3O miles south of Riverton Wyoming at
Sweetwater Junction.
The Warm Springs
Grazing Permit consists of an undivided 50 % interest in an 80 acre deeded
holding trap along with a 180 head BLM grazing permit from May 10 – October
1 on the Green Mountain Common Allotment.
The Green Mountain
Common Allotment, it is one of the nation’s largest unfenced ranges,
measuring 40 miles by 20 miles, and encompassing more than 500,000 acres.
most of the land within the allotment is public land: 86 percent is public,
9 percent is state-owned and 5 percent is privately-owned. Run by the U.S.
Bureau of Land Management — though there are some private parcels within it
— it’s used for livestock
grazing by 17
different ranching operations. Besides cattle, it supports wild horse herds
and two enormous herds of pronghorn, along with a rich mix of elk, sage
grouse, deer and raptors.
Dry conditions and
pressure from other user groups have resulted in a temporary cut in
livestock numbers and range time on the Common to 25 percent of what is
normally allowed. The owner feels as though that decrease will ultimately be
permanent.
There is currently
an Environmental Assessment under review which will alter the current permit
numbers.
The following data
is available;
The EA is available
by visiting the BLM website at:
For those without
internet access, a copy of the EA may be obtained by contacting the Lander
Field Office at (307) 332-8400.
John Likins,
Rangeland Management Specialist; Lander Field Office; P.O. Box 589; Lander,
WY, 82520.
Comments may be
submitted by facsimile to (307) 332-8444, or by e-mail at
