CARSON CITY — The Carson City District, Sierra Front Field Office is holding a public tour Friday, January 23, 2015 of the Pine Nut area where wild horses are scheduled to be gathered.
The public will meet at the Dayton Valley Dog Park (located at Old Como and Dayton Valley Road) in Dayton at 10 a.m. The tour is expected to last about three hours. Because of road conditions, a four wheel-drive, high-clearance vehicle is required. Visitors must RSVP by calling 775-861-6700, option 2.
“This pre-gather tour is being offered to provide an opportunity for the interested public to obtain information about the Pine Nut gather, by interacting with BLM staff as they provide an overview of gather operations,” said Sierra Front Field Manager Leon Thomas.
The BLM is planning to gather 332 wild horses and remove approximately 200 excess wild horses within and outside the Pine Nut Herd Management Area (HMA). As many as 132 wild horses will be released back to the range following the gather. The gather area is located south of Dayton and east of Carson City and Gardnerville, Nevada within Lyon, Douglas, and Carson City Counties. The gather is scheduled to begin late January 2015.
Contact Lisa Ross at 775-885-6107 for more information.
