Updates
12/27/06 - The Spring
Mountains Herd Management Complex
Final Environmental Analysis and
Decision Record is available on the
BLM Nevada web site.
This is the information on the planned gather of the Spring Mountain Herd
Management Complex (which includes the horses in Cold Creek) sometime in January
2007.
12/18/06 - The BLM is
planning a gather of the Spring Mountain Herd
Management Complex (which includes the horses in Cold Creek) sometime in January
2007. They are looking for people locally that are interested in adopting horses
from Cold Creek.
If you are interested in
adopting a Cold Creek horse or burro, you need to contact the Las Vegas office of the BLM
as soon as possible, and get an
adoption application:
Jerrie Bertola
Wild Horse and
Burro Specialist
Bureau of Land Management
4701 Torrey Pines Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89130
702.515.5024
11/17/06 - Public Meetings
regarding the Appropriate Management Level (AML) of the Spring Mountain Herd
Management Complex (Red Rock, Johnnie, & Wheeler Pass) were held
Tuesday Nov 14 in Pahrump, and on Thursday Nov 16 at the Cold Creek Fire
Station.
Written public comments (Please
note that petitions and form letters are only counted as one comment) are due by
Dec 7, 2006 and should be addressed to:
Karla Norris
Assistant Field Manager
Bureau of Land Management
Las Vegas Field Office
4701 N Torrey Pines
Las Vegas, NV 89130
11/3/06 - The BLM is
finalizing an Environmental Assesment (EA) regarding the Appropriate Management
Level (AML) of the Spring Mountain Herd Management Complex (Red Rock, Johnnie, &
Wheeler Pass). The EA is available for a 30 day review & comment period in early
November.
Public Meetings will be held
Tuesday Nov 14 from 5:30 - 8:30 in Pahrump at the Pahrump Senior Center at 1370
W Basin, and on Thursday Nov 16 from 5:30 - 8:30 at the Cold Creek Fire Station.
There will be a presentation which will be followed by a question and answer
session. Public comments will be taken and recorded.
Range condition tours are scheduled
for 10:00 - 12:00 Wed Nov 15 and Sat Nov 18, people will meet in Cold Creek &
must supply their own vehicle. Participants must sign up at least 2 days in
advance before the tour they want to attend, they can call 702-515-5024 to sign
up & get directions.
2/21/06 - On Thurs 2/16 the
BLM gathered 37 horses and left 3 that they couldn't find. On Sat 2/18, they put
back 5 studs, 7 mares, and 3 foals. On Fri 2/17, they did a gather of nuisance
burros that have been going as far as RC Willey at 215 and Town Center. The BLM
had hoped to gather 20 burros, but could only find 6, there were 3 babies and 3
adults. The horses and burros were sent to Ridgecrest, CA.
2/15/06 - The gather of the
Red Rock herd will begin Thursday 2/16/06. For more information please call the
BLM at 515-5000.
1/12/06 - The public meeting
was held January 12, 2006 and the BLM's proposed action is to gather the Red
Rock horses to the low point of AML, then add 4 mares from the Wheeler Pass HMA
in 2007 when that HMA is gathered.
The Red Rock Herd Management Area Draft Emergency Gather Plan Environmental
Assessment states that this action will help to assure adequate forage will be
available to maintain remaining horses in a healthy condition during the
foreseeable future, while allowing the area to stabilize and the native
vegetation to recover. |
