Vernal, Utah-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office is hosting a public learning session to provide information about the final greater sage-grouse conservation plan for Utah public lands.
After an unprecedented, collaborative and science-based conservation effort, the BLM and U.S. Forest Service recently finalized Utah land-use plan amendments that will address threats to the greater sage-grouse by: minimizing surface disturbance; improving sagebrush habitat; and reducing the threat of rangeland fire. Unlike other states, Utah’s sage-grouse habitat is highly fragmented, so the Utah plan proposes management based on actual greater sage-grouse populations rather than just habitat. “Steppe Forward" learning session attendees can learn more about this management strategy and many others in a public, open house format.
The meeting is open to the public:
Nov. 5, 2015, Thursday, 5-7 p.m.
Vernal City Office Community Room
374 E. Main Vernal, UT 84078
For additional information regarding the Vernal “Steppe Forward" public learning session, please contact Stephanie Howard at (435)781-4469. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or question for the above individual. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Replies are provided during normal business hours.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
