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The principal resource uses occurring in the Ruby Valley Watershed include, cropland, grazing, mining, timber harvests, and recreation (fishing, hunting, floating, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, as well as observational recreation). These uses define priorities for Resource Concerns.
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Ruby Valley Resource Concerns ¨ Water Quality, Quantity and Conservation; ¨ Range and Soil Conservation; ¨ Wildlife and Fisheries Management; ¨ Maintaining open space and rural/agricultural heritage; ¨ Conservation Education
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Priority Concerns ¨ Maintain sufficient flows for all necessary beneficial uses—domestic, stock water, irrigation, & fisheries ¨ Maintain public access sites to the river; ¨ Reduce soil erosion and sediment loads; ¨ Reduce Non-point source pollution and nitrate loading from feeding operations; ¨ Integrate management of noxious weeds; ¨ Assist Arctic grayling reintroduction efforts in the upper Ruby ¨ Plan for growth and development in the Ruby Valley ¨ Educational Outreach |
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