Shasta County Board of Supervisors
1815 Yuba Street, Suite 1
Redding, CA 96001

August 26, 1997

As Supervisor of District 3, Shasta County, I am responding to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) regarding rangeland health standards and guidelines for California and Northwest Nevada. Of the four alternatives outlined in the environmental impact statement, I favor Alternative #1.

Three Resource Advisory Councils were created by BLM to study rangeland standards for the areas in your jurisdiction, and Alternative #1 consists of standards and guidelines developed by the three Councils for their representative areas. The Councils included members of the interested public, and members representing elected boards of supervisors. all of whom received considerable training in basic ecology.

The three elected California officials on the Resource Advisory Councils Bill Maze, Tulare County, Nancy Huffman, Modoc County, and Denny Bungarz, Glenn County - have recommended Alternative #1 as the preferred alternative. In their opinion, this alternative meets the objectives of the law and the BLM, and has the least negative effect on the cattle industry and the counties of the area. In Shasta County, the cattle industry - and agriculture in general - are an important part of our economy.

On behalf of my constituents, I thank you for your consideration of my recommendation.

Very truly yours,

Glenn Hawes
Supervisor, District 3
County of Shasta

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