Laserfiche WebLink
<br />,.... <br />,:>) On public rangelands the required grazing environmental impact statf:l11ent <br />C') will analyze the resource base and consider management alternatives. The <br />0) subseQJent 1 and use pl an will deve lop the site specific grazing management <br />program (grazing system or allot~ent management plan) including selection of <br />BMP's and an implementation schedule. <br /> <br />Application technology fOr best management practices for rangelands is <br />well known and understood by professional range managers and range <br />conservationists and will not be discussed in great detail here. If needed, <br />assistance on private lands is available from the Soil Conservation Service <br />and state extension range management specialists. <br /> <br />BMP's for rangeland fall into three general categories: grazing <br />management, installation of management facilities, and land treatment. <br /> <br />a. Grazing management. Good animal distribution and control of the <br />amount, intensity and season of grazing is basic to any grazing <br />management system. Grazing management includes the use of anyone <br />or any combination of the following practices to fit a given <br />situation and meet management objecti ves: <br /> <br />- Adjustment in numbers of livestock. <br />- Adjustment in season of use, frequency or intensity of livestock <br />use. <br />- Improved distribution of livestock use. <br />- Deferment of livestock use. <br />- Rotation of livestock use. <br />- Rest from livestock use. <br />- Changing class of livestock, i.e. sheep, cattle, horses. <br />- Removal of livestock, temporarily or permanently, where livestock <br />grazing is or has been detrimental to the site, e.g., steep, fragile <br />sites where disturbance of the surface produces excessive soil <br />erosion and sedimentation; critical watersheds used for municipal <br />and domestic water supply; critical riparian zones; highly saline <br />sites adj acent to watercourses. <br /> <br />To be successful, a system of grazing management must be designed for a <br />specific site and provide for the continuing physiological needs of the <br />desired vegetation on that site, giving full consideration to limitations of <br />climate, soi 1 s and topography. <br /> <br />b. Installation of management facilities. Supportive facilities for <br />management of livestock are essential for achieving control and <br />distribution of livestock on the area to be grazed. These include: <br /> <br />water developments <br />- fencing <br />- corrals <br />stock trail s <br />- distribution of salt <br />- she lters . <br /> <br />- 15 - <br /> <br />j~ co <br /> <br />'1",",__"",,_;'''': <br /> <br />::k, ,-~ ..::,:h.;.,~,~ <br /> <br />L-,:'~ <br />c~J <br />;~. . i ';- <br />",",-,,-, <br />