Draft Resource Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Nellis Air Force Range Planning Area, Caliente Resource Area, Nevada

摘要

The Nellis Air Force Range Draft Resource Plan (DRP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) explores future management options for the 2,209,326 acre planning area within Clark, Nye and Lincoln Counties in southern Nevada. The planning area is located in the Caliente Resource Area of the Bureau of Land Management's Las Vegas District, Las Vegas, Nevada. The need for the Resource Plan resulted from the passage of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986, as amended by Public Law (PL) 100-338, which withdrew the land for military purposes. The DRP/DEIS is prepared as a single planning document to address the intensity of BLM resource management on the Nellis Air Force Range. Two alternatives are considered in detail: Alternative A (No Action Alternative) represents a continuation of current management direction within the framework of present laws and regulations. Alternative B, the Preferred Alternative, would direct management attention toward improving rangeland vegetative conditions and wildlife habitat by achieving and maintaining the appropriate management level for the wild horse population on the planning area.