The purpose of the agreement is to complete reconstruction of 7 miles of fenceline that was burned during the packtrail fire that occurred in 2024

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R4-Intermountain Region awarded a $245,000 cooperative agreement to Sublette County Conservation District on May 28, 2026, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Prescribed Fire/Fire Recovery program (CFDA 10.716) to complete reconstruction of 7 miles of fenceline destroyed during the 2024 Packtrail Fire.

The recipient will masticate hazardous burned material along the fenceline to provide contractor access, then reconstruct 7 miles of new fence to replace the burned infrastructure. Work is performed in Wyoming with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2031. The cooperative agreement reflects the Forest Service's post-fire recovery initiatives under IIJA appropriations committed through fiscal year 2026 for wildland fire management, fuels management, prescribed fire activities, burned area rehabilitation, and post-fire recovery.

Sublette County Conservation District, a division of County of Sublette and a local government entity headquartered in Pinedale, Wyoming, operates as a federal grant recipient focused on forest health, rangeland restoration, and wildlife habitat conservation in the Intermountain West. This award anchors the organization's direct federal conservation revenue and strategic value within the Intermountain Region's wildfire recovery initiatives.

We will be able to masticate (clear) the fenceline of hazardous burned material along the fenceline to allow the fence contractor to access the work site. Additionally, 7 miles of new fence will be reconstructed to replace the fence that burned.