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Superceded by BLM Technical Reference 1737-14
In the arid, semi-arid west, grazing impacts are concentrated in riparian areas. These impacts have been the focus of much attention in recent years. This attention has come from several sources including professional societies, the research, environmental, and political communities, as well as from public land managers. It is because of this focus, and the commitment of BLM to proper management of riparian areas, that this technical reference has been prepared. In reviewing the literature and in discussions with range managers, it became apparent that no single grazing management system has as yet conclusively proven to result in consistent improvement of degraded riparian areas throughout the western range. Many varying combinations of sites, resource conditions, and impacts as well as the
interaction of many different human perspectives are involved. The grazing management system designed for an area should be tailored to the conditions, problems, potential, objectives, and livestock management considerations on a site specific basis using the information in this technical reference in an arrangement that will best meet the resource needs.