Currently the NRCS located in Sheridan has been organizing the landowners that use the Kelly 

 Spring to combine their efforts to rebuild the complete water system. FWP has been an active 

 participant in this effort since its beginning. Necessary for the success of the project will be the 

 completion of a memorandum of understanding for the common use of the water right from Kelly 

 Spring. 



FIRE PROTECTION 



Wildland fire protection for the Robb/Ledford WMA is provided by the DNRC through affidavit in 

 their Direct Fire Protection Program. In addition to its own engine crews, DNRC has Initial Attack 

 Agreements in place with the Alder VFD, Dillon VFD, and U.S. Forest Service that allows for 

 dispatching under the "Closest Forces" concept. Initial attack of a fire in the WMA could be made 

 by any of the above agencies depending on availability and location of crews on any given day. If a 

 fire expands outside the DNRC jurisdiction, a Unified Command would be established with the other 

 jurisdictional agencies involved. In the case of a large fire on the WMA, DNRC would request FWP 

 to provide a resource advisor to work with the Incident Management Team to advise in resource 

 protection of the WMA, and to help minimize resource damage caused by suppression actions. 



NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT 



Since the purchase of the WMA in 1988, FWP has been actively involved in the control of noxious 

 weeds on our lands. Noxious weeds that have been identified on the WMA include: Spotted 

 Knapweed, Canadian Thistle, Field Scabiosa, Blackleaf henbane, Hounds Tongue, Musk Thistle and 

 Mullen. The largest and most dispersed infestation of noxious weed type is Hounds Tongue. The 

 other varieties are found in smaller amounts and no Leafy Spurge has been identified on the WMA. 



Our efforts to date have initially been to treat the roadsides where infestations are first started and 

 most abundant, then to work out into surrounding rangelands. Weed control has been accomplished 

 with the use of chemicals, specifically Tordon, both with contract (private applicators) and FWP 

 personnel and equipment. 



FWP intends to continue and expand its commitment to control noxious weeds. New infestations 

 will be identified and treated as quickly as possible and other areas of previous treatment will be 

 revisited. Budgets will determine how much of an effort we can have from year to year to manage 

 weed infestations that are located in more dispersed and isolated locations. 



TIMBER MANAGEMENT 



No timber management activities are planned on the very limited forested portions of the WMA. Just 

 prior to acquisition, the former owners were considering some harvest in the Taylor creek drainage 

 on the south end of the WMA. Department acquisition of the WMA prevented harvest of this 

 important fall security and winter thermal cover. 



