Burro Management Plan, Lake Mead National Recreation Area; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Résumé

Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-90 as amended), the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) assessing the potential impacts of the proposed Burro Management Plan for Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NRA), Mohave County, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada. Once approved, the plan will guide the management of burros within the NRA over the next several years. The proposed action, designated in the DEIS as Alternative B: Resource Based Management, would establish burro-free areas within designated areas of the NRA and accommodate a certain amount of burro use in other areas. Burro use would not be permitted to expand to new areas and the animals would be removed from areas where they pose a resource threat or public safety hazard. Four alternatives are evaluated in the DEIS, including No Action/ Status Quo, No Management of Burros, Managing a Population of Burros for Perpetuity, and Total Removal of All Burros.