BLM looking for public’s input on environmental impact of grazing permits
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM Owyhee Field Office will host an informational public open house to help identify the issues to be addressed in an environmental impact statement (EIS for renewal of 15 grazing permits on public lands in western Owyhee County, Idaho.
The open house will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, at the American Legion Hall in Marsing.
The BLM will analyze the potential effects of renewing livestock grazing permits in the Jump Creek, Succor Creek and Cow Creek watersheds.
Some of the issues to be addressed in the EIS will include the effects of grazing where sage-grouse habitat exists and where potential domestic and bighorn sheep interaction may occur. In addition to livestock grazing, a variety of other multiple uses exist in the project area, including recreation, travel planning, wild horse management and electrical transmission line development. The planning area, located in Owyhee County, encompasses about 120,000 acres of public land.
"We are extending the comment period on the scope of the EIS to March 9, 2012, which is 15 days after this public meeting," said BLM Boise District Manager Aden Seidlitz. "The BLM values public input and involvement for making sound decisions on proposed actions during the development of an EIS.»
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