Forest Service releases draft plan for Sweetwater Lake, seeks public comment

Forest Service releases draft plan for Sweetwater Lake, seeks public comment

The White River National Forest on Thursday released a draft environmental study for the Sweetwater Lake Recreation Management and Development Project, moving forward a years-long planning effort to determine how the popular recreation area will be managed in the future. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement evaluates four alternatives for managing 844 acres surrounding Sweetwater Lake and identifies a preferred option that would authorize Co…

Forest Service seeks comments on Draft EIS for managing the Sweetwater Lake area: Range of alternatives analyzed

Sweetwater Lake. Photo by Todd Winslow Pierce via The Conservation Fund, https://www.conservationfund.org Click the link to read the release on the USFS website: June 26, 2026 Today the White River National Forest released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Sweetwater Lake Recreation Management and Development Project for public review. The project will determine the recreation management approach for 844 acres at Sweetwater Lake …