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Residents tell Carson City committee Prison Hill trail work damaged sagebrush, urge corridor planning
Summary
Public commenters told the Carson City Urban Wildlife Committee that trail construction and maintenance at Prison Hill and other sites has damaged intact sagebrush and may harm invertebrate habitat and wildlife migration; the committee heard concerns and said it would continue to monitor habitat issues alongside legislative reviews.
Residents told the Carson City Urban Wildlife Committee they are concerned that recent trail construction and maintenance at Prison Hill and other local sites has damaged intact sagebrush and harmed habitat for invertebrates and migratory wildlife.
Denny French, identified himself as a Carson City resident, told the committee he was "concerned about the sagebrush" on Prison Hill and said the project appeared to have exceeded the disturbance anticipated under the conservation easement. He described observing contractors working near seed-collection areas and said he worried about fragmentation of sagebrush that supports insects, birds and deer.
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