Promontory Bighorn Nursery Fence Improvement
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Project ID: 7288
Status: Current
Fiscal Year: 2025
Submitted By:
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Project Manager: Rusty Robinson
PM Agency: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
PM Office: Salt Lake Office
Lead: Sportsmen for Fish & Wildlife
WRI Region: Statewide
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Description:
Due to stray domestic sheep in the vicinity, fencing needs to be upgraded to protect nursery herd from disease transmission.
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Location:
Promontory Point - Boothe Valley Hill
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Project Need
Need For Project:
Multiple estray domestic sheep have been observed in the vicinity, and there is an urgent need to make fence improvements to create a double high fence barrier at most vulnerable locations and make improvements to outer field fence in other areas.
Objectives:
Upgrade low fence to high fence on north and northwest portion of property, improve low fence on southwest side, construct additional high fence on west boundary. Additional improvements as needed.
Project Location/Timing Justification (Why Here? Why Now?):
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Relation To Management Plan:
From Statewide bighorn sheep management plan:
a. Establish and maintain secure nursery herds of Rocky Mountain, California, and desert
bighorn sheep. Locations for nursery herds will be selected with the goal of minimizing
potential contact with domestic sheep or goats (measures including double fencing may
be used to accomplish this goal). Nursery herds will be tested regularly to monitor for
disease concerns.
b. Use healthy bighorns from nursery herds to reestablish depopulated herds or to augment
infected herds when deemed appropriate.
Fire / Fuels:
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Water Quality/Quantity:
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Compliance:
Archeological clearance conducted by UDAF. Letter on file.
Methods:
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Monitoring:
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Partners:
SFW
DWR
Future Management:
Property will be managed collaboratively under the terms of a conservation easement. A portion or portions of the property will be managed as a long-term nursery facility for bighorn sheep in order to better protect bighorns from disease and aid in future transplants as directed in the statewide bighorn sheep management plan.
Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources:
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| Budget | WRI/DWR | Other | Budget Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $0.00 | $187,000.00 | $187,000.00 | $0.00 | $187,000.00 |
| Item | Description | WRI | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| Contractual Services | $0.00 | $187,000.00 | $0.00 | 2025 |
| Funding | WRI/DWR | Other | Funding Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $0.00 | $187,000.00 | $187,000.00 | $0.00 | $187,000.00 |
| Source | Phase | Description | Amount | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| External Conservation Permit | SFW ECP | $0.00 | $187,000.00 | $0.00 | 2025 |
Species
| Species | "N" Rank | HIG/F Rank | ||||
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| Bighorn Sheep | N4 | R2 | ||||
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Project Comments
| Comment | 08/20/2025 | Type: 2 | Commenter: Alison Whittaker |
| This is just a reminder that completion reports are due August 31st. Expenses in the Through WRI/DWR column on the finance page have been entered. Please do not make any changes to numbers in the Through WRI/DWR column. 1. Any "Through Other" or "In-kind" expenses will need to be entered by the PM or contributors. 2. Update your map features (if applicable) and 3. fill out the completion form. 4. Don't forget to upload any pictures of the project you have of before, during and after completion. 5. Be sure to click on the finalize button on the completion report when you have your completion report ready to be reviewed by WRI Admin. If you have any questions about this don't hesitate to contact me. Thanks. | |||
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