Four Corners • Entered by Jennifer Singer on August 27, 2024
CANM Camp Out
May 17, 2024 – May 18, 2024
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 2 |
| Post Admin hours | 2 |
| Activity Hours | 48 |
| Participants | 2 |
| Total Hours | 100 |
Key Issue: Livestock Grazing Management
Activity Type: Advocacy (rallies, lobbying, meeting decision makers, letters/calls/emails)
Key Partners: Rose Chilcoat Great Old Broads for Wilderness, Delaney Rudy Western Watersheds, Lou Ann Jacobson- Ball former CANM Manager
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Trail/land monitored (2 allotments)
Outcome 2: Event Attendees (2 people)
Short Description of Activity
Toured, hiked, and camped at Yellow Jacket and Flodine allotments to monitor environmental conditions over time. We found continued degradation due to feral trespass horses and cows, water catchments dry in May overtaken by tamarisk and Russian Olive, downed fences and gates, and lack of forage. We also saw damage to cultural resources, erosion, biocrust damage, trail damage, etc.
Reflection/Evaluation
The goal was to write our comment for Yellow Jacket and Flodine Environmental Assessments EA comparing the conditions from a field trip two years ago to this past May. Even two relatively wet winters did not improve conditions due to the approximately 200 trespass horses and 3 different herds of trespass cattle- 2 herds at Flodine lounging at McElmo creek and some young cattle who found their way through the fence at Yellow Jacket. My comments suggested that the allotments get restored as the new Public Land Rule states. I suggested working with the Navajo neighbors to lead the restoration by hiring Navajo crews to fence the CANM boundaries as suggested by Lou Ann many years ago. Round up and take unclaimed horses and cattle to Navajo rodeo grounds to get them back to their owners. Hire a Navajo landscape architect business to do restoration of damaged water catchments and native plant restoration. Hire Navajo fence riders to monitor the improvements. By working with Navajo neighbors, hopefully they will decide to continue the project and make a plan for future cultural resource restoration for future generations.
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Photo Captions
Protect CANM cultural resources.