Environmental Assessment Completed

Inyo SZ Desert Allotments Grazing Analysis

Inyo National Forest Inyo, California Mount Whitney Ranger District

Analysis of grazing allotments on the South Zone of the Inyo National Forest, including the Alabama Hills, Ash Creek, George Creek, Olancha, and Tunawee Allotments

Location

Grazing allotments in the southern portion of the Inyo National Forest along the escarpment of the Sierra Nevada

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/17/2013
2
Comment Period
10/23/2014
3
Objection Period Start
05/31/2016
4
Decision
08/2017 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityGrazing, Rescissions Act Of 1995
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityGrazing Allotment Management; Grazing Authorizations; Noxious Weed Treatments; Rangeland Vegetation Improvements; Grazing Structural Improvements
Desert Grazing AllotmentsDecision Signed Date: 08/28/2017
ForestsInyo National Forest
DistrictsMount Whitney Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Grazing managementWatershed managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants