United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District(December 31, 2008)
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The 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.
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146 pp. Tables, references, glossary, maps. South Steens Allotment is located 65 miles south of Burns, Oregon, east of Highway 205 and west of Donner und Blitzen WSR. In 1995, when the South Steens AMP/EA was written, the allotment included portions of Donner und Blitzen WSR (designated in 1988) and Blitzen River, South Fork Donner und Blitzen, and Home Creek WSAs. Captured January 12, 2009.
United States. Bureau of Land Management. Burns District(January 7, 2009)
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Announces 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.
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60 pp. Tables, map. Cumulatively, the area influenced by both existing and proposed developments would be approximately 10.2 percent (3,229 acres) for Blitzen River WSA and 11.8 percent (3,308 acres) for South Fork Donner und Blitzen WSA. Captured January 12, 2009.