Collaboration Key to Restoring Eastern Nevada’s Burned Public Lands
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ELY, Nev. – Two federal agencies, a county entity and a non-profit organization recently teamed up to restore public lands in eastern Nevada burned by wildfire.
The Agricultural Research Service, Bureau of Land Management, Tri-County Weed Control and Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition last month treated about 200 acres of BLM-administered land burned in the Strawberry Fire. The lighting-ignited fire in 2016 burned nearly 4,660 acres, mostly within Great Basin National Park.
The partners applied herbicides and seeded. The treatments will help to stabilize soils and stem erosion, reduce non-native plant species and noxious weeds, and restore native habitat. Numerous wildlife species will benefit, including elk, mule deer, pronghorn antelope and greater sage grouse.
The October treatments follow January’s aerial seeding of approximately 2,027 acres of BLM and National Park Service lands. The BLM conducted the aerial seeding in cooperation with the Nevada Department of Wildlife. Both actions are part of the Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation Plan developed last year in response to the fire.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.