This proposal includes planning activities associated with invasive species management such as project identification, layout, administration and data management

Funds will also be used for the purchase of approved herbicides and their application, via fixed wing, helicopter, or ground to target invasive annual grasses. DOI priorities will be addressed by reducing threat of wildfire, managing for native vegetation and the forage and cover benefits for livestock and wildlife associated with native, perennial plant communities. Public benefit will be achieved through maintenance and/or rehabilitation of rangeland resources utilized by wildlife and livestock. Areas dominated by invasive annuals typically burn more frequently and fires in these areas typically exhibit higher rates of spread and greater resistance to control. Controlling invasive annuals will result in improved forage quality and quantity for wildlife and livestock. The project will manage and treat hazardous vegetative material and fuels on BLM lands in conjunction with treatments on multiple ownerships. Funding will be used to identify, inventory, delineate, treat, and monitor identified areas where the unnatural accumulation of live and dead fuels threatens identified communities at risk (car), important wildlife habitat, and other identified values at risk.