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Stateline Utah Nevada Fence Rebuild Project
Region: Southern
ID: 7390
Project Status: Proposed
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Need for Project
The BLM is requesting rebuilding a fence along the Utah/Nevada state line. This fence acts as the boundary between Utah and Nevada grazing allotments. This is an extremely old fence that is no longer functional. This fence is an allotment boundary between a Utah and Nevada grazing allotment and also serves to restrict overgrazing from wild horses with a portion of the Stateline Grazing allotment that is not within a Horse Management Area and has been re-seeded following the 2020 Big Summit Wildfire. The fence crosses a portion of State Lands and is approximately 16,653 feet.
Provide evidence about the nature of the problem and the need to address it. Identify the significance of the problem using a variety of data sources. For example, if a habitat restoration project is being proposed to benefit greater sage-grouse, describe the existing plant community characteristics that limit habitat value for greater sage-grouse and identify the changes needed for habitat improvement.
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Objectives
The main objective is to reduce wild horse and burros crossing in from Nevada to Utah. Additionally, a second objective is to aid in management of livestock grazing. Rebuilding the fence would improve rangeland health, especially in areas re-seeded following the 2020 Big Summit fire.
Provide an overall goal for the project and then provide clear, specific and measurable objectives (outcomes) to be accomplished by the proposed actions. If possible, tie to one or more of the public benefits UWRI is providing.
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Project Location/Timing Justification (Why Here? Why Now?)
This fence is located along the Utah/Nevada state line and has historically kept wild horses in Nevada. The Utah side of the fence is not with a Horse Management Area. This is an old range fence that is no longer functional and needs to be rebuilt to support proper livestock grazing management and to facilitate management of wild horse populations and movement.
LOCATION: Justify the proposed location of this project over other areas, include publicly scrutinized planning/recovery documents that list this area as a priority, remote sensing modeling that show this area is a good candidate for restoration, wildlife migration information and other data that help justify this project's location.
TIMING: Justify why this project should be implemented at this time. For example, Is the project area at risk of crossing an ecological or other threshold wherein future restoration would become more difficult, cost prohibitive, or even impossible.
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Relation to Management Plans
This is a current Range Improvement project that NEPA has been completed on in the past. No NEPA will be required for new fence construction within the same existing footprint. New Cultural surveys will be completed prior to construction.
List management plans where this project will address an objective or strategy in the plan. Describe how the project area overlaps the objective or strategy in the plan and the relevance of the project to the successful implementation of those plans. It is best to provide this information in a list format with the description immediately following the plan objective or strategy.
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Fire/Fuels
The proposed project would be expected to promote healthy vegetative communities and improve the quality and quantity of desired species by reducing the impacts of livestock and wild horse utilization and allowing for better management of the grazing system. The project will help reduce the impacts of invasive annual grasses by allowing time for perennial species to recover and maintain their vigor. Improved overall rangeland health would reduce fire frequency and impact if wildland fire should occur.
If applicable, detail how the proposed project will significantly reduce the risk of fuel loading and/or continuity of hazardous fuels including the use of fire-wise species in re-seeding operations. Describe the value of any features being protected by reducing the risk of fire. Values may include; communities at risk, permanent infrastructure, municipal watersheds, campgrounds, critical wildlife habitat, etc. Include the size of the area where fuels are being reduced and the distance from the feature(s) at risk.
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Water Quality/Quantity
This project is expected to improve both the vegetative communities and the soil health and structure by limiting the impacts of wild horses in the area and by allowing for more precise management of livestock grazing rotations. It is likely that improved vegetative communities and soil health will lead to healthier hydrologic systems and higher water quality and quantity in the project area.
Describe how the project has the potential to improve water quality and/or increase water quantity, both over the short and long term. Address run-off, erosion, soil infiltration, and flooding, if applicable.
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Compliance
Cultural surveys were completed during initial fence installation. No further NEPA is required for reconstruction of fence. The Archeologist will review the fence rebuild project and complete any new cultural surveys as needed.
Description of efforts, both completed and planned, to bring the proposed action into compliance with any and all cultural resource, NEPA, ESA, etc. requirements. If compliance is not required enter "not applicable" and explain why not it is not required.
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Methods
The existing old fence will be removed and reconstructed according to BLM specifications. The reconstructed fence will be 4 strand barbed wire and all corners, gates, end panels, stress panels, etc. will be replaced with new material. Any additional corners, gates, or panels that are needed will be added to the project. All old fence materials along with any other refuse or unused materials will be removed from the project area. Brush and tree clearing will be allowed only directly along the fence line to allow for removal/construction.
Describe the actions, activities, tasks to be implemented as part of the proposed project; how these activities will be carried out, equipment to be used, when, and by whom.
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Monitoring
The project will be inspected for completion by the BLM and DWR. The fence will be inspected regularly by the BLM Range Specialist over the allotment. If condition of the fence is trending downward, inspections should occur more frequently and maintenance should occur as needed.
Describe plans to monitor for project success and achievement of stated objectives. Include details on type of monitoring (vegetation, wildlife, etc.), schedule, assignments and how the results of these monitoring efforts will be reported and/or uploaded to this project page. If needed, upload detailed plans in the "attachments" section.
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Partners
BLM, DWR, Livestock Permittee
List any and all partners (agencies, organizations, NGO's, private landowners) that support the proposal and/or have been contacted and included in the planning and design of the proposed project. Describe efforts to gather input and include these agencies, landowners, permitees, sportsman groups, researchers, etc. that may be interested/affected by the proposed project. Partners do not have to provide funding or in-kind services to a project to be listed.
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Future Management
The fence will be maintained by the livestock permittee. The BLM Range Specialist over the allotment will complete range improvement inspections as needed to ensure maintenance is being completed regularly.
Detail future methods or techniques (including administrative actions) that will be implemented to help in accomplishing the stated objectives and to insure the long term success/stability of the proposed project. This may include: post-treatment grazing rest and/or management plans/changes, wildlife herd/species management plan changes, ranch plans, conservation easements or other permanent protection plans, resource management plans, forest plans, etc.
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Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources
The project will improve the quantity and quality of sustainable use by reducing the excess grazing occurring from wild horses and allowing for management of livestock grazing use to levels appropriate for sustainable use of the vegetation, soil, and hydrologic resources. In addition to this the project will also support improving habitat and forage quality and availability for wildlife species such as elk and mule deer by reducing the competition for resources with wild horses and unauthorized livestock.
Potential for the proposed action to improve quality or quantity of sustainable uses such as grazing, timber harvest, biomass utilization, recreation, etc. Grazing improvements may include actions to improve forage availability and/or distribution of livestock.
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