Natural Resources in the News
Every year Elko County holds an auction for land. There are over eight states holding these types of auctions in April. When it comes to property many people do not take care of the land. There is also the case that the county is trying to subdivide portions that had previously been owned by the government.
Land that has once been owned by the government has nothing on it. In Nevada the BLM allows for ranchers to have grazing rights for the land and lets NDOW create study and preservation portions. As the government tries to sell the property off the county will put it up for auction and try to subdivide. Majority of the time this will not effect the areas that NDOW use for study. But it reduces the acreage that ranchers can graze livestock on. This must be taken into consideration when the livestock is let out onto the BLM. There are some times that the land was once private and when someone bought it, the person began to subdivide it to try and receive more money.
Those in the natural resources field are very land conscientious. Seeing others destroy and leave property to overgrow and become useless is irritating. Looking at the lots up for auction, there are several overrun with weeds and cheatgrass, with some being at least 10 acres. This is not always the case, and there are some wonderful properties that are auctioned. But land that is unkept can be utilized more efficiently by someone who cares about it. Natural resource people are the ones that care about keeping land in healthy conditions. Land taken over by these invasive species is hazardous to the environment and is useless to animals.
The fact comes down to this: there are becoming more people in the world and the land that was once used for agriculture and environmentalists is turning into subdivisions. It is not a pleasant thought. Wild animals are losing their land and will eventually become endangered. Some of these auctioned properties already have houses established on them, which is less of a concern for natural resource workers. But it is the large acres that have been reduced into subdivisions that pose a threat on the industry. It is good to auction off property for the better of the environment, but not all portions will improve the quality of life for animals.
The fact comes down to this: there are becoming more people in the world and the land that was once used for agriculture and environmentalists is turning into subdivisions. It is not a pleasant thought. Wild animals are losing their land and will eventually become endangered. Some of these auctioned properties already have houses established on them, which is less of a concern for natural resource workers. But it is the large acres that have been reduced into subdivisions that pose a threat on the industry. It is good to auction off property for the better of the environment, but not all portions will improve the quality of life for animals.
I was wondering about this topic because I saw the auction was coming in the paper a few days ago. Very informative. I'd suggest breaking up the paragraphs a bit since it almost conforms into a wall of text. Hit the enter key to break them up instead to transition. This will help especially when the pictures are placed as they are, which makes the end of your second paragraph look off.
ReplyDeleteI know someone who makes a living killing weeds that take over abandoned land. It is quite a travesty to see rolling fields of Medusahead or Scotch Thistle. I think there is a BLM budget of 4 million dollars to take care of things like this. Above and beyond the degradation of land and the natural and financial costs, people should be embarrassed and even ashamed to be part of a culture that needs and desires to create such an alarming problem.
ReplyDeleteI know someone who makes a living killing weeds that take over abandoned land. It is quite a travesty to see rolling fields of Medusahead or Scotch Thistle. I think there is a BLM budget of 4 million dollars to take care of things like this. Above and beyond the degradation of land and the natural and financial costs, people should be embarrassed and even ashamed to be part of a culture that needs and desires to create such an alarming problem.
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