Members of the Modoc-Washoe Experimental Stewardship Steering Committee will tour public rangelands and discuss a variety of range management topics, when they meet Wednesday and Thursday, October 19th – 20th, in Cedarville.
On October 19th, the group convenes at 10:00a.m. at the Bureau of Land Management Surprise Field Station, 602 Cressler St., and departs immediately to tour the Coleman Fire burned area and the Horse Lake and Calcutta livestock grazing allotments.
Members of the public are welcome. They must provide their own transportation in a high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicle.
On October 20th, the committee convenes at 9:00a.m. in the conference room of the BLM Surprise Field Station. The meeting is open to the public. Morning agenda topics include reports from member agencies and a summary from the previous day’s field trip.
Starting at 1:00p.m., topics include a cooperative extension research update, a report on wild horse management, a report on the Modoc National Forest’s Lassen 15 and Lassen Grazing projects and an update on wilderness study areas.
Those unable to attend can participate by teleconference. The toll-free phone number is (888) 469-0959, and the passcode is 21158. Public comments will be accepted at 11:30 a.m.
The Modoc-Washoe group 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. The Modoc-Washoe group advises the BLM’s Applegate (formerly Surprise) Field Office and the Modoc National Forest’s Warner Mountain Ranger District.
