Durkee Springs Chaining Maintenance Underway in Central Utah
Bureau of Land Management, Richfield Field Office
Contact Information: Brant Hallows 435-896-1509 bhallows@blm.gov , or Jill Ivie 435-896-1573 jivie@blm.gov
Planned Date: Fall 2018
Planned Location: This project is located in Sevier and Piute Counties, south of Monroe and Poverty Flat and east of Marysvale, Utah.
Legal Description: Township 26 South, Range 3 West, Sections 17, 19, 20, 25, 30 and Township 27 South, Range 3 West, Sections 3, 11-14, 24-25.
Lat/Long: N 38 x 27’ x 45.35”; W 112 x 8’ x 51.00” and N 38 x 30” x 51.53”; W 112 x 10” x 20.49”
Project Description: The Durkee Springs Chaining Maintenance Project is a rangeland restoration project aimed to reduce hazardous fuels and to enhance wildlife and range habitat. The project consists of treating 2,122 acres of pinyon/juniper and sagebrush, utilizing heavy equipment- “chaining” methods, to rejuvenate old sagebrush stands and improve herbaceous under-story that will sustain deer, elk, and livestock herds within the Monroe Mountain Herd Unit. This is a cooperative project between Bureau of Land Management and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
