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Navigating the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) while maintaining flexibility in livestock grazing management can be difficult.� What flexibility looks like on the ground is often hard to describe in the text of a NEPA document.� However, long term dedication to the planning process, patience, and a defined strategy to use livestock as a tool to improve resources can produce a flexible allotment management plan.� This presentation will explore the story of the Upton Mountain Allotment where reoccurring wildfire, invasive annual grass, and a set grazing schedule created the need for flexibility in livestock grazing.� The Upton Mountain Allotment is home to Greater sage-grouse, mule deer, and Malheur prince�s plume that need to be managed with the threats to their habitats in mind.� Flexibility in the number of livestock and time of use was identified as a main strategy in working towards management objectives for the allotment and surrounding area.� This presentation will also speak to the group of people involved, the coordination and cooperation that occurred, and how those discussions helped progress the project.