The Squaw Valley Allotment, located in northeastern Elko County, Nevada, includes a mixture of both private and public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The allotment consists of an entire watershed that supports Lahontan Cutthroat Trout, a species on the Federal list of endangered wildlife. Prior to 2004 the allotment was grazed by cattle all season. In 2004, a grazing goal was implemented to have more years of hot season (July-August) rest than use on the riparian areas in a 10-year term without reducing overall stocking rate. Since this goal was implemented, the number of miles of stream evaluated as properly funcitoning increased from four to 94. Riparian vegetation increased six fold, there was a five fold increase in the number of beaver ponds, and there are 33 additional miles of riparian habitat. These results indicate the potential for dramatic improvement of riparian areas by adjusting the timing of grazing and recovery without reducing stocking rate.
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