LAS VEGASRecognizing that the desert tortoise is in critical habitat, it is important to provide a high-quality visitor experience.The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office seeks comment on theDraft Environmental Assessment of the Piute Eldorado Valley Area Critical Environmental Concern Management Plan. The virtual public meeting will be held on April 5 and 6, and the comment period will close April 19, 2022.
We used public comments received last year to refine the draft management planning that seeks to improve and enhance critical desert tortoise habitats within Piute-Eldorado Valley Areas Of Critical Environmental Concern while maintaining access on designated routes. Shonna Dooman, Las Vegas Field Manager.We look forward now to receiving public comments on the draft management plan, and environmental assessment.
The following information would make the best comments:
Are there any additional data, information or analyses that should be considered?
Is the information, data, or analysis not accurate or well-considered?
Register for the April 5th and 6th virtual public meetings.https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g_14lloUQg-2anYIhI3kGQ Register for the April 6th public by visitinghttps://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cRttbr_FR4-OYJOadHxKcg.The meetings will also be recorded and posted to YouTube by BLM Nevada. Each public meeting will consist of brief presentations, followed closely by a portion of questions and answers, and finally a period for comments.
The management plan includes activities that are recommended Install Roadside fencing to reduce wildlife mortality and direct Wildlife towards culverts for safer traveling beneath the roadways. This includes repairing and upgrading signs that mark official routes that were established in 1998, restoring disturbances caused when vehicles drive off these routes, increasing monitoring of invasive plants, improving areas surrounding natural springs that have been affected by feral cattle, and cleaning up trash dumps. The management plan wasWe do not recommend any changes to the designations of open and closed routes. A number of other issues were not addressed, including changes to speed limits, boundaries, special use permit limitations, mineral extraction, and speed limits.
These proposed restoration activities require funding The compensation fees paid by solar developers in the Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone northeast of Las Vegas are used to offset the costs of mitigation. BLM has been collecting data since 2017 and developing ideas to improve multiple resources, including soil, wildlife, and visual quality, while maintaining high quality tortoise habitats and recreational experiences for public land owners.
Piute-Eldorado Valley Area is of critical environmental concern. It is home to a wide range of species, including bighorn sheep, and rare plants. This 330,000-acre area has many recreational uses, including hunting, birdwatching (including camping), hiking, and Off Highway Vehicle travel.
Thedraft management plan, dThe raft environmental assessment and other relevant documents can be found at:https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2018028/510
Comments are accepted up to April 19, 2022. Submit the following information: onlinehttps://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2018028/510Email at BLM_LV_PiuteEldoradoACEC@blm.gov Or by mailPiute Eldorado Valley Area Management Plan; Attn Jonathan Smith; BLM Las Vegas Field Office; 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive Las Vegas, Nevada 89130.
You should know that your entire comment, including your address, telephone number, email address, and other personal identifying data, may be made public at any given time. Although you can ask us to keep your personal identifying information secret from the public, we cannot guarantee this.
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