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<DIV>I apperciate this post and that of Rebecca McLain. There are many of us who
collect foods as well as medicines from public lands. I doubt any thought has
been given to those of us who use BLM lands for purposes other than cattle
ranching. </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you,</DIV>
<DIV>Penny Frazier</DIV>
<DIV>Goods From The Woods</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 05, 2006 2:04
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [MPWG] BLM plan to increase
herbicide applications</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">COMMENTS NEEDED BY JANUARY 9 (apologies for
short notice)</SPAN></FONT></P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT><A
href="http://www.blm.gov/nhp/spotlight/VegEIS/">http://www.blm.gov/nhp/spotlight/VegEIS/</A></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Comments must be postmarked by
January 9, 2006. Talking points for comments are below. Send your comments
to:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Mr. Brian
Amme<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">PEIS Program
Manager<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Nevada</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
Office<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">PO Box</st1:Street>
12000</st1:address><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Reno</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Nevada</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">80520-0006</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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Fax: 775.861-0006<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
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Email: <A title=mailto:vegeis@nv.blm.gov
href="mailto:vegeis@nv.blm.gov">vegeis@nv.blm.gov</A> </SPAN></FONT></P>
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face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p>Some would argue that
increased herbicide application addresses symptoms without addressing causes
of invasive species problems on public lands.</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </P></SPAN></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has recently
published a huge, two-volume draft environmental impact statement, “Vegetation
Treatments Using Herbicides on Bureau of Land Management Lands in 17 Western
States Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement” (DEIS), to authorize use
of 18 different herbicides to control weeds and other undesirable vegetation
on BLM lands in 17 western states. Almost one million acres (932,000 acres)
are proposed to be sprayed annually, up from the current 325,000 acres per
year. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">A third volume, “Vegetation Treatments on Bureau of
Land Management Lands in 17 Western States Programmatic Environmental Report,”
(PER) describes other biological, mechanical, and “cultural” methods, as well
as the use of fire, for vegetation management on BLM lands. These other
treatments would increase from 500,000 acres annually to 6 million acres
annually on BLM lands under the PER.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The DEIS and PER covers all 262 million acres of BLM
lands, and a wide range of habitat types: from forests to grasslands and
deserts, marine environments, and tundra and sub-artic landscapes in
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Alaska</st1:State></st1:place>.
However, 70 percent of herbicide applications and most non-chemical treatments
are intended for the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Sagebrush</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Sea</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> in the Intermountain West. Publicly
owned sagebrush lands have been fragmented and degraded by livestock grazing,
off-road vehicle use, energy development, and road construction for the past
150 years. Under the BLM’s draft policies, sagebrush habitats are targeted for
burning, brush beating, chaining, and herbicide spraying, purportedly to
improve habitat for sage grouse and other wildlife. Unfortunately, these
treatments have not been proven to work, or work well, without also
eliminating the aforementioned causes of weed invasion and undesirable
conditions on BLM lands.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></FONT>
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