By the Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District-Sierra Front Field Office, has prepared the Churchill Canyon Grazing Allotment, Environmental Assessment (EA). The Allotment is located in the Pine Nut Mountains of Douglas and Lyon Counties, Nevada.
The EA, appendices and maps are currently available for public review and comment here.
Comments on the Churchill Canyon Grazing Allotment, Environmental Assessment (DOI-BLM-NV-C020-2008-0024-EA) will be accepted until May 26, 2011.
The EA analyzes the direct, indirect and cumulative effects to the human environment associated with issuing a new 10-year term livestock grazing permit for the Allotment.
The EA evaluates a Proposed Action and two other alternatives (Current Management and No Grazing).
Under the Proposed Action, the BLM would issue a new term livestock grazing permit authorizing 1,275 Animal Month Units (AUMs) of forage consumed by cattle between November 1 and May 20, each year.
Upon conclusion of the 30-day public review period, the BLM will evaluate all comments received and categorize them. The BLM may make revisions to this EA based on substantive comments received. The BLM would then likely proceed to issuing a proposed grazing decision.
Those persons, agencies or organizations on the BLM’s mailing list would be notified of this proposed grazing decision.
Interested individuals can send written comments to the Sierra Front Field Office, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, Nevada 89701, attn: Katrina Leavitt, or email comments to ChurchillEA2011@blm.gov.
Comments can also be faxed to (775) 885-6147.
If you have any questions regarding the proposal, contact Katrina Leavitt, Rangeland Management Specialist at: (775) 885-6130.
