Wind River/Bighorn Basin District
| Contacts: | Sarah Beckwith | |||
| 307-347-5207 |
BLM Proposes Grasshopper Treatments in
Wind River/Bighorn Basin District
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wind River/Bighorn Basin District announces that an environmental assessment (EA) which analyzes proposed grasshopper treatments in the Cody, Lander and Worland field office areas is now available for review.
“Adult grasshopper survey results from 2010 showed potential for a continued grasshopper infestation in some areas of the district in 2011,” said BLM Natural Resource Specialist C.J. Grimes. Such an infestation could result in substantial loss of vegetation and ground cover which is vital to providing food and habitat to wildlife and livestock populations. Treatments to suppress grasshopper populations are proposed where grasshoppers occur in numbers high enough to cause substantial ecological and economic damage.
Grasshopper suppression treatments may begin in mid to late June. The EA, decision record, finding of no significant impact and maps of the proposed treatment areas are posted at: www.blm.gov/wy/en/info/NEPA/documents/wrbb/ghoppers.html.
For more information, contact C.J. Grimes at 307-347-5100.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Wind River/Bighorn Basin District 101 South 23rd Worland, WY 82401