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The Wyoming Greater Sage-Grouse Draft Land Use Plan Amendment Draft EIS Appendix G APPENDIX G—GRAZING ALLOTMENT DATA G.1 INTRODUCTION The following tables display the livestock grazing allotments for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service) and the conditions of each allotment. For BLM, the allotments were evaluated using Land Health Standards in Manual 4180; for Forest Service, the allotments were evaluated using vegetation trends. G.2 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT GRAZING ALLOTMENTS Table G-1. Casper Field Office Allotments Date of Land Date Land Health Allotment Determination Causal Factors for Allotment Name Health Standards Number of Causal Standards Not Met Evaluation Met: Factor(s) Report Yes/No Riparian condition due to current livestock grazing 3 Buttes 10024 6/2006 6/2006 No Upland vegetation condition due to invasive, nonnative plant species Riparian condition due to current livestock grazing 6/2008 and 33 Mile SDW 01000 6/2008 and 2006 No 2006 Upland vegetation condition current livestock grazing 33 Mile SDW 01000 None None - None Upland vegetation condition due to 3T 10057 6/2006 6/2006 No invasive, nonnative plant species 55 Ranch 10114 None None - None 7X 00702 1/2011 1/2011 Yes All standards are met Adobe Hills 14121 None None - None Alcova 10043 None None - None Alcova Lake 10157 10/5/2001 10/5/2001 Yes All standards are met Allemand 10071 2/2008 2/2008 Yes All standards are met Antelope Creek 00459 None None - None Antelope Creek 2 31006 2/2008 2/2008 Yes All standards are met Antelope Gap 10306 None None - None Antelope Gap 2 10303 None None - None Antelope Springs 10072 6/2006 6/2006 Yes All standards are met Wyoming Sage-grouse Land Use Plan Amendment G-1 Appendix G Draft EIS Date of Land Date Land Health Allotment Determination Causal Factors for Allotment Name Health Standards Number of Causal Standards Not Met Evaluation Met: Factor(s) Report Yes/No Riparian condition due to invasive, nonnative plant species Upland vegetation condition due to Arnold Dam 10310 6/8/2010 6/8/2010 No invasive, nonnative plant species Habitat supports species diversity due to invasive, nonnative plant species 3/2004 and Arrowhead 10171 3/2004 and 2005 Yes All standards are met 2005 Arrowhead I 00360 2/2/2007 2/2/2007 Yes All standards are met Badwater Creek 10419 2/8/2007 2/8/2007 Yes All standards are met Baldy Ridge 10403 None None - None Banner Mountain 10197 None None - None Barker 10135 None None - None Stable soils due to historic livestock grazing Riparian condition due to Baskett 10033 6/2006 6/2006 No current livestock grazing Upland vegetation condition due to historic livestock grazing Bates Creek 10003 10/16/1998 10/16/1998 Yes All standards are met Bates Creek 2 00370 10/2012 10/2012 Yes All standards are met Bates Creek 3 00466 None None - None Bates Creek 4 31001 None None - None Bear Creek 00490 None None - None Bear Mountain 00475 None None - None Bear Spring Creek 10093 None None - None Riparian condition due to oil and gas operations Beck Place 10027 3/2004 3/2004 No Upland vegetation condition due to historic livestock grazing Benton Basin 10128 11/19/2001 11/19/2001 Yes All standards are met Benton Basin 10128 11/19/2001 11/19/2001 Yes All standards are met Bessemer Bend 10414 None None - None Bessemer 00165 None None - None Mountain Bettelyoun Flats 10213 None None - None G-2 Wyoming Sage-grouse Land Use Plan Amendment Draft EIS Appendix G Date of Land Date Land Health Allotment Determination Causal Factors for Allotment Name Health Standards Number of Causal Standards Not Met Evaluation Met: Factor(s) Report Yes/No Stable soils due to historic livestock grazing Riparian condition due to Big 10090 6/2006 6/2006 No current livestock grazing Upland vegetation condition due to current livestock grazing Big Muddy 10152 None None - None Big Rawhide Butte 10186 None None - None Big Sand Draw 10214 None None - None Bighorn Mountains 20503 2/20/2007 2/20/2007 Yes All standards are met Bobsled 10427 None None - None Bollinger 00467 6/2008 6/2008 Yes All standards are met Boner 10005 None None - None Bowen Place 00498 None None - None Bowman Draw 00376 None None - None Box Creek 10155 None None - None Box Creek 2 00247 None None - None Box Creek 3 00300 None None - None Box Elder Creek 00176 None None - None Box Elder Creek 2 00393 None None - None Box Elder Creek 3 20508 None None - None Bremer 10188 None None - None Brewer 10079 None None - None Brickman 31501 None None - None Brighton Canyon 00274 None None - None Riparian condition due to current livestock grazing Broken Horn 10104 2/2006 2/2006 No Upland vegetation condition due to current livestock grazing Broken Horn 2 00253 7/2006 7/2006 Yes All standards are met Riparian condition due to Broken Horn Creek 10426 7/2006 7/2006 No current livestock grazing Broom Creek 00392 None None - None Upland vegetation condition due to Brott 10184 6/8/2010 6/8/2010 No invasive, nonnative plant species Wyoming Sage-grouse Land Use Plan Amendment G-3 Appendix G Draft EIS Date of Land Date Land Health Allotment Determination Causal Factors for Allotment Name Health Standards Number of Causal Standards Not Met Evaluation Met: Factor(s) Report Yes/No Brush Creek 00474 None None - None Brush Creek 2 10177 None None - None 9/12/2002, 9/12/2002, 2004 Riparian condition due to Bryan 10036 2004 and No and 2005 oil and gas operations 2005 Bucknum 10081 None None - None Buckshot Creek 20217 None None - None Riparian condition due to current livestock grazing Buffalo Creek 10001 2/2006 2/2006 No Upland vegetation condition due to current livestock grazing Stable soils due to historic livestock grazing Riparian condition due to 6/2006 and current livestock grazing Burke 10009 6/2006 and 2008 No 2008 Upland vegetation condition due to invasive, nonnative plant species Butner 10196 None None - None Buzan 10162 None None - None Cache Creek 20510 None None - None Camel's Hump 10014 6/2006 6/2006 Yes All standards are met Camp Guernsey 00271 None None - None Canal 14364 None None - None Cantril-Todd 10019 8/31/1998 8/31/1998 Yes All standards are met Casper Canal 00373 None None - None Riparian condition due to Castle Creek 10144 6/2008 6/2008 No current livestock grazing Cedar Canyon 00479 None None - None Cedar Ridge LRA 10160 None None - None Cherry Creek 00283 None None - None Cherry Creek 00493 None None - None Lateral Childers 20105 None None - None Chimney Rock 16725 None None - None Chugwater 20515 None None - None Chugwater Creek 00250 None None - None Chugwater Creek 2 10446 None None - None G-4 Wyoming Sage-grouse Land Use Plan Amendment Draft EIS Appendix G Date of Land Date Land Health Allotment Determination Causal Factors for Allotment Name Health Standards Number of Causal Standards Not Met Evaluation Met: Factor(s) Report Yes/No Clarkson Hill 10133 None None - None Clear Creek 10018 3/2004 3/2004 Yes All standards are met Clemons 10085 None None - None Riparian condition historic livestock grazing Cloud Creek 10021 6/2006 6/2006 No Upland vegetation condition due to invasive, nonnative plant species Riparian condition due to Cloud Creek 2 10055 6/2006 6/2006 No current livestock grazing Coates 10086 None None - None Coates 2 10172 None None - None 1/2010 and Cole Creek 10087 1/2010 and 2008 Yes All standards are met 2008 Colter Draw 00235 None None - None Converse 1 00243 None None - None Converse 2 00248 None None - None Converse 3 00367 None None - None Converse 4 10138 None None - None Converse 5 20504 None none - None Cooney Hills 10041 None None - None Cooney Hills 10041 None None - None Stable soils due to historic livestock grazing Upland vegetation condition due to historic Corral Creek 10106 3/11/2010 3/11/2010 No livestock grazing Habitat supports species diversity due to historic livestock grazing Cottonwood Creek 00489 None None - None Cottonwood Creek 10418 None None - None 2 Cottonwood Creek 20221 None None - None 3 Cottonwood Creek 20501 None None - None 4 Cottonwood Draw 20506 None None - None Cottonwood Ranch 00487 None None - None Wyoming Sage-grouse Land Use Plan Amendment G-5 Appendix G Draft EIS Date of Land Date Land Health Allotment Determination Causal Factors for Allotment Name Health Standards Number of Causal Standards Not Met Evaluation Met: Factor(s) Report Yes/No Crescent Basin 10016 None None - None Crow Creek 00468 None None - None Crow Creek 2 20205 None None - None Crystal Creek 10200 None None - None Cummings 10028 None None - None Curry Creek 10312 None None - None Dagley Creek 00399 None None - None Daley Reservoir 15990 None None - None Daly 10023 None None - None Riparian condition due to Davis 10039 6/2008 6/2008 No current livestock grazing Davis 2 10153 None None - None Riparian condition due to Deadhorse Ii 10137 6/7/2006 6/7/2006 No historic livestock grazing Deadmans Gulch 00344 None None - None Death Call Draw 00372 None None - None Deer Creek 10051 10/1/2002 10/1/2002 Yes All standards are met Deer Creek 2 10170 None None - None Devil Slide 10126 8/9/2001 8/9/2001 Yes All standards are met Devils Washtub 00374 None None - None Dodds 10089 None None - None Dodds Allotment 01601 None None - None Dry Creek 00270 None None - None Dry Creek 2 00281 None None - None Dry Laramie River 21008 None None - None Duff 00237 None None - None Duncan Ranch 00239 None None - None E E Baumgardner 00495 None None - None Eagle Creek-Ellis 10035 None None - None Tr Eagle Nest Canyon 10173 None None - None Riparian condition due to unknown Eagle Ridge 10142 1/16/2001 1/16/2001 No Upland vegetation condition due to historic livestock grazing and wildland fire G-6 Wyoming
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