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[another superb "background info" article -- comprehensive and detailed ] -- from "Jeffrey D. Burgess"...
"San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area Threatened" (see below, for an excerpt)
[...lots of vital background info -- starting in laws passed in 1976...]
"On June 17, 2019, the BLM’s Tucson Field Office announced the BLM’s director had received 28 complete protest letters on their proposed final decision for the SPRNCA. They said the responses to the protests would be included in the BLM Director’s Summary Protest Resolution Report, which will be available to the public on the BLM website, after the final decision is made, probably by the end of July 2019.
"On July 30, 2019, the BLM issued its final decision on their Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the SPRNCA. They used circular logic to resolve the protests of their proposal to allow livestock grazing to continue on 7,030 acres of the SPRNCA, including the lower Babocomari River. They promised, however, to finally implement appropriate livestock management on the SPRNCA’s grazing allotments using a process that, “will have a public involvement component.” Individuals who are interested in participating in this livestock management planning should request “interested public” status, as per CFR § 4100.0-5.
"On April 7, 2020, a coalition of environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit against the BLM’s decision to continue to permit livestock grazing in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area.
"The Arizona BLM’s Gila District is hosting an online “stakeholder” meeting regarding the management of the the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area on Wednesday, July 29, 2002, from 1-3pm. Register for the Zoom meeting using this link: https://blm.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdeqqrz8qH8r72b-Qg9Y0x7IxIbm_oU8
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