The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock Springs and Rawlins Field Offices, in Wyoming, are launching a 30-day public scoping period prior to preparing an environmental assessment on a proposed wild horse gather in the Salt Wells Creek, Adobe Town, and Great Divide Basin Herd Management Areas (HMAs).

The field offices are proposing to gather and remove wild horses to bring the populations to the HMAs’ low appropriate management level (AML) to comply with the 2013 Consent Decree Rock Springs Grazing Association v. Salazar (Civil Action No. 11-CV-263-NDF).

Public input is valuable early in the process and will enable the BLM to develop a well-informed environmental assessment. Written comments should be received by April 4, and should be e-mailed to blm_wy_adobetown_saltwells_hma@blm.gov (please include “2017 AML Gather” in the subject line) or mailed or hand-delivered during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. local time) to: BLM Rock Springs Field Office, 2017 AML Gather, 280 Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, WY 82901