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CASCADE-SISKIYOU NATIONAL MONUMENT GRAZING IMPACT RESEARCH
In addition to the Bureau of Land Management’s general plans for management of the monument, the agency is developing specific recommendations related to livestock grazing. As part of that process, the agency is evaluating whether grazing is compatible with the monument's protection mandate.
To supplement the agency studies, the National Center has designed and carried out a series of six research projects with assistance from Deixis Consultants, Klamath Bird Observatory, Oregon State University, Southern Oregon University, Trout Unlimited, University of California - Davis, and Wildwood Consulting. These peer-reviewed studies are designed to assess the impact of current livestock grazing practices on aquatic mollusks, birds, small mammals, stream habitats and aquatic macroinvertebrates, butterflies and Genter’s mariposa lily.
Our study results will be used to inform discussions regarding grazing reform that will occur as the BLM makes its grazing determinations and develops management plans for the monument. The National Center recently published a Grazing Synthesis Report summarizing the results of these investigations.
The National Center's policy efforts to ensure the monument management plans support the recovery of the rare plants and animals that inhabit the region will be based on the solid foundation provided by these scientific investigations.
Photo by Dominick Dellasala.
