Documents
Final Environmental Assessment Available
NOTICE OF DECISION
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eagle Lake Field Office prepared an environmental assessment (EA) (DOI-BLM-CA-N050-2019-0011-EA) for the Twin Peaks Herd Management Area (HMA) Wild Horse and Burro Gather Plan. The EA analyzed the gather and removal of excess wild horses and burros from within and outside the Twin Peaks HMA and implementation of fertility control to maintain the wild horse and burro population within established Appropriate Management Levels over a period of up to 10 years. The Twin Peaks HMA contains a total of 789,852 acres of public and private lands within Lassen County, California and Washoe County, Nevada.
The preliminary EA and unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) were made available for public comment and review on May 31, 2019 through July 1, 2019. The BLM received approximately 5,440 submissions during the public comment period, and more than 5,270 of those submissions comprised a form letter. Comments were accepted via email at [email protected] as well as mailed or hand-delivered to the following address: BLM Eagle Lake Field Office, Attn: Twin Peaks EA, 2550 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130.
The Final EA, Finding of No Significant Impact (signed November 1, 2019), and Decision Record (signed November 1, 2019) are now available below. The BLM's response to comments is included as Appendix R of the Final EA.
Thank you for your participation in this process.
Please contact the Eagle Lake Field Office at 530-257-0456 with any questions or concerns regarding these documents.
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2010 Twin Peaks HMA Wild Horse and Burro Gather Plan EA
Note: The BLM's last gather for the Twin Peaks HMA was conducted in 2010. The EA and decision for the 2010 gather (DOI-BLM-N050-CA-2010-0005-EA) are available here. The 2010 EA legacy page can also be located from the home page on the National NEPA Register (text search "California" → "Eagle Lake" → "2010" → "EA").
NOTICE OF DECISION
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eagle Lake Field Office prepared an environmental assessment (EA) (DOI-BLM-CA-N050-2019-0011-EA) for the Twin Peaks Herd Management Area (HMA) Wild Horse and Burro Gather Plan. The EA analyzed the gather and removal of excess wild horses and burros from within and outside the Twin Peaks HMA and implementation of fertility control to maintain the wild horse and burro population within established Appropriate Management Levels over a period of up to 10 years. The Twin Peaks HMA contains a total of 789,852 acres of public and private lands within Lassen County, California and Washoe County, Nevada.
The preliminary EA and unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) were made available for public comment and review on May 31, 2019 through July 1, 2019. The BLM received approximately 5,440 submissions during the public comment period, and more than 5,270 of those submissions comprised a form letter. Comments were accepted via email at [email protected] as well as mailed or hand-delivered to the following address: BLM Eagle Lake Field Office, Attn: Twin Peaks EA, 2550 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130.
The Final EA, Finding of No Significant Impact (signed November 1, 2019), and Decision Record (signed November 1, 2019) are now available below. The BLM's response to comments is included as Appendix R of the Final EA.
Thank you for your participation in this process.
Please contact the Eagle Lake Field Office at 530-257-0456 with any questions or concerns regarding these documents.
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2010 Twin Peaks HMA Wild Horse and Burro Gather Plan EA
Note: The BLM's last gather for the Twin Peaks HMA was conducted in 2010. The EA and decision for the 2010 gather (DOI-BLM-N050-CA-2010-0005-EA) are available here. The 2010 EA legacy page can also be located from the home page on the National NEPA Register (text search "California" → "Eagle Lake" → "2010" → "EA").