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The Year Ned's Cattle Came To Danville

A Report Discussing an Example of the Environmental Impact of Cattle Grazing as a Public Wildlands Management Option

July 24, 1999

Disclaimer: The locations of photographs in  this album have not been determined through survey. Due to the intermingled nature of land ownerships throughout much of the west, some photographs where the context or caption imply or otherwise indicate government ownership may actually be located on intermingled or adjoining private lands.

Author: Greg Schneider
Danville, CA
e-mail: GREGandDD@aol.com

1. TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
• 2. REVISION HISTORY
• 3. RELATED DOCUMENTS
• 4. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• 5. WHY THIS REPORT
• 6. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• 7. THE SYCAMORE VALLEY
• 8. THE PREMISE: AN ENVIRONMENTAL ETHIC
• 9. THE RESULT: A CONTRADICTION IN LOGIC
  • 9.1. PREPARING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF NED'S CATTLE
  • 9.2. WHO IS NED?
  • 9.3. HERE IS WHERE THINGS BEGAN TO DEFY LOGIC
    • 9.3.1 THE LOCKOUT
    • 9.3.2. THE TRAIL DAMAGE
    • 9.3.3. OFF TRAIL DAMAGE
    • 9.3.4. THE DAMAGE TO RIPARIAN AREAS
    • 9.3.5. THE DAMAGE TO INNOCENT VEGETATION
    • 9.3.6. THE LOSS OF WILDFLOWERS
    • 9.3.7. THE REDUCED PRESENCE OF WILDLIFE
    • 9.3.8. THE EXCESSIVE PRESENCE OF CATTLE
    • 9.3.9. TRAILS LITTERED WITH COW MANURE
    • 9.3.10. HILLSIDE DAMAGE - POTENTIAL FOR EROSION
• 10. A REBUTTAL TO THE PROPONENTS OF CATTLE GRAZING
  • 10.1. MOTHER NATURE CANNOT DO IT ALONE
  • 10.2. BUT LARGE GRAZERS USED TO ROAM HERE
  • 10.3. NON-NATIVE PLANTS MUST GO!
  • 10.4. AND WHAT ABOUT THOSE "PEST" PLANT SPECIES?
  • 10.5. SMOKEY THE BEAR WOULD BE PROUD!
• 11. CONCLUSIONS
  • 11.1. EBRPD DESENSITIZATION TO CATTLE GRAZING ISSUES
  • 11.2. THE CONTROVERSY OVER CATTLE GRAZING
  • 11.3. SUGGESTIONS FOR RESPONSIBLE INTRODUCTION OF CATTLE
• 12. GLOSSARY
• APPENDIX A - PUBLIC COMMENTARY
• APPENDIX B - EBRPD RESPONSE LETTERS
• APPENDIX C - ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS

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