north along the top of the ridge between Robb Creek and Ledford Creek for a total of three miles 

 feeding water to four tanks. 



At this time the complete system is in very poor condition which includes the development at the 

 spring box. A cooperative effort between FWP and the U.S. Forest Service to improve and re- 

 build this line will need to be initiated. 



KELLY SPRING 



There are two separate water lines that originate from Kelly Spring. One line feeds a series of 

 tanks along the ridge between Dry Hollow and Robb Creek ending to the north oq land owned by 

 the Snowcrest Ranch. 



On the WMA this line is approximately five miles long and supplies water to seven different 

 tanks. A separate line from Kelly Spring feeds water initially to the west then runs north along 

 the ridge between the Spring Creek drainage and Dry Hollow. This line is approximately six 

 miles long and supplies water to six tanks. In addition to supplying livestock water to the WMA 

 pastures, this line also is used by three other landowners for their grazing programs. 



The Kelly Spring lines and tanks are in very poor condition and are in need of major 

 replacement. As we design a new pasture system, tanks will need to be added to the line to 

 improve our opportunity to disperse livestock. 



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 



The Robb/Ledford WMA is split between two counties. Beaverhead County on the west and the 

 eastern part of the WMA lies in Madison County. Protection for the WMA falls within the State- 

 County Fire Protection Agreement. First responders to a fire on our project would be with the 

 appropriate county areas depending on where the fire was. If a fire becomes too large for county 

 areas to handle or if the fire expands outside of the county jurisdiction then the DNRC, Fire 

 Management out of Dillon, will be called in for assistance. 



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 



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