Wilderness bill for scenic Nevada range introduced
Gazette Journal, 11/6/11 - With a rural county’s blessing, Nevada’s congressional delegation has introduced legislation to protect 26,000 acres of a scenic mountain range north of Winnemucca as a federal wilderness area.
The bill would carve the Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area out of two federal Bureau of Land Management wilderness study areas, and release 1,500 acres of existing wilderness study area lands.
The measure also would direct the BLM to exchange federal lands surrounding nearby ranches for private parcels within the designated wilderness area.
In a joint statement issued after the legislation’s introduction last week, the congressional delegation said it marked the culmination of a two-year process involving Humboldt County landowners, sportsmen and commissioners.
Commissioners voted unanimously in support of the proposal in October 2010.
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Wilderness bill for scenic Nevada range introduced
Gazette Journal, 11/6/11 - With a rural county’s blessing, Nevada’s congressional delegation has introduced legislation to protect 26,000 acres of a scenic mountain range north of Winnemucca as a federal wilderness area.
The bill would carve the Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area out of two federal Bureau of Land Management wilderness study areas, and release 1,500 acres of existing wilderness study area lands.
The measure also would direct the BLM to exchange federal lands surrounding nearby ranches for private parcels within the designated wilderness area.
In a joint statement issued after the legislation’s introduction last week, the congressional delegation said it marked the culmination of a two-year process involving Humboldt County landowners, sportsmen and commissioners.
Commissioners voted unanimously in support of the proposal in October 2010.
Read the whole article >>
