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Staff outlines upcoming field trip and Medusahead treatment work
Summary
Department staff described the commission's planned field trip to inspect Pole Canyon easement, the hatchery, and Medusahead infestation at Harrison Pass, and said staff will continue seeking funding for treatment work on adjacent private lands.
A staff member (speaker 4) briefed the commission on plans for the state commission's field trip and local tour logistics. The itinerary described in the meeting record includes meeting at the Elko Wendell office following the commission meeting, touring the Pole Canyon easement and parking area, visiting hatchery facilities for an inspection and lunch, and going to Harrison Pass to view Medusahead infestation and treatment work.
The staff member said the field trip will look at "the good and the bad" and noted that the Medusahead monoculture at the former forest-service ranger station near Harrison Pass remains an ongoing issue; staff will continue to pursue funding for additional treatment on adjacent private lands. No firm funding sources, treatment schedules, or resource commitments were specified in the transcript.
"There's been multiple versions of that field trip, but I think where we've landed on, meeting at the Elko Wendell office after the meeting on Friday, heading out to the Pole Canyon easement ... and then heading over to Harrison Pass to look at the Medusahead infestation," the staff member said. The transcript does not include a firm date for treatment completion or a funding breakdown.
