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Team members from the Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico, Carlsbad Field Office (CFO) conduct proper functioning condition (PFC's) assessments on the Black to analyze and document changes that are occurring to our riparian areas in the CFO. Activities such as grazing, road encroachment, upstream channelization, augmented flows, flow regulations, oil field water discharge, illegal leaks and spills ect. could all have an impact on these systems. The PFC assessment is used as a way to best manage the impairment. In some cases, we will build erosion control structures, plant woody vegetation, spray for unwanted vegetation like salt cedar. Having the ability to get the wildlife biologists, hydrologist, and range staff in the field together provides a diverse interpretation. Photos by Sherman Hogue, Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico
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Team members from the Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico, Carlsbad Field Office (CFO) conduct proper functioning condition (PFC's) assessments on the Black to analyze and document changes that are occurring to our riparian areas in the CFO. Activities such as grazing, road encroachment, upstream channelization, augmented flows, flow regulations, oil field water discharge, illegal leaks and spills ect. could all have an impact on these systems. The PFC assessment is used as a way to best manage the impairment. In some cases, we will build erosion control structures, plant woody vegetation, spray for unwanted vegetation like salt cedar. Having the ability to get the wildlife biologists, hydrologist, and range staff in the field together provides a diverse interpretation. Photos by Sherman Hogue, Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico