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Show BLM-GSENM Will Correct Boulder Cattle Trespass With New Fencing BOULDER Grand-Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) Acting Manager David Hunsaker said Monday that the Bureau of Land Management will take responsibility responsi-bility for a recent cattle trespass on the Steep Creek Allotment near Boulder. Boulder resident and Sierra Club member Julian Hatch, who is also a member of the Grand Canyon Trust and the Boulder Regional Group, reported having hav-ing seen trespass cattle on the closed allotment. The Grand Canyon Trust had purchased the allotment's grazing permits from Dell LeFevre in 1999 at which time they were retired, eliminating eliminat-ing any grazing on the Steep Creek. A news release issued by Patrick Diehl and Tori Woodard of the Sierra Club Glen Canyon Group claimed that Hatch had repeatedly reported trespass on the allotment, but Hansaker said (See CATTLE on page 2-A) Cattle From Front Page Monday he had no record at hand. Hunsaker said he met with Hatch, Woodard and Diehl on Mar. 1 and subsequently . asked Gregg Christensen to have his crew check out the allotment. allot-ment. Christensen had reported seeing no cattle, but Hatch, Woodard and Diehl claimed cattle cat-tle remained on the allotment. Hunsaker said he asked Christensen to recheck and 10 or so cattle were discovered. He said breaks were found in a section sec-tion of fence and another area discovered where cattle had found their way around fencing. The B1M will correct the problem prob-lem by repairing breaks and installing approximately three-eighths three-eighths of a mile of fencing. A trespass citation will not be issued against Kelly Roundy who owns the cattle. Decisions for responsibility are handled on an individual basis, Hunsaker said. The Sierra Club news release stated that Hatch will continue to monitor the allotment to be sure there is no further trespass. |