MONTROSE, Colo. - This month, the Uncompahgre Field Office biological resources staff will begin performing Land Health Assessments on 12 allotments, which include 112,575 acres to determine which areas meet the Bureau of Land Management’s Rangeland Health Standards.
The standards describe the conditions needed to sustain public land health and relate to all uses of the public lands. Once the analysis is complete, it will help determine management decisions to maintain range conditions. The report will be posted on the BLM web site for public review.
“This is like a physical for our public lands, and it will help us determine how to manage rangelands to ensure our natural resources are available for public use for decades," said Barbara Sharrow, Uncompahgre Field Manager.
The allotments undergoing the Land Health Assessment include Mesa Creek, Tabeguache Creek, Third Park Common, Park 1703, Uncompahgre Bench 07007, Doby Canyon 17042, Tuttle Draw, Second Park 17105, Coal Canyon 17107, 25 Mesa South 07008, Big Bucktail 17061 and Williams Ditch 07220.
The public is invited to join the biological resources staff when they perform the analysis from September 15-26. For more information or to make arrangements to go to the field, contact Angie Losasso, BLM Range Management Specialist, at 970-327-4261 or alosasso@blm.gov.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
