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Utah WSF Bighorn Outreach Coordinator
Region: Statewide
ID: 7635
Project Status: Current
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Need for Project
In order to prevent disease risk to bighorn sheep and provide mutual benefits to domestic sheep and goat producers, this position was created as an interagency project.
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
a. Establishment of the location of and contacting domestic sheep and goat producers in proximity of existing bighorn sheep habitat; b. Inventory and test for disease the herds of willing domestic sheep and goat producers; c. Foster positive relationships within the agricultural community and offer management options and veterinary guidance to reduce the risk to bighorn sheep; d. Compile a database of producers and contact information; e. Assess and prioritize areas to address that pose disease risk as it relates to the commingling of bighorn sheep with domestic sheep and goats; f. Create and distribute educational and outreach materials and tools to benefit producers and bighorn sheep; g. Create a 3-year strategic plan; h. Explore funding sources for fencing and methods for exchanging for disease free domestics; and i. Any additional mutually agreed upon metrics as may be identified by the Parties during the pendency of this Agreement.
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?)
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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
From statewide bighorn sheep management plan; "UDWR recognizes the economic importance of the domestic sheep industry, and it is not the intent of this Plan or UDWR to force domestic sheep operators off public lands or out of business. Rather, the intent is to look for opportunities that will protect bighorn sheep populations while working with the domestic sheep industry. Because of the unique mosaic of bighorn sheep habitat in Utah and its pervasive proximity to domestic sheep and goats on private and public lands, and the susceptibility of bighorn sheep to diseases harbored by domestic sheep and goats, it is impossible to completely remove all risk of pathogen transmission. UDWR fully understands and accepts the risks of disease in bighorn sheep populations, and will employ a variety of strategies to manage around this risk to ensure sustainable populations of bighorns can exist in balance with domestic sheep grazing.
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
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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
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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
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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 Employee may use strategies including but not limited to: a. Aiding producers to install adequate fencing or otherwise helping to prevent the escape or commingling with bighorn sheep; b. Advising producers on husbandry and veterinary practices; c. Testing domestic sheep and goats for disease; d. Helping producers manage infected animals; e. Participate in aerial surveys; and f. Assist in separating domestic and wild populations in cases of intermingling.
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
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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
UDWR, UWSF
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
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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
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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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