Don't put supplemental feed near natural shelter except during periods 

 of extreme wind-chill or severe weather. This will protect these areas for 

 use when they are specifically needed for calvins/lamhing or wind protec- 

 tion. Planted windbreaks may he necessary if natural shelter is limited, or 

 if woody growth is overly affected hy grazing. Portable shelters or wind- 

 breaks can also be used. 



Plan feeding areas to minimize manure buildup and runoff into streams. 

 Select rocky areas with good drainage, or sodbound areas. It is possible to 

 increase plant growth on thin soils or sodbound areas by encouraging 

 feeding and manure spreading in these areas. 



Manage winter feeding areas to prevent physical damage to plant and 

 soil resources, no matter how 

 much supplemental feed is 

 provided. 



The impacts from heavy 

 concentrations of livestock for 

 long periods of time can be 

 minimized by rotating winter- 

 feed areas periodically, rotat- 

 ing feed placement within a 

 feed area, and reducing the 

 amount of time livestock 

 spend in each feed area. 

 Distribute animal impacts 

 within a feeding area by 

 changing feed placement 

 locations and providing artificial shelter, such as hay stacks, wooden 

 shelters, equipment, etc. To avoid livestock manure buildup in feeding 

 areas, feed in the same patterns as you would spread manure for fertilizer. 

 Caution; accumulated manure and rotten teed may result in weed infesta- 

 tions. Also, over accumulation of unused feed may suffocate existing 

 native plants and result in only annual or invader plants growing in these 

 areas. 



Remember that supplemental feeding is not permitted on some public 

 lands. Contact the local public land management agency office to get 

 information specific to any allotment or management area. 



To uvoid livestock manure buildup in fecdinfi areas, feed in 

 the same patterns as you ivuuld sfircud manure fur fertilizer. 



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