Two-way chain 431 acres of phase III PJ to and reseed to increase diversity of grasses, forbs, and shrub community. Phase III PJ is transitioning to low or no under story vegetation and loses resistance and resilience to catastrophic event like wildfire or high precipitation events. The seeding and treatment will establish under story grasses, forbs, and shrubs that would rebound from a fire or high precipitation event.

Aerial broadcast a prescribed seed mix and two-pass chaining of 431 acres of Phase III PJ to set the system back to an earlier seral stage to provide more forage for wildlife and livestock, expand sage grouse habitat, and preserve the resilience and resistance of this area from catastrophic events.

Threat of low resistance and resilience to catastrophic events like wildfire or heavy ppt in Phase III PJ. Also to prevent Phase II PJ from becoming becoming phase III PJ.

1. Governors Sage grouse management plan to restore degraded sagebrush habitat for sage grouse use. 2. Utah WAP to rehabilitate sagebrush steppe habitat within the state. 3. Utah's CWCS to work on habitat for species of concern and help keep them for being listed. The project area occurs within the sagebrush steppe type which is one of the key habitats identified in the WAP. This area supports mule deer (Tier III) and Greater sage grouse (Tier II). Numerous other species of concern (Tier III) also inhabit the area including neotropical birds and raptors. 4. West Deseret Adaptive Resource Management plan lists threats to sage grouse, fragmentation of habitats being one of the majors concerns for this area. 5. The proposed treatments will help address strategies outlined in the WDARM sage grouse conservation plan; reduce pinyon/juniper stands from sage-grouse use areas. 6. Reduce the threat of conversion of sagebrush stands to invasive/noxious weed communities. 7. Work with public and private partners to implement livestock management plans that address seasonal needs of sage-grouse and livestock operations. 8. By 2016, increase brood-rearing habitat quality in the Resource Area. 9. The proposed treatments lie within Central Region UPCD focus areas. 10. The proposed projects will address some of the habitat management strategies outlined in the deer management plan including: continue to restore and improve sagebrush steppe habitats critical to deer according to DWR's Habitat Initiative; 11. Cooperate with federal land management agencies and private landowners in carrying out habitat improvements such as reseedings, controlled burns, water developments etc. on public and private lands; and maintain and/or enhance forage production through direct range improvements throughout the unit to achieve population management objectives. 12. The proposed projects will address the following goals and objectives of the Division of Wildlife Resources most recent strategic management plan: Resource Goal: expand wildlife populations and conserve sensitive species by protecting and improving wildlife habitat. 13. Objective 2: improve communication with wildlife organizations, public officials, private landowners, and government agencies to obtain support for Division programs. 14. Objective 3: conserve sensitive species to prevent them from becoming listed as threatened or endangered. 15. Constituency Goal: Achieve broad-based support for Division programs and budgets by demonstrating the value of wildlife to all citizens of Utah. Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife (SWF) The mission of SFW is to promote the protection and enhancement of wildlife habitat...SFW members have raised millions of dollars and volunteered tens of thousands of hours and equipment that is having very real effects on the ground. Thousands of acres of critical deer and elk winter habitat has been purchased, treated with chaining and burning, and preserved with SFW funds. Mule Deer Foundation Goals To include restoration, improve and protect mule deer habitat...resulting in self Sustaining, healthy, free ranging and huntable deer populations. IWJV Achievement of desired future populations of birds and their habitats will requires swift and decisive action from our conservation partners and must be rooted in sound conservation science...a strong and diverse Joint Venture partnership is in place, and unparalleled funding opportunities for bird conservat

Threat of low resistance and resilience to catastrophic wildfire in Phase III PJ. High fuel load and threat of catastrophic canopy wildlife

PJ removal will increase water quantity and seeding will increase infiltration to recharge ground water supply.

Archaeology, NRCS will provide the Arch Survey., NEPA, NRCS will provideCPA-52

Aerial broadcast prescribed seed mix with a fixed wing airplane. Two-way chaining with and ely first and smooth chain on the second pass.

Photo Points, Rangeland Inventory and UT-2 by the NRCS before the project begins. Nearby Lek Counts by the UDWR.

NRCS has contracted with the private landowner to do this work, the UDWR and WRI are partnering to provide equipment and technical assistance to help the landowner. Juab Conservation District approved this project.

Allow establishment of seeded species and then RX livestock grazing of treatment area.

Will be rested for two growing seasons and Rx Grazed.

07/22/2019

02/07/2020

2020

NRCS provided the Cultural Resource Inventory July 2019. Two way chaining first pass with Ely-Chain (431 ac). Aerial broadcast of seed mix in between first and second pass of the chaining (431 ac). Second pass chaining with a smooth-chain (431 ac).

This was an NRCS Conservation project for wildlife and livestock contracted with the land owner and executed by the land owner. The NRCS provided the cultural resource inventory in 22 July 2019 (431 ac). Two way chaining was contracted through TTCI. First pass was conducted in January 17th 2020 (431 ac) the Ely chain was provided by the GBRC through a WRI project. The reason for the late start was because the previous contractor decided to back out of the project and the landowner had to find another contractor. Seed was aerial broadcast by Hammond Helicopter late January 2020 (431 ac) @ 19.4 lbs per acre bulk rate. Second pass was completed the first week of February 2020 (431 ac) with a smooth chain provided by the GBRC. Monitoring and certification of the acres were conducted by the Nephi Field Office for the NRCS.

Upland Wildlife Habitat Management through the NRCS and RX grazing in the ranchers operation.