BLM Wyoming and Partners Grow Seed at Welch Ranch : 無料・フリー素材/写真
BLM Wyoming and Partners Grow Seed at Welch Ranch / mypubliclands
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| 説明 | Big payoffs for Greater Sage-Grouse habitat restoration may come as tiny seeds with roots from Sheridan, Wyoming. Native plants replaced alfalfa on an acre of land at the Welch Ranch, managed by BLM’s Buffalo Field Office (BFO), to test the ranch as a native plant research and development facility.In a land exchange completed in 2004, the BFO acquired 1,747 acres of land in exchange for federal minerals north of Sheridan, Wyoming, commonly called Welch Ranch. In December 2005, the BLM and the Welch grazing lessee, entered into a cooperative farming agreement where portion of Welch Ranch would continue to be farmed for the production of hay. In the acquisition of the Welch Ranch, the BLM also acquired the ranch’s water right to the Tongue River.The combination of the BLM farmland and a water right provides the unique opportunity for the BFO to grow locally collected seed for research and development, primarily for range and wildlife reclamation and restoration projects. The produced seed would be used in trials, experiments, and also to rehabilitate and restore native plant communities in the Powder River Basin (PRB). Various wildlife species (i.e. mule deer, pronghorn antelope, elk, small mammals, and non-game birds) as well as the Greater Sage-Grouse would benefit from restoration of disturbed lands with native seeds.Seeds from local collections in support of the Seeds of Success program were cleaned in the Bend Seed Extractory and the Upper Colorado Plant Materials Center, then transferred to UW, Sheridan, cultivated in the UW greenhouse, and planted on July 1, 2014. The focus of the initial project is to test the viability of creating a native plant research and development facility on the Welch Ranch. Future years will focus on research and development of native plants for restoration activities as determined by the BLM. In 2015, BLM entered into an assistance agreement with the University of Wyoming for research and development to improve the effectiveness of reclamation within the BFO, particularly within the Power River Basin Sage-Grouse Focal Areas. The wet spring was great for grass growth and for a huge crop of mustard that was shading the grass. A few days of hard work with BLM and Conservation and Land Management Interns (or Chicago Botanic) cleaned the area, except where a prairie rattle snake had homesteaded. BLM has used the garden for education and outreach with the Boys and Girls Club of the Bighorns and the Sheridan, Wyoming based Science Kids. On August 11, 2015 BLM Wyoming partnered with the Wyoming Conservation Corp to collect seed. Photo by BLM Wyoming. |
| 撮影日 | 2015-08-14 19:38:36 |
| 撮影者 | mypubliclands |
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