The 2000 fire season saw over 1,000 ignitions totaling more than 660,000 acres burned statewide. Many of last year s fires burned in areas, which were not monotypic cheatgrass habitat but habitat in fairly good condition, which supported good numbers of mule deer, antelope, chukar and particularly sage grouse. The Mahogany Creek fire in the Black Rock Range, Unit 034, Humboldt County, burned 10,000 acres. The species affected included mule deer, antelope, sage grouse, Lahontan cutthroat trout, northern goshawk, vesper sparrow and Swanson thrush. The habitat affected included streambank riparian, stringer meadow riparian, aspen, big sagebrush and mahogany.
Rehabilitation is pending.
The Double H fire in the Double H Range, Unit 035, Humboldt County, burned 70,902 acres. The species affected included mule deer, antelope, sage grouse, valley quail, chukar, California bighorn, short-eared owl and vesper sparrow. The habitat impacted included Wyoming sagebrush, low sagebrush, meadow riparian and 14 water developments. Rehabilitation proposed by the BLM includes 30,391 aerial and 6,663 drill . The South Willow fire in the Seven Trough Range, Unit 041, Pershing County burned 14,065 acres.