Aldos Silver City • Entered by Marcia Stout on June 9, 2022
Send (via email) letters regarding feral cattle in GNF
May 7, 2022 – May 10, 2022
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | |
| Post Admin hours | |
| Activity Hours | 2.5 |
| Participants | 2 |
| Total Hours | 5 |
Key Issue: Livestock Grazing Management
Activity Type: Advocacy (rallies, lobbying, meeting decision makers, letters/calls/emails)
Key Partners: Upper Gila Watershed Alliance
Landscape/area: Gila Wilderness (559040 acres)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Advocacy actions (1 emails)
Short Description of Activity
Composed and sent (via email) letters to various key Gila National Forest staff and regional office staff regarding the issue of “feral” cattle impacting the main stem of the Gila River area in the wilderness district. Letter indicated the need for multi-year action and budget requests in order to remove all of the feral cattle. Upper Gila Watershed Alliance provided some talking points and suggested recipients for this much needed letter of support.
Reflection/Evaluation
Went well. We received a letter from the acting forest supervisor indicating thanks from GNF and the southwest regional office for our letter of support for removal of the unauthorized cattle in those key southwestern ecosystems. Also – “We as a region are committed to continuing the effort to ensure full removal of the unauthorized cows. We thank you for being a partner of the forest.”