Wednesday, June 08, 2016
Wild Horses, Wild Fire and Politics
Problem:
Cheat grass in the Great Basin dries out by
mid-June, then drops seeds and becomes tinder
for range fires.
Partial Solution: “Wild horses eat cheat grass before it can
drop seeds,” admitted Les Boothe Rangeland Management Specialist, adamant
supporter of wild horse removal at the Beaty
Butte Working Group sponsored by Beaty Butte Grazing Association, Oregon
Natural Desert Association.
Question: Should we write off as coincidence the fact that massive round-ups of mustangs coincide with proliferation
of cheat grass and the rapid return of wild land fires from every 60-100 years systems to less than 5
years?
Western governors are concerned about the early start to the
2016 fire season and many, including Nevada’s Governor Brian Sandoval, support
the round-up of wild horses.
Tell Governor Sandoval to look at the facts
http://gov.nv.gov/Contact/Email-the-Governor/
Labels: Beaty Butte, BLM roundups, cheat grass, fire season, Governor, range, wild horses
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