Tonopah Field Office initiated public scoping period on the Bullfrog Herd Management Area Management Evaluation

TONOPAH, Nev. – The Tonopah Field Office is developing a Herd Management Area Plan (HMAP) and Gather Plan Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Bullfrog Herd Management Area. A 30-day public scoping period to review the Management Evaluation began on Sept. 17, 2024, and will end at 11:59 PM PST on Oct. 18, 2024.

A Management Evaluation has been prepared and is available for public review on the BLM ePlanning site at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2034193/510. The Management Evaluation documents the current situation on range and will aid in alternative development of the Bullfrog Gather Plan EA.

“This Gather Plan is an important step to stabilizing the fragile ecosystem with an appropriate population level of wild burro,” said Perry Wickham, Tonopah Field Manager. “A careful review of this document will reveal why these beautiful animals rely on humans to take action to safeguard lives and property right here on the edge of an untamed and often barren land. The Bullfrog HMAP will identify and set objectives for wild horses and burros and their habitat in future years.”

Comments can be submitted via ePlanning or by email to: BLM_NV_Bullfrog_HMAP@blm.gov or by U.S. mail to:

Bullfrog HMA Management Evaluation
Tonopah Field Office
P.O. Box 911
Tonopah, NV 89409

Comments must be submitted or postmarked by Oct. 18, 2024.

Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

For more information, please call Eden Long, Wild Horse and Burro Specialist at 775-482-7800 or BLM_NV_Bullfrog_HMAP@blm.gov.