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BLM officials brief Churchill County commissioners on wild-horse gathers, geothermal and mining projects
Summary
Bureau of Land Management assistant field managers updated the Churchill County Commission on wild-horse gathers and monitoring flights, two geothermal projects (Dixie Meadows and Diamond Flat), the Bell Mountain mine ownership change, and anticipated transmission and railroad right-of-way reviews.
Mark Mazza, assistant field manager for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Carson City District, told the Churchill County Board of Commissioners that BLM is conducting aerial census flights and continuing planning and NEPA work on several projects affecting county lands.
BLM is carrying out census flights this week, Mazza said, and is addressing gathers and management for multiple herd areas including Lahontan, Desatoya and Montgomery Pass. "We're actually doing our census flights right now this week," Mazza said, describing work on herds co-managed with other agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service.
The agency also described two priority geothermal projects in Churchill County: the Dixie Meadows…
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