BLM seeks input on Indian Peak Range Watershed Restoration Plan draft Environmental Assessment

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BLM seeks input on Indian Peak Range Watershed Restoration Plan draft Environmental Assessment

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The Bureau of Land Management's Cedar City Field Office is providing a 15-day public comment period for the Indian Peak Range Watershed Restoration Plan draft Environmental Assessment from February 10 to February 24, 2026. The area is approximately 560,000 acres within the Hamlin Valley, Pine Valley, and Needles Range.

The BLM used ecological criteria developed through Landscape Conservation Forecasting in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. The draft EA proposes to prioritize areas where vegetation treatments are most likely to improve ecological condition and strengthen long-term landscape resiliency.

The objectives of the proposed project include reducing pinyon pine and juniper encroachment into sagebrush and mountain shrub communities, improving forest health in ponderosa pine, mixed conifer, and aspen stands, reducing invasive annual grasses and restoring native forbs, grasses, and shrubs in historic shrubland and grassland areas. Proposed treatments include prescribed fire, and mechanical, manual and herbicide vegetation treatment methods. Public comments will be considered in the BLM's decision-making process.

For more information about the project and to provide a comment, visit the BLM National NEPA Register and select "Participate Now."

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The BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America's public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.