BLM invites public comment on SPRNCA draft Land Health Evaluations and scoping on the associated grazing lease renewals
BLM invites public comment on SPRNCA draft Land Health Evaluations and scoping on the associated grazing lease renewals
30-day comment period begins May 18
TUCSON, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tucson Field Office has released draft Land Health Evaluations (LHEs) and has initiated public scoping on the associated lease renewal Environmental Assessment (EA) for the four grazing allotments located partially in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. The May 18 release began a 30-day comment period.
The completion of the LHEs and associated EA will be the BLM’s initial step in managing the four grazing allotments through an adaptive management process as approved in the July 2019 SPRNCA Resource Management Plan (RMP). The purpose of the LHEs is to evaluate existing monitoring data against the Arizona Standards for Rangeland Health (1