Burns District

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Andrews Management Unit record of decision and resource management plan
(2005-08) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Resource management plan provides an overview of goals, objectives, and needs associated with public land management, and resolves multiple-use conflicts or issues that drive the preparation of the document. Identifies 17 issues to be addressed by the RMP/EIS, including upland ecological communities, riparian communities, woodland communities, wildlife habitat, special status species and habitat, energy and mineral resources, special area management within the Cooperative Management and Protection Area and the AMU, management of wildland fire and fuels, recreation opportunities, relationship with private landowners, management of wild horses in Herd Management Areas, cultural sites, noxious weeds, OHV use, aquatic habitat and water quality, transportation, economic and social status of rural communities. The record of decision approves the attached RMP for the AMU.
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Black Rock salvage/restoration categorical exclusion review
(2006-09-25) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Announces decision to implement project without further environmental analysis, removing 147 MBF of fire-killed trees and planting 20,000 ponderosa seedlings. Includes reducing fuel loading, salvaging merchantable timber, and providing for snags and down wood debris.
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Camp Harney/Cow Creek ecological restoration project finding of no significant impact
(2007-07-17) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Announces decision to exclude EIS for project taking action against western juniper encroachment, which has caused a reduction in the density, patch size, and health and vigor of sagebrush-bunchgrass communities, aspen stands, and riparian communities. Includes using a combination of prescribed fire and juniper cutting, as well as spine ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir thinnings to achieve desirable vegetative composition.
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Cooperative management and protection area inholder road right-of-way access environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact
(2008-07-15) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Analyzes whether or not and under what terms and conditions to issue a ROW to a private landowner for access to private inholdings within the CMPA including Lower Stonehouse WSA. The applicant is requesting an ROW in order to secure legal access through public lands to access private lands. The applicant has also requested the ability to maintain or improve roads to ensure year-round access.
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Crow's Nest allotment management plan/agreement environmental assessment
(2006-09-20) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District; United States. Bureau of Land Management. Three Rivers Resource Area
Proposes to extend the permitted season of grazing from April 1-October 15 to March 1-October 15, and to implement three resource objectives. Includes maintaining all seeded areas in stable to upward trend in condition over the next ten years to provide approximately 800 AUMs each year for livestock and wildlife, providing rearing and nesting opportunity for long-billed curlew in either of the pastures from May 1 through June 30 each year as well as breeding and foraging habitat for ferruginous hawk, and managing for stable to upward trend in condition in sagebrush/bottlebrush squirreltail range sites over the next ten years.
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Crow's Nest allotment management plan/agreement finding of no significant impact and proposed decision
(2007-01-19) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Announces decision implementing proposed action, extending the permitted season of grazing from April 1-October 15 to March 1-October 15, and to implement three resource objectives. Includes maintaining all seeded areas in stable to upward trend in condition over the next ten years to provide approximately 800 AUMs each year for livestock and wildlife, providing rearing and nesting opportunity for long-billed curlew in either of the pastures from May 1 through June 30 each year as well as breeding and foraging habitat for ferruginous hawk, and managing for stable to upward trend in condition in sagebrush/bottlebrush squirreltail range sites over the next ten years.
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Dry Lake allotment rangeland restoration project environmental assessment
(2007-03) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Proposes to utilize various methods of prescribed fire and mechanical treatments to control the spread of western juniper into four dominant vegetative community treatments: low/stiff sagebrush flats, mountain big sagebrush-bunchgrasses communities, ponderosa pine-bunchgrass communities, and aspen stands.
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Dry Lake allotment rangeland restoration project finding of no significant impact and decision record
(2007-04-06) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Three Rivers Resource Area; United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Announces decision to implement proposal utilizing various methods of prescribed fire and mechanical treatments to control the spread of western juniper into four dominant vegetative community treatments: low/stiff sagebrush flats, mountain big sagebrush-bunchgrass communities, ponderosa pine-bunchgrass communities, and aspen stands.
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Finding of no significant impact for Slickear/Claw Creek forest restoration environmental assessment
(2008-07) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Proposes to reduce hazardous fuels, restore plant communities, and improve wildlife habitat diversity by utilizing various methods of prescribed fire and mechanical treatments. Includes closing or moving a .75 mile stretch of road, and treatment for four dominant vegetative communities: forest areas (ponderosa pine stands), low/stiff sagebrush flats, mountain big sagebrush-bunchgrasses communities, and aspen stands.
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Fish Creek inholder access-livestock crossing environmental assessment
(2008-06) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Proposes to provide owner of private land with reasonable access to conduct livestock grazing on private land inholdings within Steens Mountain Wilderness. One day travel each direction to and from the Fish Creek Parcel would be authorized with flexibility provided for complete removal of livestock from public lands an additional two days.
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Fish Creek inholder access-livestock crossing finding of no significant impact and decision record
(2008-07-30) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Announces decision to implement proposed action allowing a landowner request for access to conduct livestock grazing on private land inholdings within Steens Mountain Wilderness. Harney County designated these private lands for agricultural use. Specific tax advantages exist for private landowners if these lands are used for agricultural purposes (typically livestock grazing in this area of Harney County). Should private landowners desire to make use of their private lands for livestock grazing purposes, BLM must implement the Steens Act provisions concerning reasonable access.
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Five Creeks Rangeland restoration project environmental assessment
(2006-10-16) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Proposes to implement an ecological restoration project to manage encroaching juniper on both public and private lands by utilizing prescribed fire and mechanical treatments. Includes reintroducing fire to restore and/or maintain natural fire regimes; reducing hazardous fuels, especially within previously treated juniper cuts; moving the species composition and structure of big sagebrush-bunchgrass, low sagebrush-bunchgrass, aspen and riparian communities toward pre-European immigration conditions; improving big game, sage-grouse, and other locally important species habitat; increasing wild horse and livestock forage, and improving watershed health.
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Five Creeks Rangeland restoration project final decision record
(2006-10-16) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Announces decision to implement ecological restoration project to manage encroaching juniper on both public and private lands by utilizing prescribed fire and mechanical treatments. Includes reintroducing fire to restore and/or maintain natural fire regimes; reducing hazardous fuels, especially within previously treated juniper cuts; moving the species composition and structure of big sagebrush-bunchgrass, low sagebrush-bunchgrass, aspen and riparian communities toward pre-European immigration conditions; improving big game, sage-grouse, and other locally important species habitat; increasing wild horse and livestock forage; and improving watershed health.
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Five Creeks Rangeland restoration project finding of no significant impact
(2006-10-16) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Three Rivers Resource Area; United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Announces decision to exclude EIS from project implementing an ecological restoration project to manage encroaching juniper on both public and private lands by utilizing prescribed fire and mechanical treatments. Includes reintroducing fire to restore and/or maintain natural fire regimes; reducing hazardous fuels, especially within previously treated juniper cuts; moving the species composition and structure of big sagebrush-bunchgrass, low sagebrush-bunchgrass, aspen and riparian communities toward pre-European immigration conditions; improving big game, sage-grouse, and other locally important species habitat; increasing wild horse and livestock forage; and improving watershed health.
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Grassy Hill pipeline extension environmental assessment
(2008-05) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
The proposed action is to create a new pipeline spur that originates at Al's Canyon Trough along Grassy Hill Pipeline, and ends at a new trough that would be placed approximately 1.5 miles due north. The new pipeline would be within T. 41 S., R. 36 E.; It would originate in section 13, and terminate the new trough in section 1. The pipeline would be buried (using a backhoe) 18 inches under an existing road, except for short lengths where rock or other underground features require an alternate route adjacent to the road. The trough would be placed approximately 1/8 mile off the road, on a broad topographic saddle. The trough would be equipped with a float valve to prevent overflow, and would include ramps to facilitate safe use by small mammals and birds.
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Horizon Wind Energy Northwest XLLC Pueblo Mountain site testing and monitoring project area decision record
(2009-01-15) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Announces decision to implement the Proposed Action allowing the ROW applicant to renew the existing ROW grant, OR-63580, for a wind energy site testing and monitoring project area for a term of 3 years as requested by Horizon in its application and Plan of Development (POD). In addition, the BLM will authorize the ROW grant providing the ability to install, operate, and maintain two new met poles; exclusive use for wind energy testing and monitoring on an additional 467.75 acres in the project area; and the ability to perform geotechnical studies as requested by the Applicant with additional terms and conditions from the BLM concerning the installation of met towers and geotechnical studies.
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Horizon Wind Energy Northwest XLLC Pueblo Mountain wind energy site testing and monitoring project area environmental assessment
(2008-11-05) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Proposes that the BLM would renew the existing ROW grant for a wind energy site testing and monitoring project area with a term of three additional years as requested by Horizon in its application and plan of development. In addition, the BLM would grant Horizon continued access to and operation of two existing met poles; the ability to install, operate, and maintain two new met poles; exclusive use for wind energy on an additional 467.75 acres in the project area; and the ability to perform geotechnical studies.
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Mountain allotment management plan environmental assessment
(2006-09-05) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Proposes to divide allotment into two use areas, grazed separately with two cattle herds, to facilitate better herd management and ranch operations, to assist in achieving a 50 percent target level of utilization on key plant species, to provide growing season rest to key plant species, to mitigate impacts of livestock to cultural and paleontological resources in congregation areas, and because past attempts to graze all permittees' cattle together as one herd have been largely unsuccessful. Includes maintaining current stands of antelope bitterbrush, improving steambank stability and the ecological rating on Stinkingwater Creek, maintaining ability of perennial native forbs, providing for a stable to upward trend in rangeland condition within the mountain big sagebrush/Idaho fescue/Thurber's needlegrass plant communities, and increasing uniformity of livestock utilization levels and provide periodic growing season rest from livestock grazing for upland and riparian plant communities.
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Mountain allotment management plan finding of no significant impact
(2006) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Announces decision excluding EIS from project dividing allotment into two use areas, grazed separately with two cattle herds, to facilitate better herd management and ranch operations, to assist in achieving a 50 percent target level of utilization on key plant species, to provide growing season rest to key plant species, to mitigate impacts of livestock to cultural and paleontological resources in congregation areas, and because past attempts to graze all permittees' cattle together as one herd have been largely unsuccessful. Includes maintaining current stands of antelope bitterbrush, improving steambank stability and the ecological rating on Stinkingwater Creek, maintaining availablity of perennial native forbs, providing for a stable to upward trend in rangeland condition within the mountain big sagebrush/Idaho fescue/Thurber's needlegrass plant communities, and increasing uniformity of livestock utilization levels and provide periodic growing season rest from livestock grazing for upland and riparian plant communities.
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North Steens ecosystem restoration project draft environmental impact statement
(2005-12) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District
Proposes to utilize a combination of prescribed burning and wildfire, western juniper treatments, fencing, seeding, planting, and other methods to reduce juniper-related fuel loading and restore a healthy and natural ecosystem on Steens Mountain.