2) Brush destruction is also a land use practice that adversely 

 affects wildlife. Destruction of sagebrush and other brush 

 species, such as willows, chokecherry, service berry, snow- 

 berry, buf faloberry , hawthorn, skunkbush, rabbitbrush, etc., 

 should be discouraged. The value of sagebrush and these 

 other brush species to wildlife has been documented many 

 times; therefore, public land managers should protect brush 

 at all costs. 



A. The BLM, State and CMR must not initiate or aid programs 

 which destroy sagebrush on mule deer and antelope winter 

 ranges (see species sections for lands involved) . 



B. The BLM, State and CMR must not destroy sagebrush on 

 sage grouse range, especially winter range and breeding 

 grounds (see sage grouse section for lands involved) . 



C. Generally speaking, the BLM, State and CMR should not 

 destroy sagebrush on any of their lands, as the resultant 

 sagebrush-free vegetation type is usually poor wildlife 

 habitat. 



D. The BLM, State and CMR must not initiate or aid programs 

 which destroy any other brush species. 



E. The BLM, State and CMR must not allow livestock feedlot 

 operations to take place in brushy bottoms. 



3) Weed eradication, especially by spraying, should be dis- 

 couraged, as it is another land use practice that adversely 

 affects wildlife. 



A. The BLM, State, counties and CMR should not allow weed 

 eradication on their lands, especially by spraying. 



B. If counties continue weed destruction, county crews must 

 be trained to be very specific with their weed eradica- 

 tion operations, as drifting spray and other "mistakes" 

 destroy forbs and brush valuable for wildlife. 



4) The BLM and State must actively monitor oil and gas develop- 

 ments on their lands to keep these developments from destroy- 

 ing key wildlife habitat. 



5) A dam should not be built on the Missouri River at any site 

 within the study area. If a dam is built, much valuable 

 wildlife habitat would be destroyed. 



6) The BLM and State should not allow or build sheep-tight or 

 four-plus strand fences to be erected where they interfere 

 with antelope movements. 



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