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STEP
1
Obtain Lease List
Individuals or groups wishing to apply
for, or review, expiring IDAHO school endowment grazing leases
should write to:
Winston Wiggins,
Acting Director
Idaho Department of Lands
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0050
When you write, request a list
of expiring grazing leases by county. For
example, if you wish to see all leases expiring in Bonneville County, request only that
county list.
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STEP
2
Locate Your Lease
Leases are listed by:
- Township
- Range
- Section or partial section
YOU WILL NEED A
BLM 1/100,000 SCALE MAP TO LOCATE THE LEASES IN YOUR AREA OF INTEREST!
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STEP 3
Request An Application
If there is a
lease that interests you, write again
to Acting Director Wiggins and
request the following:
- An application form
- The Department of Lands staff analysis for
that lease which will identify management concerns for that lease.
Your application will need to respond to those
concerns.
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STEP 4
File Your ApplicationYOU WILL NEED TO INCLUDE A $10.00
NON-REFUNDABLE
APPLICATION FEE, AND THE FIRST YEAR'S LEASE PAYMENT.
Lease fees generally average about 50 cents
per acre per year. This fee is based on the number of animal unit months (AUM is the
amount a cow and calf can eat in one month) available on that lease according to
Department analyses.
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| Contact Western Watersheds Project for additional information or advice on how to apply to auction
in other states:
Western
Watersheds Project
P.O. Box 1770
Hailey, ID 83333
#(208) 788-2290
wwp@westernwatersheds.org |
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