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Item Open Access Basque Hills allotment management plan environmental assessment(2007-05) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Andrews Resource AreaProposes to increase diversity and vigor of upland plant species, especially maintaining an upward trend in Wyoming big sagebrush/bluebunch wheatgrass, by implementing partial removal of livestock. Includes changing the current season of use from April 1 to June 30 (every year) to February 15 to May 1 and August 1 to November 15 (every other year), with use being 2-3 weeks in early spring and 2-3 weeks in late fall depending on water availability. Also includes drilling a well within 30 feet of the centerline of an existing road in the northwest corner of the allotment to provide off season water for livestock, wildlife, and occasional wild horses, and using a small, portable covered generator to pump water from the well.Item Open Access Basque Hills allotment management plan notice of proposed decision and finding of no significant impact(2007-05-09) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Andrews Resource AreaAnnounces decision to implement the proposed action, increasing the diversity and vigor of upland plant species, especially maintaining an upward trend in Wyoming big sagebrush/bluebunch wheatgrass, by implementing partial removal of livestock. Includes changing the current season of use from April 1 to June 30 (every year) to February 15 to May 1 and August 1 to November 15 (every other year) with use being 2-3 weeks in early spring and 2-3 weeks in late fall, depending on water availability. Also includes drilling a well within 30 feet of the centerline of an existing road in the northwest corner of the allotment to provide off season water for livestock, wildlife, and occasional wild horses, and using a small, portable covered generator to pump water from the well.Item Open Access 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 AreaProposes 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.Item Open Access 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 DistrictAnnounces 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.Item Open Access Fish Creek inholder access-livestock crossing environmental assessment(2008-06) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns DistrictProposes 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.Item Open Access Five Creeks Rangeland restoration project environmental assessment(2006-10-16) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns DistrictProposes 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.Item Open Access Five Creeks Rangeland restoration project final decision record(2006-10-16) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns DistrictAnnounces 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.Item Open Access 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 DistrictAnnounces 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.Item Open Access Mountain allotment management plan environmental assessment(2006-09-05) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns DistrictProposes 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.Item Open Access Mountain allotment management plan finding of no significant impact(2006) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns DistrictAnnounces 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.Item Open Access Reicken's Corner allotment management plan environmental assessment(2007-09-11) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns DistrictProposes to implement a new plan providing for deferred grazing on the seeding pastures, issue a nonrenewable grazing permit on an annual basis when forage is temporarily available, and reroute a pasture boundary fence at the permittee's request. Includes increasing the amount of crested wheatgrass grass plants within the Sand Hallow and Gene Miller Seeding Pastures within the next five years, and maintaining the percent composition of native perennial plant species by frequency of occurrence for needleandthread grass and Thurber's needlegrass within the pasture within the next ten years.Item Open Access South Steens allotment management plan environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact(2008-12-31) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns DistrictThe EA analyzes modification of the South Steens Allotment Management Plan and effects to wild horses, grazing, and Wilderness Study Area (WSA) management in South Steens Allotment (#6002) from implementing Section 113 (e) (2), Section 202 (d) (2) and Title VI of the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act (Steens Act) of 2000. The purpose is to analyze the need for replacement of live, reliable, late-season water for livestock and wild horses within South Steens Allotment while preventing impairment of wilderness suitability.Item Open Access South Steens allotment management plan proposed decision(2009-01-07) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns DistrictAnnounces decision to implement project which constructs, rehabilitates and decommissions water developments; authorizes issuance of a 10-year grazing permit; and modifies the 1995 AMP to make significant progress toward achieving Standards for Uplands-Riparian/Wetland Areas and Water Quality within Steens Pasture.Item Open Access Upper No Name Spring reservoir reconstruction environmental assessment(2007-10) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns DistrictThe proposed action is to place a headbox in the spring that fills UNNSR (approximately 0.2-acre) so water can be piped to a new 1,200-gallon trough. The trough would be installed 500 feet northwest of the reservoir. Overflow water from the trough would be by an underground pipe back to the original riparian meadow system. The earthen fill of the reservoir would be left in place, so a pond with shoreline vegetation can develop. Approximately 3,900 feet of fence would be constructed around the reservoir and riparian meadow areas above and below UNNSR, excluding livestock from approximately 9 acres. Livestock grazing would occur annually in No Name Pasture with the same number (alternating between 967 and 1,446 AUMs), kind, and authorized season of use after modifications have been completed.Item Open Access Upper No Name Spring reservoir reconstruction proposed decision and finding of no significant impact(2007-10-17) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns DistrictThe proposed action is to place a headbox in the spring that fills UNNSR (approximately 0.2-acre) so water can be piped to a new 1,200-gallon trough. The trough would be installed 500 feet northwest of the reservoir. Overflow water from the trough would be by an underground pipe back to the original riparian meadow system. The earthen fill of the reservoir would be left in place, so a pond with shoreline vegetation can develop. Approximately 3,900 feet of fence would be constructed around the reservoir and riparian meadow areas above and below UNNSR, excluding livestock from approximately 9 acres. Livestock grazing would occur annually in No Name Pasture with the same number (alternating between 967 and 1,446 AUMs), kind, and authorized season of use after modifications have been completed.Item Open Access West Wagontire allotment -- Tired Horse Butte fence decision record(2009-02-20) United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns DistrictThe Proposed Action is to install approximately 4.5 miles of fence in Tired Horse Butte Pasture of West Wagontire Allotment #7004. The fence would allow an improved grazing system.