<p> Meeting Agenda Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council October 12 & 13, 2017 BLM District Office - 5100 East Winnemucca Blvd. Time Topic Leader</p><p>8:00 a.m. Welcome & Introductions Mark Freese, Chair</p><p>8:05 a.m. Approval of minutes from April 6, 2017 meeting All</p><p>8:10 a.m. Public Comment (limit to three minutes)</p><p>8:30 a.m. RAC Subcommittee reports  NCA Subgroup – Willie Molini  Grazing Subgroup – Ron Keil  Sage-grouse Subgroup – Willie Molini  Wild Horse & Burro – Greg Hendricks</p><p>9:15 a.m. District Manager’s reports–(Response to Riparian Letter) Ralph Thomas, CCD Mike Toombs, WD 10:15 a.m. Break </p><p>10:30 a.m. Fire update Donovan Walker</p><p>11:00 a.m. ES&R Rob Burton</p><p>11:30 a.m. Lunch</p><p>1:00 p.m. RAC Standards & Guidelines Kathryn Dyer</p><p>2:00 p.m. SNPLMA Ronald Mobley</p><p>2:30 p.m. Break</p><p>2:45 p.m. OHV Permitting, Management & Monitoring David Kampworth </p><p>3:15 p.m. District Wild Horse and Burro update Garrette Swisher</p><p>3:45 p.m. Burning Man update (EIS & 2017 event) Mark Hall</p><p>4:00 p.m. Jordan Meadows Collaborative Process David Kampworth</p><p>4:30 p.m. Public comment (limit to three minutes)</p><p>5:00 p.m. Other business – Tri-RAC agenda topics, etc. All</p><p>5:30 p.m. Adjournment Friday, October 14 – Field Tour to Porter Springs Recreation Area 1 Porter Springs has a diverse history ranging from Native American residency all the way to the historic gold-rush mining era. A major habitat for migratory birds, Porter Springs is one of the finest in Nevada, servicing as a stopover for over 125 avian species. Birders from all over America make it a point to come to Porter Springs to identify and photograph them!</p><p>It is located on the west side of the Seven Troughs Range in Pershing County - about 25 miles northwest of Lovelock.</p><p>During the tour, we will discuss human influence on the site, including cultural resources and recreational use, bird habitat, the hydrology of the spring and adjacent riparian/wetland area, effects of noxious weeds, the current composition, function and structure of vegetative communities, and the recent work the district has completed to truly make this a recreation site as identified in the WDO Recreation Management Plan.</p><p>Next meeting: Tentative Tri-RAC – Jan. – Feb. 2018</p><p>2</p>