegetation Management Project - 98 acres commercial harvest, 412 acres stand 

improvement, 4,100 acres prescribed burning.

Salvage

Flaming Gorge Ranger District

North Flank Vegetation Management Project - Commercial salvage of 1,296 acres,

Summit Springs commercial salvage of approximately 201 acres of dead and dying conifers

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District

Salvage timber harvest of fire-killed and dying trees from a 225-acre burn area on Pole Mountain. 

3.12.3 Cumulative Effects 

Wildlife: Because of the small amount of wildlife habitat actually affected among action alternatives, 

cumulative effects from other activities combined with proposed changes to the Travel Plan under the 

alternatives would not adversely affect wildlife. For a detailed discussion of cumulative effects see the 

Wildlife Report available in the Project Record. 

Wilderness Potential: Most of the South Unit of the Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger District is covered by 

oil and gas leases. NEPA and exploration are occurring within the unit. Developments are most likely in 

the near future in the Sowers Canyon, Nutters Canyon, and Alkali Canyon parts of the unit. Developments 

would likely result in a developed or altered landscape; conditions which are not consistent with 

wilderness potential. These effects are acknowledged here, but are unlikely to be cumulative with travel 

management other than in Alkali Canyon. With proposal 4001 added to other effects, Alkali Canyon 

would not have a sufficient size are left with Wilderness attributes to be mapped and Potential Wilderness 

in inventories conducted after the oil and gas developments.

Soil: Cumulative effects from past and present activity and increased miles of route associated with 

Alternatives B, C and E would degrade soil productivity in alpine areas. Alternative D would decrease 

miles of route in alpine areas and not add to cumulative effects.

Cumulative effects from past and present activity and increased miles of route associated with 

Alternatives B, C, and E would degrade soil productivity in the LPA. Alternative D would decrease miles 

of route in the Limestone Plateau Association and not add to cumulative effects.
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Cumulative effects from past and present activity and action alternatives would be minimal for wet 

meadow and riparian corridor areas as overall there would be fewer routes and decreased dispersed 

camping areas. In the reasonably foreseeable future however, proposed oil and gas development would 

increase motorized routes and add well pads that could potentially affect wet meadow and riparian 

corridors as the area where this activity would take place is Sowers Canyon with a perennial stream on the 

South Unit of the Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger District. 

Water Resources: Potential effects from these routes could add to cumulative effects in the localized 

areas mentioned in section 3.2.6, while Forest-wide a reduction in travel route related cumulative effects 

to water resources would occur.

Economics: There are no measurable effects expected. Economic effects would not be cumulative with 

other actions on Forest Service or other nearby lands. 

3.13 Other Disclosures _________________________ 

3.13.1 Climate Change 

Climate change effects include the effects of the project on global climate change, and the effects of 

climate change on the proposed project. Such analysis is meaningful if a cause/effect relationship exists 

between climate change and the proposal, the effects can be quantified, and those effects vary 

substantially between alternatives. 

It is typically not feasible to quantify the effects of individual or multiple projects on global climate 

change because greenhouse gasses mix readily into the global pool and cannot be traced back to original 

sources. In addition, emissions from single or even multiple projects are extremely small in relation to 

global atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. 

In the case of travel management, a cause and effect relationship exists between motor vehicle emissions 

and climate change. One possible indicator of emissions would be miles of road open to motorized travel. 

However, variation in motorized routes open to the public varies from no change (Alternative A) to a net 

gain of about 400 miles (Alternative C), which is a relatively small change in relation to global carbon 

dioxide levels even if we assume the increased miles translate to increased use. In reality, distribution of 

use is likely to vary with alternative with some increase in overall use in Alternative C. Thus the effects of 

this project on global climate change do not vary either measurably or meaningfully between alternatives.

Climate change may have a variety of effects on resources in the project area. To the extent that ecological 

resources are stressed by the direct and indirect effects of motorized travel, there is a potential for climate 

change to add to that stress. Thus there is potential for cumulative effects result from this project in 

combination with climate change. 

However, once again it is not feasible to quantify those potential impacts given the uncertainty 

surrounding local effects of global climate changes and the relatively small degree of variation between 

alternatives in terms of affected area. 

Absent a means of estimating actual effects of climate change in the project area, we can make the 

following assumptions (based on reports prepared by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on 

Climate Change, www.ipcc.ch and on documents available from the Forest Service Climate Change web 

site, www.fs.fed.us/ccrc):

• Climate change is occurring, and will affect aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in varying ways 

• Managing for resiliency in ecosystems is one way to avoid or reduce impacts of climate change

• To the extent that each alternative creates additional impacts to these systems, resiliency is 

reduced
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• Therefore the potential for cumulative impacts from climate change is proportional to the direct 

and indirect impacts to ecosystems by alternative.

3.13.3 Required Disclosures 

NEPA at 40 CFR 1502.25(a) directs “to the fullest extent possible, agencies shall prepare environmental 

impact statements concurrently with and integrated with ...other environmental review laws and executive 

orders.” 

The Ashley National Forest has consulted with several State and Federal agencies in preparing this EIS. 

This EIS and accompanying project file has been prepared in accordance with the 2005 National Forest 

Travel Management Rule, Executive Orders 11644 and 11989 that relate to OHV management, National 

Environmental Policy Act, and the numerous laws that pertain to specific resources affected by OHV 

management.

Endangered Species Act

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 requires that actions of federal agencies do not jeopardize or 

adversely modify critical habitat of federally-listed species. Informal consultation with Fish and Wildlife 

Service was completed and concurrence was received on the determination made in the Wildlife 

Biological Assessment (BA) for the Travel Plan. Determinations in the BA found a “no effect” for the 

black-footed ferret and yellow-billed cuckoo, and a “may affect, not likely to adversely affect” for the 

Canada lynx and Mexican spotted owl. The Utah Field Office of the US Fish and Wildlife Service 

concurred with this finding.

A Biological Evaluation (BE) was prepared for Region 4 Forest Sensitive Species. A determination of 

“may impact individuals, but will not likely contribute to a trend toward federal listing or cause a loss of 

viability to the population or the species” was found for: bald eagle, northern goshawk, peregrine falcon, 

boreal owl, great gray owl, flammulated owl, northern three-toed woodpecker, greater sage-grouse, 

spotted bat, Townsend’s big-eared bat, pygmy rabbit, and wolverine. A determination of “No Impact” was 

found for trumpeter swan and common loon.

An Aquatic Species BA was prepared for fish species. A “no effect” determination was made as there are 

no federally listed fish species within the project area and the project would not result in any water 

depletions from the Green River Basin.

An Aquatic Species BE for Colorado River cutthroat trout (a sensitive species) was completed for the 

project. The finding was “may impact individual Colorado River cutthroat trout but would not likely 

contribute to a trend toward federal listing or cause a loss of viability to the population or the species”.

A Federally listed plant species BA was completed for the project. There are no roads or trails for 

motorized vehicles in areas with listed plant species on the Ashley National Forest. Based on this 

information, a determination of "No Effect" is made for Threatened, Endangered or Proposed plants in 

relation to the proposed action.

Sensitive plant species BE was prepared for the project. Site specific evaluations need to be made for 

clustered ladies slipper, stemless beardtongue, low greenthread, and Untermann daisy when specific 

proposals are made for changes in travel management. The other species will need no additional 

evaluation. Based on this information, a determination of "No Impact" is made for sensitive plants not 

listed in the preceding sentence in relation to the proposed action. Site specific evaluations will be needed 

for those that are listed.

Clean Water Act

As required by the Clean Water Act, the State of Utah has adopted a Water Quality Antidegradation 

Policy that requires maintenance of water quality to protect the instream Beneficial Uses existing as of 
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1975. The Clean Water Act also directs each State to establish a Nonpoint Source Management Plan. The 

State of Utah Division of Water Quality and USDA Forest Service Intermountain Region have agreed 

through a 1993 Memorandum of Understanding to use Forest Plan Standards and Guidelines and the 

Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 2509.22 Soil and Water Conservations Practices (SWCPs) as the Best 

Management Practices (BMPs) to meet the water quality protection elements of the Utah Nonpoint Source 

Management Plan. The use of SWCPs as the BMPs meets the water quality protection elements of the 

Utah Non-point Source Management Plan. 

Increased contributions to any 303d listed stream is not anticipated in any alternative except Alternative 

A, where motorized travel with the hatched travel area would allow additional impacts to wetlands,

floodplains, and stream channels. The Beneficial Uses and High Quality of water in the streams draining 

the analysis area would be maintained to the extent feasible during and following project implementation 

through the proper implementation of Best Management Practices (the Soil and Water Conservation 

Practices) as described within the project-specific design features. This Act establishes a non-degradation 

policy for all federally proposed projects to be accomplished through planning, application, and 

monitoring of Best Management Practices (BMPs).

Executive Order 11644 of February 8, 1972 Executive Order 11644 (February 8, 1972) Use 

of Off-Road Vehicles on the Public Lands, as amended by E.O. 11989 (May 24, 1977)

National direction for travel planning, specifically off-road use of motor vehicles on Federal lands, is 

provided by E.O. 11644 as amended. Section 3(a) of E.O. 11644 directs the Forest Service to promulgate 

regulations that provide for designation of trails and areas for off-road motor vehicle use. The regulations 

require that designation of these trails and areas be based upon protection of NFS resources, promotion of 

public safety, and minimization of conflicts among uses of NFS lands. Section 9(b) was added to E.O. 

11644 when it was amended by E.O. 11989. Section 9(b) specifically authorizes the Forest Service to 

adopt the policy to designate those areas or trails that are suitable for motor vehicle use and to close all 

other areas and trails to that use. My decision complies with the Executive Orders.

Use of Off-road Vehicles on the Public Lands

As amended by Executive Order 11989 of May 24, 1977. 

Executive Order (EO) 11644, as amended, provides direction for federal agencies to establish policies and 

procedures to control and direct the use of OHVs on public lands in order to: 1) protect the resource of 

those lands; 2) promote the safety of all users of those lands; and 3) minimize conflicts among various 

users of those lands. In response, the Forest Service developed regulations at 36 CFR 216, 219, and 295. 

Under these regulations OHV use can be restricted or prohibited to minimize: 1) damage to soil, 

watershed, vegetation, or other resources of the public lands; 2) harm to wildlife or wildlife habitats; or 3) 

conflicts between the use of OHVs and other types of recreation. 

Each of the action alternatives analyzed in this EIS makes substantial improvements in reducing redundant 

routes and minimizing resource impacts and use conflicts as required by 36 CFR 212.55 and EO 11644.
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Executive Order 11988 of May 24, 1977

Floodplain Management

This order requires the Forest Service to provide leadership and to take action to: 1) minimize adverse 

impacts associated with occupancy and modification of floodplains and reduce risks of flood loss; 2) 

minimize impacts of floods on human safety, health, and welfare; and 3) restore and preserve the natural 

and beneficial values served by floodplains. 

Hydrology: The Forest Service is proposing to reduce or maintain the number of roads within the riparian 

influence zone in every alternative except Alternative A, where motorized travel on existing undesignated 

routes would allow for additional impacts to floodplains. 

Aquatic Biota: None of the alternatives would result in an increase in impacts within floodplain areas. 

Alternative A would result in a continuation of the current motorized travel management strategy across 

the Forest. All action alternatives would result in a decrease of impacts within floodplain areas, primarily 

through the elimination of undesignated travel within the hatched travel area on the Forest. Thus, all 

alternatives ultimately comply with the intent of Executive Order 11988. 

Executive Order 11990 of May 24, 1977

Protection of Wetlands

This order requires the Forest Service to take action to minimize destruction, loss, or degradation of 

wetlands and to preserve and enhance the natural and beneficial values of wetlands. 

Hydrology: The Forest Service is proposing to reduce or maintain the number of roads within the riparian 

influence zone in Alternatives B, C, and D. In Alternatives A and E, road density in the riparian influence 

zones would either increase or remain the same. In Alternative A, cross-country travel would allow for 

additional impacts to wetlands, while in Alternative E, road density in riparian influence zones would 

increase.

Aquatic Biota: Although Alternatives B, C, and E propose some new trail construction across streams, all 

action alternatives would result in an overall decrease of impacts within wetland and riparian areas, 

primarily through the elimination of the hatched travel area on the Vernal Ranger District. Thus, all 

alternatives ultimately comply with the intent of Executive Order 11990. Alternative A would result in a 

continuation of the current motorized travel management strategy. 

Executive Order 12898 of February 11, 1994

Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Lowincome Populations

Executive Order 12898 directs the agency to identify and address, “...as appropriate, disproportionately 

high and adverse human health or environmental effects of its programs, policies, and activities on 

minority populations and low-income populations ....” In its outreach and scoping (public involvement) 

processes, the Forest did not identify any potentially disproportionately high and adverse human-health or 

environmental effects to minority or low-income populations.

None of the alternatives would result in changes that specifically impact minority or low income people or 

communities where they are concentrated.

All recreational and economic opportunities would remain available under all alternatives. None of the 

alternatives change the driving distance to various opportunities. 
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Executive Order 13186 of January 10, 2001

Responsibilities of Federal Agencies to Protect Migratory Birds

Executive Order 13186 directs federal agencies to protect migratory birds by integrating bird conservation 

principles, measures, and practices into agency activities and by avoiding or minimizing, to the extent 

practical, adverse impacts on migratory birds’ resources when conducting agency actions. The Migratory 

Bird Treaty Act prohibits the taking of migratory birds, their parts, nests, eggs, and nestlings. 

On August 1, 2007, the National Forests in Utah formalized an updated state-wide strategy for addressing 

migratory birds in Forest Service planning and project documents (MacWhorter 2007). Several species on 

the Birds of Conservation Concern and Utah Partners in Flight (PIF) Priority Species lists occur or have 

habitats within the Forest. These species are the black rosy-finch, black-throated gray warbler, sage 

sparrow, Brewer’s sparrow, greater sage grouse, broad-tailed hummingbird, flammulated owl, burrowing 

owl, golden eagle, northern harrier, peregrine falcon, prairie falcon, three-toed woodpecker, Williamson’s 

sapsucker, Lewis’s woodpecker, loggerhead shrike, red-naped sapsucker, Virginia’s warbler, pinyon jay, 

pygmy nuthatch, and gray vireo. 

For this analysis, the flammulated owl, bald eagle, peregrine falcon, and three-toed woodpecker are 

sensitive species and are discussed in detail in the Sensitive Species section of this report. The greater sage 

grouse is both a sensitive species and an MIS and is discussed in the Sensitive Species section of this 

report. The red-naped sapsucker and golden eagle are MIS and are discussed in the MIS section of this 

report. Refer to those sections in this report for analysis on those species.

The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 Section 106 (NHPA) 

The Act’s implementing regulations (36 CFR Part 800) require that federal agencies take into account the 

effect of their undertakings on Historic Properties and that agencies provide the Advisory Council on 

Historic Preservation (ACHP) or State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), and the relevant American 

Indian Tribes, an opportunity to comment on those undertakings. 

Ashley National Forest is consulting with the Ute Tribe and the Eastern Shoshone Tribe regarding 

potential effects to historic properties which are of significance to the Tribes as required by 36 CFR 296.7 

and 36 CFR 800 Section 101(d)(6)(B). Consultation with the Tribes will be conducted in a manner 

befitting the Government-to-Government relationship between federal agencies and Native American 

Tribes as required by Executive Order 13084, legal agreements, federal treaties, and case law. 

The proposed action has the potential to cause an adverse effect on cultural resources under any of the 

alternative proposals. Each proposed alternative would have a different level of potential effects. 

Alternative D would have the potential to affect the least number of cultural resources. Alternative C 

would have the potential to affect the greatest number of cultural resources through new or changed 

routes. Adverse effects to cultural resources resulting from any of the selected alternatives would require 

mitigation efforts in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and concerned 

Tribes.

Because effects to cultural resources must be evaluated under the National Historic Preservation Act 

(NHPA) and any adverse effects must be mitigated, a separate effort under that law is being conducted in 

tandem with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Road segments which 

are determined to potentially cause adverse effects to cultural resources would remain closed until the 

requirements under NHPA have been fulfilled. As NHPA requirements are completed for specific road 

segments, they would be opened for public use and added to the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM). 

Because of time restraints and available funding to complete NHPA requirements, some newly designated 

routes authorized under this NEPA document may not be authorized for public use for several years 

because of cultural resource mitigation needs. 
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4.1 Preparers and Contributors _____________________ 

The Forest Service consulted the following individuals, Federal, State, and local agencies, tribes and nonForest Service persons during the development of this environmental assessment:

ID TEAM MEMBERS: 

Kris Rutledge Forest Environmental Coordination

Project Role and Responsibility Interdisciplinary Planning Team leader and primary document 

writer

Degree BS Wildlife Sciences, Oregon State University, 1988.

Experience 20 years with the Forest Service focusing on biological 

sciences, project planning, and NEPA.

Don Jaques Forest Partnership Coordinator

Project Role and Responsibility Cooperator outreach, co-writer/editor and co-project leader

Degree BS Agribusiness Management/Business Administration, 

Animal Science minor, Utah State University, 1993.

Experience 3 years with the Ashley National Forest as partnership 

coordinator, 10 years with other federal agencies (FSA, FmHA, 

and FAA) and 4 years in private industry focusing on 

communication, program administration and management.

Omero Torres Vernal Ranger District Recreation and Lands Staff

Project Role and Responsibility Recreation resource analysis and co-project leader

Degree BS Rangeland Resource Science, BS Natural Resources 

Recreation. Humboldt State University, 2000.

Experience 6 years with the Forest Service and 2 years with the Bureau of 

Land Management focusing on developed and dispersed 

recreation, and motorized and non-motorized trails 

management.

Ron Brunson Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District Fisheries Biologist 

Project Role and 

Responsibility

Fisheries and aquatic resource specialist

Degree B.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Management, Utah State University, 

1995.

Experience 3 years as fisheries biologist with the Ashley National Forest, 

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District. 10 years as a native 

aquatic biologist with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; 

experience with conservation biology, fisheries management and 

research.
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Bob Christensen Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District Wildlife Biologist

Project Role and Responsibility Terrestrial wildlife specialist

Degree B.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Management, Utah State 

University, 1996.

Experience 8 years as wildlife biologist and 2 years as range management 

specialist with the Forest Service focusing in range and 

wildlife ecology.

Shauna Derbyshire Forest Lands and Minerals Program Manager

Project Role and Responsibility Lands and Minerals Resource Specialists

Training National Lands Academy, 2000.

Experience 21 years with the Bureau of Land Management and 1 year 

with the Ashley National Forest focusing on Lands & Mineral 

Development, Land Use Planning, and NEPA.

Clay Johnson Forest Archaeological Technician

Project Role and Responsibility Cultural resource analysis

Degree BS Anthropology, Utah State University, 2000.

Experience 9 years experience with the Ashley National Forest as an 

archaeological technician. 

Helen Kempenich Forest Physical Scientist

Project Role and Responsibility Physical Scientist - watershed resource analysis

Degree BS Biology, Utah State University, 2001.

Experience 7.5 years with the Ashley National Forest working with the 

watershed group focusing on biological and physical sciences.

Valton Mortenson Forest Civil Engineer

Project Role and Responsibility Forest Civil Engineer

Degree BS Civil Engineering, Utah State University 1993, MS Civil 

and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University 1995

Experience 9 years with the Forest Service as an engineer. Licensed 

Professional Engineer in Utah.

Chris Plunkett Forest Hydrologist

Project Role and Responsibility Watershed resource analysis

Degree BA Physical Geography, Georgia State University, 1993

Experience 11 years with the Forest Service as a hydrologic technician 

and hydrologist.

Diane Probasco Flaming Gorge and Vernal Ranger District Wildlife 

Biologist (transferred)

Project Role and Responsibility Terrestrial wildlife specialist

Degree BS Wildlife Biology, University of Montana, 2003.

Experience 8 years with the Forest Service as a terrestrial wildlife 

biologist.
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Gina Reese Forest Recreation Trails Manager

Project Role and Responsibility Field operations

Experience 30 years with the Forest Service providing technical work in 

Engineering and Recreation.

Jeffrey Rust Forest Archaeologist

Project Role and Responsibility Cultural Resource Specialist

Degree MA Anthropology, Brigham Young University, 1999

BA Anthropology, Brigham Young University, 1993

Experience 9 years as federal agency archaeologist (National Park 

Service, U.S. Army, U.S. Forest Service). 6 years as 

archaeologist with private archaeological firms.

FOREST LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS: 

Name Assigned Unit Position

Kevin B. Elliott Ashley National Forest Forest Supervisor

Mike Elson (transferred) Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger 

District Deputy District Ranger

Ivan Erskine Ashley National Forest Fire Management Officer

Louis Haynes Ashley National Forest Public Affairs Officer

Earl Kerns

Donald R. Catron (acting) Ashley National Forest Ecosystem Management

Kathy Paulin Ashley National Forest Planning Staff Officer

J.R. Kirkaldie Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger 

District District Ranger

Eileen Richmond

Nicholas T. Schmelter 

(acting)

Ashley National Forest Public Service Group Leader

Nicholas T. Schmelter

Earl Kerns (acting) Vernal Ranger District District Ranger

Jeff Schramm (transferred)

Rowdy Muir (acting) Flaming Gorge Ranger District District Ranger

The following is a list of the businesses, agencies, and individuals to whom this Final EIS for 

Travel Management Plan was sent. The list includes those who requested copies, required 

agencies, and other involved parties. Additional copies of this document are available by request, 

either by document form or CD, from the Ashley National Forest’s offices in Vernal, Utah. This 

document is also available at http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/ashley/

travel_management.

FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES: 

Bureau of Land Management (Department of Interior) [BLM Field Office] - Vernal UT

Bureau of Land Management (Department of Interior) [BLM Field Office] - Rock Springs, WY

Daggett County Commissioners - Mania, UT

Duchesne County Commissioners - Duchesne, UT
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Duchesne County Planning Office - Duchesne, UT

Duchesne Water Conservation District - Duchesne, UT

Environmental Protection Agency - Denver, CO

Environmental Protection Agency - Washington DC

Sweetwater County Commissioners - Rock Springs, WY

Sweetwater Conservation District - Rock Springs, WY

Uintah County Commissioners - Vernal, UT

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest - Salt Lake City, UT

Utah Division of Game and Fish

Utah Dept. of Natural Resources - Salt Lake City, UT

Utah Public Lands - Salt Lake City, UT

US Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of Interior)

Utah State Parks - Salt Lake City, UT

Utah State Historic Preservation Office - Salt Lake City, UT

Utah Trust Lands - Salt Lake City, UT

Wyoming Department of Game and Fish

Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office - Cheyenne, WY

TRIBES: 

Eastern Shoshone Tribes - Fort Washakie, WY

Ute Indian Tribes - Fort Duchesne, UT

OTHERS: 

Alan Spencer

AJ Frandsen

Alice Kinch

Backcounty Horseman of America

Blue Ribbon Coalition

Bob Drapper

Buck Lazzell

Carl Robinson

Carole Bartholomew

Chad Wilkerson

Clark Tucker

Craig Collett

Curt Kennedy

Dale Patterson

David Jorgensen

Dennis Glines

Derek Dowsett

Don Boyer

Doug Barlow

Enos Bennion

Eric Leionardt

Estella Richens

Flaming Gorge Resort

Floyd Barlett

Garth Heaton

Guy Webster

Herve O’Mara

High Uintas Preservation 

Council

Jack and Kathy Blair

James Spencer

Jean Mold

Jim Thompson

Kent Atwood

Kirk McFarlane

Linda Van der Veer

Lynn Gould

Mathew Smith

Maretta Bair

Margaret Pettis

Mark Anderson

Mathew Linden

Matt Black

Paul Wannacott

Petros Environmental 

Group

Philip Kennicott

Richard Bell

Richard Rathvum

Robert Hoonakker

Robert Riddle

Roland McCook

Russ Anderson

Shane Goddard

Shawn McGuire

Sirl Atwood

Tami Ferguson

Tony Roberts

Utah Environmental 

Council

Uinta Mountain Club

Uinta County Trails

Coalition

Western Resource 

Advocates

Wildlands CPR

Vince Desimone
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4.2 Distribution of the Environmental Impact Statement 

This environmental impact statement has been distributed to individuals who submitted a 

substantive comment on the draft and did not request that we not send them a copy of the FEIS.

In addition, copies have been sent to the Federal agencies, federally recognized tribes, State and 

local governments, and organizations listed above representing a wide range of views regarding 

the proposed designation of motorized routes on the Ashley National Forest.
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Chapter 5 - Response to Comments

5.1 Introduction __________________________________

The Draft EIS for the Ashley National Forest (ANF) Motorized Travel Plan was released for public 

review on April 3, 2009; the Notice of Availability was published on April 16, 2009 followed by legal 

notices published in the Uintah Basin Standard and Rocket Miner on April 14, 2009, and the Vernal 

Express on April 15, 2009. The comment period was scheduled for 45 days. Due to tremendous public 

interest and the length of the DEIS the comment period was extended an additional 45 days. The extended 

comment period closed July 16, 2009, giving a total on 90 days for review and comment on the DEIS. 

Public review of the DEIS generated 548 responses from individuals, non-government organizations, and 

from federal and state agencies. Comments were received in the form of letters, e-mails, faxes, maps and 

verbal remarks and one petion was received, during the legal comment period. Four responses were 

received after the close of the comment period. All written comments received on the DEIS were entered 

into a database.

The Forest received many comments that addressed specific routes or proposals. Some of these comments 

provided new rationale for adopting or not adopting a route. The new information was considered and 

used to adjust proposal descriptions if needed. Other comments included modifications of existing 

proposals. If the modification could be assessed with the field data already on hand, the change was 

considered. If field reviews would be required to fully evaluate the proposal, consideration was deferred to 

a future update of the Motor Vehicle Use Map. Comments on individual routes are not addressed in this 

appendix, but are maintained as part of the project record.

5.1.1 Methods 

The processing and analysis of the comments follows the procedures developed by the National Forest 

Service Content Analysis Team (CAET August 2003). Each sender and letter was assigned a unique 

identification number for tracking in the CAETv1 ORACLE database. Comments within each 

correspondence were given a code to group like comments by the type of action requested, the rationale 

provided, and by site-specific location if referenced. Each individual comment was then entered into the 

CAETv1 database work-for-word, except for the correction of spelling and minor grammatical errors. As 

processed, the 548 letters received contained 1601 comments. These data were then exported to a 

Microsoft Excel database which allows the Forest to develop public concerns from the individual 

comments. The 1601 comments were grouped by specific resource topics and by specific routes or site 

locations. Thus, the 1061 comments were grouped into the public concerns that are attached in the 

following pages. 

The content analysis process makes no attempt to treat comments as votes. In a vote, the number of people 

for or against an action is all that matters. In the content analysis process, the Forest Service is seeking to 

learn specifically how to improve the environmental analysis as the Final EIS is prepared and glean 

further information to help inform the decision. The content analysis process helps ensure that every 

concern is identified and responded to. The results of this process are documented in this “Response to 

Public Comments” section of the Final EIS. This document includes a summary of public comments; it is 

not intended to replace comments in their original form. The actual comments themselves are part of the 

project record and are available for public review. 
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The Forest Service has attempted to make no endorsement or criticism of the comments provided by the 

public. Rather, the forest has tried to provide fact-based responses that hopefully clarify and address the 

comments and questions submitted by the public. 

5.2 Comments and Responses 

5.2.1 Authority, Jurisdiction and Consistency with Other Plans

5.2.1.1 Authority to Make This Decision

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not restrict access to public lands. These lands belong 

to the tax-payer, and government officials do not have the authority to decide which roads and trails are 

available for public use.

Response: The FEIS cites the regulatory direction and authorities for travel management in Chapter 1, 

Section 1.5 and Chapter 3, Section 3.13. The principle regulation directing this planning process is the 

2005 Travel Management Rule (36 CFR Parts 212, 251, 261 and 295), which states that motor vehicle use 

on National Forest System roads, trails and areas “shall be designated by vehicle class and, if appropriate, 

by time of year” (36 CFR 212.51). The authority for the Travel Rule comes from Executive Orders 11644 

and 11989, whose purpose is to “establish policies and provide for procedures that will ensure that the use 

of off-road vehicles on public lands will be controlled and directed so as to protect the resources of those 

lands, to promote the safety of all users of public lands, and to minimize conflicts among the various uses 

of those lands.” In addition, 16 USC 551 directs the Secretary of Agriculture to “make provisions for the 

protection” of national forest and provides penalties for violation of rules and regulations made for that 

purpose."

5.2.1.2 Jurisdiction and Rights-of-Way

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should determine whether or not R.S. 2477, reserved or 

outstanding rights of way exist before making a travel management decision, because it may not have 

jurisdiction over these roads.

Response: No R.S. 2477 right-of-way claims crossing lands managed by the Ashley National Forest

have been adjudicated to date. Until legal documentation is produced for an R.S. 2477 right-of-way claim, 

the route is subject to the designation process and prohibitions on motorized use under the travel 

management rule. However, designation or non-designation does not reflect a determination by the Forest 

Service regarding potential validity of any claim under R.S. 2477 nor does it affect future claims under 

R.S. 2477. Should legal documentation of a public right-of-way be produced in the future, the route would 

be removed from application of the travel management regulations because it would no longer be an NFS 

route by definition (FEIS Section 1.11.2.4). 

Where there are legally documented easements or rights-of-way that allow for motorized use which exist 

as a matter of law, pursuant to reserved or outstanding rights, the owner is not subject to a prohibition of 

motorized use on that route under the exception at 36 CFR 261.13(h). The route does not have to be 

designated under 36 CFR 212 in order for the owner of the right-of-way to have access. Roads on 

National Forest lands for which there is no legally documented right of way to a public road agency are 

subject to travel management planning (36 CFR 251.5, 36 CFR 212.51), therefore general public access to 

routes with outstanding and reserved rights-of-way may still be designated and displayed on a Forest 

Service motor vehicle use map as described in 36 CFR 261.13."
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not close roads in the Anderson Creek area for which 

R.S. 2477 claims are pending.

Response: Documentation related to an R.S. 2477 claim on certain routes in the Anderson Creek area is 

being reviewed by Forest Service personnel. Two are currently unauthorized routes; one would be 

designated as a motorized trail under Alternatives B, C and E and the other is not proposed for 

designation. A third route is currently a system road and would remain so under all alternatives. Until a 

determination is made regarding the right-of-way status for these routes, they are subject to designation 

under 36 CFR 212. If a public right-of-way is legally established for any of these routes in the future, they 

will be removed from the travel management regulations at that time. See Section 1.11.2.4 for a discussion 

of R.S. 2477 in relation to travel management planning. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should disclose whether or not any routes are being designated 

partly because of R.S. 2477 claims.

Response: No R.S. 2477 right-of-way claims crossing lands managed by the Ashley National Forest 

have been adjudicated to date. A decision to designate, or not to designate, a route for motorized use does 

not affect future claims under R.S. 2477 (FEIS Section 1.11.2.4). Therefore R.S. 2477 rights-of-way 

issues were not analyzed in depth, and were not used as a criterion for determining which routes should be 

included or excluded from the motorized travel plan.

Concern Statement: When acknowledging or granting a right-of-way, the Forest Service must provide 

for a width adequate to allow for maintenance and accommodate design dimensions needed to provide for 

safe and efficient enjoyment of that grant.

Response: The terms and conditions of any right-of-way are addressed in the legal documentation for 

that right and are outside the scope of this project. See FEIS Section 1.11.2.4.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not set regulations for dispersed camping or road use 

on private lands.

Response: The ANF did not intend to set regulations on private land. The alternative maps will be 

corrected to remove management designations from the portions of roads and trails that are located on 

private property.

5.2.1.3 Consistency with County Land Use Plans

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should ensure that the alternatives are consistent with County 

land use plans and polices and do not affect rights that may exist under R.S. 2477.

Response: The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) directs federal agencies to evaluate and 

disclose inconsistencies between their proposed actions and local land use plans and policies (40 CFR 

1502.16 (c) and 1506.2 (d)). If the inconsistency cannot be resolved, the decision maker retains the 

authority to go forward with the proposal, despite the potential conflict. However, he must explain (in the 

Record of Decision) any decision to override land use plans, policies or controls for the area (46 Fed. Reg. 

18026 (1981)). Consistency with County land use plans was addressed in the FEIS in Chapter 1 Section 1 

.12.1 Relationship to Other Plans, Decision documents, and Regulatory Authority. 

The decision of the Forest Service to designate, or not designate, a route for motorized use does not affect 

future claims under R.S. 2477 (FEIS Section 1.11.2.4). 
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5.2.1.4 Consistency with the Forest Plan

Concern Statement: The DEIS egregiously omits key management objectives and direction, namely, to 

"retain" travel routes. (ANF Plan at IV-14.) This omission is particularly arbitrary because it is recognized 

as of paramount importance in the current travel management plans. Flaming Gorge Travel Management 

Environmental Assessment. p.3 (1995) ("Retain needed access"). 

Response: The Forest Plan Objectives for Recreation state "Allow public access and manage all travel to 

protect other resources, provide for public safety, and minimize conflicts with other users" (FP IV-14). 

The guideline which states "retain travel routes" goes on to say that roads and trails may be restricted to 

protect wildlife habitat, if the road or trail shows signs of vegetative damage or soil displacement; if the 

road or trail is located in such a way that siltation caused from use reaches live streams; or if the road or 

trail is interrupting or degrading the natural value or function of unique ecosystems (FP IV-14 - IV-15). 

The same section goes on to state that roads and trails may be obliterated and excluded from the Forest's 

transportation system if the road or trail is not necessary to meet Forest Service management objectives; or 

if the road or trail and its associated use is causing resource damage (FP IV-16). The Flaming Gorge 

Travel EA summarizes the four FP Standards and Guidelines related to Recreation. 1) Retain needed 

access; 2) Obliterate unneeded routes or routes causing resource damage; 3) Close or restrict areas for 

public safety, resource protection, and 4) Achieve a variety of recreation opportunities (Flaming Gorge 

Travel Management EA, p. 3, 1995).

Concern Statement: The EIS should be consistent with Forest Plan direction for the Flaming Gorge 

NRA, including the supplemental direction in Appendix A and its "roaded natural" classification in the 

Recreation Opportunity Spectrum.

Response: Supplemental Forest Plan management direction for the Flaming Gorge NRA directs us to 

“provide a high quality, varied recreation experience” while recognizing that the area has a capacity that 

may be exceeded before demand is fully satisfied. Furthermore, the recreation experience is “a direct 

function of the diverse natural characteristics of the land and landscape. Maintaining the undeveloped 

character of most of the NRA will be necessary...” (p. A-1; see also A-7 and A-10). Specific management 

direction to provide access to the shoreline and provide for recreation use must be balanced with other 

direction to limit motor vehicle travel to existing roads, take corrective actions necessary to prevent 

resource damage, minimize conflicts with other uses, and provide for public health and safety. The FEIS 

cites this supplemental direction in Section 1.6. The “roaded natural” classification is a term used in the 

Forest Service's Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) analysis, and is not Forest Plan management 

direction. As explained in Section 3.1.5 of the FEIS, the ROS is an inventory tool that can be used to 

assess the impacts of various management alternatives on recreation values available in an area.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should consider an alternative that increases recreation access 

and motorized opportunities on the Flaming Gorge NRA, consistent with management direction that 

emphasizes recreation in this area.

Response: As shown in Table 2.5.1 of the FEIS, all four action alternatives would increase the miles of 

road open to mixed traffic (i.e., open to both highway-legal and non-highway legal vehicles; FEIS Section 

2.2.1) on the Flaming Gorge District, which includes the NRA. Three of the four action alternatives would 

increase the miles of motorized trail open to the public on the Flaming Gorge District. Existing 

unauthorized routes are currently closed to public use and would remain so unless specifically adopted in 

the decision.
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service should consider the desired future condition described in the 

current Forest Plan, which indicates that recreation will be emphasized and facilities (including trails) will 

be provided to meet public demand.

Response: The desired future condition in the Forest Plan (p. IV-3) describes in general terms the types 

of recreation expected to occur in the future, and the desire to provide and maintain facilities that meet 

public needs for developed and dispersed recreation. Motorized recreation is not specifically mentioned in 

this part of the Plan. This broad desired condition description is the basis for management goals, 

objectives, standards and guidelines that lay out in more specific terms how recreation is to be managed 

on the Forest. Forest Plan direction relevant to recreation and travel management planning is summarized 

in Sections 1.5, 1.6 and 3.1.4 of the FEIS. Consistency with Forest Plan direction is addressed by 

alternative under Recreation Issue 1 (Conflicts) in Chapter 3 of the FEIS.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should consider the draft Forest Plan DFC and forest-wide 

recreation conditions and trends documented as part of Forest Plan revision. 

Response: Work done as part of the Ashley’s Forest Plan revision process included descriptions of 

resource conditions and trends. These reports identified motorized recreation as an important and growing 

recreation activity, along with a variety of other visitor activities. At the same time, the Ecosystem 

Diversity Report noted that roads and trails were sources of erosion in a number of different ecological 

systems on the Forest. Section 3.1 of the FEIS notes these same trends and issues. 

Although preliminary desired condition descriptions were drafted as part of the Ashley’s plan revision 

process, they have not been thoroughly reviewed either internally or publicly and do not affect 

management actions on the Ashley. No objectives have been drafted as part of revision. The 1986 Forest 

Plan is the master planning document guiding management at this time. Current Forest Plan goals, 

objectives, standards and guidelines pertinent to travel management and a summary of relevant desired 

future condition language is found in Section 1.5 and 1.6 of the FEIS.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not close roads to stock ponds because this would be 

inconsistent with the Forest Plan and draft revised desired future condition.

Response: The Forest Plan states that public access should be managed “to protect other resources, 

provide for public safety, and minimize conflicts with other users” (p. IV-14). The related standards and 

guidelines cite circumstances under which roads or trails may be closed to stop or prevent resource 

damage or because the route is unnecessary. The draft desired conditions developed as part of Forest Plan 

revision have not been thoroughly reviewed or adopted and do not guide management at this time. Access 

to stock water ponds can be provided under the grazing permit as needed. The road need not be open to 

the general public for the range improvement to be maintained. The two examples cited in this comment 

would not be new road closures; both are unauthorized routes that are not currently open to the public. 

Under the action alternatives both would remain closed because of resource concerns and availability of 

alternate routes in the same area.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not restrict motorized use until Dispersed Recreation 

Limits of Acceptable Change indicators mentioned in the Forest Plan are present. 

Response: The Forest Plan's Limits of Acceptable Change direction states that no management action is 

required at low impact levels, but does not prevent the Forest Service from implementing proactive 

measures to prevent further degradation (Forest Plan, Appendix D).
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5.2.3 NEPA Process

5.2.3.1 Public Involvement

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should involve and engage the Counties and local public more 

in the Travel Planning Process.

Response: The public was allowed to participate in the designation of National Forest System roads per 

36 CFR 212.52 and 40 CFR 220. Between March 2007 and the publishing of the Notice of Intents (NOI) 

in November 2007, 26 workshops, open houses, field trips, and meetings were held. The audience at these 

meetings included the general public, special interest groups, county and state governments, and other 

federal agencies. The meetings, open houses and workshops were held in Vernal, Duchesne, Manila, 

Green River, Lapoint, and Salt Lake City. Field trips were conducted on all the Ranger Districts. 

Newspaper articles and press releases were published in the Uinta Basin Standard, Green River Star, 

Rocket Miner, Vernal Express, and Salt Lake Tribune. Radio ads, news articles, the ANF Web site, and 

flyers were used to announce the times and dates of the public events. A Notice of Availability (NOA) of 

the DEIS was published in the Federal Register on Friday, April 17, 2009, starting a 90-day legal 

comment period. The DEIS and maps were sent to individuals, Tribal governments, cooperating agencies, 

federal, state and local government agencies, and organizations and special interest groups. Four public 

meetings were held in Duchesne, Manila, and Vernal, UT and in Green River, WY in May and June, 

2009. The Forest developed cooperating agency status with the State of Utah and the four counties where 

Forest land occurs, Sweetwater County, WY; and Daggett, Uintah, and Duchesne Counties in UT. 

Cooperating agency representatives participated in the review of public comments, identification of issues 

and alternatives, briefings, and document reviews with the project NEPA Coordinator and Forest 

Supervisor. (FEIS Chapter 1 Section 1.10 Public Involvement).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should use the public input they've received.

Response: Section 1.10 described public involvement opportunities and how public input was used in 

preparation of the DEIS. Many comments and proposals were received, and all were carefully reviewed 

and considered. Public input is reflected in the proposals in Appendix A and the issues tracked throughout 

the analysis. However not every proposal or comment could be used. Some recommended actions that 

were inconsistent with law or policy, or were outside the scope of the project purpose and need.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should consider petitions, and wrongfully told the public it 

would not do so.

Response: The content of each comment received, including the text of petitions, was considered during 

preparation of the FEIS. Comments are not treated as votes, and establishing the number of people for or 

against an action is not the objective of the comment analysis process. It may be that Forest Service 

employees, while shopping in local businesses, tried to explain this. However no Forest Service employee 

acting in an official capacity discouraged local citizens from signing or promoting petitions related to this 

project.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should give local governments cooperating agency status in 

this planning process.

Response: The Forest developed cooperating agency agreements with the State of Utah and the four 

counties (three in Utah and one in Wyoming) where Ashley National Forest lands occur (FEIS Section 

1.10.1). 
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service should have made the DEIS and maps more available to the 

public.

Response: The alternative maps and DEIS have been available at all of our office locations, upon 

request by mail, at all of our public meetings and on our internet site. Copies of the DEIS and maps were 

also sent directly to everyone on our project mailing list. News releases always included information on 

how to obtain more information or copies of the documents. See FEIS Section 1.10 for more information 

on public involvement with this project.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should extend the comment period. The DEIS is long, the 

alternatives are difficult to understand, there are many roads and trails to review, and interest in the project 

is very high. The public therefore needs more time to prepare their comments.

Response: The comment period was extended for an additional 45 days, giving the public a total of 90 

days to submit comments.

5.2.3.2 Level of Documentation

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and 

provide an opportunity for public comment. 

Response: The Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS was published in the Federal Register in November

2007. Notice of the availability of the draft EIS for public comment was published in April 2009.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should write an Environmental Assessment to address crosscountry motorized use.

Response: The 2005 Travel Management Rule requires specific designation of roads, trails and areas 

that are open to motor vehicle use. The background information in the Rule states that the magnitude and 

intensity of motor vehicle use have increased to the point that the intent of executive orders regarding use 

of off-road vehicles on public lands cannot be met while still allowing unrestricted cross-country travel. 

Therefore motorized cross-country travel as a management designation is not allowed under the Rule. 

Provision for limited motor vehicle use within a specified distance from certain designated routes is at the 

discretion of the local responsible official. This discretion is to be used sparingly. The alternatives in this 

FEIS include consideration of motorized travel within 150' of designated routes in Utah, and 300' of 

designated routes in Wyoming, in locations where it will not cause resource damage or conflict with a 

developed campground (Section 2.2.1.2). Therefore off-road motorized use consistent with the intent of 

the 2005 Travel Rule is already addressed in this FEIS.

5.2.3.3 Purpose and Need

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should develop the plan based on policy and resource 

concerns, not on an amalgamation of favored travel routes and campsites.

Response: Policy was used to develop both the purpose and need as shown in chapter 1, 1.4, and 

Alternative B, the Proposed Action. The issues, outlined in 1.11.1, were used to develop alternatives to the 

proposed action and to refine the proposed action. Public involvement and specialist input were also 

considered throughout the development of alternatives. The alternatives are responsive to the existing 

condition in that few new routes would be constructed, rather, routes would follow existing routes.
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service should recognize that the most significant purpose for Travel 

Management Planning would be to provide more motorized access. This should be clearly stated as the 

focus of the plan. 

Response: The focus of the Travel Management Plan is stated in the FEIS in Chapter 1 Section 1.4, 

Purpose and Need and Section 1.7, Project Scope: “Focus is on deciding the location of routes open to 

public motorized use, the class of vehicle appropriate for each route, and the timing of use (e.g. seasonal 

restrictions).” When making these decisions, the Travel Management Rule requires that many different 

factors be taken into account (36 CFR 212.55). These include effects on natural and cultural resources, 

public safety, access needs, potential for conflicts between users, and the resources available to administer 

and maintain routes as well as the need to provide recreation opportunities. The goal is to designate a 

sustainable system of routes and areas for motorized use that balances all these considerations.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should rephrase the purpose and need with respect to dispersed 

camping corridors. The purpose should be to determine the appropriate corridor width, not to change it to 

150 feet.

Response: The purpose and need has been clarified in the FEIS (See “Changes Between the Draft and 

Final EIS” in the FEIS Summary). Section 1.4 explains that the purpose is to designate a sustainable 

system of roads, motorized trails and areas that are open for public motor vehicle use and to designate 

distances for off-road dispersed camping that are consistent with other National Forests in Utah and 

Wyoming. This system of roads, trails and areas will address recreation needs while taking other 

management needs and resource values into consideration. The proposed distance which vehicles could 

travel off-road for dispersed camping is identified in the alternatives (see Sections 1.5 and 2.2.1.2).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not include the need to be “consistent with other 

National Forests in Utah”. The need for consistency in this case is neither a public nor environmental 

benefit of any kind and should not be a consideration in the management plan. 

Response: Section 1.5 of the FEIS addresses the need to consider consistency in this planning process. 

Provision for cross-country travel for dispersed camping is left to the discretion of the local official, but 

such provision is expected to be used sparingly, on a local or state-wide basis (Federal Register, Vol. 70, 

No. 216 p. 68285; 36 CFR 212.51(b)). Forest Service manual directs the Regional Foresters to coordinate 

the designation of specified distance off forest roads or trails for the purposes of dispersed camping or 

retrieval of game (FSM 7715.74 (3). Forest Supervisors within the State of Utah have decided to restrict 

dispersed camping to 150 feet from designated routes. Therefore the part of the Ashley National Forest 

within Utah will change from 300 feet to 150 feet for motorized dispersed camping in all alternatives.

Motorized dispersed camping within the State of Wyoming will remain at 300 feet, as this is the standard 

established by the forests in Wyoming. By identifying only those areas appropriate for dispersed camping 

resource damage will be minimized. By increasing the consistency of uses between National Forest within 

States it will be less confusing for Forest users as they travel between Forests. At each step of the planning 

process we have worked to balance the purpose and need with our multiple-use mission.

5.2.3.4 Scope of Decision

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should publish a revised notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement as the first notice of intent stated a travel management plan would be 

prepared and now the Forest Service is stating that the decision would be limited to summer OHV use. 

Response: The ANF did not change or redefine the proposed decision. As clearly stated throughout the 

FEIS the ANF proposes to update the current motorized travel plan by designating a system of roads, 

trails, and open use areas consistent with federal regulation 36 CFR 212.51 from the Travel Rule released 
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on November 2, 2005 (FEIS Summary pg1). The purpose of this project has been from the start, to 

improve management of public summer motorized use by designating a sustainable system of roads, 

motorized trails and areas that are open for public motor vehicle use and designating distances for off-road 

dispersed camping areas that are consistent with other National Forest in Utah and Wyoming (FEIS 

Section 1.4.1, Project Initiation Letter 2006). The Notices of Intent published in the Federal Register in 

November 2007 stated that the decisions on motorized travel would not include motorized over-the-snow 

travel. The criteria established by FSH 7709.55 direction and federal regulations (36 CFR 212) have been 

met throughout this planning process (FEIS Section 1.5 Management Direction).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should plan and analyze future access needs to ensure that 

needed access is maintained or that such access is removed and resulting disturbances reclaimed.

Response: See the EIS, Chapters 1-3, especially Chapter 3, Section 3.1 Recreation Resources. Existing 

and future access needs were a consideration in this analysis, as well as all other listed criteria in FSM 

7715.5&6. Other than approximately one mile of FST 028 (see the resource damage photo under EIS 

Section 3.1.7) and the gully rehabilitation mitigation that would occur if Proposal #2090 were to be 

adopted as a motorized trail under Alternative C (see the EIS, Appendix A, Proposal #2090), this travel 

plan does not contain any plans to actively rehabilitate or reclaim closed routes. This type of action would 

have to be addressed in future site-specific analyses and would be dependent upon available funding.

5.2.3.5 Alternatives

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should analyze an alternative which does not allow motorized 

uses in inventoried roadless areas and closes trails leading to or entering adjacent potential wilderness, to 

address resource related concerns and non-motorized recreation opportunities.

Response: An alternative that would eliminate all motorized travel in IRAs was considered but not 

carried forward for detailed analysis (FEIS Section 2.4). This alternative did not meet the purpose and 

need to address current and anticipated recreation needs, nor would it be consistent with adjoining public 

lands. Furthermore, decommissioning existing motorized routes (i.e., trails and low standard roads that 

occur within IRAs) would fragment the Forest's transportation system. Consistent with the 2008 NEPA 

regulations (36 CFR §220.5(2)) the FEIS considered the effect of each management proposal on the 

undeveloped character of IRAs and potential wilderness areas, as explained in section 3.4 of the FEIS. 

Road construction is an action that has the potential to substantially alter the undeveloped character of 

these areas and was addressed as such when considering proposals within roadless areas. Currently any 

project that involves road construction or reconstruction in an Inventoried Roadless Area must be 

reviewed by the Secretary of Agriculture prior to a decision and implementation; however none of the 

alternatives in the FEIS involves new road construction or designates previously unauthorized roads 

within IRAs. Low standard roads that were already in the Forest's transportation system at the time the 

2001 inventory was completed are included in the current analysis (see the 1995 Travel Maps available in 

the Project Record). The alternatives do include designation of new motorized trails for use by all 

vehicles. These trails are typically engineered to a lesser degree than roads, or not at all, and in most cases 

are short spur trails used to access dispersed camping areas (FEIS Section 2.2.1 and Appendix A). Neither 

the 2001 Roadless Rule nor the current roadless area review process precludes motorized travel on 

existing system routes or on trails in IRAs. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should have analyzed a wider range of alternatives. 

Additional alternatives, for example involving such proposals as the retention of the 300-foot dispersed 

camping rule or opening all existing roads to ATVs, would be better for the recreating public in this area.
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Response: See the FEIS, Summary and Chapter 2, for a review of the alternatives. The alternatives 

developed provide a reasonable range of management options that meet the project purpose and need and 

are responsive to the key issues identified through scoping. In addition to the no action baseline alternative 

(Alternative A) and the preferred alternative (Alternative B), the Forest Service developed Alternatives C, 

D, and E to respond to issues raised by motorized groups, non-motorized groups, County governments, 

and others. The 300-foot dispersed camping rule would be retained under Alternative A, the no action 

alternative. All action alternatives would change the allowable distance off-road for motorized dispersed 

camping to 150 feet in Utah and 300 feet in Wyoming to be consistent with other National Forests on a 

statewide basis (FEIS, Chapter 1, Section 1.7 Project Scope, second bullet). Opening all existing routes to 

ATVs would not meet the purpose of and need for the project or the Travel Rule (36 CFR 212 and 261; 

see also Chapter 1, Section 1.11.2 Issues Not Analyzed in Depth, Access section). For additional 

alternatives considered but eliminated from detailed study, see the FEIS, Chapter 2, Section 2.4.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should have developed an alternative based on the costs of 

transportation system maintenance and administration, as directed by the Travel Management Rule.

Response: The costs of managing the transportation systems proposed under each alternative were 

tracked as a key issue (FEIS Section 1.11.1.4, Table 2.5.2, and Section 3.1). The action alternatives ranged 

from ranged from lower long-term cost (Alt. D) to an estimated $150,000 additional cost for management 

(Alt. C) compared to the current transportation system. Therefore Travel Management Rule direction to 

take maintenance and administration needs in to consideration was met.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should have developed an alternative that eliminated crosscountry travel entirely (or nearly so), and relied on designation of individual sites for dispersed camping 

instead. 

Response: This alternative was considered but not analyzed in detail because it did not respond to Forest 

Plan direction to provide opportunities for dispersed camping and would be costly to administer (FEIS 

Section 2.4.2). All action alternatives complied with the Travel Management Rule direction to use crosscountry travel sparingly, and only on selected routes, by identifying and removing any areas where a 

resource conflict would occur and areas within 1/4 mile of a developed campground (FEIS Section 2.2.1). 

The action alternatives also reduce the distance vehicles may travel off designated routes from 300 feet to 

150 feet over most of the Forest (FEIS Section 2.2.1.2). Additional dispersed camping access is provided 

through designation of motorized spur routes where practical."

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should have developed an alternative that included road 

decommissioning and obliteration because of the resource benefits associated with these actions.

Response: The purpose of the Travel Management Rule is to establish a system of roads, trails and areas 

for motorized use (36 CFR 212.50). This is reflected in the project-level purpose and need description, 

which is to designate a sustainable system of roads, motorized trails and areas for public motor vehicle use 

and to designate distances for off-road dispersed camping areas (FEIS Section 1.4.1). The decision to be 

made includes selection of routes to include in the Motorized Travel Plan, identification of design features 

for these routes, methods of accessing dispersed camping sites, and the overall balance of recreation 

opportunities and management costs (FEIS Summary). Routes not designated for motorized use in this 

decision may be stabilized or obliterated (FEIS Section 2.2.1). However, ground-disturbing work 

associated with physical route closures would require additional site-specific NEPA analysis which is 

beyond the scope of this project.
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service should include all the proposals submitted by the public in its 

alternatives.

Response: Every proposal received from the public was carefully reviewed to determine if it met the 

project purpose and need, was consistent with other applicable management direction such as the Forest 

Plan, and fit within the designation criteria specified in the Travel Management Rule. Proposals that met 

these criteria were included in one or more alternatives. Other proposals would result in unacceptable 

resource damage, were redundant, or conflicted with other proposals that were submitted and were 

therefore not carried forward in any alternative. Appendix A tracks every proposal that was received and 

explains how it was handled in the FEIS.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should use the Uintah County Transportation Plan as an 

Alternative. Instead many of the roads and trail from the plan were dropped from consideration, as they do 

not appear in any of the alternatives.

Response: During the comment period for the draft EIS, Uintah County officials expressed a desire to 

see the entire County Travel Plan included as a stand-alone alternative. This proposal was considered but 

not carried forward in the FEIS because adopting the County Plan in its entirety would be inconsistent

with the purpose and need for this project, existing management direction in the Forest Plan and other 

recreation program documents, and designation criteria in the Travel Management Rule. The County 

Travel Plan includes many existing unauthorized routes that are infeasible due to resource concerns or the 

potential for user conflicts, as well as requiring a high investment in maintenance, mitigation and 

administration. However, the County Travel Plan also includes routes that would be sustainable and meet 

project objectives. Instead of adding it as a separate alternative, Forest Service team members met with 

County officials to determine which routes in the County Travel Plan were both feasible and a high 

priority for consideration. This review showed that many of the routes identified as high priority by 

County officials were already included in one or more existing alternatives. Others were addressed by 

incorporating modifications to existing proposals into the final EIS (for example, to provide alternate 

access to dispersed camping on the west side of Paradise Reservoir). 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should have an alternative that addresses the 300 foot 

dispersed camping area. Restricting dispersed camping to 150 feet will lead to inconsistencies between the 

ANF, the BLM and two other Forests. Had the Forest considered such an alternative, the direct, significant 

impacts such as health, safety, and environmental would have been disclosed.

Response: Alternative A addressed the 300 foot dispersed camping limit off designated routes, for that 

is the current regulation. While the responsible official may include in the designation the limited use of 

motor vehicles within a specified distance of certain forest roads or trails for the purposes of dispersed 

camping or retrieval of game (36CFR 212.51 (b), the Forest Service Manual directs the Regional Forests 

to coordinate these designations to promote consistency within states and among adjoining administrative 

units (FSM 7715.74 (3) (2009)). Forest Supervisors for National Forests within the State of Utah have 

decided to restrict dispersed camping to 150 feet from designated routes. Forest Supervisors for National 

Forests within the State of Wyoming have decided to restrict dispersed camping to 300 feet from 

designated routes (FEIS Section 1.5 Management Direction). The effects of reducing the dispersed 

camping areas from 300 feet off designated routes to 150 feet off designated routes was analyzed within 

Chapter 3 Affected Environment and Effects Analysis.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should choose Alternative B because it would be the best 

balance between motorized and non-motorized uses and would effectively manage the environmental 

impacts of motorized use. Although some parts of Alt. B may not be ideal, overall it is a good choice. 
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Response: Comment noted. The final decision may be a single alternative as written, or may include 

aspects of several different alternatives in response to comments and issues addressed in this FEIS.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not choose Alternative B because does not meet the 

current and anticipated “need” for motorized access and recreation.

Response: Comment noted. The FEIS analyzes a range of alternatives representing varying levels of 

motorized access. The Deciding Official will consider the need to provide an appropriate mix of 

sustainable recreation, both motorized and non-motorized, when selecting from those alternatives.

5.2.4 Availability and Quality of Documentation

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should have better documentation for the routes and closures 

in the areas open for travel on existing routes (hatched area).

Response: All known routes in use within the open areas (hatched areas), including specific routes 

brought forward by the public were mapped and considered for designation. 

Concern Statement: The proposal numbers should be the same as the road numbers.

Response: The proposal numbers are temporary and are not a part of either the road or trail numbering 

system on the Forest. The proposal numbers were developed in order to have a unique number for each 

proposed change in route travel. Some of the current road numbers on the Forest repeat on different 

districts. The proposal numbers reduce the chance of error in identifying where the proposals would occur 

and what is proposed by alternative. Additionally, they allow the identification of both road and trail travel 

types, regardless of the original route type.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should make the information on alternatives simpler and easier 

for the public to understand

Response: The alternatives are indeed complex and difficult to understand quickly. Chapter 2 provides 

and overview of each alternative and a comparison of alternatives in order to help with understanding 

them. The detailed information from the maps and appendix gives route specific information. Travel 

planning does require this level of detail to ensure that reasonable alternatives are developed.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should include more data, including a list of routes that would not 

change and a list of campsites that would be eliminated by alternative.

Response: Alternative effects to camping opportunities are displayed in the comparison tables in Chapter 

2, and in the recreation section (3.1) of chapter 3. Since it would be impossible to develop exact numbers 

for dispersed camp sites, only estimates of available camping areas are provided.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should display all the proposals listed in Appendix A on the 

alternative maps, so that the public can comment on them.

Response: All proposals submitted to the team were evaluated using the criteria in the Travel 

Management Rule and local knowledge of the routes involved. Proposals that were carried forward in the 

analysis were displayed on one or more alternative maps. Some proposals did not meet purpose and need, 

were redundant, would create problems with other resources, or would cause user conflicts. These 

proposals were not carried forward into any alternative and were not displayed on the maps. They are 
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listed in Appendix A so that the public could see the full range of proposals considered and the rationale 

for excluding them from the alternatives.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should begin the process again because the maps and proposal 

tables are difficult to read and understand, and they contain errors.

Response: Other methods of presenting the information were considered; the map and table presentation 

seemed to be among the simplest presentations for so much data. If you have difficulty with the maps and 

tables, please contact us for help from personnel who are familiar with them. Errors in the information 

have been corrected where found.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not expect the public to be able to respond to the maps 

and proposals because not everyone understands or uses maps when they go to the Forest to camp or 

travel.

Response: Yes, not everyone who uses the Forest uses or understands maps. Still, all have been allowed 

public participation through the public meetings, field trips, and the availability of people in Forest Service 

offices to answer phone calls or meet with individuals and groups about specific areas or routes of concern. 

Maps remain the clearest method that we are aware of to reasonably display locations of routes and other 

resource information.

Concern Statement: I would like copies of the maps as I am unable to read them with my web browser; 

they are too blurry.

Response: Hard copy maps from the EIS are posted at Forest Service offices in Green River, Manila, 

Dutch John, Vernal, Roosevelt, and Duchesne. Please visit our office so that we can help you with the 

maps.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should provide the most up to date maps at each meeting in 

order to let people know whether comments were incorporated into the alternatives.

Response: When additional routes are proposed they become a part of the project record whether they 

become a part of alternatives or not. After analysis they may be included for use in some or all 

alternatives. Display maps for the EIS are among the last steps in preparing the FEIS for publication. This 

is different from the DEIS process, which included multiple versions of the proposed action and 

alternatives. 

Concern Statement: The maps, appendices, and DEIS have incorrect information.

Response: Several map and data errors were pointed out to us in comments. Other edits and errors were 

found for the DEIS. These comments were very helpful in reducing errors in the information between the 

DEIS and FEIS. These have been fixed where the information can be edited (base map information cannot 

be edited and is not relevant to the decisions).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should correct the dispersed camping restrictions shown on the 

maps. Some of the best and most used camping areas are shown as not allowing camping, while areas 

where the terrain would not allow anyone to leave the road with a trailer are not shown as closed. The 

existing condition map should not show restrictions that do not currently exist.
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Response: Based on public input and further Forest Service review the areas shown as restricted to 

camping by alternative have been reduced.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service needs to provide detail for Section 2.3.1 regarding proposals 

common to all alternatives and for all the summary tables in Chapter 2.

Response: Chapter 2 has been reviewed and found to have the level of detail necessary for summarizing 

the alternatives and comparing the alternatives by resource issue and measure. The parts of chapter 2 are 

described in the chapter heading. The introductory paragraph of each section describes where further 

subject information can be found in the document or other sources.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not include the following statement because it is 

confusing. "Should conflicts occur between standards and guidelines, the conflict will be resolved in favor 

of the direction which produces the greatest degree of multiple use value."

Response: The sentence has been removed and is not included in the FEIS.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should change the description of proposal 2278 from 

undesignated route/mixed use road because it is actually a hiking trail.

Response: Proposal 2278 refers to a route that is not currently designated for motorized use. We 

received a proposal to make this a mixed use road, which was reflected in the proposal description in 

Appendix A. However this proposal was not used in any alternative. The route will remain closed to 

motorized use.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should show both the proposal number and the route number 

for the unauthorized routes on the Alternative maps to make it easier for the public to see and comment on 

what is being proposed, and to understand what roads will be closed.

Response: Unauthorized routes by definition do not have route numbers. Unauthorized routes are only 

shown on the alternative maps if there is a proposal to add them to the transportation system and allow 

public use. Unauthorized routes that are not included in any alternative would remain closed, as they are 

now.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should indicate areas appropriate for motorized dispersed 

camping on the alternative maps. By not showing these areas it is confusing and impossible to make 

comments.

Response: For the purpose of clarity on the action alternative maps used for this planning effort, only 

areas proposed to be closed to motorized dispersed camping were highlighted in brown on the maps. This 

approach was used based on the limited areas proposed to be closed to dispersed camping and the large 

amount of information already on the map. On the final Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) areas open to 

dispersed camping will be highlighted, consistent with the policy of signing those routes and areas that are 

open to motorized use. Regarding conflicts between the information in Appendix and on the alternative 

maps, a few errors have been found in the DEIS which will be resolved in the FEIS. The public was still 

able to comment since it was clear which routes and areas would be affected by various proposals. 

Comment letters could and did indicate which management scenario was preferable to the responder."
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5.2.5 Analysis Issues

5.2.5.1 Consistency with Roads Analysis

Concern Statement: According to the Ashley's Forest Plan, roads should not be obliterated unless they 

have been identified as unnecessary to meet Forest Service management objectives or are causing resource 

damage. The Forest Service should use a roads analysis to make that determination. 

Response: The Forest Plan standards and guidelines that describe when to retain or close a road refer to 

roads on the District Travel Plans (Forest Plan p. IV-14), which are National Forest System (NFS) roads. 

It does not specify how the determination is to be made. A roads analysis addresses NFS roads and is an 

appropriate tool for informing this decision (36 CFR 212.5), as is the travel analysis that informs 

designation decisions (36 CFR 212.51). 

Where the FEIS states that unauthorized roads may be stabilized, reclaimed or obliterated, it refers to 

roads that are not part of the NFS and are therefore not included in the roads analysis process.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should provide a cross reference that includes both the 

proposal numbers and the FSR numbers. Without this cross reference it is not possible to evaluate the 

roads to be closed against the previous work done in 2005. The Forest Service assumption that it has the 

discretion to prepare a travel plan while ignoring its underlying roads in travel analysis or by not fully 

disclosing it, is wrong.

Response: All the Alternative Maps, including Alternative A include the FSR number as well as the 

proposal number, where available. In many cases the route proposed will not have a FSR number as it is 

currently an unauthorized route. In this case only a proposal number will be shown on the Alternative 

maps. Also Alternative A is the No Action Alternative and represents the 2005 Travel Map referred to. 

The ANF used the 2005 Travel Maps for the baseline for this Travel Planning process (FEIS Section 1.3 

Background). The ANF did not ignore either its Roads Analysis, not the current Travel Planning 

regulations. This analysis tiers to Forest Plan standards and guidelines, and the Travel Rule. This 

document also follows Forest Service Manual direction where applicable and the Forest Recreation Site 

Facility Master Plan and Recreation Niche recommendations and utilized the 2005 ANF Roads Analysis 

(FEIS Section 1.5 Management Direction).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should complete a roads analysis which to the degree 

practicable involves a broad spectrum of interested and affected citizens, other state and federal agencies, 

and tribal governments in the roads analysis. 36 C.F.R §212.5(b)

Response: There are two types of travel analysis: one which identifies issues and benefits, problems, 

and risks to inform decisions related to identification of the minimum road system per 36 CFR 212.5(b)(1) 

and another which informs designation of roads, trails and areas for motor vehicle use per 36 CFR 212.51 

(see FSM 7712). These two processes may be conducted concurrently or separately, and each can be used 

to inform the other. 

The Ashley completed a roads analysis in 2005 (including a written report) that complies with the 

requirement to conduct a science-based analysis at the appropriate scale under 36 CFR 212.5(b). Public 

involvement is to be used to the degree practicable in this analysis; however, it is not a decision making 

process. The Ashley's roads analysis was conducted at a fairly broad scale (involving higher standard 

roads only) and did not result in a need to amend the Forest Plan or any other action that would have 

triggered public involvement. 

This travel plan FEIS contains the analysis required under 36 CFR 212.51. The 2005 roads analysis was 

one of the information sources used to develop the proposals being considered, and is part of the project 
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record. There was extensive public involvement in development of the proposed action and throughout 

preparation of the draft and final EIS (FEIS Section 1.10).

5.2.5.2 Use of Issues and Indicators

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should provide clear and meaningful indicators to help the 

reader to evaluate alternatives. The DEIS uses mileage and acre indicators to compare alternatives and 

then cautions reviewers to “focus on site-specifics and substance rather than on summary statistics.” This 

is confusing.

Response: The indicators are the basis for analyzing the impacts of each alternative on various affected 

resources. In most instances, mileages and acres were the best way to quantify impacts. The cautionary 

statement in Section 2.2 in the DEIS has been reworded to clarify that site-specific details and the 

distribution and location of routes across the landscape as displayed on the maps should be considered 

along with summary mileages and acres when comparing alternatives.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should update the issues presented in Chapter 1 to reflect the 

issues presented in Chapter 3; specifically, Recreation Issue 5, Enforcement, which had not been included in 

Chapter 1. The effects table (2.5.2) needs to include a comparison of changes to the Recreation Opportunity 

Spectrum (ROS).

Response: Thank you for catching these omissions. Enforcement was added as an issue in Chapter 1. 

The ROS was not included in table 2.5.2 as it was not an indicator used to measure change. However the 

change in ROS within Recreation Niches was shown in Chapter 3.

5.2.5.3 Adequacy of Roads and Trails Data

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not rely solely on its Infra database as the baseline for 

this project. Infra is known to have errors and include roads that are, for various reasons, not suitable for 

public motor vehicle use. Only routes that have previously been analyzed as required by NEPA should be 

included in the baseline.

Response: The baseline roads and trails data for this project were drawn from a variety of sources, 

including but not limited to the Infra database, to prepare an Alternative A map that corresponds to current 

travel maps being provided to the public (FEIS Section 1.3, 2.3.2). These travel maps are the collective 

result of prior travel management decisions based on the appropriate NEPA documentation.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should have used the 1995 Forest Plan maps plus any roads 

that have been added to the system under a NEPA process since then as the starting point for this analysis.

Response: The current Ranger District Travel Maps, regulating motorized summer and winter travel on 

the Forest were published in 2005. While these maps appear different than the maps that were printed 

along with the Travel Map and Plan revisions in 1999, they adhere to the same travel regulation and 

routes. The 1999 maps were printed to reflect the three travel plans for the Forest: the Vernal Ranger 

District Travel Map Revision, signed 1990, and supplemented in 1994; and the Flaming Gorge and 

Roosevelt/Duchesne Travel Map and Plan revisions, signed 1995. The purpose of the 2005 reprinting was 

to make the maps easier to read and understand, not to change route designations. Where errors were 

found between the two printed copies, the original NEPA decision stands. The 2005 Travel Maps for the 

ANF is the baseline used for this Travel Planning process.
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not use travel maps that were unlawfully created 

without public involvement. 

Response: The 2005 travel map did not change any management designations (see the above Response), 

it simply displayed prior NEPA decisions about various roads and trails using different symbolization than 

the previous map had used. The intent was to provide the public with a map that was easier to read and 

understand (FEIS Section 1.3). Producing a new map without changing the management depicted is not 

subject to NEPA.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not rely on the public to identify all the unauthorized 

routes they would like to see open. The public does not have the time, equipment, nor resources needed to 

present all of the areas that they use on the Forest. Nor should it be their responsibility to do this.

Response: The objective of the planning process is not to analyze all existing undesignated routes, it is 

to establish a system of designated routes and areas that will provide for access, safety, resource 

protection, and recreation (both motorized and non-motorized). The Forest’s past travel management 

decisions are the starting point for travel analysis and travel management decisions (FSM 7715.03, 

7715.11). The public had the opportunity to suggest specific new routes for designation based on their 

personal knowledge and experience, if they wished to do so.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service needs to know how many miles of unauthorized routes will be 

closed in order to do a proper analysis of the impacts of this project.

Response: By definition unauthorized routes are already unavailable to the public over most of the 

Forest (the exception is the Vernal District hatched areas). However unauthorized routes that currently 

exist and are being used illegally are part of the existing condition and are described in Section 1.4.2.3, 

along with the methods used to estimate mileage of such routes on each District. The purpose of these 

mileage estimates is to help understand the scope and effects of unmanaged motorized travel, and to 

illustrate the need for a system of designated routes. They do not represent motorized opportunities that 

would be lost, since motorized use of these routes is currently illegal.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should address the current public use of roads and trails 

classified as 'unauthorized' and therefore closed to public access. The Forest Service did not enforce the 

alleged closures for last 23 years. Consequently, the public and public officials cannot be expected to 

understand that the use of roads and trails is unlawful or that they have always been closed, as recently 

claimed by the ANF Supervisor.

Response: The objective of the planning process is not to analyze all existing undesignated/unauthorized 

routes, it is to establish a system of designated routes and areas that will provide for access, safety, 

resource protection, and recreation (both motorized and non-motorized). The Forest’s past travel 

management decisions are the starting point for travel analysis and travel management decisions (FSM 

7715.03, 7715.11). Routes not designated as open on our current Travel Plan (2005) and that are outside 

the hatched areas on the Vernal Ranger District are unauthorized routes and their use has been and will 

continue to be illegal unless designated open in this planning process. The FEIS discusses the illegal use 

of these routes and associated resource problems in the existing condition description, and points out that 

this is different from the No Action Alternative (FEIS Chapter 2 Section 2.3.2 Existing Condition). The 

existing condition is not an alternative; it is a description of conditions on the ground that provides context 

for understanding the purpose and need for the project. The current travel maps clearly state that using any 

type of vehicle on roads unless such use is allowed by posted signs on the ground or as shown on the 

official travel map is prohibited. These prohibitions have been enforced since the 1990s. 
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service should have inventoried all existing routes and uses on the 

ground, including all user-created, non-system routes and currently used dispersed camping areas, and 

used this inventory for the framework of the EIS. This should have been done for the following reasons: 

1) to ensure a complete analysis, including compliance with NEPA and RS-2477 laws, 2) to accurately 

reflect the traditional, local uses/routes on the ground, many of which appear on maps and are used for 

firewood collection and game retrieval, and 3) to give the public a feel for the reduced available mileage 

that the action alternatives present.

Response: The Forest Service is not required to carry out a complete inventory of unauthorized routes 

and uses when conducting travel analysis. Travel analysis is based on the current inventory of National 

Forest System (NFS) roads, trails, and areas on NFS lands that are managed or proposed for motor vehicle 

use (FSM 7712.1 and Federal Register Vol. 70 No. 216, p. 68268-68269). User-created routes were 

developed without agency authorization, environmental analysis, or public involvement and do not have 

the same status as NFS roads and trails included in the forest transportation system (Federal Register Vol. 

70 No. 216, p. 68268). Specific unauthorized routes may be identified through travel analysis, and 

considered for designation if appropriate and consistent with 36 CFR 212.55. Alternatives B, C, and E 

include proposals to adopt numerous miles of current non-system routes, many of which access 

traditionally used dispersed camping areas (see the FEIS, Chapter 2, Section 2.5 Comparison of 

Alternatives and Section 3.1.7, Environmental Consequences for Recreation). Some areas are currently 

closed to dispersed camping due to existing closure orders. However, the Alternative A map in the DEIS 

erroneously showed proposed restrictions as well. This has been corrected in the FEIS.

Some confusion among the public has arisen due to the fact that some maps of the forest, including 7.5 

minute quads, National Geographic Trails Illustrated maps, and Forest Visitor maps may display some 

non-system routes. These maps are not official Forest motorized travel maps and are not presented as 

such. The Forest Visitor map, for example, contains the following statements: “. . . areas and routes open 

to off-highway vehicles are designated and shown on the Travel Map provided by the local Forest office. 

Please obtain and study the Travel Opportunities/Restrictions carefully . . . . [and in another section of the 

map] . . . . Obtain travel information from a Forest Service or BLM office or other public land agency. 

Learn the rules and follow them.” Also, the National Geographic Trails Illustrated maps state “Contact the 

local Forest Service Ranger District office or consult the appropriate National Forest Travel Map to obtain 

current information or trail use designations . . . . [and in another section of the map] . . . . Carefully regard 

signing and a Forest Travel Map.” These other maps are useful reference tools; however, the Forest Travel 

Maps are the official maps to refer to for motorized travel.

Many members of the public seem to be under the incorrect assumption that currently unauthorized routes 

are available for motorized use and that the no action alternative would continue to allow this. This is not 

the case. The "no action" alternative does not include making unauthorized routes available for motorized 

use; travel management under this alternative would continue as it currently stands – only authorized 

routes would be available for motorized use. Therefore unauthorized routes that are not designated for 

motorized use do not represent a reduction in available mileage, because those routes are not currently 

available. The exception is the “hatched” area of the Vernal Ranger District in which motorized travel is 

currently allowed on existing, undesignated routes as long as resource damage is not occurring. All action 

alternatives would limit motorized travel in these areas to designated routes, which would result in fewer 

miles of motorized routes. This is quantified and discussed in Section 3.1.7 of the FEIS.

The decision of the Forest Service to designate, or not designate, a route for motorized use does not affect 

future claims under R.S. 2477 (FEIS, Chapter 1, Section 1.11.2).

Firewood harvest and any associated need for off-road travel would be authorized through the firewood 

permitting process (EIS, Chapter 1, Section 1.11.2 Issues not Analyzed in Depth, and Chapter 2, Section 

2.2.1 Features Common to All Action Alternatives, Management Actions and Requirements – Exemptions 

to off-road travel section.
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See the EIS, Chapter 1, Sections 1.5 and 1.11.2, for a discussion of game retrieval. Currently, motorized 

game retrieval is allowed up to 300 feet off designated routes. All alternatives except no action would 

prohibit this activity; game retrieval off of designated routes would be achieved through non-motorized 

means only. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should maintain an inventory of previously legal roads that 

have been closed, to facilitate potential addition in future years.

Response: Previously legal (i.e., designated roads that are or have been part of the Forest transportation 

system and are subsequently closed) are tracked in the Forest transportation and Infra databases. Whether 

or not such roads would be considered for re-addition to the travel plan depends on the reason for the 

original closure.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not claim that Alternative B the Preferred Alternative 

increases access. Any expansion claimed in the DEIS is limited to the narrow class of roads recognized by 

the Forest Service. The DEIS and the ANF deliberately omit the fact that the TMP will close at least 480 

miles of travel routes in the FGNRA.

Response: Within the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area all action alternatives would designate 

more miles of roads and trails than are currently designated. Public use of unauthorized routes within the 

FGNRA is currently prohibited. The 480 miles of routes referred to are unauthorized and therefore 

currently closed. Nothing in the Travel Rule requires reconsideration of any previous administrative 

decisions that allow, restrict, or prohibit motor vehicle use on NFS roads and NFS trails or in areas on 

NFS lands and that were made under other authorities.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not include the following route types in Alternative A 

which is the starting point of this analysis: Any road that is listed as temporary, closed (MU), open for 

administrative use only, decommissioned, converted to another use, user-created routes (or other nonForest Service routes such as tribal roads, private ways, and any other routes of unknown origin that may 

be listed in Infra), intermittent storage, or short-term service should not be included as part of the baseline 

system. These routes have, at some point in the past, been determined not to be necessary or appropriate 

for motorized travel open for public use. These routes should not be treated as system routes merely 

because they exist on the ground or have been entered into Infra.

Response: The ANF has included all NF system routes including administratively closed routes. The 

base layer includes the current travel designations and administratively closed roads are not open for 

motorized public travel in this layer. Roads and trails under the jurisdiction of other entities (such as 

counties) were not analyzed in this document, but were shown on maps of the alternatives to display how 

routes are connected on the landscape (FEIS Section 1.7 Project Scope).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service must conduct an inventory of all existing unauthorized routes 

because the effects of closing these routes would clearly be significant. This inventory is necessary to 

comply with NEPA and allow for meaningful public comment.

Response: This is addressed in the FEIS in Chapter 1, section 1.4.2.3, which notes that wheeled 

motorized travel by the public is currently not permitted off system routes (with the exception of the 

hatched areas on the Vernal District) and states, “The exact mileage of unauthorized and undesignated 

routes existing on the Forest is unknown and obtaining a complete inventory of all unauthorized and 

undesignated routes is not considered reasonable due to the extensive number of routes over the entire 

forest and the exorbitant cost and amount of time that would be associated with such an inventory. In 

addition, the Travel Rule does not require such an inventory.” The Department of Agriculture determined 
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that reviewing and inventorying all roads, trails, and areas without regard to prior travel management 

decisions would be unproductive, inefficient, counter to the purpose of the travel management rule, and 

disrespectful of public involvement in past decision-making (Federal Register Vol. 70, No. 216, p. 68268). 

The objective of the planning process is not to analyze all existing undesignated routes, it is to establish a 

system of designated routes and areas that will provide for access, safety, resource protection, and 

recreation (both motorized and non-motorized). The Forest’s past travel management decisions are the 

starting point for travel analysis and travel management decisions (FSM 7715.03, 7715.11). When 

information is incomplete or unavailable NEPA does not require that that information be obtained if the 

cost is exorbitant. NEPA does required that within the EIS a statement be made that this information is 

incomplete or unavailable (40 CFR 1502.22). In lieu of an inventory the Forest has provided estimated 

miles of unauthorized routes by District (FEIS Section 1.4.2.3) for purposes of impact analysis. These 

roads are displayed as new closures because they are not open to the public now.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should develop data regarding service levels and number of 

vehicles using roads during high recreation use seasons such as summer months and hunting season.

Response: Service levels are assigned to National Forest System roads and stored in agency databases. 

Traffic count data are generally not collected, though if needed for a specific project counters may be 

used. These types of information are not collected on unauthorized routes because such routes are not part 

of the Forest's transportation system. A complete review and inventory of unauthorized routes is not 

required for this analysis because the starting point for travel management planning is our current travel 

plan (Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 216, p. 68268; FSM 7715.03).

5.2.5.4 Adequacy of Recreation Niche Analysis

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should change the Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche 

Area setting description provided in 3.1. The description states that the area often provides greater 

opportunities for solitude than wilderness. 

Response: The Rugged Backcountry Niche Area does include many motorized routes. The setting 

description is taken directly from the Recreation Niche developed for the ANF in 2005. The description 

“Opportunities for solitude” refers to a sense of remoteness and the potential for minimal encounters with 

other visitors. The description is not inconsistent with motorized travel opportunities. 

5.2.6 Resource Impacts

5.2.6.1 General Concerns

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not state “Focus is on access to those dispersed 

camping areas which are appropriate in location to minimize resource damage.” In order to “minimize 

resource damage” no vehicles, domesticated animals, or humans should be allowed to enter the area 

covered by the management plan at all.

Response: The 2005 Travel Rule requires all Forests to designate a system of those roads, trails and 

areas that are open to motor vehicle use and part of the designation includes the criteria to consider effects 

on the following with the objective of minimizing; Damage to forest resources (36 CFR 212.55). The 

ANF is looking to minimize damage with the careful selection of routes and areas that access dispersed 

camping, not eliminate damage.
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service must close and re-vegetate temporary roads within 10 years of 

completion of project, unless those roads are re-evaluated and determined to be necessary for the 

minimum road system. 

Response: The purpose of this project is to designate roads, trails and areas that will be open to motor 

vehicle use for the public (FEIS Section 1.4.1, 1.7). Closure and re-vegetation of temporary roads is 

outside the scope of the analysis and decision. However, if existing temporary roads are proposed and 

found to meet the designation criteria in 36 CFR 212.55 per the analysis in this FEIS, they may be added 

to the Travel Plan. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service needs to analyze the following: 1) impacts on fish and game 

management, such as the ability to control fish and game populations and the increase of fishing and 

hunting pressure on more accessible areas; 2) effect on the quality of outdoor experience in the more 

accessible areas. 3) impacts from loss of access on management capabilities, including but not limited to 

fire protection, timber harvest, weed control, watershed management, the ability to use fire wood and 

other forest product permits for thinning and fuels reduction and wildlife.

Response: Access required for fire or other emergency activities, or associated with special use or 

grazing permits, and limited administrative use by the Forest Service for management purposes is not 

subject to the designations made in this planning process (36 CFR 212.51). The effect of each alternative 

on the quality of the outdoor experience is addressed in Chapter 3, Section 3.1.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service needs to show what analysis was done in considering any new 

proposal.

Response: Proposals for changes to the plan have been examined to see how they meet the purpose and 

need outlined in the DEIS. Each proposed change has been analyzed by a variety of resource specialists to 

determine the impacts involved. These impacts were measured using field visits, aerial photography and 

geographic information system layers and considered in the decision to include in each alternative. 

Reasons for proposing designation or closure on individual routes are presented in Appendix A. Resource 

impacts are addressed by alternative in Chapter 3.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should address closure of existing designated routes that have 

known resource impacts. 

Response: Existing and anticipated resource impacts are addressed in Chapter 3. Where existing routes 

are causing problems, mitigation or closure is proposed in one or more alternatives. See Appendix A for 

examples of routes proposed for closure.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should address the impacts and benefits of each route that is 

likely to cause resource impacts or user conflicts. Where such problems exist, the analysis should consider 

other alternatives for providing access.

Response: Appendix A identifies individual route proposals that have resource issues or potential for

user conflicts. These issues were considered in the impact analyses presented in Chapter 3 of the FEIS. 

Appendix A also notes the reasons a route is being proposed (i.e. the benefits or purpose it would serve).
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service should conduct a more site-specific analysis of routes and 

areas being designated.

Response: Roads and trails were assessed in the field by a variety of resource specialists to determine 

the impacts involved. The impacts were measured using field visits, aerial photography and geographic 

information system layers and considered in the final decision to designate or not to designate the road or 

trail. The impacts measured for the most part were very visible in the form of physical resource damage in 

riparian and other sensitive areas, or were due to repetitive routes fragmenting wildlife habitat. We 

considered the appropriate uses of these areas in our decision in keeping with our multiple use mission 

and the understanding that all activities do not fit everywhere.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not limit dispersed camping to within 150' of 

designated routes because there is no evidence that this will reduce impacts when compared to the current 

300' limit.

Response: Cross-country motorized travel is recognized as having the potential to impact many forest 

resources as well as creating user conflicts (FEIS Sections 1.2, 1.4.2; see also Executive Order 11644). 

Limiting this activity to a smaller area will also constrain the geographic scope of its impacts. Other 

reasons for using a 150' dispersed camping corridor width are provided in Section 1.5 of the FEIS.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not lump administratively closed roads together with 

decommissioned/obliterated roads. The effects of removing a road versus keeping it on the transportation 

system are very different.

Response: The purpose of this project is to designate routes and areas that are to be open to public motor 

vehicle use. In the context of public access, administrative closure and obliteration are similar actions. The 

FEIS explains that while this decision will address the management designation of routes and areas, the 

method of closure may require additional site-specific environmental analysis (FEIS Section 2.2.1.3).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should only allow off-road-vehicles where they do not 

excessively interfere with other recreational uses or damage natural resources or adversely affect wildlife, 

and explain how this will be accomplished and measured in the final EIS.

Response: The Travel Management Rule requires that resource impacts of route and area designations 

be considered with the objective of minimizing adverse effects to soil, watershed, vegetation, wildlife, and 

other forest resources as well as avoiding user conflicts (36 CFR 212.55). The FEIS addresses these 

concerns by identifying resource issues to be analyzed in depth, assigning indicators to each issue, and 

addressing them in detail under each alternative (FEIS Sections 1.11.1, 2.5 and Chapter 3). Monitoring, 

mitigation and project design features were also identified to help minimize potential impacts (FEIS 2.2.3, 

2.2.4, 2.2.5).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service needs to analyze all the unauthorized routes for environmental 

impacts prior to designating them for motorized use. 

Response: Thorough analysis was conducted for routes proposed for motorized use. The routes were 

carefully considered using the criteria outlined by 36 CFR 212.55. Chapter 3 of the FEIS explains the 

environmental effects and consequences of designating routes proposed in each alternative. Each resource 

area in Chapter 3 describes what issue was examined, the units of measure that were used as indicators of 

effects, and the methods of analysis. Individual resource report and field analysis available in the Project 

Record contain additional information. Appendix A contains notes on individual route proposals, 

indicating the concerns that were taken into consideration when evaluating that proposal.
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5.2.6.2 Soil and Water Concerns

Concern Statement: If an action alternative is chosen, the Forest Service should choose Duchesne 

County Government’s preferred action alternative, Alternative C, because it poses the same beneficial 

impact to water resources, by five of the eight measures, as Alternative B, the Forest Service’s preferred 

alternative. 

Response: The proposed alternatives are being analyzed and their effects compared based on a number 

of disciplines. Soil and water resources are among those disciplines. 

Table 3.2.10 within the Soil and Water Resources Direct and Indirect Effects portion of the DEIS (section 

3.2.6) summarizes the proposed alternatives with respect to their potential effects on water resources. 

Section 3.2.7 of the document also contains a narrative comparing the potential cumulative effects to 

water resources by alternative. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should address compliance with the Clean Water Act and 

disclose effects on 303(d) listed waters due to the increased mileage of designated routes under most of 

the alternatives.

Response: Water quality is one of the issues analyzed in depth in the FEIS (Section 1.11.1). The existing 

condition with respect to water quality is described in Section 3.2.4.2; including disclosure of 303(d) and

305(b) listed waters. Effects to water quality are addressed in Sections 3.2.5 and 3.2.7, including miles of 

unpaved motorized routes in 303(d) watersheds (Table 3.2.8). Table 3.2.9 addresses specific proposals 

that would require a stream alteration permit under the Clean Water Act. Section 2.2.3 specifies that Best 

Management Practices for soil and water resources would be applied to maintenance of routes and to route 

closures.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should address the effect of this project on areas with existing 

significant soil and water impairment. Both the scope of the project and the proposed designation of 

various routes within these impairment areas is of concern to the EPA, and led to a rating of “EC-1” for 

the DEIS.

Response: By the rating “EC-1” the EPA rates the adequacy of the DEIS as “Adequate: EPA believes 

the draft EIS adequately sets forth the environmental impact(s) of the preferred alternative and those of the 

alternatives reasonably available to the project or action. No further analysis of data collection is 

necessary but the reviewer may suggest the addition of clarifying language or information.” 

The EPA rates the environmental impact of the action as “Environmental Concerns: The EPA Review has 

identified environmental impacts that should be avoided in order to fully protect the environment. 

Corrective measures may require changes to the preferred alternative or application of mitigation 

measures that can reduce these impacts” due to concerns regarding routes involved in the Travel Plan 

analysis associated with existing significant soil and water resource impairment. 

Through GIS analysis and site specific field visits, the Forest Service identified a number of routes 

proposed for system designation which posed varying levels of risk to soil and water resources. Appendix 

A of the DEIS contains proposals which were dropped from all alternatives when resource concerns were 

considered significant. Table 3.2.9 and Section 3.2.6 of the DEIS disclosed other routes carried forward 

within an alternative which had potential risks to soil water resources requiring maintenance or mitigation 

before the proposals could be implemented in an alternative. Within this and other sections of the 

document some mitigation prescriptions were given for these and other routes. All identified mitigation 

and project design features must be implemented before a route can be displayed on the Motor Vehicle 

Use Map for public use (FEIS Sections 1.7.3, 2.2.1.2).
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not restrict motor vehicle use in wet areas because 

people have always used these areas in the past.

Response: Motor vehicle use has the potential to adversely affect water resources and riparian habitats, 

as explained in Section 3.2 of the FEIS (see especially Section 3.2.2, issues and indicators). Restricting 

use within a certain distance of water is a standard conservation practice, and the 100' restriction used in 

this FEIS is taken from Forest Service Handbook direction for managing dispersed recreation areas (FSH 

2509.22).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should restrict motorized dispersed camping within 200' of 

water sources rather than 100'. The larger buffer zone is consistent with “Tread Lightly” recommendations 

and would better protect water resources.

Response: The 100' buffer is consistent with the Soil and Water Conservation Practices Handbook (FSH 

2509.22) and is expected to result in improved conditions compared to the existing situation (Chapter 3, 

Section 3.2.5).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service shouldn't have roads in karst areas. In particular, the Forest 

Service should recognize the importance of the Dry Fork municipal watershed and address sedimentation 

concerns there.

Response: The potential for increased sediment delivery was an issue analyzed in depth in the FEIS 

(Sections 1.11.1, 3.2.2). Karst systems are highly resilient to sediment loads. Within a couple of years of 

the Dry Fork failure in 1997, the springs in both Dry Fork and Deep Creek had recovered from massive 

sediment loading far greater than any sediment delivered by roads in the area. 

Concern Statement: The FS should close motorized access to wet areas.

Response: Known wet areas such as meadows and riparian corridors were analyzed and discussed by 

alternative (Chapter 3, Section 3.2.6.) In wet areas or stream crossings where field visits indicated issues 

with route placement, mitigation measures were outlined to protect the soil and water resource (Chapter 3, 

Table 3.2.9). For routes already on the current travel map, the Soil and Water Resource Report in the 

project record has a list of maintenance mitigation by proposal number. In addition, restricting dispersed 

camping to 100 feet away from water bodies, not allowing meadow and live stream crossings, and 

seasonal closures will all help protect wet areas.

5.2.6.3 Social and Economic Concerns

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should address more than just environmental impacts. The 

analysis needs to consider other factors in order to be fair and balanced.

Response: Recreation, social and economic issues were identified in Chapter 1, section 1.11 and 

addressed in Chapter 3, sections 3.1, 3.5, 3.6. Of 14 issues analyzed in depth, six focused on impacts to 

Forest visitors and local economies.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should consider the cost of signing the open routes.

Response: The costs associated with implementing each alternative are addressed under Recreation 

Issue # 4, as described in Section 1.11.1, 3.1.3 and 3.1.7 of the FEIS.
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service should consider the negative economic effects of shutting 

down motorized dispersed camping and ATV trails. Local businesses are more reliant on recreation and 

tourism now that the oil fields are shutting down. Reducing the areas available for motorized uses will 

discourage campers and reduce the number of visitors buying gas, food, ATV parts, tires, and other 

recreation items.

Response: The overall effect of travel management on the economies of surrounding areas is tracked as 

Economics Issue 2 (Section 1.11.1.5, 3.5.2, and throughout 3.5.6), and considered the potential for a 

change (either upwards or downwards) in the number of visitors participating in motorized recreation.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should fund mitigation for newly designated routes to provide 

for public access as soon as possible, not make it a low priority as the EIS suggests.

Response: Recreation Issue 4 in Chapter 3 Section 3.1.3 states, “Implementing and managing the travel 

plan will require signing, installing barriers, patrolling and monitoring, mitigation, and maintenance of 

roads and trails. The cost of these activities may be prohibitive to adding new routes or routes that would 

require high maintenance or mitigation costs.” This statement simply indicates that costs are a factor when 

deciding which and how many new routes can be adopted in the final decision. While annual funding 

levels do affect the overall rate of implementation, nothing in the FEIS indicates that new routes would be 

a lower priority than other recreation projects.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should have considered the economic benefits of connecting 

various small towns to the Forest via motorized trails, rather than limiting that discussion to the town of 

Manila.

Response: The economic effects of the alternatives on Daggett County were selected as an indicator 

because this County is more dependent on National Forest recreation than any other county in the project 

area (FEIS Section 3.5.5.4). The town of Manila is located closer to the Forest boundary than most other 

communities in the project area, and comments received from Daggett County officials specifically 

requested that connecting trails be considered. Proposal #1007 was submitted as a desirable opportunity 

for Manila. The economic effect of this proposal was assessed and although positive, it was too small to 

be a discernable part of the overall County economy. Connecting trails were not specifically discussed for 

other communities, and given that Forest recreation is a smaller part of the overall economy outside of 

Daggett County, such trails would not be likely to make a substantial economic impact.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should issue passes on the Flaming Gorge NRA to generate 

revenue for enforcement and improvements, and report back to the public about how fees were used. 

Response: Management of fee programs is outside the scope of this project. Passes are already required 

on the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area and the revenues generated are used for a variety of 

purposes related to facilities, visitor services, and recreation management. An annual report regarding fees 

collected and how they were used is available on the Ashley's web site.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not charge the public a fee for using public lands.

Response: The purpose of this project is to improve management of public summer motorized use by 

designating a sustainable system of roads, motorized trails and areas that are open for public motorized 

use. Establishing fees is not part of any alternative.
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not consider the cost of maintaining all the roads that 

are designated. The majority of roads do not need regular maintenance. Instead, the Forest Service should 

focus on maintaining the main roads and only work on others when problems occur.

Response: The Travel Management Rule specifies that the availability of resources to maintain and 

administer routes should be considered in the designation process (36 CFR 212.55). Roads are assigned 

an intended maintenance level based on factors such as service level, management objectives, and 

resource needs, so not all roads are maintained to the same standard. Waiting until a problem arises is not 

feasible because of safety and resource protection concerns. In addition, it is often more expensive to 

repair damage than to do preventive maintenance.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should require OHV users to pass a test and obtain and pay for 

a license to operate OHVs.

Response: The states are responsible for OHV licensing and registration requirements. The Forest 

Service does not have the authority to charge fees for general forest access unless the area is designated as 

a high impact recreation area or the area contains each of the following amenities: designated developed 

parking, permanent toilet facility, permanent trash receptacle, interpretive sign, exhibit, or kiosk, picnic 

tables, and security services.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should select Alternative C because it would increase tax and 

licensing revenue for the local Counties and provide funds for road and trail maintenance.

Response: The effects of each alternative on the number of persons participating in motorized 

recreation, and the corresponding effect on local economies, is considered in Section 3.5.6 of the FEIS. 

Funds received by local governments from license fees and taxation are not available to the Forest Service 

for road and trail maintenance.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should use recreation fees to fund baseline studies of impacts.

Response: Use of fees collected under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to fund 

biological monitoring on Federal recreational lands and waters under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

for listed or candidate species is prohibited. In addition Forest Service guidelines direct recreation fees to 

be used only for expenditures in the following categories: 

a. Repair, Maintenance, and Facility Enhancement – these expenses must directly relate to visitor 

enjoyment, visitor access, and health and safety. They include the day-to-day facility 

maintenance, facility deferred maintenance, capital investments in facilities, including sites 

reviews, permits, surveys and design; and facility related expenses that meet current agency 

guidelines

b. Visitor Services – expenses associated with interpretation, visitor information, visitor service, 

visitor needs assessment, and signs. 

c. Habitat Restoration – expenses directly related to wildlife dependent recreation that is limited to 

hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, or photography.

d. Law Enforcement – costs related to public use and recreation at fee sites and areas. 

e. Direct operation expenses – expenses directly related to management and delivery of a 

recreation fee program including direct operation and capital costs. This category includes cost of 

collection which is capped at 15% for fiscal year 2005. 

f. Fee management agreements
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service should use recreation fees to improve facilities and ATV trails 

before trying to implement the travel management plan.

Response: The Ashley National Forest uses recreation fees to improve the areas where a fee is charged. 

The forest does not charge a fee for use of ATV travel routes and therefore fee revenues would not be 

used to construct ATV trails. In 2005, the Forest Service published a new rule for providing motor vehicle 

access to national forests and grasslands. This rule requires each national forest and grassland to designate 

those roads, trails, and areas open to motor vehicle use FEIS Section 1.2). Therefore waiting to until 

recreation facilities are improved to implement the Travel Plan is not an option. 

5.2.6.4 Wildlife

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should analyze the effects of adopted illegal roads to wildlife, 

rather than dismissing them because the direct habitat loss has already occurred. 

Response: The complete analysis for wildlife is contained in the Specialist Report, Biological 

Assessment, and the Biological Evaluation. This analysis calculated the acres of habitat per species that 

would be directly lost by the roads/trails proposed in the action alternatives, as well as the effects to 

individual species by noise disturbance. A table for each species is provided in these reports depicting the 

acres of habitat affected and the buffer of area expected to be effected by noise disturbance. These 

calculations included routes that currently exist, but that are undesignated. Therefore the analysis took into 

account the direct impacts to habitat from those existing routes that are being proposed to be designated 

routes in the action alternatives as well as the impacts from noise disturbance. We acknowledge that the 

amount of habitat lost as a result of the existence of these routes, will not be recoverable if they become 

designated routes. However, as the analysis demonstrates, in every case, this loss would be far less than 

1% of available habitat on the Forest for each species. The analysis also acknowledges that effects to 

wildlife occur beyond the mere footprint of the routes, and analyzes indirect effects such as noise 

disturbance. The FEIS has been clarified to reflect this analysis.

The impacts are assessed and compared to Alternative A, which reflects the current Travel Plans on the 

Ashley and provides a baseline for analyzing effects (FEIS Section 1.3, 1.7.3, 2.3.2). The routes shown in 

the current travel plan were analyzed in prior NEPA documents and there is no need to reconsider 

previous administrative decisions to allow, restrict or prohibit motor vehicle use, including decisions made 

on prior travel plans (Federal Register Vol. 70, No. 216, p. 68268).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should consider motorized trails in its assessment road density 

and impacts to wildlife. 

Response: The road density analysis did include motorized trails. See Section 3.3.5.4 of the FEIS.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not rely on road density analysis to make decisions 

about the continued use of roads, because the density standards are not meaningful. 

Response: Use of road density analyses as one measure of the impacts of roads is well established in the 

scientific literature. It is not the sole basis for assessing impacts to wildlife, but is used along with other 

indicators to provide an assessment of the likely impacts to those species that are sensitive to roads and 

traffic (FEIS Section 3.3).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should consider noise disturbance to elk, deer, and other 

wildlife from motorized travel.
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Response: The Wildlife Specialist Report analyzes direct habitat loss from the action alternatives as well 

as indirect disturbances to wildlife, such as noise disturbance. The report also calculates road densities in 

elk and deer critical habitat and compares it with the recommended road density threshold for elk 

(Christensen 1993). Disturbance to wildlife is one of the issues analyzed in depth for each alternative. The

FEIS summarizes the analysis. Refer to the Specialist Report for further information.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should evaluate loop routes on a case-by-case basis. Not all 

loop routes need to be closed for wildlife protection. 

Response: Routes were evaluated on several levels including case-by-case basis as well as road densities and 

cumulative effects. Loop routes provide a sought-after recreation opportunity and were included in 

alternatives where doing so would not create other resource problems or conflicts (FEIS Section 3.1.7, 

Appendix A).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not assume that habitat exists somewhere on the Forest 

for displaced individuals. 

Response: The Wildlife Specialist Report, Biological Evaluation, and Biological Assessment contains 

more in depth analysis than the DEIS. The DEIS was only a summation of the analysis and directed the 

reader to these other reports for further information on the analysis. These reports were available upon 

request during the comment period for the DEIS and remain available. A full analysis is provided in the 

reports and summarized in the DEIS and FEIS on the effects the existing undesignated roads/trails 

proposed for designation may have on wildlife (including acres of lost habitat on the adoption of these 

routes).

Analysis was done to determine the amount of miles of motorized roads/trails that intersected habitat of 

those wildlife species discussed in the FEIS and Wildlife Specialist Report. Acres of these species habitat 

directly affected by roads/trails proposed for designation were then calculated by Alternative, including 

those existing roads/trails proposed that are currently undesignated. The acres of habitat by species was 

compared to Alternative A, the no action alternative, to determine the amount of habitat that has been lost 

by undesignated routes proposed for designation and permanently lost if these routes are adopted as 

designated roads/trails. In every case, the acres of species habitat being directly affected by the action 

alternatives was far less than 1% of the amount of available habitat on the Forest for the particular species. 

That would leave 99% of the habitat that would not be affected by the action alternatives. We 

acknowledge that if individuals are displaced into habitats that are already occupied, there would be 

increased inter-specific and intra-specific competition and stress on individuals. However, this possibility 

is assuming that all available habitats on the Forest would already be occupied. Given the amount of 

habitat for these species on the Forest, and the small amount of their habitat that would be affected by the 

action alternatives, this would be an unlikely scenario. Also, it should be acknowledged that the 

determinations for each species were based on several factors, and “ample habitat on the Forest for 

possible displaced individuals” was only one of them.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should correct errors in the wildlife section of the EIS. The Forest 

Service should do a full analysis of the effects to wildlife. 

Response: The errors that are mentioned to occur in the wildlife section of the DEIS were unfortunately 

overlooked. However, these errors did not occur in the Wildlife Specialist Report, which was completed 

prior to the release of the Draft EIS. The Wildlife Specialist Report was available upon request during the 

comment period for the DEIS, and remains available. The errors in the DEIS have been corrected in the 

Final EIS.
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We acknowledge that there is some repetitiveness of paragraphs amongst species analysis. This is a result 

of the effects to species from the action alternatives being quite similar, but at variable levels. It was 

considered to lump species together under the analysis for each potential effect. However, to demonstrate 

that the Forest took a hard look at the potential effects from the action alternatives to each species, it was 

decided to separate the species and address effects to each species separately. Thus, the same effects were 

addressed for each species with the same or similar verbiage. This may have given the appearance of 

redundancy, but it clearly shows that each species was given full consideration of the potential effects

from the action alternatives. Refer to the Specialist Report, Biological Assessment, and Biological 

Evaluation for further information on the analysis.

Concern Statement: The Forest should not allow motorized access on the Swett Ranch Loop. These 

are important elk calving and deer fawning areas.

Response: All motorized trails on the Vernal and Flaming Gorge Ranger Districts would be seasonally 

closed from November 20th to June 15th, which includes the Swett Ranch Loop. This would avoid 

disturbance to elk and deer in this area during the majority of the calving/fawning season.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should address the effects of this project on wildlife 

movements, habitat integrity, habitat corridors, and habitat fragmentation. 

Response: Section 3.3.1 acknowledges that roads affect wildlife in a variety of ways, including altering 

movements and fragmenting habitat. The analysis applies to proposed changes in the motorized routes 

open to the public, as compared to the current system, and miles of road and acres of affected habitat were 

used as indicators of overall impacts to each species of concern or interest. Where appropriate, effects 

occurring within key habitat areas such as winter range or breeding sites were discussed by species. The 

FEIS contains a summary of the analyses and conclusions reached. Details of the wildlife impact analysis 

are available in the Wildlife Specialist Report in the project record.

5.2.6.5 Climate Change

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should address the effects of climate change in the EIS, 

especially with respect to cumulative effects.

Response: Climate change analysis is meaningful if a cause/effect relationship exists between climate 

change and the proposal, the effects can be quantified, and those effects vary substantially between 

alternatives. A discussion of climate change has been added to section 3.13.1 of the FEIS.

5.2.6.6. Sensitive Plants

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should perform field surveys for sensitive plants and include 

the information obtained in the FEIS.

Response: The Biological Evaluation for sensitive plants provides species-specific analysis of potential 

impacts and the rationale for effects determinations. The BE is part of the project record and is available 

for public review on request.

5.2.6.7. Safety

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should address the safety concern raised by concentrating 

ATV use on fewer routes.
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Response: Miles of routes available for ATV use would be the same or greater, compared to the No 

Action alternative, over 90% of the Forest under all action alternatives. Motorized routes would be 

reduced on the 10% of the Forest where travel is currently allowed on any existing route, whether 

designated or not (the hatched area). The undesignated routes in the hatched area were not located or 

designed for ATV use and are not maintained, which creates safety concerns. Restricting motorized use to 

designated routes which have been evaluated as suitable for such use should improve safety (FEIS Section

3.1.1).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should consider the safety hazard created by restricting crosscountry travel for dispersed camping to 150' from designated routes. Small children would be at risk due 

to traffic on nearby roads.

Response: Section 3.1.7.1 notes that motorized dispersed camping nearer a road (within 150' vs. 300') 

may pose safety concerns if the camp site is along a busy road and/or a road allowing faster vehicle travel. 

This concern is common to all action alternatives. However, there are many opportunities for dispersed 

camping along low-standard roads with light traffic, and in sites further than 150' from main roads which 

are accessed by spur routes designated for that purpose. Campers also have the option of parking at 150' 

and walking further in to set up their camp area.

5.2.7 Availability of Motorized Opportunity

5.2.7.1 Maintaining or increasing motorized opportunity

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should consider an alternative that provides more motorized 

recreation, in order to respond to increasing demand for this use. This alternative should include 

upgrading or maintaining roads and trails to address resource issues rather than closing or omitting them 

from the system. 

Response: The ANF did consider such an alternative in detail. Alternative C responds to issues raised by 

motorized user groups and county governments. The intent of this alternative is to maximize opportunities 

for motorized travel to address the need to accommodate current motorized use as well as anticipated 

future motorized use (FEIS Section 2.3.5). Alternative C does not include all roads and trails that currently 

exist on the ground as part of the designated system. Routes identified during the scoping period by field 

personnel, county governments, and the public as potential motorized routes were considered. However, 

many unauthorized or undesignated roads and trails have sustainability or manageability issues that 

preclude inclusion as system routes (e.g. erosive soils that prevent the route from being adequately 

maintained over time; mitigation or reconstruction requirements whose cost outweighs its benefits; routes 

that would not provide access to a dispersed site, loop opportunity, or vista; and/or routes that would not 

contribute to a well-designed system that encourages responsible use). This Alternative responds to the 

Forest needs identified in Chapter 1 Section 1.4 Purpose and Need and Subsection 1.11.1 Issues Analyzed 

in Depth by finding opportunities for the following actions: 

• Increase miles of motorized routes to accommodate OHVs over 50 inches. 

• Create longer ATV routes that connect to or are in close proximity to smaller communities.

• Create a diversity of routes that match skill levels.

• Increase designate dispersed camping opportunities that allow ATV access from the camping 

area to ATV trail. 

• Increase the number of loop routes of varying distances.

• Consider alternative routes that may require new construction, but access a desirable destination.
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• Maintain roads for public use that end at or access private or Tribal lands.

• Identify dispersed camping opportunities by designating routes that access sites greater than 

150’ from current NFS roads and trails.

• Designate short ATV loop routes around or near some dispersed camping areas.

• Mitigation of resource concerns instead of closing routes where possible. Mitigation may 

include, but are not limited to hardened stream crossings, hardened or sloping road surfaces, 

barriers which effectively block or redirect motorized traffic, seasonal closures, and interpretive 

signs.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should allow ATVs to travel on Forest roads. The safety 

concern is not supported by accident statistics, and can be addressed with proper signing.

Response: The alternatives include a variety of proposals to allow mixed use on more Forest roads (see 

Appendix A for examples). However, mixed use is not appropriate on all roads. Safety concerns are a 

significant issue on certain mixed use routes, especially where traffic is heavy, sight distances are poor, or 

posted speed limits are higher than other areas on the Forest. This issue is described in Section 1.11.1 and 

discussed further in Section 3.1.7.1 of the FEIS.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should choose Alternative C in order to better provide 

motorized recreational access to the local communities of this area. Some of the respondents who 

expressed this opinion supported Alternative C as a first choice and others as a second choice after 

Alternative A. 

Response: Comment noted. Alternative C would designate the most miles of motorized routes, followed 

by Alternatives B, E, A, then D.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should increase motorized use, not decrease it. Additional 

restrictions as in alternative D would be unfair to the vast majority of the public that uses motorized 

vehicles to access the Forest.

Response: The range of alternatives was developed to give the Responsible Official a wide array of 

choices for providing an appropriate mix of sustainable recreation while protecting ecological resources. 

The Responsible Official may also select components from several alternatives to include in his decision. 

Alternative D would designate fewer miles of motorized routes than other alternatives, while alternatives 

B, C and E would result in more miles of designated motorized routes than currently exist. All action 

alternatives would specify the same dispersed camping corridor widths, though some would adopt more 

spur routes to dispersed sites than others. All action alternatives would also eliminate travel on existing 

undesignated routes in certain portions of the Vernal Ranger District (the "hatched areas"; Section 

3.1.7.1). Sections 2.3, 2.5 and Chapter 3 of the FEIS compare the alternatives in detail.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not close routes that have been open for hundreds of 

years.

Response: The proposed closures only limit motorized access. The Forest is not limiting historic travel 

methods such as horseback riding, horse packing, or hiking. Even though some routes on the Forest have 

been in place for over one hundred years (since about 1860) they have not been used by motorized 

vehicles for that length of time. Intensive use of roads by 4x4 vehicles and ATV's has been a part of the 

road use for 20-30 years.
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service should provide for a variety of uses, including different types 

of recreation as well as agricultural and industrial uses. This is in keeping with the agency's multiple use 

mission.

Response: A range of alternatives was developed to give the Responsible Official a wide array of 

choices for providing an appropriate mix of sustainable recreation opportunities while protecting 

ecological resources (FEIS Section 1.4.1). The Responsible Official may also select components from 

several alternatives to include in his decision. Sections 2.3, 2.5 and Chapter 3 of the FEIS compare the 

alternatives in detail. Access needed for other uses such as grazing is provided through the appropriate

permits and/or rights of way, and is not covered by this decision (FEIS Section 1.2, 1.11.2.1).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should let us use the Forest because we pay for it. Public lands 

need to be open to the public.

Response: The Travel Management Plan does not close any portion of the Forest to public access. The 

project does designate which areas are appropriate for motorized travel. In 2005, the Forest Service 

published a new rule for providing motor vehicle access to national forests and grasslands. This rule 

requires each national forest and grassland to designate those roads, trails, and areas open to motor vehicle 

use. Designated routes and areas will be identified on a motor vehicle use map.

The Ashley National Forest already has a system of designated roads and trails, with no cross-country 

travel allowed. This policy has been in place since the1990’s and is on the current travel map and in 

Alternative A of the DEIS.

The purpose of the current planning effort is to review our travel map and make changes where necessary. 

Our goal is to find the right balance of motorized and non-motorized opportunities while protecting the 

natural resources of the Forest. All alternatives would keep over 1400 miles of designated roads and trails 

open to motorized use; most would add more miles of designated routes compared to the existing travel 

plan.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should choose the no action alternative, Alternative A. No 

changes should occur to motorized route designations because the local citizens of this area enjoy all the 

existing roads and trails on the Forest for such activities as recreation, woodcutting, dispersed camping, 

and big game retrieval and don’t want any more regulations. Also, some of these respondents felt that 

Alternative A should be chosen because some local businesses depend on the sales of motorized 

recreational vehicles, including ATVs, to motorized recreationists. Others felt that choosing any other 

alternative other than Alternative A would be a “punishment” of the majority for the indiscretions of a few 

motorized users. Several others voiced a preference for Alternative A in order to retain the 300-foot 

dispersed camping rule for safety reasons and to have better quality motorized camping experience.

Response: Comment noted. Alternative A, while providing a useful baseline, would not meet the 

purpose of and need for this project (EIS, Summary section and Chapter 2, Section 2.3.2 Alternative A –

No Action. While reviewing the public comments in this concern category, it became apparent that many 

of the public are not differentiating between the no action alternative and the existing condition of all 

motorized routes, including unauthorized routes, on the ground. The no action alternative is the current 

authorized management situation (refer to existing travel management maps for each district) and does not 

include all user-created and other unauthorized routes on the ground. The current mileage of unauthorized 

motorized routes on the Forest is estimated at 373 miles on the Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger District, 480 

miles on the Flaming Gorge Ranger District, and 215 miles on the Vernal Ranger District. Motorized uses 

of these unauthorized routes are violations of current management. (See the EIS, Chapter 1, Section 1.4 

Purpose and Need for Action, Motorized use of undesignated routes is contributing to resource damage 

section.) The Vernal Ranger District also has an additional 368 miles of “undesignated” routes within the 
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hatched travel area, on which motorized use is currently allowed as long as resource damage is not 

occurring. Many public comments requested the Forest “leave things the way they are” without 

recognizing that many routes currently existing on the landscape are not authorized and are causing 

adverse resource impacts. Effects of the existing condition and the no action and action alternatives are 

discussed in Chapter 3 of the EIS.

Firewood harvest and any associated need for off-road travel would be authorized through the firewood 

permitting process (EIS, Chapter 1, Section 1.11.2 Issues Not Analyzed in Depth, Access section and 

Chapter 2, Section 2.2.1 Features Common to All Action Alternatives, Management Actions and 

Requirements – Exemptions to Off-Road Travel section).

See the EIS, Chapter 1, Sections 1.5 and 1.11.2, for a discussion of game retrieval. Currently, motorized 

game retrieval is allowed up to 300 feet off designated routes. All alternatives except no action would 

eliminate this allowance; game retrieval would be achieved through non-motorized means only.

See the EIS, Chapter 3 for discussions of affected environments and effects analyses for the various 

resource areas, including recreation and economics.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should keep more roads open to enable more people to use it. 

The Forest can generate money by using the resources that are on the forest rather than shutting it down. 

Let the public enjoy it and it will be a better place for all.

Response: The purpose and need for this project is to designate a system of roads and trails where OffHighway-Vehicle (OHV) use is appropriate and sustainable. The use of other resources to generate 

revenue is not included in this planning effort. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not build or open any new roads, campgrounds, or 

ATV trails or should do so only after careful analysis. There is already plenty of motorized access. 

Response: Building new campgrounds is outside the scope of this project. Regarding any new 

construction of roads or ATV trails, some alternatives would involve a very limited amount of alternative 

route construction to bypass current routes that provide access to desirable destinations but are unsafe or 

not available due to resource concerns (see the EIS, Chapter 2). Alternative B, for example, would allow 

for the new construction of approximately 1.2 miles of motorized trail; Alternatives C and E would allow 

for the new construction of approximately 2.2 miles of motorized trail.

Regarding the opening of roads and trails that are on the ground but that are currently unauthorized and 

closed to motorized use, all action alternatives would open varying amounts of these routes (see the EIS, 

Chapter 2).

The interdisciplinary team developed the alternatives in response to scoping and conducted a careful 

analysis of potential effects (see the EIS, Chapter 3 Affected Environment and Effects Analysis). 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not eliminate or reduce access to dispersed camping,

Response: Overall access to dispersed camping will not be eliminated under any alternative. The current 

travel management plan on the Ashley National Forest allows motorized dispersed camping (camping outside 

of developed campgrounds) up to 300 from a designated route. All action alternatives would change dispersed 

camping distances by providing motorized access up to 150 feet from designated motorized routes. Many 

popular, well-used dispersed camping areas located beyond 150 feet from current designated routes were 

inventoried and appear as proposals in the action alternatives for potential designation. The effects of changing 

to 150 feet were addressed in the FEIS Chapter 3 under all resource Environmental Consequences sections. The 

draft EIS showed proposals to prohibit access to dispersed camping locations. These proposals were revised 
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based on feedback from staff and public comments. The final EIS will have fewer restrictions that prohibit 

access to motorized dispersed camping opportunities.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not reduce access in Wyoming to Flaming Gorge 

Reservoir.

Response: The purpose and need for this project is to designate a system of roads and trails where OffHighway-Vehicle (OHV) use is appropriate and sustainable. All action alternatives designate more trails and

roads than the current Travel Plan regulations in Wyoming. Motorized Dispersed Camping on the Ashley 

National Forest is changing to 150 feet to be consistent with other Utah forests. Within Wyoming motorized 

dispersed camping will remain at 300 feet to be consistent with other Wyoming Forests. 

5.2.7.2 Limiting or Decreasing Motorized Opportunities

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should choose Alternative D because it would limit motorized use 

and protect other resources, including values found in roadless areas.

Response: Comment noted. Alternative D was developed to respond to issues raised by non-motorized users 

relative to a need for more non-motorized opportunities, as well as conservation groups with concerns about 

road densities, water quality, fragmentation, and protection of critical habitats for wildlife (EIS, Chapter 2, 

Section 2.3.6 Alternative D). Alternative D would provide for the least amount of motorized routes and 

associated motorized dispersed camping opportunities.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should choose an alternative that reduces motorized use in order 

to protect resources and provide more non-motorized recreation opportunities.

Response: A range of alternatives was developed to give the Responsible Official a wide array of choices for 

providing an appropriate mix of sustainable recreation while protecting ecological resources. The Responsible 

Official may also select components from several alternatives to include in his decision. Alternative D would 

designate fewer miles of motorized routes than other alternatives, while alternatives B, C and E would result in 

more miles of designated motorized routes than currently exist. All action alternatives would reduce the 

dispersed camping corridor width form 300' to 150', though some would adopt more spur routes to dispersed 

sites than others. All action alternatives would also eliminate travel on existing undesignated routes in certain 

portions of the Vernal Ranger District (the "hatched areas"; see Sections 2.2.1 and 3.1.7.1). Sections 2.3, 2.5 

and Chapter 3 of the FEIS compare the alternatives in detail.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should close the Forest to cross-country-travel. This will aid in 

stopping the spread of exotic plants and noxious weeds. Soil compaction and erosion will also be reduced.

Response: Cross-country travel is currently limited to areas within 300' of designated motorized routes. The 

action alternatives would reduce this distance to 150' (FEIS Section 2.2.1).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should consider comments from less vocal interest groups and 

individuals.

Response: The content of each comment received is considered during preparation of the FEIS. Comments 

are not treated as votes, and establishing the number of people for or against an action is not the objective of 

the comment analysis process.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should preserve all recreational opportunities and provide areas 

that are free of conflict for each type of user. 
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Response: The FEIS recognized potential user conflicts Recreation Issue 1 (FEIS section 1.11.1 and section 

3.1) and responded to Forest Plan direction to provide areas and opportunities for all types of recreational user 

experience and to separate identified conflicting recreation uses (Forest Plan p.IV-18, FEIS section 1.6).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should structure this planning process to achieve a balance of 

recreational uses, not to optimize the motorized recreation experience.

Response: The purpose of this planning process is to improve management of summer motorized use by 

designating a sustainable system of roads, trails and areas as required by the 2005 Travel Management Rule. 

That Rule specifically requires the Forest Service to designate routes and areas for motor vehicle use (36 CFR 

212 subpart B). The intent, as described in Section 1.4.1 of the FEIS, is to provide for a variety of recreation 

opportunities that is responsive to current and expected needs while considering other management concerns 

and resource needs. A range of alternatives was developed to give the Responsible Official a wide array of 

choices for providing an appropriate mix of sustainable recreation while protecting ecological resources. 

Alternative D would designate fewer miles of motorized routes than other alternatives, while alternatives B, C 

and E would result in more miles of designated motorized routes than currently exist. All action alternatives 

would reduce the dispersed camping corridor width from 300' to 150', though some would adopt more spur 

routes to dispersed sites than others. All action alternatives would also eliminate travel on existing 

undesignated routes in certain portions of the Vernal Ranger District (the "hatched areas"; see Sections 2.2.1 

and 3.1.7.1). Sections 2.3, 2.5 and Chapter 3 of the FEIS compare the alternatives in detail.

5.2.7.3 Opening All Existing Routes

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should designate roads in Wyoming for motorized travel as 

recommended by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. This would allow the continued access to private 

and state lands, and would not limit dispersed camping.

Response: WGFD recommended all routes that gave access to the reservoir be left open to provide access 

for anglers and other sportsmen. Many of these routes are not on the Flaming Gorge Ranger District Travel 

Map and travel on them is currently prohibited. Because the Purpose and Need for this Travel Management 

Plan is more encompassing than recognized by the WGFD many unauthorized routes were not included in any 

alternative (FEIS Chapter 1 Section 1.4 Purpose and Need for Action). Exemptions to off-road travel as 

described in 36 CFR 212.51(a) would be allowed under all alternatives. Exemptions fall into three categories: 

emergencies, administrative activities, and activities allowed under special use permits. Examples of 

emergency exemptions include fire, law enforcement, and search and rescue activities. Administrative activities 

include noxious weed control, wildlife management, and vegetation management (timber, fuel reduction). 

Activities allowed under special use permits include firewood gathering, wildlife research, livestock operations, 

access to private lands, leased lands, permitted occupancy land and permitted use lands, and outfitter-guide 

operations associated with assigned campsites. This last category of exemptions allowed under special use 

permits requires specific authorization from the appropriate Line Officer, detailing when, where, who, and 

under what circumstances motorized travel is allowed. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should leave the roads and trails as they are. All the roads and 

trails are used for recreation and the closure of any routes, including unauthorized routes, will limit access to 

areas.

Response: Many public comments expressed confusion and frustration about the existing condition and No 

Action Alternative. Many respondents stated that they preferred Alternative A because they wanted continued 

access to all the routes on the ground. Current motorized travel regulations prohibit public motorized use off 

existing, established forest system roads and trails with the exception of the Vernal Ranger District hatched 

area. Because the objective of the planning process is not to analyze all existing undesignated routes, rather to 

establish a system of designated routes and areas that will provide for access, safety, resource protection, and 

recreation (both motorized and non-motorized) (FEIS Section 1.4. Purpose and Need), the starting point for the 
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analysis is the current travel plan. Existing unauthorized routes are not currently available for motorized travel, 

and will only be added to the transportation system on a case-by-case basis.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not close a single road or trail. Doing so would create 

crowding, and would not provide for current and future recreation demands. Allowing motorized users to 

disperse across the Forest reduces user conflicts, minimizes unsafe crowding and congestion, limits the 

potential for violations, and improves the quality of the motorized recreational experience.

Response: The FEIS Section 1.2 addresses the primary reason for the travel rule and Section 1.4 gives the 

reason for the analysis of a designated system of roads and trails and areas for motorized use. As stated in the 

need for this analysis motor vehicle use has changed since the 1980's in both type and amounts of use. With the 

increased popularity in OHV use, the demand for motorized OHV routes has also grown exponentially. As the 

overall miles of unauthorized and undesignated roads and trails increase, the overall quality of the 

transportation system declines since these roads and trails are not managed and maintained. In addition, 

because system routes were developed historically for different purposes, the design and location of routes 

often do not serve today’s recreation needs. We acknowledge that the closure of some routes may increase 

crowding within the Vernal hatched area, however since the majority of the routes that would be “closed” 

elsewhere (including many referred to by WFGD) currently prohibit motorized use, effects should be minimal. 

Impact analyses for other resources indicate that providing a designated system of roads and trails and 

prohibiting unmanaged motorized recreation will provide needed resource protection.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should designate the currently unauthorized routes because they 

are being used by the public and for resource management, and therefore are needed.

Response: Although FEIS acknowledges that these routes are being used, it also discloses that a variety of 

resource impacts are occurring (FEIS Section 1.4.2.3 and 3.1.1). The Travel Management Rule requires that 

many different factors be taken into account when designating roads, trails and areas for motorized use (36 

CFR 212.55). These include effects on natural and cultural resources, public safety, access needs, potential for 

conflicts between users, and the need to administer and maintain routes as well as the need to provide 

recreation opportunities. The goal is to designate a sustainable system of routes and areas for motorized use 

that balances all these considerations. Designating all unauthorized routes would not meet that goal.

5.2.7.4. Addressing Recreation Demand

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should consider that as human intrusion into the Forest increases, 

the non-human resources become more endangered and more valuable. The fact that human motorized use has 

increased does not automatically mean that more and more of the Forest should be dedicated to that use.

Response: The Travel Management Rule requires that many different factors be taken into account when 

designating roads, trails and areas for motorized use (36 CFR 212.55). These include effects on natural and 

cultural resources, public safety, access needs, potential for conflicts between users, and the need to administer 

and maintain routes as well as the need to provide recreation opportunities. The goal is to designate a 

sustainable system of routes and areas for motorized use that balances all these considerations. The FEIS 

identified a variety of issues to be tracked throughout the analysis, including impacts to soil, water, wildlife, 

economics, and cultural resources as well as recreation demand. These issues are addressed in detail in Chapter 

3.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should explain how increased ATV sales and registrations relate to 

Forest recreation use rates, and why recreation management must be adjusted in response to it.

Response: ATV sales and registrations are one indication of the popularity of motorized recreation. Survey 

data cited in Sections 3.1.1 and 3.5.5 indicate that public lands, including Forest Service lands, are places 

where people want to engage in motorized recreation. This is relevant to recreation management because the 
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Ashley's Forest Plan directs us to consider public needs, along with other factors, in our recreation program. 

Likewise the Travel Management Rule lists provision of recreation opportunities and access as factors to be 

considered when designating routes for motor vehicle use. However, other factors must be considered as well. 

The FEIS states that striking a balance between motorized and non-motorized uses is an integral part of the 

travel management planning process (Section 3.1.1).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should extend the width of motorized trails to accommodate the 

increasing popularity of side-by-side OHVs by “senior” citizens and other users.

Response: All action alternatives would provide opportunities for the new, wider Utility Terrain Vehicles by 

designating more roads as open to mixed traffic and designating some trails as open to all vehicles. However, 

not all trails are suitable for UTV use due to terrain and other site factors.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should include more of the findings in the USU survey of Public 

Lands and Utah Communities in the EIS, especially with respect to local land values and area residents' desire 

to have a voice in management decisions.

Response: Social and economic values are addressed in Section 3.5 of the FEIS. This section has been 

expanded to include additional summarized data from the USU survey of Public Lands and Utah Communities. 

The added discussion summarizes the opinions of people from Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah Counties about 

motorized travel and other land management topics relevant to this project. Equivalent data has not been found 

for Wyoming Counties, however other sources of information on social values have been cited where possible 

(e.g., the report titled “Aspects of Beliefs and Values Regarding the Resources and Management of the Ashley 

National Forest,' which was prepared for the Ashley's Forest Plan revision project).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should open additional trails and areas to offset the loss of any 

that are closed in this process. 

Response: The Travel Management Rule requires that many different factors be taken into account when 

designating roads, trails and areas for motorized use (36 CFR 212.55). These include effects on natural and 

cultural resources, public safety, access needs, potential for conflicts between users, and the need to administer 

and maintain routes as well as the need to provide recreation opportunities. The goal is to designate a 

sustainable system of routes and areas for motorized use that balances all these considerations. The only areas 

that will have a reduction of motorized opportunity are the “hatched” areas on the Vernal District, which 

represent about 10% of the Ashley (excluding the High Uinta Wilderness). On the other 90% of the Forest, 

there will be the same or more miles of motorized routes available for public use under all action alternatives. 

Reducing the dispersed camping corridor width would be offset by adding many spur routes across the Forest 

to provide access to additional camp sites.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should provide data to support its claim that non-motorized use has 

increased on the Forest. The data provided in the DEIS showed that motorized use was increasing, but there 

were no corresponding data for non-motorized uses.

Response: Section 3.5.5.3 of the FEIS states that the counties within the analysis area have experienced 

rapid population growth, and that growth is expected to continue. Hiking and walking are among the most 

popular activities occurring on the Forest (FEIS Section 3.1.1) so as local populations grow, we expect to see 

more people participating in these activities. Although motorized recreation may be growing more rapidly than 

other uses, it is not the only use to be considered in this analysis.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should provide more motorized opportunities, consistent with 

demand and with the recreation goals in the Forest Plan.
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Response: The Forest Plan has a recreation goal to “provide a broad range of recreation opportunities within 

land capabilities and according to recognized public need” (Forest Plan, p. IV-14). A “broad range” includes 

but is not limited to motorized uses. Likewise, public need must be balanced with land capabilities. This is 

consistent with the Travel Management Rule (36 CFR 212.55) which lists a variety of criteria for designating 

routes. With this in mind, the FEIS presents a range of alternatives that would designate varying amounts of 

roads, trails and areas for motorized use, including alternatives that would increase the miles of designated 

motorized routes by adopting some of the existing, unauthorized routes. Only the hatched areas on the Vernal 

District, representing a small portion of the total Forest area (about 10% of the non-Wilderness lands on the 

Forest), would have an overall decrease in motorized opportunity compared to the current travel plan. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should reconsider its plans to reduce the land area available for 

dispersed camping and decrease the miles of roads and trails available for motorized use. This decrease of 

motorized use should not occur because it would not meet the purpose of and need for the project as stated in 

the DEIS, Section 2.4.1 – “to better accommodate motorized use and address future growth.” 

Response: The purpose of this project is to improve management of public summer motorized use by 

designating a sustainable system of roads, motorized trails and areas that are open for public motorized use 

(FEIS Section 1.4). This system will take into account a variety of management and resource concerns in 

addition to recreation needs, as stated in the FEIS (Section 1.4) and specified in the Travel Management Rule 

(36 CFR 212.55). The FEIS presented a range of alternatives that balanced these concerns in different ways. 

The change from 300 to 150 feet off of designated routes would reduce the total land area available for 

motorized dispersed camping. However, Alternatives B, C, and E include proposals to adopt numerous routes, 

many of which access traditionally used dispersed camping areas (FEIS, Section 2.5 and 3.1.7). All three of 

these alternatives would involve an increase, rather than a decrease, of the total mileage of designated routes 

available for motorized use. There are currently approximately 1,436 miles of non-system routes on the Forest. 

However, only 368 miles or 26% of these have been available for motorized use; this is due to their location in 

the current “hatched” area of the Vernal Ranger District (see EIS, Section 1.4). The remaining 1,068 miles of 

non-system routes are unauthorized and have not been open to motorized use. Alternatives B, C, and E would 

adopt some of these routes.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should keep the 50” or less designation on motorized trails because 

they were not designed for wider vehicles. The restriction will prevent damage from occurring.

Response: Routes proposed for use by UTV's and other vehicles greater 50” wide were selected on a caseby-case basis, and took existing route width and potential for resource damage into consideration. Details are 

provided in the proposal descriptions in Appendix A. Motorized routes not suitable for UTV use due to terrain 

or trail design, are designated for ATV use as defined in Section 2.2.1."

Concern Statement: The Forest should designate more trails specifically for ATV and UTV use. The 

wider UTVs in particular are a new use and need to be accommodated.

Response: Alternative B, our preferred alternative was created from public comments from a variety of user 

groups and designates more all-terrain-vehicle (both ATV and UTV) trails than our current travel plan. All 

other alternatives designate more or nearly the same amount of trails and roads as the current Travel Plan. 

Opportunities for UTV’s have increased over our current Travel Plan, as shown in Section 2.5 of the FEIS. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should develop more mountain bike trails.

Response: The purpose of the Travel Management Rule is to establish a system of roads, trails and areas for 

motorized use (36 CFR 212.50). Therefore this project addresses the routes and areas that are appropriate for 

motorized use, while taking the need to balance motorized and non-motorized uses into consideration. New 

construction of non-motorized trails targeting specific user groups is outside the scope of this analysis.
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5.2.8 Route Management

5.2.8.1 Mitigation and Maintenance

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should inventory the dispersed camping we have now and 

administer the sites with district personnel in order to deal with resource damage as it occurs, rather than 

limiting dispersed camping to 150' from roads and excluding all meadows and stream corridors across the 

board.

Response: The Travel Management Rule (Sec. 212.51 (b)) states: In designating routes, the responsible 

official may include in the designation the limited use of motor vehicles within a specified distance of certain 

designated routes, and if appropriate within specified time periods, solely for the purposes of dispersed 

camping or retrieval of a downed big game animal by an individual who has legally taken that animal. 

Proposed designations for limited motor vehicle use for the purpose of dispersed camping are consistent with 

the rule. The specific routes where this corridor would be applied were based on local resource conditions 

identified through field reviews and current resource imagery. Dispersed camping corridors are limited to areas 

where data indicate it would not cause unacceptable resource impacts. Criteria for identifying areas where 

dispersed camping is not appropriate are described in Section 2.2.1 of the FEIS. The Ashley's travel plan will 

be reviewed annually; if new data show that these criteria are not present in an area that has been closed to 

dispersed camping, the map can be adjusted at that time.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should do a better job of maintaining motorized trails. There 

would be better compliance with travel regulations, and acceptance of occasional closures, if the remaining 

routes were maintained.

Response: The cost of administering and maintaining the motorized trails is addressed in Recreation Issue 4. 

The FEIS acknowledges that only a portion of the roads and trails on the Forest are maintained to standard each 

year (Section 3.1.7.1, Alternative A, Issue 4). This is in part due to poorly located or constructed trails currently 

on the system, which require higher than normal investment to maintain. If these trails were relocated or closed 

more funds would be available for other trails. The analysis in Chapter 3 also addresses the possibility of 

obtaining grants or other outside funding to assist with maintenance needs.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should engage volunteers and consider their proposals for 

maintaining motorized trails and enforcing regulations.

Response: The cost of administering and maintaining trails is addressed under Recreation Issue 4. 

Enforcement is tracked under Recreation Issue 5. Both are compared across alternatives in Table 2.5.2. The 

amount of volunteer labor that will be available in any given year is difficult to predict or to estimate by 

alternative, so this is not tracked in the analysis. However, volunteers are acknowledged as important resources 

for accomplishing trails work in Section 3.1.7. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should only close routes where demonstrated, documented, and 

substantiated adverse impacts have occurred and that the impacts cannot be mitigated by other management 

methods.

Response: To wait until adverse impacts have occurred before reacting to the situation would not be 

responsible stewardship by the ANF. Resource specialists are skilled professionals that are trained to recognize 

areas where resource damage is most likely to occur. By preventing the damage before it happens there is less 

environmental harm and less cost to the Forest. There are also other concerns besides resource damage that 

could lead to a road or trail closure, such as conflicts among user groups and safety of the user.
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service should specify what mitigation measures are required prior to 

implementation, and not show routes on the Motorized Vehicle Use Map until the mitigation is completed.

Response: Mitigation measures and project design features are described in Section 2.2.5 and 2.2.3 

respectively. Chapter 3 addresses mitigation associated with specific proposals under each alternative. Section 

1.7.3, Administrative Scope, states that full implementation of the selected alternative would not occur until all 

federal legal requirements, regulations, consultations, and mitigation is met. Section 2.2.3 specifies that newly 

designated roads and trails would not be authorized or placed on the Motor Vehicle Use Map until on the 

ground assessments are made and applicable project design features are implemented.

Concern Statement: The Forest should not close roads due to resource concerns, but rather correct 

individual problems on certain roads. 

Response: The objective of the planning process is establish a sustainable system of roads, and trails. This 

system of roads, trails and areas will address current and anticipated recreation needs, provide a variety of 

recreation access opportunities, consider management concerns (such as public safety, maintenance costs, and 

consistency with adjoining public lands), reduce impacts to forest resources, recognize reserved or outstanding 

rights, and reduce conflicts between recreational uses on the ANF. Allowing continued use on roads that are 

causing unacceptable levels of resource damage does not fit the purpose and need of this planning effort, and 

continued maintenance of these roads would often not be a wise investment for the Forest. Where mitigation 

and/or increased maintenance are logistically and economically feasible, such routes have been included in one 

or more alternatives (see Appendix A for examples). Where these costs would be prohibitive, the route is not 

proposed under any alternative. The rationale and effects of closing system routes were addressed in the FEIS 

Chapter 3 under all resource Environmental Consequences sections. Chapter 3.1, Recreation Resources, 

addresses costs associated with managing Forest system roads and trails.

5.2.8.2 Closure

Concern Statement: The Forest Service needs to be consistent in its statements about road closures. The 

EIS Section 2.2.1 states “Non-system routes that are not displayed on the Motor Vehicle Use Map would be 

closed and stabilized, reclaimed, or obliterated as funds allow. Further site-specific environmental analysis is 

not needed to close the route but may be conducted to determine the appropriate method of closure.” This 

contradicts the Forest Supervisor’s statement during the June 30, 2009 that any closures would require 

additional NEPA analysis."

Response: Both the EIS and the Forest Supervisor were correct. The management decision to close of routes 

would not require additional NEPA, as this Travel Management Plan is the correct tool to identify routes that 

need closure. However, additional NEPA may be required to identify the correct method by which to close the 

route, i.e. gate, berm, obliteration. The Forest Supervisor did not state that additional NEPA analysis would be 

required for any road closures (Notes from June 30, 2009 meeting).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should consider designating more unauthorized routes since the 

impacts to wildlife habitat have already occurred.

Response: Impacts to wildlife are not the only consideration when deciding whether or not to designate an 

existing unauthorized route (FEIS Section 1.4.2.3, 36 CFR 212.55). Motorized use of these routes often leads 

to compaction and rutting through wet meadows and across riparian areas, which in turn increases 

sedimentation into streams by channeling drainage and run-off, which affects water quality. Trampling of 

vegetation by vehicles disturbs sensitive soils; damages riparian, meadow, and alpine areas; and increases 

compaction, which prevents native plants from thriving and increases water run-off. Noxious weeds are often 

spread along these unauthorized routes as weeds often thrive in disturbed areas. Noxious weeds have the 

potential to change native plant communities. Because these unauthorized routes are not part of the Forest 

transportation system, they are not maintained. Therefore resource damage and the spread of noxious weeds 
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can continue to worsen over time. In addition, the mix of recreation opportunities and potential for user 

conflicts must be considered. These criteria illustrate why unauthorized routes are not always appropriate for 

motorized use and must be considered on a case-by-case basis. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not obliterate unauthorized routes because that would 

prevent them from being considered for inclusion in future travel plans. 

Response: Although no additional NEPA is required to establish the management status of unauthorized 

roads as closed, there would typically be a site-specific analysis of the methods used to physically close any

roads (FEIS Section 2.2.1.3). This would involve public scoping and provide an additional chance for 

interested parties to submit comments.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not reward illegal use by designating user-created routes. 

This would favor motorized users at the expense of non-motorized users.

Response: The starting point for travel planning is the current travel map, showing designated routes. 

Unauthorized routes are considered for addition to the designated system when they meet the criteria in 36 CFR 

212.55, which include effects to natural and cultural resources, safety, recreational opportunities, access needs, 

user conflicts, and costs of administration and maintenance. Striking a balance between motorized and nonmotorized uses is an integral part of this process (FEIS Section 3.1.1).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should prepare a plan for accomplishing closure of unauthorized 

routes, including a method for prioritizing and grouping routes for efficiency. Conservation groups would be 

willing to provide labor and expertise for this work.

Response: The FEIS states that “non-system routes will be closed and stabilized, reclaimed, or obliterated as 

funds allow. Further site specific environmental analysis is not needed to close the route but may be conducted 

to determine the appropriate method of closure” (FEIS Section 2.2.1.3). Implementation of physical closures 

will therefore be affected by funding and ability to accomplish additional environmental analysis needed for 

ground-disturbing closure methods, and is outside the scope of this decision. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should retain the Vernal Ranger District hatched area.

Response: As stated in the FEIS Section 2.3.2 Alternative A: within the hatched travel area of the Vernal 

Ranger District quantifying resource damage and restricting travel on the undesignated routes is difficult, as 

there is no complete inventory of the existing, undesignated routes. Within these areas, travel impacts may be 

concentrated, but as described in Chapter 1 Section 1.4 Purpose and Need for Action, the extent is unknown 

and the number of motorized routes is continuing to increase on a yearly basis. Retaining these hatched travel 

areas would not meet the intent of the Travel Rule to designate a sustainable system of roads and trails which 

enhance motorized recreation experiences on NFS lands and minimize resource concerns.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service's use of the “hatched travel area” as an analysis feature is 

confusing and does not allow the public an opportunity to comment on individual roads in this area. The FEIS 

must disclose the direct and indirect effects of closing roads in the vaguely defined hatched area.

Response: The term “hatched travel area” is defined in Section 2.2.1.2 of the FEIS. It refers to a designation 

shown on the current travel map for the Vernal Ranger District, which allows travel on any existing route 

(including unauthorized routes) within area marked with cross-hatching on the map. The miles of motorized 

travel opportunity and square miles of motorized dispersed camping opportunity provided by unauthorized 

routes within the hatched areas was estimated and disclosed in Alternative A, to allow meaningful comparison 

with other alternatives (FEIS Sections 2.3, 2.5, 3.1.7). Specific unauthorized routes within the hatched were 

considered for designation in this planning process if they were identified through internal or public review as 
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important or desirable (for example, to create a loop route) and if they were not redundant or causing resource 

damage.

5.2.9 Dispersed Camping 

5.2.9.1. Distance Off Designated Routes

Concern Statement: The Forest Service misled the Wyoming public when it represented that the ANF 

TMP would not change dispersed camping limits in Wyoming. Casper Star Tribune On-Line (May 20, 2009). 

To the contrary, all action alternatives propose reducing the distance to 150 feet throughout the ANF. (DEIS at 

315.)

Response: The DEIS was released to the public on April 17, 2009. This was approximately one month prior 

to the Wyoming meeting. At that meeting the ANF did state that there would be changes between the DEIS and 

FEIS. One of the changes would be that the dispersed camping limits in the Wyoming portion of the ANF 

would remain at 300 feet to increase consistency between Forests within that state.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service needs to show the Utah Forest Service directive requiring or 

encouraging the use of the 150 foot dispersed camping rule.

Response: The Travel Rule states that the responsible official may include in the designation the limited use 

of motor vehicles within a specified distance of certain forest roads or trails for the purposes of dispersed 

camping or retrieval of game (36CFR 212.51 (b). Forest Service Manual directs the Regional Forests to 

coordinate these designations to promote consistency within states and among adjoining administrative units 

(FSM 7715.74 (3) (2009)). Forest Supervisors for National Forests within the State of Utah have decided to 

restrict dispersed camping to 150 feet from designated routes. Forest Supervisors for National Forests within 

the State of Wyoming have decided to restrict dispersed camping to 300 feet from designated routes. Forest 

Supervisors in Utah and Wyoming and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) support the 

prohibition of motorized travel off of designated routes for game retrieval. All National Forests in Utah that 

have completed their Travel Management Plans after the release of the 2005 Travel Rule have designated a 150 

foot dispersed camping area restriction from designated routes.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should clarify that the 150' dispersed camping corridor only 

pertains to motorized travel. Other areas may still be used for camping if accessed by non-motorized means.

Response: It is true that the 150' dispersed camping restriction only pertains to motorized travel. This has 

been clarified in the FEIS.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should limit motorized dispersed camping to 150 feet from 

designated roads and trails as well as designate roads and trails to traditional dispersed sites that are greater 

than 150 feet from current roads.

Response: The ANF is proposing to allow motorized access to dispersed campsites via routes that terminate 

in dispersed camp sites as well as limited motorized access within 150 feet of designated system roads and 

motorized trails where slope, vegetation type, and resource conditions would permit such use without causing 

unacceptable levels of damage. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not allow motorized dispersed camping at either 150' or 

300' because it may cause resource impacts. A history of use does not justify designation of dispersed camping 

areas since they were created illegally.
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Response: The current travel regulations allow motorized dispersed camping within 300' of most designated 

routes. In addition, the “hatched area” on the Vernal District allows motorize travel on any existing route. See 

Sections 2.3.2 of the FEIS. Use that is occurring consistent with these regulations is legal. Under the 2005 

Travel Management Rule (Sec. 212.51 (b)) the responsible official may include limited use of motor vehicles 

within a specified distance of certain designated routes, and if appropriate within specified time periods, solely 

for the purposes of dispersed camping. Proposed designations for limited motor vehicle use for the purpose of 

dispersed camping are consistent with the rule. The specific routes where this corridor would be applied were

based on local resource conditions identified through field reviews and current resource imagery. Dispersed 

camping corridors are limited to areas where data indicate it would not cause unacceptable resource impacts. 

Criteria for identifying areas where dispersed camping is not appropriate are described in Section 2.2.1 of the 

FEIS. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not limit dispersed camping to areas within 150’ of roads 

and trails. Other surrounding Forests (Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF in Utah, Medicine Bow NF, Routt and 

Caribou-Targhee NF, in Wyoming and White River NF in Colorado) are using the 300' dispersed camping rule.

Response: The final travel management rule includes a provision in 212.51(b) (2008) which allows the 

responsible official to include in the designation of a road or trail the limited use of motor vehicles within a 

specified distance of certain designated routes solely for the purposed of dispersed camping. The Forest 

Service Manual (FSM 7715.74 2009) states that the Regional Forester should coordinate these designations 

within states (FEIS 1.5).

Route and White River National Forests are in Colorado, and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest is in Idaho.

These Forests will coordinate the designation of limited use of motor vehicles within a specified distance off 

certain forest roads and forest trails where motor vehicle use is allowed within those states, and as needed. 

Forests in Utah that have completed travel management plans after the release of the 2005 Travel Management 

Final Rule, including most Districts on the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF, have established 150 feet dispersed 

camping limits along selected routes.

Forests in Wyoming, including that portion of the Ashley National Forest that is in Wyoming, that have 

completed their travel management plans have established a 300 foot dispersed camping distance from 

designated routes. In the Medicine Bow NF the 300 foot distance is only allowed along specified routes within 

the Forest, many designated routes further restrict dispersed camping to 100 feet or eliminate it altogether. No 

off road dispersed camping is allowed within the Grasslands.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not limit dispersed camping to areas within 150’ of roads 

and trails. The current 300’ distance should be retained in order to disperse impacts, accommodate demand for 

sites, not crowd dispersed camping sites together, retain access to popular areas, and allow families to get 

further away from roads for safety and aesthetic reasons.

Response: Allowing motorized travel up to 300’ off roads and trails for dispersed camping would not meet 

the purpose and need for consistency among National Forests in Utah. The effects of changing to 150’ were 

addressed in the FEIS Chapter 3 under all resource Environmental Consequences sections, including 

quantitative estimates of the area available for dispersed camping under each alternative. The action 

alternatives also addressed access to traditional dispersed camping areas that would be further than 150 feet 

from a designated route through adoption of spur roads and trails, consistent with FSM 7715.74(5). This 

approach was used for areas identified during public input and field review of these sites.

Retaining motorized travel up to 300 feet off roads and trails for dispersed camping in Wyoming would meet 

the purpose and need for consistency among National Forest in that state. The FEIS section 1.4 Purpose and 

Need for Action will address this change from the DEIS in all alternatives. 
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5.2.9.2. Relationship to Developed Sites

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should allow dispersed camping within 1/4 mile of pay 

campgrounds. This is not allowed under any of the action alternatives. If campgrounds were full and other 

dispersed camping access standards are met then dispersed camping should be allowed next to the pay 

campground. 

Response: Closure orders currently restrict dispersed camping up to 1/4 mile from Forest Service pay 

campgrounds. The rational behind the closure is to ensure that the facilities paid for by those staying in the 

campgrounds are available to the paying customers and are not being utilized by dispersed campers staying 

right outside the campground boundaries. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should consider designating all unauthorized routes that access 

dispersed camping sites, and allow camping within 1/4 mile of developed campgrounds.

Response: The objective of the planning process is not to analyze all existing undesignated routes, it is to 

establish a system of designated routes and areas that will provide for access, safety, resource protection, and 

recreation (both motorized and non-motorized). The Forest’s past travel management decisions are the starting 

point for travel analysis and travel management decisions (FSM 7715.03, 7715.11). With respect to dispersed 

camping areas greater than 150' from a road, when field reviews or public comment identified a site that was 

desirable and where this type of use would not cause unacceptable damage, the Forest considered designating a 

spur route to provide access to it. Dispersed camping is currently not allowed within 1/4 mile of a developed 

campground. The rationale for this closure is to ensure that the campground facilitates are available to those 

users who have paid to stay there and are not being utilized by campers staying right outside the campground. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should develop more campgrounds if they are going to limit 

dispersed camping.

Response: We acknowledge that dispersed camping would be more limited with the restriction of 150 feet 

from a designated road or trail in Utah. Bearing that in mind the ANF is proposing to allow motorized access to 

dispersed campsites via over 200 designated routes that terminate in dispersed camp sites that are traditional 

family dispersed sites, where slope, vegetation type, and resource conditions would permit such use without 

causing unacceptable levels of damage. Constructing new developed campgrounds is beyond the scope of this 

project.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should improve and/or build more designated campgrounds. 

Improving conditions in designated campgrounds should be considered as an alternate way of meeting the need 

for more camping opportunities.

Response: The purpose of this project is to designate a sustainable system of roads, trails and areas that are 

open for motorized public use (FEIS Section 1.4.1). Construction or improvement of campground facilities is 

beyond the scope of the project.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not make everyone camp in pay campgrounds. Many 

people can not afford to stay nor do they enjoy staying in pay campgrounds.

Response: The ANF is proposing to allow motorized access to dispersed campsites via routes that terminate 

in dispersed camp sites as well as within 150 feet of designated system roads and motorized trails where slope, 

vegetation type, and resource conditions would permit such use without causing unacceptable levels of 

damage.
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not prohibit camping in boat launches because there are 

not enough camping spots. 

Response: The Flaming Gorge District has one of the largest amounts of campsites of any Forest Service 

Unit in the Intermountain Region. Currently the Flaming Gorge District has a total of 37 developed 

campgrounds with over 800 campsites. The newly renovated Buckboard Campground has a very low 

occupancy rate and is rarely full, even on holiday weekends. There is not a lack of camping opportunities and 

the entire area is open to dispersed camping next to designated roads with very few exceptions. Camping 

within a 1/4 mile of most boat launches and developed sites has been prohibited for many years. Boat launches 

were developed specifically for day use and the space needs to be available for boat launch parking, therefore 

camping is prohibited.

5.2.9.3 Dispersed Camping Impacts

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should comply with the survey requirements of the NHPA and the 

EIS should contain detailed analysis of the impacts of dispersed camping on any cultural resources in the 

Basset Springs, Little Brush Creek Knob, Dutch Charles and Little Lake.

Response: Potential impacts to cultural resources are addressed in Section 3.7 of the FEIS. Prior travel 

management decisions which are incorporated into this analysis with no change do not require additional 

review. New routes or routes with proposed changes that have the potential to affect cultural resources were 

analyzed as described in Section 3.7.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should institute some form of regulation that limits dispersed 

camping opportunities where those areas can be strung together and become large noisy OHV playgrounds that 

encourage unauthorized incursion and damage in nearby non-motorized areas, such as Bassett Springs, Little 

Brush Creek Knob, Dutch Charles and Little Lake.

Response: The ANF has analyzed various scenarios for dispersed camping as part of route designation. All 

action alternatives offer an array of dispersed camping opportunities including the opportunity for large OHV 

groups such as those mentioned above as well as for remote dispersed camping opportunities. All action 

alternatives would limit motorized access to within 150 feet of either side of certain designated routes for the 

purpose of dispersed camping. Dispersed camping would be permissible within 150 feet of designated roads 

and motorized trails where slope, vegetation type, and resource conditions would permit such use without 

causing unacceptable levels of damage. Unacceptable levels of damage may include but would not be limited 

to excessive soil compaction and displacement; damage to wet meadows, seep, springs, bogs, and streams; 

crushed and uprooted vegetation; damage to cultural and archaeological resources; and disturbance and/or 

harassment to fish and/or wildlife. 

The action alternatives vary in the number and miles of routes accessing historic dispersed camping area that 

would be designated. No motorized access would be allowed off previously unauthorized routes until 

archaeological surveys are completed. After surveys and consultation with the State Historical Preservation 

Office and Tribes is completed, corridors for the purpose of dispersed camping may be designated and 

delineated on subsequent publications of the MVUM. 

A complete description of motorized access for dispersed camping is included in the FEIS.

Concern Statement: The FS should not decrease dispersed camping to 150 as it will create more resource 

damage by concentrating use within a smaller area. 

Response: Resource damage from dispersed camping should decrease with fewer feet allowed (150 in Utah 

versus the current 300). The potential to camp anywhere along a designated route with no protection for 

sensitive areas such as meadows, alpine, lakes and streams, as in the current travel plan, opens more area to 

dispersed camping and potential resource damage. Designating dispersed camping areas along a route, placing 
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100 foot restrictions along and around water bodies, prohibiting crossings of streams, alpine and meadow areas 

will offer more protection for the resource than is currently in place (Chapter 2, section 2.2.1). 

5.2.9.4 Other Camping Restrictions

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should adopt a 30-foot restriction for motorized dispersed camping 

from perennial streams and natural lakes rather than the proposed restriction of 100 feet, because camping near 

water is appealing for a number of reasons, as was recognized in the DEIS, and today’s recreational vehicles 

are self contained.

Response: Dispersed motorized camping in close proximity to live water can pose impacts to water quality 

and aquatic resources. While proper use of trailers with self-contained facilities for waste material and gray 

water can reduce the risk of contamination to nearby water bodies, repeated vehicle and trailer camping at 

undeveloped non-hardened sites near natural lakes and live streams tends to produce areas devoid of vegetation 

with compacted soils, prone to rutting and erosion. Proximity of these sites to water increases the likelihood of 

sediment and other contaminants reaching the streams and impacting water quality. 

5.2.9.5 Traditional Use

Concern Statement: Although Alternative E would accommodate many of the motorized route proposals 

important to Duchesne County, the Forest Service should not choose this alternative as it would have less 

motorized route and associated motorized dispersed camping opportunities than some of the other alternatives.

Response: Comment noted. Alternative E was developed in recognition of the importance of decreasing 

road densities; however, this alternative would limit those areas to specific locations of resource concern, such 

as sensitive land types, rather than across the districts as outlined in Alternative D (EIS, Chapter 2, Section 

2.3.7 Alternative E)."

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not close dispersed camping areas that have been used 

historically

Response: The proposed closures only limit camping with motorized vehicles. The Forest is not limiting 

other types of camping (horseback, backpacking, etc.). Camping areas which have existed before the Forest 

was created were not used by motorized vehicles because vehicle use only became common in the 1910's and 

1920's. The dispersed camping restriction in this decision are specifically meant to address the potential 

damage from motorized vehicles which is substantially more damaging than camping activities associated with 

backpacking and horse camping.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not take away dispersed camping opportunities. There 

should be the same or more opportunities in order to meet demand.

Response: Motorized dispersed camping will still be available on the Ashley National Forest. Dispersed 

camping will be allowed along most open roads under all alternatives. To make motorized dispersed camping 

uniform within the State of Utah that part of the Ashley National Forest within Utah will change from 300 feet 

to 150 feet for motorized dispersed camping in all action alternatives. Motorized dispersed camping within the 

state of Wyoming will remain at 300 feet, as this is the standard established by the Forests in Wyoming. The 

DEIS showed proposals to prohibit access to dispersed camping in certain locations. These proposals were 

revised based on feedback received during the public comment period, and in internal staff review. The FEIS 

has more areas where motorized dispersed camping would be allowed. In addition, all alternatives include 

designation of spur routes to access dispersed camping sites further than 150' from a road which were identified 

as desirable and sustainable.
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5.2.9.6 Limiting Dispersed Camping Areas

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not propose hundreds of miles of currently undesignated 

short spur roads in order to access dispersed camping sites further off the road than 150 feet. There are ample 

areas available to disperse camp without a new road system and there is no evidence offered to suggest that the 

areas available are not adequate to meet dispersed camping needs. Most of these routes were previously 

undesignated and are illegal routes.

Response: Many Utah National Forests have designated short spur routes to access areas that have a history 

of dispersed camping use per FSM 7715.74. The Forest recognizes that motorized dispersed camping is a 

highly popular recreational experience. While there is not a complete inventory of the available dispersed 

camping areas or typical occupancy rates, this project includes the site specific NEPA required to designate 

motorized routes and areas based on suitability for that use regardless of past levels of use. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should restrict dispersed camping access corridors to certain 

designated routes based on site-specific analysis, to be consistent with the intent of the Travel Rule. Dispersed 

camping should not be allowed along every designated route, nor should consistency with other Forests be a 

decision factor when identifying where dispersed camping will be allowed.

Response: Consistency with other Utah Forests was considered when setting the dispersed corridor width in 

the action alternatives. The FEIS in Chapter 1, section 1.5 (management direction) states, “While the 

responsible official may include in the designation the limited use of motor vehicles within a specified distance 

of certain forest roads or trails for the purposes of dispersed camping or retrieval of game (36CFR 212.51 (b), 

the Forest Service Manual directs the Regional Foresters to coordinate these designations to promote 

consistency within states and among adjoining administrative units (FSM 7715.74 (3) (2009)). The Regional 

Forester and Forest Supervisors for National Forests within the State of Utah have decided to restrict dispersed 

camping to 150 feet from designated routes.” Motorized dispersed camping within the state of Wyoming would 

remain at 300 feet from designated routes since it is the established standard for forests in Wyoming. 

However, the specific routes where this corridor would be applied were based on local resource conditions. 

Dispersed camping corridors are limited to areas where this activity would not cause unacceptable resource 

impacts. Criteria for identifying areas where dispersed camping is not appropriate are described in Section 

2.2.1 of the FEIS. Furthermore, the Forest did not rely solely on the use of dispersed camping corridors to 

address this use. There are many areas where short access roads were proposed instead of cross-country travel 

zones, consistent with FSM 7715.74(5).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should restrict dispersed camping access corridors to certain 

designated routes based on site-specific analysis, to be consistent with the intent of the Travel Rule. Dispersed 

camping should not be allowed along every designated route, nor should consistency with other Forests be a 

decision factor when identifying where dispersed camping will be allowed.

Response: Consistency with other Utah Forests was considered when setting the dispersed corridor width in 

the action alternatives. The FEIS in Chapter 1, section 1.5 (management direction) states, “While the 

responsible official may include in the designation the limited use of motor vehicles within a specified distance 

of certain forest roads or trails for the purposes of dispersed camping or retrieval of game (36CFR 212.51 (b), 

the Forest Service Manual directs the Regional Foresters to coordinate these designations to promote 

consistency within states and among adjoining administrative units (FSM 7715.74 (3) (2009)). The Regional 

Forester and Forest Supervisors for National Forests within the State of Utah have decided to restrict dispersed 

camping to 150 feet from designated routes.” Motorized dispersed camping within the state of Wyoming 

would remain at 300 feet from designated routes since it is the established standard for forests in Wyoming. 

However, the specific routes where this corridor would be applied were based on local resource conditions. 

Dispersed camping corridors are limited to areas where this activity would not cause unacceptable resource 

impacts. Criteria for identifying areas where dispersed camping is not appropriate are described in Section 

2.2.1 of the FEIS. Furthermore, the Forest did not rely solely on the use of dispersed camping corridors to 
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address this use. There are many areas where short access roads were proposed instead of cross-country travel 

zones, consistent with FSM 7715.74(5).

5.2.10 Access Concerns

5.2.10.1 Physically Challenged Forest Users

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not close any motorized routes because they are needed to 

provide access for those who have physical limitations that make walking difficult or impossible. Closing roads 

would discriminate against the elderly, disabled and families with small children. 

Response: The Ashley National Forest travel management plan applies equally to all members of the public 

and is not discriminatory towards persons with disabilities or any other group. The Agency is bound by Federal 

law to protect the rights of disabled individuals in a non-discriminatory manner; therefore all alternatives 

address this issue by assuring that reasonable restrictions on motor vehicle use are applied consistently to 

everyone. All alternatives provide a diversity of access options including open roads and motorized trails for 

those with physical limitations. Most alternatives provide more miles of designated motorized routes for public 

use than are currently available. See FEIS section 1.11.2, for a more detailed discussion of this issue. 

5.2.10.2 Game Retrieval

Concern Statement: The Forest Service is right to prohibit motorized cross-country travel to retrieve game, 

because it is not the traditional way to hunt and may cause resource damage.

Response: Comment noted. Although the travel rule allows local decision makers the discretion to permit 

limited use of motor vehicles for game retrieval (36 CFR 212.51(b)), this provision is to be applied sparingly, 

on a local or state-wide basis, to avoid undermining the purposes of the final rule and to promote consistency in 

implementation (Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 216, p. 68285; see also FSM 7715.74). The Forest Supervisors 

in Utah, in consultation with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, have chosen to prohibit motorized travel 

off designated routes for purposes of game retrieval. Forest Supervisors in Wyoming have also chosen to 

prohibit motorized cross-country travel for game retrieval. This is addressed in Sections 1.5 and 1.11.2 of the 

FEIS.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should clarify that game may be retrieved using non-motorized 

means only, rather than saying “game retrieval will not be allowed.

Response: A discussion of motorized cross-country travel for purposes of big game retrieval in the DEIS 

incorrectly stated that big game retrieval would not be allowed in Utah under the new travel plan. This has been 

corrected to say that motorized travel off of designated routes for game retrieval would be prohibited.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should maintain off-road access for big-game retrieval. 

Prohibiting motorized travel for game retrieval will lead to spoiled game and may cause people to quit hunting 

because it is too difficult to pack out downed game. 

Response: Current travel regulations allow hunters to use motor vehicles to retrieve downed game within 

300' of designated routes. The Travel Management Rule gives local officials the discretion to allow limited use 

of motor vehicles for game retrieval (36 CFR 212.51(b)), but this provision is to be applied sparingly, on a 

local or state-wide basis, to avoid undermining the purposes of the final rule and to promote consistency in 

implementation (Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 216, p. 68285; see also FSM 7715.74). The Forest Supervisors 

in Utah, in consultation with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, have chosen to prohibit motorized travel 

off designated routes for purposes of game retrieval. Forest Supervisors in Wyoming have also chosen to 

prohibit motorized cross-country travel for game retrieval. This is addressed in Sections 1.5 and 1.11.2 of the 

FEIS.
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5.2.10.3 Non-recreation Access Needs

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not close roads because they are needed for emergency 

services and management activities such as weed control.

Response: Motor vehicle use for emergency purposes (including fire suppression) and law enforcement is 

exempt from the designations in this plan. Limited administrative use by the Forest Service for management 

purposes is also exempt (36 CFR 212.51(a)). Additional emergency and management access is available via 

administratively closed roads. See Section 1.2 of the FEIS for a list of motorized uses that are exempt from 

management designations in this project.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not close roads because those who have permits for 

livestock grazing, guiding, mining and other business purposes would be financially impacted. 

Response: Activities authorized by a permit (e.g., grazing, guiding and associated access needs) are 

governed by the terms of that permit. Motor vehicle use that is specifically provided for under such permits is 

not affected by the restrictions proposed in this plan (36 CFR 212.51(b); see also Sections 1.2 and 1.11.2 of the 

FEIS). 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not restrict cross-country travel to 150' from roads and 

trails because it will prevent firewood permit holders from getting the wood they need to heat their homes. 

Restricting firewood cutting will also leave more dead wood in the forest and increase fire risk.

Response: The distance that a firewood permit holder may drive off of roads and trails is not part of this 

decision. The terms and conditions applicable to firewood harvesting, including off-road travel, are specified in 

the firewood permit. This is addressed in Section 1.11.2 of the FEIS.

5.2.10.4 Other Special Uses Considerations

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should address the number of special use permits that would be 

available to allow access for various activities, and the conditions under which those permits would be issued.

Response: The purpose of the Travel Management Rule is to establish a system of roads, trails and areas for 

motorized use (36 CFR 212.50). Therefore this project addresses the routes and areas that are appropriate for 

motorized use. The Special use permitting process is outside the scope of this analysis.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not open the road in Sols Canyon and across Long Park 

dam because reducing existing restrictions on public access will decrease the security of this high hazard dam. 

In order to reduce the potential for terrorism, the Dams Sector within the Federal Department of Homeland 

Security recommends limiting public and vehicular access to high hazard dams.

Response: The discussion of costs and benefits of this proposal has been amended to include the risk of 

terrorism and the need to incorporate Homeland Security recommendations into the required mitigation 

measures.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not open the road through Sols Canyon and across Long 

Park dam because public access poses a safety risk as well as significant administration, enforcement and 

maintenance costs. Vehicle traffic is likely to damage the dam and access road, and public access has been 

associated with increased vandalism in the past. This is a high hazard rating dam so there is a high probability 

of loss of human life and/or extensive economic loss in the event of dam failure.

Response: The costs and benefits of opening this road to public use are discussed in Section 3.1, Alternative 

B, Recreation Issue 1 (Conflicts) and are summarized in Appendix A, Proposal #1007. Three action 
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alternatives would reopen the road with a seasonal closure to help prevent damage to the road and dam, while 

the fourth (Alt. D) would retain the administrative closure. If the decision is to reopen this road, the Ashley 

National Forest would consult with the Utah Office of Dam Safety to discuss mitigating measures that would 

not only preserve the integrity of the Long Park Dam, but would insure public safety. Mitigation measures 

identified through this consultation would be implemented prior to opening the road. If mitigation required 

ground-disturbing activity, additional site-specific NEPA would be completed as appropriate.

5.2.11 Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area Issues

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should address the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area 

separately from than the Ashley National Forest since they are so vastly different.

Response: The Ashley developed four recreation “niche” areas to characterize broad recreation conditions 

and use patterns on the Forest. One of those four areas is the Flaming Gorge NRA. The recreation effects 

analysis in Chapter 3 uses these niche areas to organize the discussion of impacts, so it is possible to see the 

effects of each alternative that are specific to the NRA.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should allow unrestricted motorized travel in the Flaming Gorge 

National Recreation Area to access boating, fishing, and dispersed camping, and for ATV use. The area is not a 

National Forest or wildlife refuge, it is for recreation. 

Response: The legislation establishing the NRA tasked the Forest Service with managing the area to meet 

three mission and management goals: 1) public outdoor recreation benefits; (2) conservation of scenic, 

scientific, historic, and other values contributing to public enjoyment; and (3) such management, utilization, 

and disposal of natural resources that will promote or are compatible with, and do not significantly impair the 

purpose for which the recreation area is established (Forest Plan A-1). While motorized recreation of the NRA 

is a legitimate use of the area it is not the only or even the primary use. The Forest Plan page A-1 further 

recognizes (1) that the area has a capacity determined by basic resource and social factors and that either or 

both may limit use of the area before demand is fully satisfied, and (2) maintaining the undeveloped character 

of most of the NRA will be necessary if the quality recreational experience is to be continued.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should address how it will prevent OHVs from travelling crosscountry along the Flaming Gorge shoreline at low water and accessing areas that are not open to travel.

Response: At Flaming Gorge Reservoir the land located below the high water line and above the actual 

water line is managed by the Bureau of Reclamation and is outside the scope of this planning effort. Routes 

from above the high-water-line to access the shoreline are considered in all action alternatives in the FEIS.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should consider the enforceability and ecological impact of 

adding more miles of lakeshore access routes at Flaming Gorge.

Response: The ecological impacts of each alternative are addressed in Chapter 3. Soil and Water Issue 2 

tracks effects to water quality, and specifically evaluates the miles of unpaved road within 300' of lakes greater 

than an acre (including Flaming Gorge Reservoir; 3.2.5). The wildlife effects analysis is presented in Section 

3.3.5 and summarized in Table 3.3.4. Enforcement concerns are tracked as a key issue in the recreation section 

(3.1.7)."

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should continue to provide access to the shoreline of Flaming 

Gorge Reservoir for fishing and camping.

Response: Three of the four action alternatives (B, C and E) would substantially increase the designated 

routes available to access the reservoir for camping and water-based sports (FEIS Section 3.1.7.2). Alternative 

D would also adopt new access routes, though not as many as the other alternatives. The regulation that 
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prohibits camping within 100' of a lake does not apply to reservoirs, so would not limit camping on the shore of 

Flaming Gorge Reservoir (FEIS Section 2.2.1). Also, areas below the high water line are not regulated by the 

Forest Service and therefore are not affected by this decision.

5.2.12 Inventoried Roadless Areas and Potential Wilderness Areas

5.2.12.1 Consideration of Roadless Areas and Values

Concern Statement: The Forest Service requires the Secretary of Agriculture to approve or disapprove 

road construction or reconstruction in inventoried roadless areas according to Directive No. 1042-154.

Response: Errors concerning new designations in IRAs have been corrected between the draft and final EIS. 

No new roads would be designated under any alternatives in inventoried roadless areas.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should close all dispersed camping area within the inventoried 

roadless areas. The Travel Rule requires that the Forest close areas to cross-country travel with the exception of 

small discrete open areas.

Response: The Travel Rule directs that in designating routes, the responsible official may include in the 

designation the limited use of motor vehicles within a specified distance of certain forest roads and trails where 

motor vehicle use is allowed (36 CFR 212.51(b). The Forest Service manual directs the Regional Forests to 

coordinate the designation of specified distance off forest roads or trails for the purposes of dispersed camping 

or retrieval of game (FSM 7715.74 (3). Forest Supervisors within the State of Utah have chosen to restrict 

dispersed camping to 150 feet from designated routes. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should keep all roadless areas roadless. South Slope High Country, 

North Slope High Country, and Ashley Gorge potential wilderness areas (undeveloped areas) should be kept

roadless, undeveloped, and non-motorized as a balance to motorized opportunities to the east of these areas, 

and to protect wildlife, watersheds, visual resources, and other resources from the effects of motorized uses.

Response: Prohibiting motorized routes in roadless was an alternative considered but not fully developed. 

The alternative, as described in the FEIS Section 2.4.1, would not meet the purpose and need for the project. 

Among the alternatives, Alternative D would reduce motorized routes in roadless and potential wilderness 

areas the most.

5.2.12.2 Consideration of Potential Wilderness Areas

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should close all motorized routes in areas with wilderness 

potential. Such routes are not appropriate.

Response: This proposal is partially addressed in the FEIS in Chapter 2, section 2.4 Alternatives Considered 

but Eliminated from Detailed Study, 2.4.1. Do not allow any motorized routes in roadless areas, and include 

decommissioning all routes within their boundaries. This proposal does not meet the purpose and need. The 

same would be true for areas with wilderness potential that are not part of the 2001 roadless inventory. 

Alternative D, however, does partially address this concern with fewer route designated in areas inventoried as 

potential wilderness.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not allow motorized travel in areas near the High Uintas 

Wilderness, in unique or fragile ecosystems like Ashley Gorge, in roadless areas, or in areas with potential for 

wilderness designation because such areas should be protected for their undeveloped qualities and opportunities 

for quiet recreation such as hiking.
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Response: Prohibiting motorized routes in roadless was an alternative considered but not fully developed. 

The alternative, as described in the FEIS 2.4.1, would not meet the purpose and need for the project. Among

the Alternatives, Alternative D would reduce motorized routes in roadless and potential wilderness areas the 

most. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not be creating or expanding wilderness by limit motorized 

access or access to dispersed camping in order to reduce effects to wilderness attributes. No authority exists for 

wilderness planning during travel planning, and the Forest Plan is currently enjoined.

Response: No wilderness is proposed; wilderness proposals or recommendations are outside the scope of this 

analysis. Wilderness attributes, in areas with wilderness potential are among the resources analyzed for effects 

from each of the proposals. This analysis is standard in NEPA, and displays effects to that particular resource. 

Effects to wilderness attributes from dispersed camping and from individual routes are discussed in chapter 3 

of the FEIS and in Appendix C. Regarding the Forest Plan, it is not enjoined. The commenter is probably 

referring to the Forest Service's 2008 Planning Rule, which was recently enjoined so the provisions of the 2000 

Planning Rule are now in effect. Regardless of which Planning Rule is in effect, plan revision and associated 

wilderness proposals are a separate process and outside the scope of this analysis.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not consider roadless in travel management, and should 

open inventoried roadless areas to active management because the Roadless Area Conservation Rule is no 

longer in effect due to the 9th Circuit Court ruling that the Rule was unlawfully promulgated.

Response: The definition of road construction under 36 CFR §294.11 has been superseded by later rulemaking processes and no longer applies. 

Section 3.4.1 of the EIS summarizes various court rulings, and the Forest Service obligation under NEPA to 

respond to public concerns and comments about effects to undeveloped areas with wilderness potential and/or 

inventoried roadless areas. No alternatives that restricted travel to non-motorized in inventoried roadless areas 

were developed in detail (see FEIS 2.4). Additionally, no proposals in alternatives would add roads in roadless.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not designate 3188 or 3194 or other proposals for 

motorized travel and dispersed camping access in High Uintas potential wilderness areas due to their high 

roadless values and proximity to the High Uintas Wilderness.

Response: Alternative D addresses these concerns; no new routes would be designated in this alternative. 

(Note: proposals 3188 and 3194 and others were mistakenly shown in High Uintas B in the DEIS Appendix C. 

They are actually in High Uintas A, as shown in the FEIS Appendix D. Conversely, many of the routes shown 

in High Uintas A are actually in High Uintas B).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not designate any new roads inside inventoried roadless 

areas. Only roads that were present prior to the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RACR), or were added 

through proper NEPA analysis during a period then the RACR was not in effect, may be considered in the 

travel management process.

Response: The inventory protocol in use when the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RACR) was developed 

allowed for inclusion of low standard system roads within inventoried roadless areas (IRAs). Only roads that 

were passable by a standard passenger vehicle were excluded. Accordingly, the inventory submitted by the 

Ashley NF at the time the RACR was finalized does include a number of system roads that were and are 

displayed on our travel maps. These roads are not visible on the IRA maps found at roadless.fs.fed.us because 

those maps only display IRA polygons and major highways. Likewise, excluded areas along higher-standard 

roads extending into IRAs (often referred to as “cherry-stems”) may not be visible on the web site maps due to 

the display resolution. Thus current system roads within IRAs, and included in Ashley’s travel management 

planning process, are not new road designations. Alternative A (the existing condition) mirrors the roads and 
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trails shown on the Ashley’s 1999 Travel Map, as modified by the special order ending cross country travel in 

2003. 

The RACR has been enjoined outside of the 9th Circuit Court and New Mexico, and is no longer in effect for 

Ashley NF lands. The definition of road construction cited in this comment (36 CFR §294.11) has also been 

superseded by later rule-making processes and no longer applies. However, consistent with the 2008 NEPA 

regulations (36 CFR §220.5(2)) the FEIS considered the effect of each management proposal on the 

undeveloped character of IRAs, as explained in section 3.4 of the FEIS. Road construction is an action that has 

the potential to substantially alter the undeveloped character of an IRA and was addressed as such. None of the 

alternatives in the FEIS involves new road construction or designates previously unauthorized roads within 

IRAs. One existing system road in an IRA, which is currently administratively closed, would be opened up for 

public use. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not designate trails open to all vehicles in inventoried 

roadless areas because these better meet the definition of a road than of a trail, as defined in F.S. Region 4 

guidance.

Response: The proposals in the preferred alternative that would be designated as trails throughout the Forest 

will be managed and maintained per the Region 4 definitions. Due to these expressed concerns, the definitions 

have been included in the FEIS in 2.2.1.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not let ATVs be used in wilderness.

Response: Management of the High Uintas Wilderness is subject to the Wilderness Act, Public Law 98-406, 

which explicitly prohibits motorized vehicles use.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not propose any of the potential wilderness areas for 

wilderness because, based on the miles of travel routes in them, they do not have the wilderness attributes of 

untrammeled by man, and are not natural and undeveloped.

Response: The concern is outside of the scope of this process. Wilderness attributes and potential have been 

analyzed for effects, but wilderness proposals are not being considered.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should re-analyze the effects of proposed motorized routes in 

IRAs due to their evolution as unauthorized roads or trails that are damaging IRAs. If these routes are adopted 

they will be maintained and more heavily used. This will lead to further degradation of character.

Response: The analysis of wilderness attributes is based in a consistent evaluation protocol developed for the 

region, described in the FEIS 3.4. The protocol does consider effects from many types of uses. Wilderness 

attributes are unlikely to be affected given current recreation use trends. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should retain approximately 10 percent of existing roadless areas.

Response: Motorized trails that would be designated in roadless areas would not change the 2001 roadless 

inventory.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should take a hard look at the effects of motorized route 

designations in roadless areas for effects to species, wilderness potential, and other environmental attributes.

Response: Each proposal was analyzed by resource specialists from several disciplines for effects to natural, 

cultural, and recreation resources. This process occurred for proposals both inside and outside of inventoried 

roadless areas. The effects are disclosed in Chapter 3 of the FEIS and in the Appendices. 
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Concern Statement: The Roadless Area Conservation Rule prevents the Forest Service from designating 

roads, building roads, or improving roads in IRAs based on definitions in 36 CFR. 294.11.

Response: The definition of road construction under 36 CFR §294.11 has been superseded by later rulemaking processes and no longer applies. 

Section 3.4.1 of the EIS summarizes various court rulings, and the Forest Service obligation under NEPA to 

respond to public concerns and comments about effects to undeveloped areas with wilderness potential and/or 

inventoried roadless areas. None of the proposals in alternatives would add roads in roadless.

Concern Statement: The tables in Appendix C identify roads as a criterion for determining potential 

wilderness in each alternative.

Response: The document does not propose or assign wilderness or wilderness potential. The table is a 

supplement to the EIS Chapter 3.4, which describes the effects of the road and trail proposals on wilderness 

attributes in areas inventoried as potential wilderness in 2005 (with public input) and partially evaluated for 

wilderness potential in 2006-2008 as a part of Forest Planning. 

Concern Statement: The trail portions of proposals 3062 and 3060 should be dropped from the preferred 

alternative because the part that is not in an IRA would be managed as a road, and the trail parts would likely 

be used as a road and eventually managed as one.

Response: The proposals in the preferred alternative that would designated as trails throughout the Forest 

will be managed and maintained per the Region 4 definitions. Due to these expressed concerns, the definitions 

have been included in the FEIS in 2.2.1.

Concern Statement: We like that the Ashley N.F. is maintaining the integrity of roadless areas.

Response: Chapter 3 of the EIS provides analysis of effects to areas with wilderness potential, and additional 

new motorized route designations in inventoried roadless are listed in the appendices. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not propose new roads inside Inventoried Roadless Areas. 

Contrary to information in the DEIS, there are many such proposals (for example, in the southeast corner of the 

Vernal Ranger District).

Response: The proposals and their status inside or outside of 2001 inventoried roadless areas are included in 

Appendix C of the FEIS. The analysis has been updated to reflect the IRA numbers (names) as recorded in the 

national Forest Service GIS layer. Several corrections were made to designations, and the national numbered 

maps are included in the FEIS, Appendix C. 

The inventory protocol in use when the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RACR) was developed allowed for 

inclusion of low standard system roads within inventoried roadless areas (IRAs). Only roads that were 

passable by a standard passenger vehicle were excluded. Accordingly, the inventory submitted by the Ashley 

NF at the time the RACR was finalized does include a number of system roads which were and are displayed 

on our travel maps. These roads are not visible on the IRA maps found at roadless.fs.fed.us because those 

maps only display IRA polygons and major highways. Likewise, excluded areas along higher-standard roads 

extending into IRAs (often referred to as “cherry-stems”) may not be visible on the web site maps due to the 

display resolution. Thus current system roads within IRAs, and included in Ashley’s travel management 

planning process, are not new road designations. Roads in the SE corner of the Vernal RD are examples of 

existing roads that would be retained under the alternatives.
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service does not have the legal right to complete additional roadless 

reviews or to manage areas as de facto wilderness through additional roadless or non-roaded area reviews, 

based on the Utah Wilderness Act of 1984. Only Congress may designate additional wilderness.

Response: Chapter 3, Section 3.4 of the FEIS provides analysis of effects to areas with wilderness potential, 

and additional new motorized route designations in inventoried roadless are listed in the appendices. None of 

the alternatives proposes wilderness or wilderness management for areas. The effects analysis is provided in 

compliance with Forest Service NEPA regulations for disclosure of effects to resources. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should have roads and trails in all areas for access, and not restrict 

travel with wilderness management or wilderness proposals; such areas should be called recreation areas and be 

open to motorized travel. 

Response: There are no designated or proposed wilderness areas within the project area. The High Uintas 

Wilderness, designated by Congress, is the only part of the Ashley National Forest not considered in this travel 

planning effort, and motorized access options there are limited by legislative direction and resulting National 

Forest direction. The undeveloped character of Inventoried Roadless Areas and potential wilderness areas is 

considered in the effects analysis, but motorized routes are not categorically excluded from these areas (see 

Section 3.4).

5.2.13 Implementation

5.2.13.1 Monitoring and adjusting the travel plan

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should make it easy to add new roads to the travel plan in the 

future.

Response: As stated in Section 1.9 of the FEIS, the Travel Rule provides for revision of route designations 

as needed to meet changing conditions (36 CFR §212.54). The Forest Service Manual (FSM 7711.3) directs us 

to review and reissue MVUMs annually. Updates to reflect revisions to designations would be included in these 

annual re-issuances, after appropriate review, coordination and public involvement (FSM 7717.2). 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should develop, describe and implement a Travel Management 

Plan Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy. The strategy should include specific information on funding, 

monitoring and evaluation criteria, thresholds, and priorities and go beyond the project design features in 

Appendix B.

Response: Annual reviews and updates to the travel plan will use adaptive management strategies, and may 

draw on a variety of sources for monitoring information (FEIS Section 2.2.4). Ongoing monitoring programs 

such as annual road and trail condition surveys and Forest Plan monitoring activities are existing sources of 

information, and may be supplemented as needed based on information in this FEIS and received via public 

and agency comments. In addition, once the decision is made an implementation plan will be developed that 

includes information on monitoring strategies and costs. The Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) is to be 

reviewed and reissued annually (FSM 7711.3, FEIS Section 1.9), which will provide an opportunity to assess 

monitoring results and take corrective actions if needed.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should make it clear that motorized use is provisional, and the 

Forest Supervisor may close or restrict use whenever unacceptable resource damage or inappropriate use is 

occurring. The Forest Service should also monitor sensitive areas to ensure problems are detected and dealt 

with.

Response: Section 2.2.1, Features Common to All Action Alternatives, explains that public use is 

provisional and routes or areas may be closed if problems occur. Monitoring needs are discussed in Section 
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2.2.4 and in individual resource area discussions throughout the FEIS, and will be identified in the Record of 

Decision and/or implementation plan as appropriate. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should seek public input on how the travel plan is working, and be 

responsive to feedback received. 

Response: Public input will be collected on an ongoing basis, through contacts with Forest users in the field, 

conversations with local government officials and agencies, and contacts made when maps are dispensed at 

Forest Service offices. If these informal contacts indicate a need for more in-depth evaluation of the travel plan, 

additional methods of gathering public input would be used.

5.2.13.1 Enforcement

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should abandon this effort as it will only create more crime and 

headaches for the Forest Service.

Response: In Chapter 2 of the EIS, Table 2.5.2 discusses law enforcement by alternative. This project was 

initiated because the Forest recognized a need for improving management and enforcement of motorized use –

off-highway vehicle (OHV) use in particular. There has been unanticipated growth in OHV use since the 1986 

Ashley National Forest Land and Resource Plan was written (Forest Plan). Forest monitoring of motorized use, 

known conflicts and impacts, and enforcement issues form the basis of the need for change. As with any 

system of regulation we are looking for the support of the public as the first line of enforcement. By identifying 

appropriate places for the use of motorized vehicles we are highlighting areas that can also be damaged by 

motorized recreation thus informing and educating Forest users. The Ashley National Forest is designating a 

system of roads and trails where OHV use is appropriate and sustainable.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should address the fact that compliance with any travel plan has 

always been an issue, and education has failed to solve the problem in the past. What specific measures will the 

Forest Service take to make education and enforcement more effective this time?

Response: The FEIS acknowledges that enforcement is and will continue to be a challenge. This is true of all 

alternatives, as shown in Table 2.5.2. To the degree that careful selection of routes and engineering for the 

targeted use can facilitate enforcement; those factors have been considered in the alternatives (see Section 

3.1.7, Issue 5). Education and enforcement activities are also identified as project design features common to 

all alternatives (Section 2.2.3), which will be addressed during implementation. The Forest Service will 

prepare an implementation plan after the decision is made which will include the need for public outreach, 

education, and enforcement programs. Site-specific compliance issues that are causing unacceptable resource 

impacts or user conflicts can result in a closure, either through a special order or during the annual review of 

the MVUM (Sections 1.9, 2.2.1.1). 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should clearly identify which roads may be used by licensed 

OHVs and unlicensed OHVs.

Response: OHV's licensed for use on state and county roads may use all Forest System routes as if they were 

a licensed truck or car in Utah. Unlicensed OHV's are restricted to trails and roads that allow OHV use in 

keeping with width limitations on many of our motorized trails of less than 50 inches wide. In Wyoming on the 

Flaming Gorge Ranger District licensed and unlicensed OHV's may use all roads as long as they comply with 

state law. Trail width restrictions still apply on many of our motorized trails (less than 50 inches wide).

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should disclose the number of citations that were issued to ATV 

users in the past year, and what fines were assessed for first and second offenses.
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Response: Although we track the number of citations issued on the Forest, it is not possible to separate the 

totals issued to ATV's for a given year. The fines vary depending on the type of offense, but typically range 

from $50 to $250. A second offense for the same violation typically results in a mandatory court appearance 

before a federal magistrate.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should enforce the regulations already in place, and be more 

responsive when violators are called in by the public. 

Response: The FEIS recognizes that there is a need to improve enforcement of travel regulations (see FEIS

Summary and Section 1.4.2.2). The enforceability of each alternative was analyzed for each alternative 

(Sections 2.5 and 3.1.7). Public participation is key to successful implementation of any travel plan, and 

education is considered in combination with enforcement in the project design features (Section 2.2.3) and in 

the effects analysis (Section 3.1.7). By providing clear maps and route designations, and designating routes that 

are properly engineered for motorized use, we hope to facilitate compliance as well as enforcement.

Like all law enforcement agencies, the Forest Service depends on citizen reports of violations as a critical 

component of its enforcement program (Federal Register Vol. 70, No. 216, p. 68270). All reports of unlawful 

activity are taken very seriously and are forwarded to law enforcement officials for follow up. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should increase its fines and punishments to those individuals that 

drive off-road and cause damage and destruction to the Forest.

Response: Forest Service law enforcement officers can issue a mandatory court appearance instead of the 

scheduled fine in an attempt to collect funds to rehabilitate any resource damage. In these cases the Forest 

Service would recommend an amount to the court to compensate damages. Further penalties and increased fine 

schedules for law and regulation violations, such as illegal access, are set by the US Courts or by Congress in 

legislation creating the law. The Forest Service only has the authority to recommend changes to the collateral 

forfeiture schedule for misdemeanor violations. Actions of the US Court system and Congress are outside the 

scope of this forest planning process.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should mark all closed routes and areas on the ground. Relying 

on a map is not practical since many people have difficulty using maps in the field. 

Response: The Motorized Vehicle Use Map will portray all routes that are open to motorized vehicle use. If 

a route is not on the map it is not open for motorized use. Areas closed to dispersed camping will be portrayed 

on the map since there are fewer areas closed than will remain open. It is the responsibility of the Forest user to 

know where they are located when on the Forest. The current travel plan utilizes a map only to designate open 

routes and areas across the Forest. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not designate motorized trails that result as incursions onto 

non-motorized trails or areas. Repeated incursions should result in the closure of the motorized trail accessing 

non-motorized trails.

Response: The goal of the Travel Management Plan is to identify those areas where OHV use is appropriate 

and sustainable while protecting natural resources. The decision to open or close trails and roads to motorized 

travel was reviewed by a team of specialists to identify the appropriate areas for motorized use while protecting 

natural resources. Management activities will include monitoring the use of motorized and non-motorized 

trails for use and future decisions to maintain motorized access will be made on a case-by-case basis to protect 

natural resources and avoid user conflicts. Public motorized use is provisional and may be restricted via 

closure orders if unacceptable resource damage or inappropriate use occurs (including incursions into nonmotorized areas; Section 2.2.1).
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Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not post "no camping" signs in areas closed to dispersed 

camping because signing so many small areas is impractical. It would be better to use the funds for road 

maintenance instead.

Response: To facilitate comparison of alternatives and help the public understand where changes would 

occur, the alternative maps show where dispersed camping would not be allowed alongside designated routes. 

However when the Motor Vehicle Use Map is published it will display areas where dispersed camping is 

allowed, which involves longer road segments than the closed areas. This will be easier to display on the map 

and to locate on the ground.

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should not restrict access for everyone because of the actions of a 

few who violate the rules. More law enforcement officers would be a better solution than new regulations.

Response: The travel plan does not make law enforcement staffing or budget decisions, nor does it set the 

penalties for violations (penalties are established by Federal statute; Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 216 p. 

68283). However travel planning can affect the need for law enforcement resources by considering the 

enforceability of each alternative. This has been addressed in Section 3.1.7 and Table 2.5.2 of the FEIS. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should open all existing dirt roads to OHV use to ease the ability 

of the public to get from one place to another and to comply with the travel plan. Otherwise users will have to 

create new trails.

Response: Designation of new routes for public motorized use must take a variety of criteria into account, as 

described in 36 CFR 212.55. Designating all existing dirt roads would not be consistent with these criteria. The 

Forest’s past travel management decisions are the starting point for travel analysis and travel management 

decisions (FSM 7715.03, 7715.11). All Alternatives designate more or nearly the same amount of trails and 

roads as the current Travel Plan. This is addressed in the FEIS in Chapter 1, section 1.5 (management 

direction). Forest users are obliged to adhere to management rules and policies. Possessing or operating a 

motor vehicle on National Forest System lands other than in accordance with the designations on the motor 

vehicle use map is prohibited under 36 CFR 261.13. 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should provide the evidence and the studies relied upon to support 

the assumption that it is more enforcement-friendly to allow more cross-country driving, rather than less, and 

resolve the conflict between this statement and a contrary statement in the Soil and Water section of Chapter 3. 

In fact, fewer designated routes should enable more efficient use of law enforcement resources.

Response: The FEIS acknowledges that enforcement is and will continue to be a challenge. However the 

analysis of enforceability reasonably assumes that an alternative that provides more access via designated, 

engineered and maintained routes may have a higher rate of compliance compared to alternatives that reduce 

access. This statement is made in the context of overall opportunity for motorized recreation, and is supported 

by examples of how engineering can help keep ATVs on trails, or providing mixed-use roads can reduce illegal 

use parallel to the road (Table 2.5.2, Section 3.1.7). The statement in the Soil and Water section is made in a 

specific geographic context, i.e. the more times a route coincides with a sensitive land type (such as alpine) the 

more opportunities there are for unauthorized use. This is true regardless of the rate of compliance. Therefore 

both statements are correct in the context in which they were used. 

Having fewer designated routes does not necessarily translate to more efficient use of law enforcement 

resources, since it is not the open routes that must be patrolled, it is the closed areas. The FEIS recognizes that 

compliance is difficult to predict and would be an issue under all alternatives (Table 2.5.2). 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should recognize that enforcement will be more difficult if more 

trails, roads and dispersed camping areas are closed.
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Response: Chapter 3.1, Recreation Resources, Section 3.1.7.1 in the FEIS addresses enforcement challenges 

and opportunities for all action alternatives. In general, providing clear designations and maps and directing 

motorized use to routes that are engineered and maintained for that use should improve both compliance and 

enforcement. Designating routes simply because not to do so would be difficult to enforce is not consistent 

with the criteria in the Travel Management Rule (36 CFR 212.55). 

Concern Statement: The Forest Service should show how this plan will be enforceable and meet the 

objective of providing adequate maintenance based on available resources and funding.

Response: The enforceability of the plan will be enhanced through moving to a system of designated routes 

on the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM). Roads identified in the Final Environmental Impact Statement and 

Record of Decision will be maintained to the appropriate maintenance levels in accordance with Forest Service 

policy.
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Project: a synthesis of long-term studies of elk and mule deer. Reprinted from the 2004 Transactions 

of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, Alliance Communications Group, 

Lawrence, Kansas, USA.

WGFD. 1989. Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Black-footed Ferret Habitat Survey Flaming Gorge 

National Recreation Area, (Wyoming). Unpublished Report.
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GLOSSARY 

administrative road

Authorized vehicle use of otherwise closed roads and/or areas to carry out Forest management 

activities. Includes but is not limited to access for prescribed burning, fish and wildlife habitat 

improvement, and timber sales. Also includes use by permittees as authorized by permit to 

conduct authorized activities.

affected environment

The natural, physical, and human-related environment that is sensitive to changes from the 

alternatives.

air quality

The composition of air with respect to quantities of pollution therein; used most frequently in 

connection with standards of maximum acceptable pollutant concentrations.

all-terrain vehicle (ATV)

See off-highway vehicle. 

analysis area

The geographic area defining the scope of analysis for the project. Sometimes for a particular 

resource, the analysis area may have to be larger when effects have potential to extend beyond 

the boundaries of the proposal.

annual maintenance

Maintenance performed to maintain serviceability or repair failures during the year in which they 

occur. 

archaeological site

Any site that is attributed to prehistoric American Indian cultures. A site is any location of use or 

occupation by human beings. In this part of the country, this generally refers to sites dated to 

pre-1700.

availability

For Wilderness Potential is the degree to which the area is available for wilderness designation, 

and is based on the demand for resource uses that are inconsistent with wilderness. For 

example, oil and gas development, timber harvest, and motorized recreational travel are 

inconsistent with wilderness as it is currently defined and lower the availability of an area. 

Requirements for documenting availability include a discussion of existing and planned activities 

by resource, and an evaluation of the degree to which the area is available based on potential 

for conflicts with other resource commitments. 

beneficial uses

Water uses necessary for the survival or well-being of humans, plants, or wildlife.

Best Management Practices (BMPs)

A practice or combination of practices that are the most effective and practical means of 

achieving resource protection objectives during resource management activities.
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big game

Those species of large mammals normally managed as a sport hunting resource.. 

capability

For Wilderness Potential is the degree to which the area contains the basic characteristics that 

make it suitable for wilderness. The amended FS Manual lists naturalness, undeveloped, 

outstanding opportunities for solitude and primitive recreation, special features, and 

manageability as evaluation factors. 

closed road

See administrative road, decommission, and obliteration.

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

A codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the 

Executive departments and agencies of the federal government.

community

A group of one or more populations of plants and/or animals in a common spatial arrangement; 

an ecological term used in a broad sense to include groups of various sizes and degrees of 

integration.

cross-country travel

Traveling across the countryside (as fields and woods) rather than by roads or trails. Travel off 

of designated roads or trails.

cultural resources

The physical remains of human activity (artifacts, ruins, burial mounds, petroglyphs, etc.) having 

scientific, prehistoric, or social values.

cultural site

Any location that includes prehistoric and/or historic evidence of human use, or that has 

important sociocultural value. 

cumulative effect

The impact on the environment that results from the incremental impact of the action when 

added to other actions over time and space. Individual impacts can either amplify or negate 

each other depending on the location, timing, and types of interactions involved. Individually 

minor but collectively significant actions can result from cumulative effects.

cumulative effects area

An area with a mapable boundary where individual impacts can accumulate and result in 

cumulative effects. Cumulative effects areas are often different for each resource or plant and 

animal species, and often require consideration of more than one spatial temporal scale.

deciding official

The Forest Service employee who has the authority to select and carry out a specific planning 

action. 

decommission

To deactivate or dismantle a road; the denial of use, elimination of travelway functionality, and 

removal of the road from the forest transportation system; and the return of the road corridor to 

resource production by natural or designed means.
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deferred maintenance

Maintenance that was not performed when it should have been or when it was scheduled, and 

therefore was put off or delayed for a future period. 

designated road, trail, or area

A National Forest System road, a National Forest System trail, or an area on National Forest 

System lands that is designated for motor vehicle use pursuant to § 212.51 on a motor vehicle 

use map (36 CFR 212.1).

direct effects

Effects on the environment that occur at the same time and place as the initial cause of action.

developed recreation

Recreation that requires facilities and results in the concentrated use of an area (e.g., 

campgrounds or ski resorts).

dispersed campsite

Temporary undeveloped campsites that are typically created and maintained by forest users. 

Existing temporary campsites can be distinguished by evidence of rock fire rings, old tent sites, 

and tracks from earlier vehicle accesses. 

dispersed recreation

Recreation that occurs outside a developed setting (e.g., hunting, scenic driving, or 

backpacking). 

disturbance

Any event that alters the structure, composition, or function of an ecosystem, including grazing, 

human trampling, logging, foraging by wildlife ungulates, wind, flood, insects, disease, and fire.

diversity

The relative distribution and abundance of different plant and animal communities and species 

within an area.

effects

Environmental consequences (the scientific and analytical basis for comparison of alternatives) 

because of a proposed action. Effects may be either direct, which are caused by the action and 

occur at the same time and place, or indirect, which are caused by the action and are later in 

time or farther removed in distance, but are still reasonably foreseeable of cumulative.
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endangered species

“. . . [A]ny species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its 

range . . . “ which is designated by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce 

(Endangered Species Act of 1973 Sec. 3(6)).

environment

The aggregate of physical, biological, economic, and social factors affecting organisms in an 

area.

environmental impact statement (EIS)

A detailed statement prepared by the responsible official when a major federal action that 

significantly affects the quality of the human environment is described, alternatives to the 

proposed action provided, and effects analyzed.

erosion

Detachment or movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice, or gravity. Accelerated 

erosion is much more rapid than normal, natural, or geologic erosion, primarily because of the 

influence of activities of people, animals, or natural catastrophes..

existing route

A road or trail that currently exists on the ground but that may or may not be designated as open 

to motorized use. Includes constructed roads and trails maintained by the Forest Service or 

cooperating agencies. Constructed roads and trails are often characterized by a road or trail 

prism with cut and fill slopes or through-fills. An existing route may also be an evident two-track 

and single-track route with regular use that has resulted from continuous passage of motorized 

vehicles over a period of years where perennial vegetation is devoid or scarce.

Federal Register

A daily publication that reports Presidential and Federal agency documents.

floodplain

The lowland and relatively flat areas adjoining inland and coastal waters including, at a 

minimum, that area subject to a 1 percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year.

forest highway

A forest road under the jurisdiction of, and maintained by, a public authority and open to public 

travel (23 USC Section 101 (a)). 

Forest Plan

Shortened name for a unit’s Land and Resource Management Plan. Provides strategic 

guidance to management activities on National Forest System lands.

forest road or trail

A road or trail wholly or partly within or adjacent to and serving the National Forest System that 

the Forest Service determines is necessary for the protection, administration, and utilization of 

the National Forest System and the use and development of its resources (36 CFR 212.1).

Forest Service Handbook (FSH)

The principal source of specialized guidance and instruction for carrying out the direction issued 

in the Forest Service Manual (FSM). Specialists and technicians are the primary audience of 

handbook direction.
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Forest Service Manual (FSM)

Contains legal authorities, objectives, policies, responsibilities, instructions, and guidance 

needed on a continuing basis by Forest Service line officers and primary staff in more than one 

unit to plan and execute assigned programs and activities.

four threats

Management issues identified by the Chief of the Forest Service as the greatest threats to the 

Nation’s forests and grasslands. The four key threats are hazardous fuels, invasive species, 

loss of open space, and unmanaged recreation. These program areas are currently receiving 

the highest priority and funding emphasis in the Forest Service. See 

http://www.fs.fed.us/projects/four-threats/ for more information.

fragmentation

The process by which aquatic or terrestrial habitats are increasingly subdivided into smaller 

units, resulting in their increased insularity as well as losses of total habitat area.

game species

Any species of wildlife or fish for which seasons and bag limits have been prescribed, and that 

are normally harvested under state or federal laws, codes, or regulations. 

geographic areas

Sub-divisions of the forest defined by topographic, climatic, and geologic features or special 

habitats or uses that provide a sense of place.

habitat

The place where a plant or animal lives and grows.

hatched travel area

two travel areas totaling 111,805 on the Vernal Ranger District that are depleted with a cross 

hatching on the current travel map. Within the hatched travel areas motorized vehicles are 

allowed on designated routes and established, undesignated routes as long as resource 

damage is not occurring.

historic

After the introduction of written records. In this part of the country this generally refers to sites or 

uses of areas or landscapes dated from 1700 to the present.

historical site

Any site that is 50 years of age or older that is attributed to any historical cultures, including 

American Indian or European immigrant cultures. A site is any location of use or occupation by 

human beings. In this part of the country this generally refers to sites dated from 1700 to the 

present.

Hydrologic Unit Code

The U.S. is divided and sub-divided into successively smaller hydrologic units which are 

classified into four levels: regions, sub-regions, accounting units, and cataloging units. The 

hydrologic units are arranged within each other, from the smallest (cataloging units) to the 

largest (regions). Each hydrologic unit is identified by a unique hydrologic unit code (HUC) 

consisting of two to eight digits based on the four levels of classification in the hydrologic unit 

system (http://water.usgs.gov/GIS/huc.html).
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Indian Tribe

Any American Indian group in the U.S. that the Secretary of the Interior recognizes as 

possessing tribal status.

indirect effects

Secondary effects that occur in locations other than the location of the initial action or 

significantly later in time.

interdisciplinary team 

A group of resources professionals with different expertise that collaborates to develop and 

evaluate resource management decisions.

invasive species

An alien species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm 

or harm to human health. Includes both native and non-native forest and rangeland pests. 

irretrievable impact or commitment

The elimination of a resource, its productivity, and/or its utility for the life of the project.

irreversible impact

The start of a chemical, biological, and/or physical process that could not be stopped. As a 

result, the resource or its productivity and/or its utility would be consumed, committed, or lost 

forever.

invasive plants

Nonnative aquatic and terrestrial species that have the capacity to dominate, overwhelm, and 

replace native vegetation. A species is considered invasive if it is nonnative to the ecosystem 

under consideration, and if its introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or 

environmental harm or harm to human health. Noxious weeds are a subset of invasive plants.

landscape

The aspect of the land that is characteristic of a particular region or area.

jurisdiction

The legal right to control or regulate use of a transportation facility. Jurisdiction requires 

authority, but not necessarily ownership. The authority to construct or maintain a road may be

derived from fee title, an easement, or some other similar method (FSM 7705 – Transportation 

System).

lek

A specific location where male grouse congregate and strut to attract and breed with female 

grouse. Most male grouse return to the same lek every year.

maintenance

The upkeep of the entire forest development transportation facility including surface and shoulders, 

parking and side areas, structures, and such traffic-control devices as are necessary for its safe 

and efficient utilization (36 CFR 212.2 (i)).

Maintenance Level

See Operational Maintenance Level. 
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management direction

A statement of multiple use and other goals and objectives, along with the associated 

management prescriptions and standards and guidelines to direct resource management.

Management Indicator Species

A species of wildlife, fish, or plant whose health and vigor are believed to accurately reflect the 

health and vigor of other species having similar habitat and protection needs to those of the 

selected indicator species.

mitigation

Actions to avoid, minimize, reduce, eliminate, replace, or rectify the impact of a management 

practice.

monitoring

The process of collecting information to evaluate if objectives and anticipated results of a 

management action are being realized or if implementation is proceeding as planned.

motor vehicle

Any vehicle which is self-propelled, other than: (1) a vehicle operated on rails; and (2) any 

wheelchair or mobility device, including one that is battery-powered, that is designed solely for 

use by a mobility-impaired person for locomotion, and that is suitable for use in an indoor 

pedestrian area (36 CFR 212.1).

Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM)

A map reflecting designated roads, trails, and areas on an administrative unit or a Ranger 

District of the National Forest System (36 CFR 212.1).

motorized mixed use

Designation of a National Forest System road for use by both highway-legal and non-highway 

legal motor vehicles (EM-7700-30 – Guidelines for Engineering Analysis of Motorized Mixed Use 

on National Forest System Roads).

multiple use

According to the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960, the management of all the various 

renewable surface resources of the national forests so that they are utilized in the combination 

that will best meet the needs of the American people; making the most judicious use of the land 

for some or all of these resources or related services over areas large enough to provide 

sufficient latitude for periodic adjustments in use to conform to changing needs and conditions;

that some land will be used for less than all of the resources; and harmonious and coordinated 

management of the various resources, each with the other, without impairment of the 

productivity of the land, with consideration being given to the relative values of the various 

resources, and not necessarily the combination of uses that will give the greatest dollar return or 

the greatest unit output.

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)

An act mandating an environmental analysis and public disclosure of federal actions.

National Forest Management Act (NFMA)

A law passed in 1976 as amendments to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

Planning Act that requires the preparation of regional and forest plans and the preparation of 

regulations to guide that development.
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National Forest System

All National Forest land reserved or withdrawn from the public domain of the U.S.; all National 

Forest lands acquired through purchase, exchange, donation, or other means; the National 

Grasslands and land utilization projects administered under Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm 

Tenant Act; and other lands, waters, or interests therein that are administered by the Forest 

Service or are designated for administration through the Forest Service as a part of the system 

(36 CFR 212.1). 

National Forest System road

A forest road other than a road that has been authorized by a legally documented right-of-way 

held by a state, county, or other local public road authority (36 CFR 212.1). Previously referred 

to as a classified road. 

National Forest System trail

A forest trail other than a trail that has been authorized by a legally documented right-of-way 

held by a state, county, or other local public road authority (36 CFR 212.1). 

National Register of Historic Places

A register of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in American history, 

architecture, archaeology, and culture. The register was established by the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966 and is maintained by the Secretary of the Interior.

native species

With respect to a particular ecosystem, a species that, other than as a result of an introduction, 

historically occurred or currently occurs in that ecosystem. 

need

For Wilderness Potential is evaluated from a regional and national perspective. The evaluation 

considers the degree to which the area would contribute to the National Wilderness Preservation 

System (NWPS). Potential ecological and recreational contributions are considered.

NEPA process

An interdisciplinary and environmental effects disclosure process, mandated by the National 

Environmental Policy Act, which concentrates decision making around issues, concerns, 

alternatives, and the effects of alternatives on the environment.

nest area (for northern goshawk)

The nest tree and stand(s) surrounding the nest that contain prey handling areas, perches, and 

roosts.

new road construction

An activity that results in the addition of forest classified or temporary road miles (36 CFR 212.1, 

FSM 7705 – Transportation System).
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No Action Alternative

An alternative required by regulations implementing the NEPA (40 CFR 1502.14). The No 

Action Alternative provides a baseline for estimating the effects of other alternatives.

non-motorized travel

Modes of travel that include hiking, equestrian, and mountain bikes and exclude all motorized 

use.

noxious weed

Any plant or plant product that can directly or indirectly injure or cause damage to crops 

(including nursery stock or plant products), livestock, poultry, or other interests of agriculture, 

irrigation, navigation, the natural resources of the U.S., the public health, or the environment 

(Plant Protection Act 2000).

obliteration

To unbuild, decommission, deactivate, or dismantle a road; the denial of use, elimination of

travelway functionality, and removal of the road from the forest development road system; return 

of the road corridor to resource production by natural designed means.

Off-highway vehicle (OHV)/off-road vehicle (ORV)

Any motor vehicle designed for or capable of cross-country travel on or immediately over land, 

water, sand, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain (36 CFR 212.1). Vehicle 

types include but are not limited to sport utility vehicles, jeeps, ATVs, mini-bikes, amphibious 

vehicles, over-snow vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, go-carts, motorized trail bikes, and dune 

buggies. Wheelchairs that are designed solely for use by a mobility-impaired person for travel 

are not included in this definition.

open to the public

Except during scheduled periods, extreme weather conditions, or emergencies, a route open to 

the general public for use with a standard passenger auto without restrictive gates or prohibitive 

signs or regulations, other than general traffic control or restrictions based on size, weight, or 

class of registration (23 CFR 660).

Operational Maintenance Level

The maintenance level currently assigned to a road considering today’s needs, road condition, 

budget constraints, and environmental concerns. It defines the level to which the road is 

currently being maintained (FSH 7709.58 Sec 12.3 – Transportation System Maintenance 

Handbook).

overland travel

See cross-country travel.

over-snow vehicle

A motor vehicle that is designed for use over snow and that runs on a track or tracks and/or a ski 

or skis, while in use over snow (36 CFR 212.1). 
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paleontological resources

Any evidence of fossilized remains of multicellular invertebrate and vertebrate animals and 

multicellular plants, including imprints thereof. Organic remains primarily collected for use as 

fuel such as coal and oil are paleontological resources, but are excluded from the prohibitions 

under the rule (36 CFR 261.2).

permittee

An individual who has been granted a permit for a specific activity such as livestock grazing or 

an outfitter and guide operation. 

population

A community of individuals that share a common gene pool.

Post-fledgling Area (for northern goshawk)

An area of concentrated use by the goshawk family after the young leave the nest.

prehistoric

Prior to written records being kept. As with archaeological sites, in this part of the country this 

generally refers to sites or uses of areas or landscapes dated to pre-1700.

prescribed fire

See wildland fire. 

private road

A road under private ownership authorized by easement to a private party or a road which 

provides access pursuant to a reserved or private right (FS 643 – Roads Analysis – Informing 

Decisions About Managing The National Forest Transportation System, August 1999).

project area

The spatial boundary that envelops the proposed actions and alternatives.

project record

An assemblage of documents that contain all the information developed or used during project 

development and environmental analysis. This information may be summarized and 

incorporated by reference in the environmental impact statement. 

Public Forest Service Road

A designated public road under Forest Service jurisdiction that meets the definition of 23 USC 

Section 101.

Ranger District

An administrative subdivision of a national forest, supervised by a district ranger who reports to 

the forest supervisor.

Record of Decision

A concise public document disclosing the decision made following preparation of an EIS and the 

rationale use to reach that decision.
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Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS)

A framework for stratifying and defining classes of outdoor recreation based on environments, 

activities, and experience opportunities. The settings, activities, and opportunities for obtaining 

experiences are arranged along a continuum or spectrum divided into seven classes: Primitive, 

Semi-Primitive Non-Motorized, Semi-Primitive Motorized, Roaded Natural, Roaded Modified, 

Rural, and Urban. 

Research Natural Area

“Research Natural Areas are part of a national network of ecological areas designated in 

perpetuity for research and education and/or to maintain biological diversity on National Forest 

System lands. Research Natural Areas are principally for nonmanipulative research, 

observation, and study. They also may assist in implementing provisions of special acts, such 

as the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and the monitoring provisions of the National Forest 

Management Act of 1976” (FSM 4063).

responsible official

The official with the authority and responsibility to oversee the planning process and to approve 

plans, plan amendments, and plan revisions (36 CFR 219.16).

right-of-way

An accurately located strip of land with defined width, beginning of point, and point of ending. It 

is the area within which the user has the authority to conduct operations approved or granted by 

the landowner in an authorizing document, such as a permit, easement, lease, license, or 

Memorandum of Understanding.

riparian

Related to, living, or located in conjunction with a wetland, on the bank of a river or stream, or at 

the edge of a lake or tidewater. 

road

A motor vehicle route over 50 inches wide, unless identified and managed as a trail. A road may 

be a system road, unauthorized road, or temporary road.

road construction or reconstruction

Supervising, inspecting, actual building, and incurrence of all costs incidental to the construction 

or reconstruction of a road (36 CFR 212.1).

Road Maintenance Level

1. Roads assigned to maintenance levels 2-5 are either constant service roads or 

intermittent service roads during the time they are open to traffic. Maintenance levels 1-5 

(operational and objective) are described below.

2. Level 1: Assigned to intermittent service roads during the time they are closed to 

vehicular traffic. The closure period must exceed one year. Basic custodial maintenance 

is performed to keep damage to adjacent resources to an acceptable level and to 

perpetuate the road to facilitate future management activities. Emphasis is normally 

given to maintaining drainage facilities and runoff patterns. Planned road deterioration 

may occur at this level. Appropriate traffic management strategies are "prohibit" and 

"eliminate." Roads receiving level 1 maintenance may be of any type, class, or 

construction standard, and may be managed at any other maintenance level during the 

time they are open for traffic. However, while being maintained at level 1, they are 

closed to vehicular traffic, but may be open and suitable for non-motorized uses.
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3. Level 2: Assigned to roads open for use by high clearance vehicles. Passenger car 

traffic is not a consideration. Traffic is normally minor, usually consisting of one or a 

combination of administrative, permitted, dispersed recreation, or other specialized uses. 

Log haul may occur at this level. Appropriate traffic management strategies are either to 

(1) discourage or prohibit passenger cars, or (2) accept or discourage high clearance 

vehicles.

4. Level 3: Assigned to roads open and maintained for travel by a prudent driver in a 

standard passenger car. User comfort and convenience are not considered priorities. 

Roads in this maintenance level are typically low speed, single lane with turnouts and 

spot surfacing. Some roads may be fully surfaced with either native or processed 

material. Appropriate traffic management strategies are either "encourage" or "accept." 

"Discourage" or "prohibit" strategies may be employed for certain classes of vehicles or 

users.

5. Level 4: Assigned to roads that provide a moderate degree of user comfort and 

convenience at moderate travel speeds. Most roads are double lane and aggregate 

surfaced; however, some roads may be single lane. Some roads may be paved and/or 

dust abated. The most appropriate traffic management strategy is "encourage." 

However, the "prohibit" strategy may apply to specific classes of vehicles or users at 

certain times.

6. Level 5: Assigned to roads that provide a high degree of user comfort and convenience. 

These roads are normally double lane, paved facilities. Some may be aggregate 

surfaced and dust abated. The appropriate traffic management strategy is "encourage" 

(FSH 7709.58, 10).

Road Management Objective

Defines the intended purpose of an individual road based on management area direction and 

access management objectives. Road management objectives contain design criteria, 

operation criteria, and maintenance criteria (FSH 7709.55 Sec 33 – Transportation Planning 

Handbook).

route

A generic term that includes roads and trails as defined in this glossary.

R.S. 2477

Revised Statute 2477 is legislation that allows counties to assert that they have access rights on 

roads and/or trails that existed prior to the establishment of the Forest.

scale

Geographic extent (e.g., regional, sub-regional, or landscape).

scoping

The procedures by which the Forest Service determines the extent of analysis necessary for a 

proposed action, i.e., the range of actions, alternatives, and impacts to be addressed, 

identification of significant issues related to a proposed action, and establishing the depth of 

environmental analyses, data, and task assignments needed.

seasonal closure

A route or area closed part of the year. The season of closure is defined by the reason for the 

closure (e.g., winter range, snow, etc.).
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Section 106 compliance

The requirement of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act that any project funded, 

licensed, permitted, or assisted by the federal government be reviewed for impacts to historic 

properties and that the State Historic Preservation Officer and the Advisory Council of Historic 

Preservations be allowed to comment on a project.

sediment

Any material carried in suspension by water that will ultimately settle to the bottom. Sediment 

has two main sources: from the channel area itself and from disturbed sites.

Sensitive species

Those species identified by the Regional Forester for which population viability is a concern as 

evidenced by significant current or predicted downward trends in population numbers or density, 

or habitat capability that would reduce a species’ existing distribution.

special use permit

A permit issued under established laws and regulations to an individual, organization, or 

company for occupancy or use of National Forest System lands for some special purpose.

species

A unit of classification of plants and animals consisting of the largest and most inclusive array of 

sexually reproducing and cross-fertilizing individuals, which share a common gene pool.

summer range

A range, usually at higher elevation, used by deer and elk during summer. A summer range is 

usually much more extensive than a winter range.

summer home

See recreation residence.

temporary road or trail

A road or trail necessary for emergency operations or authorized by contract, permit, lease, or 

other written authorization that is not a Forest System road or trail and that is not included in a 

Forest Transportation Atlas (36 CFR 212.1). These routes are not considered necessary for 

long-term access, recreational use, or resource management.

Threatened species

“. . . [A]ny species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable 

future throughout all or a significant portion of its range” which is designated by the Secretary of 

the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce (Endangered Species Act of 1973 Sec. 3(19)).

Traditional Cultural Property

A location or community that is eligible for inclusion in the National Register because of its 

association with cultural practices or beliefs of a living community that are rooted in that 

community's history, and are important in maintaining the continuing cultural identity of the 

community. Properties can include buildings, structures, and sites; groups of buildings, 

structures or sites forming historic districts; landscapes; and individual objects (36 CFR 60.4).

trail

A route 50 inches or less in width or a route over 50 inches wide that is identified and managed 

as a trail. A trail may be authorized, unauthorized, or temporary.
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Tribe

Term used to designate a federally-recognized group of American Indians and their governing 

body. Tribes may be comprised of more than one Band.

unauthorized road or trail

A road or trail that is not a Forest System road or trail or a temporary road or trail and that is not 

included in a Forest Transportation Atlas (36 CFR 212.1). The term “unclassified” was used in 

some of the earlier project file documentation that predated the Travel Rule.

undesignated roads and trails

Undesignated routes are not National Forest System roads and occur within the “hatched travel 

area” on the Vernal Ranger District. These routes are not included in a forest transportation 

atlas. These include roads also known as unclassified, user created, unplanned, non-system, 

and undetermined roads. These roads are restricted to non-motorized use in all action 

alternatives, unless they are proposed for designation to motorized use. 

Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) 

also known as side-by-sides vehicles, SxS, RUV (Recreational Utility Vehicles) MUV (Multi-Use 

Vehicles). Any recreational motor vehicle other than an ATV or motorbike capable of travel over 

unpaved roads, traveling on four low-pressure tires of 20psi or less and with a width of less than 

74 inches, maximum weight less than 2,000 pounds. Utility type vehicles do not include golf 

carts, or vehicles specially designed to carry disabled persons.

watershed

A land area that contributes all its water to one drainage system, basin, stream, or river. 

Watersheds can be described at multiple scales. 

wetland

An area that is either permanently inundated with water or has seasonally high water tables that 

support vegetation requiring these conditions for growth and reproduction. 

wilderness

As defined by the Wilderness Act of 1964, “an area where earth and its community of life are 

untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain. An area of 

wilderness is further defined to mean in this Act an area of undeveloped federal land retaining its 

primeval character and influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation, which 

is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural conditions and which (1) generally 

appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with the imprint of man’s work 

substantially unnoticeable; (2) has outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and 

unconfined type of recreation; (3) has at least five thousand acres of land or is of sufficient size 

as to make practicable its preservation and use in an unimpaired condition; and (4) may also 

contain ecological, geological, or other features of scientific, educational, scenic, or historical 

value” (16 USC 1131).

wilderness area

An area designated by Congress as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System, 

according to the criteria established in the Wilderness Act of 1964.

wildland fire

Any non-structure fire that occurs in the wildland. There are three types of wildland fire: wildfire, 

wildland fire use, and prescribed fire.
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wildfire

An unplanned, unwanted wildland fire, including unauthorized human-caused fires, escaped 

wildland fire use events, escaped prescribed fire projects, and all other wildland fires where the 

objective is to put the fire out.

wildland fire use

The application of the appropriate management response to naturally-ignited wildland fires to 

accomplish specific resource management objectives. 

prescribed fire

Any fire ignited by management actions to meet specified objectives.

winter range

A range, usually at lower elevation, used by migratory deer and elk during the winter months; 

usually better defined and smaller than summer ranges.
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APPENDIX A 

Appendix A - Tables of Route Proposals and Changes to 

Existing Travel Map ______________________________ 

Introduction 

Identifying and Tracking Proposals - Over 1200 route changes were proposed during 

scoping and the NEPA process. In order to track each proposed route or change, each proposal 

was given a unique number that was used to track that particular proposal throughout the process. 

The number was used to identify which district the route was on, followed by three numbers 

randomly assigned to that proposal. This number corresponds with the proposal number shown 

on each of the alternative maps contained in this document. 

• Flaming Gorge Ranger District proposals start with the number “1” followed by three 

numbers. 

• Vernal Ranger District proposals start with the number “2” followed by three numbers 

• Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District North Unit proposals start with the number “3” 

followed by three numbers. 

• Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District South Unit proposals start with the number “4” 

followed by three numbers. 

For example, 1001 was the first proposal assigned an identifier on the Flaming Gorge Ranger 

District. Proposal 2040 was the fortieth proposal assigned an identifier on the Vernal Ranger 

District, etc. The proposals in each ranger district were assigned the identifier randomly and not 

according to status or ranking. 

Unauthorized and undesignated routes not designated in an alternative will not be displayed on 

the alternative maps.

Explanation of Table Information 

Information Contained in Tables - The tables below provide a variety of information 

about each proposal, as well as a comparison of the proposal between alternatives. Specifically, 

the table provides the following proposal information: 

1. Proposal number 

2. Proposed route designation by alternative type 

3. Summary description of the existing designation vs. proposed outcome 

4. Brief explanation of the rationale for the proposal and pertinent information surrounding 

its consideration 

5. Summary description of proposed designation by alternative with supporting rationale 

Definitions of Proposal Descriptions - Terms of types of route designations are 

provided in Chapter 2, section 2.2.1. As such, a complete definition of the route designations will 

not be given here. However, in order to demonstrate the proposals in tabular form, certain 

abbreviations of the types of route designation have been used. These abbreviations and 

corresponding explanation of terms are shown below: 

Administratively Close - These routes includes Forest Service motorized system routes that are 

not open for general public use. Routes are typically used for administrative, emergency, or 

special permitted access. These routes are normally available for non-motorized use unless 
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posted otherwise. 

Dispersed Camping - This definition applies to routes that are currently being used for 

motorized dispersed camping on the Forest. These are not NFS Forest system roads and the term 

applies for both areas of legal use (within 300 feet of a designated route, or within the Vernal 

hatched travel area on an existing route), as well as unauthorized use. 

Dispersed Camping less than 150 feet - This term applies to routes that have been identified 

during the travel planning process as having a strong importance for dispersed camping use, 

being used appropriately, and within 150 feet of a designated route. While the new travel plan 

will allow for dispersed camping less than 150 feet from a designated route in all alternatives, it 

was desired to recognize and track these areas. 

Existing Undesignated - These routes are identified as Undesignated routes in section 2.2.1. 

They are not NFS roads and occur within the “hatched travel area” on the Vernal Ranger District. 

These routes are not included in a Forest transportation atlas. These include roads also known as 

unclassified, user created, unplanned, non-system, and undetermined roads. These roads are 

restricted to non-motorized use in all action alternatives, unless they are proposed for designation 

to motorized use. 

4WD mixed road - These routes are defined as Mixed Use Road or Mixed Traffic Use in 

section 2.2.1. Designation is for a National Forest System road for use by both highway-legal 

and non-highway legal motor vehicles. Typically these routes are suitable for higher clearance 

vehicles and may be maintained to a lower classification standard. 

Mixed use road - These routes are defined as Mixed Use Road or Mixed Traffic Use in section 

2.2.1. Designation is for a National Forest System road for use by both highway-legal and nonhighway legal motor vehicles. 

Motorized trail open to all vehicles - These routes are defined as Motorized trails, OHV trails, 

or ATV trails in section 2.2.1 under the sub-category of Motorized trails for all vehicles. These 

routes are available for larger OHVs including the side-by-sides, and 4-wheel drive vehicles, as 

well as the smaller ATVs and motorcycles and non-motorized users. These routes are also often 

appropriate for larger vehicles pulling trailers to access dispersed camping sites. 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - These routes are defined as Motorized trails, OHV trails, 

or ATV trails in section 2.2.1 under the sub-category of Motorized trails for vehicles with widths 

less than 50 inches. These routes are available for ATVs and motorcycles as well and nonmotorized users. 

Non-motorized Trail - This definition applies to the term Non-motorized trails in section 2.2.1. 

These are routes that are available for hikers, bicyclers (except in Wilderness) and horseback 

riders. Use by motorized wheelchair is allowed when feasible within the defined trail bed. Routes 

restricted to non-motorized use are closed to motorized use administratively. 

Seasonal Closure - This designation may be added to specific types of route designations in 

order to demonstrate a specific closure to motorized use for a seasonal period. Seasonal closures 

are typically designated to address resource concerns that exist with motorized use during the 

specified time period. 

Street Legal Vehicles Only - These are routes that are defined as NFS Street Legal Road in 

section 2.2.1. Refers to NFS roads defined above that are restricted to vehicles that are currently 

registered and licensed for legal highway use. 

Unauthorized or Unauthorized route - These routes are defined as Unauthorized routes in 

section 2.2.1. They are not NFS roads and occur outside the Vernal Ranger District hatched 
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travel area. These routes are not included in a forest transportation atlas. These include roads also 

known as unclassified, user created, unplanned, non-system, and undetermined roads. These 

roads are restricted to non-motorized use in all action alternatives, unless they are proposed for 

designation to motorized use. 

Explanation of Proposal Table Information - The following is an example of a 

proposal from the table with a breakdown of individual route components. 

1089 Unauthorized Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route creates loop with two FS roads 

and connects to several 4WD mixed roads. Allows OHV access opportunities. (Engineering 

required at drainage crossing). ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited. Route is within the IRA and crosses drainage. 

This is proposal 1089. The "1" followed by three numbers indicates 

that this proposal is within the Flaming Gorge Ranger District. 

This number corresponds with and is depicted on the alternative maps 

that are part of this document.

Unauthorized Motor trail open to 

all vehicles 

Motor trail open to 

all vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motor trail open to 

all vehicles 

Alternative D would 

not adopt this 

proposal. 

Route is 

currently

unauthorized. 

Proposal would be designated as a 

Motorized trail open to all vehicles in 

Alternatives B, C and E. 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route creates loop with two FS roads and 

connects to several 4WD mixed roads. Allows OHV access opportunities. (Engineering required at 

drainage crossing). ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is within 

the IRA and crosses drainage. 

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"Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles"

The initial description in Bold print describes the proposed status change of the 

route. The existing condition is shown first, with the proposed status following the 

forward slash mark /. In the example above, the proposal is to change from an 

unauthorized route to a motorized trail open to all vehicles.

"ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is within the 

IRA and crosses drainage." 

The final text in non-bold print describes the rationale for inclusion or exclusion in each of the 

alternatives. This section may also provide other useful information about the proposal. 

In this example, Alternative B, C, and E would adopt the proposal as described in the Bold

summary description. However, the route would not be adopted in alternative D for the reasons 

as described "Route is within the IRA and crosses drainage". 

"Route creates loop with two FS roads and connects to several 4WD mixed roads. 

Allows OHV access opportunities. (Engineering required at drainage crossing). " 

The second section of Bold print is a description of the rationale given by the author of the 

proposal for adopting the route. This rationale may be supported or refuted in the non-bold 

text and reasons given for inclusion or exclusion in each alternative. The bold text also 

provides important items that may assist in making this determination or mitigation needed 

such as in the above example, "(Engineering required a drainage crossing)". 
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D1 FLAMING GORGE

ALT. A ALT. B ALT. C ALT. D ALT. E 

No Action Preferred 

Alternative 

Increased 

Motorized 

Opportunity 

NonMotorized 

Opportunity 

Blend of 

C and D 

Prop 

# 

CURRENT 

CONDITION 

PROPOSED 

ACTION 

PROPOSED 

ACTION 

PROPOSED 

ACTION 

PROPOSED 

ACTION 

1001-

1003 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Roads are currently Administratively Close - No change 

1004 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Street Legal Vehicles Only / 4WD mixed road - This is consistent with adjacent use 

1005 Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-Motorized 

Trail 

Non-Motorized 

Trail 

Non-Motorized 

Trail 

Non-Motorized 

Trail 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Non-motorized Trail - Proposal is to Close FS Trail 1014 to 

motorized use. - ALT. B, C, D & E - Trail unsafe, redundant loop, resource concerns. Mitigation would 

be expensive and unfeasible. 

1006 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route provides alternative route from 

state lands to FS without Crossing Longs Park dam. Drop this proposal and use 1007. Too 

difficult to keep ATVs on trail, history of off road use, and would cross stream. 

1007 Administratively 

Close 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

60"Seasonal 

Closure 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

60"Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively 

Close 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

60"Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively Close / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - (need to limit large vehicles 

because of sharp turn at dam) with seasonal closure during hunting season. ALT. B, C & E - 

Restrict to OHV < 60" and seasonal closure during hunting season. ALT. D - Administratively Close. 

Not consistent with current recreation management and dam crossing would need to be mitigated to 

ensure ATVs stay on road. 

1008 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Proposal modified in proposal 1263 or 

1270 to follow power line and connect to proposals 2019 and 1019. Where proposals junction, 

route would follow south to Highland trailhead to connect FG Lodge and Outlaw trail. ALT. B, C, 

D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, road redundant and in critical deer winter range. 

1009 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Wildlife, hydrology, and other resource concerns. 

Approximately 750 feet of riparian seep in narrow drainage bottom is impacted by route traveling 

up the bottom. ALT. B, C, D & E - Administratively Close - Resource concerns and critical deer winter 

range. 
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1010 Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" FS non-motorized trail 631. Uses canal 

bank. ALT. B, C, D & E - Non-motorized trail. Non-motorized trail. Semi primitive motorized. Not 

compatible with ROS and TES. 

1011.1 

1011.2 

Unauthorized 

and New 

Construction 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Unauthorized and New / Motorized Trail OHV Less than 50". Route provides additional OHV 

route connecting with existing FS designated RD 637. ALT. B, C, & E - Reroute to avoid wildlife 

habitat, wetland, and resource concerns. ALT D - Do not adopt, route increases road densities in area. 

1012 Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Non-motorized trail #1005. Proposal to 

allow OHV use. ALT. B, C, D & E - Non-motorized trail - redundant route, can access lake via other 

ATV route. User conflicts, crosses stream. 

1013 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized and new/Motorized trail open to all vehicles, possible alternative to Sols Canyon. 

ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, steep with shallow soils, access off of private land. 

Recommend proposal #1007 

1014 Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - FS non-motorized trail 025 (Highline 

trail) - Proposal is to allow OHV use less than 50". This route connects to proposal 1015. ALT. B, 

C, D & E - Non-motorized Trail. Non-motorized trail conversion to motorized would create user conflicts. 

Resource concerns including wildlife, soils, and other. 

1015 Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Proposal is to allow OHV less than 50" 

on non-motorized FS trail 025 (Highline trail). Route connects to proposal 1014. ALT. B, C, D & E 

- Non-motorized Trail. Non-motorized vs. Motorized user conflicts. Resource concerns in soils, wildlife, 

and other. 

1016 Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - FS non-motorized trail 017. Route is a 

loop off of canal road that is contingent on proposal 1010. Proposal 1010 was not carried 

forward so this cannot proceed. ALT. B, C, D &E - Non-motorized Trail. Not compatible with current 

management for area and concerns with wildlife habitat.

Unauthorized Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

1017.1 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route may require some new 

construction (1017.2). Potential safety issue with mixed traffic on Hickerson Park road. 

Connects to Proposal 1011. Portions of route are currently used. ALT. B, C & E - Adopt route as 

outlined above. Mitigation: reroute to avoid wildlife habitat and address safety concerns for mixed traffic. 

ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route crosses wildlife habitat and increases road density.

New 

Construction 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

1017.2 

New Construction/ Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route may require some new 

construction. Potential safety issue with mixed traffic on Hickerson Park road. Connects to 

Proposal 1011. Portions of route are currently used. ALT. B, C & E - Adopt route as outlined above. 

Mitigation: reroute to avoid wildlife habitat and address safety concerns for mixed traffic. ALT. D - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route crosses wildlife habitat and increases road density.

1017.3 Administrative 

Close 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Administrative 

Close 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Administrative Close / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route may require some new 

construction (1017.2). Potential safety issue with mixed traffic on Hickerson Park road. 

Connects to Proposal 1011. Portions of route are currently used. ALT. B, C & E - Adopt route as 

outlined above. Mitigation: reroute to avoid wildlife habitat and address safety concerns for mixed traffic. 

ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route crosses wildlife habitat and increases road density. 
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1018 Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Proposal is to allow OHV traffic on nonmotorized trail # 022. ALT. B, C, D & E - Non-motorized trail. Multiple wet meadows, user conflicts, 

and resource concerns with wildlife habitat, soils, and hydrology. 

1019 Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - FS trail 1160. Not compatible with 

proposal 1008. Duplicate with proposal 2019. ALT. B, C, D & E - Non-motorized trail. Nonmotorized trail, user conflicts, hydrology concerns, wildlife habitat and not compatible with proposal 

1008. 

1020.1 

1020.2 

Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - ALT. B, C, D & E - High use area, creates ATV loop near 

campground. 

1021 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Dispersed camping location, fishing access from road 

1006 - ALT. B, C, D & E - High use area, creates ATV loop near campground. 

1022 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized/4WD mixed road- Accesses BLM route. ALT. B & D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. 

Duplicate route, does not provide access to fishing. ALT. C & E - Connects to BLM road, would 

increase enforceability, no real way to tell boundaries except with GPS. 

1023 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Dispersed camping, leads to cliff. No direct fishing 

access. ALT. B - Leads to vista and dispersed camping. Possibility to walk to fishing area from top of 

road. ALT. C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Does not create loop or directly access fishing. 

Management of area is for remote opportunities. 

1024 Unauthorized Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Accesses fishing, dispersed camping. 

ALT. B & C - Access to fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Does 

not create a loop, route does not provide direct fishing access. 

1025 

No proposal

1026 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Does not access fishing, no dispersed 

camping - ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, manage area for remote opportunities. 

1027 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

This proposal was originally examined as Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all 

vehicles - However, route is currently designated FS road as evidenced by previous maps and 

inventory. Route is currently 4WD mixed road - All ALTs.

1028 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Creates short loop, accesses fishing 

and dispersed camping. ALT. B, C & E. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Management of area 

for remote opportunities. 
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1029 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Accesses fishing, dispersed camping and creates a loop

ALT. B, C & E as outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Management of area is for 

remote opportunities. 

1030 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road – Route is a spur off of proposal 1029, accesses fishing. 

ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above. ALT. D -Motorized Travel Prohibited. Management of area is for 

remote opportunities. 

1031 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road– Route is spur off of proposal 1029. ALT. B, C & E - 

Accesses fishing. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Management of area is for remote 

opportunities. 

1032 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road –Route is spur off of proposal 1029. Accesses fishing. 

ALT. B - Accesses fishing. ALT. C, D, & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Steep slopes and soil 

concerns, management of area for remote opportunities. 

1033 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road – Route is spur off of proposal 1029 - ALT. B, C & E - 

Accesses fishing. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Management of area is for remote 

opportunities. 

1034 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. B, C & E - 

Accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Management of area is 

for remote opportunities. 

1035 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - ALT. B, C & E - Accesses fishing and dispersed camping. 

ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Management of area is for remote opportunities. 

1036 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. B & C - 

Accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Management of 

area is for remote opportunities. 

1037 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. B, C & E - 

Accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Management of area 

is for remote opportunities. 

1038 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. B, C & E - 

as outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Management of area is for remote 

opportunities. 

1039 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Connects to BLM road. Designation would increase 

enforceability as agency boundaries are not posted. 

1040 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Road is heavily used route, accesses fishing - Motorized 

Travel Prohibited, resource concerns not mitigatable. 
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1041 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Road is heavily used to accesses fishing and dispersed 

camping. ALT. B, C & E - Mitigate: resource concerns. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. 

Resource concerns including steep slopes and other. Manage area for remote opportunities. 

1042 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized / 4WD mixed road - Road accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. B, C & E - 

adopt as outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Manage area for remote opportunities. 

1043 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Road accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. B, C 

& E - Mitigate resource concerns. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. This route depends on 

proposal 1040 being adopted. 

1044 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Road connects two BLM routes through Forest. ALT. B, 

C, D & E - Designation would increase enforceability as agency boundaries are not posted. Mitigate 

resource concerns. 

1045 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized / 4WD mixed road. Road connects two BLM routes through Forest. ALT. B, C, D & 

E - Designation would increase enforceability as agency boundaries are not posted. 

1046 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized / 4WD mixed road - Road comes from BLM. Accesses fishing and dispersed 

camping. Road does not receive much use. Steep slopes. No damage at current use. May need 

additional maintenance if it receives more use. ALT. B, C & E - may require additional maintenance 

if use increases. Mitigate resource concerns. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Will require 

posting at the FS boundary. 

1047 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road. ALTs. B, C, and E - Creates small loop near dispersed 

camping. ALT. D- Motorized Travel Prohibited. Redundant route. 

1048 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses fishing and dispersed recreation. Route 

accesses lake by traveling down a 28% slope. Soil resource issues with erosion, sedimentation 

and trail rutting. Destination of route can be accessed by spur road that runs along lake off of 

system route to the east. ALTs B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Resource concerns as 

outlined above. Redundant route. 

1049 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. B, C & E - 

Adopt as outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Redundant route, also in management 

area for remote opportunities. 

1050 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. B, C & E - 

As outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Redundant route, also in management area 

for remote opportunities. 

1051 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Connector route, shortens distance between two 

designated FS roads and provides access for fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. B & C - As 

outlined above. ALT. D & E - Road descends 16% slope to cross intermittent drainage near reservoir. 

Slope has evidence of some rutting and sediment running off road bed into dry channel. Redundant 

side spur route with some erosion. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-9

1052 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Proposal contingent on proposal 1051 being adopted. 

Accesses fishing and dispersed camping. Route may need maintenance water bars if adopted. 

ALT. B & C. - Accesses fishing and dispersed camping. No rutting and erosion with current level of use. 

ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited, redundant route, also in management area for remote 

opportunities. 

1053 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. B, C & E - 

Accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited, redundant route, also 

in management of area for remote opportunities. 

1054 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Dependent on proposal 1053. Route accesses fishing 

and dispersed camping. ALT. B, C & E - Route accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. D - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited. Redundant route, also in management area for remote opportunities. 

1055 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses dispersed recreation and fishing. 

Proposal 1055 and 1056 are close together. Hydrology concerns due to proximity to draw. Route can 

be accessed by proposal 1056. ALT B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited as outlined above. 

1056 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. B, 

C & E - as outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is located in management area 

for remote opportunities. 

1057 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized / 4WD mixed road - Route is dependent on proposal 1056. Route accesses fishing 

and dispersed camping. ALT. B & C - Route accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. D & E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited. Redundant route located in management area for remote opportunities. 

1058 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses fishing and dispersed camping, extends 

FS road 052A to water line, and creates a loop using FS road 052 below high waterline. ALT. B & 

C - All as outlined above. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Redundant route within 

management area for remote opportunities crosses steep slope, ability to access this area from below 

high water line. 

1059 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized / 4WD mixed road - Road accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. B & C - 

Road accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Redundant 

route within management area for remote opportunities, easy walking access to fishing from other 

designated FS road. 

1060 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses fishing and dispersed camping. Highuse area due to proximity to Buckboard Marina. ALT. B & C - Adopt as outlined above. ALT. D & E 

- Motorized Travel Prohibited. Redundant route within management area for remote opportunities, 

crosses steep slope, soil concerns. 

1061 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Proposal was to allow 4WD mixed use. Existing condition, No change 

1062 Mixed use Road Mixed use Road Mixed use Road Mixed use Road Mixed use Road 

Proposal was to allow mixed use. Existing condition, No change. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-10 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

1063 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Road accesses fishing and dispersed camping. Provides 

OHV opportunity near developed campground. ALT. B, C & E - All as outlined above. ALT. D - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited. Redundant access. 

1064 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Road is dependent on proposal 1063. Route accesses 

fishing and dispersed camping. Provides OHV opportunity near developed campground. ALT. 

B, C & E - All as outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Redundant access. 

1065 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Road is an extension of proposal 1066. Route accesses 

fishing and dispersed camping. Provides OHV opportunity near developed campground and 

provides access to shoreline. ALT. B, C, D & E - All as outlined above. 

1066 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses fishing and dispersed camping. 

Provides OHV opportunity near developed campground and provides access to shoreline. ALT. 

B, C, D & E - All as outlined above. 

1067 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road Route is an extension of proposal 1066. Route accesses 

fishing and dispersed camping. Provides OHV opportunity near developed campground and 

provides access to shoreline. ALT. B, C, D & E - All as outlined above. 

1068 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Road accesses fishing and dispersed camping. Provides 

OHV opportunity near developed campground. ALT. B, C & E - All as outlined above. ALT. D - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited. Redundant access. 

1069 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route connects to proposal 1070. Route accesses 

fishing and dispersed camping. Provides OHV opportunity near developed campground and 

provides access to shoreline. ALT. B, C, D & E - All as outlined above. 

1070 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized / 4WD mixed road - Road accesses fishing and dispersed camping. Provides OHV 

opportunity near developed campground and provides access to shoreline. ALT. B, C, D & E - All 

as outlined above. 

1071 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Unauthorized / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses fishing near campground. ALT. B, C & E - All 

as outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Redundant access. 

1072 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Proposal is a current system road allowing Street Legal Vehicles Only - 

Existing Condition, No change. 

1073 Unauthorized Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route accesses fishing and dispersed 

camping. ALT. B & C - As outlined above. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Redundant 

access within the IRA. 

1074 Unauthorized Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles – Route accesses fishing and dispersed 

camping. ALT. B & C - Provides access to fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. D & E - Motorized 

Travel Prohibited. Redundant access within the IRA. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-11

1075 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route provides accesses to fishing and 

dispersed camping. Resource concerns. ALT. C. Provides access to fishing and dispersed 

camping. Mitigate resource concerns prior to opening. ALT. B, D & E Motorized Travel Prohibited. 

Ability to access same destination from below high waterline. Resource concerns exist and route is 

within the IRA. 

1076 Unauthorized Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route accesses fishing and dispersed 

camping. Mitigate resource concerns prior to opening. ALT. B & C - Provides access to fishing and 

dispersed camping. Mitigate resource concerns prior to opening. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited. Redundant access, within the IRA, and some resource concerns. 

1077 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - ALT. B, C, and D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route 

does not exist on the ground, is within the IRA, has low benefit, fishing access already exists, steep 

slope and soil concerns. 

1078-

1079 

No Proposals 

1080 Unauthorized Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - route accesses fishing and dispersed 

camping. ALT. B & C - Adopt as outlined above. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is 

within the IRA and management is for remote opportunities. 

1081 Unauthorized Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Accesses fishing and dispersed 

camping, combine with proposal 1082 for a complete route. ALT. B & C - As outlined above. ALT. 

D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is within the IRA and management area for remote 

opportunities. 

1082 Unauthorized Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Accesses fishing and dispersed 

camping, combine with 1081 for a complete route. ALT. B & C - As outlined above. ALT. D & E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is within the IRA and management is for remote opportunities. 

1083 Unauthorized Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Relies on proposal 1081 being adopted. 

ALT. B & C. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is within the IRA and management is for 

remote opportunities. 

1084 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles. Route accesses fishing and dispersed 

camping. Road does not appear to be heavily used and does not access reservoir. Route Ends 

at steep cliffs. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited as outlined above.

1085 4wd Mixed Road 4wd Mixed Road 4wd Mixed Road 4wd Mixed Road 4wd Mixed Road 

This route was originally proposed as Administratively Close / Motorized trail open to all 

vehicles - Route accesses fishing and dispersed camping. Additional Review demonstrated this is 

part of designated route off FS Rd 057 and is 4WD mixed road. Correct map to show designation as 

4WD mixed road - All ALTs. 

1086 Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Administratively Close / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route accesses fishing and 

dispersed camping, was a previous FS route. ALT. B & C - As outlined above. ALT. D & E - 

Accesses fishing and dispersed camping, was previous FS route. Street legal designation will provide 

non-ATV dispersed camping. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-12 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

1087 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. B & C - 

As outlined above. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Reduce road densities. 

1088 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Proposal is an existing 4WD mixed road - Existing Condition, No Change.

1089 Unauthorized Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route creates loop with two FS roads 

and connects to several 4WD mixed roads. Allows OHV access opportunities. (Engineering 

required at drainage crossing). ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited. Route is within the IRA and crosses drainage. 

1090 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road. ALT. B, C, D & E - Provides access to fishing and dispersed 

camping. 

1091 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Provides access to fishing and dispersed camping, relies 

on proposal 1090. ALT. B, C & E - Adopt as outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. 

Reduce road densities. 

1092 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides access to fishing and dispersed camping, 

relies on proposal 1090. ALT. B & C - As outlined above. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. 

Reduce road densities and management is for remote opportunities. 

1093 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized / 4WD mixed road - Route provides access to fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. 

B, C & E - Adopt as outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Reduce road densities and 

route is partially within management for remote opportunities. 

1094 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road. ALT. B & C - Provides access to fishing and dispersed 

camping. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Reduce road densities and route is within 

management for remote opportunities. 

1095 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized / 4WD mixed road. ALT. B & C - Provides access to fishing and dispersed camping. 

ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Reduce road densities and route is within management is for 

remote opportunities. 

1096 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, does not 

provide access to lake. 

1097 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized / 4WD mixed road - Adopt end of the FS road 003 to the high waterline for 

dispersed camping and fishing access. ALT. B, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited to keep road 

density down and route is within management area for remote opportunities, repetitive, and dispersed 

camping can be accessed from below high waterline. ALT. C - Provides easier access to fishing and 

dispersed camping. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-13

1098 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Proposal is an existing 4WD mixed road - Existing Condition, No Change.

1099 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. B & 

C - Provides access to fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited to 

keep road density down and is within management area for remote opportunities, repetitive, dispersed 

camping can be accessed from below high waterline. 

1100 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses fishing and dispersed camping. Route 

relies on proposal 1099. ALT. B & C - Provides access to fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. D & E 

- Motorized Travel Prohibited, relies on proposal 1099, which was not adopted. Reduce road densities 

and route is in management area for remote opportunities. Repetitive. 

1101 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Proposal is an existing 4WD mixed road - Existing Condition, No Change.

1102 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized road / 4WD mixed road - Route designation would create private vs. public 

conflicts. Route leads to equipment used to access water rights for private landowner. ALT. B, 

C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, keep road densities down and in management area for remote 

opportunities. Route designation would create conflicts with private use. 

1103 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - ALT. B & C - Provides access to fishing, dispersed camping 

and from BLM route. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is located in management area 

for remote opportunities, and to keep road density down. 

1104 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides access to fishing and dispersed camping 

- ALT. B & C. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, located in management area for remote 

opportunities and to keep road density down. 

1105 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - - Provides access to fishing and dispersed camping - 

ALT. B & C. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, located in management area for remote 

opportunities and to keep road density down. 

1106 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides access to fishing and dispersed camping 

-ALT. B & C. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, located in management area for remote 

opportunities and to keep road density down. 

1107 Fix fix fix fix fix 

Map fix - Show correct length of route to reservoir

1108 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Provides access to fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. 

B & C. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, located in management area for remote opportunities, 

to keep road density down and resource sites present. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-14 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

1109 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - - Provides access to fishing and dispersed camping. 

ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, located in management area for remote opportunities 

and to keep road density down. 

1110 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road Provides access to popular fishing and dispersed 

camping. Proposed route on heavy clay substrate impassible when wet. Evidence of braiding when 

road is wet. Due to substrate, route needs engineering to drain moisture- ALT. B & C. ALT. D & E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited, proposed route is on heavy clay substrate, impassable when wet. 

Evidence of braiding when road is wet. 

1111 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Relies on proposal 1110. ALT. B & C - Provides access to 

fishing and dispersed camping that is not available from road. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, 

located in management area for remote opportunities and to keep road density down. 

1112 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road No way to tell boundaries between FS and BLM would 

increase enforceability. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. In order to access reservoir, 

there is approximately one half-mile of route with sections of 35% or more grade with rutting, braiding 

and erosion. 

1113 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route connects to proposal 1260 and gives more access 

along shoreline. Route crosses drainage and relies on proposal 1260. ALT. B & C - Route 

provides access along shoreline, crosses drainage. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, located 

in management is for remote opportunities and to keep road density down. 

1114 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route connects to proposal 1260 and 1113. Route gives 

more access along shoreline, crosses drainage. ALT. A - Relies on proposal 1113. ALT. B & C - 

Connects to proposal 1260 or 1113. Route provides access to shoreline, crosses drainage. ALT. D & E 

- Motorized Travel Prohibited, located in management area for remote opportunities, and to minimize 

road densities. 

1115 fix fix fix fix fix 

Extension of FS 159 

1116 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized / 4WD mixed road - connects to 1260 gives more access along shoreline, crosses 

drainage. Relies on proposal 1113 & 1114. ALT. B & C - provides access along shoreline, crosses 

drainage. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, located in management area for remote 

opportunities and to keep road density down. 

1117 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route is below high waterline - Do not need to show on 

map. Relies on proposal 1113. ALT. B, C, D & E - Adopt as outlined above. 

1118 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized/4WD mixed road - Route connects to 1260 gives more access along shoreline, 

heavily used area for dispersed camping, over flow areas near boat launch. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited, see proposal 1265 & 1266, located in management area for remote 

opportunities, to keep road density down, redundant route. 

1119 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route does not exist on ground. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-15

1120 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides access to fishing and dispersed camping 

- ALT. B & C - As outlined above. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is located in 

management area for remote opportunities and in order to keep road density down. Redundant route. 

1121 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides access to fishing and dispersed camping. 

ALT. B & C - As outlined above. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is located in 

management area for remote opportunities and in order to keep road density down. Redundant route. 

1122 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized / 4WD mixed road - Route provides access to fishing and dispersed camping. ALT. 

B & C - As outlined above. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is located in management 

area for remote opportunities and in order to keep road density down, Redundant route. 

1123 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - ALT. B, C, and D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is 

located in management area for remote opportunities, route would increase road densities. Redundant. 

1124 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized / 4WD mixed road - BLM Field office allows existing roads open to ATV use. There 

are several 4WD mixed roads off of this route already. ALT. B & C - Provides access to fishing and 

dispersed camping. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Proposal 1262 provides access to the 

same area. 

1125 Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

4WD mixed road Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides access for hunting and scenic vistas. Alt 

C - As outlined above. ALT. B, D & E - Non-motorized trail. Route is not compatible with current use 

and would create conflicts with non-motorized users. 

1126 Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - ALT. B, C, D & E - Route provides access to fishing and 

dispersed camping. 

1127 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Resource concerns. ALT. B, C, D & E - Administratively 

Close. Resource concerns, repetitive with proposal 1126. 

1128 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - ALT. B, C, D & E - Administratively Close. Resource 

concerns, route is dependant on proposal 1127, and repetitive with proposal 1126. 

1129 Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - ALT. B, C, D & E - Provides access to fishing and 

dispersed camping. 

1130 4WD mixed road - No Change

1131 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses fishing and dispersed recreation. Route 

does not access shoreline directly, but anglers have to walk down incline. ALT. B & C - Adopt as 

outlined above. Provides access to fishing. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is located 

in management area for remote opportunities. Repetitive route. 

1132 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses fishing and camping, heavily used. 

Some resource Concerns. Route is heavily braded and poorly used. There is access currently 

via other route. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited as outlined above. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-16 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

1133 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road. Short route off of street legal vehicle only area. Do not 

designate as 4WD mixed road, not compatible with use of surrounding area. ALT. B, C, D & E – Street 

Legal Vehicles Only as 4WD mixed route but allow for street legal use only as outlined above. 

1134-

1135 

Repeat of proposal 1009 

1136 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Dispersed camping, accesses below high water area. 

ALT. B, C and E - Provides access to fishing and dispersed camping. Steep area at route junction, 

erosion occurring. Mitigate for erosion. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Steep area at junction 

and erosion concerns. 

1137-

1138 

Fix Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix - Remove from map. 

1139 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses fishing and dispersed camping. Short 

spur from designated route that links to Peoples Canal road. Route goes onto county road on 

private property. ALT. B, C & E. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Redundant route. Conflict with 

vehicles on county road crossing private land. 

1140 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses fishing and dispersed camping. Short 

spur from designated route that links to Peoples Canal road. Route goes onto county road on 

private property. Dependent on proposal 1139. ALT. B, C & E. ALT. D - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited. Redundant route. Conflict with vehicles on county road crossing private land. 

1141 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses fishing and dispersed camping. Route 

comes from BLM road and private property. Route creates loop. ALT. B & C - Adopt as outlined 

above. Mitigate resources site concerns prior to opening. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. 

Steep erosive soils. 

1142 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route needs to be modified to shorten route to reservoir 

and not the river. Proposal is contingent on proposal 1009 which was not carried forward. 

Resource concerns, wetlands, high ATV disturbance. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited as outlined above. 

1143 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Street Legal Vehicles Only / Administratively Close - There is no clear access to this road on the 

ground. Removal would better reflect current use. 

1144 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - ALT. B, C & E - Provides access to fishing and dispersed 

camping. Mitigate: Resource concerns. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Resource site concerns. 

1145 Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road 

Proposal was to allow mixed use. Route is already a Mixed use road - 

Existing Condition, No Change. 

1146 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route creates small loop near dispersed camping area - 

ALT. C - Adopt as outlined above. Mitigate resource site concerns. ALT. B, D & E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited. Repetitive. Access is available from other system routes. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-17

1147 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides access to fishing and camping. High 

density recreation. Resource site concerns. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. 

Mitigation cost would exceed benefit. 

1148 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Route is needed for continued administrative access. 

ALT. B, C, D & E - Administratively Close. Area can be accessed administratively without designation. 

1149 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Resource site concerns. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized 

Travel Prohibited. Proposal relies on proposal 1148. 

1150 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized Route / 4WD mixed road - Resource concerns. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited. Route relies on proposal 1148 that was not adopted. 

1151 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively Closed / Administratively Close - Road is gated closed, but currently not 

mapped as closed. FS inventory already shows route closed. Correct map to show existing 

condition. ALT. B, C, D & E - All as outlined above. 

1152 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Resource concerns. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited, area can be accessed administratively. 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

1153 

Proposal is already designated Street Legal Vehicles Only - Existing Condition, No change.

1154 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - 4WD mixed road designation is consistent with 

connecting BLM road which allows ATV use. Designation would increase enforceability. ALT. B, 

C, D & E - All as outlined above. 

1155 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - 4WD mixed road designation is consistent with 

connecting BLM road which allows ATV use. Designation would increase enforceability. ALT. B, 

C, D & E - All as outlined above. 

1156 Non-motorized 

trail 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Non-motorized trail / 4WD mixed road - Location of FS motorized trails 013 and 014 needs to be 

corrected on the map to reflect location on the ground. Proposal will access trailhead. Benefits 

are high to safety because it creates parking off of main road. Route reflects actual use on 

ground. ALT. B, C, D & E - All as outlined above. 

1157 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - High benefits for dispersed camping and access to 

nearby ATV trails, and fishing. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Resource concerns 

with soils, wet meadow, and other. 

1158 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route creates small loop and connects to 2 forest roads. 

ALT. B, C & E - Adopt as outlined above. Mitigate resource site concerns prior to opening. ALT. D - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited. Reduce road density, some resource concerns. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-18 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

1159 Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Road was a system road at one time. High benefit for 

safety by adding off road parking, dispersed camping, and access to existing trailhead. ALT. B, 

C & E - Adopt as outlined above. Barriers needed at end of road. ALT. D - Administratively Close. 

Reduce road densities. 

1160 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides dispersed camping opportunities near 

OHV areas. ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Reduce road 

densities. 

1161 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route correlates with proposal 1162. Only benefit would 

be that extending road to a steep canyon edge would create natural boundary for motorized use. 

Route does not access any dispersed camping, fishing, or trail heads. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited. Resource concerns with trail rutting and braiding occurring during wet 

season, and other resource concerns. 

1162 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route is dependant on proposal 1161 which was not 

adopted. Resource concerns. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Resource concerns. 

1163 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route would extend road to a canyon overlook. It would 

be difficult to identify end of existing road if not adopted. Route is used for hunting, but does 

not access any dispersed camping, fishing, or trail heads. ALT. B, C & E - Increases enforceability 

of road and accesses vista. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Does not access dispersed camping, 

fishing, or trailheads. Route would increase road densities. 

1164 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road -Route is a trail that would connect two 4WD mixed roads 

(FS 628 and 007). Route addresses need for ATV loops around dispersed camping areas. ALT. 

B, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, user created, repetitive, road densities and meadow concerns. 

ALT. C - Trail connects 4WD roads 628 and 007. Addresses need for ATV loops around dispersed 

camping areas. 

1165 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - No compelling rationale to add these roads. 

Road does not access the reservoir, dispersed camping, fishing, or trail heads. May be used for 

hunting. It would be difficult to end road at proposed place. Resource concerns with wildlife and other. 

ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited as outlined above. 

1166 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - The proposal dead ends in clear cut; however, many user 

created roads branch off of this route and would be hard to regulate. ALTs B, C, D, and E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited. See proposal 1017 for access to Sheep Creek Lake. Wildlife habitat 

concerns. 

1167 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides access to dispersed camping, used 

mainly during hunting season. ALT. B, C & E - Adopt as outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited. Inside IRA, increases road densities. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-19

1168 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motor trail open 

to all vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route accesses dispersed camping 

site 900 feet from road. ALT. B, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is beyond 300 feet from 

designated route, inside IRA. ALT. C - Provides dispersed camping. 

1169 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Dispersed Camping overflow from Brownie Campground. 

Route is within 300 feet of designated route (current legal use) ALT. B, C & E - Provides dispersed 

camping overflow from Brownie Campground and is current legal use at 300 feet. ALT. D - Motorized 

Travel Prohibited. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

1170 No change - This is the campground 

1171 Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road

Mixed use road - No change 

1172 Duplicate - See proposal 1156

1173 Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix - Show FS trail 013 on map to correct alignment on ground

1174 Duplicate - See proposal 1005.

1175 Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

fix fix fix fix 

Map fix - Correct alignment at head of trail see proposal 1173

1176 Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Open existing system road for dispersed camping 

and administrative access to gravel pit. ALT. B, C, D & E - Provides dispersed camping, no resource 

concerns identified, administrative road, and is outside IRA. 

1177 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Dispersed campsite that is heavily used and is within 

current legal use of 300 feet. Route connects to proposals 1178 and 1179. ALT. B, C & E - Adopt 

as outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

1178 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Dispersed camping and fishing access. Route connects 

to proposal 1177 and 1179. ALT. B & D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Increases road densities, 

current non-motorized use. ALT. C - Provides fishing and dispersed camping access. ALT. E - 

Provides quiet camping opportunity. 

1179 Unauthorized Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route provides ATV route off of main 

road (mixed traffic). Route creates loop and accesses fishing from FSR 600. Proposal 1181 is 

alternative. Wetland concerns and area is already under rehabilitation from illegal OHV use. 

ALTs. B, C, D, and E - Motorized Travel Prohibited as outlined above. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-20 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

1180 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Dispersed campsite is within current legal use of 300 

feet. ALT. B & C - Route is within 300 feet of designated route. Mitigation: place boulders to restrict 

road width in area of wet meadow. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is greater than 150 

feet from road and wet meadow concerns. 

1181 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses dispersed camping and makes smaller 

loop between proposal 1179 and FS road 221. Route accesses two dispersed camping sites. 

See proposals 1177 and 1178. Route provides opportunity for ATV use from camping area. ALT. 

B, C & E - As outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is greater than 150 feet from 

road. 

1182 4WD mixed road Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix - Road needs to extend to structures on map. 

1183 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Dispersed camping off of road 014, is within current legal 

use of 300 feet. ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above. Mitigation: Route needs to be signed to restrict 

traffic within the area. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

1184 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Creates fishing access within a heavily used area, and 

accesses dispersed camping areas. ALT. B, C & E - Adopt as outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized 

Travel Prohibited. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

1185 Unauthorized Dispersed 

Camping 

Dispersed 

Camping 

Dispersed 

Camping 

Dispersed 

Camping 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Dispersed Camping route is within 300 feet of designated 

route. Do not need to adopt as separate route as use for dispersed camping will be allowed without 

separate designation. 

1186 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses dispersed camping and fishing. ALT. B, 

C & E - As outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

1187 Administratively 

Close 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

60" Seasonal 

Closure 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

60" Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively 

Close 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

60" Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Route connects FS road 014 with proposal 1007 Sols 

Canyon over Long Park reservoir dam. Limit to OHVs <60. ALT. B, C & E - Provides access to 

Forest from FS road 014 to Sols Canyon over Long Park Dam. Motorized Trail OHV less than 60" ALT. 

D - Administratively Close. Route crosses dam. 

1188 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides dispersed camping loop, is within the 300 

feet of designated road. ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. 

Route is greater than 150 feet. 

1189 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides dispersed camping loop, is within the 300 

feet of main road. ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is 

greater than 150 feet. 

1190 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides dispersed camping loop, is within 300 

feet of designated road. ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. 

Route is greater than150 feet. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-21

1191 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides dispersed camping, spur off of FS road 

001. Canyon is steep with limited dispersed camping opportunities, access to trail heads and 

fishing. ALT. B & C - Adopt as outlined above with seasonal closure at Hickerson Park road when wet. 

ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is in wet meadow area with resource concerns. 

1192 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides dispersed camping loop, is within the 300 

feet of designated route. ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. 

Route is greater than 150 feet. 

1193 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Unauthorized route / Street Legal Vehicles Only - Route provides dispersed camping, removes 

pressure of camping off Hwy 44. Route provides scenic views, picnic opportunity, hunter 

camps. ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is greater 

than 150 feet. 

1194 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Unauthorized route / Street Legal Vehicles Only - Route provides dispersed camping and 

removes camping pressure off Hwy 44. Scenic views, picnicking, hunter camps. ALT. B, C & E - 

Provides dispersed camping, removes camping from Hwy 44. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited, 

dispersed camping greater than 150 feet from road. 

1195 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Unauthorized route / Street Legal Vehicles Only - Route provides dispersed camping and access 

to trail head. Takes camping off Hwy 44. ALT. B, C & E - Provides dispersed camping, removes 

camping from Hwy 44. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited, dispersed camping greater than 150 feet 

from road. 

1196 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides dispersed camping, accesses heavily 

used area. Route gives access to OHV mixed use from camping area. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited. (Proposal was replaced by 1268) 

1197 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, road does not 

access dispersed camping area and is seldom used. 

1198 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides access to dispersed camping within 300 

feet from road. Route provides access to OHV mixed traffic from camping and near hiking trail 

(Don Hatch) ALT. B & C - As outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited, dispersed camping 

greater than 150 feet from road. ALT. E - Provides non-OHV dispersed camping opportunity. Camping 

area accesses hiking trail. 

1199 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Dispersed camping within 150' of road. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, change from 

proposed action - This route is within 150 feet from road. 

1200 Unauthorized Open Dispersed 

Camping Area 

Open Dispersed 

Camping Area 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Open dispersed camping area - Area is currently heavily used for dispersed 

camping. Multiple tracks on ground would make it difficult to designate and enforce specific 

routes. ALT. B & C - As outlined above. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Open areas do not 

fit with alternative direction. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-22 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

1201 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Most of the road is on BLM land. This road accesses FS 

rd 599 at boundary. There is no reason to adopt as other connection already occurs. ALT. B, C, D & E 

- Motorized Travel Prohibited. 

1202 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Proposal is to allow for Street Legal Vehicles Only - Existing Condition, No change. See also 

proposal 1155.

1203 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route provides canal access in Pot 

holes area. Route would require driving on bank of canal. Route connects proposal 1010 and 

1016 (both proposals not moved forward because of recreation management of area), limited 

non-motorized use, wetlands and not compatible with non-motorized use. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited as outlined above. 

1204 Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route provides canal access in Pot 

holes area. Route would require to drive on bank of canal. Proposal connects proposal 1010 

and 1016 (both proposals not moved forward because of recreation management of area), limited 

non-motorized use, wetlands and not compatible with non-motorized use. ALT. B, C, D & E – 

Non-motorized trail as outlined above. 

1205 4WD mixed road Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map Fix - Realign map road with ground. Show road out of wet meadow. 

1206 Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized trail / 4WD mixed road - Route would extend FS designated road to an area that is 

used for dispersed camping. ALT. B, C, D & E - Non-motorized trail. Route currently provides nonmotorized camping and access to a hiking trail. 

1207 No proposal 

1208-

1211 

4WD mixed road Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix - Add road numbers to map 

1212 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Show FS road 14 from gate to over dam. See proposal 1007 for road status. 

1213 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Administratively 

Close 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Administratively 

Close 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal Vehicles Only / Administratively Close - Road is no longer there. ALT. B & D - Road 

no longer there. ALT. C & E - road may receive some dispersed camping and hunting use. Use 

appears to be minimal. 

1214 See proposal 1176

1215 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - No compelling reason to change 

designation allowing for mixed use. ALT. B, C, D & E - 4WD mixed road as outlined above. 

1216 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map Fix - Add road number to travel map
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-23

1217 See proposals 1166 and 1017 

1218 4WD mixed road Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map Fix - Add road number (613) to travel map 

1219 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road / Street Legal Vehicles Only - Short road with no place for ATV to ride legally. 

ALT. B, C, D & E - All as outlined above.

1220 Mixed Use Road Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Mixed use road / Administratively Close - Road is signed that road is only open for 

administrative reasons. Provides administrative only access, not necessary for public access. 

ALT. B, C, D & E - change designation to reflect current use. 

1221 Mixed Use Road Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Mixed use road / Administratively Close - Road is signed that road is only open for 

administrative reasons. Provides administrative only access, not necessary for public access. 

ALT. B, C, D & E - change designation to reflect current use. 

1222 - 

1234 

4WD mixed road Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map Fix - Add road numbers on map 

Administrative 

Close 

1235 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map Fix - Add road numbers on map 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

1236 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map Fix - Place road number closer to route on map 

1237 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Map Fix - Proposal was to put road number on map. However, road is Administratively Close 

and there is no need to put numbers on map. ALT. B, C, D & E - Administratively Close as outlined 

above. 

1238 Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Put road number on map - Response do not need to add road number as is currently Nonmotorized trail. ALT. B, C, D & E - Non-motorized trail as outlined above. 

1239 4WD mixed road Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Show road number on travel map 

1240 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road / Street Legal Vehicles Only - Short road no place for ATV to ride legally. ALT. 

B, C, D & E - Provides access to dispersed camping and hiking without ATVs.

1241 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road / Street Legal Vehicles Only - Short road no place for ATV to ride legally. 

1242 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road / Street Legal Vehicles Only - Short road no place for ATV to ride legally. ALT. 

B, C, D & E - Provides access to dispersed camping and hiking without ATVs.
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-24 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

1243 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Add road at intersection of proposal 1093 and FS 363 for 

range improvement. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Area can be accessed 

administratively. 

1244 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Road does not provide dispersed camping or loop, 

(unless highway is included) not heavily used. Is difficult to locate on ground. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited. Safety concerns exist with ATVs and highway use. 

1245 Unauthorized Dispersed 

Camping 

Dispersed 

Camping 

Dispersed 

Camping 

Dispersed 

Camping 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses dispersed camping - No change, route is 

within 150 feet of designated road. 

1246 4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road 

-Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road 

-Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road 

-Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road 

-Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road - Seasonal closure / 4WD mixed road - Seasonal closure - No change from 

current use. 

1247 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal Vehicles Only / 4WD mixed road - Roads on state and private are not connected 

through FS land. ALT. B, C, D & E - Street Legal Vehicles Only. See proposal 1009. 

1248.1

1248.2

1248.4 

Unauthorized or 

New 

Construction 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" -SEASONAL 

CLOSURE 

Unauthorized route or New / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Alternative route to creating 

motorized use on Don Hatch trail. Route connects lodges to motorized trails. ALT. B and D - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route requires new construction and not included in proposed action. 

ALT. C & E - Provides Motorized trail OHV less than 50" to lodges and additional motorized 

opportunities. Seasonal closure in Alternative E would mitigate for wildlife and wetland concerns. Note: 

Motorized Travel Prohibited segment 1248.5 due to crossing private property. 

Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

1248.5 

Unauthorized/Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Portion of alternative route to creating 

motorized use on Don Hatch trail. ALTs B, C, D, and E - Do not adopt. This route crosses private 

property and would require new construction. 

1248.3 

1248.6 

1248.7 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" -SEASONAL 

CLOSURE 

Non-motorized trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - ALT. B and D - Non-motorized trail, this trail 

is a highly valued non-motorized trail. Motorized designation would create user conflicts on a route 

already identified for non-motorized use. ALT. C and E - Provides Motorized trail OHV less than 50" to 

lodges and additional motorized opportunities. Seasonal closure in Alternative E would mitigate for 

wildlife and wetland concerns. 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only

Mixed Use Road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only

1248.8 Mixed Use Road

Street Legal Vehicles Only / Mixed Use Road - This proposal combined with other segments of 

proposal 1248 would provide an alternative route to creating use on Don Hatch trail. Route 

connects lodges to motorized trails. ALTs B and D - Remain as street legal use only, as other 

segments of 1248 would not be adopted in these alternatives and no reason to add mixed use. ALTs C 

& E - Combines with other segments of 1248 to provide OHV access to lodges and additional motorized 

opportunities. Note: Seasonal closure not required on this segment as it is already an improved gravel 

road. 

1249 See proposal 1009
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-25

1250 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Road is already a 4WD mixed road route- No change 

1251 Unauthorized Dispersed 

Camping 

Dispersed 

Camping 

Dispersed 

Camping 

Dispersed 

Camping 

Unuathorized/4WD mixed road - Keep existing dispersed camping along route - No change 

1252 4WD mixed road 

Proposal was moved to Vernal District 2046.2. (Portion of proposal is in Vernal District) 

1253 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / Street Legal Vehicles Only - Proposal is to remove ATVs from the route. Limit 

motor vehicle travel to existing routes. See proposals 1248, 1253, 1254, 1255, 1256 & 1257. 

1254 See 1255 

1255.1 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road seasonal closure - Seasonal closure of route would mitigate 

for winter range and hunting concerns, as well as wet stream crossing. ALT. B, D & E - As 

outlined above. ALT. C - 4WD mixed road. Designation currently allows 4WD access during hunting 

season. 

1255.2 Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" - Seasonal 

Closure 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" - Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Administratively Close - Route is currently signed closed to 

ATVs due to resource concerns during wet season. Administrative closure of route would 

reduce resource concerns. ALT. B & C - Implement seasonal closure to mitigate for wet season and 

winter range. Mitigate: harden crossing. ALT. D & E - Administrative closure - Route offers nonmotorized hiking and biking opportunities and would address resource concerns. 

1256-

1257 

See proposal 1255 

1258 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road 

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - Alt. B, C, D & E - Provides access to other OHV routes 

without having to trailer ATVs to trailheads. 

1259 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Mixed use road Mixed use road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - Adjacent BLM is compatible with use on same route. 

ALT. B & C - Provides access to BLM, dispersed recreation and boat ramp. ALT. D & E - Provides 

opportunity for non-ATV dispersed camping. 

1260 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Mixed use road Mixed use road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - Adjacent BLM is compatible with use on same route. 

ALT. B & C - Provides access to BLM, dispersed recreation and boat ramp. ALT. D & E - Provides 

opportunity for non-ATV dispersed camping. 

1261 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

 

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - Duplicate proposal -See proposals 1265 and 1266

1262 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-26 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - Adjacent BLM is compatible with use on same route. 

There are several 4WD mixed roads off of this route already. ALT. B, C, D & E - Connects to BLM, 

will increase enforceability. 

1263 See proposal 1270. 

1264 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close - (FS Rd. 089) - Proposal 1076 depends on this route 

not being closed. ALT. B & C - 4WD mixed road as outlined above. ALT. D & E - Road does not 

access water and no identifiable destination. 

1265.1 

1265.2 

1265.3 

1265.4 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 

Street Legal Vehicles Only / 4WD mixed road - Route provides consistency of management with 

adjacent routes. ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above. ALT. D - No change, offers non OHV motorized 

opportunity. 

1266.1 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

mixed use 

road 

mixed use 

road 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / mixed use road - Proposal is to make all roads north and including 

FS road 001 and east of and including proposal 1118 open to mixed road. Roads affected are FS 

roads 001, 085, 085a - 085j. ALT. B & C - Provides access to BLM, dispersed recreation, boat ramp 

and dispersed camping. ALT. D & E Street Legal Vehicles Only. See proposal 1264. 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

1266.2 4WD mixed road 

1266.3 

1266.4 

1266.5 Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - Proposal is to make all roads north and including 

FS road 001 and east of and including proposal 1118 open to 4WD mixed road. Roads affected 

are FS roads 001, 085, 085a - 085j. ALT. B, C and E - Provides access to BLM, dispersed recreation, 

boat ramp and dispersed camping. ALT. D Street Legal Vehicles Only. See proposal 1264. 

1267 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - Route provides dispersed camping currently within 

300 feet of road. Heavily used area. Route gives access to OHV mixed use roads from camping 

area. ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above. ALT. D - Street Legal Vehicles Only 

1268.1 

1268.2 

Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides dispersed camping currently within 300 

feet of road. Heavily used area. Route gives access to OHV mixed use roads from camping 

area. Replaces proposal 1196. ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

1269 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses area that is used for dispersed camping 

during hunting. Route is used for horse camping. Mitigation needed to route away from wet 

meadow and beaver dam, and restrict camping in meadow. ALT. B, C & E. ALT. D - Motorized 

Travel Prohibited. Route is not compatible with current use of horse camping and wetland concerns. 

1270 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized / 4WD mixed road - Route intended to change designation of FS road 158 to 

provide a link across highway to a route that links to Vernal. Proposal is same as proposal 

2080. ALT. B, C, D & E - Does not link to ATV trails on the Vernal District, crosses highway and does 

not increase dispersed camping opportunities. 

1270.1 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Mixed use road Mixed use road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Mixed use road 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-27

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - Route creates link to Red Canyon Lodge ALT. B, C 

& E - Creates link to Red Canyon Lodge. ALT D - Street Legal Vehicles Only. Route provides non-OHV 

motorized use. 

1271 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

FIX FIX FIX FIX 

Mixed use road / off forest - This route is on private property and should not be shown on map 

as FS road ALT. B, C, D & E - Close at gate to private property. 

1272 Unauthorized 

and New 

Construction 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized and New/ Motorized Trail OHV less than 50". This route is an extension of FS Road 

629 to create an ATV loop. This route is redundant with FSR 043 and 026. Route would require 

new construction. There is no compelling rationale to increase trail/road densities in this area. 

See proposal 1274. (Moved from proposal 2132).

1273 Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized 

trail 

Non-motorized trail / 4WD mixed road - Proposal would open a small route segment to OHVs. 

However, this trail is actually a nonmotorized trail. Adding mixed use would be inconsistent with 

adjacent area management. (Proposal was 2191) ALT. B, C, D & E - Existing Condition, No Change 

as outlined above. Map Fix - Vernal District Map to correlate with Flaming Gorge District Map as 

non-motorized trail.

1274 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal Vehicles Only/4WD Mixed - This is a portion of a longer proposal to complete a OHV 

connection route from FS629 to motorized trail 014 and allow mixed use on FS629. However, 

this extended loop route is redundant with FSR 043 and 026. This proposal was not carried 

forward (see 1272). The addition of OHV use would not be compatible with the less motorized 

use in this area. Hence, there is no compelling rationale to increase trail/road densities in this 

area. (Moved from proposal 2131) ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited as outlined above. 

1275 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route provides access to fishing and dispersed camping. 

ALT. B & C - As outlined above. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route would increase road 

densities and is in management area for remote opportunities. Redundant route. 

Unauthorized 4WD Mixed Road 4WD Mixed Road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

1276 

Unauthorized Route / 4WD Mixed Road - Route provides access to fishing and dispersed 

camping. ALT. B & C - As outlined above. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route would 

increase road densities and is in management area for remote opportunities. Redundant route. 

Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

1277 

Unauthorized route / Street Legal Vehicles Only - Route is a short spur off Hwy 44 approximately 

two miles west of Greendale Jct. that has historical dispersed camping use. The route is located 

in an area where few other dispersed camping opportunities exist. ALTs B, C, and E - Adopt as 

outlined above. ALT D - Do not adopt, route would increase road densities.

Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

1278 

Unauthorized route / Street Legal Vehicles Only - Route is a short spur off Hwy 44 east of Lake 

Creek which has historical dispersed camping use. The route is located in an area where few 

other dispersed camping opportunities exist. ALTs B, C, and E - Adopt as outlined above. ALT D - 

Do not adopt, route would increase road densities.

Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

1279 

Unauthorized route / Street Legal Vehicles Only - Route is a short spur off FS RD 218 (Sheep 

Creek Geological Loop north of Summit Springs. Area is heavily used during hunting season 

for dispersed camping. ALTs B, C, and E - Adopt as outlined above. ALT D - Do not adopt, route 

would increase road densities and is approximately 2000 feet in length.
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-28 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

1280 

Unauthorized Route / Street Legal Vehicles Only - Route is a loop off of Sheep Creek Geological 

Loop that is used for dispersed camping. ALT B, C, D, and E - Do not adopt. Route has resource 

concerns that would need to be resolved before available for designated use.

D2 VERNAL 

ALT. A ALT. B ALT. C ALT. D ALT. E 

No Action Preferred 

Alternative 

Increased 

Motorized 

Opportunity

NonMotorized 

Opportunity

Blend of 

C and D 

Prop # CURRENT 

CONDITION

PROPOSED 

ACTION 

PROPOSED 

ACTION 

PROPOSED 

ACTION 

PROPOSED 

ACTION 

2001 4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close - Short route that leads to multiple off-road routes - 

hard to enforce. ALT. C - 4WD mixed road. Route provides 4WD and OHV motorized opportunity. 

ALT. B and D - Redundant and goes into wet meadow. Mitigation has been tried - unsuccessful 

2002 4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close - Short route that leads to multiple off-road routes hard 

to enforce. ALT. B & D - Leads to multiple off-road tracks, difficult to enforce and only leads a short 

distance. ALT. C & E - Used during hunting and route currently exists on the ground. 

2003 4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close - Leads to private property used for mining. Access is 

administrative. ALT. B, D & E - Leads to multiple off-road tracks, difficult to enforce and only leads a 

short distance. Creates conflict with private property. ALT. C - 4WD mixed road - there is separate 

proposal to keep this route open (2159). 

2004 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Nonmotorized Trail - Resource concerns, steep slopes with 

rutting and braiding. Unauthorized or existing undesignated routes extend from this route. ALT. 

B & D - Resource concerns, steep slopes with rutting and braiding. Unauthorized routes extend from 

this route. ALT. C - Motorized Trail OHV less than 50” - within hatched area and is current route. 

Mitigation would be expensive and hard to enforce. 

2005 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Administratively Close - Trail is rutted out, wet meadows; full 

sized vehicles are inappropriately using area causing damage. ALT. B, D, & E - Duplicate route 

with FS Rd. 019. Trail is rutted out, wet meadows; full sized vehicles are inappropriately using area 

causing damage. ALT. C - Motorized Trail OHV less than 50”. Need to sign to keep inappropriate large 

vehicles off. 

2006 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-29

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Administratively Close - Part of ski trail. Trail is rutted out, 

wet meadows; full sized vehicles are inappropriately using area causing damage. ALT. B & E - 

Trail is rutted out, wet meadows, full sized vehicles are inappropriately using area causing damage. 

ALT. C - Motorized Trail OHV less than 50”. Need to sign to keep inappropriate large vehicles off. ALT. 

D - Duplicate route with FS Rd. 019. 

2007 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close - Resource damage at creek. However, survey shows 

less resource damage than anticipated. All ALTs - 4WD mixed road; existing route and review does 

not warrant closure. 

2008 4WD mixed road Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

4WD mixed road / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - This route ties into ATV trail 028 from 

Round Park dispersed camping area. Resource concerns exist due to streams, wet meadows 

with road rutted and not suitable for larger, heavier vehicles. The change from current use 4WD 

mixed use road to ATV reduces many of these risks. MITIGATION: Close spur routes, conduct 

monitoring, install bridge or harden stream crossing at lower banks, move route out of meadow. 

ALT. B, C, D, and E - Reduction of 4WD mixed use road to motor trail less than 50" would reduce 

resource concerns along road. There is open ford across west fork of Little Brush Creek. Would 

provide ATV access from Round Park to other trails. 

2009 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles only 

Mixed use road / Mixed use road - open to mixed traffic; duplicate proposal - see proposal 2093, 

which is the complete route. 

2010 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed Road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed use road / Mixed use road - Prohibit ATV traffic as it is not allowed on main road and 

there are problems with extended use into high country. ROS is primarily semi-primitive nonmotorized, not managed for motorized recreation, wet area easily damaged by ATVs. Main 

trailhead to wilderness for hiking and horses. Related to proposals 2184, 2226, and 2256. ALT. 

B, D & E - ATVs are not allowed on main road and problems with extended use into high country. NonOHV dispersed camping. ALT. C - Access to fishing and dispersed camping. 

2011 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road / Mixed use road - Prohibit OHV traffic. Not allowed on main road. Extended 

use into high country. Short route to trail, ROS is primarily semi-primitive non-motorized, not 

managed for motorized recreation, wet area easily damaged by ATVs. Main route to wilderness 

trailhead. This is related to 2184, 2226, 2256, and 2014. ALT. B, D & E - Not allowed on main road. 

Extended use into high country. Short route, provides a route for non OHV dispersed camping. ALT. C 

- 4WD mixed road. Access to fishing and dispersed camping. 

2012 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Non-motorized Trail - OHVs are going beyond end of trail and 

causing damage. ROS is road natural. Not compatible with 2233. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized 

Trail OHV less than 50”; may mitigate damage to high country and meadow through signs and/or 

barriers.

2013 Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Administratively Close / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - driving on canal, creates loop (need 

to check with canal) in hatched area. Gives access to Paradise Park Reservoir. ALT. B, C & E - 

Creates loop opportunity. Well used route, important access for ATVs. ALT. D - Administratively Close, 

redundant road, would create loop. Canal route. 

2014 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-30 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

4WD mixed road / Mixed use road - Prohibit OHV traffic. Not allowed on main road. Extended 

use into high country. Recreation management is primarily semi-primitive non-motorized, not 

managed for motorized recreation, wet area easily damaged by ATVs. Main trailhead to 

wilderness for hiking and horses. 2155 is duplicate; 2128 is no change. ALT. B, D & E - ATVs not 

allowed on main road. Extended use into high country. ALT. C - 4WD mixed road; provides access to 

fishing and dispersed camping. 

Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

2015 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Old timber road. 

Provides OHV access between Kane Hollow and Round Park, takes OHV traffic off of paved road. 

In hatched area. Connects dispersed camping areas. Mitigation required to harden stream 

crossing and slope trail into stream or construction of bridge over stream to minimize damage to 

stream banks. North half of proposal is outside of IRA. ALT. B, C and E - Provides major 

connection not otherwise available, existing route, connects dispersed camping. ALT. D - Motorized 

Travel Prohibited; wildlife resource concerns. Road density, redundant and loop route.

Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

2015.1 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Old timber road. 

Provides OHV loop opportunities near round park. n hatched area. Connects dispersed camping 

areas and proposal 2105 Round Park to Kane Hollow route. ALT. B, C - Provides major connection, 

existing route, connects dispersed camping. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited; wildlife resource 

concerns. Road density, redundant and loop route.

2015.2 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Old timber road. 

Provides OHV loop opportunities near round park. In hatched area. Connects dispersed 

camping areas and to proposal 2105 Round Park to Kane Hollow route. ALT. B, C - Provides major 

connection, existing route, connects dispersed camping. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited; 

wildlife resource concerns. Road density, redundant and loop route.

2016 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Administratively Close - Route is used as a snowmobile trail, 

with minimal current OHV use. Concerns over wetlands, soils, wildlife. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Resource concerns with minimal existing use. Removal of motorized designation would free up 

maintenance funds for other, more popular routes and reduce concerns over wetlands, soils, wildlife. 

2017 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively Close / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Open gated RD 21A, connect with 

spillway across dam, removes OHV from other less desirable dam. 2.5 miles of new 

construction. Do not carry forward in any Alternative (concerns over crossing spillway is nonmitigatable). 

2018 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road 

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - Opening route to mixed traffic creates ATV 

connection to numerous routes and dispersed camping. Resource concerns of use on or 

adjacent to existing bridge. ALT. B, C, D & E - Creates ATV connection to numerous routes and 

dispersed camping. MITIGATE existing eligible sites before opening route. 

2019 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-31

Moved to Flaming Gorge District - See proposal 1019 

2020 Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Existing undesignated route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - used heavily for hunting, 

dispersed camping, steep slopes, within hatched travel area. Agreed on by trails coalition. Hydro 

concern and steep slopes. ALT. B, C & E - Heavy use for hunting, dispersed camping, within hatched 

area and mutual user group support - Dependent on hydro and slopes. ALT. D - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited - in IRA, concern with road densities and steep slopes. 

2021 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Duplicate 

route. This rd is heavily used for camping, hunting and rec. stock ponds, in IRA. In hatched area. 

Short cut between designated roads. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, duplicate, can 

access dispersed camping from designated route, loop, redundant, road density, IRA. 

2022 Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Existing undesignated route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - used heavily for hunting, 

dispersed camping, steep slopes, within hatched travel area. Agreed on by trails coalition. Hydro 

concern and steep slopes. ALT. B, C & E - Heavy use for hunting, dispersed camping, within hatched 

area and mutual user group support - Dependent on hydro and slopes. ALT. D - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited - in IRA, concern with road densities and steep slopes. 

2023 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - Proposal is to maintain highline trail as nonmotorized. All ALTs. - No change 

2024 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 

seasonal closure 

4WD mixed road 

seasonal closure 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" seasonal 

closure 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - This route 

connects two designated routes that are currently closed. Outside of hatched area. Not in IRA. 

ALT. B, C & E - Connects two designated roads depends on 2145, 2179, 2058, 2146 being opened. 

Would create loop and offer OHV opportunities. Creates small loops near camping area. Seasonal 

closure during hunting. Need to sign for no firewood area. Needs cultural survey prior to opening. ALT. 

D - Motorized Travel Prohibited - creates loops and increases road density. UDWR concerns. 

2025 4WD mixed road Fix Fix Fix Fix 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close - Incorrectly shown on map. Correct map - use 

proposal 2203 as connector loop Alt. B, C, D & E - Change map to reflect actual on-the-ground 

system. 

2026 4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close - short route that leads to multiple off-road routes hard 

to enforce. Rutting and braided in ravine. ALT. B, C & D - Redundant and goes into wet meadow. 

Mitigation has been tried- unsuccessful.

2027 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Mixed use road - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively 

Close 

Mixed use road - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively Close / Mixed used road - open gated Marsh Bench road to ATV traffic. Creates 

several miles of access. Outside of Hatched area. Check NEPA for rationale of closure. 

Connected with 2028. ALT. B - Administratively Close. NEPA identified rationale for closure. ALT. C - 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-32 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Would create miles of ATV access and dispersed camping opportunities. Seasonal closure during 

hunting and for spring wet season Oct-May. ALT. D - Administratively Close - could potentially create 

loop and increases road density. User conflicts between horse groups and motorized use. Would create 

easy access to wet areas off road. ALT. E - Creates loop and increases road density, user-group 

conflicts, easy access to illegal use off road. Seasonal closure during hunting and for spring wet season 

Oct-May. 

2028 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles -

Seasonal 

Closure 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Would create loop. Route would need 

to be closed seasonally, wetland concerns. Adds to connectivity with 2027. ALT. B, D & E - Nonmotorized Trail - user conflicts between motorized and non-motorized. Wetland concerns. ALT. C - 

Creates loop opportunity. Well used route, important access for ATVs, adds to connectivity. If not 

adopted would not include mixed use on proposal 2027. Most likely would require some construction. 

2029 4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close - Road is currently gated. Need to reflect the closure. 

Wetlands, high water table. Would gain some new dispersed camping opportunity. Goshawk 

concerns. In current NEPA Road was closed prior to timber sale then road gated for post 

harvest activities. 2166 and 2235. ALT. B, C, D & E - Currently closed by gate only extends dispersed 

camping; also high water table and concerns about damage from vehicles. Goshawk concerns. 

Repetitive. 

2030.1 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route is a series of timber roads and unauthorized routes 

and provides loop and additional access to fishing at Twin Lakes. Goes though potholes area. 

Wetland concerns and would require seasonal restrictions. May provide alternate route for 2032. 

Contained within hatched area. Connected to Trail 026 closure. ALT. B, C, D and E - This road is 

actually Administratively Close and not open to the public. Makes loop and is redundant. There is a 

drainage bottom (approximately 150 meters wide) with numerous seeps and wet bogs separating the 

two skid trail networks. A motorized ATV route through this area would have a high potential for 

damage to these wetland areas. 

2030.2 Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Existing undesignated route / 4WD mixed road - Route is a series of timber roads and 

unauthorized routes that provides a loop and access to fishing at Twin Lakes. Goes though 

potholes area. Wetland concerns and would require seasonal restrictions. May provide alternate 

route for 2032. Contained within hatched area. Connected to Trail 026 closure. Provides ATV 

access from dispersed camping areas. ALT. B, C, D and E - This road is actually Administratively 

Close and not open to the public. Makes loop and is redundant. There is a drainage bottom 

(approximately 150 meters wide) with numerous seeps and wet bogs separating the two skid trail 

networks. A motorized ATV route through this area would have a high potential for damage to these 

wetland areas. 

2031 4WD mixed road Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Street legal vehicles only / Street legal vehicles only - Fix map to reflect on ground road length 

approximately .25 miles. Shorten map length to show actual length of road. Rest of route is nonmotorized section of Trail 026. 

2032 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-33

Motorized Trail OHV less than 50" - Non-motorized trail - change Trail 26 to non-motorized from 

jct. 018 to jct. of trail 34 due to riparian near RNA. Trail is in stream and parallels Ashley Creek. 

Trail is currently not used much, is in poor condition and requires high maintenance. Close to 

other routes, repetitive. Closure would diminish OHV experiences. Would limit trail opportunities 

which are already limited. Most OHV use is on roads. ALT. B, C, D & E - change Trail 26 to nonmotorized from jct. 18 to jct. of trail 34 due to riparian near RNA and Ashley Creek. Duplicate route. Trail 

is currently in poor condition and needs high maintenance. 

2033 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

see proposal 

2462 

see proposal 

2462 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

see proposal 

2462 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Administratively Close - High amount of resource concerns in 

multiple areas. Reduces repetitive routes. This is the same route as proposal 2462 which is adopted 

in Alternatives B, C and E 

2034 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road / Street legal vehicles only - Eliminate OHV traffic. Adjacent to road natural area. 

Provides non ATV dispersed camping opportunity. Makes management of road easier as entire 

road would be same designation. Existing route is not consistent with current management of 

area of non-motorized use. Alt B, D, and E - consistency of management with rest of area, provides 

non-motorized dispersed camping. ALT C - existing designated route. 

2035 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road / Street legal vehicles only - Prohibit OHVs traffic which has encroached onto 

non-motorized Trail 35. ALT. B and C - maintain existing designated use. Route is popular dispersed 

camping area and allowing ATV use corresponds with proposed mixed use designation of FS road 030 

in these alternatives. ALT D & E - Remove ATV traffic to eliminate OHV off-road use and use of ATVs 

on non-motorized trails. Accesses non-motorized trail heads. 

2036 Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road 

Mixed use road / Street legal vehicles only - Limit OHV use on Red Cloud Loop as OHVs are 

using non-motorized trails. All ALTs - Mixed use road. Current existing legal use that provides 

sustainable OHV opportunities on an improved route. 

2037 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - Duplicate with proposal 2091.1 - See Proposal 

2091.1

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

2038.1 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Nonmotorized Trail - Section of Galloway Springs Trail Cow 

Hollow to Galloway Corral. Route is receiving damage, wet meadows, steep slopes, crosses 

streams/springs. Wildlife, hydrology, and soils concerns. ALT. B, D & E - Resource concerns with 

existing route. ALT. C - Existing open designated route provides OHV opportunities. ALT E. Mitigates 

resource concerns by only shortening route to eliminate area with heaviest resource concerns

2038.2 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-34 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Nonmotorized Trail - Section of Galloway Springs Trail at 

Galloway Corral to Galloway Spring. Route is receiving damage, wet meadows, steep slopes, 

crosses streams/springs. Wildlife, hydrology, and soils concerns. ALT. B, D & E - Resource 

concerns with existing route. ALT. C - Existing open designated route provides OHV opportunities. s

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

2038.3 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Nonmotorized Trail - Section of Galloway Springs Trail at jct. 

of Mtr Trail 110 and Mtr Trail 026 to Cow Hollow. Route is receiving damage, wet meadows, 

steep slopes, crosses streams/springs. Wildlife, hydrology, and soils concerns. ALT. B & D - 

Resource concerns with existing route. ALT. C & E - Existing open designated route provides OHV 

opportunities. Alt E would consider additional mitigation for section.

2038.4 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Nonmotorized Trail - Section of Galloway Springs Trail at Cow 

Hollow approx 1/3 mile long. Route is receiving damage, wet meadows, steep slopes, crosses 

streams/springs. Wildlife, hydrology, and soils concerns. ALT. B, & D - Resource concerns with 

existing route. ALT. C & E - Existing open designated route provides OHV opportunities. ALT E would 

consider additional mitigation to keep open.

2039 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Nonmotorized Trail - Resource concerns including hydrology, 

and soils with erosion damage along Big Brush Creek from multiple ATV crossings. ALT. B, D, 

and E - Administratively Close due to resource concerns. ALT. C - Motorized Trail OHV less than 50”, 

as route provides hunter access and creates a small loop as an existing designated route. 

2040 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Administratively Close - Part of Carter Military Road and 

impacts historic properties. Damage in big park meadow in wet meadow. Alternative routes open 

to mixed traffic. ALT. B, C, D & E - All as listed above. 

2041 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - White Cloud Loop - Duplicate, see proposal 2018 - 

repeat see 2018, (2173, 2273, 2294) 

2042 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized trail less than 50" / Non-motorized Trail - Resource damage concerns along trail. ALT. 

B, C, D, & E - Resource damage is occurring on trail when wet conditions exist. During early summer 

2009, route has further become severely damaged and is unusable. Further examination has 

determined mitigation along existing route would be costly and impracticable. A more sustainable route 

has been identified east of existing trail. Proposal 2464 has been developed that identifies and carries 

forward a reroute of this portion of the trail to a new and sustainable alignment. See proposal 2464. 

2043 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-35

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - Taylor mountain road. Allows ATVs from State 

boundary to junction of Taylor Hollow. Opens ATV access to numerous routes. (2169, 2240, 2089, 

2272, 2293). ALT. B, C, D & E - All as listed above. 

2044 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road/Street legal vehicles only - Prohibit OHV traffic on short road. Proposal would 

provide non-ATV dispersed camping opportunity and route leads to non-motorizes trails. Area 

not heavily used for ATV access. ALT. B & C - 4WD mixed road - existing designated route within 

hatched area. Accesses other routes. ALT. D & E - Prohibit OHV traffic on short route - non-ATV 

dispersed camping opportunity, not heavily used by ATVs. 

2045 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Administratively Close - Connected to proposal 2032, can't 

stay open without 2032. Route is located in creek bottom. ALT. B, D & E - change Trail 26 to nonmotorized from junction 18 to junction of trail 34 due to riparian near RNA and Ashley Creek. Duplicate 

route. Trail is currently in poor condition and needs high maintenance. ALT. C - Closure would diminish 

OHV experiences. Would limit trail opportunities which are limited. Most OHV use is on roads. 

Mixed Use Road 

 

Mixed Use Road Mixed Use Road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

2046.1 Mixed Use Road 

Mixed Use Road / Street legal vehicles only - OHVs are accessing non-motorized trail. ALT. B, C & 

E - 4WD mixed road - provides ATV access from dispersed camping areas - Gate or barrier to prevent 

ATV access on Highline Trail. ALT. D - create non-ATV dispersed opportunity. Accesses 

Highline Trail, rutting occurring along Non-motorized Trail 025 (Highline Trail).

2046.2 4WD Mixed 

Road 

4WD Mixed Road 4WD Mixed Road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD Mixed Road 

4WD mixed road / Street legal vehicles only - OHVs are accessing non-motorized trail. ALT. B, C 

& E - 4WD mixed road - provides ATV access from dispersed camping areas - Gate or barrier to prevent 

ATV access on Highline Trail. ALT. D - create non-ATV dispersed opportunity. Accesses 

Highline Trail, rutting occurring along Non-motorized Trail 025 (Highline Trail). 

2047 Administratively 

Close 

Motorized Trail 

Open to All 

Vehicles - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

Motorized Trail 

Open to All 

Vehicles - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively 

Close 

Motorized Trail 

Open to All 

Vehicles - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively Close / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route would create multiple routes 

accessible via ATVs and provide additional loops. Engineered routes. ALT. B, C & E - creates loop 

and access to multiple ATV routes. Connects to mixed traffic road. Route was closed after timber 

harvest for wildlife concerns. Seasonal closure during hunting (Oct 1 - May 1). ALT. D - Administratively 

Close - present designation provides non-motorized recreation opportunities for hiking and equestrian 

use. 

2048 Administratively 

Close 

Mixed Use Road Mixed Use Road Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively Close / Street legal vehicles only - Provides access to dispersed camping, but 

limits ATV access. Also provides access to Highline Trail. This proposal was changed to 

shorten route to junction of 2087 by Trails Coalition. ALT. B & C - provides access to dispersed 

camping and Highline Trail. ALT. D & E - Administratively Close. High road density, repetitive, habitat 

fragmentation. 

2049 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-36 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

4wd mixed road / Street legal vehicles only - Problems with OHVs accessing non-motorized trail 

25 (Highline Trail), and causing damage in wet meadows. ALT. B, C & E - 4WD mixed road, if there 

is damage in meadows, mitigation is possible with barriers and/or signs. Create barrier to prevent 

access to Highline trail. Provides ATV access from dispersed camping to other ATV routes and mixed 

traffic road. ALT. D - would create non-ATV dispersed camping opportunity and eliminate ATV access to 

Highline Trail. 

2050.1 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Administratively 

Close 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Administratively Close - Reduction of road densities and 

loops lessens disturbance to wildlife. Proposal would reduce ATV damage in meadow. Proposal 

is connected to 2039. ALT. B, C, and E - Motorized Trail OHV less than 50”, closure of 2039 and 2016 

eliminates two loops. Route creates multiple loops, both large and small and connects to other OHV trail 

opportunities. ALT. D - Reduction of road densities and loops and associated wildlife disturbance and 

other resource damage. 

2050.2 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Administratively 

Close 

 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Administratively Close - Proposal would reduce road 

densities and associated wildlife disturbance and also reduce ATV damage in meadow. 

Proposal is connected to 2085 and 2086. ALT. B, C, and E - Motorized Trail OHV less than 50”, 

closure of 2039 and 2016 eliminates two loops and reduces road density in area. Route creates multiple 

loop routes, both large and small and connects to other OHV trails. ALT. D - would reduce road 

densities and associated disturbance to wildlife as well as other resource damage. 

2051 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / Street legal vehicles only - Provide access for dispersed camping without ATV 

access to prevent Unauthorized or Existing Undesignated routes into Mill Park. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

4WD mixed road, Route provides important recreation access for ATVs to White Cloud Loop - Mitigate 

with barriers to prevent ATVs entering Mill Park. 

2052 4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road / Street legal vehicles only - Resource damage in the form of ruts, erosion, 

proximity to North Fork of Ashley Creek and Center Creek, crosses Carter Military Road. Rough, 

rocky road where 065 leaves 043. There are many different routes that have been created to 

avoid rocky, rutted or muddy areas. Contains some wet, marshy areas. The road ends on the 

edge of a canyon where it looks like there has been a cabin. Elimination of OHV traffic would 

reduce use and associated illegal OHV activity off of route. ALT. B, C, D & E - All as listed above. 

2053.1 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - Proposal dropped as other routes access same 

area. Proposal was to go across dam and drop existing trail 028. After investigation, trail 028 is 

in serviceable condition. ALT B, C, D, and E - Street Legal Vehicles Only, as outlined above. 

2053.2 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated route / 4WD mixed road - Proposal dropped as other 

routes access same area. Proposal was to go across dam and drop existing trail 028. After 

investigation, trail 028 is in serviceable condition. ALT B, C, D, and E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, 

as outlined above. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-37

2054 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Non-motorized Trail - Dependent of 2053. ALTs B, C, D, and E 

- Motorized Trail OHV less than 50”. See proposal 2053. 

2055 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Mixed use road Mixed use road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Mixed use road 

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - Proposal creates OHV loop, opens ATV 

opportunities for dispersed camping, and connects to other ATV routes. See 2058, 2047, and 

1014. ALT. B, C & E - creates loop, opens ATV opportunities for dispersed camping, and connects to 

alternative ATV routes. ALT. D - Street Legal Vehicles Only - consistency with other proposal 

determinations of this alternative, would only access the closed roads. 

2056 Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Administratively Close - Resource concerns including wildlife 

and UDWR reports, user conflicts and safety. See proposals 2144 and 2143. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

All as listed above 

2057 Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Existing undesignated route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route is within hatched area 

and used to access yurt. ALT. B, C, D & E - All as listed above. 

2058 Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively 

Close 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Creates loop opportunities near camping when 

coupled with 2146. Offers >50 opportunities. MITIGATION: Seasonal closure during hunting 

season. No firewood gathering in area. ALT. B, and C - Seasonal closure during hunting season 

Oct-May No firewood gathering in area. Creates loop opportunities near camping. Offers >50 

opportunities. ALT. D - Administratively Close - creates loops and increases road density. ALT. E - 

Motorized Trail OHV less than 50" Seasonal closure during hunting season Oct-May Creates loop 

opportunities near camping. 

2059 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated route / 4WD mixed road - Proposal would include 

seasonal closure during hunting season. No firewood gathering in area. Creates loop 

opportunities near camping. Offers >50 opportunities. Surveys indicate this route is to steep (up 

to 40% slopes). ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited in any alternative due to resource 

concerns. 

2060 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively Close / Mixed use road - Creates connection to Outlaw Trail and other OHV 

routes, and ATV use from dispersed camping locations. May require new construction in short 

piece (50 yards). Repeat with 2174. ALT. B, C, D & E - Administratively Close due to wildlife resource 

concerns and repetitive with other routes including proposal 2061. 

2061 Administratively 

Close 

Mixed use road Mixed use road Administratively 

Close 

Mixed use road 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-38 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Administratively Close / Mixed use road - Route creates connection to Outlaw Trail and other 

connections and trails, and provide ATV opportunities from dispersed camping. ALT. B, C & E - 

creates short loop with 2060, and accesses other routes. Duplicate - See proposal 2084, 2175. Also, 

keeps road densities down by selecting only one loop (2061 instead of 2069 accesses other routes). 

ALT. D - Administratively Close, wildlife concern, outside of hatched area, repetitive.

2062 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Street legal vehicles only / Administratively Close - closes abandoned system rd 446, crosses 

private land with no easement, road used infrequently. ALT. B, C, D & E - All as listed above. 

2063 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - Iron Springs to junction 44. Provides ATV 

opportunity along existing road. Allows alternative route from existing Trail 026 at difficult area 

which is a safety concern for inexperienced riders. ALT. B, C, D & E - Street Legal Vehicles Only 

due to wildlife resource concerns, and would conflict with current non-ATV use in area; Engineering 

report found high probability and severity for crash with mixed traffic. 

2064 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Non-motorized Trail - Trail needed to accesses private land. 

Trail goes through wet meadows and allows dispersed camping on Cart Creek. Road is heavily 

braided thru meadow. ALT. B, C & E - Motorized Trail OHV less than 50”, route provides only access 

in general area, and popular for hunting access. Sign/gate to prohibit over 50" use on ATV trail. ALT. D - 

Non-motorized trail - ATVs are pushing toward non-motorized trail 003, trail parallels stream, restricting 

motorized use would provide wildlife habitat benefit. 

2065 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Non-motorized Trail - Trail accesses private land. Road is 

heavily braided through meadow. Alternatives to closing would be moving routes out of wet 

meadows to adjacent forest, reducing number of stream crossings on ATV trail and hardening 

fords or installing culverts or bridge stream crossings where necessary. ALT. B, C & E - Motorized 

Trail OHV less than 50”, only access in general area. Popular hunting area. Sign/gate to prohibit over 

50” on ATV trail. MITIGATION - move routes out of wet meadows to adjacent forest, reducing number of 

stream crossings on ATV trail and hardening fords or installing culverts or bridges at stream crossings 

where they are necessary. ALT. D - restrict motorized traffic, ATVs are pushing toward non-motorized 

trail 003, trail parallels stream, dumps ATVs onto private property. Wildlife habitat benefit. 

2066 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Non-motorized Trail - Trail drops into private land, ATV 

access from dispersed camping. Wet meadows. ALT. B, C & E - Motorized Trail OHV less than 

50”. Popular hunting area, ATV access from dispersed camping. Consider rerouting or re-design of 

route as it approaches Kettle Creek. ALT. D - restrict motorized traffic, ATVs are pushing toward nonmotorized trail 003, trail parallels stream, dumps ATVs onto private property. Wildlife benefit. 

2067 4WD mixed road Fix Fix Fix Fix 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - Map fix - ALT. B, C, D, E - Route needs to show correct use on 

map. Old timber road that has been adopted as part of Outlaw trail. 

2068 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-39

Unauthorized or existing undesignated route / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route 

connects to Outlaw Trail and other OHV trails from dispersed camping. ALT. B, C & E - Route 

provides connection to other routes and opportunities from dispersed camping areas. MITIGATION: 

Route needs to follow trail to the west and stay out of Cart Creek. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited 

- outside of hatched area, repetitive, connects to networks, increase density of routes. 

2069 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Connects to FS road 

249 and FS 35. Crosses private land (Dyer Mine) land owner does not want ATV traffic and there 

is no right of way. ALT. B, C, D & E - All as listed above. 

2070.1 Administratively 

Close 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Administratively 

Close 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Administratively Close / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Connects to Outlaw ATV trail and 

multiple other routes. May go up creek bed. ALT. B, C & E - connects 2061 to 2070.2 accesses 

private land (Anderson Creek) and outlaw trail, connects numerous routes. ALT. D - increases route 

density. 

2070.2 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated route / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Connects to 

Outlaw ATV trail, provides loop and multiple routes. ALT. B, C & E - connects 2061 to 2070.1. 

Accesses private land (Anderson Creek) and outlaw trail, connects numerous routes. ALT. D - increases 

route density. 

2071 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / Street legal vehicles only - Duplicate - See proposal 2035, 

2162, 2036. 

2072 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - Duplicate - See proposal 2037. 

2073 

Repeat of Proposal 2070 - Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail OHV less than 

50" - Anderson Creek. Not located correctly on map. Connects to FS Rd. 35 4WD mixed road. 

Would most likely need new construction. Bypasses private land. 

2074 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Connects to FS road 

249 and FS 35. Crosses private land (Dyer Mine); land owner does not want ATV traffic and there 

is no right of way. ALT. B, C, D & E - All as listed above. 

2075 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-40 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Connects Dyer 

Mountain to Iron Springs. Steep, would make loop with 2069 and 2074, and ties into several OHV 

routes, and connects to 2069 and 2074 in any alternative. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited. Concerns with connecting route that cross private land with no existing right of way. 

2076 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Provides ATV 

opportunity along existing route. Allows alternative route from Trail 026 at difficult area. 

Resource concerns. Portions of route may not exist. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited; all as listed above due to resource concerns. 

2077 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Repetitive route, 

increases road densities. Connects Round park road 547 to Kane hollow 49. See proposal 2015. 

ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. 

2078 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - tied into proposals 1019 and 2019 - 

Duplicate - See proposal Don Hatch trail proposal. ALT B, C, D, E - Duplicate proposal

2079 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50". Wildlife resource concerns limit access. 

Not in hatched travel area. Route would require new construction, includes steep slopes, and 

within IRA. Route would be dependent on proposal 2039. ALT. B, C, D & E - Non-motorized Trail, 

wildlife concerns, outside of hatched travel area, new construction, and steep slopes, in IRA. 

2080 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Don hatch spur to 

Red Canyon Lodge. - Proposal moved to Flaming Gorge District 

2081 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Duplicate - see 

1270 

2082 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Duplicate - See 

2055 

2083 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate – see 2018, repeat 2041, 2173, 2273, 2294 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-41

2084 Administratively 

Close 

Duplicate - see 

2061 

2085 Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Route creates loop with proposal 2086, connects to 

ATV trails. ALT. B, C & E - creates loop with 2086, connects to ATV trails. ALT. D - Administratively 

Close, repetitive, loop, increases road density. 

2086 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / 4WD mixed road. Route connects to proposal 2085. 

ALT. B, C & E - creates loop with 2085, connects to ATV trails. ALT. D - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited, repetitive, loop, increases road density. 

2087 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / 4WD mixed road - Route connects to proposal 2048. 

Connects FS Road 038 and 037. Creates loop opportunity. ALT. B & C - creates loop, connects to 

proposal 2048. Connects road 38 and 37. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, repetitive, loop, 

increases road density, and fragmentation. 

2088 Administratively 

Close 

Duplicate - See 2048, repeat with 

2190. 

2089 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate - See 2043, 2169, 2240, 2089, 2272, 2293 

2090 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Proposal connects 

multiple routes, and accesses hunting areas. Connects FS road 245, 258, 247 and 580. ALT. B, D 

& E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Deer and elk critical range, steep slopes, stream crossings, 

contained in IRA. Cost of mitigation for soils and hydrology concerns is prohibitive. ALT. C - Connects 

multiple routes, and hunting areas. Connects FS Rd. 245, 258, 247 and 580. MITIGATION - Close spur 

routes, fill and rehabilitate gully. Engineer route at these slopes to take a lower gradient and reduce 

erosion problems occurring. 

2091.1 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD Mixed Road 4WD Mixed Road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD Mixed Road 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - Proposal to put mixed traffic on portion of Red 

Cloud Loop. This proposal (2091.1) is a portion of original proposal 2091 that was split due to safety 

issues that existed on the lower portion of route. This section does not share these concerns. ALT. B, 

C & E - Would allow OHV access along Red Cloud Loop and connection with other areas. ALT. D - 

Street Legal Vehicles Only. Proposal would change use pattern on road and there are some wildlife 

habitat concerns. 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

2091.2 

Street Legal Vehicles Only / 4WD mixed road - Change from street legal vehicles on Red Cloud 

Loop Rd #10018 to allow mixed use. This proposal (2091.2) is a portion of original proposal 

2091 which included Red Cloud Loop from system road 513 (near Sims Peak) to system road 

#031. ALTs B, C, D, & E, Remain as street legal vehicles only on this portion of route. Safety Issue - 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-42 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

engineering report found high probability and severity for crash with mixed traffic on this section. Other 

section (proposal 2091.1 did not have this concern). 

2092 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Proposal extends 

route of FSR 459. Route follows the wet channel bed of irrigation canal/inlet feeding the lake. 

Currently, the rock barrier has been moved and signs exist of ATV use in the channel and along 

the shoreline of Cliff Lake. Riparian area below Cliff Lake dam has ATV use and a campsite is 

forming. Use of flowing channel for travel route raises sediment and water quality issues for the 

lake and drainage. See proposals 2246, 2243, 2221, and 2280. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited - user conflicts between non-motorized trail and motorized trail. Located in IRA, crosses over 

non-motorized trail and wet meadows. 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

2093.1 Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road 

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - Add mixed use to Mosby Mountain road. Risk to 

resource low as it is currently a road. Connects multiple routes and dispersed camping to ATV 

routes. Open at Bills Park north. ALT. B, C, D & E - Creates links to adjacent mixed routes and loop 

with 2013.

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

2093.2 

Street Legal Vehicles Only / 4WD mixed road - Change from street legal vehicles on portion of 

Mosby Mountain Rd to allow mixed use. This proposal (2093.2) is a portion of original proposal 

2093 which included entire Mosby Mountain Rd. ALTs B, C, D, & E, Remain as street legal vehicles 

only on this portion of route. Safety Issue - engineering report found high probability and severity for 

crash with mixed traffic on this section. Other section (proposal 2093.1 did not have this concern).

2094 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - Proposal is to keep mixed use. All ALTs - 

no change 

2095 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - Proposal is to keep mixed use. All ALTs - 

no change 

2096 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal Vehicles Only / 4WD mixed use road - Chepeta Lake Road. Proposal would add OHV 

use and connect with other OHV routes off Chepeta Lake Rd. See proposals 2239, 2241, 2267, 

2284, , 2287, and 2256. ALT. B, C, D & E - Street Legal Use Only. Route is in area that is currently 

managed as non-motorized, semi-primitive that provides for non-OHV motorized camping and other 

recreation opportunities. Proposal is not compatible with current management of area. 

2097 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-43

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / 4WD mixed road - Route provides approximately 1/2 

mile of hunting access. Resource concerns with wet meadows and riparian area, contained in 

IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited - along stream, not heavily used. 

2098 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated/ 4WD mixed road - Multiple routes in the area. Benefits 

depend on proposals 2099 and 2115. Concerns with wet meadows, riparian area. ALT. B, C, D & E 

- Motorized Travel Prohibited as proposal 2021 not adopted, safety concerns with putting mixed traffic 

on mine road, repetitive, loop route, adds to road density. 

2099 Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Existing undesignated route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Contained within hatched 

travel area, connects FS road 255 and 257 with shortcut, creates loop, used for hunting. Stream 

crossing. ALT. B, C & E - Proposal contained within hatched area, connects FS roads 255 and 257 

with short cut, creates loop, used for hunting. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited due to stream 

crossing and wet riparian area. 

2100 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / 4WD mixed road - Route provides access to dispersed 

camping, hunting and recreation areas, accesses private lands. Dead ends at private land. ALT. 

B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Short route, does not create loop or connectivity, contained 

in IRA. Route also dead ends at private land, has stream crossings, and redundant with other routes. 

2101 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route creates loop, existing used heavily for 

dispersed camping and hunting. Accesses private land. Dependant on proposal 2102. ALT. B & 

C - creates loop, used heavily as dispersed camping, hunting. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited, contained in IRA, increases road density, does not meet ROS (semi-primitive, nonmotorized). Steep soils with sensitive, shallow, erosive soils. 

2102 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route creates loop, 

used heavily as dispersed camping, hunting. Dependant on proposal 2101. ALT. B & C - creates 

loop, used heavily as dispersed camping, hunting. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, does not 

make sense on its own and is dependent on 2101, would increase road density and loops. 

2103 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Creates additional hunting/dispersed camping continuing beyond existing designated road for 

approximately 1.6 miles. May create loop with proposal 2101 to road 257. Does not create loop or 

connectivity with other system routes. ALT. B, C & E - heavily used to access camping, hunting and 

rec. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited - steep slopes, increased road density. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-44 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

2104 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Proposal added to 2103 - small extension of proposal 

2103. 

2105 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - This is the road to limestone mine. Road is 

maintained by mine, concerns over additional traffic. ALT. B, C, D & E - Street Legal Vehicles Only 

- safety concerns over mixed traffic. Did not adopt proposal 2098 so there is no further access. 

2106 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / 4WD mixed road - Route creates loop, accesses 

dispersed camping and recreation areas, and hunting. Repetitive route with high road density in 

area, road is in riparian area and in stream. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited - 

repetitive route, high road density in area, road is in riparian area and in stream. 

2107 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2108 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2109 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2110 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2111 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2112 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2113 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2114 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-45

2115 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Administratively Close - Route accesses Limber Flag yurt. 

This route would create non-motorized trail access to Limber Flag with alternate motorized 

access on FS 254, 255. ALT. B, C, D & E - Non-motorized Trail. All as outlined above. 

2116 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2117 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2118 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2119 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2120 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2121 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2122 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2123 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2124 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2125 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2126 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

No change 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-46 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

2127 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively Close / Administratively Close - No 

change 

2128 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - No change 

2129 Administratively 

Close 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Administratively 

Close 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Route connects to motorized trail 09, may need some 

new construction to complete loop. ALT. B, C & E - provides connect to other OHV routes and 

creates motorized loop opportunities. MITIGATION: mitigate existing eligible sites. ALT. D - 

Administratively Close - UDWR concerns over fragmentation, road density, wildlife disturbance, and 

loop. 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

2130.1 

Existing Undesignated / Motorized Trail open to all Vehicles - Provides connection to motorized 

trail 09, may need some new construction to complete loop. This is the first section off FS Rd 

057. Corresponds with proposal 2129. ALT. B, C & E - provides connection to other OHV routes 

and OHV loop opportunities. MITIGATION: Mitigate existing eligible sites. ALT. D - Non-motorized Trail - 

fragmentation, road density, loop, wildlife disturbance, riparian area. 

2130.2 New 

Construction 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

New Construction / Motorized Trail open to all Vehicles - Provides connection to motorized trail 

09, may need some new construction to complete loop. This is the second section of proposal 

that connect to Mtr Trail 009. Corresponds with proposal 2129. ALT. B, C & E - provides 

connection to other OHV routes and OHV loop opportunities. MITIGATION: Mitigate existing eligible 

sites. ALT. D - Non-motorized Trail - fragmentation, road density, loop, wildlife disturbance, riparian 

area. 

2131.1 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Proposal moved to Flaming Gorge District as 1274.1. 

2131.2 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Proposal moved to Flaming Gorge District as 1274.2. 

2132 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Proposal to extend/connect forest road #629 

with motorized trail #014. Route would create loop with other road/trails, accesses Carter 

Military Trail yurt. This route is redundant with FSR 043 and 026. The connection between Vernal 

and Flaming Gorge would exist as does loop opportunities with these currently mixed traffic 

roads. There is no compelling rationale to increase trail/road densities in this area. ALT. B, C, D & 

E - Motorized Travel Prohibited; all as listed above. 

2133 Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-47

Mixed use Road / Mixed use road - 

no change 

2134 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - 

no change 

2135 no trail 

No trail / Non-motorized trail - Proposal to create non-motorized trail from Dry Fork Flume Trail. 

All ALTs - This is outside the scope of the travel management planning rule. 

2136 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / Non-motorized Trail - Proposal to remove motorized use on one mile of system 

road, close to town and Dry Fork. Loops with two trailheads off Dry Fork Road. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

4WD mixed road - would be conditional on creating new Non-motorized Trail to create loop, user 

conflicts. 

2137 4WD mixed road 

Duplicate - See proposal 2136 

2138 4WD mixed road 

Duplicate - See proposal 2136 

2139 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Mixed use road - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively 

Close 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively Close / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Proposal creates additional 

dispersed camping by adding 1/2 mile of trail. See proposals 2027, 2188, and 2141. ALT. B & D - 

Administratively Close - increases high road density. User conflicts with equestrian use. Concerns with 

illegal use to wet areas off route. ALT. C - Would create additional OHV access and dispersed camping 

opportunities. MITIGATION: seasonal closure during hunting and spring wet season Oct-May. ALT. E - 

Creates additional opportunity for non-OHV dispersed camping, limit ATVs by street legal only 

designation. MITIGATION: seasonal closure during hunting and for spring wet season Oct-May. 

2140 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

This route already exists as motorized trail OHV less than 50" on top of an administrative 

closure. There is no need to do anything. ALT. B, C, D & E - All, as listed above. 

2141 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Proposal; would 

create loop between Marsh Bench road and FS 031 by tying into FS 474. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited - resource concerns with sensitive soils and wet areas, and wildlife habitat. 

Does not create dispersed camping. Proposal relies on 2027, 2139 and 2188 to create loop. User 

conflicts with horse groups and motorized. 

2142 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate - See proposal 2188 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-48 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

2143 Administratively 

Close 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Administratively Close / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - This would create a reroute of an ATV 

trail that is dangerous and in bad repair. Proposal links with 2144, 2056 and 2150. ALT. B, C, D & 

E - would create link between 2164 and 2143 and allow closure of 2150 where resource damage is a 

concern. 

2144 NEW 

CONSTRUCTION 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

ALT. B, C, D & E - would create link between 2164 and 2143 and allow closure of proposal 2150 where 

resource damage is a concern. 

2145 Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively 

Close 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" - Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Proposal to open gated road #032. Route provides 

potential to connect to other system roads as long as use is allowed beyond gates, opportunity 

for dispersed camping, compatible with ROS. Proposal is not in roadless. ALT. B & C - Seasonal 

closure during hunting season Oct-May. Creates OHV and UHV loop opportunities near camping. ALT. 

D - Administratively Close - increases road density. UDWR concerns over fragmentation, road density, 

wildlife disturbance. ALT. E - Seasonal closure during hunting season Oct-May. Creates loop 

opportunities near camping. 

2146 Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively 

Close 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" - Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Creates loop opportunities near camping when joined 

with proposal 2058. Offers >50 opportunities. MITIGATION: Seasonal closure during hunting 

season. No firewood gathering in area. ALT. B & C - Seasonal closure during hunting season OctMay No firewood gathering in area. Creates loop opportunities near camping. Offers >50 opportunities. 

ALT. D - Administratively Close - increases road density. UDWR concerns over fragmentation, road 

density, wildlife disturbance. ALT. E - ATV only use. Seasonal closure during hunting season Oct-May. 

No firewood gathering in area. Creates loop opportunities near camping. Offers >50 opportunities. 

2147 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Non-motorized Trail / 4WD mixed road - Proposal would change non-motorized trail 127 to 4WD 

mixed road. Route is in IRA and would not be compatible with current use. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Street Legal Vehicles Only. Proposal would not be compatible with current use. In winter range and 

goshawk area. 

2148 

Moved to Flaming Gorge District as proposal 1272. 

2149 Motorized Trail OHV less than 50" 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Non-motorized trail - Proposal was an area recommendation 

for all trails in area to be nonmotorized. Rationale given by proposal author was benefits to 

wildlife. Determination made to review specific suggestions for area under separate proposal 

and not collective for area. 

2150 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-49

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Non-motorized trail - Existing conflicts between motorized 

and non-motorized hunting use, riparian area conflicts, UDWR concerned about wildlife habitat. 

Trail is difficult and dangerous. Proposal relates to 2056, 2144, 2008, and 2017. ALT. B, C, D & E 

- All as outlined above. 

2151 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Duplicate – See proposal 2115 

2152 4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close - Road is physically not on ground. Remove from 

system. ALT. B, C, D & E - All, as listed above. 

2153 Administratively 

Close 

Mixed use road Mixed use road Administratively 

Close 

Mixed use road 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Proposal increases opportunities for OHVs and 

dispersed camping. Gives access from dispersed camping to ATV routes. ALT. B, C & E - 

increases opportunities for OHVs and dispersed camping. Gives access from dispersed camping to ATV 

routes. ALT. D - Remain administratively closed - creates loops and increases road density. UDWR 

concerns over fragmentation, road density, wildlife disturbance. 

2154 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - See proposal 

2009 

2155 

Duplicate - See proposal 2014 

2156 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / Street legal vehicles only - Route is a spur off of road that becomes mixed in 

proposal 2009. Proposal to reduce mix to street legal only Is not compatible with proposal 2093. 

ALT B, C, D and E - Existing Condition, No change. 4WD mixed road as outlined above. 

2157 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Move this proposal to Flaming Gorge District - Duplicate of proposal 2131.1. 

2158 4WD mixed road 

Duplicate - See proposal 2026 

2159 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-50 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - no change 

2160 4WD mixed road 

Duplicate - See proposal 2002 

2161 4WD mixed road 

Duplicate - See proposal 2001 

2162 4WD mixed road 

Duplicate - See proposal 2035 

2163 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - Duplicate - See proposal 2008

2164 

Duplicate - See proposal 2008 

2165 Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road 

Mixed use road / 4WD mixed use - can already take mixed vehicles. Do not need to change.

2166 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / Street legal vehicles only - See proposal 2029

2167 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Mixed use road - Proposal was to examine purpose of 

road. Route is a well constructed road 0.5 miles south of FS Road 10506. Currently gated. 

Timber recommends to keep closed. No rationale to open. ALT. B, C, D & E - All, as listed above. 

2168 Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Mixed use road / Street legal vehicles only - Proposal to remove OHV use from small section of 

system road #017. This would create a gap in OHV use tying into Red Cloud Loop. Route is at 

the first section of FS 017, there is better parking for the ATVs at the head of 017 and 027 than 

from Red Cloud Loop. ALT. B & C - Mixed use road. Proposal would not be compatible with 2290. 

ALT. D & E - would be compatible with alternative outcome for 2290. 

2169 

See proposal 2043

2170 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-51

4WD mixed road / Street legal vehicles only - Proposal reduces traffic by limiting ATVs on FS Rd. 

436. Proposal would reduce access to dispersed camping and removes loop opportunity for 

ATVs. ALT. B, C, D & E - 4WD mixed road - would reduce loop opportunity; doesn't make sense to 

close route to just ATVs, there is not a large amount of resource damage occurring and it would be 

difficult to restrict ATV traffic along this one road. 

2171 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / Street legal vehicles only - Proposal to remove OHV use. Steep slopes, but on 

engineered road. Proposal would reduce access to dispersed camping from OHVs, winter range. 

ALT. B, C & E - 4WD mixed road - reduces access to dispersed camping from OHVs, winter range. 

ALT. D - near lake, in winter range and on erosive soils on steep slopes, provide non-OHV dispersed 

camping. 

2172 4WD mixed road 

See proposal 

2035 

2173 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

See proposal 

2018 

2174 

Duplicate - See proposal 2060 

2175 

Duplicate - See proposal 2061 

2176 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Proposal accesses close to non-motorized Highline 

Trail. Proposal dropped as conflicts with consideration in proposal 2126. 

2177 Administratively 

Close 

Duplicate - See proposal 2077 

2178 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Proposal to open up gated system road for public 

access to include mixed use. Route would provide additional dispersed camping opportunities. 

ALT B, C, D, and E - Do not adopt proposed change. UDWR concerns over fragmentation, road 

density, wildlife disturbance. Short route, does not create loop or connection with other routes. 

2179 

Duplicate - See proposal 2145 

2180 Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-52 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Proposal to open up gated system road for public 

access to include mixed use. Proposal would provide additional dispersed camping 

opportunities and possibility of creating OHV loops. MITIGATION: Seasonal closure during 

hunting season. No firewood gathering in area. Offers >50 opportunities. ALT. B & C - provides 

dispersed camping and OHV opportunities. Seasonal closure during hunting season Oct-May No 

firewood gathering in area. ALT. D & E - Administratively Close - creates loops and increases road 

density. Resource concerns over soils, UDWR concerns over fragmentation, road density, wildlife 

disturbance. 

2181 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road -extend FS road 547 beyond current location. High risk to 

hydro and soils. ALT. B, C, D & E - 4WD mixed road. Repetitive route with the top of proposal 2015, 

follows and crosses stream. Steep area and wildlife habitat concerns. 

2182 4WD mixed road 

Duplicate - See proposal 2011 

2183 4WD mixed road 

Duplicate - See proposal 2011 

2184 

Duplicate - See proposal 2010 

2185 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Route in Roosevelt/Duchesne District. Duplicate - Moved to proposal 3057. 

2186 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / Street legal vehicles only - Proposal removes ATV use unless Mosby Mountain 

road is opened to ATV use in proposal 2093. ALT. B, C, D & E - 4WD mixed road - spur off of road 

that becomes mixed (proposal 2009) is not compatible with proposal 2093. See proposal 2093. 

2187 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - Need for maintenance on this road to address downed trees 

across road. This is not a change in designation. 

2188 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicle use only / 4WD mixed road - Route provides access for ATVs from dispersed 

camping areas to other ATV routes. If connected to proposals 2141, 2139, and 2027 would create 

loop. Very steep soils and hydro concerns. ALT. B, C, D & E - Street Legal Vehicles Only - 

Resource concerns with steep slopes, and hydro, and T & E species. Route does not provide dispersed 

camping opportunities. 

2189 Administratively 

Close 

Duplicate - See proposal 2129 

2190 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-53

Duplicate - See proposal 2088 

2191 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Moved to Flaming Gorge District - See proposal 1273 

2192 Existing 

Undesignated 

Existing Undesignated / Street legal vehicle only - Route provides dispersed camping area in 

hatched travel area. Is existing borrow pit. - Proposal replaced with proposal 2336 which has 

correct alignment. 

2193 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Street legal vehicles only - Proposal is existing borrow 

site heavily used for dispersed camping, but needs road number. ALT. B, C, D & E - gives access 

to additional dispersed camping. 

2194 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - Proposal provides connection to ATV routes from 

dispersed camping sites, add mixed traffic to existing route. ALT. C & E - creates loop opportunity 

and connects to additional routes for ATVs from dispersed camping areas. ALT. B & D - Street Legal 

Vehicles Only - provides non-OHV dispersed camping opportunity. Route is redundant and would create 

disturbance to permitted cowboy camp. 

2195 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - Route connects larger loop and gives additional 

OHV opportunities. ALT. C & E - creates loop opportunity for ATVs. MITIGATION: shallow soils, roads 

may need additional maintenance. ALT. B & D - Street Legal Vehicles Only. Route provides non-OHV 

dispersed camping opportunity. Route is redundant. 

2196 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close - Road is overgrown and accesses pond. This is a 

maintenance issue. Not being used currently. ALT. B, C & E - 4WD mixed road, this is a 

maintenance issue, and no rationale for closing existing road. ALT. D - Route is not being used and 

closure would reduce road densities and maintenance costs. 

2197 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - Route connects ATV trail to forest boundary and 

other mixed use roads. MITIGATION: allow on gravel portion of this route only. ALT. B, C, D & E 

- All, as listed above. 

2198 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate – See proposal 2025 and 2203 

2199 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

 Unauthorized / Street legal vehicles only - Proposal does not connect to other routes, drops into 

the mine proponent, in elk winter range. Steep slopes. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited as outlined above. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-54 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

2200 Unauthorized 

Duplicate – See proposal 2384 

2201 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / 4WD mixed road - Proposal to add/change trail to a 

system road for dispersed camping. Proposal conflicts with proposal 2006. Issues with resource 

damage (deep rutting, full-size vehicles widening trail, vehicles short-cutting to access trail, etc.). 

ALT B, C, D, & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited as outlined above. 

2202 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Redundant route, 

utilized proposal 2203 instead. See proposal 2203. 

2203 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Trail 

OHV Less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV Less than 

50" 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

OHV Less than 

50" seasonal 

closure 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Proposal to connect 

the old highway from system road #551 to road #227 near the corrals for OHV access. Route 

provides a better loop than proposal 2025, joins two or more routes, used during hunting. ALT. B 

& C - As listed above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited - loop road, critical winter range, increases 

road densities, sage grouse concern. ALT. E - As listed above and seasonally closed Oct to May. 

MITIGATION: Line route adjacent meadows with barrier rock or fencing. Old roadbed needs some 

drainage work where there is evidence of channeling. 

2204 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Non-motorized Trail - No change. 

This is outside scope of motorized travel planning process. 

2205 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Non-motorized Trail - No change. 

This is outside scope of motorized travel planning process. 

2206 Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Existing undesignated route / 4WD mixed road - Proposal provides access to dispersed camping 

area. Route is In hatched travel area. Possible access road to Oaks park canal. ALT. B & C - 

accesses dispersed camping and hunting area, within hatched travel area, not in IRA. ALT. D - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited - increases road density and is access to dispersed camping >150' from 

designated route. ALT. E - accesses dispersed camping and hunting area. Keep as non-OHV dispersed 

camping opportunity. 

2207 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Did not carry 

forward because it is very similar and already covered by proposal #2090. -- See proposal 2090. 

ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-55

2208 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Proposal provides 

additional dispersed camping, well used route for hunting and camping. ALT. B, C & E - As listed 

above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited, creates loop and increases road densities. 

2209 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Non-motorized Trail - No change. 

This is outside scope of motorized travel planning process. 

2210 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - 

No change 

2211 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / 4WD mixed road - Route accesses private land and 

mine. Route is within IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited - accesses private land, 

owner does not want public on land, outside of hatched travel area, in IRA, big game winter range, 

concerns with sage grouse habitat. Also, general use would be for hunting, but if opened it would have 

to be seasonally closed for wildlife habitat during this time. 

2212 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Duplicate or addressed by other proposal - See proposal 2203

2213 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Non-motorized Trail - No change. 

This is outside scope of motorized travel planning process. 

2214 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or Existing Undesignated / 4WD mixed road - Short route that leads to multiple offroad routes with enforceability issues. Route is rutted and braided in ravine. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited - redundant, crosses wet meadow, mitigation has been attempted without 

success, concerns with enforceability of illegal use off route. 

2215 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / 4WD mixed road - Route is in area with non-compatible 

ROS (semi-primitive non-motorized). Rest of area managed for non-motorized trails, not 

appropriate to manage for increased motorized use. Not compatible with current use as primary 

trailhead to Wilderness. Outside of Vernal travel area. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited, dropped from further consideration. Conflicts with proposals 2025 and 2027. 
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A-56 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

2216 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Proposal to add 

user created route east of Hwy 191/East Park junction. Route does not provide connection to 

other routes or other recreation opportunities. Route is not used for dispersed camping. 

Concerns with steep slopes and not suitable for vehicle travel (safety). ALT B, C, D, and E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited as outlined above. 

2217 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close - No rationale was given for this proposal. Current 

acceptable use. ALT B, C, D, and E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, dropped from further consideration. 

2218 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Non-motorized Trail - No change. 

This is outside scope of motorized travel planning process. 

2219 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route creates 

alternate accesses from canyon to ridge in bad weather. ALT B, C, D, and E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited. On same soil type as main road, determination to use funding to maintain existing road than 

open alternative route. Redundant. 

2220 Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Existing undesignated route / 4WD mixed road - Well used road, in good condition. Route 

provides dispersed camping in hatched travel area. Creates small loop. ALT. B, C & E - As listed 

above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited, creates loop and accesses dispersed camping >150 from 

road. 

2221 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - See proposal 2092 

2222 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail open to all vehicle - Route accesses 

dispersed camping. The proposal does not exist on the ground for its entire length. However 

there is approximately 900 ft that is current dispersed camping access. ALT. B - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited. Road does not exist for entire length. ALT. C & E - there is approximately 900 ft that is 

current dispersed camping access. ALT D - Motorized Travel Prohibited, route is greater than 150 ft for 

dispersed camping. 

2223 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-57

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road / Motorized 

trail OHV less than 50" - Route is more than one road type designation. (Motorized trail OHV less 

than 50" is not a repeat elsewhere and will be addressed here. Other portions are addressed in 

proposal 2253.1). Extend unauthorized portion to ridge for game retrieval. Road is steep with 

soils and erosion concerns. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, as listed above. 

2224 

No proposal 

2225 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate - See proposal 2093 

2226 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Proposal reflects current use and 

accesses dispersed camping allowing larger OHVs in area. Road surface would need some work 

- comes off of proposal 2010. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Trail is currently 

designated non-motorized trail 048. ROS (semi-primitive non-motorized). Area is managed for nonmotorized recreation and non-motorized trails -- therefore proposal of increased motorized use conflicts 

with existing management. Not compatible with current use as alternative trailhead to wilderness. 

2227 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate - See proposal 2093 

2228 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route follows stream, and sections do 

not exist. Outside of hatched travel area. ALT. B, C, D & E - Non-motorized Trail as outlined above. 

2229 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Proposal provides 

OHV access off of main road, creates small loop, and adds increased miles of motorized routes. 

Hydro concerns, crosses drainages and wet areas. Wildlife concerns including big game winter 

range and sage grouse. Existing high road density in area, with roads currently allowing mixed 

use. Route does not exist on ground across canyon. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited, as outlined above. 

2230 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - No change

2231 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route travels through wetland and has 

associated resource concerns. This area is wet and the combined proposals 2027 and 2028 

would require mitigation and new construction. Cost of maintenance would be high due to 

resource issues. Concerns with ability to maintain road with limited funding which would result 

in additional resource damage if not maintained. Conflicts with non-motorized use. ALT B, C, D 

& E - Non-motorized Trail, as listed above and user conflicts between motorized and non-motorized. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-58 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

2232 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - See proposal 2139

2233 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Proposal to change from 

ATV/motorized trail and upgrade to motorized trail >50" or road to access dispersed camping at 

Blanchett Park. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Trail open to all vehicles, as listed above. Currently 

route is being used by larger vehicles for dispersed camping and is within hatched travel area. 

2234 Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road 

Mixed use road / Mixed use road - No change

2235 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - See proposal 2029

2236 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate - See proposals 2063, 2271, and 2293

2237 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed - No change, See proposal 

2044 

2238 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Non-motorized Trail - No change. 

This is outside scope of motorized travel planning process. 

2239 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate - See proposal 2096 

2240 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate - See proposal 2043 

2241 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate - See proposal 2096 

2242 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - No change, See proposals 

2064, 2065 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-59

2243 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route creates loop to Chepeta Lake. 

Change of use is not compatible with current use and non-motorized management of area. 

Resource concerns with wet meadows and user conflicts. - Proposal includes portions of 

proposal 2092 and Non-motorized Trail. ALT. B, C, D & E - Non-motorized Trail, as listed above. 

2244 

No proposal 

2245 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route is an old jeep road from Chepeta 

to White Rocks. Proposal is not compatible with current management of area as non-motorized, 

back country area. See proposal 2023. ALT. B, C, D & E - Non-motorized Trail, as listed above. 

2246 4WD mixed road 

See proposals 2251, 2280; Unauthorized portion is duplicate - See proposal 2092 

2247 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / 4WD mixed road - Route follows stream, road does not exist at this point. 

Contained in IRA, outside of hatched travel areas. ALT. B, C, D & E - Non-motorized Trail, as listed 

above. 

2248 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Partial duplicate of 

proposal 2106. Route uses portions of roads that already exist as 4WD mixed and street legal 

vehicles. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, very steep and crosses stream. Repetitive 

route, with other routes available to make connections. 

2249 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Existing undesignated route / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route does not connect to 

Outlaw Trail but loops from FSR 555 to 555. Contained within hatched area. Portions of route are 

on steep slopes with hydro and soils concerns. Route stays in drainage the whole way, in an 

area of high route densities. A portion of proposal is unauthorized with the rest existing 

designated roads and trails. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, as listed above for 

resource concerns. 

2250 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Mixed use road - Multiple camping roads near Colton 

Trail. Area has multiple wet areas. This proposal has multiple routes and consideration made for 

unauthorized portion only. Portion is duplicate with 2416. - See proposal 2005. ALT. B & C - add 

dispersed camping. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited - wet areas, >150 from road for dispersed 

camping. 

2251 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - 

No change 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-60 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

2252 Administratively 

Close 

Duplicate - See proposal 2013 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

2253.1 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - Proposal gives additional access for OHVs from 

Lapoint area to forest. Provides connectivity and possible loops routes. Provides alternative 

route to Paradise Road. ALT. B, C, D & E - All, as listed above.

2253.2 

No Proposal 

2253.3 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Trail 

open to OHVs 

less than 60" 

Motorized Trail 

open to OHVs 

less than 60" 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail open OHVs less than 60" - Route is 

important to local users for recreation and hunting. It gives additional access from Lapoint area 

to forest. Provides connectivity and possible loops routes. Provides alternative route to Paradise 

Road. May need engineering and/or construction and finalized ground location/truthing. Route 

is not appropriate for larger than 60" vehicles. ALT. B & C - As listed above. ALT. D & E - Motorized 

Travel Prohibited - creates additional loops and increases road density. This route is duplicate of 2093. 

2253.4 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - No change

2253.5 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - No change

2253.6 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - No change

2253.7 4WD mixed road 

No Proposal 

2253.8 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - No change

2254 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road and Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - Portion of road that is street 

legal vehicles only is a Duplicate - See proposal 2093, rest is already 4WD mixed road. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-61

2255 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - ALT. B, C, D & E - Non-motorized Trail; 

would change Non-motorized Trail 127 to 4WD mix. Route is in IRA and not compatible with current 

use/management of area. Route is in big game winter range and has other wildlife habitat concerns. 

2256 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road: Duplicate - See proposal 2096 

2257.1 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - Proposal addresses same route as 2062 which is an 

Administratively Close road. - See proposal 2062 ALT. B, C, D & E - Street Legal Vehicles Only, as 

listed above. 

Unauthorized or 

New 

Construction 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

2258.1 

Unauthorized or New / Mixed use Road - Route would provide a connection from FS Rd 113 

(White Cliffs area) to FS RD 447 south of Bills Park. ALT B, C, D & E - Do not adopt. Other OHV 

access is provided by proposal 2286. Route is not apparent on ground and would require new 

construction to connect. 

2258.2 

2258.3 

2258.4 

2258.5 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - Duplicate --

See Proposal 2093 

2258.6 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road

2258.7

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - This proposal (2258.6) is a portion of original proposal 2258 

which included additional routes with different existing conditions to allow 4WD mixed use. -- 

This portion is the current FS RD 447 that allows 4WD mixed use. Existing Condition, No 

change. (See proposals 2258.1-2258.5)

2259 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2260 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2261 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail/Non-motorized Trail - no change 

2262 Unauthorized 

Duplicate - see 2139, 2141, 2188 

2263 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-62 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Non-motorized Trail - No change (beyond scope of 

travel management) 

2264 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Non-motorized Trail - No change (beyond scope of 

travel management) 

2265 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / Non-motorized Trail - No rational provided to carry forward. Route is currently 

4WD mixed road used appropriately. ALT B, C, D, and E - 4WD mixed road as listed above. 

2266 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Proposal 

would create access to cabin on private land. Have reasonable access through proposals 2103 

or 2104. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited - short route, in IRA. Route dead-ends at 

private land. 

2267 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate - See proposal 2096 

2268 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Duplicate - See proposals 2032, 2033, and 2038

2269 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / 4WD mixed road - Route provides access to dispersed 

camping. Area is in wet meadow with resource damage and associated concerns. ALT. B, C, D & 

E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, as listed above. 

2270 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Scenic trail comes 

off of stock pond on FSR 253. Concerns with T & E species, wet meadow areas. Consideration 

for alternative route on side of East Mckee wet meadows to form smaller loop with FS Rd. 253. 

These user created routes are on south side of FS Rd. 253. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited, south end of route crosses wet meadow. Dispersed camping available along other existing 

routes. 

2271 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate - See proposal 2063.1 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-63

2272 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

See proposal 

2043 

2273 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

See proposal 

2018 

2274.1 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Scenic trail crosses 

right at 253. ALT. B, C & E - Creates access from dispersed camping to multiple ATV/mixed routes. 

ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited; increases density, high road density. 

2274.2 Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Existing undesignated route / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route provides important 

connection for ATV access along Hwy 191, existing route, avoids wet meadow areas. ALT. B, C, 

D & E - Inside hatched area, provides scenic trail and necessary connection along Hwy 191. Creates 

access from dispersed camping to multiple OHV/mixed routes. 

2274.3 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - No change

2274.4 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - No change

2274.5 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - 

No change 

2275 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate - See proposal 2093 

2276 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route is along the side of canal to Lost 

and Blanchett Parks. Connects to motorized trails and loops to Paradise and Mill Pond and 

returns to Blanchett. Proposal addressed in proposals 2013 and 2233. 

2277 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route would provide motorized access 

to fishing and hunting at Twin Lakes. Route creates high user-conflict, as route is presently 

designated as non-motorized system trail 051. Not compatible with non-motorized recreation 

management of surrounding area. Outside of hatched travel area - See proposal 2276. ALT B, C, 

D, and E - Non-motorized Trail as outlined above. 

2278 Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-64 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Existing undesignated route / Mixed used road - Route would provide additional motorized 

access (approximately 1 mile) to close proximity for fishing at Little Elk Lake utilizing existing 

"on-the-ground" route. Resource concerns with wildlife habitat. UDWR concerns over 

fragmentation, road density, wildlife disturbance. ALT B, C, D, and E - Motorized Travel Prohibited 

as outlined above. 

2279 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Non-motorized Trail - No change (beyond scope of 

travel management) 

2280 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - Similar to proposal 2092. See proposal 2092

2281 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route is part of old 

Chepeta road, would provide additional OHV route. Route is outside of hatched area, and 

motorized proposal would be inconsistent with current management of high lakes area as less 

motorized use. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited, as listed above. 

2282 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Route crosses dam, do not carry forward, See proposal 2092. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited, as listed above. 

2283 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route would allow OHV access to 

lakes for fishing of lakes, gives access to elderly. Route is outside of hatched travel area and 

inconsistent with current management of high lakes area as less motorized and non-OHV 

dispersed camping. ALT. B, C, D & E - Non-motorized Trail, as listed above. 

2284 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate - See proposal 2096 

2285 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Correct map to show actual route to river.

2286 Unauthorized 

Duplicate - See proposal 2253 

2287 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate – See proposal 2096 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-65

2288 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate – See proposal 2257.3 

2289 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Duplicate – See proposal 2093 

2290 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - Proposal places mixed traffic on Red Cloud Loop. 

Engineering report found mixed traffic would result in high probability and severity of a crash. 

ALT. B, C, D & E - All as listed above. Proposal would change use pattern on road and there are 

multiple wildlife habitat concerns, conflicts along non-motorized trail and Flume Trail non-motorized 

trailhead. 

2291 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - Short route with limited OHV access. Existing 

designation provides non-OHV dispersed camping opportunity. Not consistent with current 

management of area. - See proposal 2034. ALT. B, C, D & E - All as listed above. 

2292 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - Proposal extends mixed use to end of road. ALT. B, 

C, D & E - All as listed above and will improve management and enforcement. Consistency with rest of 

route. 

2293 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

See proposal 2043

2294 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

See proposal 2018

2295 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicle only / Mixed use road - Proposal connects into White Cloud Loop, and Red 

Cloud Loop to Highway 191. ALT. B, C, D & E - Street Legal Vehicles Only, concerns with mixed 

traffic on paved roads and would increase and change traffic through numerous locations of T & E 

species. 

2296 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / Mixed use road - Diamond Mountain road. Proposal would allow OHV 

access from dispersed camping areas. Only street legal OHVs can ride on paved roads. ALT. B, 

C, D & E - Street Legal Vehicles Only, concerns with mix traffic on paved road along with mine traffic 

and large recreation vehicles. 

2297 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - No change 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-66 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

2298 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - No change 

2299 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - No change 

2300 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - No change 

2301 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / Non-motorized Trail - No change (outside of travel 

management scope) 

2302 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Power line road; non-system route that accesses established and sustainable dispersed 

camping sites that are located >150ft from Greens Draw road (#049). Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & 

E - Strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and 

dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2303 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Established two-track that provides access to sustainable dispersed camping locations. Inside 

IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, Strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being 

managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2304 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Established two-track that provides access to sustainable dispersed camping locations. Inside 

IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, Strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being 

managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2305 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Established two-track that provides access to sustainable dispersed camping locations. Inside 

IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, Strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being 

managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is an appropriate use. 

2306 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-67

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 018 - Rock slide area also winter snowmobile parking. Inside IRA. 

ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, motorized and non-motorized trailhead parking - no dispersed 

camping would be allowed under existing NEPA. 

2307 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 018 in Brownie Canyon - down towards creek. Location of 

majority of route is within 150 feet from road. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - All, as listed above. 

2308 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 508 - Charley Park gravel pit. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, 

Strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2309 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 508. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, Strong 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2310 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Charley's Park dispersed camping - Dispersed camping throughout this area - especially 

hunting. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, Strong history of dispersed camping 

use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is considered an 

appropriate use. 

2311 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping all along this track along FS route 509. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside 

hatched area, Strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, 

and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2312 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 234 - Charley's Park by spring. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Inside hatched area, Strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed 

camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2313 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 509 Charley's Park to Alma Taylor Road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, 

D & E - Inside hatched area, Strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for 

dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2314 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 Feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 Feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 Feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 Feet 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-68 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 234. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Dispersed Camping less than 150 

Feet. Route is within 150 feet of road and would be accessible without separate designation. 

2315 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 Feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 Feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 Feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 Feet 

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 018. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Dispersed Camping less than 

150 Feet. Route is within 150 feet of road and would be accessible without separate designation. 

2316 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Last dispersed camping south on Alma Taylor Road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Dispersed 

Camping less than 150 Feet . Route is within 150 feet of road and would be accessible without separate 

designation. 

2317 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 030. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Outside hatched area; 

however, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and 

dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. Close to existing 4WD mixed use road. 

2318 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 030 - Alma Taylor Lake trailhead. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited. Outside hatched area, significant resource damage in wet areas, field data 

demonstrated substantial braiding and even use of chains for vehicles traveling in area. 

2319 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 018 cow camp above overlook. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Inside hatched area, Strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed 

camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2320 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 018. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2321 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping south fork east off FS Rd. 018. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Strong history 

of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is 

considered an appropriate use. 

2322 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-69

Dispersed camping south fork west off FS Rd. 018. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized 

Travel Prohibited. Inside IRA, outside hatched, other dispersed camping nearby to north and east not in 

IRA. Proposal is in wet area. 

2323 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 248 near mud springs. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Strong history of 

dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is 

considered an appropriate use. ALT. D - Inside IRA, outside hatched area. 

2324 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 044 south of Mud Springs. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Strong 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. ALT. D - Inside IRA, outside hatched area. 

2325 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 018. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Strong history of dispersed camping 

use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is considered an 

appropriate use. ALT. D - Inside IRA, outside hatched area. 

2326 4WD Mixed 

Road 

Fix Fix Fix Fix 

FS Rd. 514 already designated - Map Fix. ALT. B, C, D & E - Already designated road as 514 - need 

to correct as map fix to show existing designated route. 

2327 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping and accesses fishing and day use site. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Strong history of use, accesses fishing and day use area with FS toilet already at location. 

2328 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 018. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, Strong 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2329 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping perimeter at Twin Parks. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Inside hatched area, 

Strong history of dispersed camping use; however resource damage is occurring but can be mitigated, 

appearance on travel map should be delayed until mitigation complete. ALT. D - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited. 

2330 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off FS 018 to meadow east of Trout Creek. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Inside hatched area, Strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed 

camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-70 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

2331 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Dispersed camping along FS route 448 - Bill's Park. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized 

Travel Prohibited. Inside IRA, outside hatched area, history of dispersed camping use, but resource 

issues found with in wet areas. 

2332 4WD mixed road fix fix fix fix 

Map fix of alignment for FS road 448 Bill's Park (proposal 2258.7)

2333 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off Paradise Road (104) ALT. B, C, D & E - No Change - already system road 

2334 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Perimeter of dispersed camping on Trout Creek hill. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside 

hatched area, Strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, 

and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2335 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping. Outside of IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, Strong history of 

dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is 

considered an appropriate use. 

2336 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping near gravel pit. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, Strong 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2337 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Perimeter of Ox Park dispersed camping. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Majority of route is within 

150 feet of road and would be accessible without separate designation. 

2338 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping at Long Park reservoir. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Majority of route is 

within 150 feet of road and would be accessible without separate designation. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-71

2339 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping Summit Park south side. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, need to place barrier 

to identify end of route. 

2340 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Dispersed camping off FS Rd. 018. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Outside hatched area, history of 

dispersed camping, but resource damage is occurring, rocky and rutted. 

2341 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping off Paradise Road (104). Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Dispersed Camping 

less than 150 feet. Outside hatched area, close enough to designated road for camping within 150 feet 

without further designation. 

2342 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off Ice Cave Road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, Strong 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2343 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off Ice Cave Road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, Strong 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2344 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off Ice Cave Road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2345 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off Paradise Road 104. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, 

strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2346 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping loop at Julius Park. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - No Change - already 

system road (FS 464). 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-72 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

2347 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off Johnson Bench road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Outside hatched 

area, however strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, 

and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2348 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off Johnson Bench road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, 

strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2349 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Dispersed camping by Whiterocks Cave bridge. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited. Inside hatched area, but close to stream and not appropriate for dispersed camping. Area 

managed for foot travel and parking for white rocks cave. 

2350 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Unauthorized or Existing Undesignated / Street Legal Vehicles Only - Dispersed camping by 

Snowtel site. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong history of dispersed 

camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is considered an 

appropriate use. 

2351 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Dispersed Camping less than 150 feet . Majority 

of route is within 150 feet of road and would be accessible without separate designation. 

2352 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Dispersed camping. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is within 1/4 

mile of developed campground and not allowed for dispersed camping. 

2353 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Dispersed camping. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is within 1/4 

mile of developed campground and not allowed for dispersed camping. 

2354 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD Mixed Road 4WD Mixed Road 4WD Mixed Road 4WD Mixed Road 

Dispersed camping off Chepeta Rd (110). Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Outside hatched area, 

but heavily used historically for dispersed camping. Street legal vehicle only designation only. 

2355 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-73

Dispersed camping off Chepeta Rd (110). Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Dispersed Camping less 

than 150 feet. Route is within 150 feet of road and would be accessible without separate designation. 

2356 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Tract off 048. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong history of dispersed 

camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is considered an 

appropriate use. 

2357 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping beyond 150" - resource damage concerns. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Dispersed Camping less than 150 feet. Inside hatched area but resource damage occurring beyond 150 

feet. Area within 150 feet is accessible without further designation. 

2358 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping Range Study. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2359 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Range Study - heavy dispersed camping on both sides of track. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Inside hatched area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed 

camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2360 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched 

area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and 

dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2361 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched 

area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and 

dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2362 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched 

area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and 

dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-74 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

2363 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched 

area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and 

dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2364 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched 

area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and 

dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2365 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched 

area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and 

dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2366 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study - main route south branch. Outside IRA. ALT. B, 

C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for 

dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2367 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' - aspen grove off 191. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside 

hatched area, strong history of dispersed camping use, route to be designated would avoid resource 

damage occurring on existing route across meadow. Mitigation needed to prevent travel on meadow. 

2368 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study - fragment of proposal 2371. Outside IRA. ALT. B, 

C, D & E - Dispersed Camping less than 150 feet . Route within 150' of 2366 that would be designated - 

accessible without further designation. 

2369 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Dispersed Camping 

less than 150 feet. Route within 150' of 2366 that would be designated - accessible without further 

designation. 

2370 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-75

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study - fragment of proposal 2371. Outside IRA. ALT. B, 

C, D & E - Dispersed Camping less than 150 feet. Route within 150' of 2371 that would be designated - 

accessible without further designation. 

2371 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched 

area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and 

dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2372 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study - fragment of 2371. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Dispersed Camping less than 150 feet. Route within 150' of 2366 that would be designated - accessible 

without further designation. 

2373 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study - fragment of proposal 2371. Outside IRA. ALT. B, 

C, D & E - Dispersed Camping less than 150 feet. Route within 150' of 2371 that would be designated - 

accessible without further designation. 

2374 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched 

area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and 

dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2375 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study - fragment of proposal 2366. Outside IRA. ALT. B, 

C, D & E - Dispersed Camping less than 150 feet. Route within 150' of 2366 that would be designated - 

accessible without further designation. 

2376 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study - fragment of proposal 2366. Outside IRA. ALT. B, 

C, D & E - Dispersed Camping less than 150 feet. Route within 150' of 2366 that would be designated - 

accessible without further designation. 

2377 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched 

area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and 

dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2378 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Dispersed Camping 

less than 150 feet. Route within 150' of proposal 2377 that would be designated - accessible without 

further designation. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-76 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

2379 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched 

area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and 

dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2380 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Dispersed Camping 

less than 150 feet. Route within 150' of proposal 2379 that would be designated - accessible without 

further designation. 

2381 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Range Study. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Dispersed Camping 

less than 150 feet. Route is within 150' of proposal 2362 that would be designated - accessible without 

further designation. 

2382 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping beyond 150' Dispersed camping adjacent to East Park road. Outside IRA. 

ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed 

for dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2383 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Dispersed camping beyond 150', dispersed camping adjacent to Colton G.S. RD. ALT. B, C, D & 

E - Inside hatched area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed 

camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2384 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping beyond 150', dispersed camping by Little Lake - Strong history of dispersed 

camping and area is being managed for dispersed camping use. Duplicate of proposal 2200. 

ALTs B,C,D, & E - All as outlined above.

2385 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Dispersed camping beyond 150', dispersed camping west of Little Lake. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D 

& E - Inside hatched area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for 

dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2386 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Dispersed camping beyond 150', dispersed camping west of Little Lake. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D 

& E - Inside hatched area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for 

dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-77

2387.1 

2387.2 

Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Dispersed camping beyond 150', dispersed camping west of Little Lake by stock ponds. Inside 

IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, history of dispersed camping use. Camping area south 

captured by proposal 2393. 

2388 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping Big Lake. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong history of 

dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is 

considered an appropriate use. 

2389 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off Colton Road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2390 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping off Colton Rd. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Dispersed Camping less than 150 

feet. Majority of route is within 150 feet of road and would be accessible without separate designation. 

2391 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping near Iron Springs. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2392 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Dispersed camping near Bullionville. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. 

Inside hatched travel area, but steep slope and rutting is occurring. 

2393 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Dispersed camping west of Little Lake. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2394 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping west of Hwy 191 near Highline Trail. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Outside 

hatched area, but strong history of dispersed camping route, dispersed camping is considered an 

appropriate use. ALT. D - Outside hatched area. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-78 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

2395 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping west of Hwy 191 near Highline Trail. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Dispersed Camping less than 150 feet. Outside hatched area, majority of route is within 150 feet of road 

and would be accessible without separate designation. 

2396 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping west of Hwy 191 near Highline Trail. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Dispersed Camping less than 150 feet - route is within 150 feet off designated road. 

2397 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Dispersed camping west of East Park reservoir. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited. Outside hatched area, resource damage occurring, rutting and wet area. 

2398 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping west of East Park reservoir. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Outside hatched 

area, but strong history of dispersed camping route, dispersed camping is considered an appropriate 

use. ALT. D - outside hatched area, beyond 150'. 

2399 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping west of East Park reservoir. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Dispersed 

Camping less than 150 feet. Outside hatched area, majority of route is within 150 feet of road and 

accessible without designation, area beyond 150' has resource concerns near stream. 

2400 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off East park road near turnoff to Iron Springs. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & 

E - Inside hatched area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed 

camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2401 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping off Red Cloud Loop (018) near East Park road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & 

E - Inside hatched area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed 

camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2402 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Dispersed camping off Red Cloud Loop near East Park road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited. Resource damage occurring in wet areas and rutting occurring. Area is 

already physically closed on ground due to damage that has occurred. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-79

2403 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping Iron Springs. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2404.1 

2404.2 

Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping Iron Springs west. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2405 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping Grizzly Ridge Meadow. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Route is already 

designated FS road 047. 

2406 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping not 

allowed 

Dispersed 

Camping not 

allowed 

Dispersed 

Camping not 

allowed 

Dispersed 

Camping not 

allowed 

Dispersed camping Grizzly Ridge meadow. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - No Dipsersed 

Camping. Route is within 1/4 mile of summer home area. 

2407 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping Bassett Springs. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Dispersed Camping less than 

150 feet. Majority of route is within 150 feet of road and would be accessible without separate 

designation. 

2408.1 

2408.2 

Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Dispersed camping gravel pit Bassett Springs. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, 

strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2409 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized Trail OHV less than 50" / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Dispersed camping 

Bassett Springs area - on current ATV route. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, 

strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2410 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Dispersed camping Bassett Springs area - lots of dispersed camping in area. Inside IRA. ALT. B, 

C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for 

dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-80 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

2411 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Dispersed camping Bassett Springs area. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, 

strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2412 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Dispersed camping Bassett Springs area. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, 

strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2413 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Dispersed camping Bassett Springs area. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, 

strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

2414.1 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping line from FS Rd. 063 to Outlaw Trail - heavy dispersed camping use. Outside 

IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being 

managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use.

2414.1 Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping line from FS Rd. 063 to Outlaw Trail - heavy dispersed camping use. Outside 

IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being 

managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2415 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping line from Hwy 191 to Outlaw Trail/Sheep Trail road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, 

D & E - Inside hatched area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for 

dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

2416.1 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping line off Outlaw Tail / Sheep Trail Road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside 

hatched area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, 

and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. May need mitigation 

2416.2 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping line off Outlaw Tail / Sheep Trail Road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside 

hatched area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, 

and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. May need mitigation 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-81

2417 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping line single campsite. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Dispersed Camping less 

than 150 feet. Majority of route is within 150 feet of road and would be accessible without separate 

designation. 

2418 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping below Kane Hollow. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, 

strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2419 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed camping below Round Park, borrow pit area. Outside IRA. Duplicate - See proposal 

2193 and portion of proposal 2015 

2420 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping Round Park. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2421 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

Camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping north of Round Park road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Dispersed Camping 

less than 150 feet. Majority of route is within 150 feet of road and would be accessible without separate 

designation. 

2422 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Dispersed camping east of Big Lake. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong 

history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for dispersed camping, and dispersed 

camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2422.1 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Old road, connection route from Kane Hollow to FS420 (provides link to Round Park). Duplicate 

with proposal 2424. Proposal carried forward in 2424.

2423 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Old road, connection route from Kane Hollow to FS Rd. 063 (provides ATV connection to NE side 

of D2) - similar to proposal 2106 (not adopted) - Field review identified that resource concerns 

can be mitigated and appropriate to maintain. Outside of IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Inside hatched area, 

highly used as connection route, adjacent to intermittent stream, improvements necessary for mitigation 

of concern with wet areas. ALT. D - Inside hatched area; however, route is near wet area and mitigation 

would be required. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-82 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

2424 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

Old road, connection route from Kane Hollow to FS 420, part of connection to Round Park/East 

Park proposals. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, high used connection route, 

important connection to keep ATV's off paved FS Rd. 020. 

2425 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Connection from Kane Hollow to FS Rd. 249, keeps ATV's off paved FS Rd. 020. Already marked 

and signed with stop signs on ground. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Inside hatched area, 

provides connection to keep ATV's off paved FS RD 020, already marked on ground. 

2426 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Connection between FS 422 and FS 426, follows old dugway road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E 

- Inside hatched area, provides connection from FS 422 to FS 426 

2427 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Route provides important connection from FS 063 to FS 078 (link to NE side of D2). ALT. B, C & E 

- Inside hatched area, provides important connection from FS 063 to FS 078 (link to NE side of D2), 

existing location is technical, and reroute recommended for long-run sustainability. ALT. D - Inside 

hatched area, but some resource concerns requiring mitigation - sections steep/slopes. 

2428 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Route to Grizzly Ridge overlook, very highly used route, portion on old road, good route. Inside 

IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Inside hatched area, destination ride to provide scenic view, strong history of use 

and popular route. 

2429 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Motorized trail 

open to all 

vehicles 

Dispersed camping Bassett Springs area - lots of dispersed camping in area. Inside IRA. ALT. B, 

C, D & E - Inside hatched area, strong history of dispersed camping use, area is being managed for 

dispersed camping, and dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. 

2430-

2449 

No Proposals - Proposal numbers reserved for use, but no proposals obtained. 

2450 4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close - this road is not being used, vegetation is growing in 

tracks. Traffic uses route to west instead. ALT. B, D & E - this road is not being used. Traffic uses 

route to west instead. ALT. C - keep road open for 4WD and OHVs. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-83

2451 Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-Motorized 

Trail 

Non-Motorized 

Trail 

Non-Motorized 

Trail 

Non-Motorized 

Trail 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Nonmotorized Trail - This route is not being used, is hard to 

find on the ground and is in wet meadow and stream. ALT. B, C, D & E - All, as listed above. 

2452 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Unauthorized or existing undesignated / 4WD mixed road - This road is used by the Boy Scouts 

for the High Uinta Camp. Support vehicles drive supplies along the route. Road does need some 

maintenance. ALT. B, C & E - this road is used by the Boy Scouts for the High Uinta Camp. Support 

vehicles drive supplies along the route. Road does need some maintenance. No rationale for OHV use, 

Carry forward as street legal vehicles only. ALT. D - Open the road to only the scouts through a special 

use permit, otherwise keep closed to public. 

2453 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Fix Fix Fix Fix 

This road does not exist on the ground and needs to be removed from map.

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Administratively 

Closed 

Administratively 

Closed 

Administratively 

Closed 

Administratively 

Closed 

2454 

Street Legal Vehicle Only / Administrative Closed - This route is at the start of a nonmotorized 

trail and is not being used well. Resource damage is occurring and substantial pioneering of 

new routes is occurring along the trail. ALT B, C, D, & E - All as outlined above 

2455 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

This reflects actual use. Road is currently gated closed.

2456 Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail OHV less than 50" / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route parallels Hwy 191 

north of Red Springs and provides an important connection for OHVs, as OHV travel is not 

allowed on Hwy 191. May help provide future OHV connection between Vernal and Flaming 

Gorge recreation areas. ALT B, C, and E - As outlined above. Alt D - Route does not presently join 

with other routes to make a Vernal/Flaming Gorge connection --as other proposals that would make this 

connection are presently not being carried forward in alternatives. Removal of route would decrease 

road densities in area. 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

2457 

Street Legal Vehicles Only / Administratively Closed - This route is at the base of Paradise 

Reservoir and accesses dispersed camping to the west of the dam. The existing bridge across 

the creek was deteriorated and was removed due to safety concerns. ALTs B,C,D, and E - 

Administratively close road. Alternative route to access this area from Mosby Mountain Road 104 is 

considered in proposal 2458. 

2458 New 

Construction 

4WD Mixed Road 4WD Mixed Road 4WD Mixed Road 4WD Mixed Road 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-84 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Unauthorized or New Construction / 4WD Mixed Road - This route would provide an alternative to 

FS road 463 below Paradise Reservoir which is proposed for administrative closure. Route 

would provide access to dispersed camping west of Paradise Reservoir previously accessed by 

FS 463. ALTs B, C, D, and E - All as outlined above. 

Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

2459 

Unauthorized or Existing Undesignated / Motorized Trail OHV Less than 50" - Route provides 

access off Motorized Trail 026 to meadow area near Big Brush Creek Cave. ALTs B, C, D, and E - 

Do not adopt route. Hydrology and other resource concerns exist along route as it travels in 

stream/wash area and above Big Brush Creek Cave. 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

2460 

Non-motorized Trail / Motorized Trail OHV less than 50" - Route would provide motorized access 

from FS Rd 030 to Motorized Trail 034 near Galloway Corral. ALTs B, C, D, and E - Do not adopt. 

Route would place motorized travel on one of the few nonmotorized trails in area. Concerns exist with 

wildlife, hydrology and other resources.

Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Trail 

open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

open to all 

Vehicles 

2461 

Unauthorized or Existing Undesignated / Motorized Trail open to all Vehicles - Route is presently 

being used to access dispersed camping SE of Iron Springs. Route is within hatched travel area 

and has strong historical use for dispersed camping. Route would also provide OHV access 

from dispersed camping to Outlaw ATV Trail. ALTs B, C, and E - As outlined above. Alt D - Do not 

adopt, would increase route densities in area. 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

open to all 

Vehicles 

2462 

Motorized Trail OHV less than 50" / Motorized Trail open to all Vehicles - This proposal is related 

to proposal 2461 that accesses dispersed camping SE of Iron Springs. The proposal is a portion 

of Motorized Trail 026. Change in designated to allow for motorized vehicles over 50" will allow 

this portion of route to be utilized for vehicles to accessing dispersed camping in proposal 2461. 

ALTs B, C, and E - Adopt as indicated above. Alt D - Do not adopt, route would increase amount of 

traffic on route and would not correlate with alternative D of proposal 2461.

Non-Motorized 

Trail 

Non-Motorized 

Trail 

Non-Motorized 

Trail 

Non-Motorized 

Trail 

Non-Motorized 

Trail 

2463 

Nonmotorized Trail / Motorized Trail OHV less than 50" - Route would provide OHV access to 

Whiterocks lake and other lakes along an existing old road. ALTs B, C, D, and E - Do not adopt. 

Route is along existing Nonmotorized trail 124. OHV use is not compatible with current management for 

area.

2464 Unauthorized or 

Existing 

Undesignated 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Unauthorized or Existing Undesignated / Motorized Trail OHV less than 50" - Route is an old 

logging road and is proposed as an alternative for rerouting Trail 070 (part of Outlaw ATV Trail). 

Substantial resource damage is occurring along the present alignment of trail 070 in wet 

meadow area. Proposal corresponds with proposal 2042 which would close the portion of 

motorized trail 070 where damage is occurring. ALTs B, C, D, and E - All as outlined above. 

Reroute will provide a sustainable trail and reduce resource concerns.
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-85

D34 ROOSEVELT - DUCHESNE 

NORTH UNIT

ALT. A ALT. D ALT. C ALT. D ALT. E 

No Action Preferred 

Alternative 

Increased 

motorized 

opportunity

Nonmotorized 

opportunity 

Blend of 

C and D 

Prop 

# 

CURRENT 

CONDITION 

PROPOSED 

ACTION 

PROPOSED 

ACTION 

PROPOSED 

ACTION 

PROPOSED 

ACTION 

3001 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to All 

Vehicles - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

Motorized Trail 

Open to All 

Vehicles - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to All 

Vehicles - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles – Extension of existing route would 

provide scenic viewing and dispersed camping opportunities. Resource concerns with soil 

damage, trail braiding and rutting. Mitigation: Seasonal closure may mitigate upper damage, 

engineering can address lower road damage and hairpin turn. Close road at junction of FSR 

135. Gate route for seasonal closure. ALT. B, C & E - mitigate with seasonal closure Oct - June 

and re-engineering as outlined above. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Resource concerns with 

soils, alpine area, and other. 

3002 Unauthorized Motorized 

Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to All 

Vehicles - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to All 

Vehicles - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

Unauthorized route/ Motorized trail open to all vehicles. ALT. B & D - Motorized Travel Prohibited 

difficult to mitigate alpine. ALT. C & E - comes off of proposal 3001 and would be hard to effectively 

close. Mitigate for wet w/seasonal closure Oct - Jun. 

3003 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Street legal vehicles only / Administratively Close - Route goes to a mine and private operation. 

ALTs B, C, D, and E - All as outlined above. Mining company will add and maintain gate and road 

beyond gate. 

3004 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only/ 4wd mix – There is NEPA that clearly restricts ATV traffic (dropped 

proposal 5/20/08). See proposal 3084. 

3005 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

mixed use road mixed use road mixed use road mixed use road 

Street legal vehicles only / mixed use road FS road 144. Route would provide access from 

campground to 4WD mixed road #180 for ATVs. ALT. B, C, D & E - change from motorized trail 

open to all vehicles on proposed action. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-86 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

3006 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - See proposal 3061. Unauthorized 

route / Administratively Close, user conflict during hunting. ALT. B, C & E - used for dispersed 

camping and creates short loop, provides ATV access from dispersed camping area. Area is highly 

road and motorized. There should not be a large expectation from non-motorized hunters of no 

disturbance from vehicles in this area. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited – Unauthorized route, 

repetitive, increased road density, and runs through shallow, sensitive, or erosive soils. 

3007 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - FS road #484 is Administratively Close. Road is 

only 1/2 mile that has been extended by unauthorized route. Route would provide access area 

for prospecting. -- See proposal 3084. ALTs B, C, D, and E - Administratively Close. 

Unauthorized, short route, no compelling reason to adopt. 

3008 4WD mixed road Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix – delete 4wd mix portion from tribal lands 

3009.1 

3009.2 

4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road /Street legal vehicles only (change status end in GIS) - See proposal 3013. 

Route crosses tribal property where OHV use is not allowed. Alternative route in proposal 3013 

will allow OHV connection off Tribal land. All ALTs - Street Legal Vehicles Only as outlined above

3010 4WD mixed road Fix Fix Fix Fix 

4WD mixed road / Street legal vehicles only. Remove 4WD mix from Tribal lands as not allowed 

under Tribal rules. 

3011 Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Seasonal Closure - FS road 192 Administratively 

Close mapped as closed to public open for 4WD mixed use. Resource concerns with use 

during wet season. There is an old gate site on FS road 140 that could be used for seasonal 

closure to protect soils (Oct-June). Mitigation - Seasonal closure of area with gate. Sign areas 

where spurs are forming in alpine zone. ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above with sign or gate to 

keep on road, monitor for effectiveness, and close if vehicles continue going off road. ALT D - 

Administratively Close. Resource concerns listed above. 

3012 Administratively 

Close 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Administratively 

Close 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Administratively Close / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route provides additional OHV 

opportunities on existing road. Concerns that initially closed route for species of concern have 

been resolved. ALT. B, C & E - Reasons for previous closure have been resolved. ALT. D - 

Administratively Close. Opening increases road densities. 

3013 New 

Construction 

and 

Unauthorized 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

New Construction / Motorized trail open to all vehicles to redirect ATV traffic off of tribal land; 

ALT. B, C & E - As outlined above. New construction. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-87

3014 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix - Remove off forest designation (check consistency with forest) 

3015 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix - Remove off forest designation (check consistency with forest) 

3016 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 

Street Legal Vehicles Only / 4WD mixed use. ALT. B & D - provides non-ATV dispersed camping 

opportunities. ALT. C & E - sign where necessary to keep on road.

3017 Administratively 

Close 

Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Administratively Close / Administratively Close - Map fix correct map to show closed to public 

3018 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix – add road number (275) to map 

3019 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix – remove 4WD designation from tribal lands on road 270 

3020 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix – Add road number FS road 270A 

3021 Administratively 

Close 

Fix Fix Fix Fix 

FS Road 292 Administratively Close - Map Fix (map as closed to public) 

3022 Administratively 

Close 

Fix Fix Fix Fix 

FS Road 280 is Administratively Close - Map Fix (map as closed to public) 

3023 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close – In 2005, lots of blow down covered road. Change to 

maintenance level 1 if not used. ALT. B, C, D & E - No change - road is open and clear of debris, 

portions in burned area from the North Neola Fire. Road should remain system road. 

3024 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close – In 2005, lots of blown down trees covered road. 

Change to maintenance level 1 if not used. ALT. B, C, D & E - No change - road is open and clear 

of debris, portions in burned area from the North Neola Fire. Road should remain system road. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-88 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

3025 Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - FS road 380 is Administratively Close. Need to 

correct map as closed to public or change designation to 4WD mixed road to reflect current 

use. ALTs B, D, and E - Maintain administrative closure. ALT C - Show as 4WD mixed road allowing 

current use. 

3026 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix – Add road number to map (385) 

3027 Administratively 

Close 

Fix Fix Fix Fix 

FS road 107 is Administratively Close - Map fix - Map as closed to public 

3028 Administratively 

Close 

Fix Fix Fix Fix 

FS road 484 Administratively Close - Map fix - Map as closed to public 

3029 

Duplicate - See proposals 3004, 3010, and 3073 

3030 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix - Add road number to map (649) 

3031 

Duplicate - See proposal 3011 

3032 Administratively 

Close 

Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Administratively Close road 428 - Map fix - Map as closed to public 

3033 Administratively 

Close 

Fix Fix Fix Fix 

FS Road 170 Administratively Close - Map fix - Map as closed to public 

3034 Administratively 

Close 

Fix Fix Fix Fix 

FS Road 173 Administratively Close - Map fix - Map as closed to public 

3035 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

FS road 180 - Map fix - Add road number 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-89

3036 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

FS road 412 - Map fix - Add road number 

3037 Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Mixed-use road / Street legal vehicles only - FS road 227. User group conflicts between 

motorized and equestrian. Removal of OHV use would improve safety (mixed traffic on level 3 

road), separation from wilderness area activities. ALT B & C - Mixed use road. Existing popular 

use and provides OHV opportunities on existing road. ALT. D & E - will reduce unauthorized routes off 

of road and conflicts between user groups. Separates wilderness trailhead from ATV use. 

3038 Administrative 

Closed 

Administrative 

Closed 

Administrative 

Closed 

Administrative 

Closed 

Administrative 

Closed 

Proposal to close road will not be carried forward as road is already administratively closed. 

(WildHorse Ridge A & B). Remainder of road system route. Route is closed for OHV's, open 

for street legal vehicles. Map fix - needs to be included on travel map. 

3039 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road. Proposal would increase safety by rerouting 

OHVs off of system trail that is experiencing resource damage and failed bridge. Route would 

use existing system roads, provide reduction of maintenance requirements, and reduce 

concerns. ALTs B, C, D and E - All as outlined above. 

3040.2 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

mixed use road mixed use road mixed use road mixed use road 

Street legal vehicles only / mixed use road. Proposal would increase safety by rerouting OHVs 

off of system trail that is experiencing resource damage and failed bridge. Route would use 

existing system roads, provide reduction of maintenance requirements, and reduce resource 

concerns. ALTs B, C, D and E - All as outlined above. 

3040.3 Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail

Motorized trail / non motorized trail - OHVs would be rerouted in proposal 3040.2 around 

stream crossing and rough trail. All alternatives. 

3041 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close - Road has been closed for years and has been 

rehabilitated due to resource concerns. -- See proposal 3082. 

3042 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street legal vehicles only / Street legal vehicles only - No change. See proposal 3082, duplicate 

of 3004, 3007, 3081 

3043 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to All 

Vehicles - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

Motorized Trail 

Open to All 

Vehicles - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to All 

Vehicles - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles. Route provides scenic views, 

additional Forest access, and possible dispersed camping. See proposal 3043. Mitigation: 

Seasonal closure beyond gate to minimize damage when wet. (See proposals 3055, 3054, and 

3011). ALT. B, C & E - Sign or gate to keep on road, monitor for effectiveness, and close if vehicles 

continue going off road. Mitigate for wet season damage w/ seasonal closure Oct - Jun. ALT. D - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited. Inside IRA, unauthorized route. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-90 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

3044 Unauthorized 

Unauthorized route / Non-motorized trail - No change. This is outside scope of motorized travel 

planning process. 

3045 Unauthorized 

Unauthorized route / Non-motorized trail - No change. This is outside 

scope of motorized travel planning process. 

3046 Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

See proposal 3074.1 

3047 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - ALT B, C, D, and E - Motorized Travel 

Prohibited. Unauthorized route, no compelling rational to adopt. 

3048 Mixed use road 

Map fix show road 227 to end at trailhead - Duplicate - See proposal 3037 

3049 

Proposal was to show access on tribal lands - Response: access is shown correctly 

3050 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix – Remove mixed use on tribal lands (Tribal rules do not permit ATV use) 

3051 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Proposal was to change mixed use road to tribal lands as street legal only. Upon review, 

existing condition of this section was found to be already street legal only. Map shows street 

legal to Tribal lands. There is no compelling reason to have mixed use to tribal. No Change. 

3052 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Non-motorized Trail - This is opposite of proposal 3071 (See 3071). This 

is already a designated non-motorized trail FS Trail 055. Non-motorized groups use route. 

Conversion to motorized use does not fit with current management of area and type of use. 

ALT. B, C, D & E - Nonmotorized Trail - No Change. 

3053 Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" - Seasonal 

Closure 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Administratively 

Close 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" - Seasonal 

Closure 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-91

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Administratively Close - Proposal is to close to address 

motorized vs. non-motorized hunter conflicts and address elk calving area. Also map fix Trail 

127 to connect to self - See proposal 3058. ALT. B & E - Implement seasonal closure (Sept 30 to 

June 15) to address elk calving. ALT C. Motorized trail OHV less than 50” seasonal closure as used 

for motorized hunting access. ALT. D - Wildlife concerns - elk calving, hunter conflicts. 

3054 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - Seasonal Closure - See proposals 3043, 3054, 3011, 3055. 

Concerns with resource damage during wet season with illegal use off of road. ALT. B, C & E - 

Sign or gate to keep on road, monitor for effectiveness, and close if vehicles continue going off road. 

Mitigate for wet season damage w/ seasonal closure Oct - Jun 30. ALT. D - Administratively Close 

road. Conflicts with motorized vs. non-motorized groups, resource concerns as listed above. 

3055 Unauthorized 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - Seasonal Closure - Duplicate - See proposal 3043 

3056 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - No change 

3057 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - Moved from proposal 2185. ALT. B, C, D & E - road 

previously closed along this section with reseeding and reclamation efforts already in place. (Changed 

2/4/09). 

3058 Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Duplicate - See proposal 3053. 

3059 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

4WD mixed road Non-motorized 

Trail 

4WD mixed road 

Non-motorized trail / 4WD mixed road – Route is currently non-motorized trail. ALT. B & D - 

Route would create user conflicts and does not address UDWR concerns for elk calving and hunter 

conflicts. ALT. C & E - Route is a two-track road that receives dispersed camping. Mitigation: May 

need additional engineering, installation of cattle crossing or gate. 

3060 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route is used for dispersed camping. 

ALT. B, C & E - Open for dispersed camping. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is beyond 

150 feet from designated route. 

3061 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-92 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Duplicate - See proposal 3006

3062 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles. Route is used for dispersed camping 

and hunting vista. ALT. B, C & E - Route provides acceptable dispersed camping and hunting 

access. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is beyond 150 feet from existing designated 

route. 

3063 Unauthorized or 

Administratively 

Close 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route or Administratively Close timber roads / Motorized trail open to all vehicles 

- Route is not appropriate at this time to allow motorized use, due to severity of fire. ALT. B, C, 

D & E - All, as listed above. 

3064 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - FS regulations restrict camping within 

1/4 mile of developed campground. This would include lower portion of the road. ALT. B, C, D 

& E - Motorized Travel Prohibited – repetitive route, increased road density, loop, runs through 

shallow, sensitive, erosive soils (needs soils survey). 

3065 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Access FS road 322 may not be open (see proposal 

3024). ALT. B, C, D & E - is not compatible with other alternatives 

3066 Mixed use road Mixed use Road Mixed use Road Mixed use Road Mixed use Road 

Duplicate or addressed by other proposal - Proposal was to address concerns of crossing 

tribal property with OHVs on otherwise mixed use road. Proposal 3009 and 3013 address and 

implement a short motorized trail reroute off Tribal property. -- See proposals 3009 and 3013 

3067 New 

Construction 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

New Construction or Unauthorized route / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - Route connects 

FS road 135 and 197. Route may not be feasible due to resource impacts. The area was closed 

in the 1980's due to resource impacts. High soils and sedimentation concern. Conflict with 

motorized vs. non-motorized user groups. ALT. B, C, D & E - All as outlined above. 

3068 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorize trail / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - FS non-motorized trail 300 is a 

designated pack trail. Motorized designation would create user group conflicts and parallels 

stream. ALT. B, C, D & E - Non-motorized Trail as outlined above. 

3069 4WD mixed 

Road 

Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix - wrong number on map, needs to be 404. 

3070 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-93

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route could provide access to 

dispersed camping. However, this road would not have a right of way across private property 

and not be legally used. ALT. B, C, D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited as outlined above. 

3071 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized Trail / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Opposite of proposal 3052. This is 

portion of non-motorized trail 055. ALT. B, C, D & E - Non-motorized Trail, used by non-motorized 

groups. Does not fit with current type of use 

3072 

No proposal 

3073 

Duplicate - See proposals 3010 and 3029 

3074.1 Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

4WD mixed road Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route would provide 

additional access for larger size OHVs. ALT B, D, and E - Motorized trail OHV less than 50”. 

Concerns of ability of route to support larger vehicles. ALT. C - Dispersed camping at end and 

provides UHV opportunities. 

3074.2 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - No change 

3074.3 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Route does not exist on ground - Used proposal 3074.5 instead 

3074.4 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - No change 

3074.5 Administratively 

Close 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Administratively 

Close 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Administratively Close / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - This road already exists and is 

engineered. It is presently difficult to tell where legal access ends. ALT. B, C & E - This route 

exists on ground and is well used. ALT D - Administratively Close, increases road densities in area, 

and provides non-motorized trail opportunity. 

3074.6 Unauthorized Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Unauthorized route / Motorized trail OHV less than 50" - This trail already exists and it is 

difficult to tell where existing legal motorized access ends. ALT. B, C & E - This route exists on 

ground and is well used. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Increases road densities, provides 

non-motorized recreation opportunities. MITIGATION: Will needs signs to show where open road 

stops. 

3075 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-94 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Proposal was to allow ATV use on this route - No change. 4WD mixed road designation already 

allows ATV use. 

3076 

No proposal 

3077 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized trail / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Proposal would create large ATV 

loop. Not compatible with ROS. Signal track that would require additional engineering, critical 

winter range, wildlife habitat concerns, and sensitive soils. See proposals 2116, 2297. ALTs B, 

C, D, and E - Non-motorized Trail as outlined above. 

3078 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal Vehicles Only / Street Legal Vehicles Only - FS Road 134 (Rock Creek) - No 

change. 

3079 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route would provide access to fishing and camping. 

Compatible with ROS and outside of IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Route provides access to fishing and 

camping. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Increases road density. 

3080 

Duplicate or addressed by other proposals - See proposal 3077, 2116, and 2297 

3081 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mix - Duplicate or addressed by other proposals - See 

proposals 3004 and 3007. 

3082 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

Street legal vehicles only / Administratively Close - FS road 225. Proposal is to 

Administratively Close at narrow spot in road with gate. Road is receiving resource damage in 

alpine areas, including braiding and rutting. Mitigation costs would be high. ALT. B, C & E - 

Maintain designation with MITIGATION: Seasonal closure Oct - June. This will keep the shallow soils 

from being rutted during wet season. ALT. D - Administratively Close - as outlined above. Road was 

closed for several years and opened with the condition that it could be closed again if damage 

occurred. 

3083 4WD mixed road 

Duplicate - See proposal 3057. 

3084 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-95

Duplicate or addressed by other proposal - See 3004, 3082, and 3007. 

3085 

No Proposal 

DISPERSED CAMPING 

3086 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Route is approx 860 ft and outside of IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Strong historical use, outside of IRA. 

ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 300 feet. 

3087 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Route is greater than 300 feet and in IRA. ALT. B & C - accesses multiple camp areas greater than 

300, in IRA. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. Accesses multiple camp areas, but is too far from main road 

and in IRA. 

3088 Unauthorized 

This route is the same as and an extension of 3230. See proposal 3230 as it ends at the correct 

area. 

3089 Dispersed 

Camping 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Route is greater than 300 feet and outside of IRA provides access to popular area. ALT. B, C & 

E - Strong historical dispersed camping use. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 300 feet. 

3090 Unauthorized 

Proposal dropped from further consideration - Route does not actually exist on ground. ALT B, 

C, D, and E - Do not Adopt. 

3091 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping in aspen stand. ALT. B, C, D & E - Outside of IRA. Route is less than 150 feet 

from designated route. 

3092 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping in aspen and grass area. ALT. B, C, D & E - Route is less than 150 feet from 

designated route. 

3093 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-96 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

ALT. B, C, D & E - Route is less than 150 feet from designated route. 

3094 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping in lodgepole and aspen area. ALT. B, C, D & E - Route is less than 150 feet 

from road. 

3095 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Two dispersed sites approximately 300 feet from road. In IRA. Hells Canyon # 19, 20. ALT. B, 

C & E - Route is approximately 300 feet from designated road. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt in IRA and 

greater than 150 feet. 

3096 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping in lodgepole and aspen area. ALT. B, C, D & E - Route is less than 150 feet 

from road. 

3097 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Two dispersed sites less than 300 feet from road. Inside IRA. Hells Canyon ALT. B, C & E - 

Route is less than 300 feet from designated route in area of historical dispersed camping. ALT. D - Do 

Not Adopt. Route is in IRA and greater than 150 feet. 

3098 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

ALT. B, C, D & E - Route is less than 150 feet from designated route. 

3099 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

ALT. B, C, D & E - Route is less than 150 feet from designated road. 

3100 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

ALT. B, C, D & E - Route is less than 150 feet from designated road. 

3101 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

ALT. B, C, D & E - Route is less than 150 feet from designated road. 

3102 Unauthorized 
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No Change - Information not available. 

3103 Unauthorized 

No Change - Information not available. 

3104 Unauthorized 

No Change - Information not available. 

3105 Unauthorized 

No Proposal 

3106 Unauthorized 

No Change - Information not available 

3107 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Do Not Adopt 

Small site in aspen and sage. Route is long, greater than 900 feet. Inside IRA. ALT. B & C - 

Strong history of dispersed camping and well used. Closure would be difficult to enforce and 

dispersed camping is considered an appropriate use. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater 

than 300 feet and inside IRA. 

3108 Unauthorized 

Large site in aspen, and lodgepole. Route is approximately 460 feet. Duplicate -- See Proposal 

3074.6 

3109 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Do Not Adopt - Route is too long, resource concerns. 

3110 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Do Not Adopt - Route is too long. Duplicate or addressed in other proposal - See proposal 

3396 

3111 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Site in sagebrush and aspen. In IRA well used and multiple routes in area need to post to 

restrict traffic in area. ALT. C - Strong history of dispersed camping, well used route, closure would 

be difficult to enforce. ALT B. - Proposal for adjacent route is for OHV less than 50" and not compatible 

with proposed use - Do not adopt. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 300 feet and 

inside IRA. 

3112 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Do Not Adopt - Line is misdrawn. See proposal 3388 
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A-98 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

3113 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Meadow area with available sites for over 6 trailers. Route is less than 300 feet. ALT. B, C & E - 

Route is within 300 feet of designated route with strong history of dispersed camping use. ALT. D - Do 

Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet and inside IRA. 

3114 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Open meadow suitable for 3-4 trailers. Route is less than 300 feet. ALT. B, C & E - Route is less 

than 300 feet from designated road in area of strong dispersed camping use. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. 

Route is greater than 150 feet and inside IRA. 

3115 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Small, rocky and flat, trailers not recommended. Not connected to any purpose or existing 

route. Route is greater than 350 feet. ALT. B, C, D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 350 

feet and in an area where trailers not recommended, sites not available for dispersed camping. 

3116 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Rock and grass flat area would allow 3-4 trailers. Route is less than 300 feet from designated 

route. ALT. B, C & E - Route is less than 300 feet from a designated route in an area of historical 

dispersed camping use. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is inside IRA, greater than 150 feet. 

3117 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Grassy aspen stand would allow for 3-4 trailers. Route is over 2000 feet and relies on proposal 

3127. ALT. B, D & E - Do Not Adopt -- too far from designated route. In IRA. ALT. C - Existing use, 

multiple dispersed camping opportunities. 

3118 

Route is not on ground or does not provide dispersed camping opportunities. 

3119 

Route is not on ground or does not provide dispersed camping opportunities. 

3120 

Route is not on ground or does not provide dispersed camping opportunities. 

3121 
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Route is not on ground or does not provide dispersed camping opportunities. 

3122 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Large meadow near stream and pond, very large site. ALT. B, C & E - Outside of IRA, less than 

300 feet from designated route. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3123 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Large meadow near stream and pond, very large site. ALT. B, C & E - Outside of IRA, less than 

300 feet from designated route. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3124 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Sandy site surrounded by ponderosa pine. Route is greater than 500 feet. Strong historical 

use. Route is greater than 300 feet. ALT. B, C & E - Route has strong historical use, popular site, not 

in IRA. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3125 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Small rocky track that circles back to main road. Site is sandy and small. Segment from main 

road to site is greater than 75 meters. ALT. B, C & E - Outside of IRA, less than 300 feet from 

designated route. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater 150 feet. 

3126.1 Unauthorized Do Not Adopt Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Accesses small rocky site surrounded by ponderosa pine. Route is greater than 800 feet. ALT. 

B, D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 300 feet and in IRA. ALT. C - Provides loop dispersed 

camping opportunity. 

3126.2 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Accesses small rocky site surrounded by ponderosa pine. Route is greater than 800 feet to 

end of route. ALT. B, C & D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 300 feet from designated route, 

inside IRA. ALT. E - Keep first two sites that are within 300 feet of designated route. 

3127.1 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Grassy aspen stand allowing 3-4 trailers. Route is greater than 2000 feet. Provides access to 

power lines. Range permittees access. Last 450 feet is within IRA. ALT. B, D & E - Do Not 

Adopt. Route is greater than 300 feet and partially in IRA. ALT. C - keep entire loop route, strong 

history of dispersed camping. 

3127.2 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited
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Duplicate - This is section of 3127.1. Entire route is shown in 3127.1 See proposal 

3127.1.Grassy aspen stand, allowing 3-4 trailers. Route is greater than 2000 feet. Provides 

access to power lines. Range permittees access. Last 450 feet is within IRA. ALT. B, D & E - 

Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 300 feet and partially in IRA. ALT. C - Keep entire loop route, 

strong history of dispersed camping use--ALT C provided in Proposal 3127.1. 

3128 

No Proposal 

3129 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Portion of currently open road. No need to adopt 

3130 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Route is less than 300 feet from designated road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Route is less 

than 300 feet with history of dispersed camping use. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 

150 feet. 

3131 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Grassy aspen stand allowing for 3-4 trailers. Route is greater than 1100 feet. Access to power 

lines. Difficult to stop traffic. Range permittees access. Comes off of end of proposal 3117. 

Very long route. ALT. B, D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 300 feet and in IRA. ALT. C - 

Keep entire loop route. Strong history of dispersed camping use. 

3132 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Grass and aspen stand allowing 3-4 trailers. Route is greater than 1600 feet. Access to power 

lines. Difficult to stop traffic. Range permittees access. Comes off of end of proposal 3117. 

Very long route. ALT. B, D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 300 feet and in IRA. ALT. C - 

Keep entire loop route. Strong history of dispersed camping. 

3133 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Small rocky site in aspen. Outside of IRA. Route is greater than 500 feet. ALT. B, C & E - 

Outside of IRA. Keep entire loop route. Strong history of dispersed camping use. ALT. D - Do Not 

Adopt. Route is greater than 300 feet. 

3134 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Small rocky site in aspen. Outside of IRA. Route is greater than 650 feet. Relies on proposal 

3133. ALT. B, C & E - Outside of IRA. Keep entire loop route. History of dispersed camping. ALT. D 

- Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3135 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Small rocky site in aspen. Outside of IRA. Route is greater than 1000 feet. Relies on 

proposals 3133 and 3134. ALT. B, C & E - Outside of IRA, Keep entire loop route, strong history of 

dispersed camping use. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet from a designated 

route. 
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Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-101

3136.1 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Aspen and grass site allowing 1-2 trailers. Historical hunting camp area allowing 3 trailers. 

Route is less than 300 feet. ALT. B, C & E - Historical use, outside of IRA, less than 300 feet from 

designated route. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3136.2 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Do Not Adopt Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

First site is small site in sage with a few aspen. Route is approximately 300 feet to site. 

Second site is small site in sage with a few aspen. Entire length is 625 feet. Inside IRA. ALT. 

B, C & D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 300 feet. ALT. E - Keep first site. Approximately 300 

feet from designated route. 

3137 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Aspen and grass site allowing 1-2 trailers. Historical hunting camp area allowing 3 trailers. 

Route is less than 300 feet. ALT. B, C & E - Historical use, outside of IRA, route is less than 300 feet 

from designated route. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3138 

No Proposal 

3139 

No Proposal 

3140 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Do Not Adopt 4WD mixed road 

Old logging road, small site within lodge pole area that allows 1-2 trailers. Route is greater 

than 600 feet, outside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Outside of IRA, strong history of dispersed camping. 

ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet from designated route. 

3141 Unauthorized 

Old hunting site, Flea Flat area. Duplicate - See proposal 3006. 

3142 Unauthorized 

Duplicate or addressed in other proposal - See proposals 3141 and 3006. 

3143 

No Proposal 

3144.1 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Five sites along these routes. Outside of IRA. This route covers both sides of the road; each 

side is within 3000 feet. ALT. B, C & E - Five sites along these routes. Outside of IRA. Within 300 

feet of designated route. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 
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A-102 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

3144.2 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Five sites along these routes. Outside of IRA. This route covers both sides of the road each 

side is within 300 feet. ALT. B, C & E - Routes are shown in proposal 3144.2 ALT. D - adopt sites 

within 150 feet. 

3145 

No Proposal 

3146 

No actual site on ground. 

3147.1 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Spot on ridge by lookout. Route is greater than 5300 feet. Outside of IRA. This is a portion of 

proposal 3059, which is adopted in ALTs C and E as 4WD mixed road. Adopt portion of this 

proposal that does not overlap proposal 3059. ALT. B, C & E - Outside of IRA, heavy historical 

use. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet, creates loop routes and is redundant. 

3147.2 Unauthorized 

Duplicate - See proposal 2059 

3148 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Extension of proposal 3147 - open area in pine. ALT. B, C & E - Outside of IRA - extension of 

3147. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3149 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Open area in pine approximately 300 feet from road. Outside of IRA. ALT. B, C & E - open area 

in pine approximately 300 feet from designated road. Not in IRA. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is 

greater than 150 feet. 

3150 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Open area in pine approximately 1000 feet from designated road. Outside of IRA. Road is well 

traveled and looks like open route. Extension of proposal 3150. ALT. B, C & E - Strong historical 

dispersed camping use. Outside of IRA. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3151 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Open area in pine greater than 1000 feet from road. Outside of IRA. Road is well traveled and 

looks like open route. Route is extension of proposals 3150, and 3151. ALT. B, C & E - Strong 

history of dispersed camping. Outside IRA. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3152 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 
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Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-103

Site located on rock outcropping. Road is well traveled and looks like a designated route. ALT. 

B, C & E - Strong history of dispersed camping. Outside of IRA. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is 

greater than 150 feet. 

3153 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Small site in pine area. Part of same route as proposals 3149 - 3154. ALT. B, C & E - Strong 

history of dispersed camping use. Outside IRA. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 

feet. 

3154 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

End of proposed dispersed camping route of proposals 3149 - 3154. Route ends at hiking trail. 

No access beyond rock pit for ATVs. ALT. B, C & E - Strong history of dispersed camping use. 

Outside of IRA. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3155 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Large site surrounded by pine view of mill park. In IRA. Route is greater than 1700 feet. ALT. 

B, D & E - Do Not Adopt route is greater than 1700 feet and within IRA, also accesses additional 

unauthorized routes beyond. ALT. C - Large site surrounded by pine with view of Mill Park. 

3156 Unauthorized 

Duplicate or addressed in other proposal - See proposal 3233. 

3157 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Grassy spot along canal in cottonwoods. Outside of IRA. Sites are approximately 300 feet of 

designated route. ALT. B, C & E - Outside of IRA with sites approximately 300 feet from designated 

road. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150. 

3158 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Grass and sage area along river allowing for 1-2 trailers, outside of IRA, sites approximately 

300 feet of designated route. ALT. B, C & E - Outside of IRA, sites are approximately 300 feet from 

designated route. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3159 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Aspen area along creek, outside of IRA. Route is greater than 1500 feet. Popular site. ALT. B, 

C & E - Outside of IRA, strong historical use. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3160 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Small site in young aspen stand within 300 feet of designated road. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - 

Route is within 300 feet of designated road. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. In IRA. 

3161 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Highly used dispersed camping area. Mitigation should be made with barrier rock and road 

base. Route is greater than 300 feet. ALT. B, C & E - Strong historical use. Mitigation: install 

barrier rock and road base. ALT D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet, inside IRA. 
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3162 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Intensively used dispersed area. Mitigation should be made with barrier rock and road base. 

ALT. B, C & E - Strong history of dispersed camping use. MITIGATION: Install barrier rock and road 

base. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet and inside IRA. 

3163 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Less than 150 feet from road. Inside of IRA. Strong history of use. ALT. B, C, D & E - Route is 

less than 150 feet. 

3164 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Large portion of this route is on designated route, rest is well within 150 feet of road. 

3165 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Intensively used dispersed area. This area needs work with barrier rock and road base. ALT. 

B, C & E - Strong history of dispersed camping area. MITIGATION: Install barrier rock and road base. 

ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet, inside IRA. 

3166 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Intensively used dispersed area. This area needs work with barrier rock and road base. Fire 

pits in wet meadows. Depends on 3165. ALT. B, C & E - in IRA. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is 

greater than 300 feet, inside IRA. 

3167 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Intensively used dispersed area. This area needs work with barrier rock and road base. Fire 

pits in wet meadows. Proposal depends on proposals 3165 and 3166. ALT. B, C & E - Route is 

less than 300 feet from designated route, historical dispersed camping. Mitigation: Install barrier 

rock and road base. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet, inside IRA. 

3168 Unauthorized Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt 

Route is close to Iron Mine developed campground. FS regulations do not permit dispersed 

camping within 1/4 mile of developed campground. ALTs B, C, D, and E - Do Not Adopt as 

outlined above. 

3169 Unauthorized Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt 

Route is close to Iron Mine developed campground. FS regulations do not permit dispersed 

camping within 1/4 mile of developed campground. ALTs B, C, D, and E - Do Not Adopt as 

outlined above. 

3170 Unauthorized Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt 

Route dead-ends at fence. Small site with corral at end of designated route. Do Not Adopt - 

Already on existing open route. 

3171 Unauthorized Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt 

No site on ground - Do Not Adopt. 
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Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-105

3172 Unauthorized Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt 

No site on ground - Do Not Adopt. 

3173 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Do Not Adopt 

Log Hollow - small site in aspen and meadow on ridge top. Route is greater than 500 feet from 

designated route. Inside IRA. ALT. B & C - Strong history of dispersed camping use. ALT. D & E - 

Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 300 feet and inside IRA.

3174 

No Proposal 

3175 Unauthorized Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt 

No site on ground - Do Not Adopt. See proposal 3195 

3176 

This is not a proposal for dispersed camping, but a proposal to close an unauthorized route. 

No change required in status. 

3177 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Large site in sage and aspen meadow allowing for over 6 trailers. Route is less than 150 feet. 

Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Route is less than 150 feet. 

3178 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small sites, not heavily used. Route is less than 150 feet. Outside of IRA. ALTs B, C, D, and E - 

Dispersed camping less than 150 feet. 

3179 Unauthorized 

This is already a designated route. 

3180 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Aspen stand on ridge 300 feet from designated route. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Outside of 

IRA, sites are approximately 300 feet from designated route. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is over 

150 feet. 

3181 

No Proposal 

3182 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Large aspen meadow, approximately 300 feet from designated route. Inside of IRA. ALT. B, C, 

D & E - Do Not Adopt. Inside IRA and greater than 150 feet from designated route. 
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A-106 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

3183 

No Proposal 

3184 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Large aspen meadow, greater than 300 feet from designated route. Outside of IRA. ALT. B, C, 

D & E - Do Not Adopt. Over 150 feet from designated route, resource concerns. 

3185 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Large aspen meadow, greater than 300 feet from designated route. Inside of IRA. ALT. B, C, D 

& E - Do Not Adopt. Route is inside of IRA and greater than 150 feet from designated route. 

3186 

No Proposal 

3187 

No Proposal 

3188 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Route travels both inside and outside of IRA. Four locations from Bear Wallow. Possible old 

logging road. Furthest site is approximately 1200 feet from designated route. Closest site is 

within 300 feet. ALT. B, C & E - Route has strong historical use, difficult to stop at 300 feet. Keep 

entire route. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet, inside IRA. 

3189 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is within 150 feet of designated route in aspen stand near dam. 

3190 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Aspen, grass and pine are allowing for 3-4 trailers. Outside of IRA, within 300 feet of 

designated road. ALT. B, C & E - Not in IRA, within 300 feet of designated road. ALT. D - Do Not 

Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet, inside IRA. 

3191 

Duplicate - See proposal 3190 

3192 Unauthorized Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt Do Not Adopt 

Site does not exist on ground - Do Not Adopt. 

3193 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small pull out off of main road allowing for 1-2 trailers. Route is within 150 feet of road. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-107

3194 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Large site in pine, grass, and meadow approximately 200 feet from road. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C 

& E - Large site within 300 feet from road. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Inside of IRA. 

3195 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Small site in aspen and lodge pole. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Within 300 feet of designated 

road. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Inside of IRA. 

3196 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Aspen and sage area located on hillside. Route is inside of IRA and greater than 1300 feet. 

ALT. B & C - Strong historical use. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt in IRA, too far from road. 

3197 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Meadow with aspen and sage. Location would allow 4-5 trailers. Inside of IRA, approximately 

400 feet from designated road. ALT. B, C & E - Strong history of dispersed camping use. Allow for 

multiple trailers. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Inside IRA. 

3198 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Grass, sage, pine, and aspen area allowing for 3-4 trailers. Inside of IRA. Route is less than 

300 feet from designated road. ALT. B, C & E - Historical use within 300 feet of designated road. 

ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet and inside IRA. 

3199 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Grassy rock and pine area. Inside of IRA. Two dispersed camping sites. Route is 

approximately 900 feet. ALT. B & C - Historical use. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater 

than 300 feet and inside of IRA. 

3200 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Old logging road (non-system) that is heavily used illegally by ATVs. 

3201 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is within 150 feet of designated road. Outside of IRA 

3202 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is within 150 feet of designated road. Outside of IRA 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-108 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

3203 

Duplicate or addressed by other proposal - See proposal 3190 

3204 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is within 150 feet of designated road. Outside of IRA 

3205 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is within 150 feet of designated road. Outside of IRA 

3206 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Route has a strong history of traditional dispersed camping use. Route is approximately 540 

feet from main road. Outside IRA. ALT B and C - Traditional and strong history of dispersed 

camping use. ALT D & E - Route is greater than 300 feet from designated road. 

3207 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is within 150 feet of designated road. Outside of IRA 

3208 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is within 150 feet of designated road. Outside of IRA 

3209 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is a small pull off of designated road within 150 feet. 

3210 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is a small pull off of designated road within 150 feet. 

3211 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is a small pull off of designated road within 150 feet. 

3212 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-109

Route is a small pull off of designated road within 150 feet. 

3213 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Well used loop route, outside of IRA. Route is greater approximately 1450 feet. ALT. B & C - 

Well used site with history of traditional dispersed camping use. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is 

approximately greater than 300 feet. 

3214 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Four sites adjacent to and parallel with designated road. Route is within 150 feet of designated 

road. 

3215 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Small meadow - trailers not recommended due to resource concerns. ALT. B, C, D & E - Do Not 

Adopt. Resource concerns. 

3216 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Aspen with meadow - trailers not recommended due to resource concerns. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Do Not Adopt. Resource concerns. 

3217 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Aspen with meadow - trailers not recommended due to resource concerns. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Do Not Adopt. Resource concerns. 

3218 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Aspen with meadow - trailers not recommended due to resource concerns. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Do Not Adopt. Resource concerns. 

3219 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Aspen with meadow - trailers not recommended due to resource concerns. ALT. B, C, D & E - 

Do Not Adopt. Resource concerns. 

Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed 

Road 

3220.1 

Secluded spot in rock outcropping. First 300 feet are not in IRA. This section is the first 300 

feet. ALT. B & C - provides access to secluded area for dispersed camping. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. 

Most of the route is in IRA and too long. ALT. E - Block road at 300 feet. This would limit vehicles to 

within 300 feet of designated road (current legal use). 

3220.2 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Secluded spot in rock outcropping. First 300 feet are not in IRA. This is the section beyond 

300 feet. ALT. B & C - provides access to secluded area for dispersed camping. ALT. D - Do Not 

Adopt. Most of the route is in IRA and too long. ALT. E - Block road at 300 feet. This would limit 

vehicles to within 300 feet of designated road (current legal use). 

3221 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-110 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Route is less than 300 feet in aspen and fir allowing for 1-2 trailers. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C & E 

- Route is under 300 feet and has traditional disperse camping use. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is 

greater than 150 feet. 

3222 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Aspen, sage, and pine area with multiple sites. Inside IRA. ALT. B & C - Multiple sites room for 

small groups. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. Inside of IRA and greater than 150 feet. 

3223 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is less than 150 feet. Aspen area allowing for 3-4 trailers. 

3224 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Open area with strong possibility for illegal off-road OHV use. Trailers not recommended. ALT. 

B, C, D & E - Do Not Adopt as outlined above. 

3225 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Route has multiple locations allowing for greater than 6 trailers. Loop is approximately 1650 

feet. ALT. B, C & E - Route provides a loop for greater pulling ease ad trailer maneuverability. Room 

for small groups. MITIGATION: Close one portion of the loop to limit traffic. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. 

Inside of IRA and greater than 150 feet. 

3226 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small pullout off main road with capacity for 1-2 trailers. Within 150 feet of road. 

3227 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Route is less than 300 feet from main route and provides for up to 4 trailers. ALT. B & C - 

Historical use and room for multiple trailers. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 

feet. 

3228 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Route comes off of proposal 3227 and offers multiple sites. Outside of IRA. Route is greater 

than 400 feet. ALT. B & C - When combined with proposal 3227, there is room for small or medium 

groups. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 300 feet, and it is not possible to effectively 

block road at 300 feet. 

Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

3229.1 

Long route (greater than 1300 feet) accesses one level site. Inside of IRA. This is the first 

section of proposal on FS ground. ALT. B, D & E - Do Not Adopt in IRA and greater than 300 feet. 

ALT. C - Provides access to secluded, level area for dispersed camping. 

3229.2 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-111

Long route (greater than 1300 feet) accesses one level site. Inside of IRA. This is the second 

section as it crosses non-forest property. Do not Designate this section. ALT. B, D & E - Do Not 

Adopt in IRA and greater than 300 feet. ALT. C - Provides access to secluded, level area for 

dispersed camping - Designation of other sections only. 

3229.3 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Long route (greater than 1300 feet) accesses one level site. Inside of IRA. This is the third 

section as route reenters Forest. ALT. B, D & E - Do Not Adopt in IRA and greater than 300 feet. 

ALT. C - Provides access to secluded, level area for dispersed camping. 

3230 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Multiple sites along a greater than 1100 foot route. Outside of IRA. ALT. B & C - Route gives 

access to multiple sites not in IRA. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3231 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Route is less than 300 feet from main route. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Provides dispersed 

camping within existing legal boundary off of main routes. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Inside IRA and 

greater than 150 feet. 

3232 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Route is approximately 300 feet. Outside of IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Route is within 300 feet and 

outside of IRA. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3233 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Route depends on access from proposal 3155, which was not carried forward in ALTs B, D, or 

E. Inside of IRA. ALTs B, D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 300 feet and dependant on 

another proposal not carried forward in these alternatives. Inside IRA. ALT C - Connects to proposal 

3155 which was carried forward in this alternative. 

3234 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Route connects to proposal 3148, which connects to proposal 1347. This joins motorized 

routes which receive heavy motorized use and dispersed camping. Outside of IRA. ALT. B, C & 

E - Outside of IRA, connects to proposal 3148 to create extended loop route with multiple sites. ALT. 

D - Do Not Adopt. Redundant and increases road densities. 

3235 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Route branches off proposal 3144. Outside of IRA. Proposal adds an additional 650 feet when 

combined with proposal 3144. Route would allow for 2-3 trailers. ALTs B and C - Connects with 

other routes to provide multiple dispersed camping areas. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. Road ends at 

IRA and could give unintentional access into the roadless area. Also, greater than 300 feet from 

designated route. 

3236 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Route is approximately 800 feet from designated route and provides multiple dispersed 

camping sites. ALT. B & C - route provides multiple sites along route. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. 

Route is greater than 300 feet. 

3237 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-112 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Route is a branch off of proposal 3236 and adds an approximate 264 feet for dispersed 

camping. ALT. B, C - Route provides multiple sites along route and is within 300 feet of designated 

road. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3238 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is less than 150 feet from main road. Route provides for 1-2 trailers in aspen and grass 

area. 

3239 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small pull off from main road and less than 150 feet. Outside of IRA. 

3240 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small pull off from main road and less than 150 feet. Outside of IRA. 

3241 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is in aspen and grass area allowing for 2-3 trailers. Route is less than 150 feet. Outside 

of IRA. 

3242 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is in aspen and grass area allowing for 2-3 trailers. Route is less than 150 feet. Outside 

of IRA. 

3243 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Rough road and not appropriate for trailers or larger vehicles. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Do 

Not Adopt, rough road, trailers not recommended. 

3244 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Short route within 300 feet of designated road. Outside of IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Outside of IRA 

and within 300 feet of designated road. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3245 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Route is less than 300 feet from main road and allow for 3-4 trailers. Outside of IRA. ALT. B, C 

& E - Within 300 feet of designated road (existing legal use). Outside of IRA. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. 

Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3246 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-113

Route would allow for 6 or more trailers in an open area. Outside of IRA and within 300 feet of 

designated route. ALT. B, C & E - Multiple sites with small group camping opportunity. ALT. D - Do 

Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3247 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small pull off from main road and less than 150 feet. Outside of IRA. 

3248 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Small site with strong dispersed camping historical use. Route is not in IRA and greater than 

300 feet. ALT. B and C - Historical dispersed camping use. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is 

greater than 300 feet. 

3249 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Route is highly used as a hunting camp, approximately 500 feet. ALT B & C - Strong history of 

dispersed camping use. ALT D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 300 feet. 

3250 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Multiple dispersed camping sites along FSR 289 less than 150 feet from designated route. 

3251 

Route is already open for dispersed camping use 

3252 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping site along main road is within 150 feet. 

3253 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Multiple sites allowing for 6 or more trailers, within 150 feet of designated route. 

3254 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is in aspen and sage area within 150 feet of designated route. 

3255 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping site along main road is within 150 feet. 

3256 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-114 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Route is less than 300 feet from designated road and has history of dispersed camping. 

Outside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Route is within 300 feet of road, outside IRA. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. 

Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3257 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Route is outside of IRA and greater than 400 feet. Strong historical dispersed camping use. 

ALT. B and C - Strong historical use, outside of IRA. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater 

than 300 feet. 

3258 Unauthorized Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Route is in aspen area near dam within 300 feet of main road. Outside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - 

Route is within 300 feet of main road, outside IRA. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 

feet. 

3259 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping site within 150 feet of designated route. Outside IRA. 

3260 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site in aspen area within 150 feet of designated road. 

3261 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site in aspen area within 150 feet of designated road. 

3262 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site in aspen area within 150 feet of designated road. 

3263 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Route is in sage and aspen area allowing for over two trailers. Route is within 300 feet of main 

road and outside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Route is within 300 feet of main road and outside IRA. ALT. 

D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3264 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is in sage and aspen area allowing for 2 trailers. Outside IRA and within 150 feet of main 

road. 

3265 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-115

Route is in sage and aspen area. Outside IRA and within 150 feet of main road. 

3266 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is in meadow on ridge and within 150 feet of designated road. 

3267 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping within 150 feet of designated route. 

3268 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

4WD mixed road 

Route is in aspen and grass area within 300 feet of designated route. Outside of IRA. ALT. B, C 

& E - Route is within 300 feet of main road, outside IRA. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater 

than 150 feet. 

3269 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Large site in aspen allowing for 4-5 trailers within 150 feet of designated route. 

3270 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small pull off in aspen area within 150 feet of designated route. 

3271 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Large site allowing for 6 or more trailers. Route is within 300 feet of designated route. ALT. B, 

C & E - Route is within 300 feet of designated route, historical use. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt, route is 

IRA and greater than 150 feet. 

3272 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Large site allowing for 6 or more trailers within 150 feet of designated route. 

3273 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Large site allowing for 6 or more trailers within 150 feet of designated route. 

3274 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site in aspen area within 150 feet of designated road. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-116 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

3275 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site in aspen area within 150 feet of designated road. 

3276 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site in aspen area within 150 feet of designated road. 

3277 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site in aspen area within 150 feet of designated road. 

3278 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site in aspen area within 150 feet of designated road. 

3279 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Route is in large meadow area and within 300 feet of designated route. ALTs. B, C & E - Route is 

within 300 feet of designated route. ALT D. - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet, Inside 

IRA. 

3280 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Route is in large meadow area outside of IRA. Route is greater than 300 feet. ALTs B & C - 

Route is in area of strong historical dispersed camping. ALTs. D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater 

than 300 feet. 

3281 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site allowing dispersed camping within 150 feet of designated route. 

3282 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Route is long in area where resource concerns exist and trailers not recommended. Inside IRA. 

ALT. B, C, D & E - Do Not Adopt. Inside IRA, trailers not recommended. 

3283 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Small site in pines not recommended for trailers or larger vehicles. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & 

E - Do Not Adopt. Inside IRA, trailers not recommended. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-117

3284 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small pullout off of main road by river within 150 feet of designated route. 

3285 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small tent site by river within 150 feet of designated route. 

3286 Unauthorized Dispersed 

Camping Not 

Allowed 

Dispersed 

Camping Not 

Allowed 

Dispersed 

Camping Not 

Allowed 

Dispersed 

Camping Not 

Allowed 

Dispersed camping area within 150 feet of designated route - Area is within 1/4 mile of Iron 

Mine Campground - All ALTs - Dispersed camping not allowed.

3287 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4029. 

3288 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4030. 

3289 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4031. 

3290 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4032. 

3291 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4033. 

3292 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4034. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-118 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

3293 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4035. 

3294 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4036. 

3295 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4037. 

3296 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4038. 

3297 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4039. 

3298 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4040. 

3299 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4041. 

3300 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4042. 

3301 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4043. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-119

3302 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4044. 

3303 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4045. 

3304 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4046. 

3305 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4047. 

3306 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4048. 

3307 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4049. 

3308 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4050. 

3309 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4051. 

3310 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4052. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-120 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

3311 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4053. 

3312 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4054. 

3313 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4055. 

3314 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4056. 

3315 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4057. 

3316 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4058. 

3317 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4059. 

3318 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4060. 

3319 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4061. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-121

3320 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4062. 

3321 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4063. 

3322 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4064. 

3323 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4065. 

3324 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4066. 

3325 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4067. 

3326 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4068. 

3327 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4069. 

3328 Unauthorized 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-122 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4070. 

3329 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4071. 

3330 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4072. 

3331 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4073. 

3332 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4074. 

3333 Unauthorized 

Moved to South Unit Proposal 4075. 

3334 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site for dispersed camping within 150 feet of designated route. 

3335 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site for dispersed camping within 150 feet of designated route. 

3336 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site for dispersed camping within 150 feet of designated route. 

3337 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route would allow for 3-4 trailers near small stream. Route is within 150 feet of designated 

route. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-123

3338 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route would allow for 1-2 trailers near small stream. Route is within 150 feet of designated 

route. 

3339 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route would allow for 3-4 trailers near small stream. Route is within 150 feet of designated 

route. 

3340 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route would allow for 3-4 trailers. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3341 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is in sage and grass area and allow for 1-2 trailers. Route is within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

3342 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small area that would allow for one trailer. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3343 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route would allow for 3-4 trailers. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3344 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Route is in meadow, aspen and sage area. It would allow for 4-5 trailers. Route is greater than 

300 feet. Inside IRA. ALT B & C - Multiple sites allowing for historical dispersed camping use. ALT. 

D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is inside IRA and greater than 300 feet. 

3345 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route would allow for 3-4 trailers. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3346 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is in long meadow would allow for 3-4 trailers. Route is within 150 feet of designated 

route. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-124 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

3347 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is in long meadow would allow for 6 or more trailers. Route is within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

3348 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site in pine area within 150 feet of designated route. 

3349 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site in pine area within 150 feet of designated route. 

3350 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site allowing for 1-2 trailers within 150 feet of designated route. 

3351 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site in rock and pine area within 150 feet of designated route. 

3352 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site in rock and pine area within 150 feet of designated route. 

3353 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is in a little meadow by cliffs and would allow for 4 or more trailers. Route is within 150 

feet of designated route. 

3354 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Route is in a small patch of sub alpine fire. Route is greater than 300 feet and inside IRA. ALTs 

B & C - Strong history of dispersed camping and multiple sites. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. 

Route is in IRA and greater than 300 feet. 

3355 

No Proposal 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-125

3356 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small tent site on route within 150 feet of designated route. 

3357 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is in open alpine area near old corral. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3358 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small tent site located on route near ridge top. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3359 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route is in grassy, rocky area in a sub-alpine bowl within 150 feet of designated route. 

3360 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small rocky site located on route within 150 feet of designated route. 

3361 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Bare rocky site allowing 3-4 trailers within 150 feet of designated route. 

3362 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small grassy area on pull off within 150 feet of designated route. 

3363 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Grassy area from pull off that would allow 2-3 trailers. Route is within 150 feet of designated 

route. 

3364 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Large open area (rough road for trailers) located within 150 feet of designated route. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-126 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

3365 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Large open area with history of dispersed camping use (rough road for trailers) Route is 

greater than 300 feet. Inside IRA. ALT B & C - Strong history of dispersed camping. ALT. D & E - 

Do Not Adopt. Inside IRA and greater than 300 feet. 

3366 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Large open area (rough road for trailers) within 150 feet of designated route. 

3367 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Rocky, grass flat that would allow for 3-4 trailers. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3368 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site located near river. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3369 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route near river would allow for 2-3 trailers. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3370 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site in lodgepole area. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3371 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small dispersed camping site in lodgepole area. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3372 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site in lodgepole area. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3373 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-127

Small site located in new lodgepole pine. Route is approximately 500 feet. Outside of IRA. 

ALT. B & C - Strong historical use, outside IRA. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 

300 feet. 

3374 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site in new lodgepole pine area. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3375 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Large grass and aspen site within 150 feet of designated route. 

3376 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site on Lightning Ridge within 150 feet of designated route. 

3377 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Large site (no shade), strong history of dispersed camping use. Route is approximately 600 

feet. Inside IRA. ALT B & C - Strong history of dispersed camping. ALT. D & E - Do Not Adopt. In 

IRA and route is greater than 300 feet. 

3378 Unauthorized 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Large grassy meadow (no shade) Route is greater than 550 feet. Strong history of dispersed 

camping. Outside IRA. ALT. B & C - Strong history of dispersed camping use, outside IRA. ALT. D 

& E - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 300 feet. 

3379 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Route leads to secluded dispersed camping location within 300 feet of designated route. 

Inside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Route is within 300 feet of designated route and offers secluded 

dispersed camping opportunity. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3380 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site located within 150 feet of designated route. 

3381 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site located on Lightning Ridge. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3382 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small site located in lodgepole area. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-128 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

3383 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small dispersed camping site located within 150 feet of designated route. 

3384 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small dispersed camping site located within 150 feet of designated route. 

3385 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small dispersed camping site located within 150 feet of designated route. 

3386 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small dispersed camping site located within 150 feet of designated route. 

3387 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Small dispersed camping site located in pine area. Route is less than 300 feet of designated 

route and outside of IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Route is within 300 feet of designated route, historical 

dispersed camping use. Outside IRA. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3388 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Large dispersed camping site near old sawmill (see proposal 3112). Route is within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

3389 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Route is approximately 1/2 mile and concerns with resources exist. ALTs B, C, D, and E - Do 

Not Adopt as outlined above. 

3390 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Route leads to dispersed camping area in grass and lodgepole pine. MITIGATION: Close route 

beyond this site as it continues further and would adversely affect road densities. ALT B & C - 

Strong historical dispersed camping in an area of appropriate use. Mitigate as shown above. ALT. D 

& E - Do Not Adopt. Route is over 300 feet and inside IRA. 

3391 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-129

Route leads to dispersed camping by Rock Lake. Route is greater than 700 feet. Inside IRA. 

ALT. B & C - Strong historical dispersed camping use in an area that supports use. ALT. D & E 

- Do Not Adopt - Route is over 300 feet and inside IRA. 

3392 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Route leads to capped mine. Not appropriate for dispersed camping use. ALTs B, C, D, and E - 

Do Not Adopt as outlined above. 

3393 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited

Route is in open alpine area having historical dispersed camping use. Route is over 500 feet 

and inside IRA. ALT C - Strong history of dispersed camping. ALT. B, D & E - Do Not Adopt. Route 

is over 300 feet and inside of IRA. Route continues beyond site and designation could encourage use 

beyond site. 

3394 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small dispersed camping site along road. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3395 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small dispersed camping site along road. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3396 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Large dispersed camping site in aspen and grass area. Route is approximately 300 feet. Inside 

IRA. This proposal replaces proposal 3110 which is much longer. MITIGATION: Stop vehicles 

at this point. ALT C - Route is in within 300 feet of designated route and history of dispersed 

camping use. ALT. B, D, & E - Adjacent route would be Motorized trail OHV less than 50", designation 

as open to all vehicles would not be compatible. Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

3397 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small dispersed camping site in aspen within 150 feet of designated route. 

3398 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small dispersed camping site in aspen and dead lodgepole. Route is within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

3399 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small dispersed camping site in ponderosa pine. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

3400 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-130 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Small dispersed camping site in ponderosa pine. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

MITIGATION: Route continues past this point, would need to sign or barrier to stop traffic from 

going beyond 150 feet. 

3401 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Administratively 

closed 

Administratively 

closed

Administratively 

closed 

Administratively 

closed 

Street legal / Administratively Closed - This route is not being used currently as it is 

blocked with fallen trees. Unauthorized route 3001 is the route being used. 

D34 ROOSEVELT - DUCHESNE 

SOUTH UNIT 

ALT. A ALT. D ALT. C ALT. D ALT. E 

No Action Preferred 

Alternative 

Increased 

motorized 

opportunity

Nonmotorized 

opportunity

Blend of 

C and D 

Prop 

# 

CURRENT 

CONDITION 

PROPOSED 

ACTION 

PROPOSED 

ACTION 

PROPOSED 

ACTION 

PROPOSED 

ACTION 

4001 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route is used for hunting with district support to open. 

Inside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Road is located on top of ridge, minimal resource damage. And area is 

limited hunting entry. MITIGATE for resource concerns. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Nondesignation would provide non-motorized hunting opportunity. 

4002 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route is used for hunting with district support to open. 

Inside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Route provides important hunting access. MITIGATE for resource 

concerns. ALT. D - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Non-designation would provide non-motorized 

hunting opportunity. 

4003 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Unauthorized route / 4WD mixed road - Route is used for hunting with district support to open. 

Inside IRA. ALT. B & C - Road is located on top of ridge, Area is limited hunting entry. ALT. D & E - 

Motorized Travel Prohibited. Non-designation would provide non-motorized hunting opportunity. 

4004 Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 

Administratively Close / 4WD mixed road - Proposal to open road for 4WD mixed use for 

hunting and motorized access. ALT. B, C & E - Concerns over improper use onto UDWR can be 

mitigated by signage and other means. ALT. D - Administratively Close. Provides non-motorized 

hunting opportunities, concerns from UDWR over improper use. 

4005 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-131

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close - Proposal to close route to motorized use. No 

compelling reason found to close. ALT. B, C, D & E - 4WD mixed road. 

4006 Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized 

Trail 

Non-motorized trail / Motorized trail open to all vehicles - Route accesses popular hunting area, 

may be user conflicts between motorized and non-motorized hunters. ALT. B, D & E - Nonmotorized Trail in order to provide non-motorized hunting experiences. ALT. C - Provides motorized 

hunting access to popular area. 

4007 Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Administratively 

Close 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" - Seasonal 

Closure 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Administratively Close - Proposal is to close motorized trail 

657. Route is in big game winter range. ALT. B & C - Motorized trail OHV less than 50”. Route 

provides hunting and other recreational access. ALT. D - Administratively Close due to road density 

and within critical winter range. ALT. E - Mitigate by seasonal closure (Oct-June) for winter range with 

signing. 

4008 Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Administratively 

Close 

Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50” 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / Administratively Close - Road does not actually connect as 

loop on ground. Concerns with UDWR management of adjacent lands. ALT. B, C & E - mitigate 

concerns through signing restricting traffic to only FS roads. ALT. D - DWR concern for management 

of adjacent lands. Northern and southern ends do not actually loop as shown on map. 

4009 Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road Mixed use road 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close to ATV. UDWR has expressed concerns with 

improper use of OHVs traveling onto UDWR land. ALT. B, C, D & E - Concerns over improper use 

onto UDWR can be mitigated by signage and other means. 

4010 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 

4WD mixed road / 4WD mixed road - No change 

4011 Motorized trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized trail OHV less than 50" / 4WD mixed road - Route supports larger vehicles and is 

being used as such. Designation would provide for legal use of UHV and jeep opportunities. 

ALT. B, C, D & E - make end of road apparent with signage. 

4012 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix - Correction of route number to 081 

4013 4WD mixed road Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

Motorized Trail 

OHV less than 

50" 

4WD mixed road / Motorized Trail OHV less than 50" - FS road 069. Route has been managed 

for several years as motorized trail for OHV's less than 50" and was depicted on the 2005 travel 

map as Motorized OHV trail. This proposal will correct the designation to show actual use of 

route. ALTs B, C, D and E - All as outlined above.
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-132 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

4014 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix - Correction of map to move road numbers closer to road depiction. 

4015 Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road 

Street legal vehicles only / 4WD mixed road - Proposal would increases motorized 

opportunities for OHVs. ALT. B, C & E - Increases OHV opportunities on a designated road that 

would support such use. ALT. D - Street Legal Vehicles Only. Proposal would increase traffic and 

associated resource impacts. 

4016 Administratively 

Close 

Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix - FS road 073 is presently Administratively Close. Need to show as closed on map. 

(This route was closed during 1999 travel management NEPA analysis). 

4017 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix - Show FS road 097 

4018 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix - show FS road 098 

4019 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix - Show FS road 169 

4020 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix - Show FS road number 

4021 4WD mixed road Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road / Administratively Close - Route does not exist on ground and is not being 

used. ALTs B, C, D & E - All as outlined above. 

4022 Administratively 

Close 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Administratively 

Close 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Administratively Close / Street legal vehicles only. Proposal is to open currently 

Administratively Close FS road 303. Proposal would provide additional dispersed camping 

opportunities. ALT B, C, and E - Proposal provides for additional dispersed camping on an existing 

system route. ALT. D - Administratively Close. Route would increase road densities and reduce nonmotorized experience. 

4023 Mixed use road Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Administratively 

Close 

Mixed use road / Administratively Close – Road is currently gated and locked although 

depicted on current travel map as open. Route accesses horse pasture and guard station. 

ALT. B, C, D & E - Administratively Close in order to reflect current administrative only use. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-133

4024 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only 

4WD mixed road / Street legal vehicles only - Route is short for ATVs and allows illegal cross 

country access on open portion of route. ALT. B & C - 4WD mixed road. Route provides OHV and 

UHV opportunities. ALT. D & E - Change in designation would improve enforceability along areas of 

concern. 

4025 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix – add FS road number 496 

4026 Fix Fix Fix Fix 

Map fix - add FS road number 172 

4027 4WD mixed road Street Legal 

Vehicles Only - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed road 

- Seasonal 

Closure 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

Street Legal 

Vehicles Only - 

Seasonal 

Closure 

4WD mixed route / Street legal vehicles only - Route is too short for ATV use and otherwise 

would have to trailer ATVs to access starting point. ATVs are currently driving across meadow 

while wet and fording stream causing resource damage and rutting. ALT. B, D & E - Route is 

short and not consistent with use of main road. Route allows access to areas where illegal use is 

prevalent and causing resource damage. MITIGATION: Mitigate for wet season damage from street 

legal vehicles as well with seasonal closure (Oct - Jun 1). ALT. C - 4WD mixed road - Route provides 

short OHV route from dispersed camping area. MITIGATION: Mitigate for wet season damage with 

seasonal closure (Oct - Jun 1). 

4028 

No Proposal 

DISPERSED CAMPING 

4029 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route provides access to grassy open spot for dispersed camping within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

4030 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route leads to small site near stream. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

4031 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small dispersed camping area located within 150 feet of designated route. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-134 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

4032 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small dispersed camping area located within 150 feet of designated route. 

4033 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Large dispersed camping site allowing for 4-5 trailers. Route is located within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

4034 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Large dispersed camping site allowing for 6 or more trailers. Route is located within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

4035 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping site allowing for 2-3 trailers. Route is located within 150 feet of designated 

route. 

4036 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping site located at Jackson Hollow allowing for 2-3 trailers. Route is within 150 

feet of designated route. 

4037 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Large dispersed camping site located in sage and pine area allowing for 5 or more trailers. 

Route is located within 150 feet of designated route. 

4038 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Large dispersed camping site in sage and pine area allowing for 3 or more trailers. Route is 

located within 150 feet of designated route. 

4039 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Large dispersed camping site in sage and pine area. Route is located within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

4040 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-135

Route leads to existing borrow pit site and allows for 5 or more trailers. Route is less than 300 

feet from designated route. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C, D & E - Strong history of dispersed camping 

use. Route within 300 feet of main road. Administrative use leads to borrow pit. 

4041 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Route leads to a large site allowing for 3-4 trailers. Route is less than 300 feet from designated 

road. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C & E -Route is less than 300 feet from road, leads to multiple dispersed 

camping opportunities. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet and inside IRA. 

4042 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Route leads to large open dispersed camping area in Water Hollow. Route is within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

4043 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Route leads to dispersed camping allowing for two or more trailers. Route is less than 300 feet 

from main road. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Route is less than 300 feet from main road and 

historical use for dispersed camping. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. Inside 

IRA. 

4044 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Route leads to dispersed camping in sub alpine fir area. Route is less than 300 feet from main 

road. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Route is less than 300 feet from main road. Strong historical 

dispersed camping use. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet. 

4045 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Road is along Tub Ridge road and approximately 300 feet. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Route is 

approximately 300 feet from main road, historical dispersed camping use. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt 

Route is greater than 150 feet. 

4046 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Route leads to a dispersed camping site allowing for one or more trailers. Rough road. Route 

is less than 300 feet from main road. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Route is less than 300 feet from 

main road in historical area of dispersed camping. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 

feet. 

4047 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping site allowing for 2-3 trailers. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

4048 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-136 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Dispersed camping area in open sage allowing for 1-2 trailers. Route is within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

4049 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping area in open sage allowing for 1-2 trailers. Route is within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

4050 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping area in open sage allowing for 4-5 trailers. Route is within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

4051 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping area in open sage and aspen allowing for 4-5 trailers. Route is within 150 

feet of designated route. 

4052 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping area in aspen and fir allowing for 4-5 trailers. Route is within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

4053 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping area in aspen and fir (Horse Ridge) allowing for 4-5 trailers. Route is within 

150 feet of designated route. 

4054 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping area in aspen and fir (Horse Ridge) allowing for 5 or more trailers. Route is 

within 150 feet of designated route. 

4055 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping area in aspen and fir (Horse Ridge) allowing for 5 or more trailers. Route is 

within 150 feet of designated route. 

4056 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping area in aspen and fir (Horse Ridge) allowing for 3-4 trailers. Route is within 

150 feet of designated route. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan A-137

4057 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Route leads to hunting camp and overlook. Route is extension of Howard Spring road and 

greater than 1600 feet. Inside IRA. ALT. B & C - Route provides dispersed camping in an area of 

strong historical use. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is over 300 feet, long route 

(1600 feet) and in IRA. 

4058 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping on Flat Ridge road allows for 1-2 trailers. Route is within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

4059 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping on Flat Ridge road. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

4060 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping in sage, grass, and sub alpine fir area. Route is within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

4061 Administratively 

Close 

4WD mixed road 4WD mixed road Administrative 

Close 

4WD mixed road 

Route leads to dispersed camping in aspen and sub alpine fire. Site includes cement pads and 

toilet, cherry stemmed out of IRA (West of old Avintaquin G.S.). Route was originally portion of 

FS road 517. It is approximately 1800 feet. ALT. B, C & E - Existing route, previous administrative 

site, heavy dispersed camping use, outside of IRA. ALT. D - Administrative Closed. Route is greater 

than 150 feet. 

4062 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping near cow camp within 150 feet of designated route. 

4063 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Large opening off of main route allowing 10 or more trailers. Route is less than 300 feet from 

main road. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Route is within 300 feet of designated route and strong 

history of dispersed camping. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet and inside of 

IRA. 

4064 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping in douglas fir area with small site for 2 trailers. Route is within 150 feet of 

designated route. 
APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

A-138 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

4065 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small pullout of main road in sage area. Route is within 150 feet of designated route. 

4066 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Large dispersed camping site in sage and sub alpine fir area. Route is less than 300 feet from 

main road. Inside IRA. ALT. B, C & E - Route is within 300 feet of designated route and strong 

historical dispersed camping use. ALT. D - Do Not Adopt. Route is greater than 150 feet and inside 

IRA. 

4067 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Large dispersed camping site in sage and sub alpine fir area. Route is approximately 750 feet. 

Inside IRA. ALT. B & C - Strong history of dispersed camping use in an area of appropriate use. 

ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route is greater than 300 feet and inside IRA. 

4068 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Large dispersed camping site in sage and sub alpine fir area. Route is within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

4069 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small dispersed camping site in douglas fir and sage. Route is within 150 feet of designated 

route. 

4070 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Small dispersed camping site at edge sage flat and douglas fir. Route is within 150 feet of 

designated route. 

4071 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping area at head of Bumper Canyon. Route is within 150 feet of designated 

route. 

4072 Unauthorized Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Trail 

Open to all 

Vehicles 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Route is well defined road with and old structure at road end. Route is greater than 2100 feet. 

Inside IRA. ALT. B & C - Route is well used site and road with strong history of dispersed camping, 

which is considered an appropriate use in the area. ALT. D & E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Route 

is greater than 300 feet and inside of IRA. 

4073 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES 

Dispersed camping in douglas fir area within 150 feet of designated road. 

4074 Unauthorized Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed 

camping less 

than 150 feet 

Dispersed camping in douglas fir area within 150 feet of designated road. 

4075 Unauthorized Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Motorized Travel 

Prohibited 

Small site allowing for 2-4 trailers - This area is within the managed campground and is 

maintained as such. ALTs B, C, D, and E - Motorized Travel Prohibited. Within existing 

campground. 

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APPENDIX A. PROPOSAL ASSESSMENT TABLES Final Environmental Impact Statement 

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Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX B. PROJECT DESIGN FEATURES 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan B-1 

Appendix B 

Appendix B - Project Design Features _______________ 

Project design features (PDFs) include the Best Management Procedure (BMPs) identified design 

features (below). These items are included to protect public safety and Forest resources, and are 

integral parts of all action alternatives. 

 User education and enforcement of the new travel management regulations would occur. 

User education would include public meetings, and brochures describing the new travel 

management policy and use of the MVUM. 

 The ANF would follow National direction for signing and maps. The Forest Service has 

developed a standard national format for motor vehicle use maps (MVUM). These maps 

will be available at local Forest Service offices and, as soon as practicable, on Forest 

Service web sites. 

 Newly Designated Roads and Trails. Newly designated roads and trails would be subject 

to the following project design features (a) through (m). A Newly designated road or trail 

is defined as a route designated on a previously unauthorized or closed system road that 

would now be open to public travel; or a non-motorized trail designated as motorized. All 

newly designated roads or trails will not be authorized or placed onto the MVUM until on 

the ground assessments are made and all applicable PDFs are implemented. 

a. Cultural Resources. The Forest Archaeologist will conduct a cultural resources 

survey and evaluation, and receive concurrence from the Utah and Wyoming State 

Historic Preservation Office. Concurrence requires that no impacts would occur to 

cultural resource sites, or impacts would be mitigated to acceptable levels. Although 

most routes have been inventoried and cleared for use, a Programmatic Agreement or 

Memorandum of Agreement may be used to ensure all cultural resource requirements 

have been met. 

b. Plants. Complete a rare plants survey and evaluation, and enact necessary protection 

measures so that no unacceptable impacts would occur to rare plants, or impacts 

would be mitigated to acceptable levels. 

c. Animals. Complete a survey, evaluation and consultation for threatened, 

endangered, and sensitive animals. Enact necessary protection measure so that no 

unacceptable impacts would occur, or mitigate impacts to acceptable levels where 

possible. 

d. ATV Trail Condition Assessments. Qualified personnel complete an ATV Trail 

Condition Assessment on all new ATV routes to identify problems, recommend 

corrective measures and to establish a baseline for future monitoring. 

e. Route Standards. Design roads and trails to meet minimum road or trail standards 

as defined by the Forest Service Handbook FSH section 7700 for roads, or the Forest 

Service Standard Specifications for Constructions of Trails (EM-7720-102). 

f. Trail Rerouting. Reroute trails where water management structures cannot 

function or be properly maintained, where trails cross soils or sites poorly suited for 

motorized use, or to avoid impacting other sensitive resources (such as cultural sites). 
APPENDIX B. PROJECT DESIGN FEATURES Final Environmental Impact Statement

B-2 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan

g. Trail Reclamation. Reclaim abandoned trail segments by physical closure, 

installation of water management structures, and pulling available slash over the 

abandoned trail. 

h. Trail Construction. Standard trail construction will follow the specifications 

required from EM-7720-102. 

i. Water Management Structures. On all new motorized trails, construct and 

maintain water management features (such as waterbars, grade dips, culverts, sheet 

drains, check dams, ditches, or bridges). 

j. Reclaim unauthorized roads accessed by newly designated motorized 

trails. Reclaim all unauthorized roads which originate off the newly designated 

motorized trails by signing or physical closure such as installation of water 

management structures, de-compacting the abandoned travel way, and pulling 

available slash over the roadway. 

k. Trail Improvement. When rerouting a poorly located trail segment is not feasible, 

improve the trail surfaces so it will support use without unacceptable resource 

impacts. Improvement techniques include replacing or capping unsuitable soils 

including fills with geotextiles, gravel, corduroy, wood matrix, puncheon, porous 

pavement panels, or matting. 

l. Fish Bearing Streams. All stream crossings on fish bearing streams will meet the 

Regional Aquatic Organism Passage Guidelines. Qualified personnel will review and 

concur on all stream crossings to verify if the stream is fish bearing, provides 

passage, and protects and maintains habitat. 

m. Weeds. Include measures to prevent the spread of noxious weeds such as: use of 

weed-free gravel or soil, use of weed-free hay or straw and prompt re-vegetation of 

areas of disturbed soil. Treat identified noxious weed sites as appropriate. 

n. Public Safety. Qualified personnel will complete assessments to determine 

measures needed to provide for safe use. 

o. Soil and Water Conservation practices. Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 

2509.22 will be used as the BMPs to meet the water quality protection elements of 

the Utah Non-point Source Management Plan. 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX C 

Appendix C 

Appendix C - Wilderness Potential: Proposals and Effects by 

Alternative 

Introduction 

Section 3.4 Wilderness Potential provides an assessment of the Travel Management Plan and 

associated effects to wilderness potential by consideration of inventoried Potential Wilderness 

Areas. This assessment has utilized the following table and information in completion of the 

assessment. This appendix describes the specific routes that are contained in Potential Wilderness 

Area inventory by area and proposal number. In addition, this appendix includes a set of location 

maps that show the 2005 Potential Wilderness Area inventory. 

In recognition of the high degree of public interest in the 2001 Roadless Inventory, an appendix 

with a set of location maps showing the 2001 roadless inventory has also been included. 

This appendix is meant to supplement the discussion provided in Section 3.4 Wilderness 

Potential. For a more detailed discussion of these items, refer to Section 3.4 Wilderness Potential.

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan C-1
APPENDIX C Final Environmental Impact Statement 

Proposals by Potential Wilderness Area and Inventoried Roadless Area 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401107, Roadshed

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

401032 1005.0 4.0 ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

2016.0 3.4 ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

2039.0 2.5 ATV trail Admin. closed ATV trail Admin. closed Admin. closed 

2050.0 1.6 ATV trail ATV trail ATV trail Admin. closed ATV trail 

2086.0 0.5 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

2130.1 0.6 Undesignated 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

419020 

2130.2 0.2 None Const. all 

vehicle trail 

Const. all 

vehicle trail 

None Const. all 

vehicle trail 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

Improves attributes by closing the 4 mile ATV trail, proposal 1005, and not adding 

several other all vehicle trails to dispersed camp sites. Alternatives B and E would be 

better than C or A. 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401201, South Slope High Country

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

2325.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

None Road Road None Road 

2354.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

Road Road Road Road 

401003 2115.0 2.3 ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

401032 2233.0 1.7 ATV trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

2325 and 2354 are roads in Potential Wilderness, and each is less than 0.1 miles long. 

Does not meet inventory criteria and reduce all wilderness attributes; inventory updates 

would exclude corridor or area around the trail. 2233 would have little effect – corridor 

would be slightly wider. 

C-2 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX C 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401202, Dyer Mountain

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

None 2042.0 2.3 ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

2070.2 1.4 Undesignated 

route 

419020 ATV trail ATV trail None ATV trail 

2464.0 2.3 Undesignated 

route 

ATV trail ATV trail ATV trail ATV trail 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

2460 would remain a non-motorized trail. 2070 - Action Alternatives would improve attributes - 

close routes in hatched area; D would best retain condition; no new designated motorized routes 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401203, Grizzly Ridge

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

2057.0 0.6 Undesignated 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

2150.0 1.8 ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

419020 

2428.0 1.3 Undesignated 

route 

ATV trail ATV trail None ATV trail 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

Action alternatives improve by closing Unauthorized Routes and 2 mile ATV trail across the core of 

the area; D best for undeveloped character. 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401204, Mount Lena

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

2020.0 0.4 Undesignated 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

2064.0 1.9 ATV trail ATV trail ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

ATV trail 

2065.0 3.9 ATV trail ATV trail ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

ATV trail 

2066.0 3.0 ATV trail ATV trail ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

ATV trail 

2270.0 1.6 Undesignated 

route 

None None None None 

2303.0 0.2 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

2304.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

401003 

2305.0 0.2 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan C-3
APPENDIX C Final Environmental Impact Statement 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

All alts would improve conditions for wilderness attributes from closure of routes in hatched area; D 

would be best; close most ATV trails and increase nonmotorized ROS in increase opportunities for 

solitude and primitive recreation. Overtime other attributes would also have improved conditions. 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401205, Brush Creek

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

2001.0 0.4 Road Admin. closed Open Admin. closed Admin. closed 

2002.0 1.0 Road Admin. closed Open Admin. closed Admin. closed 

419020 

2392.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

None None None None 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

Many routes inside and outside of the hatched area would be removed by action 

alternatives, in addition to these closures in Alternatives B, D, and E. Improvements in 

conditions of wilderness attributes would result, though the area would retain its 

motorized ROS classes. 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401206, Ashley Gorge

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

2032.0 5.2 ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

2035.0 0.9 Road Road Road Road Road 

2038.1 1.1 ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

2038.2 2.0 ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

2038.3 2.8 ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

ATV trail 

2038.4 0.4 ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

ATV trail 

2045.0 1.1 ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

2208.0 1.7 Undesignated 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

2324.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

419020 

2460.0 2.9 Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

Many routes inside and outside of the hatched area would be removed by action alternatives. 

Improvements in conditions of wilderness attributes would be best in D, but solitude and primitive 

recreation would also be available in a larger area under Alternatives B and E. Alternative C would 

have the fewest positive effects due to the remaining number of open motorized routes. 

C-4 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX C 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401208, Lower Dry Fork West

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

401004 2028.0 1.4 Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

All vehicle trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

Proposal 2028 would change the use on the 1.4 miles of trail, and add the extra width and noise of 

motorized in the area. Wilderness attributes of undeveloped character and opportunities for 

solitude would be slightly reduced. 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401301, High Uintas A

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

3137 0 Unauthorized 

route 

Road Road None Road 

3149 0 Unauthorized 

route 

Road Road None Road 

3150 0 Unauthorized 

route 

Road Road None Road 

3151 0 Unauthorized 

route 

Road Road None Road 

None 

3152 0 Unauthorized 

route 

Road Road None Road 

3155 0 Unauthorized 

route 

401016 None All vehicle trail None None 

3233 0 Unauthorized 

route 

None All vehicle trail None None 

3053 4 ATV trail ATV trail ATV trail Admin. Closed ATV trail 

3117 0 Unauthorized 

route 

None All vehicle trail None None 

3137 0 Unauthorized 

route 

Road Road None Road 

3149 0 Unauthorized 

route 

Road Road None Road 

3150 0 Unauthorized 

route 

Road Road None Road 

3151 0 Unauthorized 

route 

Road Road None Road 

3152 0 Unauthorized 

route 

Road Road None Road 

419020 

None 

401016 

3155 0 Unauthorized 

route 

None All vehicle trail None None 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

These routes are already in use even though most are not designated. Alternative D would be the 

best for improving conditions of wilderness attributes, particularly solitude and primitive recreation, 

by closing the 4 mile ATV trail, proposal 3053, and not adding the all vehicle trails to dispersed 

camp sites. Alternatives B and E would be better than C or A.

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan C-5
APPENDIX C Final Environmental Impact Statement 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401301, High Uintas B

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

401015 3025 1 Admin. Closed Admin. Closed Road Admin. Closed Road 

3087 0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

3097 0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

3220.2 0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

419020 

3222 0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

Alternatives B and D would be best for maintaining wilderness attributes because they designate 

no new routes, and retain the road closure of 3025 proposal. If this road is opened (Alternatives D 

& E) inventory updates would exclude the road and very slightly reduce the size of the area. 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401301, High Uintas C 

IRA No. Prop. Alternative 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

None 3354 0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

3011 1 Admin. Closed Road Road Admin. Closed Road 

3196 0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

0401014 

3198 0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle 

trail 

3160 0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle 

trail 

3161 0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle 

trail 

0401015 

3162 0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle 

trail 

3001 3 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle 

trail 

3002 1 Unauthorized 

route 

None All vehicle trail None All vehicle 

trail 

3043 2 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle 

trail 

3116 0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle 

trail 

3182 0 Unauthorized 

route 

None None None None 

0419020 

3184 0 Unauthorized 

route 

None None None None 

C-6 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX C 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan C-7

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401301, High Uintas C 

IRA No. Prop. Alternative 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

3185 0 Unauthorized 

route 

None None None None 

None 3354 0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

These routes already have some level of use. Proposals 3001 and 3011 access about the same 

area. Alternative D would be the best for improving conditions of wilderness attributes by closing 

the 4 mile ATV trail, proposal 3011, and not adding several other all vehicle trails to dispersed 

camp sites. Alternatives B and E would be better than C or A.. 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401302, Rhoades Canyon 

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

401015 3379.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

419020 3377.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

These routes access dispersed camping areas along perimeter roads. Wilderness attributes would 

best be maintained or improved by Alternatives D and E due to the reduced disturbance to the 

area and its undeveloped character. 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401303, Big Ridge

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

3113.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

3114.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

3197.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

3199.0 0.2 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

401014 

3365.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

3074.5 1.8 Admin. closed ATV trail ATV trail Admin. closed ATV trail 

3074.6 1.8 Unauthorized 

route 

ATV trail ATV trail None ATV trail 

3173.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

3271.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

419020 

3390.0 0.2 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 
APPENDIX C Final Environmental Impact Statement 

C-8 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401303, Big Ridge

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

3391.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

3393.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

None All vehicle trail None None 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

Proposal 3074.5 and 3074.6 cross an area where there are currently no open motorized routes. 

These proposals would have negative effects to the wilderness attribute of solitude and primitive 

recreation, in all alternatives except D. The other trails all continue to provide for dispersed 

camping off of main roads. Closing all of these routes (Alternative D) would be best for 

maintaining and improving the wilderness attribute of undeveloped character; Alternative E would 

be better than B and C because it closes some of these routes. 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401304, Hells Canyon

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

401005 3062.0 0.6 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

419020 3095.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

Consequences of

Alternatives:

These routes are along the area boundary, and provide access to dispersed camp sites. The 

alternatives would all have about the same effects for this area. 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401402, Timber Canyon East

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

3330.0 0.4 Unauthorized 

route 

418033 All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

4072.0 0.4 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

The change is expected to have little effect on wilderness attributes; all alternatives would have no 

effects. 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401403, Indian Springs

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

3321.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

3325.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

4015.0 0.6 Road Road Road Road Road 

4063.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

401012 

4067.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX C 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan C-9

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401403, Indian Springs

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

The change in travel and maintenance to lower development road, and addition of 2 camping 

routes is not expected to affect wilderness attributes. 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401404, Mill Hollow

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

401012 4011.0 1.9 ATV trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

4016.0 0.2 Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

The change in vehicles using the trail will not change effects to wilderness attributes; the trail will 

be slightly wider, but vehicle noise will be less or remain the same. 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401405, First Canyon

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

3315.0 0.3 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

4004.0 0.6 Admin. closed Road Road Admin. closed Road 

4008.0 1.6 ATV trail ATV trail ATV trail Admin. closed None 

401011 

4057.0 0.3 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

None of the alternatives would add negative effects to wilderness attributes. Alternative D and E 

would be positive because the sight and sound effects from these routes would be reduced, 

improving undeveloped character and opportunities for solitude. 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401406, Right Fork Indian Canyon

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

3301.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

3302.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

3303.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

4043.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

4044.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

401011 

4045.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 
APPENDIX C Final Environmental Impact Statement 

C-10 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401406, Right Fork Indian Canyon

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

None of the alternatives will have negative effects to wilderness attributes. 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401407, Cottonwood

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

None 4023.0 0.2 Road Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed 

4006.0 2.9 Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

All vehicle trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

401010 

4022.0 0.3 Admin. closed Road Road Admin. closed Road 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

Alternative C would have negative effects wilderness attributes in this area. Proposal 4006 would 

split the area by joining motorized routes, and would further limit the opportunities for solitude and 

the area with undeveloped character. 

Potential Wilderness Area No. 401410, Alkali Canyon

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

4001.0 4.2 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

4002.0 0.9 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

401008 

4003.0 0.3 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

The proposals together or just 4001 would reduce SPNM ROS in the area, and remove 

opportunities for solitude in the largest block within the area. These negative effects to wilderness 

attributes would be in all alternatives except D. 

Other Proposals in Inventoried Roadless Areas

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

2099.0 2.3 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

2101.0 1.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

401003 

2102.0 0.7 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

2306.0 0.2 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

2322.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

None None None None 

401004 

2332.0 0.2 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX C 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan C-11

Other Proposals in Inventoried Roadless Areas

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

2454.0 0.8 Road Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed 

2062.0 1.5 Road Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed 

2196.0 0.2 Road Road Road Admin. closed Road 

2358.0 0.2 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

401005 

3243.0 0.8 Unauthorized 

route 

None None None None 

401008 4007.0 1.2 ATV trail ATV trail ATV trail Admin. closed ATV trail 

401010 4027.0 0.3 Road Road Road Road Road 

3304.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

4021.0 0.7 Road Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed 

4024.0 1.6 Road Road Road Road Road 

401011 

4046.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

401014 3344.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

3165.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

3166.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

401015 

3167.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

3136.1 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

401016 None All vehicle trail None None 

3136.2 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

None None None All vehicle trail 

1074.0 0.4 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

1075.0 0.5 Unauthorized 

route 

None All vehicle trail None None 

1080.0 0.5 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

401018 

1081.0 0.5 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 
APPENDIX C Final Environmental Impact Statement 

C-12 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Other Proposals in Inventoried Roadless Areas

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

1082.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

1083.0 0.4 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

1089.0 0.3 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

401032 2010.0 2.3 Road Road Road Road Road 

1024.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

401036 All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

1028.0 0.4 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

3299.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

3324.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

4041.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

4066.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

418033 

4078.0 0.0 Road Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed 

1168.0 0.2 Unauthorized 

route 

None All vehicle trail None None 

1240.0 0.8 Road Road Road Road Road 

1241.0 0.9 Road Road Road Road Road 

2003.0 0.3 Road Admin. closed Road Admin. closed Admin. closed 

2004.0 0.6 ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

2005.0 0.7 ATV trail Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

Nonmotorized 

trail 

2008.0 0.8 Road ATV trail ATV trail ATV trail ATV trail 

2015.0 3.5 Unauthorized 

route 

ATV trail ATV trail None ATV trail 

2015.3 1.5 Unauthorized 

route 

ATV trail ATV trail None None 

419020 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2026.0 0.4 Road Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX C 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan C-13

Other Proposals in Inventoried Roadless Areas

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

2090.0 2.2 Unauthorized 

route 

None All vehicle trail None None 

2144.0 0.4 None Const. ATV trail Const. ATV trail Const. ATV trail Const. ATV trail 

2152.0 0.3 Road Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed 

2171.0 1.4 Road Road Road Road Road 

2194.0 1.0 Road Road Road Road Road 

2195.0 1.1 Road Road Road Road Road 

2203.0 2.0 Unauthorized 

route 

ATV trail ATV trail ATV trail ATV trail 

2274.1 0.9 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

2308.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

 

 

 

2323.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

2383.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

2385.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

2386.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

2387.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

2387.0 0.4 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

2393.0 0.7 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

2394.0 0.3 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

2408.0 0.2 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

2408.0 0.2 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

2409.0 0.5 ATV trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

419020 

Cont. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2410.0 0.4 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 
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C-14 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

Other Proposals in Inventoried Roadless Areas

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

2411.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

2412.0 0.2 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

2413.0 0.3 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

2427.0 0.2 Unauthorized 

route 

ATV trail ATV trail None ATV trail 

2429.0 0.2 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail ATV trail 

2461.0 0.7 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

3006.0 2.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

3009.0 0.1 Road Road Road Road Road 

 

 

 

3009.0 0.0 Road Road Road Road Road 

3013.0 0.2 None Const. ATV trail Const. ATV trail None Const. ATV trail 

3054.0 1.3 Road Road Road Admin. closed Road 

3060.0 0.4 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

3074.1 3.3 ATV trail ATV trail All vehicle trail ATV trail ATV trail 

3111.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

None All vehicle trail None None 

3126.2 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

None None None All vehicle trail 

3195.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

3196.0 0.2 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None None 

3220.1 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None Road 

3224.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

None None None None 

3225.0 0.3 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

3231.0 0.0 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 

419020 

Cont. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3279.0 0.0 Unauthorized All vehicle trail All vehicle trail None All vehicle trail 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX C 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan C-15

Other Proposals in Inventoried Roadless Areas

IRA Alternative 

No. 

Prop. 

No. 

Miles 

A B C D E 

route 

3298.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

3396.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

None All vehicle trail None None 

3401.0 1.3 Road Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed Admin. closed 

4040.0 0.1 Unauthorized 

route 

All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail All vehicle trail 

Consequences of 

Alternatives:

Effects are not described because early analysis indicated these areas have characteristics (size, 

ROS, presence and density of roads, heavy use or modification) not consistent with wilderness 

attributes or with inventory criteria for wilderness potential. 
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Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX D

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan D-1

Appendix D

PROJECT DESIGN FEATURES, MONITORING and EVALUATION

Project Design Features 

The Forest would follow National direction for signing and maps. The Forest Service has developed a 

standard national format for motor vehicle use maps (MVUM). These maps will be available at local 

Forest Service offices and, as soon as practicable, on Forest Service web sites. 

Project design features (PDFs) include the Best Management Procedure (BMPs) identified design 

features (below). These items are included to protect public safety and Forest resources, and are 

integral parts of all action alternatives. 

• User education and enforcement of the new travel management regulations would occur. 

User education would include public meetings, and brochures describing the new travel 

management policy and use of the MVUM. 

• The ANF would follow National direction for signing and maps. The Forest Service has

developed a standard national format for motor vehicle use maps (MVUM). These maps 

will be available at local Forest Service offices and, as soon as practicable, on Forest 

Service web sites. 

• Newly Designated Roads and Trails. Newly designated roads and trails would be subject 

to the following project design features (a) through (m). A Newly designated road or trail 

is defined as a route designated on a previously unauthorized or closed system road that 

would now be open to public travel; or a non-motorized trail designated as motorized. All 

newly designated roads or trails will not be authorized or placed onto the MVUM until on 

the ground assessments are made and all applicable PDFs are implemented. 

a. Cultural Resources. The Forest Archaeologist will conduct a cultural resources 

survey and evaluation, and receive concurrence from the Utah and Wyoming State 

Historic Preservation Office. Concurrence requires that no impacts would occur to 

cultural resource sites, or impacts would be mitigated to acceptable levels. Although 

most routes have been inventoried and cleared for use, a Programmatic Agreement or 

Memorandum of Agreement may be used to ensure all cultural resource requirements 

have been met.

b. Plants. Complete a rare plants survey and evaluation, and enact necessary protection 

measures so that no unacceptable impacts would occur to rare plants, or impacts 

would be mitigated to acceptable levels. 

c. Animals. Complete a survey, evaluation and consultation for threatened, endangered, 

and sensitive animals. Enact necessary protection measure so that no unacceptable 

impacts would occur, or mitigate impacts to acceptable levels where possible.

d. ATV Trail Condition Assessments. Qualified personnel complete an ATV Trail 

Condition Assessment on all new ATV routes to identify problems, recommend 

corrective measures and to establish a baseline for future monitoring.
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D-2 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

e. Route Standards. Design roads and trails to meet minimum road or trail standards as 

defined by the Forest Service Handbook FSH section 7700 for roads, or the Forest 

Service Standard Specifications for Constructions of Trails (EM-7720-102). 

f. Trail Rerouting. Reroute trails where water management structures cannot function 

or be properly maintained, where trails cross soils or sites poorly suited for motorized 

use, or to avoid impacting other sensitive resources (such as cultural sites). 

g. Trail Reclamation. Reclaim abandoned trail segments by physical closure, 

installation of water management structures, and pulling available slash over the 

abandoned trail. 

h. Trail Construction. Standard trail construction will follow the specifications required 

from EM-7720-102.

i. Water Management Structures. On all new motorized trails, construct and maintain 

water management features (such as waterbars, grade dips, culverts, sheet drains, 

check dams, ditches, or bridges). 

j. Reclaim unauthorized roads accessed by newly designated motorized trails. 

Reclaim all unauthorized roads which originate off the newly designated motorized 

trails by signing or physical closure such as installation of water management 

structures, de-compacting the abandoned travel way, and pulling available slash over 

the roadway. 

k. Trail Improvement. When rerouting a poorly located trail segment is not feasible, 

improve the trail surfaces so it will support use without unacceptable resource 

impacts. Improvement techniques include replacing or capping unsuitable soils 

including fills with geotextiles, gravel, corduroy, wood matrix, puncheon, porous 

pavement panels, or matting. 

l. Fish Bearing Streams. All stream crossings on fish bearing streams will meet the 

Regional Aquatic Organism Passage Guidelines. Qualified personnel will review and 

concur on all stream crossings to verify if the stream is fish bearing, provides passage, 

and protects and maintains habitat. 

m. Weeds. Include measures to prevent the spread of noxious weeds such as: use of 

weed-free gravel or soil, use of weed-free hay or straw and prompt re-vegetation of 

areas of disturbed soil. Treat identified noxious weed sites as appropriate. 

n. Public Safety. Qualified personnel will complete assessments to determine measures 

needed to provide for safe use. 

o. Soil and Water Conservation practices. Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 2509.22 

will be used as the BMPs to meet the water quality protection elements of the Utah 

Non-point Source Management Plan.
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Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan D-3

Monitoring and Evaluation 

The goal of travel plan monitoring is to determine how the travel plan is or is not working, and to help 

identify changes needed in travel management or monitoring methods. Monitoring and evaluation tell how 

travel management decisions have been implemented (called “implementation monitoring”) and how 

effective the implementation has proven to be in accomplishing the desired outcomes (called

“effectiveness monitoring.”). 

Not all distinctive variables can be monitored. Monitoring has administrative costs to the agency and is 

contingent on future funding, so a selection of a monitoring item in the Record of Decision for the Travel 

Plan represents a statement of management intent to fund the implementation of that monitoring item in 

the future. 

Monitoring of revised Travel Plan routes for their effects on natural resources would be achieved through 

a multi-tiered set of strategies that respond to the needs and objectives of various types of management 

designations, as noted below:

1. Designation of new motor vehicle routes and types of uses on existing routes with various

resource conditions that have not been evaluated for their effects.

2. Designation of new motor vehicle routes and types of uses on unauthorized routes with 

various resource conditions that have not been evaluated for their effects prior to being 

designated and incorporated into the Forest’s system of motorized routes.

3. Closure of existing or unauthorized routes and uses with a range of resource conditions that 

have not been evaluated for their effects prior to being closed to future motor vehicle uses, but 

on which non-motorized use may still continue to occur.

Responding to each of these management situations will require different timelines and priorities. Insofar 

as the new Travel Management Rule directs that “Adaptive Management” strategies be used for annual 

reviews and updates to Travel Plan designations, mechanisms exist that could provide for an ongoing 

monitoring strategy in association with new Travel Plan route designations. Given the size of the project 

area (1,126,419 acres) and the large number of road and trail miles to either be closed or designated as 

open, Forest-wide monitoring could be accomplished by the following strategies for each of the above 

management situations:

1. Designated Roads: Annual road condition surveys for system routes are assigned to each 

forest by the Washington and Regional offices, through a random selection process. In 

addition, each ranger district identifies annual road maintenance needs as part of annual workplan prioritization for Forest-wide road maintenance. The ANF road crew and members of the 

public often identify road maintenance needs as well, as road conditions change during the 

year. Newly designated roads would be inventoried for engineering, archeological, and 

resource concerns prior to being designated as open to motor vehicle use.

2. Designated Trails: Annual trail condition surveys for designated system routes are also 

assigned to each forest by the Washington and Regional offices, through a random selection 

process. Each year the number of trails varies, in 2009 the ANF was assigned to perform route 

condition surveys on five trails. Newly designated trails would also be inventoried for 

engineering, archeological, and resource concerns prior to being designated as open for public 

motor vehicle use.

3. Closure of existing authorized and unauthorized routes: As funding allows, existing routes 

closed to future motor vehicle use would be inventoried in order to identify resource concerns 

and develop needed mitigation measures for meeting Forest Plan Standards and Guidelines. A 

reporting form would be developed for a system with which to track reports of road and trail 

problems, resource concerns and impacts that are identified by agency personnel and 
APPENDIX D Final Environmental Impact Statement

D-4 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

members of the public. This reporting process would be incorporated into a GIS database 

system of record, for tracking of reported needs and their prioritization for remediation. 

Implementation of identified mitigation or rehabilitation measures would be dependent upon 

future funding and/or other opportunities to address these problems. This program can be 

developed and initiated using the many public and agency comments for route concerns and 

impacts that have been received as part of this NEPA process.

Mitigation Measures

The Forest Service also developed the following mitigation measures to be used as part of all of the action 

alternatives. 

Rare Plants 

The five mitigation measures below will help reduce the risk to Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, and 

Sensitive plant populations and their habitat from the invasion and expansion of noxious weeds and 

invasive species. 

1. During motorized trail construction and road obliteration activities, all off-road and maintenance 

equipment is required to be free of noxious weed seeds when moving equipment into a new area 

and/or moving between areas that are known to contain noxious weeds. Use federal form B6.35 –

Equipment Cleaning. 

2. Use certified weed-free straw and mulch for all projects conducted or authorized by the Forest 

Service on National Forest System lands. If state-certified straw and/or mulch is not available, the 

Forests should require sources certified to be weed free using the North American Weed Free Forage 

Program standards or a similar certification process. 

3. Certified “weed-free” seed mix is required for areas that are seeded. 

4. Avoid weed-infested areas for use as staging or parking areas. 

5. Complete post-project surveys to document infestations and to allow treatment of noxious weeds in 

areas of disturbance. 

Water Resources 

For unauthorized routes that would be designated as NF routes, the potential for adverse travel-related 

effects to soil and water resources can be reduced by following standards and guidelines regarding trail 

and road location, construction and maintenance found in Forest Service handbooks 2509.22 (chapter 10), 

2309.18 (chapters 3, 4, 10 and 20), 7709.57 and 7709.58. 

Other site specific mitigation can include seasonal closure of routes in areas prone to seasonally wet soils, 

rerouting sections of motorized trail which traverse meadows and wet soils, use of bridges or hardened 

fords at stream crossings, and in areas prone to erosion surface OHV trails 200 feet either side of perennial 

stream crossings with gravel.

Wildlife 

Lynx

New roads and trails and reconstruction proposed under these alternatives are few, and have been located 

where possible away from forested stringers and ridge tops. General maintenance of roads and trails on the 

Forest usually does not include brushing the roadsides, unless it poses a hazard. Therefore, the 
Final Environmental Impact Statement APPENDIX D

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan D-5

alternatives would comply with the intent of the standards and guidelines in the Lynx Conservation 

Analysis Strategy (LCAS) and the Northern Rockies Lynx Management Direction (NRLMD). In the event 

that location of these new roads/trails and reconstruction changes, the following mitigations should be 

followed to help in maintaining habitat connectivity for lynx. These mitigations are guidelines within the 

LCAS and the NRLMD.

Locate trails/roads away from forested stringers.

Minimize building of roads directly on ridge tops or areas identified as important for lynx habitat 

connectivity.

Goshawk

New roads and trails and reconstruction proposed under these alternatives are few, but may also cause 

noise disturbance in the immediate vicinity of these areas during the construction and/or reconstruction 

phase. Construction and reconstruction activities would only be for a short duration, thus displacement 

would only be temporary if it does occur. However, to comply with the guidelines in the Goshawk 

Amendment to the Forest Plan and to minimize effects to goshawks within the Post Fledgling Areas 

(PFA), the following mitigation would be applied for any new road/trail construction or reconstruction 

within the PFA of an occupied goshawk territory.

Construction of new roads/trails or reconstruction of existing roads/trails within the PFA of an occupied 

goshawk territory should be restricted between March 1 and September 30, unless the biologist determines 

that there would be no adverse affects to goshawks. The biologist will be consulted prior to construction 

or reconstruction of any road or trail proposed under the action alternatives.

Sage Grouse

There are no new roads/trails proposed within sage grouse habitat, however there are a few routes that 

may need maintenance or reconstruction. Reconstruction of roads or trails proposed under these 

alternatives is few, but may also cause noise disturbance to sage grouse in the immediate vicinity of these 

areas. Reconstruction activities would only be for a short duration, thus displacement would only be 

temporary if it does occur. However, nesting birds could abandon nests and breeding may be disrupted if 

reconstruction occurs within breeding/nesting habitat during that critical time period. Therefore to avoid 

nest abandonment and disruption to breeding the following mitigation should be applied reconstruction 

activities of roads/trails within sage grouse habitat that is within 2 miles of an active lek.

Reconstruction activities of roads/trails within sage grouse habitat that is within 2 miles of an active lek 

should not occur between March 1 and June 15, unless the biologist determines that there would be no 

adverse effects to sage grouse. The biologist will be consulted prior to reconstruction of any road or trail 

proposed under the action alternatives.

Cultural Resources 

Mitigation measures are intended to reduce the adverse effects to a site, or to offset the adverse effects on 

one site by acting to achieve beneficial effects to another site elsewhere, or to collect scientific data 

allowing interpretation of a site. Mitigation measures could include closing routes, recovering 

archaeological data by excavating sites, avoiding sites, or providing public education products that 

provides in depth information about the resources that will be affected. Numerous mitigation measures are 

available and the Forest is required to consult with the State Historic Preservation Officer and concerned 

tribes to determine appropriate mitigation plans.

During the review process for the proposed alternatives, some routes were located in areas with so many 

cultural resource concerns that they were dropped from consideration in all alternatives because the 

anticipated mitigation measures would have been unfeasible or unattainable. 

Cultural Resource Site Monitoring

Another mitigation option is to monitor sites with anticipated indirect effects. This mitigation option will 
APPENDIX D Final Environmental Impact Statement

D-6 Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

be adopted for the cultural resources sites with anticipated effects from the proposed alternatives. Ashley 

National Forest will select a sample of sites eligible for the National Register of Historic Places that are 

within 30m (100 feet) of designated routes to be monitored periodically to determine if adverse effects 

related to travel route designation are occurring. If the condition of a particular site is found to have 

significant deterioration due to travel route designation, mitigation of the adverse effects will be 

conducted.
INDEX 

Ashley National Forest Travel Management Plan 

2005 Travel Rule,1 1,1 10, 23, 44

303(d) and 305(b) Listed Waters,3 56

A

Access,2 18

All-Terrain Vehicle, 23

ATV. See All Terrain Vehicles

B

Bald eagle,3 80

Best Management Practices, 1, 7,3 178,5

26

Bighorn Sheep,3 81,3 115

Birds of Conservation Concern, 3-79,3 84, 

3-86,3 132,3 136,3 180

Black-footed Ferret,3 33,3 80,3 135

BMP. See Best Management Practices

Boreal Owl,3 33,3 81,3 99,3 135

C

Clean Water Act,3 177

Common Loon,3 33,3 81,3 135

Cooperating Agencies,1 13

Cross-country motor vehicle use,2 4,

Cultural Resources, 3 161,

Cumulative Effects,3 50,3 70,3 132,3-155,3 

166,3 169,

D

Decision Framework,1 11

Designated motorized routes,3 2

E

Economics,1 16, 3-158,5 28

Emergency closures,2 6

Endangered Species Act,3 177

Environmental Justice, 160

Exemptions to off-road travel,2 6

F

Flaming Gorge Recreation Niche Area,3 78

Flammulated Owl,3 81,3 103,3 135,3 136

Forest Service Region 4 Sensitive 

Species,3 135

G

Golden Eagle,3 84,3 125,3 136

Goshawk,2 10, 3 77, 3 95,3 135, 3 137

Great Gray Owl,3 81,3 101,3 135

Greater Sage-grousec,3 81

H

Hatched Travel Area,1 4,

I

Intermountain Regional Forester’s Sensitive 

Species,3 80

Inventoried Roadless Area,2 18

IRA, 23, 35, See Inventoried Roadless Area

Issues,1 13,3 6, 3 53,3 76,3-151,3 158,

L

Limit motorized access to dispersed 

camping, 5

Lincoln’s Sparrow,3 84,3 129,3 136

Lynx,2 10,3 80,3 88,3 135,3 137

M

Management Indicator Species,3 77,3 84, 3-

117,3 135

Mexican Spotted Owl,3 80,3 91,3 135

Migratory Birds,3 86

Mitigation Measures,1 13,2 9,

Mixed Traffic Use. See Mixed Use Road

Mixed Use Road,2 4

Motor Vehicle Use Map,1 2,1 18,1 20,2 4

Motorized Trails,2 4

Mule deer,3 82, 3-119

Municipal Watersheds,3 58

MVUM. See Motor Vehicle Use Map

N

National Forest System road,2 4

Non-motorized trails,2 4

Non-system routes,2 4,

Noxious Weeds,1 21

O

Off Highway Vehicle,1 21,2 2,2 6

OHV. See Off Highway Vehicle

Over-snow Winter Motorized Travel,1 9

P

Peregrine Falcon,3 81

Preferred Alternative,1 13

Project Design Features,1 21, 7

PDF. See Project Design Features

Project Record,1 6,1 12,1 23,2 13,3 73,3

142,3 168,3 172,3 175,5 12,5 25

Proposed Action,1 11,

Public Involvement,1 12,2 1,2 8,2 9

Public Rights-of-Way,1 21
INDEX 

Pygmy Rabbit,3 81,3 111,3 135

R

Recreation Niche Area,3 28,

Red-naped Sapsucker,3 84,3 127,3 136

Roads,2 5

Roads Analysis,1 6,1 23,5 15,

Roadless Rule,1 23

Rocky Mountain elk,3 79, 383

RS 2477,1 21

Rugged Backcountry Recreation Niche 

Area,3 81

S

Song Sparrow,3 84,3 129,3 136

Species of Concern,3 84

Spotted Bat,3 81

State Statutes,2 5

Street Legal Road,2 5

T

Threatened and Endangered Species,3 80

Townsend’s Big-eared Bat,3 81

Trumpeter Swan, 3 81,3 135

U

Utility Terrain Vehicle,2 5

V

Vast Backyard Recreation Niche Area,3 78

W

Warbling Vireo,3 84,3 127,3 136

Water Quality,3 56

White-tailed Ptarmigan,3 84,3 131,3 136

Wilderness Potential,1 16,3 135,3 142,3 175

Wildlife,1 15,3 78,

Wolverine,3 81,3 113,3 135

Y

Yellow-billed Cuckcoo,3-80
Lake

Lake Walk-Up

Wigwam

Chepeta Lake

Elbow Lake Reader Lakes

Moccasin Lake

Lake Papoose

Pearl Lake

Weyman

Anson L

Lamb Lakes

Lake Potter

Pollen Lake

Lake Lost

Red Lake

Lakes Tepee

East Park Res

Reservoir Matt Warner

Reservoir Oaks Park

Res. Long Park

Lake Lily Pad

Lake

Lake

Deadman Lake

L Wilde

Sand

Dollar

Lake

Lake Whiterocks

Saureer

Lake

Blue

Lake

Lake Teds

Workman

Lakes Wooley

Mytoge

MILITARY

Lake Hidden

Lake

Watkins Lake

Cliff Lake Kibah Lakes

Red Belly Lake

Twin Lakes

Moap Lake

Lake Fish

Ashley Twin Lakes

Goose Lakes

Hopper Lakes

Lake Big

Little Lake

Chimney Rock Lake Paul Lake

Little Elk Lake

Johnson Lake

Middle Rock Lake

Pole Creek Lake Larvae Lake

Lily Lake

Paradise Park Res Dead Lake

047

Spr Barker Spr Colton

Spr Kabell

Spr

Diamond Mtn

Marvin Spr

Aspen Spr

Spring Bull

Boundary Spr

Association Res

Spring Limestone

Red Sprs

Counting Sta Res Parson City Spr

Spr Iron

Spring Lucky

Spr Bennion

South Brownie

South Fork

Ashley Creek

Deep

Cr

East

Fork

West

Lake Cr

Creek

Whiterocks

Whiterocks

River Johnson

Fork

East Fork

River

River

North

Creek Split

Red Creek Pine

Anderson Big

Cr Loco Brush

Cr

Creek

RED CLOUD

Cr

Reynolds

Dry

Brush Little

Creek Bassett

Creek

Simons

Cow

Creek

Creek

Creek

Creek

Pot

Pot

Big Brush

111

Limestone Cr

Reader

Francis Cr

Little

Cr

Brush

048

048

MOUNTAIN

DIA M OND

026

106

Cr

Trout Cr Center

Cr

Ashley

Cr

Whiterocks Whiterocks

Cliff Cr

North Brownie

Cr

Creek

028

049

DR

5K LOOP

025

021

Creek

Pothole

Cart

Creek

Cart Cr

L Brush Cr

Burnt

049

075

Bassett Spr

Spring Davis

Dry

026

Cabin Burnt

Indian Hollow

ry Cashen

Willow Spring

Gulch

026

5

5

4

026

Hollow Dry

Draw

Bowden

Draw

McKee

East Draw

CARTER

025

Dyer Mountain

Dodds

Davis Hollow

Hollow

Kabell

Charles Draw

The

Hollow

Dutch

9 9 9 9

Grasshopper Flat

KalerHol Cow Hol

Taylor Mtn

Brownie

Can

134

MckeeDraw

Mt Untermann

Death of James Meadow

Hollow Grizzly

Kane Hol

Blair Basin

Summit Park

South Side Park

Big

Park

Park

Park

Center

OSoldier xPark

Park Pat Carroll

Manila Park

Park Lonesome

Big Park

Park Lake

Dyer Park

Round Park

Mill

Park

Park

Park

Windy

Oaks

Trout Cr

Government

Park

Park

Oaks Park

Park Horseshoe

Deer Park

Park Frenches

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R. 112 W.

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BASIN

PIGEON

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Bottom Cordwood

Davis Bot

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Bottom Bull

Bottom Boat

Whiskey Bend

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Dry

McKinnon Junction

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Buckboard Crossing

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Turtle Bluff

Richards

Linwood

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Phil Pico

Manila

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RED CANYON Visitor Center

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Ramsay Desert

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Minnies Gap

Richards Gap

Greendale Junction

Red Can Lodge

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Rest Area

Sheep Cr Gap

Dutch John Bench

Devils Hole

Flaming Gorge Lodge

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Telephone

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FEIS Alternative A -

Flaming Gorge Ranger District

Ashley National Forest

September 2009

Alternative A

Roads open to all Vehicles

Roads open to all Vehicles with special seasonal closures

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width

Non-motorized Trail

Administratively Closed

State or US Highway

Other Public Road; OFFFOREST

Dispersed Camping Not Allowed
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Red Can Lodge

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Dutch John Bench

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FEIS Alternative B -

Flaming Gorge Ranger District

Ashley National Forest

September 2009

Legend

Alternative B

Roads open to all Vehicles

Roads open to all Vehicles with special seasonal closures

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only with special seasonal closures

Trails open to all vehicles

Trails open to all vehicles with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 60" or less in width

Non-motorized Trail

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Proposed Change to Current Condition

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R. 23 E. R. 107 W.

R. 22 E.

R. 108 W.

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R. 110 W.

R. 19 E.

R. 109 W. R. 111 W.

R. 18 E.

R. 112 W.

R. 17 E.

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T.14 N.

T.15 N.

T.16 N.

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BASIN

PIGEON

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Red Knoll

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Ramsey Peak

Massacre Hill

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Scott

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Bottom Bull

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Whiskey Bend

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Coyote

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Ramsey NorthChimney

Chimney

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Rock

Nipple

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McKinnon Junction

Lost Dog

Buckboard Crossing

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Brown Hawks Nest

Turtle Bluff

Richards

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FLAMING GORGE Visitor Center

FLAMING GORGE

FLAMING GORGE

Ramsay Desert

Dam

Minnies Gap

Richards Gap

Greendale Junction

Red Can Lodge

Dowd Spr

Exclosure Dowds Hole

Rest Area

Sheep Cr Gap

Dutch John Bench

Devils Hole

Flaming Gorge Lodge

Lodgepole Canal Br

Death Valley Exclosure

Dutch John Gap

Edith Aspen Park

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FEIS Alternative C -

Flaming Gorge Ranger District

Ashley National Forest

September 2009

Legend

Alternative C

Roads open to all Vehicles

Roads open to all Vehicles with special seasonal closures

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only with special seasonal closures

Trails open to all vehicles

Trails open to all vehicles with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 60" or less in width

Non-motorized Trail

Administratively Closed

State or US Highway

Other Public Road

Motorized Dispersed Camping Not Allowed

Proposed Change to Current Condition

9999 Proposal Item Number
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Lake Walk-Up

Wigwam

Chepeta Lake

Elbow Lake Reader Lakes

Moccasin Lake

Lake Papoose

Pearl Lake

Weyman

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Lake Potter

Pollen Lake

Lake Lost

Red Lake

Lakes Tepee

East Park Res

Reservoir Matt Warner

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Res. Long Park

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Lake Whiterocks

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Lake

Lake Teds

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Lakes Wooley

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Lake

Watkins Lake

Cliff Lake Kibah Lakes

Red Belly Lake

Twin Lakes

Moap Lake

Lake Fish

Ashley Twin Lakes

Goose Lakes

Hopper Lakes

Lake Big

Little Lake

Chimney Rock Lake Paul Lake

Little Elk Lake

Johnson Lake

Middle Rock Lake

Pole Creek Lake Larvae Lake

Lily Lake

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Spr Kabell

Spr

Diamond Mtn

Marvin Spr

Aspen Spr

Spring Bull

Boundary Spr

Association Res

Spring Limestone

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Counting Sta Res Parson City Spr

Spr Iron

Spring Lucky

Spr Bennion

South Brownie

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River Johnson

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River

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SWEETWATER

DAGGETT CO

WYOMING

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UTAH

WYOMING

UTAH

SWEETWATER

DAGGETT

MERIDIAN

CO

CO

4TH GUIDE EAST

WEST

WHITE

FLAT TOP

Mountain

6210

6378

6320 1926

6478 1974

7241 2207

7116 2169

BLACK

MOUNTAIN

Little

MOUNTAIN CEDAR

2330 7645

6972

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6469

6695

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6366 1940

6912 2107

6472

8728 2660

CLAY

MOUNTAIN

GOSLIN

R. 106 W.

R. 23 E. R. 107 W.

R. 22 E.

R. 108 W.

R. 21 E. R. 20 E.

R. 110 W.

R. 19 E.

R. 109 W. R. 111 W.

R. 18 E.

R. 112 W.

R. 17 E.

R. 112 W. R. 111 W.

T.14 N.

T.15 N.

T.16 N.

T.17 N.

T.18 N.

BASIN

PIGEON

GLADES

THE

FLAT

DUTCH JOHN MOUNTAIN

RED

RED

CANYON

GREENDALE

MOUNTAINS

Windy

Ridge

Conner Basin

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RIDGE

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BIG

ANTELOPE

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6837

6829

2389

Sugarloaf

7930

Gooseberry

R. 105 W.

Eagle Basin

Bear

Martin

Wildhorse Basin

Basin Buster

Greenhough Flats

CURRANT

Blacks Fk Bridge

Ford

Cart Cr Bridge

Sheep Cr Canal Br

Upper Sheep Cr Bridge

Corduary Park Bridge

Ford

IcyHill Dugway

Deep Cr Bridge

Red Knoll

Carter Dugway

TV Radio F Facility acility

Borrow Pit

WT WT

WT

Ute Mtn

Sheep

6555

6547 1995

Creek Hill

Alabama Flat

Ramsey Peak

Massacre Hill

Slippery

Beacon Light Hill

Bottom

Scott

Whalen Bottom

Bottom Cordwood

Davis Bot

Slippery Jim Bottom

Bottom Bull

Bottom Boat

Whiskey Bend

Peru

James Town

Riview

Riovista

Fish Cut

ThePalisades The

1990 6529

6348 6814

Giants Thumb

Towers

Eagle Rock

Kanda Quealy

VistorCenter

Old-Stage Sta(Site)

Coyote

Spider

Ridge

Lader Slide

Ramsey NorthChimney

Chimney

S Chimney Rock

Rock

Nipple

Dry

McKinnon Junction

Lost Dog

Buckboard Crossing

Black

Brown Hawks Nest

Turtle Bluff

Richards

Linwood

McKinnon

Burntfork

Phil Pico

Manila

Smith

HorseshoeFlaming Gorge

Gold Beehive Point Point

Dowd

Red Gorge

Tusk

Dutch John

MOUNTAIN

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The Narrows

FlatIron

Logan Place

Trout

2

The Bluffs

Little

America

Cr

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7761 2365

SUMMIT

DAGGETT

SHEEP CR CANYON GEOLOGICAL AREA

Cem

AUXILARY

RECREATION AREA

NATIONAL

FLAMING GORGE

Spirit Lake Lodge

SUMMITSPRS

BURNT FORK

7056

RED CANYON Visitor Center

FLAMING GORGE Visitor Center

FLAMING GORGE

FLAMING GORGE

Ramsay Desert

Dam

Minnies Gap

Richards Gap

Greendale Junction

Red Can Lodge

Dowd Spr

Exclosure Dowds Hole

Rest Area

Sheep Cr Gap

Dutch John Bench

Devils Hole

Flaming Gorge Lodge

Lodgepole Canal Br

Death Valley Exclosure

Dutch John Gap

Edith Aspen Park

Telephone

Manila

DUTCH JOHN

Little Hole

AUXILARY

LUCERNE

VALLEY

THE

REAVES

DEVILS

PLAY GROUND

DutchJohn Airport

Sewage Disposal Ponds

Rifle Range

SCENIC BYWAY

FLAMING

GORGE

LITTLE HOLE

NATIONAL

RECREATION

TRAIL

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BYWAY

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FLAMING

Linwood Bay

HISTORIC

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4WD

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2032

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1005

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2066

2049

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Figure 2.10

FEIS Alternative D -

Flaming Gorge Ranger District

Ashley National Forest

September 2009

Legend

Alternative D

Roads open to all Vehicles

Roads open to all Vehicles with special seasonal closures

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only with special seasonal closures

Trails open to all vehicles

Trails open to all vehicles with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width with special seasonal closures

Non-motorized Trail

Administratively Closed

State or US Highway

Other Public Road

Motorized Dispersed Camping Not Allowed

Proposed Changes to Current Condition

9999 Proposal Item Number
Lake

Lake Walk-Up

Wigwam

Chepeta Lake

Elbow Lake Reader Lakes

Moccasin Lake

Lake Papoose

Pearl Lake

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Lake Potter

Pollen Lake

Lake Lost

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Lakes Tepee

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Red Belly Lake

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Moap Lake

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Goose Lakes

Hopper Lakes

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Johnson Lake

Middle Rock Lake

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2393

1176

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Figure 2.13

FEIS Alternative E -

Flaming Gorge Ranger District

Ashley National Forest

September 2009

Legend

Alternative E

Roads open to all Vehicles

Roads open to all Vehicles with special seasonal closures

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only with special seasonal closures

Trails open to all vehicles

Trails open to all vehicles with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 60" or less in width

Non-motorized Trail

Administratively Closed

State or US Highway

Other Public Road

Motorized Dispersed Camping Not Allowed

Proposed Changes to Current Condition

9999 Proposal Item Number
Lake Dime

Lake Crescent

Divide Lake

Lake Fox

Brook Lake

Lake Taylor

Lake

Lake Walk-Up

Wigwam

Chepeta Lake

Elbow Lake Reader Lakes

Moccasin Lake

Lake Papoose

Pearl Lake

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Lake Potter

Pollen Lake

Lake Lost

Red Lake

Lakes Tepee

East Park Res

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Res. Long Park

Lake Lily Pad

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Deadman Lake

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Lake Whiterocks

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Blue

Lake

Lake Teds

Workman

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Point Lake

Rasmussen

Lakes Wooley

Mytoge

MILITARY

Lakes

Cirque Lake

Meadow Lake

Wild Goose Lake

Lake Hidden

Lake

Watkins Lake

Cliff Lake Kibah Lakes

Red Belly Lake

Twin Lakes

Moap Lake

Lake Fish

Ashley Twin Lakes

Goose Lakes

Hopper Lakes

Lake Big

Little Lake

Chimney Rock Lake Paul Lake

Little Elk Lake

Johnson Lake Upper Rock Lake

Well Lake

Bills Lake

Middle Rock Lake

Lower Rock Lake

Pole Creek Lake Larvae Lake

Lily Lake

Paradise Park Res Dead Lake

Mill Pond

Julius Park Res.

Lake Frog

Lake AlmaTaylor

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Lightning Spr

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Spr Squaw Spr Walkup

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Spring Squaw

Spr

Spring Snider

Spring Brush Cr

Spring Trout

Healine Spr

Spr Barker Spr Colton

Spr Kabell

Point Spr

Spr

Diamond Mtn

Marvin Spr

Aspen Spr

Spring Bull

Boundary Spr

Association Res

Switchback

Spring Squaw

Spring Limestone

Red Sprs

Counting Sta Res

Parson City Spr

Spr Iron

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Corral Spring

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Birch Spr

Grouse Flat Spr Sage Hen Spr Cedar Pt Spr

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Spring Harricks

Spring weddard

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Ant Hackamore Reservoirs

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Russell Spr No 2

Boundary

Spring Lucky

Spr Bennion

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Upper Cart Hollow Springs

Spr Cart Hol

Big Spring

Trail Spring

Vinta Spr

Big Bend Hol Bull Elk Cr Spr Spring Smokey Spr

Cedar View Reservoir

Spr Spr Spr

Spr

Spr Spr

Spr

Sprouse Beeler

Indian Bum

Lyles Hole

Smelter Deep Cr

Douglas Spr

Springs Willow

Spring Choke cherry

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Spring

Spring Spring

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Lind Ashley

Spring

June Red Fleet Reservoir

Spring

Reservoir Box

Spring Blair

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Coal Bed Spring

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Box Spr

Chicken Chivers

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Borrow Pit

Whiterocks 10090 3075

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FEIS Alternative A -

Vernal Ranger District

Ashley National Forest

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Legend

Alternative A

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Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width

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FEIS Alternative B -

Vernal Ranger District

Ashley National Forest

September 2009

Legend

Alternative B

Roads open to all Vehicles

Roads open to all Vehicles with special seasonal closures

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only with special seasonal closures

Trails open to all vehicles

Trails open to all vehicles with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 60" or less in width

Non-motorized Trail

Administratively Closed

State or US Highway

Other Public Road

Motorized Dispersed Camping Not Allowed

Proposed Change to Current Condition

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Goose Lakes

Hopper Lakes

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Little Lake

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Bills Lake

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Spring Brush Cr

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FEIS Alternative C -

Vernal Ranger District

Ashley National Forest

Septermber 2009

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Roads open to all Vehicles,

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Roads open to highway legal vehicles only

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only with special seasonal closures

Trails open to all vehicles

Trails open to all vehicles with special seasonal closures

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Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width with special seasonal closures

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FEIS Alternative D -

Vernal Ranger District

Ashley National Forest

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Legend

Alternative D

Roads open to all Vehicles

Roads open to all Vehicles with special seasonal closures

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only with special seasonal closures

Trails open to all vehicles

Trails open to all vehicles with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width with special seasonal closures

Non-motorized Trail

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Motorized Dispersed Camping Not Allowed

Proposed Change to Current Condition

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FEIS Alternative E -

Vernal Ranger District

Ashley National Forest

September 2009

Legend

Alternative E

Roads open to all Vehicles

Roads open to all Vehicles with special seasonal closures

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only with special seasonal closures

Trails open to all vehicles

Trails open to all vehicles with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 60" or less in width

Non-motorized Trail

Administratively Closed

State or US Highway

Other Public Road

Motoirzed Dispersed Camping Not Allowed

Proposed Changes to Current Condition

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Marshall Springs

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C am p D raw 099

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094

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USLM NO 3

The Knolls

Canyon Draw

Timber

Lost Can

Timber

Point

Hollow

Hollow Calf

Cow

Hol

Bull Bumper

Hollow Water

Hollow

Canyon

Finger Canyon

Can

Ridge

Horse

Canyon Ridge

Wilbu r Ca nyon

Bench

Wilbur

Hollow Twin

Raspberry Hol

Pine

J

Hollow

ackson Hollow

Shotgun Dw

Strawberry Peak

Twelve Hundred Dollar Ridge

Slab

Canyon Beaver

USLM NO 1

098

125

Deathtrap Can

Y Can yon

Trail Hollow

Spring Hollow

Canyon

Brundage

Canyon

Road Hollow

Skitzy

Can

Trail

Fork

Britt

B A D

A r g y l e

C L I F F S

B

L A N D

A D

C a n y o n

A r g y l e

R I D G E

Trail

Canyon

Trail Ridge

Hollow

RIDGE

FLAT

Flat

H O R S E

First

Canyon

FOSSIL RIDGE

Canyon

Ridge

Tub

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W I L L O W

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R I D G E

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Reserve

BM

61 68

6369 1941 Coyote

BM

60 98

Ranch

Ranch

8155 08

2486 8 Sulfer Draw

Canyon

SCENIC BYWAY

T. R. 9 W.

7

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R. 7 W.

R. 6 W. R. 5 W.

R. 4 W.

T.

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T.

10

S.

R. 15 E.

T.

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Strawberry

10285 3135 VABM 10 33 5

BM

96 58

Minnie VABM 92 30

Ranch

Hill

Gremo

9055 2760

Corner 9107 2776

BM

91 25

9354 2851

Road

Anderson

Lit tle H orse Ridge

Bills D raw

Ridge

Trail Hollow

8769 2673

IndianHead

Cat Peak

9758

9496

2894

Ranch

Sowers

8223

2506

Buck Knoll

VABM

80 65

Raven

Anthrio

8797 2681

9011

2746

Boundary

Cottonwood

7639

2328

Gray

9090

2770

BM 68 30

Badlands 9312

2838

Gilsonite

7370

2246

BM 67 35

BM

56 71

1977 6486 Antelope

Sams

9214 2808

Indian Head

Kyune Res CO

CO

DUCHESNE

WASATCH

GU DI E MERDI AI N WEST 1ST

UINTA

INDIAN

OLD

CO

WASATCH CO

UTAH

FOREST

NATIONAL

UINTAH

INDIAN RESERVATION

AND OURAY

2ND

BDY

TREATY

OLD

INDIAN

2ND

TREATY

BDY

SOUTH PARALLEL MERDI AI N

STANDARD

INDIAN

ASPEN GROVE STRAWBARRY RIVER

Pinnacles Ponds

Frank

Payne

Pumphouse

Oil Well

Exlosure

1ST

Corral

F o r k

S a m s

Dry

Corral

Corral

Bown Corral Res

Res Trail

Mill

Garder

Pinnacle

Corral

Cracker Grove

DENVER

CANYON

AVINTAQUIN

RIDGE

SCENIC BACKWAY

RESERVATION

9959

RESERVATION

RIDGE

SCENIC

BACKWAY

Twin Ponds

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Cr

South Unit

Spring Lucky

Bennion Spr

Pigeon Milk Spring

Big Bend Hol Bull Elk Cr Spr Spring

Pot Holes

Aspen

Spr

Mill Spring

Saddle Spring

Limekiln Spring

Twin

Spring

Big

Spring

Trail Spring

Grits Spring

Mugwump Rock Elk

Ray

Henry

Snake John

Cottonwood

Saddle

Beaver

Hackamore

Spr Spr

T. 2 N.

SLOPE

RESTRICTED

Spr

Spr

Spr

Spr

Spr

Spr

Spring

Horricks

Woodard

Sulphur Spring

Spring

Spring

Upper Cart Hollow Springs

Cart Hol Spr

Boundary Spring

Lowe r Burnt Mill Spring

Burnt Mill

Spr

Spr No 2 Spr

Spr

Burnt Mill L Water

McKune

Dry Gulch

Spr No 5

Crystal Cr Red Bedground Spr Spring

Cold

Spr

Fence Spring

Corner Spring

Spring

Spr Rock

Lake Basin

Spring Horsehair

Transfer Spring

Spring Slope

Cold Spr

Larsen Spr

Big Spr

Spring

Gooseberry Spr

Birch Willow Spring

Mud

Bear

Baum

Cottonwood

Lake

Pigeon

T. 1 N.

12629

Middle

Blacks Fork

Blacks

Fork

Little East

Henrys

Fork

Gilbert

North

Center Fork

West

River Whiterocks

Whiterocks

Cr eek

Shale

Creek

River

Uinta

Fork

East

West

Lake Fork River

Creek

Garfield

Cr eek

Creek

Milk

Cr eek

Yellowstone

Uinta

Atwood

River

Bluebell Cr

Fork

River

Fork East

Cliff Cr

Cr

Reyn olds

Cr eek Johnson

Whiterocks

Cr eek

Whiterocks

Krebs

Cr eek

Creek

Cr eek

Oweep

Ottoson

Creek

Fal

C

l

r eek

Rock

Fork

Stillwater Fork

East

Weber River

Hayden Fork

Lost Cr

Little

River

Cr eek

Deer

Fish Cr eek

Fork West

Rock

Squaw

Fork

East Rock

Cr eek

Cr

Rock Cr

Basin Cr

Cabin Creek

Basin Cr eek

Fork

Lake

River

Cr

Atwine

Brown

Duck

East

Clements

Creek Fish

Cr eek

Buffalo

Y ell owst one

Swift

Owl

Cr

Swift Cr eek

Unita

Clover

Cr eek

Pole

Cr eek

Smokey Spr

Uinta Spr

Clover

Elk

Cr

Cr

Fork

Farm

West

Cr eek

Lily Lake Cr

Farm

37'

River

Cr

Parad ise

Hominey

Creek

Pole

River

Spring

PENSTOCK

CANAL

POLE CR

Unita

POWERPLANT

CAN

Dry Gulch

Cr eeks

West Fk

Crystal

Creek

Timoth

Spr y

Grants

Cr

Dry

AQUEDUCT

Creek

Cr eek Mule

Petty

Fork Lake

River

Rock

Slate Cr

Creek

Rock Cr eek

Fk

Blind

Stream

South

Creek

Swift

Hades

Duchesne

Mill Fork

Shale

Cr

Creek

Duchesne

STILLWATER TUNNEL

West

Cr eek

Cr eek

Cr eek

Wolf

Iron

Mine Cr eek

Bk

Cr

River

Cobble Cr eek

TUNNEL DUCHESNE

N Fork

S Pk

P helps

B uckboard Cr

E Twin C

W

r

T win C r

Annie Mae

HADES/RH OADES

Stream

Cr eek

Fork

CANAL

Lake

Yellowstone

Wash

Spring

CANAL

Salt Cr

River

Cre ek

Gulch

Timothy

Dry Gulc

C

h

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Cr eek

Branch

FEEDER

NO 1

Creek

Cree

Branch k

Cottonwood

Cottonwood

YELLOWSTONE

CANAL

DITCH

CEDARVIEW

DOOD

CANAL

BYPASS

UINTAH CANAL

UINTAH

LATERAL NO 3

NO 2

LATERAL

40

Lake

Lake

Lake

L

L

L

Clegg

Star

Lily

Lost

Moosehorn Lake

Maba

Fehr

Shepard

Hoover Lake

Marshall

Echo Blizzard

Joan

Pyramid

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

L

L

L

L

L

L

Lakes

Ivantik Bench

Notch

Reids

Dean

Twin Lakes Hope

Wall

Three Divide

Clyde L

Watson

Pefit

Cliff

Trident

Lake Broadhead

Alexander Lake Smooth Rock Falls

Lake

Lake

Lake

Phinney

Anderson

Ottoson Lake Ottoson Lake

Crater

Upper

11521

Lower

Lake Lambert Lake

Lake

Lakes

Lake

Meadow

Wild Goose

Rasmus sen Lakes

Cirque

Wall

Lake

Lake

Lake Lake

Rock

Rock Lake

Rock

Upper

Middle

Lower

Pole Creek Larvae

Lake

18 17 16 15 14

15 15

14

14

13

13

15 18 16 17 15 14 13 18

16 17 1613

15 18 17 14 13

17 18

7

8

9 8 10 7 9 10 11 12 11 12 7 8 7

30"

45'

LARSEN

CANAL

INDEPENDENT

CANAL

CANAL

Creek

DITCH DUNCAN

AQUE

Whiterocks

FARM

CREEK CANAL

R

Cr eek

Cr eek

Cr Farm

Cr eek

Corral

Cr Farm

Cr eek

Fk

Squaw

049

TUNNEL

River

R H OADES

025

13219 4029

025

3849

13442

Lake Bennion

Lake Lake Island Round

Lake

Lakes Burnt Fork

Lake

Lily Pad L

Jessen

Daggett Lake

Weyman Lakes

Anson L

Lake

Lake Lake

Papoose

Moccasin Pearl

Lake

Lake

Walk-Up

Elbow Wigwam

Chepeta

Lake

Lake Taylor

Queant

Reader Lakes

Lake

Lake

Lake Lake

Lake

4097

12713

13165 4012

Divide

Dime Fox

Brook

Lake

Crescent

Samue ls

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lakes

Lakes

Bowden

Wilderness

Weeping Ledge

Rainbow

Kidney

Verlie

Davis

Milk Lake

Lake Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Dollar Grass

Island

Henrys Fork

Castle

Cliff

Blanchard

Lake

Lake

Lake

12276

025

T. 1 N.

R. 18 E.

Falls

Falls

Red Castle

Red Castle

Lower Red Castle

East

Smiths Fk Pass Lake

Red Cas tle L Upper

Lake North Star

Bobs Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake Lake

Lake

Lakes

Dollar

Sand

Teds Saucer

Workman

Wooley

Lake Hidden

Lake

Lake

Cleveland

Point

Painter Lakes

Craig Lake Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake Lake Lake

Lake

Lake

Atwood

George Beard

Alfred

3742

129

025

12557

3827

12108 3690

13156

Roberts Allen B-29

Carrot

Oke Doke

Lake

Chain Lake

Chain Lake

Chain Lake

Fourth

Upper Chain Lake

Middle s

Chain Lake

Lake

Lower

Island

Krebs L

Lily

Lake Lake

Lake

Upper

Carroll Lake

Carroll Lake

East Carroll

East

Milk West Timothy L

Timothy Lake Timothy L

Lower

Center

Farmers

Lake

Lake

Lake

12540 3822

122

122

069

12718 3876

087

3788

12428

12479 3803

HIGHLINE

3568

White Miller

Deer

Grayling

Kings Lake Lake

Lake

Tungsten

Little Superior Lake Superior Lake

Doll

Five Point

L

Lake

Lake

Gem L Drift Spider Lake

Bluebell

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Ejod

Dead Horse

L Continent

Ledge

Lakes Fall

Lakes

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Reconnaissance

Boot

Lake

Lake

Triangle

L

11708

3511

R.7W.

Helen

L

Doug

Jodie

Lightning Bench

Odray

Jack and Jill

Gladys

Rosalie

Margie Black

Uintah

Brinkley

AmethystLake

Lake

Lake

Lake Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

McPheters

Ryder

Eaxon L

L

L

L

L

Shaler

Jordan Hyatt

Evermann

Gatman

Shale Mount Agassi

Lake

LeConte L

Blue

Scudder Morat Lakes

Lake Lake

Lake Lake

Lake

Wyman

Verrill

Wilder

Brooks

Packard Carolyn Olga L

11333

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake Lake

Amy L Dean

Jean Lake

Dale Lake

Daynes

Thompson

Bedground

Allen

Sea Lion

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Pinto

Governor Dern

Jeff lake Range Lake

Margo

Rainbow L

L

L

L

Pine Island

Lily Pad

Palisade L

Farney

Lost

Powell

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake Lake

Shadow

T. 3 N.

Blank

LaMarla

L L

Lake

Lake

Lodgepole

Betsy L

Grandaddy

Fern

Red Cliff Docs

Lake

Survey

Arta

Carl

Heart L

Lake

Fish Hatchery

Sonny

Marsell L

Mohawk

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Trial

Ponds L

Crys tal L

Washington

Lily Lakes

3454

056

Lightning Killed Bull

No 2

L

L

L

L

L

Lake

Marjorie Tail L

Shadow Shoestring

Azure Shallow

Provo R Falls Rock L Hays tack Beth

Lake

Lake

L

Buckeye

Hourglass

Lake

Lake Lake

Lake

Lake

Mytoge

Cliff

11943 3640

Watkins

Kibah Lakes

Lake

Johnson Paul

Lily

Paradise Park Res

Little Elk

Lake Frog

Heller

Lakes

Lake

Lily Pad

Lily Lake Water

Swasey Lakes

Toquer Lake

East Slide Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lakes

Lakes

Cleveland

Three

Picture

Rock

Horseshoe

Squaw

Shamrock L

Lake Young

Lake Slide

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake Lake

Lake

Diamond

Mid

Rudolph

Stewart Twin Lakes

Tworoose

Cabin Milk

L

Lily Pad

L Lake

Lake

Lake

Island

Mud Atwine

Aspen

Kidney

Little Dog

Brown Duck

Big Dog

Clements L Lake Francis

Lower Burnt Mill Spr

Res Mud Spr Res No 1

Timothy Cr

McKuge Res Lake

Mud Spr Res No3

40

00"

Cedar View Reservoir

Twin Pots Re servoir

Rock Lake

Spruce Springs Reservoir

Blue Lake

Lake

Lake Audry

Upper Stillwater

Reservoir Lake Hades

Splash Dam L Lake Iron Mine

Lake Bollie

Lake Bills

Lake Kermsuh

Lake Lake

Lake

Lake

Lak Lake e

Lake

L

L L

L

123

L L

Teal

Cuberant

Fir

L

Jewel

Naomi

Ruth

Cutthroat

Hayden

Kamas Lofty L

Scout Castle

Pi cturesque Lake Pearl

Pass Bonnie

Butterfly L

Lake

Mirror Lake

Emerald Blythe Lake

Lake Lake Abes Meadow

Whiterocks

MOON

LAKE

047

11212 3417

R. 9 E. R.10 E.

10306

3141

Canyon

Canyon

Log Hol

Windchester Flat

FarmCreek Peak

Mount Albert

MountainSheep Pass Water

Hollow Spring

Draw

Canyon

Pine Nut Ridge

Dw Hardinger

Mud Spring Draw

Can

Dry

Basin

Basin

Lower

McAfee

Basin Upper

Big

Ridge

Right Fork

R di ge

Burnt

Burnt Ridge

Hollow

Hollow Wedge

Wagon Road Rdg

Rude

Hol

Hol

Larsen

Ridge

Canyon

Rhoades

Hoy

134

Buckley

Left Fork

Lightning

Ridge B

LakeBasin ig

Trail Hol Hades Can

Castle Rocks

Gulch

Gulch

Peterson

Dry

Canyon

Canyon Dry

Dry

Ridge

Seventyseven Flat

Canyon Harmston Basin

Cow Canyon Dark Canyon

First

Cart

Cart

East

Hol

Wild Horse

Bridger

Can

Dark Canyon

Harmston Can

Crow Canyon

Hells

Flea Flat

Raspberry Draw

Mackentire Dw

Little Mdw

Miners

Grandaddy Mountain

Grandaddy Mountain

Mill Flat

Iron Mine Mountain

Lambert

Cataract Gorge

West Hades Pass

Squaw Basin

Tworoose Pass

Mountain

Round

FlatTop Mountain

Big

Big

Bend

Bend

Hol

PoleCreek Sink

Pole Mountain

Paradise Peak

Peak

Goose Egg Little Basin

Crow

Canyon

East Basin Pass

BrownDuck Mountain

Marsell Canyon

Broadhead Mdws

State Gorge

Mtn

Bald Mtn Pass

Murdock

Murdock

Mtn

Basin

RockySea Pass

Pass Cyclone

Squaw

Peak

Peak Cleveland

Cleveland Pass

Ottoson Basin Krebs Basin

Rock Canyon

Mesa

Roberts Pass

Bluebell Pass

Peak Explorer

Spread Eagle

Peak

Naturalist Basin

Basin

Middle Hayden Pass

Reids Peak

Bald Mtn

Notch

Mountain The Notch

Mount Watson

Mount Marsell

Basin

Hayden

Peak

West OstlerPeak Amethyst Basin

Dead Horse Pass

Mount Iovenia

Lambert Meadow

Tungsten

Pass

Painter Draw

Fox Queant Pass

Trail Rider Pass

Kings

Peak

KingsPeak South

Pass Smiths Fork Wilson Peak

Porcupine Pass Pass

Squaw

Red Knob Pass

Mount Beulah

Anderson Pass

Pass Gunsight

Painter Basin

North Pole Pass

Divide Pass

South Burro

Peak

Gilbert

Peak

Flat Top Mountain

Tokewanna Peak

3875

12447

Gilbert Creek

Basin

Brinton Mdw

Draw

Hol

NephiDraw

Big

Cottonwood

Hell Hole

VABM

VABM

Quarry

Lookout Point

BM

BM

Borrow Pit

BM

Anne

Red Castle

Mount Powell

Chepeta

Eccentric

Rose

Cleve

Shale

Val

Red Knob

Stone Yellow

Mount

Emmons

Clover

Cliff

Lost

Paul

Ram

Lion Flat Top

Uinta

Whiterocks

Dry Gulch

FS Repeater

Duck

Stillwater Rock Creek

West Portal

Paint Lake Fork Mtn

Yellowstone

Foothill

Bear

Wallow

Spur

Blind Stream

Bluff

Stone Face

Rhodes

Hanna

Lake

Altonah

Neola

11641 3548

Corral

Red Knoll

Cem

Cem Reeds

Corral

Park

Park Mill

Bear

Park

Park

Park

Cow Center

Long

Jackson Park

Jefferson Park

Murray Park

Davis Park

Park Bennion

Park

Park

Park

Paradise

Summit

Johnson

Dead Horse Park

Park Lonesome

North Fork

Park

Weyman Park

3794

SUMMIT

West Park

JACKSON PARK ROAD

TRAIL

LOWLINE TRAIL

4WD

HIGHLINE

TRAIL

4WD

HIGH

LINE

TRAIL

EVANSTON

Footbridge

Footbridge

Wasatch

Shale Cr

Bridge

Rock Canyon Bridge

Bridge Sheep Bird

East Portal

Farm

Uinta River Bridge

Rock Creek Bridge

Hades

Arta Lake Br

Rock Cr Bridge

Farm Creek Bridge

Natural

Lower Dry Gulch

Bridge

Washs Nipple

Ruins

King

Whiterocks Fish Hatchery

Powerhouse Uintah Powerplant

T.

5

N.

BUTTERFLY

TRIAL

LAKE

BALDMTN

LOSTCR

LILY L

MOOSEHORN

MIRROR LAKE

POLE CR LAKE

WANDIN

SMOKEY SPR

UINTA UINTA CANYON

UPPER PROVO BRIDGE SLATE GORGE

OVERLOOK

DUCHESNE TUNNEL

COBBLEREST

DUCHESNE

024

SWIFTCREEK

RIVERVIEW

RESERVOIR

UINTA

BIG SPRING

POND

WHITEROCKS

MOON LAKE

UPPER STILLWATER IRON MINE

HADES

YELLOWPINE MINERS GULCH Group

YELLOWSTONE BRIDGE

ASPEN

PROVORIVER FALLS

OVERLOOK

12267

R.1W.

R. 17 E.

R.16 E.

R.2W.

R.3 W.

R.4W.

R. 14 E.

T.

5

N.

Buck Pasture

Swasey Hole

East

Basin

Basin Squaw

B r o w n

B a s i n

D u c k

The

Hole

The Hole

3739

017

T. 1 N.

R.6W.

R.5W.

T.

4

N. T. 1 S.

Puppy

Fawn

Buffalo

No 3

Russell Spr

Center Fk

U

DAGGET

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CO

CO

BDY

TREATY

INDIAN OLD

TREATY

CO

CO

BDY

1ST STANDARD PARALLEL NORTH

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CO

CO

INDIAN

OLD

SALT LAKE MER DI IAN

RANGER

RANGER

025

025

06

0

8

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025

025

069

12584

3836

063

Spr

INDIAN CO

CO

OLD

SUMMIT

DUCHESNE

DUCHESNE

CO

CO

WASATCH

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Figure 2.3

FEIS Alternative A –

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District

Ashley National Forest

September 2009

North Unit

Legend

Alternative A

Roads open to all Vehicles

Roads open to all Vehicles with special seasonal closures

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width

Non-motorized Trail

Administratively Closed

State or US Highway

Other Public Road; OFFFOREST

Motorized Dispersed Camping Not Allowed

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Big Beaver

Springs

Sagers

Spring Spring O'Driscoll

Big

Spring Spring

Wildhorse

Mounier

Marshall Springs

Wild Horse

Pinto

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Spring

Wilbur

Spring

Cow Spring

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Bowen

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Spring Ostler

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Red Cedar Spring

Sick Cow

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High Line Spring

Meadow

Lake

Little Mud Spring

Trail Ridge

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Sulpher Spr

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Spring Spring

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Nutters Spr

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Strawberry

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Chimney Hollow

Hollow Weeint

Canyon

Coyote

Coyote

Davis

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Lion

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Lake Dw

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Freds Draw

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Lake Canyon

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Sterling

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Grass Hollow

Hollow Spring

Mill Hollow

Big Piney Canyon

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Corral Hollow

Canyon

Lance

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Clem Hol

Hol Mine

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Lost Canyon

Brundage

Canyon Hollow

Wolf

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Trapper Canyon

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Strawberry Peak

Twelve Hundred Dollar Ridge

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Cat Peak

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Spring Lucky

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Pigeon Milk Spring

Big Bend Hol Bull Elk Cr Spr Spring

Pot Holes

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Saddle Spring

Limekiln Spring

Twin Spring

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Trail Spring

Grits Spring

Mugwump

Rock Elk

Ray

Henry

Snake John

Cottonwood

Saddle

Beaver

Hackamore

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T. 2 N.

SLOPE

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Spr

Spr

Spr

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Spr

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Woodard

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Cart Hol Spr

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Spr No 5

Crystal Cr Red Bedground Spr Spring

Cold Spr

Fence Spring

Corner Spring

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Spr Rock

Lake Basin

Spring Horsehair

Transfer Spring

Spring Slope

Cold Spr

Larsen Spr

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Gooseberry Spr

Birch Willow

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Cottonwood

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Blacks

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River Whiterocks

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Creek

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Hayden Fork

Lost Cr

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Fish Creek

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Creek

Pole

Creek

Smokey Spr

Uinta Spr

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Elk Cr

Cr

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Farm

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Cr eek

Lily Lake Cr

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Lake

Lake

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Lily

Lost

Moosehorn Lake

Maba

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Shepard

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Marshall

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Lake

Lake

Lake

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L

L

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Lake Taylor

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Wilderness

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Lake

Lake

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Lake

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Cliff

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Lake

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025

T. 1 N.

R. 18 E.

Falls

Falls

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Red Castle

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Smiths Fk Pass Lake

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Lake North Star

Bobs Lake

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Lake

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Lake

Lakes

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Lake

Lake

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Painter Lakes

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Island

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Lake

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Carroll Lake

East Carroll

East

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Gladys

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Lake

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Lake

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Jean Lake

Dale Lake

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Bedground

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Sea Lion

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Lake

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Lake

Lake

Pinto

Governor Dern

Jeff lake Range Lake

Margo

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L

L

L

Pine Island

Lily Pad

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Lost

Powell

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake Lake

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Blank

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Lake

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Grandaddy

Fern

Red Cliff Docs

Lake

Survey

Arta

Carl

Heart L

Lake

Fish Hatchery

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Marsell L

Mohawk

Lake

Lake

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Lily Lakes

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Lightning Killed Bull

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Spruce Springs Reservoir

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Lake

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R. 9 E. R.10 E.

10306

3141

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Mount Iovenia

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Squaw

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Mount Beulah

Anderson Pass

Pass Gunsight

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Divide Pass

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Peak

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12447

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BM

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BM

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Chepeta

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Uinta

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Cem Reeds

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Bear

Park

Park

Park

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Park

Jefferson Park

Murray

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Davis Park

Park Bennion

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Paradise

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Park Lonesome

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Park

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R. 17 E.

R.16 E.

R.2W.

R.3 W.

R.4W.

R. 14 E.

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FEIS Alternative B –

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District

Ashley National Forest

September 2009

North Unit

Legend

Alternative B

Roads open to all Vehicles

Roads open to all Vehicles with special seasonal closures

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only with special seasonal closures

Trails open to all vehicles

Trails open to all vehicles with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 60" or less in width

Non-motorized Trail

Administratively Closed

State or US Highway

Other Public Road

Motorized Dispersed Camping Not Allowed

Proposed Changes from Current Condition

0 2.5 5

Miles

9999 Proposal Item Number
Big Beaver Springs

Sagers

Spring Spring O'Driscoll

Big

Spring Spring

Wildhorse

Mounier

Marshall Springs

Wild Horse

Pinto

Spring

Spring

Wilbur

Spring

Cow Spring

Spring

Bowen

Spr

Grassy

Spring

Banjo

Spring

Spr

Spring

Spr

Spr

Spring

Indian

Shady

Canyon

Chicken

Balsam

Pool

Olson Spring

Steer

Spring

Spr Weasel

Howard

Spring

Flat Ridge

Spring

Spring Ostler

Spring

Spr Split

Red Cedar Spring

Sick Cow

Spring

Spring Big Draw

High Line Spring

Meadow

Lake

Little Mud Spring

Trail Ridge

Spring

Sulpher Spr

Colt

Spr

Spring

Spring Spring

Mine Hollow

Nutters Spr

Spr Horse Ridge

Willow

Cr eek

River

River

Minnie

Cr eek

Cr eek

Avintaquin

Poison

Cr

River

Creek

Sow ers

A n tel ope

White Fork

Wes t Fork

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Creek

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Fork

C otton wood

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Sixmile Cr eek

Halfm oon Cr

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Creek

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Johnson Fork

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CO

DUCHESNE RANGER DISTRICT

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Hollow Spring

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Res Trail

Mill

Garder

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9959

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Spring Lucky

Bennion Spr

Pigeon Milk Spring

Big Bend Hol Bull Elk Cr Spr Spring

Pot Holes

Aspen

Spr

Mill Spring

Saddle Spring

Limekiln Spring

Twin

Spring

Big

Spring

Trail Spring

Grits Spring

Mugwump Rock Elk

Ray

Henry

Snake John

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T. 2 N.

SLOPE

RESTRICTED

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Spr

Spr

Spr

Spr

Spr

Spring

Horricks

Woodard

Sulphur Spring

Spring

Spring

Upper Cart Hollow Springs

Cart Hol Spr

Boundary Spring

Lowe r Burnt Mill Spring

Burnt Mill

Spr

Spr No 2 Spr

Spr

Burnt Mill L Water

McKune

Dry Gulch

Spr No 5

Crystal Cr Red Bedground Spr Spring

Cold

Spr

Fence Spring

Corner Spring

Spring

Spr Rock

Lake Basin

Spring Horsehair

Transfer Spring

Spring Slope

Cold Spr

Larsen Spr

Big Spr

Spring

Gooseberry Spr

Birch Willow Spring

Mud

Bear

Baum

Cottonwood

Lake

Pigeon

T. 1 N.

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Blacks Fork

Blacks

Fork

Little East

Henrys

Fork

Gilbert

North

Center Fork

West

River Whiterocks

Whiterocks

Cr eek

Shale

Creek

River

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Lake Fork River

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Creek

Milk

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Yellowstone

Uinta

Atwood

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Bluebell Cr

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River

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Cliff Cr

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Creek Johnson

Whiterocks

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Whit erocks

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Stillwater Fork

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Hayden Fork

Lost Cr

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Fish Cr eek

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Rock

Squaw

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Cr eek

Cr

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Basin Cr

Cabin Cr eek

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Lake

River

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Clements

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Swift

Owl

Cr

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Clover

Creek

Pole

Creek

Smokey Spr

Uinta Spr

Clover

Elk Cr

Cr

Fork

Farm

West

Cr eek

Lily Lake Cr

Farm

37'

River

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Pole

River

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Crystal

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Lake

Lake

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L

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Star

Lily

Lost

Moosehorn Lake

Maba

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Shepard

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Marshall

Echo Blizzard

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Lakes Burnt Fork

Lake

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Weyman Lakes

Anson L

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R. 18 E.

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Lakes

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Red Cliff Docs

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Iron Mine Mountain

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Mount Iovenia

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Mount Beulah

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Pass Gunsight

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Bear

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Jefferson Park

Murray Park

Davis Park

Park Bennion

Park

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Dead Horse Park

Park Lonesome

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Weyman Park

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FEIS Alternative C –

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District

Ashley National Forest

September 2009

North Unit

Legend

Alternative C

Roads open to all Vehicles

Roads open to all Vehicles with special seasonal closures

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only with special seasonal closures

Trails open to all vehicles

Trails open to all vehicles with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 60" or less in width

Non-motorized Trail

Administratively Closed

State or US Highway

Other Public Road

Motorized Dispersed Camping Not Allowed

Proposed Changes to Current Condition

0 2.5 5

Miles

9999 Proposal Item Number
Big Beaver

Springs

Sagers

Spring Spring O'Driscoll

Big

Spring Spring Wildhorse

Mounier

Marshall Springs

Wild Horse

Pinto

Spring

Spring

Wilbur

Spring

Cow Spring

Spring

Bowen Spr

Grassy

Spring

Banjo

Spring

Spr

Spring

Spr

Spr

Spring

Indian

Shady

Canyon

Chicken

Balsam

Pool

Olson Spring

Steer

Spring

Spr Weasel

Howard

Spring

Flat Ridge

Spring

Spring Ostler

Spring

Spr Split

Red Cedar Spring

Sick Cow

Spring

Spring Big Draw

High Line Spring

Meadow

Lake

Little Mud Spring

Trail Ridge

Spring

Sulpher Spr

Colt

Spr

Spring

Spring Spring

Mine Hollow

Nutters Spr

Spr Horse Ridge

Strawbe rr y

Willow

Cr eek

River

River

Minnie

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Cr eek

Avintaquin

Poison

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River

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Fork

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Hollow Weeint

Canyon

Coyote

Coyote

Davis

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Canyon

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Lion

Witch Hollow

Lake Dw

Hol Rosie

Freds Draw

Gulch

Monument

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Lake Cany on

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Lake

Bear

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Sterling

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Grass Hollow

Hollow Spring

Mill Hollow

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Twin Hollow

Corral Hollow

Canyon

Lance

Hollow

Road

Broad Hollow

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Twin

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Hollow

Clem Hol

Hol

Mine

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Lost Canyon

Brundage

Canyon Hollow

Wolf

Nutters

Wire

Fence

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Canyon

Canyon

Antelope Fork

Right

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Canyon

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Canyon

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Canyon

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Canyon

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Canyon

Canyon

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Hollow Water

Hollow

Canyon

Finger Canyon

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Wilbur

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Raspberry Hol

Pine

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ackson Hollow

Shotgun Dw

Strawberry Peak

Twelve Hundred Dollar Ridge

Slab

Canyon Beaver

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098

125

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Y Can yon

Trail Hollow

Spring Hollow

Canyon

Brundage

Canyon

Road Hollow

Skitzy

Can

Trail

Fork

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Bills D raw

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Trail Hollow

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IndianHead

Cat Peak

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Sowers

8223

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8797 2681

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2746

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2328

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Badlands 9312

2838

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2246

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BM

56 71

1977 6486 Antelope

Sams

9214 2808

Indian Head

Kyune Res CO

CO

DUCHESNE

WASATCH

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INDIAN

OLD

CO

WASATCH CO

UTAH

FOREST

NATIONAL

UINTAH

INDIAN RESERVATION

AND OURAY

2ND

BDY

TREATY

OLD

INDIAN

2ND

TREATY

BDY

SOUTH PARALLEL MERDI AI N

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INDIAN

ASPEN GROVE STRAWBARRY RIVER

Pinnacles Ponds

Frank

Payne

Pumphouse

Oil Well

Exlosure

1ST

Corral

F o r k

S a m s

Dry

Corral

Corral

Bown Corral Res

Res Trail

Mill

Garder

Pinnacle

Corral

Cracker Grove

DENVER

CANYON

AVINTAQUIN

RIDGE

SCENIC BACKWAY

RESERVATION

9959

RESERVATION

RIDGE

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Twin Ponds

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South Unit

Spring Lucky

Bennion Spr

Pigeon Milk Spring

Big Bend Hol Bull Elk Cr Spr Spring

Pot Holes

Aspen

Spr

Mill Spring

Saddle Spring

Limekiln Spring

Twin

Spring

Big

Spring

Trail Spring

Grits Spring

Mugwump Rock Elk

Ray

Henry

Snake John

Cottonwood

Saddle

Beaver

Hackamore

Spr Spr

T. 2 N.

SLOPE

RESTRICTED

Spr

Spr

Spr

Spr

Spr

Spr

Spring

Horricks

Woodard

Sulphur Spring

Spring

Spring

Upper Cart Hollow Springs

Cart Hol Spr

Boundary Spring

Lowe r Burnt Mill Spring

Burnt Mill

Spr

Spr No 2 Spr

Spr

Burnt Mill L Water

McKune

Dry Gulch

Spr No 5

Crystal Cr Red Bedground Spr Spring

Cold

Spr

Fence Spring

Corner Spring

Spring

Spr Rock

Lake Basin

Spring Horsehair

Transfer Spring

Spring Slope

Cold Spr

Larsen Spr

Big Spr

Spring

Gooseberry Spr

Birch Willow Spring

Mud

Bear

Baum

Cottonwood

Lake

Pigeon

T. 1 N.

12629

Middle

Blacks Fork

Blacks

Fork

Little East

Henrys

Fork

Gilbert

North

Center Fork

West

River Whiterocks

Whiterocks

Cr eek

Shale

Creek

River

Uinta

Fork

East

West

Lake Fork River

Creek

Garfield

Creek

Creek

Milk

Cr eek

Yellowstone

Uinta

Atwood

River

Bluebell Cr

Fork

River

Fork East

Cliff Cr

Cr

Reynol ds

Creek Johnson

Whiterocks

Creek

Whit erocks

Krebs

Creek

Cr eek

Cr eek

Oweep

Ottoson

Creek

Fal

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Rock

Fork

Stillwater Fork

East

Weber River

Hayden Fork

Lost Cr

Little

River

Cr eek

Deer

Fish Cr eek

Fork West

Rock

Squaw

Fork

East Rock

Cr eek

Cr

Rock Cr

Basin Cr

Cabin Cr eek

Basin Cr eek

Fork

Lake

River

Cr

Atwine

Brown

Duck

East

Clements

Cr eek Fish

Cr eek

Buffalo

Y ell owst one

Swift

Owl

Cr

Swift Cr eek

Unita

Clover

Creek

Pole

Creek

Smokey Spr

Uinta Spr

Clover

Elk Cr

Cr

Fork

Farm

West

Cr eek

Lily Lake Cr

Farm

37'

River

Cr

Parad ise

Hominey

Creek

Pole

River

Spring

PENSTOCK

CANAL

POLE CR

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POWERPLANT

CAN

Dry Gulch

Cr eeks

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Crystal

Creek

Timoth

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Dry

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Creek Mule

Petty

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River

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Slate Cr

Creek

Rock Cr eek

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Stream

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Cr eek

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Hades

Duchesne

Mill Fork

Shale

Cr

Creek

Duchesne

STILLWATER TUNNEL

West

Cr eek

Cr eek

Wolf

Iron

Mine Cr eek

Bk

River

Cobble Cr eek

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HADES/RH OADES

Stream

Cr eek

Fork

CANAL

Lake

Yellowstone

Wash

Spring

CANAL

Salt Cr

River

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Gulch

Timothy

Dry Gulc

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Branch

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Cottonwood

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DOOD

CANAL

BYPASS

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UINTAH

LATERAL NO 3

NO 2

LATERAL

40

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Lake

Lake

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L

L

Clegg

Star

Lily

Lost

Moosehorn Lake

Maba

Fehr

Shepard

Hoover Lake

Marshall

Echo Blizzard

Joan

Pyramid

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Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

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L

L

L

L

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Notch

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Twin Lakes Hope

Wall

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Pefit

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Trident

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Alexander Lake Smooth Rock Falls

Lake

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Lake

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Anderson

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Lake

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Wild Goose

Rasmus sen Lakes

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Lake

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Rock Lake

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INDEPENDENT

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CANAL

Creek

DITCH DUNCAN

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Whiterocks

FARM

CREEK CANAL

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Cr Farm

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Lake Lake Island Round

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Lakes Burnt Fork

Lake

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Jessen

Daggett Lake

Weyman Lakes

Anson L

Lake

Lake Lake

Papoose

Moccasin Pearl

Lake

Lake

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Chepeta

Lake

Lake Taylor

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Lake

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Wilderness

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Rainbow

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Lake

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Lake

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R. 18 E.

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Red Castle

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Bobs Lake

Lake

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Lake

Lakes

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Teds Saucer

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Gladys

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L

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Red Cliff Docs

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Spruce Springs Reservoir

Blue Lake

Lake

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Crow Canyon

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Iron Mine Mountain

Cataract Gorge

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Mount Iovenia

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Mount Beulah

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Yellowstone

Foothill

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Wallow

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Lake

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Jefferson Park

Murray Park

Davis Park

Park Bennion

Park

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Dead Horse Park

Park Lonesome

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FEIS Alternative D –

Roosevelt/Duchesne Ranger District

Ashley National Forest

September 2009

North Unit

Legend

Alternative D

Roads open to all Vehicles

Roads open to all Vehicles with special seasonal closures

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only with special seasonal closures

Trails open to all vehicles

Trails open to all vehicles with special seasonal closures

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width with special seasonal closures

Non-motorized Trail

Administratively Closed

State or US Highway

Other Public Road

Dispersed Camping Not Allowed

Proposed Change from Current Condition 0 2.5 5

Miles 9999 Proposal Item Number
Big Beaver

Springs

Sagers

Spring Spring O'Driscoll

Big

Spring Spring Wildhorse

Mounier

Marshall Springs

Wild Horse

Pinto

Spring

Spring

Wilbur

Spring

Cow Spring

Spring

Bowen Spr

Grassy

Spring

Banjo

Spring

Spr

Spring

Spr

Spr

Spring

Indian

Shady

Canyon

Chicken

Balsam

Pool

Olson Spring

Steer

Spring

Spr Weasel

Howard

Spring

Flat Ridge

Spring

Spring Ostler

Spring

Spr Split

Red Cedar Spring

Sick Cow

Spring

Spring Big Draw

High Line Spring

Meadow

Lake

Little Mud Spring

Trail Ridge

Spring

Sulpher Spr

Colt

Spr

Spring

Spring Spring

Mine Hollow

Nutters Spr

Spr Horse Ridge

Strawbe rr y

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River

River

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Strawberry Peak

Twelve Hundred Dollar Ridge

Slab

Canyon Beaver

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Trail Hollow

Spring Hollow

Canyon

Brundage

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Road Hollow

Skitzy

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Bills D raw

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Kyune Res CO

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Mill

Garder

Pinnacle

Corral

Cracker Grove

DENVER

CANYON

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South Unit

Spring Lucky

Bennion Spr

Pigeon Milk Spring

Big Bend Hol Bull Elk Cr Spr Spring

Pot Holes

Aspen

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Mill Spring

Saddle Spring

Limekiln Spring

Twin

Spring

Big

Spring

Trail Spring

Grits Spring

Mugwump Rock Elk

Ray

Henry

Snake John

Cottonwood

Saddle

Beaver

Hackamore

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T. 2 N.

SLOPE

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Spr

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Spr

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Horricks

Woodard

Sulphur Spring

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Spring

Upper Cart Hollow Springs

Cart Hol Spr

Boundary Spring

Lowe r Burnt Mill Spring

Burnt Mill

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Spr

Burnt Mill L Water

McKune

Dry Gulch

Spr No 5

Crystal Cr Red Bedground Spr Spring

Cold

Spr

Fence Spring

Corner Spring

Spring

Spr Rock

Lake Basin

Spring Horsehair

Transfer Spring

Spring Slope

Cold Spr

Larsen Spr

Big Spr

Spring

Gooseberry Spr

Birch Willow Spring

Mud

Bear

Baum

Cottonwood

Lake

Pigeon

T. 1 N.

12629

Middle

Blacks Fork

Blacks

Fork

Little East

Henrys

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Gilbert

North

Center Fork

West

River Whiterocks

Whiterocks

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Shale

Creek

River

Uinta

Fork

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West

Lake Fork River

Creek

Garfield

Creek

Creek

Milk

Cr eek

Yellowstone

Uinta

Atwood

River

Bluebell Cr

Fork

River

Fork East

Cliff Cr

Cr

Reynol ds

Creek Johnson

Whiterocks

Creek

Whit erocks

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Cr eek

Cr eek

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Rock

Fork

Stillwater Fork

East

Weber River

Hayden Fork

Lost Cr

Little

River

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Deer

Fish Cr eek

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Rock

Squaw

Fork

East Rock

Cr eek

Cr

Rock Cr

Basin Cr

Cabin Cr eek

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Clements

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Cr eek

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Swift

Owl

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Swift Cr eek

Unita

Clover

Creek

Pole

Creek

Smokey Spr

Uinta Spr

Clover

Elk Cr

Cr

Fork

Farm

West

Cr eek

Lily Lake Cr

Farm

37'

River

Cr

Parad ise

Hominey

Creek

Pole

River

Spring

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CAN

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Cr eeks

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Crystal

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Timoth

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Creek Mule

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River

Rock

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Rock Cr eek

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Stream

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Cr eek

Swift

Hades

Duchesne

Mill Fork

Shale

Cr

Creek

Duchesne

STILLWATER TUNNEL

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Cr eek

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Bk

River

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NO 2

LATERAL

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Lake

Lake

Lake

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L

L

Clegg

Star

Lily

Lost

Moosehorn Lake

Maba

Fehr

Shepard

Hoover Lake

Marshall

Echo Blizzard

Joan

Pyramid

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

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L

L

L

L

L

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Lake

Lake

Lake

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Anderson

Ottoson Lake Ottoson Lake

Crater

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Lake Lambert Lake

Lake

Lakes

Lake

Meadow

Wild Goose

Rasmus sen Lakes

Cirque

Wall

Lake

Lake

Lake Lake

Rock

Rock Lake

Rock

Upper

Middle

Lower

Pole Creek Larvae

Lake

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Lake Lake Island Round

Lake

Lakes Burnt Fork

Lake

Lily Pad L

Jessen

Daggett Lake

Weyman Lakes

Anson L

Lake

Lake Lake

Papoose

Moccasin Pearl

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Lake

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Elbow Wigwam

Chepeta

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Lake Taylor

Queant

Reader Lakes

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Lake

Lake Lake

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Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lakes

Lakes

Bowden

Wilderness

Weeping Ledge

Rainbow

Kidney

Verlie

Davis

Milk Lake

Lake Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Dollar Grass

Island

Henrys Fork

Castle

Cliff

Blanchard

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Lake

Lake

12276

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T. 1 N.

R. 18 E.

Falls

Falls

Red Castle

Red Castle

Lower Red Castle

East

Smiths Fk Pass Lake

Red Cas tle L Upper

Lake North Star

Bobs Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake Lake

Lake

Lakes

Dollar

Sand

Teds Saucer

Workman

Wooley

Lake Hidden

Lake

Lake

Cleveland

Point

Painter Lakes

Craig Lake Lake

Lake

Lake

Lake Lake Lake

Lake

Lake

Atwood

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Alfred

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Carrot

Oke Doke

Lake

Chain Lake

Chain Lake

Chain Lake

Fourth

Upper Chain Lake

Middle s

Chain Lake

Lake

Lower

Island

Krebs L

Lily

Lake Lake

Lake

Upper

Carroll Lake

Carroll Lake

East Carroll

East

Milk West Timothy L

Timothy Lake Timothy L

Lower

Center

Farmers

Lake

Lake

Lake

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Deer

Grayling

Kings Lake Lake

Lake

Tungsten

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Five Point

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Lake

Gem L Drift Spider Lake

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Ashley National Forest

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North Unit

Legend

Alternative E

Roads open to all vehicles

Roads open to all vehicles with special seasonal closure

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only, with special seasonal closure

Trails open to all vehicles

Trails open to all vehicles with special seasonal closure

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width

Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width with special seasonal closure

Trails open to vehicles 60" or less in width

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