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BLM describes O'Neil EA: proposed treatments across roughly 208,000 acres to restore sage‑grouse habitat
Summary
Brandy Braun, Elko BLM natural resource specialist, described the O'Neil project-area EA analyzing treatments across about 208,462 acres including restoration units, conifer removal and linear fuel breaks aimed at meeting sage‑grouse habitat objectives.
Brandy Braun, natural resource specialist with Elko BLM, said the O'Neil project-area environmental assessment has been released for public review and encompasses about 208,462 acres analyzed for potential treatments. Braun listed proposed actions including vegetation restoration, conifer removal and linear fuel breaks, and said the treatments are designed to restore degraded sites to suitable habitat for greater sage‑grouse and other wildlife.
Braun provided unit counts and acreages: 12 restoration units totaling about 96,329 acres, 15 conifer removal units totaling about 87,133 acres, and linear fuel-breaks described in the transcript as "4 13 miles" (transcript wording unclear; see clarifying details). "The desired outcome of our proposed treatments is to meet the specific habitat objectives for the greater sage grouse," Braun said.
