National Forest Grazing Costs in Oregon for 2001. 

 

*Information compiled from Freedom of Information Act requests.

 

Grazing on National Forest Lands in Oregon

Number of grazing allotments: 374

Income from grazing program: $ 373,907

(Direct) Expenses from grazing program: $ 2,435,568

Direct loss to taxpayers to subsidize ranchers to graze cattle/sheep on Oregon National Forest Lands:  $ 2,061,661

 

 

Deschutes/Ochoco National Forest & Crooked River National Grasslands

Deschutes NF/Ochoco NF/CRNG Grazing Program Expenses

Grazing Management                                        $391,000

Rangeland Vegetation Management                   $145,000

Range Betterment                                                 23,000

Total                                                               $559,000

 

Deschutes/Ochoco/CRNG Grazing Program Income

Allotment

Fees Paid

Gray Butte Grazing Association

(permit holder for CRNG)

10,517.85

Burn

471.15

Prairie Parcels

135.00

Reservoir (Sheep $0.27 AUM)

1,083.24

Canyon Creek (Sheep)

1,023.03

Trout Creek (Sheep)

1,184.22

Indian Creek

103.95

Crystal Springs

878.85

Pringle

1,028.70

Big Summit

1,725.30

Snowshoe

338.85

Pisgah

387.45

Elkhorn

1,390.50

Lewis Rock

4.05

Badger

2,241.00

Wildcat

465.75

Lookout

141.75

Gray Prairie

311.85

Antler

437.40

Marks Creek

1354.05

Brush Creek

619.65

Badger

241.65

Sunflower

1876.50

Heisler

508.95

Derr

612.90

Sunflower2

1,186.65

Heisler2

336.15

Roba

1,147.50

Wolf Creek

2,339.55

Deep Creek

950.40

Little Summit

905.85

Wolf Creek2

1,082.70

Happy

905.85

Wind Creek

1302.75

Buck Pasture

55.35

Fox Canyon

1,039.50

Gray Prairie

1,246.05

Big Table

25.65

Shotgun

614.25

Double Cabin

966.60

Sherwood

688.50

Ortman

71.55

Old Dry Creek

20.25

Bear Creek

527.85

Lytle Creek

4.05

Mill Creek

1,252.80

Cox

1.35

Klootchman

488.70

West Maury

166.05

Lower Nicoll

237.60

Donnelly cows

245.70

Donnelly (Sheep)

874.26

Buck Mountain

333.45

Silver Creek

488.70

Sawmill

372.60

Allison

1,668.60

Little Mowich

16.20

Green Butte

1,066.50

Total

$ 51,713.10

 

DESCHUTES/OCHOCO/CRNG  RANCHING SUBSIDY

 

INCOME                   $   51,713.10

-EXPENSE                 $ 559,000.00

LOSS                          $ 507,286.90

 

LOSS TO TAXPAYERS TO SUBSIDIZE RANCHERS TO GRAZE CATTLE/SHEEP ON DESCHUTES/OCHOCO/CRNG LANDS=  $ 507,286.90

 

 

Fremont National Forest

 

Fremont National Forest Grazing Program Expenses

 

Grazing Management                                        $250,000

Rangeland Vegetation Management                   $197,000

Range Betterment                                                 28,000

Total                                                               $475,000

 

Fremont National Forest Grazing Program Income

*Rate of return for taxpayer=  $1.35 per AUM (animal unit month)

Allotment

Fees Paid

Arkansas

1270.35

Barnes Valley

548.10

Pitchlog

229.50

Yainax Butte

2320.65

Privy Springs

15.40

Horsefly

3033.45

Reservoir Creek

1385.10

Pothole

2002.05

Swede/Deming

373.95

Yaden Flat

36.45

Meryl Creek

203.85

Fivemile

773.55

Black Hills

768.15

Blaisdell

542.70

Augur Creek

199.80

Barley Camp

2030.40

Bauers Creek

309.15

Cox Flat

1363.50

Crane MTN

460.35

Crane/Kelley

1,146.15

Dent Creek

2790.45

Dog Mt.

612.90

Drews Res.

122.85

Dry Dog

1736.10

Fort Springs

621.00

Grizzly

510.30

Honey Creek

1224.45

Horse Prairie

882.90

Howard Creek

145.80

Little Cove

407.70

McDowell

135.00

Porcupine

816.75

Rogger Peak

1135.35

Sage

118.80

Squaw Butte

359.10

Whitepine

1267.65

Whiterocks

905.85

Wildhorse

2269.35

Yokum Valley

363.15

Paradise Creek

1429.65

Bear/Lakes

3767.85

Sycan

1553.85

Currier Camp

2725.65

Withers SU

311.85

Riverbeds

899.00

Buck-Doe

522.45

Coleman Rim

683.10

Schuster Springs

27.00

Strohm

25.65

Winter Rim

1250.00

Foster Butte

5111.15

Buck Creek

1351.35

Antelope

747.90

McCarty Butte

947.70

Total

$ 56,792.20

 

FREMONT NATIONAL FOREST RANCHING SUBSIDY

 

INCOME                   $   56,792.20

-EXPENSE                 $ 475,000.00

LOSS                          $ 418,207.80

 

LOSS TO TAXPAYERS TO SUBSIDIZE RANCHERS TO GRAZE CATTLE ON FREMONT NATIONAL FOREST LANDS=  $ 418,207.80

 

 

Malheur National Forest

 

Malheur National Forest Grazing Program Expenses

Grazing Management                                        $388,711

Rangeland Vegetation Management                   $124,000

Range Betterment                                                 45,566

Total                                                               $558,277

 

Malheur National Forest Grazing Program Income

*Rate of return for taxpayer=  $1.35 per AUM (animal unit month)

Allotment

Fees Paid

40 Acres

21.60

Aldrich

141.75

Alkali

2747.25

Antelope

2736.45

Antelope

201.15

Balance Creek

60.75

Bear Creek

510.30

Beech Creek

621.00

Big Sagehen

1990.00

Blue Creek

888.30

Blue Mountain

839.7

Bluebucket

3692.25

Bridge Creek

303.75

Calamity

1836.00

Camp Creek

337.50

Camp Creek

1183.95

Central Malheur

1063.80

County Road

60.75

Crooked Creek

576.45

Deadhorse

681.75

Deer Creek

379.35

Devine

2473.2

Dixie

1051.65

Dollar Basin

982.8

Donaldson

612.90

Fawn Spring

650.70

Ferg

10.80

Flag Prarie

3153.60

Flagtail

1800.90

Fox

1456.65

Frenchy

12.15

Hamilton

409.05

Hanscomb

545.40

Highway

162.00

Hot Springs

310.50

House Creek

324.00

Indian Creek

103.95

Izee

1863.00

Jack Creek

1247.40

Joaquin

16.20

Justice

52.65

King

25.65

Koehler

28.35

Lewis Creek

51.30

Logan Valley

2027.70

Lonesome-Badley

2471.85

Long Creek

5647.05

Lower Middle Fork

2451.60

McClellan

129.60

Mt.Vernon/John Day

2732.40

Muddy

774.90

Muddy/Van

978.75

Murderers Creek

4610.25

Myrtle

2359.80

North Fork

2377.35

Ott

2328.75

Pearson

31.05

Pine Creek

2417.85

Poison

2.70

Rail Creek

135.00

Rainbow

1999.35

Reynolds Creek

332.10

Ridge

276.75

Rosebud

452.25

Roundtop