The BLM plans to remove juniper trees from a variety of landscapes near the Alcova Reservoir according to yesterday’s news release.
The project is a collaborative effort between the BLM, Bureau of Reclamation, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, and private landowners.
BLM representatives will be on hand to provide information, answer questions and gather public input at an open house on May 7.
A map of the project area was provided.
A link to the NEPA review was not given.
You must travel to Alcova to participate.
The ArcGIS Viewer shows the reservoir is surrounded by grazing allotments.
The private landowners are likely permittees.
The trees, a native species, are not being targeted because they might burn if lightning strikes one of the pastures but because they crowd out forage preferred by livestock, a nonnative species.
This is another example of wasteful spending intended to prop up a failed industry.
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