CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released final environmental documents for a project that would allow the Nevada Land Trust to use $250,000 in federal grants to acquire 45 acres of land in Ash Canyon, located west of Carson City, Nev.
The grant is funded through Reclamation’s Desert Terminal Lake Program, which provides funding for projects that benefit at-risk natural desert terminal lakes and associated riparian and watershed resources.
The project allows federal grant funding to be used to acquire a 45.5-acre parcel of private land and approximately 20 acre-feet of associated water rights from a willing seller in Ash Canyon.
The funding will primarily be used to complete acquisition of the property by Nevada Land Trust. Funding will also be provided for them to transfer fee title of the property in the future to a public entity the Trust deems appropriate. This could include adjacent landowners such as Nevada Division of State Parks or the Carson City Open Space Program. The funding will also allow the Nevada Land Trust to protect a wet meadow on the property by relocating logs and boulders on site to block motorized access and prevent ongoing damage to the meadow.
The Final Environmental Analysis and related documents are available at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=21541. If you encounter problems accessing the documents, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
To request copies of the documents or for additional information, please contact Selena Werdon at
775-884-8366 or swerdon@usbr.gov.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
