Pinedale Field Office
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Pinedale Field Office Issues Muddy Creek Spike Treatment Decision
The Bureau of Land Management Pinedale Field Office (PFO) has issued the finding of no significant impact (FONSI) and decision record (DR) for an environmental assessment (EA) of the 300 acre Muddy Creek Spike Treatment in Lincoln County, Wyo.
This aerially applied pelleted herbicide treatment will reduce the amount of mountain big sagebrush in the project area by 50 percent over a period of one to five years. Habitat quality has decreased due to shrub maturity and decadence and the lack of structural and age stratification. This treatment will increase forage variety, quantity and quality and improve the big sagebrush and mountain shrub age-class structure. The resultant vegetative diversity will benefit wildlife and livestock, improve winter and transitional habitat for mule deer and reduce wildfire fuel loads.
The project area is located 10 miles southwest of LaBarge, Wyo. in the South LaBarge common allotment within the western portion of the Muddy Creek watershed in Township 25 North, Range 114 West, Sections 2-4, 9-11 and 14-15.
The EA, FONSI and DR are available for viewing at the PFO at 1625 W. Pine St., Pinedale, Wyo. or www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/pfo/muddy.html. The issuance of these documents today initiates a 30-day appeal period. To a file an appeal, a written statement of reason must be mailed, faxed or delivered during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) to:
Shane DeForest, Field Manager
BLM Pinedale Field Office
P.O. Box 768
1625 W. Pine St.
Pinedale, WY 82941
Fax: 307-367-5329
For additional information, please contact PFO Wildlife Biologist Rusty Kaiser at 307-367-5317 or rkaiser@blm.gov.
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.
Pinedale Field Office 1625 West Pine Street Pinedale WY 82941