This does not mean the idea is dead.
The project covered land health assessments for the Basalt, Belleville, Little Huntoon and McBride Flat Allotments to evaluate their potential for livestock grazing and other land uses.
Belleville overlaps the southern half of Marietta, which is managed principally for wild burros.
A subsequent effort, based on findings in the LHAs, may bring the project back to the planning process, resulting in the demotion of the WBR to an HMA, or even an HA, an outcome for which there is well-established precedent.
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