Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. September 4, 2013. County Commission meeting. The Coordinated Resource Management (CRM) committee has requested a match of
$3500 to fund a tech at USU who will
work on the Greater Sage Grouse Evaluation Plan and responses to sage grouse
populations. Ten years ago there was a move to stop open range grazing to protect
wildlife. Rich County started the CRM to
improve habitat and sustainability of wildlife and water quality, and to
maintain grazing rights rather than having state or federal government take on
that responsibility.
The County must
continue to generate data to prove that the county’s plan is protecting sage
grouse population while still maintaining multiple use options. The sage grouse hunt is
still held as part of the management plan.
The monitoring of sage grouse shows that they winter at Deseret Land and
Livestock and then move back to areas near Bear Lake in the summer. The movement has been interesting to watch, researchers
band and GPS sage grouse to follow migration patterns. The CRM consists of presidents of grazing associations,
sportsman’s groups, such as Trout Unlimited, all state and federal agencies agencies,
Bear Lake Watch and other interested parties.
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