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Item Open Access Burnt River geographic unit environmental assessment(2005-09-15) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Vale DistrictProposes to issue new grazing permits in the Burnt River Geographic Unit, modifying these permits to help meet Standards for Rangeland Health and Guidelines for Livestock Grazing Management. The grazing permits would be for a period of 10 years, except when base property leases are less than 10 years the BLM permits would coincide with the terms of the base property leases.Item Open Access Jackies Butte herd management area gather environmental assessment(2008-01-24) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Vale DistrictThe proposed action would be to remove approximately 114 horses from the Jackies Butte HMA in the fall of 2007. At least 75 horses would be returned to the Jackies Butte HMA, which is the minimum population of the range associated with the AML recommended in the SEORMP.Item Open Access Leslie Gulch ACEC project environmental assessment(2009-02) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Vale DistrictProposes in response to a request from representatives of the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep (FNAWS), BLM will install certain fence and water development projects to protect California bighorn sheep habitat quality within the Leslie Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) and Honeycombs Wilderness Study Area (WSA) OR-3-77A. Bighorn sheep water quality improvement and protection of Leslie Gulch ACEC values impacted by wild horses constitute the principle issues needing resolution.Item Open Access Pritchard Creek geographic unit grazing permit renewal 3606115 decision record(2008-11-18) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Vale DistrictApproves plan renewing the grazing lease for ten years. The changes made in the final EA (11/18/08) ensure BLM compliance with the sage-grouse guidelines, and defer grazing in the lek areas by preventing livestock concentrations two out of three years.Item Open Access Pritchard Creek geographic unit grazing permit renewal 3606224 decision record(2008-11-18) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Vale DistrictApproves plan renewing the grazing lease for ten years. The changes made in the final EA (11/18/08) ensure BLM compliance with the sage-grouse guidelines, and defer grazing in the lek areas by preventing livestock concentrations two out of three years.Item Open Access Pritchard Creek geographic unit grazing permit renewal 3606243 decision record(2008-11-18) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Vale DistrictApproves plan renewing the grazing lease for ten years. In response to the protests, BLM initiated additional coordination with ODFW to verify sage-grouse lek protection and management actions.Item Open Access Pritchard Creek geographic unit grazing permit renewal 3606260 decision record(2008-11-18) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Vale DistrictApproves plan renewing the grazing lease for ten years. In response to the protests, BLM initiated additional coordination with ODFW to verify sage-grouse lek protection and management actions.Item Open Access Pritchard Creek geographic unit grazing permit renewal November 2008 environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact(2008-11-18) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Vale DistrictThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew four 10-year grazing permits for livestock producers located in the Baker Resource Area, Vale District BLM. BLM has been directed to renew and reissue all 10-year public land livestock grazing permits by October of 2009. The purpose of this environmental assessment (EA) is to analyze the environmental and socio-economic impacts of four different management alternatives, including continuation of current management, on the Pritchard Creek BLM allotment described in the "Rangeland Standards Assessment, Evaluation, and Determination: Pritchard Creek Geographic Unit" (USDI 2007).Item Open Access Sand Springs herd management area gather environmental assessment(2006-08-07) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Vale DistrictThe proposed action would be to remove all of the horses from the Sand Springs HMA in the fall of 2006 for a period of two growing seasons. The proposed action would include eventual return of all freeze branded fertility control mares in the Sand Springs HMA as they cannot be placed in the adoption program. At least twenty mares treated with the fertility control drug, PZP, would be retained in short term holding to be returned to the HMA after two growing seasons. 100 horses would be returned to the Sand Springs HMA, which is the minimum population of the range associated with the AML recommended in the SEORMP. Other criteria for returning horses to the HMA would be to maintain herd characteristics.Item Open Access Sand Springs herd management area gather finding of no significant impact(2006-08-23) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Vale DistrictFinds no further environmental study is needed for project removing all of the horses from the Sand Springs HMA in the fall of 2006 for a period of two growing seasons. The proposed action would include eventual return of all freeze branded fertility control mares in the Sand Springs HMA as they cannot be placed in the adoption program. At least twenty mares treated with the fertility control drug, PZP, would be retained in short term holding to be returned to the HMA after two growing seasons. 100 horses would be returned to the Sand Springs HMA, which is the minimum population of the range associated with the AML recommended in the SEORMP. Other criteria for returning horses to the HMA would be to maintain herd characteristics.Item Open Access Three Fingers herd management area gather environmental assessment(2006-07-18) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Vale DistrictThe purpose and need of the proposed action is to remove an estimated 160 horses from the Three Fingers HMA to attain a thriving ecological balance between horses, wildlife, livestock, and vegetation. It will also allow for fertility treatment of mares to slow estrus to aid in maintaining wild horse populations at appropriate management levels (AML) and extend the gather period required to maintain AML.Item Open Access Three Fingers herd management area gather finding of no significant impact(2006-08-16) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Vale DistrictFinds no further environmental study is needed for project removing an estimated 160 horses from the Three Fingers HMA to attain a thriving ecological balance between horses, wildlife, livestock, and vegetation. It will also allow for fertility treatment of mares to slow estrus to aid in maintaining wild horse populations at appropriate management levels (AML) and extend the gather period required to maintain AML.Item Open Access Wells Basin allotment 1070 evaluation and grazing permit modification environmental assessment(2007-02) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Vale DistrictThe Bureau of Land Management, Vale District, Baker Resource Area, proposes to implement management adjustments that would modify the existing 10-year grazing permits for the Wells Basin Allotment (#1070) including: 1. A decrease in active grazing preference within the allotment, going from 370 active AUMs to 272 active AUMs. One permit would go from 171 AUMs to 126 AUMs, and the other permit would go from 199 AUMs to 146 AUMs. 2. Adding to the terms and conditions of the permit the following language: "Utilization monitoring standards allow livestock to graze up to 50% on upland grasses, 45% on riparian sedges/grasses, and 30% on aspen. Active grazing use under this permit which contributes to exceeding the above utilization standards (at designated key areas) will result in a temporary reduction of 20% fewer AUMs of active use the following year. Two consecutive years of exceeding utilization standards will result in a year of rest (nonuse of this permit) the third year."