Environmental Assessment Completed

Pastures 4 and 6 Vegetation Management Project

Dakota Prairie Grasslands McKenzie, North Dakota Mckenzie Ranger District

The McKenzie Ranger District, in cooperation with McKenzie County Grazing Association, proposes continued grazing and vegetation management under an adaptive management strategy on 20 grazing allotments that comprise pastures 4 and 6.

Location

The project area encompasses approximately 78,176 acres of NFS lands and 52,043 of state and private lands within the administrative boundary of Little Missouri National Grasslands, McKenzie County.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/21/2019
2
Comment Period
11/21/2019
3
Objection Period Start
04/24/2020
4
Decision
06/2020 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityGrazing, Rescissions Act Of 1995
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityGrazing Allotment Management; Grazing Authorizations; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Grazing Structural Improvements; Watershed Improvements
Pastures 4 and 6 Vegetation Management ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/19/2020
ForestsDakota Prairie Grasslands
DistrictsMckenzie Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Grazing managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed managementVegetation management (other than forest products)