Rangeland and Grazing

Annual Operating Instructions (AOI) are part of every Term Grazing Permit.  AOI specify annual actions needed to implement management direction set forth in project-level NEPA-based decisions, Threatened or Endangered (T&E) Species consultation with Fish and Wildlife Services, and/or the Forest Land Management Plan.  To the extent feasible, AOI are developed with the permittee and identify the obligations of both the permittee and the Forest Service.

Actual information on-dates, pasture move-dates, and off-dates are dependent on range readiness and when allowable use standards are met.  The Forest Service may approve changes to the grazing rotation or range improvement maintenance schedule in consultation with the permittees.  Changes to current AOI are approved by the District Ranger and address situations related to weather, resource conditions, wildfire, logging operations or other unforeseeable circumstances.

The Payette National Forest "Emergency Response Plan For Potential Situations Regarding Bighorn Sheep and Domestic Sheep and Goats" is an appendix to all Term Grazing Permits on Sheep and Goat (S&G) Allotments.  This plan is not relevant to Cattle and Horse (C&H) allotments.

Allotment Map: this map shows allotments across the Forest.  This file is large and may take some time to download.

The current year AOIs are listed below.  Please note that Krassel Ranger District and the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness have no grazing allotments.