Members of the Modoc-Washoe Experimental Stewardship Program Steering Committee will discuss various rangeland management topics when they meet Thursday, February 20th, beginning at 9:00a.m., at the Bureau of Land Management Surprise Field Station, 602 Cressler Street, in Cedarville.
Members of the public are welcome to attend, or participate virtually via Zoom, using this information:
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Meeting ID: 160 949 6035
Passcode: 866719
Dial in only: 1 669 254 5252 US
The committee will hear public comments at 11:15 a.m.
Agenda topics include a report on meadow restoration projects in the Warner Mountains, details about ongoing bear studies in the Warners, updates from the Bureau of Land Management Applegate Field Office and Modoc National Forest Warner Mountain Ranger District, and reports from committee members.
The Modoc-Washoe steering committee is part of the national Experimental Stewardship Program, created by Congress in the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978.
The program encourages rangeland management innovation and incentives for improving conditions on public rangelands. It focuses on public lands managed by the BLM’s Applegate Field Office east of the Warner Mountains, and Modoc National Forest lands of the Warner Mountain Ranger District.
The committee membership includes livestock grazing permit holders, and representatives from the BLM Applegate Field Office and Modoc National Forest Warner Mountain Ranger District.
Representatives from the California and Nevada departments of fish and wildlife are members, along with representatives from the timber industry, invasive weed control interests, wild horse and burro interests, resource conservation districts, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, local government, and environmental and sporting interests from California and Nevada.
Representatives from the University of California and University of Nevada cooperative extension services also are members.
