Walker Basin Conservancy

Walker Basin Conservancy WBC Will Partner With the Bureau of Land Management BLM to Protect Critical Springs and Riparian Habitat by Excluding Livestock While Providing Wildlife Safe Access to the Areas Preliminary Project Work Will Be Conducted in the Vicinity of the East Walker River and Mount Grant Including Around Summit, Abraham, and Fletcher Springs Future Work May Expand to Include Work at Additional Spring and Riparian Sites in the Region, Such as Lapon Meadows, Baldwin Springs, and Rattlesnake Spring Work Will Include Maintenance and Construction of Wildlife Friendly Exclusion Fencing, Installation of Water Piping and Stock Troughs, and Monitoring of Spring Sites to Preserve Important Water and Habitat Resources for the Benefit of Wildlife WBC Expects to Maintain 4,900 FT of Fence, Convert 2,640 Feet of Fence to Wildlife Friendly Fence, and Install 26,400 FT of Piping and 2 Watering Troughs Portions of the Project, Specifically Piping to Water Troughs, Are Scalable Dependent on Availability of Any Potential Funds the Project Will Benefit a Variety of Priority and Game Species Including Mule Deer, Pronghorn, and Bi State Sage Grouse Populations Through Increasing Access to and Protection of Critical Habitat This Will Have an Additional Benefit for Habitat by Decreasing Permitted Livestock Usage Around Spring Areas by Providing Off Springs Stock Watering Sites