There are no instructions for submitting testimony at the bill’s website but it’s on the committee’s schedule for March 13.
RELATED: Colorado Wild Horse Working Group Calls Special Meeting.
Surface Management Agencies Along the Salt River
The river flows westward through a mountainous area in the Tonto National Forest until it reaches Saguaro Lake.
Along the way, it passes the Sunflower Allotment to the north and the Reavis, Tortilla, Superstition and Goldfield Allotments to the south.
Then it flows west southwest through Goldfield before crossing into BIA land.
The Saguaro WBT overlaps the southern portion of Sunflower but it is inactive, the equivalent of an HA on BLM land.
Sunflower is permitted for cattle according to the ArcGIS viewer.
Reavis, Tortilla and Superstition are vacant and Goldfield has been closed.
In years past, wild horses were spotted around the lake, including the Butcher Jones Recreation Area at the southern edge of Sunflower.
They can also be found at Coon Bluff and the Phon D Sutton Recreation Area, both of which are at the western end of Goldfield.
Robbing forage from Sunflower livestock would be unacceptable but there are probably fences keeping them out of that area so there must be some other reason the advocates are sterilizing the mares with PZP.
Evaluating the Sanctuaries
Here’s a simple pass/fail test:
- Do they include public lands?
- Were any allotments repurposed for wild horses?
If the answers are No, they represent victory for the ranchers and failure for the horses.
Most sanctuaries fall into this category, which is why the advocates like them.
Fraud Alert: Bogus Land Trust
The project includes deeded acreage in the Buckeye and Pine Nut allotments, which overlap the Pine Nut Mountains HA.
The Authorization Use Report shows they’re permitted for cattle and sheep.
Bottom Line: It’s in an area where livestock are welcomed but horses are not.
RELATED: Fish Springs Land Trust Helps Livestock or Wild Horses?
Fraud Alert: Minimally Invasive Management Solutions
Translation: Massive human involvement, poisoning the mares with PZP.
Added to AdvocateSpeak decoder.
Mustang Monday
On the eastern side of the Virginia Range with Art.
What Happened to the National Data Viewer?
Just a guess: The owner flipped the sharing from public to private.
RELATED: BLM Puts NDV Off Limits?
Diamond Anniversary of Wild Horse Preservation Movement
Velma’s first encounter with the horse runners occurred 75 years ago.
The Virginia Range was ground zero.
Today, it is the site of the world’s largest mass sterilization program, an insult to her legacy and harbinger of changing attitudes toward wild horses—among those who claim to be their voices.
Women have always been at the forefront of the movement but today’s women are not like those of 1950.
They’re liberals—anti-God, anti-life and anti-family.
For them, wild horse preservation came of age with the advent of PZP, a restricted-use pesticide that sterilizes mares after five years of treatment.
That aligned with their wicked ideology and explains what you see today.
ArcGIS Viewer Update
Added two layers to the map and saved it as Rev 1:
- USFS Wild Horse and Burro Territories (not visible by default)
- USFS Grazing Allotments (not visible)
The territories are not active at the default zoom level. Click the Zoom In button to activate them. Then click the visibility icon next to the layer name to see them.
A blinking dot on the left side of the visibility icon means the layer is loading.
Territory labels may require additional zooming.
The Legend toolbar button (on the left margin) explains the color codes.
RELATED; Streamlined NDV Replacement.
BLM Issues Montgomery Pass Final Planning Documents
The Decision Record authorizes the Proposed Action, discussed in Section 2.2 of the Final EA, which calls for wild horse removal by helicopter or bait.
Map 1 in Appendix 1 shows the project area.
All documents have been copied to the project folder.
There are no plans to treat any of the mares with fertility control pesticides and return them to the range.
A roundup does not appear on the latest schedule.
The news release said that appeals can be submitted through April 7.
RELATED: Montgomery Pass EA Out for Public Review.
NEPA Analysis of AIP Consisted of a CX
Only one document was copied to the project folder, a categorical exclusion which said NEPA analysis wasn’t necessary.
RELATED: Court Halts AIP.
Foal-Free Friday, Halting the Helicopters Edition
Liberals view reproduction as a defect of nature, an illness to be cured, not a vital part of existence and gift from God.
Thus, their obsession with abortion, contraception and sterilization.
They project these evils onto wild horses as a humane solution to a man-made problem, furthering the ranching agenda.
Their followers line up like clapping seals.
Don’t be fooled by their propaganda.
They are public enemy #1 of America’s wild horses.
RELATED; Foal-Free Friday, Backstopping the Advocates Edition.
Streamlined NDV Replacement
You do not need an ArcGIS account to use the new viewer.
The default basemap is:
- Terrain with Labels
Four layers were included:
- BLM National Surface Management Agency (visible when you open it)
- BLM Natl Grazing Allotment Polygons (not visible)
- BLM Natl Wild Horse and Burro Herd Area Polygons (not visible)
- BLM Natl Wild Horse and Burro Herd Mgmt Area Polygons (not visible)
A legend appears initially, which you can toggle on and off with the Legend toolbar button on the left side of the map.
The Layers button toggles the layer list on and off.
To turn on the allotment layer, click the visibility icon next to the layer name (looks like an eye). Click it again to turn it off.
Same for the other layers.
The Zoom buttons are at the lower right.
Drag the map to see other areas.
The Search button, also on the lower right, moves the map to a town or other landmark you specify.
Click the Home button to restore it to the original view.
Click on an allotment or HMA to see basic information about the parcel.
RELATED: Creating an Account for the NDV Workaround.
Creating an Account for the NDV Workaround
Go to the ERSI accounts page and click on Create an ArcGIS Public Account, where you’ll be prompted to supply your name and email address.
A confirmation email will be sent to your inbox.
Click on the link to set up a username and password.
Then go back to the map viewer. Sign in if you want to save maps you create.
The system gives them URLs, which you can share with others.
For example, here is a map of allotments and HMAs along the NV-UT state line, using the default colors and styles.
RELATED: NDV Workaround.
UPDATE: Sharing of the demo map above has been set to public, link should work now.
NDV Workaround
This resource might be a suitable alternative to the National Data Viewer, which now requires a login.
Recommended basemap:
- Terrain with Labels
Essential layers:
- BLM National Surface Management Agency
- BLM Natl Grazing Allotment Polygons
- BLM Natl Wild Horse and Burro Herd Area Polygons
- BLM Natl Wild Horse and Burro Herd Mgmt Area Polygons
Each layer has customizable properties, such as labels and outline and fill colors.
RELATED: BLM Puts NDV Off Limits?
SB 2331 Laid to Rest?
Ashes and Advocacy
Today marks the beginning of 40 days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving ahead of Easter.
It’s also Velma’s birthday.
Beware of the charlatans and their false promises.
They are phonies, leaders of the blind, irrelevant.
BLM Releases Pancake Final Planning Documents
The Decision Record, copied to the project folder today, authorizes Alternatives A and D of the Final EA, minus the use of IUDs. Refer to Sections 2.4 and 2.7.
The new plan supports three tenets of rangeland management.
The new HMAP is discussed in Appendix XIII.
The news release did not mention that the EA still refers to outdated registrations for GonaCon Equine, despite public comments.
RELATED: EA for Pancake HMAP Out for Public Review.
BLM to Renew Agreement with Wyoming Honor Farm
The final planning documents have been copied to the project folder.
The Decision Record authorizes the solicitation of a five-year contract to pay for space, feeding, training and care for up to 200 wild horses and burros at the Wyoming Honor Farm in Riverton.
Most of the training is accomplished by inmates, which helps them transition back into society according to the news release.
RELATED: Wyoming Honor Farm EA Out for Review.
AIP Fallout
What will happen now that the incentive has been abolished?
- Roundups will continue
- Wild horses and burros will still be offered for adoption
- Adoptions will decrease
- Off-range holding will increase
The government will need new ideas to keep the populations in check.
Who will be waiting in the wings to provide those services?
Those who brought the lawsuit.
Totally self-serving.
RELATED: Court Halts AIP.
