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Scoping comments due on Imlay West Allotment Improvement Project, BGNG NNF
May 7 @ 11:50 pm - 11:59 pm
Scoping comments due on Imlay West Allotment Improvement Project, NNF
Quotes from Forest Service letter:
” Project Area
The proposed actions for this project would take place in the Imlay West Pasture of the Imlay West Allotment on the Buffalo Gap National Grassland (Figure 1). This pasture is located approximately 20 miles Southwest of Wall, SD. The Pine Ridge Reservation borders this pasture to the south and Badlands National Park forms it’s western border.
Purpose and Need
The purpose of the project is to allow livestock grazing as a vegetation management tool in the Imlay West Pasture. Currently there is no active vegetation management occurring within this pasture due to limited water sources and deteriorating fences. This project is needed to improve boundary fences and water sources to support livestock grazing.
Proposed Action
The Imlay West Allotment Improvement Project would include reconstruction or replacement of the existing boundary fences and cleaning out years of sediment siltation within two existing earthen stock dams. Fences would be constructed to Forest Service specifications to include proper signage, gates, and wildlife crossing friendly design (smooth bottom wire that is properly gapped). Sediment removed from dams will be added to the existing dam faces for extra reinforcement for future use. “
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Comments To be most useful please submit your comments for the Imlay West Allotment Improvement Project by May 7th, 2025. Comments submitted via the project website(https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=68034) can be done by clicking on “Comment/Object on Project” on the right side of the webpage. Written comments may be mailed to Wall Ranger District, Attn: Jacob Rohrer, 710 Main St / PO Box 425, Wall, SD 57790. Comments may be submitted at (605) 279-2126. This jacob.rohrer@usda.gov. While we welcome comments on this proposal at any time, they would be most helpful if received within 15 days of the date of this letter