The Elko Field Office range staff administers livestock grazing on 245 allotments located in parts of Elko, Eureka, Lander, Humboldt and White Pine counties. A total of 190 permittees hold permits to graze cattle, horses and/or sheep on lands managed by the Elko District.
The range staff is responsible for issuing grazing permits to the permittees, billing for grazing use on public lands, assessing and mitigating the impacts of livestock grazing on land health, overseeing the installation and maintenance of range improvements and monitoring livestock use to insure compliance with grazing rules and regulations. The range program also provides support and input to other programs in the office such as mining, realty and noxious weed control. The range staff currently consists of one team lead, seven rangeland management specialists, and one range technician.
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