Status
This 140,000-acre intensive infrastructure and grazing project by the BLM and Forest Service will further fragment wildlife habitat in the Bear River Range. We have been negotiating with BLM for four years to engage the public in an objective, science-based project. The effort has not moved the agency. We continue to work with other organizations to promote a project that sets aside streams and watersheds, important to cutthroat trout, sage grouse and pronghorn, for protection. We and our partners have collected habitat and water quality data and submitted it to the agency as well as providing detailed comments on the draft EA/EIS, which has been delayed for over a year. In August of 2018, Y2U along with Western Watersheds Project (WWP) filed an appeal to the Final Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact. We will continue to monitor riparian conditions in the Three Creeks allotment and provide feedback to the BLM based on their monitoring methods. We will also give suggestions for improved monitoring methods that more accurately reflect the true condition in over-grazed riparian areas.
Work Plan
Consulting with WWP on potential litigation options.
Expected Outcome
Our goal is to work with the BLM to establish better monitoring of riparian areas and sage grouse habitat within the allotment.