$8.5 Million Investment Comes to the Rocky Mountain Region to Improve Roads, Trails, and Water Quality

The Bighorn National Forest along with several other national forests in Wyoming and Colorado will receive funding to improve roads, trails and water quality, as part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced an investment of nearly $66 million to improve water quality, roads, trails, bridges and fish habitat on national forests and grasslands nationwide. 

According to information from the Forest Service, in Colorado and Wyoming, approximately $3.5 million will support the Bighorn, Medicine Bow-Routt, Pike-San Isabel, Shoshone, and White River National Forests efforts to decommission unauthorized trails and roads and restore and maintain others to improve water quality and restore habitat for threatened and endangered fish or wildlife. These projects will also increase resiliency of roads and trails, allowing for greater access to national forests and grasslands for visitors, businesses, and wildland firefighters.

The funds earmarked for the Bighorn National Forest will go towards the continuation of the FY23 survey and design project that will restore habitat, improve water quality, and maintain future access to adjacent areas for the public, contractors, permittees, and firefighters.