BLM Releases Proposed Plan Amendment for Domestic Sheep Grazing and Final Supplemental EIS
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COTTONWOOD, ID – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released the Proposed Cottonwood Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment for Domestic Sheep Grazing and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). Publication of the notice of availability in the Federal Register on May 20, 2016, initiates a 30-day protest period.
In the Final SEIS, the BLM analyzes management direction for domestic sheep grazing on these allotments as it relates to concerns about potential disease transmission from domestic sheep to bighorn sheep, and the impacts to bighorn sheep populations.
The proposed plan amendment and alternatives identify direction and allocations for livestock grazing on 19,405 acres of BLM lands on four BLM allotments in Idaho and Adams counties of Idaho. The BLM Cottonwood Field Office previously authorized grazing of domestic sheep on these four allotments, which are located within or near bighorn sheep habitat. The proposed amendment would prohibit domestic sheep and goat grazing in three of the four allotments (18,966 acres), however all allotments would remain open to other livestock grazing.
All protests must be in writing and mailed to one of the following addresses:
Regular Mail:
BLM Director (210)
Attention: Protest Coordinator
P.O. Box 71383
Washington, D.C. 20024-1383
Overnight Delivery:
BLM Director (210)
Attention: Protest Coordinator
20 M Street SE, Room 2134LM
Washington, D.C. 20003
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.