Monday, June 22, 2015

USA, Idaho:

BLM: Sagebrush Restoration and Geothermal Wells Progressing (Magic Valley)

On Thursday, members of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Twin Falls District Resource Advisory Council toured sites for the Walker Ranch Geothermal project and the Burley Landscape Sage-Grouse Habitat Restoration Project.

It was an opportunity for the Walker Ranch and BLM Burley Field Office to show the council the progress of their projects and take suggestions.

The ranch’s five land leases approved by the BLM for geothermal drilling are about 13 miles southwest of Malta. The council was shown two sites: a well constructed at the ranch, and another nearby that serves as a testing site for water temperature and pressure data. ]


Read more.......