Strawberry River Riparian Habitat Exclosure Repairs
Project ID: 6875
Status: Cancelled
Fiscal Year: 2025
Submitted By: N/A
Project Manager: Cody Edwards
PM Agency: U.S. Forest Service
PM Office: Salt Lake Ranger District
Lead: U.S. Forest Service
WRI Region: Central
Description:
Remove deteriorated buck and pole fence then construct approximately 1.0 mile of buck and pole fence along the east side of Strawberry River to complete the riparian corridor south from the Mill B Corral to the East Daniels Cattle Allotment boundary. This fence would exclude riparian and stream habitat access from cattle on adjacent allotments.
Location:
The Strawberry River Fence above Strawberry Reservoir and is located approximately ¼ mile south of Mill B Corral and goes south between Forest Service Road 049 and Strawberry River to the cattle guard on Forest Service Road 049. The project area is approximately 15 air miles southeast of Heber City, Utah in Sections 27, 34, T1S, R12W, USM.
Project Need
Need For Project:
A continuous line of fence comprised of two sections of updated wire fence but separated by roughly one mile of deteriorated buck and pull fence. The one mile of buck and pull fence is no longer excluding access to grazing animals. Once entry is gained, cattle have access to the entire section of riparian and stream corridor habitat.
Objectives:
1. Remove one mile of buck and bull fence materials. 2. Install one mile of wire fence to provide continuous protection along the upper strawberry river.
Project Location/Timing Justification (Why Here? Why Now?):
Relation To Management Plan:
Fire / Fuels:
Water Quality/Quantity:
Compliance:
NEPA was completed in June 2003 (Decision Memo -- Silver Meadows Fence June 2003). No further NEPA documentation is required for maintaining the fence line.
Methods:
Monitoring:
Partners:
East Daniel's Allotment permittees rebuilt a portion of the fence last year. The U.S. Forest Service and dedicated hunters will complete the remaining section of fence.
Future Management:
Permittees and F.S. personnel will stand up/lay down the fence at the appropriate times. General maintenance of the fence will occur, as needed, throughout the summer to ensure the fence condition is maintained to when it was constructed and to perpetuate the life of the fence.
Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources:
Budget WRI/DWR Other Budget Total In-Kind Grand Total
$11,000.00 $0.00 $11,000.00 $0.00 $11,000.00
Item Description WRI Other In-Kind Year
Equipment Purchase Fencing Equipment 1. Fence Stretcher 2. Fencing pliers 3. $500.00 $0.00 $0.00 2025
Materials and Supplies Braces,T post, Steel H Braces, Steel Dancers, Red Brand,12.5 ga. 4 Pt Barbed Wire, 80 Rods, T-post clips, Quikcrete misc. supplies $10,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 2025
Other Old fence disposal $500.00 $0.00 $0.00 2025
Funding WRI/DWR Other Funding Total In-Kind Grand Total
$11,000.00 $0.00 $11,000.00 $2,000.00 $13,000.00
Source Phase Description Amount Other In-Kind Year
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) Dedicated Hunter Hours Project contributions $0.00 $0.00 $1,000.00 2025
United States Forest Service (USFS) Forest Service Staff Project Planning, Material removal, construction/coordination with UDWR and Dedicated Hunters $0.00 $0.00 $1,000.00 2025
Utah's Watershed Restoration Initiative (UWRI) $11,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 2025
Species
Species "N" Rank HIG/F Rank
Bonneville Cutthroat Trout N4 R1
Threat Impact
Improper Grazing – Livestock (current) High
Bonneville Cutthroat Trout N4 R1
Threat Impact
Soil Erosion / Loss Low
Elk R2
Threat Impact
Improper Grazing – Livestock (current) Low
Moose R3
Threat Impact
Improper Forest Management Low
Mule Deer R1
Threat Impact
Improper Grazing – Livestock (current) Low
Ruffed Grouse R2
Threat Impact
Improper Grazing – Livestock (current) High
Western Toad N4
Threat Impact
Improper Grazing – Livestock (current) High
Western Toad N4
Threat Impact
Not Listed NA
Habitats
Habitat
Project Comments
Completion
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Map Features
ID Feature Category Action Treatement/Type
1198 Fence Reconstruction Barbed wire
Project Map
Project Map