Vegetation Treatments Using Herbicides on BLM Lands in Oregon
Vegetation Treatments Using Herbicides on BLM Lands in Oregon

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Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13:

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"This Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) presents the environmental consequences, at the programmatic scale, of a proposal to increase the number of herbicides available to the nine Bureau of Land Management (BLM) districts in Oregon for use in their existing noxious weed, invasive plant, and other vegetation management programs. The BLM in Oregon has been limited to the use of four herbicides since 1987, and their use is limited to the treatment of noxious weeds. The BLM manages approximately 15.7 million acres in Oregon, or about 25 percent of the land in the State"--Page xix.

Rangeland Health
Rangeland Health

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1994-02-01

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 0309048796

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Rangelands comprise between 40 and 50 percent of all U.S. land and serve the nation both as productive areas for wildlife, recreational use, and livestock grazing and as watersheds. The health and management of rangelands have been matters for scientific inquiry and public debate since the 1880s, when reports of widespread range degradation and livestock losses led to the first attempts to inventory and classify rangelands. Scientists are now questioning the utility of current methods of rangeland classification and inventory, as well as the data available to determine whether rangelands are being degraded. These experts, who are using the same methods and data, have come to different conclusions. This book examines the scientific basis of methods used by federal agencies to inventory, classify, and monitor rangelands; it assesses the success of these methods; and it recommends improvements. The book's findings and recommendations are of interest to the public; scientists; ranchers; and local, state, and federal policymakers.