Ochoco Wild Horse Herd Management Plan
The Forest is preparing an environmental assessment to consider a new Wild Horse Herd Management Plan for the Big Summit Wild Horse Territory. The new plan will include an appropriate management level (AML) and a set of management strategies to achieve AML and maintain the health of the herd. The new plan will amend the Ochoco Land and Resource Management Plan. The current plan was written in 1975. The Forest Service must maintain a herd size that can be sustained within the Territory boundary and a thorough, science-based approach to determining an appropriate management level (AML) considering the current conditions is overdue.
Project Summary
Location Summary:
Big Summit Wild Horse Territory, Lookout Mountain Ranger District.
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 06/21/2017 |
| Comment Period | 04/17/2020 |
| Objection Period Start | 11/17/2020 |
| Decision | 05/2021 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 09/2021 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Lookout Mountain Ranger District
Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project Purpose:
Special Area Management
Project Activity:
Special Area Management
Current Status:
Completed
Project Decision Information
Ochoco Wild Horse Herd Management Plan and Forest Plan Amendment
Decision Signed Date: 05/07/2021
Forests:
Ochoco National Forest
Districts:
Lookout Mountain Ranger District
States:
Oregon
Counties:
Crook
Legal Land Description:
Not Applicable
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Tory Kurtz
3160 NE 3rd Street
Prineville, OR 97754
541-416-6407
tlkurtz@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 5/7/2021