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Tuesday, September 02, 2008

BLM To Thin Sagebrush South of Bloomfield


Associated Press
      FARMINGTON — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management plans to thin up to 31,000 acres of sagebrush in the checkerboard area south of Bloomfield.
    The work is to begin Sept. 15 and continue through the first week of October on BLM and Navajo tribal and allotment land where sagebrush density exceeds naturally occurring historic levels.
    A BLM rangeland management specialist, Jeff Tafoya, says thinning the sagebrush will allow the growth of native grasses and other vegetation that can be eaten by wildlife.
    A soil-activated herbicide that inhibits photosynthesis, tebuthiuron, will be used to thin the sagebrush.

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