Grazing
Draft Amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area Plan
Valley Wells Allotment
Administration of the Valley Wells Allotment is addressed in the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan (BLM 1980), as amended by the Northern and Eastern Mojave Desert Management (NEMO) plan amendment (BLM 2002), herein incorporated by reference. The NEMO plan amendment prescribes two management strategies for this grazing allotment, one for those areas found inside the Desert Wildlife Management Area (DWMA) and one for those areas found outside the DWMA. A DWMA is an area dedicated to recovery of the federally threatened desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii); DWMAs are designated as Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). Approximately 55% of the allotment is inside the Shadow Valley DWMA and 45% is outside the DWMA. The boundary that defines the Shadow Valley DWMA within the Valley Wells Allotment (Appendix A) is approximately 50 miles long.
Draft Amendment Valley Wells Grazing Allotment
Map of Valley Wells Allotment
An amendment to the CDCA Plan with an associated envrionmental assessment that would make all or a portion of the Valley Wells Allotment unavailable for grazing.
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Public Comment will be accepted through December 16, 2008
A Citizens Guide to the NEPA
Email comments for Valley Wells Draft Amendment
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Bureau of Land Management
Needles Field Office
1303 S HWY 95
Needles, CA 92363
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