Baker Resource Management Plan - BUREAU OF … of Decision Baker Resource Management Plan Vale District, Vale, Oregon This resource management plan documents the decisions reached

U.S. Department of the interiorBureau of Land Management

Vale District Office Baker Resource AreaP.O. Box 700 1550 DeweyVale, Oregon 97918 Baker, Oregon 97814 July 1989

Baker Resource Management PlanRecord of Decision

Rangeland Program Summary (RPS)

As the Nation’s principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has responsrbrlity for most of our nationally ownedpublic lands and natural resources. Thus rncludes fostering the wisest use of our land and water resources, protecting our fish andwildlife, preserving the environmental and cultural values of our national parks and historical places, and providing for theenjoyment of life through outdoor recreation. The Department assesses our energy and mineral resources and works to assurethat their development is in the best interest of all our people. The Department also has a major resonsrbrlrty for American lndranreservation communities for people who live in Island Territories under U S. administration

BLM-OR-PT-89-10-1792

U.S. Department of the InteriorBureau of Land Management

BakerResource Management Plan

Record of Decision

Rangeland Program Summary (RPS)

Record of DecisionBaker Resource Management Plan

Vale District, Vale, Oregon

This resource management plan documents the decisions reached by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) formanagement of the resources on 429,754 acres of public lands, and 513,000 acres of private surface with federalmineral estate, in the Baker Resource Area of the Vale District. The decision is to adopt the Preferred Alternativeof the Final Resource Management Plan/Environmental impact Statement. The major decisions in this Plan are:

Manage the total forestland base of 88,603 acres (29,330 acres commercial forestland, 59,273 acres woodlands).Approximately 25,353 acres of suitable forestlands are available to sustain a harvest level of 24.0 million boardfeet per decade, or an average of 2.4 million board feet annually. Approximately 41,273 acres of suitable wood-lands are available for harvesting multiple forest products. In addition, forest products may be marketed fromapproximately 3,937 acres of unsuitable commercial forestland and 18,000 acres of unsuitable woodlands whereharvesting may be a requirement in the prescriptions for managing critical watershed, wildlife and riparian habitat,and Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs).

Continue to authorize grazing permits/leases for 55,437 Animal Unit Months (AUMs) of livestock forage on418,601 acres (374 allotments). Management systems will be developed, maintained or revised for 95 Improve (I)and Maintain (M) category allotments. Approximately 2,449 AUMs of competitive forage will continue to be madeavailable for wildlife. Forage on 3,700 acres within Cooperative Wildlife Management areas (350 AUMs) isallocated to wildlife.

Range improvements will continue to be implemented on 61 I and M category grazing allotments. Non-intensivemanagement will continue on 277 Custodial (C) category allotments.

Inventory and implement riparian recovery and enhancement as needed for 240 miles of currently known andclassified riparian habitat. Riparian recovery and enhancement will be accomplished through actions including,but not limited to, plantings, structures, and riparian fencing; and through constraints on other programs, includingmodification of grazing systems, construction of range improvements and special riparian considerations in forestmanagement activities.

Continue inventories, develop and implement habitat management plans to protect or enhance important wildlifehabitat for big game animals, native fisheries, bald eagles and other raptors, and native game birds including sagegrouse and Columbian sharp-tailed grouse.

Implement land tenure adjustments through exchange, transfer or sale of 18,306 acres in Zone 2 areas to consoli-date or otherwise promote efficient management of the public lands in Zone 1 areas.

Off Road Vehicle use is open on approximately 287,611 acres, limited on 138,042 acres, and closed on 4,101acres of public lands.

Nine (9) areas totaling 38,988 acres are designated Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, with one areadesignated as an Outstanding Natural Area (ONA) and one area designated as a Research Natural Area (RNA).They are: Joseph Creek ONAIACEC (3,360 acres), Grande Ronde ACEC (9,715 acres), Keating Riparian RNA/ACEC (2,173 acres), Powder River Canyon ACEC (5,880 acres), Unity Reservoir Bald Eagle Habitat ACEC (200acres), Hunt mountain ACEC (2,230 acres), Oregon Trail ACEC (1,495 acres), Sheep Mountain ACEC (5,398acres), and Homestead ACEC (8,537 acres). Areas to be evaluated for ACEC designation pending further studyare: Haplopappus radiatus population sites, Little Lookout Mountain, and Big Lookout Mountain Aspen sites. Thenatural character of the BLM lands along those segments of the Grande Ronde River and the Snake River inWashington, and Joseph Creek, will be protected pending suitability study for Wild and Scenic designation.

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Maintain the public lands open to locatable mineral entry under the 1872 Mining Law, as amended. Pursuewithdrawal from mineral entry under the mining laws on 907.31 acres to protect natural and historic values.Maintain the availability of the public mineral estate for mineral leasing, except for 16,531 acres which are closed.

Cultural resources, soil, water, botanical, visual resources and recreational opportunities will be protected orenhanced.

Alternatives Considered and Rationale for DecisionFour alternatives for managing the public lands in the Baker Planning Area were analyzed in the Draft ResourceManagement Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS). The environmental consequences of implement-ing each of the alternatives were described in detail in Chapter 4 of the Draft RMP/EIS; and, as revised by thisplan, are summarized in Table 1 of this document.

The selected Resource Management Plan is derived essentially from the Preferred Alternative, but includesdesirable components of the other alternatives set forth in the draft RMP/EIS. It emphasizes production on asustained yield basis, and use of renewable resources on the majority of public lands in the Baker Planning Area.It also provides for protection, maintenance or enhancement of riparian, soil, water, cultural and paleontological,botanical and recreational resource values as well as wildlife habitat. This alternative is the environmentallypreferable alternative. This Resource Management Plan best meets national guidance, best satisfies the planningcriteria, including consistency with other Federal, state, and local plans and best resolves issues while contribut-ing to the local economy.

The Commodity Production Alternative would have emphasized economic benefits to the economy throughproduction of goods and services on public lands to meet local and potential regional demands.

The No Action (Current Management) Alternative would have provided for management of all resources at currentlevels. This is the No Action Alternative required by the National Environmental Policy Act.

Natural Environmental Protection Alternative would have enhanced natural values in all areas. Conflicts betweencommodity production and natural values would have been resolved in favor of protecting natural values.

Mitigation MeasuresAll protective measures and standard design features identified in the plan will be taken to mitigate adverseimpacts. These measures will be strictly enforced during implementation. Monitoring and evaluation will tell howeffective these measures are in minimizing environmental impacts. Therefore, additional measures to protect theenvironment may be taken during or following monitoring.

Non-Discretionary Resource Management PlanAdjustmentsDecisions of the proposed Resource Management Plan are modified to reflect non-discretionary changes inportions of the planning area, as follows:

The 1988 Omnibus Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act designated portions of the Grande Ronde River andthe Powder River as components of the national Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Resources within the Wildand Recreation segments of the river corridor on 24.9 miles of the Grande Ronde River, and within the Scenicsegment on 11.7 miles of the Powder River, will be managed to protect and enhance the designated values.

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Table l-Summary of Environmental Consequences and Comparison of Alternatlve Allocations

Unit ofMeasure

NaturalCurrent Commodity Resource

Management Productlon Protection Preferred(No Action) Alternative Alternative Alternative

SoilAir QualityWater

QuantityQuality

VegetationEcological ConditionPlant DiversityThreatened, Endangeredor Sensitive Species(Protection)

Livestock GrazingAvailable Forage

Riparian ZonesWildlifeTerrestrial HabitatFishThreatened & Endangered Species

RecreationVisitor Use LevelsQuality of Experience

Cultural ResourcesVisual Quality

Protection/EnhancementForest ProductsHarvest Level/Year

Off-Road VehicleOpenLimitedClosed

Land Tenure AdjustmentAvailable for DisposalMineral Resources

Proposed WithdrawalsLocatable MineralsLeasable Minerals

Open w/Standard StipulationsOpen w/Season RestrictionsOpen w/No Surface Occupancy

TOTAL OPENClosed to Leasing

Saleable MineralsNwwte)

Economic ActivityChange in Local Personal IncomeAreas of Critical Environmental Concern

Number of AreasProtection of Values

Condition Trend 0Condition Trend +* +*

++*

++*

Condition TrendCondition Trend

00 -

++

++

Condition TrendCondition Trend

00 -

++

++

Condition Trend 0 0 + +

AUMsCondition Trend

55,4370

56,201 55,407+

55,437+

Condition TrendCondition TrendCondition Trend

000

--0

+++

+++

TrendCondition TrendTrend

000

++

+++

Trend 0 - + +

MMBF 2.79 2.85 2.29 2.40’

Acres 309,226 306,834 287,374 287,611 lAcres 119,560 121,802 141,252 138,042*Acres 968 1,118 1,118 4,101*

Acres 20,000 12,440 0 20,601*

AcresTrend

00

00

1,680-

907*-

Acres 700,794’ 900,648’ 694,415’ 703,884*Acres 186,700* 15,815 190,900’ 196,989’Acres 22,215 3,360 34,508 18,950*Acres 909,709* 919,823” 919,823* 919,823*Acres 26,645* 16,531* 16,531 l 16,531*

Number of Pits

Dollars

24+

+56,000

1

-102,000

12+

24-

-20,000

9+

1-

0 = No Change + = Increase - = Decline l = Revised Figures

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The Oregon Trail Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) is expanded at the Flagstaff Hill site toinclude a total of 507 acres to facilitate protection of historic values and the development and maintenance ofthe proposed National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. Resources within this area will be managedto maintain and enhance a developed Interpretive Center and ACEC. The 1989 federal budget, as approvedby the Congress and the President, allocates funding and directs the development of a visitor/interpretivecenter at this site. An environmental assessment analyzing the potential impacts on other resources from thenon-discretionary development necessary for the expansion of ACEC boundaries was prepared, published,and given public review. The Decision Record was approved and distributed on December 23, 1988.

District Manager RecommendationI recommend adoption of the Baker Resource Management Plan as provided herein.

Signed:

Signed:

District Manager, Vale District

State Director ApprovalI approve the Baker RMP decisions as recommended. Individual grazing decisions will be issued to all affectedlessees for those allotments where changes are proposed and agreement has not been reached. Those deci-sions will explain and provide for the protest and/or appeal procedures under 43 CFR 4160 and 43 CFR 4.470.

This document meets the requirements for a Record of Decision as provided in 40 CFR 1505.2.

Signed: Date: July 12, 1989

State Director, Oregon/WashingtonBureau of Land Management

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Record of Decision Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii-vReaders Guide

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List of Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x & xiChapter l-Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ThePlanningArea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PurposeandNeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ValidExisting Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Recent Congressionally Mandated Land Use Allocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Administrative Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Monitoring the Baker Resource Management Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Maintaining the Baker Resource Management Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Activity Plan Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Requirements for Further Environmental Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Consultation and Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Publiclnvolvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Summary of Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Environmental Preferability of the Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Chapter 2-Baker Resource Management Plan Decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..12Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..12General Management Direction and Action for the Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I4Livestock Grazing Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14R i p a r i a n A r e a M a n a g e m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l 6Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Threatened, Endangered, Candidate, State Listed and Sensitive Species Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..2 1Realty Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..2 3Rights-of-Way.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..2 3Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..2 4Mineral Resource Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Locatable Mineral Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Soils, Water and Air Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Forest Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..3 5FireManagement........................................................................4 0Cultural Resource Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41RecreationManagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4 3Off Road Vehicle UseAreas of Critical Environmental ‘Concern’

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Visual Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4 9Wilderness Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..5 0Paleontological Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..5 0GrasshopperControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..5 0NoxiousWeedControl....................................................................5 0Withdrawal Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..5 4Management of Newly Acquired Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Geographic Unit Management Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

1. Lookout Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..5 52. BurntRiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..5 93. Keating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..6 44. Pedro Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..6 95. GrandeRonde.....................................................................7 36. Homestead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7 87. PritchardCr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..8 28. OregonTrail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..8 59. Unity Reservoir . Bald Eagle Habitat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

10. SheepMountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..9 111. Hunt Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..9 412. PowderRiverCanyon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..9 713. BlueMountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..lO 114. BakerCountyMisc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..llO

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Chapter 3-Appendices and Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...*.... 121lntroduction.........................................................................l21

AppendicesA. Threatened, Endangered, Candidate, State Listed and Sensitive Species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122B. lronside Rangeland Management Program, Decisions and Implementation Progress . . . . . . . . . . .123C. ReferencesCited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..I3 6D. List of Preparers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137E. GlossaryofTerms................................................................13 7F. Riparian Condition Inventory Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Maps (Inserts)1 Land Status2 Commercial Forest Lands, Forest Management Plan Areas, and High to Severe Erosion Potential3 Wildlife Habitat and Management Plan Areas4 Mineral Areas5 Off-Road Vehicles, Extensive Recreation Management Areas and Areas of High Visual Quality6 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs)7 Land Tenure8 Major Hydrologic Groups and Primary Watersheds9 Geographic Units (GUS)

10 Baker Resource Management Plan - Record of Decision11 Livestock Grazing Program - Allotments and Leases (2 parts)12 Oil and Gas Leasing

Figures1 General Location Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Distribution of Noxious Weeds on BLM Lands in Oregon, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

3a Distribution and Spread of Selected Noxious Weeds, 1920-l 980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .523b Distribution and Spread of Selected Noxious Weeds, 1920-1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Tables1 Summary of Environmental Consequences and Comparison of Alternative Allocations . . . . . . . . . . . .iv2 Public Land Acreage, Baker Resource Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Priority Ranking for Management of Resource Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I2

4A Geographic Units (GUS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124B Priority for Coordinated Activity Plan (CAP) Preparation by Geographic Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

5 Condition and Trend for Inventoried Riparian Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I66 Summary of Oil and Gas Leasing Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257 Oil and Gas Leasing Categories by Geographic Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268 Watershed Management Actions and Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339 Forest Management Plan Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

10 Visual Resource Management Class Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5011 Forage Allocation, Management Objectives, Grazing Systems and Allotment Categorizations . . . .12512 Range Improvement Program- Progress - Planned vs. Completed Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13013 Condition and Trend of Streams in Section 3 Grazing Allotments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13114 Exclosure Development in Section 3 Grazing Allotments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

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Readers GuideChapter 1 briefly describes the Resource Area, the evolution of the Resource Management Plan (RMP) selectedthrough the planning process, and the alternative plans analyzed in the RMP/Environmental Impact Statement(EIS) for the Baker Resource Area (BRA), Vale District BLM. For additional information of the planning process,planning issues, management concerns, and planning criteria, see Chapter 1 of the Draft RMP/EIS, which waspublished and distributed in March 1986.

The approved RMP in Chapter 2 presents the decisions for future management of public land resources in theBRA. The decisions are described by resource for the entire Resource Area and then are described in detail byGeographic Unit. The Geographic Unit descriptions are found at the end of Chapter 2. The decisions are basedprimarily on Alternative D, the Preferred Alternative, and the “Management Common to All Alternatives” sectionpresented in the RMP/EIS. These discussions were expanded to include information required by Federal regula-tion and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) policy and presented as the proposed RMP in the Final EIS. Re-source or program goals and objectives, on-going management, proposed actions (including need for subsequentdetailed site-specific plans), support requirements, implementation sequences or priority, and follow-up monitoringand evaluation intervals and standards are included in the Record of Decision (ROD) to determine the effective-ness of the decisions progress toward identified goals, and need for plan amendment or revisions.

Chapter 2 also defines the considerations and rationale for selection of the RMP. It summarizes implementationand monitoring actions that will be taken to insure decisions are carried out as specified in the RMP/RangelandProgram Summary (RPS).

For the environmental consequences of the proposed RMP, see the analysis of Alternative D: Preferred Alterna-tive, Chapter 4 of the Draft RMP/EIS. Also refer to Table 1 - Summary of Environmental Consequences in this(RMP-ROD) document.

To facilitate reading and use of this document, all maps are located inside the back cover. Abbreviations com-monly used in this document are defined on the following pages.

Chapter 3 contains various appendices that contain supporting resource data for the RMP decisions in Chapter 2,and general information relevant to document preparation.

Many of the references cited in this chapter are limited or not available for distribution, and some are not in a formthat are readily photocopied. All, however, are available for inspection in the Resource Area office during normalworking hours.

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List of AbbreviationsACECACMPAMPAPAUMBIABLMBPACCAPCEQCFRCMACRMP

DNR-WNHP

EAEISEPAERMA

FEIS

FLPMA

FMPFYGUGLOGRO

HCNRAHMPIIMPIMPLAN

MMFPMMBFMSANEPANPPCNSONTLODFW

ONAORCAORVPL

Area of Critical Environmental ConcernArea of Critical Mineral PotentialAllotment Management PlanActivity PlanAnimal Unit MonthBureau of Indian AffairsBureau of Land ManagementBonneville Power AdministrationCustodialCoordinated Activity PlanCouncil of Environmental QualityCode of Federal RegulationsCooperative Management AgreementCultural Resource ManagementPlanDepartment of Natural Resources-Washington Natural Heritage ProgramEnvironmental AssessmentEnvironmental Impact StatementEnvironmental Protection AgencyExtensive Recreation ManagementAreaFinal Environmental ImpactStatementFederal Land Policy and ManagementActForest Management PlanFiscal YearGeographic UnitGeneral Land OfficeGeothermal Resource OperationalOrdersHells Canyon National Recreation AreaHabitat Management PlanImprove Grazing AllotmentInterim Wilderness Management PolicyInput Model Plan developed by theU.S. Forest Service to measure theeconomic effects of changes inprogram-related activities.Maintain Grazing AllotmentManagement Framework PlanMillion Board FeetManagement Situation AnalysisNational Environmental Policy ActNorthwest Power Planning CouncilNo Surface Occupancy-MineralsNotices to LesseesOregon Department of Fish andWildlifeOutstanding Natural AreaOn-Line Recordation and Case AccessOff-Road VehiclePublic Land

RAMPR&PPRMPRNARPSRODs c sSHPOSMASRMAMBFT&ETPCC

URAFSUSFWSUSGSVRMWSAWDW

WDNR

Recreation Area Management PlanRecreation and Public Purposes ActResource Management PlanResearch Natural AreaRange Program SummaryRecord of DecisionSoil Conservation ServiceState Historic Preservation OfficeSpecial Management AreaSpecial Recreation Management AreaThousand Board FeetThreatened and EndangeredTimber Production Capability Classifi-cationUnit Resource AnalysisU.S. Forest ServiceU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceU.S. Geological SurveyVisual Resource ManagementWilderness Study AreaWashington State Department ofWildlifeWashington State Department ofNatural Resources

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Chapter l-Introduction

Introduction The Planning Area

Chapter 2 of this document contains the decisions on This Resource Management Plan (RMP) addressesall land use proposals presented in the September 429,754 acres of public land, including an estimated1986 final environmental impact statement (EIS) and 936,000 acres of subsurface mineral estate, admini-describes in general terms the implementation, stered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).monitoring and amendment processes for thosedecisions. It describes how each resource will be BLM Public Lands in the planning area are managedmanaged, the order in which projects will be imple- by the Baker Resource Area office of the Vale BLMmented, and how each resource will be monitored to district. The Baker Resource Area office is located ininsure that the plan actions are providing protection Baker, Oregon and the Vale BLM district office isand production. located in Vale, Oregon. The planning area is bor-

dered by the Snake River to the east, the UmatillaThe plan does not present information on environ- National Forest, the Oregon-Washington stateline andmental consequences, rationale, consistency, or the Columbia River to the north, and by Gilliam,effects of the management. This information was Wheeler, Grant and Malheur Counties to the west andpreviously covered in the draft and final EIS’s, which south (refer to Map 1 and Figure 1). The Wallowa-may be obtained by contacting the Vale District Office Whitman National Forest, a portion of the Umatillaor Baker Resource Area Office. National Forest, the Hells Canyon National Recreation

Area, Boardman Bombing Range and the UmatillaWilderness study areas (WSA) within the planning Army Depot are other major federal lands within thearea will be addressed in the BLM Oregon Statewide boundaries of the planning area. The Umatilla IndianWilderness EIS. A supplement to the draft wilderness Reservation and Bureau of Reclamation lands areEIS has been prepared to analyze wilderness values also within the planning area.of public lands acquired after the passage of theFederal Lands Policy and Management Act in 1976 The RMP consolidates three previously establishedand lands that have been reinstated as WSA land planning units into one planning area, which is calledthrough the court decision in Sierra Club vs. Watt. the Baker Planning Area. The previous planning unitsThis analysis involves the McGraw Creek WSA. After were the Baker, Blue Mountain and Grande Rondepublic comments on this supplement have been Planning Units. Public lands in the planning area arereviewed, a final EIS will be prepared and a recom- scattered throughout six counties in northeast Oregonmendation will be submitted to Congress for action. (Baker, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union and Wal-

Iowa), and portions of two counties in the southeastThe rangeland program portion of this document portion of Washington State (Asotin and Garfield).summarizes the livestock grazing management Refer to Table 2 and Figure 1. The general landprogram (RPS) and grazing decisions reached pattern in the planning area is characterized by smallthrough this plan and consultation with affected to moderate sized parcels of public land that areparties on 429,754 acres administered under Sections widely scattered and intermingled with private land,3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act. Grazing manage- state land, and land administered by the Forestment and competitive forage on Section 3 lands Service and other federal agencies.(379,357 acres) was developed through the BakerManagement Framework Plan (Baker MFP) and Most of the public land in the planning area is locatedanalyzed for environmental impacts in the lronside in Baker County (367,168 acres), where the largestEnvironmental Impact Statement (Ironside EIS). The and more closely consolidated tracts occur. Publicdecisions were published in 1981 in the lronside lands in Malheur County and the six northern countiesRangeland Program Summary (Ironside RPS). They of the planning area total 60,983 acres, and generallywere updated and republished in March 1986 as an occur in smaller and more widely scattered parcelsaddendum to the draft Baker RMP/EIS. Grazing (refer to Map 1 - Land Status).management and competitive forage on Section 15lands (50,397 acres) were developed directly throughthis RMP. These grazing decisions for Sec. 3 andSec. 15 lands are combined and included in Chapter2. The Allotment boundaries are shown on Map 11and are also described in Chapter 2 of this document.

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Table 2-Public Land Acreage, Baker ResourceArea

County

Total AcreageFederal (BLM) of County Within

Surface the Planning Area

Baker 367,168 1,930,240Malheurl 10,046 12,040Wallowa 20,471 2,033,920

Morrow 2,328 1,317,900Umatilla 13,178 2,065,280Union 6,i 19 1,200,480Asotin2 10,374 109,235Garfield2 70 3,320

Total 429,754 8,672,415

“Baker Resource Area managed portion only. Thebalance of public land in Malheur County is managedby the Malheur Resource Area of the Vale District.

2/Baker Resource Area managed portion only. Thebalance of public land in the State of Washington ismanaged by the Spokane BLM District.

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Purpose and Need Implementation

The Baker Resource Management Plan will provide a Decisions in this plan will be implemented over acomprehensive framework for managing and allocat- period of approximately ten years and will be tied toing public land and resources in the Baker Resource the budget process, and availability of funding.Area for the next 10 or more years. The RMP will Priorities have been established for each resource toserve as a master plan from which future, more site- guide the order of implementation: and link thespecific analysis and decisions will be made regarding planned actions in the resource management planallowable, conditional or prohibited uses and activi- with the budget process. Priorities for each programties. will be reviewed annually to help develop the annual

work plan commitments for the coming year. TheMore specifically, the RMP establishes: priorities and implementation are presented by

resource in Chapter 2. Activity plans and environ-* Resource condition goals and objectives; mental assessments may be required prior to con-l Allowable resource uses and levels of production; ducting specific actions.* Areas for limited, restricted or exclusive resourceuses; Valid Existing Rightsl Areas for retention or transfer from BLM administra-tion; This plan will not repeal valid existing rights on public* Program constraints and general management lands. Valid existing rights are those claims or rightspractices; to public land that take precedence over the actions inl Specific management plans required; this plan. Valid existing rights may be held by otherl General resource monitoring standards. federal agencies, private companies or by individuals.

Examples of valid existing rights are mining claims, oilThis Resource Management Plan (RMP) provides and gas leases, rights-of-way, grazing leases, anddirection for the management of Areas of Critical water rights.Environmental Concern (ACECs), cultural resources,recreation and off-road vehicle uses, livestock graz- Recent Congressionally Mandateding, and for all the natural resources, includingriparian values, forestry, minerals, natural history, fire Land Use Allocationsand watershed. The RMP supercedes and incorpo-rates data from all previous land use plans, including Mandated land use allocations include the McGrawthe Baker, Grande Ronde and Blue Mountain MFPs Creek Wilderness Area, designated in 1984; theand the lronside Rangeland Program Summary (RPS) National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center at- Record of Decision. Flagstaff Hill, congressionally directed in 1989; and

the Powder River and Grande Ronde River desig-The RMP/Final EIS, in conjunction with the 1980 nated as components of the national Wild and Sceniclronside Grazing Environmental Impact Statement, River system in 1988.was prepared to satisfy for the Baker Resource Area,the court-ordered requirement (U.S. District Court forthe District of Columbia, ref. case No. 1983-73) forsite-specific grazing EIS’s on BLM administeredgrazing lands.

Administrative Actions As part of plan evaluation, concerned governmententities will be requested to review the plan andadvise the District Manager of its continued consis-Various types of administrative actions will requiretency with their officially approved resource manage-special attention beyond the scope of this plan.ment related plans, programs, and policies. AdvisoryAdministrative actions are the day to day transactionsgroups will also be consulted during plan evaluation inrequired to serve the public and to provide optimalorder to secure their input.use of the resources. These actions are in confor-

mance with the plan. They include issuance ofUpon completion of a periodic evaluation, or in thepermits for fuelwood, sawtimber, Christmas trees, andevent that modifying the plan becomes necessary, thecompetitive and commercial recreation activities; landVale District Manager will determine what, if any,actions, including issuance of grants, leases, permits,changes are necessary to ensure that managementand resolution of trespass; facility maintenance; lawactions are consistent with RMP objectives. If theenforcement; enforcement and monitoring of permitDistrict Manager finds that a plan amendment isstipulations; cadastral surveys to determine legal landnecessary, an environmental analysis of the proposedownership; and engineering support to assist inchange will be conducted, and a recommendation onmapping, designing, and implementing projects.the amendment will be made to the State Director. IfThese and other administrative actions will be con-the amendment is approved, it may be implementedducted at the resource area, district, or state level.30 days after public notice. A plan amendment mayThe degree to which these actions are carried out willbe initiated because of the need to consider monitor-be based upon BLM policy, available personnel, anding findings, new data, new or revised policy, or afunding level.proposed action that may result in a change in the

Monitoring the Baker Resource scope of resource uses or a change in the terms,conditions and decisions of the approved plan.

Management PlanPotential minor changes, refinements or clarifications

The Baker RMP will be monitored on a continuous in the plan may take the form of maintenance actions.basis to allow up-to-date evaluations and to be Maintenance actions incorporate minor data changesresponsive to changing situations. Specific manage- and are usually limited to minor refinements andment actions arising from proposed activity plan documentation. Plan maintenance will not result indecisions will be evaluated to ensure consistency with expansion in the scope of resource uses or restric-RMP objectives. The RMP will also be formally tions or change the terms, conditions and decisions ofevaluated at intervals not to exceed 5 years. All plan the approved RMP. Maintenance actions are notmonitoring will assess the following: considered a plan amendment and do not require the

formal public involvement and interagency coordina-1. if management actions are resulting in satisfac- tion process undertaken for plan amendments.tory progress toward achieving objectives,

Maintaining the Baker Resource2. if actions are consistent with current policy, Management Plan3. if original assumptions were correctly applied and

This RMP will be maintained to reflect implementationimpacts correctly predicted,actions as activity plans are developed and imple-mented, and as the data base is expanded through4. if mitigation measures are satisfactory,new inventories and monitoring. Maintenance willalso include new and/or modified plan decisions5. if it is still consistent with the plans and policies ofthrough the plan amendment process.state and local government, other federal agencies,

and Indian tribes, andPlan maintenance is crucial to the viability andusefulness of the plan. Maintenance shall be per-6. if new data are available that would requireformed in accordance with the Planning Regulationsalteration of the plan.161054, Bureau Planning Manual 1617.41 and anysubsequent instructions issued by the WashingtonHeadquarters, Oregon State Office or the Vale DistrictOffice.

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Activity Plan Monitoring Consultation and Distribution

On-site inspection of activity plans (for example, The Baker RMP/EIS was prepared by an interdiscipli-Allotment Management Plans, Wildlife Habitat Man- nary team of specialists from the Baker Resourceagement Plans, Forest Management Plans) and Area and Vale BLM District Office (refer to the List ofassociated projects will be made periodically to Preparers in Chapter 3). Writing of the RMP/EISdetermine if the objectives of the activity plans or began in January 1985. The RMP/EIS processprajects are being achieved or if unacceptable or included public participation, interagency coordina-unanticipated impacts are occurring. Refer to re- tion, and preparation of a management situationquired monitoring for each resource with the Geo- analysis (on file at the Baker Resource Area Office).graphic Unit and General Resource management Consultation and coordination with agencies, organi-sections of Chapter 2. zations and individuals occurred throughout the

planning process.Mcnitoring systems for resource management pro-grams (such as wildlife habitat, visual, cultural or Public Involvementrecreation) will be developed and implemented ascommitted in the record of decision. A key indicator A notice was published in the Federal Register andconcept of monitoring will be utilized to determine local news media in March 1985 to announce thewhat change agents are to be monitored for each formal start of the RMP/EIS planning process. At thataction plan. An interdisciplinary team of resource time a planning brochure was sent to the public tospecialists will identify the change agents to be request further definition of issues within the planningmonitored and the required inspection frequency. area. An opportunity was provided to submit com-

ments on proposed criteria to be used in formulatingA district-wide implementation record of all ongoing alternatives.activities and associated monitoring activities will bemaintained in the Vale District Office and Baker In October 1985 a notice of document availability wasResource Area Off ice. This record will be utilized to published in the Federal Register and in the localdetermine monitoring obligations and annual work news media for the Baker Resource Managementplan commitments. Water quality monitoring is Plan Proposed Land Use Alternatives brochure. Anusually carried out in accordance with executive outline of proposed alternatives, major issues, andorders, specific laws, and BLM Manuals. Vegetation revised planning criteria were included in this docu-monitoring will be done in accordance with this ment. Three alternatives ranged from emphasis onResource Management Plan, “Rangeland Monitoring production of commodities to an emphasis on en-in Oregon and Washington,” the “Vale District Moni- hancement of natural values, with a middle groundtoring Plan,” and the “Baker Resource Area Monitor- alternative attempting to provide a balance betweening Plan.” the two. A fourth alternative reflected a continuation

of existing management. The proposed alternativesRequirements for Further Environ- brochure contained a map showing land status,mental Analysis commercial forest land, wildlife habitat and potential

special management areas. The alternatives bro-chure generated 20 public comments.Site specific environmental analysis of all proposed

resource projects and activity plans is required by lawand will be conducted under the proposed plan.Based on these environmental analyses, mitigationmeasures will be developed to resolve resourceconflicts and prevent or minimize adverse impacts toresource values. Environmental analyses andmitigation measures address all affected resources,including cultural values, wildlife and fish habitat,threatened, endangered and special status species,riparian habitat, and watershed and air quality con-cerns.

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On March 28, 1986, a notice of document availability Summary of Alternativeswas published in the Federal Register and in localnews media for the Draft Baker RMP/EIS. Public Four multiple use alternatives for the management ofmeetings were held in Asotin, Washington on May 27, public lands in the Baker Planning Area were devel-1986; Heppner, Oregon on May 28,1986; Baker, oped and analyzed in accordance with the Bureau’sOregon on June 3,1986; Pendleton, Oregon on June planning regulations issued under authority of the4,1986; La Grande, Oregon on June 5,1986; and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.Enterprise, Oregon on June 18, 1986 for the purpose The alternatives responded to nine major issues;of discussion the document and answering public livestock grazing, riparian management, wildlifeconcerns. The Draft RMP/EIS was also discussed habitat, land tenure, minerals management, forestry,with the District Advisory Council on April 30, 1986. recreation, off road vehicle use, and special manage-The Draft RMP/EIS was presented to the following ment areas identified through the planning process.County Commissioner Courts; Morrow County on May The purpose of the proposed alternatives were to28, 1986; Umatilla County on June 4, 1986; and present and evaluate options for managing, protectingBaker County on June 18, 1986. Asotin and Wallowa and enhancing public resources. Table 1 summarizesCounties declined the invitation for a discussion and environmental consequences of each alternative andinstead elected to offer written comments if neces- alternative resource allocations.sary. Thirty-seven letters were received commentingon the draft document. Environmental Preferability of theOn October 2, 1986, a notice of document availability Alternativeswas published in the Federal Register for the Pro-posed Baker Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental preferability is judged using the criteriaEnvironmental Impact Statement. Ten letters were in the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969received commenting on this final document. In (NEPA). Title 1, Section 101 (b) of NEPA establishesaddition, three letters were filed with the Director of the following goals:the Bureau of Land Management protesting the Plan.The letters of comment expressed various concerns 1. Fulfill the responsibilities of each generation asabout: the overall adequacy of the Plan; accumula- trustee of the environment for succeeding genera-tive effects of many activities over large areas on tions;water and air quality; impacts of disposing of largeacreages of the public land; the need for sage grouse 2. Assure for all Americans a safe, healthful, produc-and peregrine falcon habitat improvement; retention tive, and esthetically and culturally pleasing surround-of old growth timber for dependent wildlife; lack of ing;progress in range improvements to protect riparianvalues on Section 3 Taylor Grazing lands; the need to 3. Attain the widest range of beneficial uses of themaintain riparian values on fisheries streams; federal environment without degradation, risk to health oracquisition of Grand Ronde River corridor; and range safety, or other undesirable and unintended conse-of alternatives too narrow. The letters of protest were quences;concerned about: livestock management and prog-ress of range improvements inadequate for riparian 4. Preserve important historic, cultural, and naturalprotection on Section 3 lands; rangeland monitoring aspects of our national heritage, and maintain,inadequate; wilderness designation rather than ACEC wherever possible, an environment which supports adesignation needed to protect natural values from diversity and variety of individual choice;mineral development on Hunt Mountain; correctlivestock overgrazing on Grande Ronde River ACEC; 5. Achieve a balance between population andchange priorities for preparation of management resource use which will permit high standard of livingplans for Special Management Areas in order to and a wide sharing of life’s amenities; andassure adequate funding; acreage of Keating ValleyACEC insufficient to protect RNA values; annual 6. Enhance the quality of renewable resources andallowable cut of 2.7 MMBF too high considering approach the maximum attainable recycling of deplet-inherent regeneration problems of past cutting; and able resources.rangeland monitoring inadequate to assure protectionof riparian values. The Director of the Bureau com-pleted his review and responded to the protestors inJune 1989.

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The Preferred Alternative in the EIS ranked first inoverall environmental preferability. It was consideredto be in compliance with all NEPA goals, especiallygoals, 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The preferred Alternative wasfollowed by the Natural Environment Alternative, wasin greater compliance with goals 2 and 4, but did notcomply as well with goals 5 and 6. The CommodityProduction Alternative was in greatest compliancewith goal 6 and to a lesser degree with goals 1 and 5because of its emphasis on economic and commodityproduction. The No Action (Current Management)Alternative was generally in compliance with goals 1,2 and 4 because it maintains current conditions. Thisalternative did not comply with goals 3, 5 and 6 as itdid not attain a wide range of beneficial uses withoutenvironmental degradation, did not balance popula-tion and resource use and did not maximize recyclingdepletable resources.

Chapter 2-Baker Resource Management Plan Decisions

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Introduction

Chapter 2 describes the Resource Management Plan,which is essentially the same as the Baker ProposedResource Management Plan and Final EnvironmentalImpact Statement (Final RMP/EIS) published inOctober 1986. The RMP provides for a balancedlevel of resource development, conservation andprotection. It also best resolves issues raised duringthe planning process, satisfies the planning criteria,responds to public input, and mitigates the adverseenvironmental consequences.

This Resource Management Plan establishes thepriority of all resource allocations identified in theplanning area. Table 3 ranks each resource by orderof importance as established by federal and statestatutes, federal regulations and manuals, executiveorders, planning criteria and public comment. Map 10reflects this ranking.

Table 3-Priority Ranking for Management ofResource Values

1. Threatened or Endangered Species2. Cultural Resources3. Paleontological Resources4. Areas of Critical Environmental Concern5. VRM - Class I & II6. Riparian Areas7. Crucial Wildlife Habitat8. Soils/Watershed9. Recreation

10. Forestry11. Grazing12. Wildlife/Fisheries13. Off Road Vehicle Use14. Salable Minerals15. Leasable Minerals16. Locatable Minerals17. Fire Management

Assigning management priority for a resource value ina particular portion of the Planning Area does notnecessarily exclude other resource uses from thoseareas. Managing more than one resource in eachpriority area is the essence of multiple-use manage-ment. However, the management priority doesindicate which resource value would be consideredmost important when resolving resource use conflicts.This should be kept in mind when viewing Map 10because lower priority resource allocations are notshown, even though there may be no conflict withresources of higher priority ranking. Valid existingrights are recognized, such as oil and gas leases,mining claims, grazing leases, and rights-of-waygrants.

The Resource Area has been divided into 14 smallergeographic units for the purpose of identifying sitespecific resource condition objectives, allocations andmanagement actions (refer to Table 4A and Map 9).An Activity Plan will be prepared by resource for manyof the resources that occur within each geographicunit, and these plans may then be integrated intoCoordinated Activity Plans (CAPS). A CAP will beprepared when two or more important resourcesoccur and overlap and when the basic managementobjectives of each are dependent upon or conflict withthe associated resources.

Criteria

The following criteria was used to determine sevengeographic units that will require the integration ofindividual Resource Activity Plans into a CAP, andalso to determine the priority for CAP preparation.

1. Are there critical and fragile resource valuespresent and do they include:A. Threatened and endangered plants and

animals?B. Critical watershed values?C. ACECs, ONAs, RNAs, and wilderness?

2. Are there highly conflicting values and/or usesand do they include:A. Cultural values?B. ACEC designations?

3. Are surface disturbing actions required to imple-ment RMP decisions?

4. Is there multi-activity use, i.e., two or moreimportant resource activities overlapping?

The seven geographic units are listed in the order ofimportance of resource values and the priority forCAP preparation, Resource values shown for eachgeographic unit are categorized by major and minorvalues. Future CAPS in other geographic units will beranked and prioritized in a similar fashion.

Table 4A-Geographic Units (GUS)

UnitNumber Name Acres

1232

;89

1011121314

Big Lookout Mtn. 23,502Burnt River 42,914Keating 24,238Pedro Mtn. 23,969Grande Ronde River 16,456

Homestead Pritchard Cr. 12,431 13,587Oregon Trail 3,378Unity Reservoir 360Sheep Mtn. 8,418Hunt Mtn. 2,409Powder River Canyon 5,946Blue Mtn. 33,541Baker County Misc. 218,605Total 429,754

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Table 4B -Priority for Coordinated Activity Plan (CAP) Preparation by Geographic Units

Priority Geographic Unit/Order Number Major Resource Minor Resource

1 Big Lookout Mountain/l . Range.Watershed.Minerals.Forest.Wildlife/Fisheries. Recreation

.Cultural

2

3

4

Grande Ronde River/5

Burnt River Canyon/2

Keating Valley/3

Pedro Mountain Area/4

Homestead/G

.Forest

.Cultural

.Recreation(National Priority)

.Grande Ronde ACEC

.Joseph Creek ONAfACEC

.Wildlife/Fisheries

.T/E Species Bald Eagle

.Scenic

.Watershed

.Minerals

. Forest

.Wildlife

.Cultural

.Range

.Range

.Watershed

.Minerals

. Forest

.Keating Riparian RNA/ACEC

.Cultural

.Wildlife

.Minerals

. Forest

.Wildlife

*Homestead ACEC.Recreation.Watershed.Wildlife.Minerals

. Range

.Watershed

.Mineral

.Recreation

.Recreation

.Range

.Watershed

.Recreation

.Cultural

.Forest

.Range

.Minerals

.Cultural

7 Pritchard Creek/7 .Watershed.Wildlife. Range

. Recreation

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The preparation of Coordinated Activity Plans may be Livestock Grazing Managementrequired when individual resource activity plans areprepared and additional uses/needs are identified or Livestock grazing management described in thisadditional inventory data is developed. Existing section, and in the geographic units, is a combinationapproved resource activity plans or the affected of valid existing management direction previouslyportions of plans will be integrated into each addi- recorded in the lronside Rangeland Record of Deci-tional CAP. Single resource Activity Plans will be sion, subsequent rangeland program summaryprepared as identified later in this chapter. updates and the grazing plans for the Section 15

lease areas of the RMP.General Management Direction andAction for the Resources Terms such as the lronside ROD, Section 15 and

Section 3 will no longer be referred to in the descrip-tion of grazing management in this plan. Future

This section is a summary of the planned actions, rangeland program summary updates will includepriorities and criteria for implementing those actions. both Section 3 and Section 15 rangeland, and beManagement direction in this chapter is displayed first referred to as the Baker Resource Management Planin a general way for each resource value over the Rangeland Program Summary Update.resource area as a whole, and then in a site specific

ay for each resource by geographic unit. Management Direction

Continue to authorize grazing permits/leases forapproximately 55,000 Animal Unit Months (AUMs) on374 allotment/lease areas for livestock grazing. Thelevel of authorized grazing will depend on futurerequirements of the associated resources for the land,including disposal, acreage being grazed and theresults of monitoring.

All grazeable lands upon which grazing is not cur-rently authorized, will be considered for authorizationupon receipt of an application.

Continue to restrict and exclude grazing in areaswhere the livestock grazing results in significantresource damage.

Continue with categorization of all livestock grazingallotments and lease areas. As rangeland conditionsand objectives change and other resource usesdevelop, a shift from one category to another will beconsidered. The planning area presently has 44 I(Improve), 53 M (Maintain), and 277 C (Custodial)grazing management allotment/lease areas.

The “I” areas usually have a potential for resourceimprovement and BLM controls enough land toimplement changes. The “M” areas are usually wheresatisfactory management exists and major resourceconflicts have been resolved. Most “C” areas aresmall tracts intermingled with larger acreages of non-BLM lands, thus limiting BLM management opportuni-ties.

Allow rangeland users to develop range improvementprojects as long as they are consistent with BLMobjectives and are subject to environmental analysisand approval by BLM.

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Protect relict vegetation areas identified by the Soil PriorityConservation Service (SCS) to preserve these areas.Evaluate each site individually to identify the manage- 1. Continue to authorize grazing on all grazeablement necessary for protection. Management action land and implement grazing managementcould include fencing or grazing system adjustments. systems. The priority will be dictated by the

resource values, uses, user cooperation andLivestock grazing will not be allowed on areas where ease and cost of implementation.vegetation manipulation occurs. Livestock will bedeferred either by fencing treated areas, or by resting 2. Develop AMPS (activity plans) on I Categorythe treated pasture for 2 to 5 growing seasons (that is, allotments, and develop Coordinated Activityif a pasture is rested for 3 growing seasons, cattle use Plans (CAPS) as needed by other resourcewould not be allowed until fall of the third year). activities by priority area as shown on Map 9 and

discussed under the section on CAPS. Map 11Implementation shows the established grazing allotments.

To implement grazing management systems on the 3. Evaluate and implement protection measures for44 “I” category allotments, range improvement identified relict vegetation areas in cooperationprojects include vegetative conversion on approxi- with the SCS.mately 21,000 acres, 30 miles of fencing, 50 newspring developments, 10 reservoirs and 10 miles of 4. Monitor I Category allotments.pipeline.

5. Monitor all other allotments. Search for, identifyAllotment Management Plans (AMPS) are not sched- and evaluate additional non-represented relictuled for the M and C Category allotments in the Baker vegetation areas.Resource Area.

Standard Design Featuressupport

An allotment management plan (AMP) contains theEach AMP will be prepared in cooperation with the following: (1) statement of the present situation, (2)allotment users, and where appropriate with the specific objectives, (3) grazing system designed toForest Service, Oregon Department of Fish and reach the objectives, (4) monitoring, studies, andWildlife, land owners and other interested user schedules for the evaluation of progress towardgroups. The preparation will be coordinated with all objectives, (5) signature of the parties involved. Anaffected resource activities. Close coordination with AMP is prepared with consultation and coordinationthe Soil Conservation Service will continue in the among all involved parties.identification and evaluation of relict areas.

Allotment management plans inventory all resourcesMonitoring within an allotment, documenting the condition,

potential and present uses of these resources.Grazing will continue to be monitored in accordance Specific objectives are set based on the potential ofwith the Oregon/Washington Rangeland Monitoring the area and a grazing system is designed to accom-Plan and the District and Resource Area Rangeland modate other uses of the area while achieving theMonitoring Plans. These documents are available in long range objectives. Monitoring studies are imple-the Vale and Baker BLM offices. Category C grazing mented to evaluate the grazing systems effect on thelands will be monitored at least once every 10 years resources, and to indicate whether or not objectivesto assure overuse is not occurring and that rangeland are met. A study schedule and evaluation scheduleimprovements are being maintained. In all areas are implemented.where the impacts of grazing cannot be mitigated,grazing will be excluded.

Grazing in areas covered by other resource activityplans will be monitored in accordance with theseplans. Relict vegetation areas will be monitoredannually to ensure authorized uses are not adverselyaffecting the resource. The SCS will continue datagathering.

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Riparian Area Management Implementation

Management Direction Implement the Oregon/Washington Riparian En-hancement Plan (1987) for the hydrologic units within

Management actions within riparian areas will include the planning area.measures to protect or restore natural functions, asdefined by Executive Orders 11988 and 11990 and The following riparian areas have been identified forthe Oregon/Washington Riparian Enhancement Plan habitat recovery implementation over the next 7 to 10(1987). years. In order of priority, these are: Morgan Creek,

Burnt River, Dark Canyon, Deer Creek, PritchardThe Oregon/Washington Riparian Enhancement Plan Creek, Fox Creek, Dixie Creek, Sisley Creek, Benson1987 provides overall guidance and direction for Creek, and Lawrence Creek.management of riparian areas within the planningarea. The overall goal of this plan is to maintain, Habitat recovery projects, including livestock exclu-restore or improve riparian areas to achieve a healthy sion fences, have been recently initiated on segmentsand productive ecological condition for maximum of the first four of these riparian areas.long-term multiple use benefits and values. The plandetails several goals and objectives for the planning Of approximately 240 miles of riparian areas alongarea including management and implementation perennial streams in the planning area, 70 percentstrategies, proposed projects and monitoring. The have been inventoried and rated for condition andplan meets or exceeds all goals and decisions set trend (refer to Table 5 for status, revised by recentforth in this document. inventories). The remaining 71 miles of riparian areas

will be inventoried and rated (refer to Appendix F foran example of data gathered in riparian conditioninventory). Inventories will be performed as funding isavailable.

Table 5-Condition and Trend for Inventoried Riparian Areas

RlparlanCondition

(Miles)’

Excellent Good Fair Poor

18 64.5 60.5 26.1

169

RiparianTrend

(Miles)2

Up Static Down

22 127.5 19.6

169

Miles ofRiparian

Inventoried

169

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Baseline data obtained from inventories will be Monitoringapplied to the development of enhancement, orrecovery, management plans which meet the goals Riparian monitoring and evaluations will be scheduledand objectives of the Oregon/Washington Riparian to determine the effectiveness of grazing, forestry,Enhancement Plan. Management actions will be and wildlife management plans and actions towarddesigned to restore natural riparian functions. achieving the goals and objectives established in the

Oregon/Washington Riparian Enhancement Plan.Recovery plans will include but not be limited toriparian shrub plantings, instream structures, and Riparian recovery plans and actions will be monitoredriparian fencing; and may include major adjustments to assure an upward trend in stream riparian condi-in grazing allotment management plans. Riparian tion, and to evaluate the effectiveness of streamareas will also be enhanced or maintained through improvements. Monitoring will include trend photo-less intensive methods, depending upon resource graphs, biotic condition index, vegetation studies, andvalues and public concern. Less intensive manage- fish census.ment actions to improve or maintain riparian areasthrough constraints on other programs will include supportcontrol of livestock through grazing systems, seasonsof use, adjustment of numbers, and fencing; and Riparian recovery, enhancement and maintenancedesign features for timber harvests such as buffer plans will be developed in cooperation with privatestrips, overstory removal, salvage removal, and landowners, ODFW, and the Forest Service forselective cutting and specialized logging systems. riparian areas, particularly those on anadromous fish

streams in the planning area. Support and coopera-The following criteria will be considered for establish- tion from these groups, and public interest groups, ising needs and priorities for riparian recovery implem- an integral part of the riparian program.entation in management plans:

Priorities1. Location, size and significance of a riparian area

relative to the watershed. 1. Develop and implement recovery plans forriparian areas specifically identified in the Oregon/

2. Ecologic and scenic condition relative to its Washington Riparian Enhancement Plan.potential to recover. 2. Develop and implement recovery plans for

inventoried riparian areas presently classified in3. Classification as to potential to support anadro- poor or fair condition. Inventory remaining

mous fish. riparian areas and develop and implementrecovery plans, according to availability of fund-

4. Classification as to perennial or intermittent flows, ing.3. Develop and implement management plans for

5. Other resource values. riparian areas currently in good or excellentcondition, to maintain or enhance natural riparianconditions.

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Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat Habitat Management Plans (HMPs) will be written forManagement six crucial deer winter range areas - Keating, Powder

River Canyon, Daly Creek, Durkee, Homestead-Management Direction Sheep Mtn, Immigrant Gulch, and Pedro Mountain.

Prepare and implement an HMP for Big LookoutObjectives for wildlife and fisheries habitat manage- Mountain deer summer range and bighorn sheepment will be consistent with BLM policy identified in habitat.the 1988 nationwide “Fish and Wildlife 2000” plan.

Prepare and implement habitat management plans forHabitat Management Plans (HMP) will be developed antelope, sage grouse, raptors, and bighorn sheep:for economically important wildlife species, including including Virtue Flat-Pritchard Creek and Unity.mule deer, antelope, bighorn sheep, and grouse.Primary emphasis of many of the plans will be to An HMP will be written for an Isolated Tracts Wildlifeensure the availability of palatable shrubs and thermal Program that will address scattered lands in Wallowa,cover for deer on crucial winter ranges in Baker Union, Umatilla, and Morrow Counties.County. Benefits will also accrue to many nongamespecies as a result of these habitat enhancement Upon successful establishment of transplanted wildlifeprojects. species, specific management plans will be written

and incorporated into broader Habitat ManagementTransplants of endemic wildlife and fisheries species, Plans.including bighorn sheep, antelope, and beaver intosuitable habitats will be allowed in cooperation with Complete inventory of fishery habitat conditions.the affected state wildlife agencies (i.e. Oregon Improve fish habitat by a combination of projects andDepartment of Fish and Wildlife - ODFW and Wash- livestock grazing management; including adjustmentsington Department of Wildlife - WDW). Wild turkeys in grazing seasons or systems to protect banks andand brown trout which are not native to Oregon, may vegetation, and to reduce soil erosion. Wildlife habitatalso be transplanted into suitable habitat. management plans will include implementation of

specific actions for improvement of important fisheriesMaintain enclosures that benefit wildlife habitat. habitat.Additional enclosures will be built as needed and asfunds are available to meet site-specific needs or supportobjectives.

All Habitat Management Plans for wildlife and fisher-Continue identification of wildlife habitat requirements ies will be coordinated with ODFW, WDW and sports-as other resource activity plans are prepared. De- men’s groups and other interested parties. Coopera-velop additional Cooperative Management Agree- tive Mgmt Areas (CMAs) will continue to be developedments with Washington Department of Wildlife and with ODFW, WDW and/or other affected individualsOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Conduct and organizations.inventories of isolated tracts of public land to deter-mine wildlife resource values. Monitoring

Maintain or enhance important anadromous and Monitoring schedules and objectives will be devel-resident fisheries; increase habitat productivity; and oped through habitat management plans. Monitoringemphasize coordinated management with other will include photographs, vegetation transects, macroagencies and landowners. Restore, maintain or invertebrate samples and population studies toenhance fish habitat on 155 miles of stream that have document condition and trend.anadromous or resident fish or the potential to sup-port fish. Approximately 83 miles of fishery habitathave been inventoried. A summary of fish habitatcondition and trend in the planning area is displayedin the geographic unit descriptions.

Implementation

The Wildlife Exclosure HMP and the Burnt River HMPwere completed in FY 1986. Project implementationwas begun in FY 1987.

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Priority Threatened, Endangered, Candidate,State Listed and Sensitive Species

1. Implement projects and plans to achieve objec- Managementtives established by the “Fish and Wildlife 2000”Plan. Management Direction

2. Continue implementation of projects on existing No action will be taken by the BLM that could jeopard-habitat management plans. ize the continued existence of any federally listed

threatened or endangered plant or animal species.3. Prepare and implement HMPs on crucial deer The US. Fish and Wildlife Service will be consulted

winter ranges or any other habitats for a featured regarding actions that affect habitat of these species.wildlife species. State sensitive species will be managed as though

they were officially listed pursuant to the Endangered4. Begin five-year program to inventory wildlife Species Act of 1973.

habitat values of isolated tracts in northerncounties. Avoid management actions which may result in

disturbance and adverse impacts on crucial habitat for5. Complete inventories on resident fishery streams. threatened, endangered, candidate, state listed and

sensitive species. Conduct inventories, determine6. Develop specific management plans for success- habitat needs, develop and implement HMP and

ful established populations of bighorn sheep, monitoring on these species (refer to Appendix A forturkeys, or other transplanted species (including listing and status of state and federal species).beaver, Columbian sharp-tailed grouse).

implementationStandard Design Features

Continue inventories initiated on sage grouse toConsult with ODFW and WDW prior to undertaking determine nesting, brood rearing and wintering habitatmajor construction, and/or surface disturbing activities areas. Maintain and monitor the existing platforms forin high value wildlife and fisheries habitats. ferruginous hawks and install new platforms. Inven-

tory suitable habitat for Columbian sharp-tailedVegetation manipulation and revegetation projects in grouse. Reintroduce the species in cooperation withcrucial wildlife areas will be designed to create a ODFW.vegetation mosaic. Areas where major vegetationmanipulation or conversion occurs will be rested from Continue implementation of the cooperative Baldlivestock grazing for at least two to five growing Eagle Management Plan for Unity Reservoir Nestingseasons following treatment. Bald Eagles. Continue winter and spring inventories

on bald eagles, Swainson’s and ferruginous hawks.In crucial wildlife habitats major construction andmaintenance work will be scheduled to avoid or Maintain and protect population localities of Haplo-minimize disturbance to wildlife. Areas disturbed pappus radiafus under Oregon State Office BLMduring project construction will be reseeded with a policy for T&E candidate species. Continue to identifymixture of grasses, forbs and shrubs to meet site locations and size of dispersed populations andspecific needs or habitat requirements. All new potential threats to Haplopappus radiatus. Continuefences will be built to standard Bureau wildlife specifi- to inventory plants listed in Appendix A.cations. Wildlife escape devices will be installed andmaintained in water troughs. Develop a habitat management plan for Columbian

Sharp-tailed grouse introductions in areas whereBLM will not undertake action that would reduce populations become reestablished. Develop a habitatstream flows below minimum instream flows as management plan for sage grouse to maintain orrecommended by ODFW and WDW on Class I enhance breeding, nesting and wintering areas.fishable streams.

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support Lands

ODFW, WDW and/or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Land Tenure AdjustmentService (USFWS) will be consulted before implement-ing projects that could affect habitat for T&E or Management Directionsensitive species. Should potential adverse impactson T&E species be determined through the BLM’s Lands in the planning area have been placed into twobiological assessment process, formal consultations land tenure classification zones. Refer to Map 7 forwith the USFWS will be initiated under Section 7 of mapping of zones under this plan. The zones catego-the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. rize the public lands for potential land tenure adjust-Technical assistance will be requested from the U.S. ments.Fish and Wildlife Service for Candidate 1 and 2species and for Bureau sensitive species. Coordinatewith the Oregon Department of Agriculture and state Zone 1 Retention/Acquisition lone. A total oflisted or candidate plant species, and with ODFW on 409,153 acres are in this zone. These arestate listed wildlife species. lands that best serve the management

missions of the BLM and have higher publicMonitoring values; including multiple use, management

efficiency and public access to resources; orProject implementation will be monitored to ensure that have national, statewide or regionalthat HMP objectives and project mitigation are being resource values. For example, lands thatmet. Monitoring actions will be similar to those have significant values for threatened ordescribed for Wildlife and Fisheries Management. endangered species, cultural resource sites,

wildlife habitat, timber resources, riparianFederal candidate wildlife species will be monitored to zones, recreation resources or mineraldetermine condition, trend and habitat requirements production were placed in this zone.for species management.

Lands within Wild and Scenic River bounda-Continue to inventory and monitor plant species that ries, wilderness areas, wilderness studyhave been documented to determine geographical areas, ACECs, ONAs and RNAs will besubpopulations and abundance within the planning retained in public ownership. In the remain-area. Identify potential threats to these species. der of Zone 1 no land sales or desert land

entries will occur, however, the followingPriority actions will be permitted where disposal of

the tract will serve an important public1. Continue inventories and monitoring for T&E, objective. They are, in order of preference:

candidate, state listed and sensitive plant spe-cies. 1. BLM/Other Federal agency jurisdictional

transfers2. Develop and implement the sage grouse HMP. 2. Transfers to State and local agencies

(R&PP and other actions)3. Maintain existing active nest platforms for ferrugi- 3. State exchanges

nous hawks. Inactive nest platforms will be 4. Private exchanges to acquire otherrelocated. Zone 1 lands that would enhance

resource management or improve public4. Locate suitable habitat for the reintroduction by service.

transplant of Columbian sharp-tailed grouse:develop and implement the sharp-tailed grouse Emphasize acquisitions through donation,HMP. exchange or purchase to increase public

land holdings in these areas.5. Inventory Haplopappus radiatus populations and

initiate studies to identify condition and trend..

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Zone 2 Disoosal Zone. A total of 20,601.42 acres Significance of any subsequent land use deci-are in this zone. These are lands that are sions in stabilizing, enhancing, or hinderinginefficient to manage because of their small existing or potential businesses, social andsize or isolated location, or that have no economic conditions, and/or lifestyles;known or lower resource values. Theselands appear to meet the disposal criteria Need for future mineral development;cited in section 203 (a) of FLPMA. Theselands will be available for disposal actions Encumbrances on the land, including, but notpending a site-specific environmental limited to, Recreation and Public Purposes andanalysis. If the site-specific analysis deter- small tract leases and other leases and permits,mines that national, statewide or regional rights-of-way, and withdrawals;resource values exist, the land will be placedin Zone 1 for future management. The Consistency of the decision with cooperativepreferred order for disposal actions is: agreements and officially approved or adopted

plans, programs or policies of other agencies;1. BLM/Other Federal agency jurisdictional

transfers Suitability and need for change in land ownership2. Transfers to State and local agencies or use for purposes including, but not limited to,

(R&PP and other actions) community expansion or economic development,3. State exchanges such as residential, commercial, industrial, or4. Private exchanges to acquire lands in agricultural (other than grazing) development;

Zone 1 that would enhance resource andmanagement programs or improvepublic service. State and local governmental requests and

5. Public sales recommendations for retention or disposal of6. Desert land entries BLM administered public land.

This plan utilizes certain criteria for categorizing public Exchangesland for retention or disposal, and for identifyingacquisition priorities. This list is not considered all Exchanges of public land are conducted underinclusive, but represents the major factors evaluated. Section 206 of FLPMA which requires that:They include:

A determination that the public interest will be wellPublic resource values that will benefit and served by making an exchange.enhance the range management, wildlife habitat,watershed, recreation, forestry, mineral, cultural Lands to be exchanged are located in the sameresource, endangered, threatened, or sensitive state.plant and animal, and wilderness programs;

Exchanges must be for equal value, althoughAccess to public lands should be enhanced by under certain conditions, the lands or interests inacquiring key tracts or easements that would lands may be approximately equal value or cashassure the public legal access to blocks of public payments to equalize values may be waived.lands. Improved access will generally increaserecreational use in areas where an intermingled Make exchanges only when they will enhanceownership pattern now restricts public use; public resource values and only when they

improve land patterns and management capabili-Amount of public monetary investments in ties of both private and public lands within thefacilities or improvements on public land and the planning area by consolidating ownership andpotential for recovering those investments;\ reducing the potential for conflicting land use.

Difficulty or costs in time and money in the Evaluate all exchange and other land acquisitioneffective managerial administration of the lands; proposals to determine if the acquired lands will:

Suitability or desirability of the land for manage- Facilitate access to areas retained for long termment by another governmental agency; public use.

Enhance Congressionally designated areas,rivers or trails.21

Be primarily in the Retention Zone. Acquisition in than public land and which outweigh other publicthe Disposal Zone will only be considered if the objectives and values, including, but not limitedaction leads to and/or facilitates long term needs to, recreation and scenic values, which wouldor program objectives. serve by maintaining such tract in Federal owner-

ship.Facilitate national, state and local BLM prioritiesor mission statement needs. Sell public land when the following criteria are

met: (1) it is required by national policy; (2) it willStabilize or enhance local economics or values. achieve disposal objectives on a timely basis and

where disposal through exchange would causeMeet long term public land management goals as unacceptable delays; or (3) it is determined thatopposed to short term. disposal through exchange is not feasible.

Be of sufficient size to improve use of adjoining The preferred method of selling public land is bylands, or resource management programs or competitive bidding at public auction to qualifiedimprove public service. purchasers. However, modified competitive

bidding procedures may be used when there isAllow more diverse use, more intensive use, or a not legal public access to a tract, when necessarychange in uses to better fulfill the Bureau’s to avoid jeopardizing an existing use on adjacentmission. land, or to avoid dislocation of existing public

land users.Maintain or enhance important and recognizedpublic land values. Especially noteworthy are Public land may be sold by direct sale when:identified, designated, special or high interestvalue areas. Such land is needed by state or local govern-

ments; orEnhance the opportunity for new or emergingpublic land uses or values. Direct sale is needed to protect equities arising

from authorized use; orContribute to a wide spectrum of uses or largenumber of public land users. Direct sale is needed to protect equities resulting

from inadvertent, unauthorized use that wasFacilitate management practices, uses, scale of caused by surveying errors or title defects; oroperations or degrees of management intensitythat are viable under economic program efficiency There is only one adjacent landowner and nostandards. legal public access.

Secure for the public significant water related land No public land will be sold for less than fair marketinterests. These interests will include lake shore, value.river front, stream, pond or spring sites.

Implementation and PrioritySales

All land tenure adjustment actions will be preceded byPublic land to be sold must meet one or more of field inventories, environmental assessments andthe criteria cited in Section 203 (a) of the Federal public notification procedures.Land Policy and Management Act: (1) such tractbecause of its location or other characteristics is Acquisition of lands by donation, exchange or pur-difficult and uneconomic to manage as part of the chase, in priority order, are:public lands, and is not suitable for managementby another Federal department or agency; or (2) 1. Within Wild and Scenic River corridors,such tract was acquired for a specific purpose Wilderness Areas and WSAs and ACECs.and the tract is no longer required for that or any 2. Within critical wildlife habitat areasother Federal purpose; or (3) disposal of such 3. Within high recreation use areastract will serve important public objectives, 4. Within high scenic areasincluding but not limited to, expansion of commu-nities and economic development, which cannotbe achieved prudently or feasibly on land other

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Realty Management Rights-Of-Way

Management Direction Management Direction

Assure that all uses of the public land are authorized. All utility/transportation corridors identified by theWestern Regional Corridor Study are currently

Authorize by permit or lease existing or potential use, occupied and will be designated without furthersuch as agricultural use, of the public lands if the review. The corridors are displayed on Map 6.following criteria are met: Corridor widths vary depending on the number of

parallel facilities, but are a minimum of 2,000 feet(1) The use does not conflict with riparian area (1,000 feet either side of existing centerlines, unless

management, important wildlife habitat, rec- adjacent to exclusion/avoidance areas describedreational use of public lands, or other signifi- below). Applicants will be encouraged to locate newcant resource values. facilities (including communication sites) adjacent to

(2) The use is compatible with historical use on existing facilities and sites to the extent technicallyadjacent private lands. and economically feasible.

(3) The use would maintain or enhance otherresource values, such as providing habitat re- Public lands are available for local rights-of-way,quirements for game and non-game wildlife including multiple use and single use utility/transporta-species. tion corridors following existing routes, communication

sites and roads, unless within the exclusion/avoid-Implementation ance areas described below.

Prior to granting or renewing a lease or permit, the Right-of-way exclusion areas:applicant must submit plans, maps or other informa- l Wilderness Areastion related to the use of the proposal for evaluation l Wild river segmentsby the BLM. Each lease or permit shall be limited tothe area necessary, will consider the protection of Right-of-way avoidance areas:public safety and ensure that the use authorized will l Wilderness study areas (WSAs)do no unnecessary damage to the environment. l Areas of Critical Environmental Concern

ACECs)Each lease or permit shall contain terms and condi- l Scenic and recreation river segmentstions requiring compliance with environmental qualitystandards applicable under Federal or State law. All right-of-way applications should follow existingSuch terms and conditions are intended to provide corridors wherever practical and will avoid prolifera-efficient management of the lands subject to the lease tion of separate rights-of-way.or permit and to protect the interest of individualsliving in the area as well as the public interest in the ImplementationFederal lands.

Prior to granting or renewing a right-of-way, theInstall signs on public land boundaries in areas of applicant must submit plans, maps or other informa-high public use or that have high potential to incur tion related to the use of the proposal for evaluationunauthorized use. by the BLM. Each right-of-way shall be limited to the

area necessary for operation and maintenance, willMonitoring consider the protection of public safety and ensure

the use authorized will do no unnecessary damage toLeases and permits will be monitored to insure that the environment.development is consistent with the terms and condi-tions of the grant. Each right-of-way shall contain terms and conditions

requiring compliance with environmental qualityPriority standards applicable to Federal or State law. Such

terms and conditions are intended to provide efficientLease and permit applications will be processed on management of the lands subject to the right-of-waycase by case basis using the adequacy of the applica- and to protect the interest of individuals living in thetion to determine priority. Projects or applications of area as well as the public interest in the Federalnational and regional significance will be emphasized. lands.

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Monitoring Access

Right-of-way grants will be monitored to insure that Management Directiondevelopment is consistent with the terms and condi-tions of the grant. A prework conference will be Acquire additional legal access as required to meetconducted with the grantee, contractor and BLM management objectives. Negotiated purchase of anauthorized officer to discuss the stipulations of the agreement is the preferred method to acquire neededgrant and plans for construction. Monitoring is access. Generally acquire permanent access toperformed during and after construction. lands within land tenure Zone 1. Acquire the mini-

mum rights needed, for public and administrativePriority access and right-of-way width, to meet management

objectives.Right-of-way applications will be processed on caseby case basis using the adequacy of the application to Implementationdetermine priority. Projects or applications of nationaland regional significance will be emphasized. Specific access needs will be identified during the

preparation of resource activity plans and the areatransportation plan. Activity plans will address thedesired level of rights needed (public vs. administra-tive) and the desired location of access routes.

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Mineral Resource Management

Management Direction

Encourage and facilitate the development of publicland mineral resources by private industry in a man-ner that satisfies national and local needs; andprovides for economically and environmentally soundexploration, extraction, and reclamation practices.Mineral exploration and development can occurconcurrently or sequentially with other resource uses.

General mineral resource management objectivesare:

(1) Public lands will remain open and availablefor mineral exploration and development, unless with-drawal or other administrative action is clearly justifiedin the national interest;

(2) Ensure that mineral resource exploration anddevelopment does not cause unnecessary or unduedegradation of the public lands;

(3) Process permits, operating plans, leases,mineral patent applications, mineral exchanges andother mineral use authorizations for public lands in atimely and efficient manner;

(4) Ensure receipt of fair market value for mineralcommodities unless otherwise provided for by statute.

Management direction for specific mineral resourceprograms is based upon projected mineral explorationand development likely to occur over the next 10 to 15years, the general mineral resource managementobjectives, and other resource objectives and alloca-tions.

Oil and Gas Leasing

More than 100,000 acres, of the total 936,354 acresof federal mineral estate within the planning areapresently are leased for oil and gas. Qualified appli-cants will continue to be issued oil and gas leaseswith standard and special protective stipulations.Leasing is expected to continue primarily on federalmineral estate located north of Baker County. Minorexploration and no production is anticipated over thenext 10 to 15 years.

Approximately 919,823 acres of federal mineral estateare open for oil and gas leasing with standard protec-tive stipulations (refer to Tables 6 and 7, and Map 12).Of this mineral estate open for leasing, approximately703,884 acres are open, with standard protectivestipulations only: 64,960 acres are open, with anadditional summer season stipulation (restrictingoperations during the period May 15 to June 15);132,029 acres are open for lease, with an additionalwinter season stipulation (restricting operations on thelease during the period November 1 to April 15); and18,950 acres are open for lease, with a “no surfaceoccupancy” stipulation. Approximately 16,531 acresof federal mineral estate are closed to leasing (non-discretionary).

Table 6-Summary of Oil and Gas Leasing Cate-gories

Category Acres Percent

Public Domain Open to Leasingwith Standard Stipulations 191,169*

Reserved Mineral Estate(Split Estate) Open to Leasingwith Standard Stipulations

512,715*

Public Domain Open toLeasing with RestrictionsSeasonal Stipulations(Summer, 1 month) 64,960* 7

Public Domain Open to Leasingwith Restrictions, SeasonalStipulations (Winter,5.5 months) 132,029*

Public Domain Open toDevelopment with “NoSurface Occupancy” Stipulation

18,950*

Public Domain Closed toLeasing 16,246* 2

Reserved Mineral Estate(Split-Estate Closed)to Leasing 2222

Totals 936,354’

20

55

14

2

A

100

l Estimate

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Table 7-Oil and Gas Leasing Categories by Geographic Unit

Geographic Units

Open to Leasing With Protective Stipulations

Closed toStandard Summer Winter NSO’ Leasing

Acres 07-0 Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres %

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Lookout Mountain

Burnt River

Keating

Pedro Mountain

Grande Ronde Rive+A. Wild River’B. Grande Ronde ACEC5C. Joseph Cr. ACECD. Remainder of GU6

All Grande Ronde

6. Homestead’A. McGraw Cr. WildernessB. McGraw Cr. WSA7C. Homestead WSA7D. Remainder of GU

All Homestead

7. Pritchard Creek

8. Oregon Trail

9. Unity Reservoir

10. Sheep Mountain3A. Sheep Mtn. WSA7B. Remainder of GU

All Sheep Mountain

11. Hunt Mountain

12. Powder River Canyon3A. Powder River ACECB. Remainder of GU

All Powder River

13. Blue Mountain

14. Baker

ALL PUBLIC SURFACE

ALL PUBLIC DOMAIN0

ALL RESERVED MINERALESTATE“’

ALL FEDERAL MINERALESTATE’2

12,152’ 52 9,000

12,424’ 29 0

7,238’ 30 0

17,969’ 75 5,840’

00

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00

-ii0

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11,587

1,813*

0

12

85

54

0

00

-4

0

0

360’

&

409’

4

0

4

25,721’

95,892’

191,169’

191,169*

14

17

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77

44

45

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75

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2,300

47,460’

64,960’

64,960.

512,715’ 0

703,884” 64,960’

38 2,350’

0 29,560’

0 17,000’

24 0

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0 4 1

0 2,000*

0 0

100 0

0 4

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7 5,520.

22 70,773

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15 132,029’

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7 132,029*

10 0

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5,880’

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0

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0 0

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-i70 1,500”

9 6 8 ”4 9 7 ’6,241

0 7s I

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-299 0

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Public Surface/Private Min. Est.*

Geographic Units Acres %TotalAcres

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Lookout Mountain

Burnt River

Keating

Pedro Mountain

Grande Ronde Rive?A. Wild Rive?B. Grande Ronde ACEC5C. Joseph Cr. ACECD. Remainder of GU6

All Grande Ronde

6. Homestead3

A. McGraw Cr. WildernessB. McGraw Cr. WSA7C. Homestead WSA7D. Remainder of GU

All Homestead

7.

8.

9.

10

Pritchard Creek

Oregon Trail

Unity Reservoir

11. Hunt Mountain

Sheep Mountain3A. Sheep Mtn. WSA7B. Remainder of GU

All Sheep Mountain

12. Powder River Canyon3A. Powder River ACECB. Remainder of GU

All Powder River

13. Blue Mountain

14.Baker

ALL PUBLIC SURFACE

ALL PUBLIC DOMAIN9

ALL RESERVED MINERALESTATE’O

ALL FEDERAL MINERALESTATE’ *

0

930’

0

160’

00

-i0

00

760’

72

0

70’

0

4

0

-4

0

4,480’

6,4008

0

0

0

0 23,502

2 42,914

0 24,238

1 23,969

;.E:;[3:360]

0 -+E$I

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0 13,587

2 3,378

0 360

[7,0401

0*

0 2,409

15,8801

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0 33,541

2 218,605

1 429,754

0 423,354’

0 513,000”

0 936,354’

*Estimate.**Acreage estimate of non-discretionary “no leasing” areas.[ IFigures in brackets represent estimated acres for geographicsubunits.INSO means “no surface occupancy.”*Min. Est. means “Mineral Estate.”3Geographic Unit divided into subunits.‘Area within a quarter mile of the mean high water mark on eitherside of Grande Ronde River designated by Congress as a WildRiver; this area has been withdrawn fom mineral laws and themineral leasing laws by act of Congress.5ACEC means “area of critical environmental concern” (refer tospecial management areas).6Remaining portion of a Geographic Unit after the other subunitshave been delineated.‘WSA means “wilderness study area”; WSAs are not available foroil and gas leasing, however.OEstimated total acreage of BLM administered surface where themineral estate is not owned by the federal government; potentialoil and gas resources can not be leased by BLM.gPublic domain is public land where both the surface and mineralestates are administered by BLM.‘OReserVed Mineral Estate is land where the surface estate isprivately owned but the mineral estate is administered by BLM.“Reserved Mineral Estate withdrawn from mineral entry under themining and mineral leasing laws by Wild River designation.121ncludes both public domain and reserved mineral estate.

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Geothermal Leasing Locatable Mineral Resources

Presently there are no geothermal leases within the Exploration and development for precious metals andplanning area and no known interest in leasing. No industrial minerals under the U.S. mining laws islarge lease applications are anticipated during the expected to increase within the planning area over thenext 10 to 15 years. If applications are received, they next 10 to 15 years. Most of the present explorationmost likely will be for small areas with potential for and development, and the anticipated increase, isspace heating applications. likely to occur primarily within the 13 Mineral Priority

Management Areas (MPMAs) shown on Map 4.Approximately 919,823 acres of federal mineral Surface management under the U.S. mining laws (43estate, of the 936,354 acres within the resource area, CFR 3809) presently constitutes the largest mineralare open for leasing with standard and/or special resource management work load within the resourceprotective stipulations, as will be determined by a site area.specific environmental analysis completed prior to theissuance of a lease. As a general rule, the same An estimated 392,222 acres of public domain andtypes of restrictions as those shown on Map 12 for oil 512,715 acres of split-estate (private surface withand gas leasing will apply. However the anticipated federal mineral estate) are presently available forsmall size of lease applications, if any, emphasizes location under the mining laws or Public Law 359.the need for a site specific environmental analysis of Acreage under power site classifications and with-the impacts from any proposed developments. drawal are only available for location under PublicApproximately 16,531 acres of federal mineral estate Law 359 filing. An estimated 6,400 acres of publicare closed to leasing (non-discretionary). land with privately owned mineral estate could be

developed at the discretion of the owner.Coal Leasing

A withdrawal from mineral entry under the mining lawsNo interest in coal leasing on the scattered tracts of on 907.31 acres of mineral estate in the Keating andfederal mineral estate located within the Troy basin Oregon Trail geographic units will be pursued, subject(see Map 4) is expected during the next 10 to 15 to valid existing rights.years.

Ensure that locatable mineral resource explorationThe planning area is not in a coal production area and and development does not cause unnecessary orno federal coal leasing will result from this plan. Any undue degradation of the public lands.potential federal coal leasing will be guidedby the federal coal management regulations (43 CFR Mineral Materials3425). Under these regulations, interested partiesapply for a coal lease to the BLM Oregon-Washington Demand for aggregate from federal mineral estate isState Office in Portland. The application area will be projected to increase over the next 10 to 15 years.studied for acceptability utilizing four planning Most of the increase will probably occur along thescreens: (1) verification of coal development potential; major highway systems and near smaller communi-(2) application of 20 unsuitability criteria; (3) surface ties.owner consultation for split-estate lands; and (4)multiple-use trade-offs involving other resource values Mineral material production will be maximized consis-compared to coal. tent with demand and protection of other resource

values. Mineral material sales and free use permitsApplication of these screens would constitute an will be authorized to qualified applicants for removalamendment to this RMP and would be subject to of common varieties of sand, gravel, stone, andgubernatorial and public review. Areas studied would cinders from the existing community pit and otherbe designated as acceptable or nonacceptable for existing quarry sites. New community pits will befurther consideration for leasing. Assuming that some developed in response to demand, if compatible withareas were found to be acceptable (with or without protection of other resource values.additional stipulations on mining and reclamation), theapplicant maintains interest, and evidence of surface Implementationowner consents were provided, then these landscould be offered for competitive lease by the Secre- Update the automated oil and gas lease stipulationtary of the Interior. Any resulting operations must files (ORCA) to implement leasing decisions. Allcomply with all federal and state laws and regulations exploration applications will receive environmentaldealing with coal mining and reclamation. review prior to authorization.

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Process geothermal lease applications on a case by The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (PLcase basis. Complete a site specific environmental 94-579) provides the standard for mitigation ofanalysis prior to the issuance of a lease. adverse impacts from mineral resource exploration

and development. It states that no unnecessary orInventory for coal on BLM tracts having lignite poten- undue degradation of the public lands shall be al-tial, contingent on funding. The coal inventory infor- lowed. Failure to initiate and complete reasonablemation should be considered during development of mitigating measures, including reclamation, consti-the Grande Ronde Wild and Scenic River Plan and tutes unnecessary or undue degradation. Mitigationthe Grande Ronde and Joseph Creek ACEC manage- includes standard design features and mitigatingment plans. measures developed from site specific environmental

analysis.Evaluate proposed withdrawals from mineral entry,according to criteria and procedures outlined in PrioritySection 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-ment Act, as amended (PL 94-579). “On demand” work, especially from the public, usually

has the highest priority. Priorities change accordingContinue to implement monitoring plans for three to demand. Generally, management emphasis isWilderness Study Areas. Prepare additional monitor- given as follows to (1) surface management under theing plans, contingent on funding, shall be developed mining laws; (2) support work for other resourceon any designated wilderness areas, ACECs and management programs or for other Federal agencies;mineral priority management areas. (3) mineral material management program; (4) oil and

gas leasing and development; (5) geothermal leasingIncrease monitoring of active mining operations to 2 and development; and (6) mineral resource inventory.or more compliance inspections per year, contingenton increased funding. Priorities for compliance inspections are: 1.) Active

operations located within wilderness areas, wilder-Develop site specific mining and reclamation plans for ness study areas, areas with habitat for T&E species,all new pits and quarries. Periodically review mining or areas with National Register-eligible cultural sites;and reclamation plans on existing pits and quarries. 2.) Active operations in areas with resource valuesPrepare an overall monitoring plan for mineral mate- such as riparian zones and fragile watersheds.rial development.

Priorities for development of monitoring plans are: 1.)support Coordinated activity plan areas (CAPS) which encom-

pass the Conner Creek, Snake River, Mormon Basin/All mineral resource management actions and plans Burnt River, Balm Creek, and Lime MPMAs; and thewill be coordinated with other Federal agencies, Homestead MPMA. 2.) Prepare monitoring plans forregional, state, and local governments, tribal entities, the following MPMAs not included in coordinatedand other appropriate individuals and groups. Exten- activity plans: (a) Pine Creek, (b) Elk Creek, (c) Virtuesive coordination of mining compliance monitoring, Flat, (d) Hunt Mountain, (e) Magpie Peak, (f) Bayreclamation, inspection and enforcement of leasable Horse, and (g) Hereford.mineral developments, and mineral resource invento-ries in Oregon occurs with the Oregon Department of Standard Design FeaturesGeology and Mineral Industries under the existingmemorandum of understanding. Mineral resource I. Genera linventories will be coordinated with the WashingtonState Division of Geology and Earth Resources. No “unnecessary or undue degradation” of

Federal lands will be allowed. “Unnecessary orMonitoring undue degradation” means surface disturbance

greater than would normally result when an activity isMonitoring activities will be implemented through the being accomplished by a prudent operator in a usual,previously described monitoring plans, policy, man- customary, and proficient manner. The evaluation ofagement guidance, regulations, and site specific “unnecessary or undue degradation” takes intoenvironmental analysis. consideration the effects of operations on other

resources and land uses, including resources anduses outside the area of operations. Failure to initiateand complete reasonable mitigation measures,including reclamation of disturbed areas or creation of

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a nuisance, may constitute unnecessary or undue Operators shall immediately bring todegradation. Failure to comply with applicable the attention of the authorized officer any cultural and/environmental protection statutes and regulations will or paleontological resources that might be altered orconstitute unnecessary or undue degradation. destroyed on federal lands by his/her operations, and

shall leave such discovery intact until told to proceedII. Locatable Mineral Development under the by the authorized officer. The authorized officer shallMining Laws (43 CFR 3809 and 3802) evaluate the discoveries brought to his/her attention,

take action to protect or remove the resource, andA. All Operations allow operations to proceed within 10 working days,

after notification to the authorized officer of such1. All operations, whether casual, under a discovery.

notice, or by a plan of operations, shall be reclaimed.The Federal Government shall have

the responsibility and bear the cost of investigations2. All operations, including casual use and and salvage of cultural and paleontology values

operations under either a notice or a plan of opera- discovered after a plan of operations has beentions, shall be conducted to prevent all approved, or where a plan is not involved.unnecessary or undue degradation of the federallands and shall comply with all pertinent Federal and 3. Maintenance and Public SafetyState laws, including but not limited to the following:

During all operations, the operator shalla. Air Quality. All operators shall maintain his structures, equipment and other facilities

comply with applicable Federal and State air quality in a safe and orderly manner. Hazardous sites orstandards, including the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. conditions resulting from operations shall be marked1857 et seq.). by signs, fenced, or otherwise identified to alert the

public in accordance with applicable Federal andb. Water Quality. All operators shall State laws and regulations.

comply with applicable Federal and State waterquality standards, including the Federal Water Pollu- 4. Applicability of State Lawtion Control Act, as amended (30 U.S.C. 1151 etseq.). Nothing shall be construed to effect a

preemption of State laws and regulations relating toc. Solid Wastes. All operators shall the conduct of operations or reclamation on federal

comply with applicable Federal and State standards lands under the mining laws.for the disposal and treatment of solid wastes, includ-ing regulations issued pursuant to the Solid Waste B. Notice of Operations, Disturbance of 5 AcresDisposal Act as amended by the Resource Conserva- or Lesstion and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). Allgarbage, refuse or waste shall either be removed The following standards govern activitiesfrom the affected lands, or disposed of or treated to conducted under a notice:minimize, so far as is practicable, its impact on thelands. 1. Access routes shall be the minimum

width needed for operations and shall follow naturald. Fisheries, Wildlife and Plant Habitat. contour, where practicable, to minimize cut and fill.

The operator shall take such action as may beneeded to prevent adverse impacts to threatened or 2. All tailings, dumps, deleterious materialsendangered species, and their habitat that may be or substances, and other waste produced by theaffected by operations. operation shall be disposed of to prevent unnecessary

or undue degradation in accordance with applicablee. Cultural and Paleontological Re- Federal and State Laws.

sources.3. At the earliest feasible time, the operator

Operators shall not knowingly disturb, shall reclaim the area disturbed, except to the extentalter, injure, or destroy any scientifically important necessary to preserve evidence of mineralization, bypaleontological remains of any historical or archaeo- taking reasonable measures to prevent or control on-logical site, structure, building or object on Federal site and off-site damage to the Federal lands.lands.

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4. Reclamation shall include, but shall not Ill. Oil and Gas and Geothermal Resourcesbe limited to: Leasing

a. Saving of topsoil for final application A. Standard Stipulationsafter reshaping of disturbed areas have been com-pleted; Standard stipulations are listed in Sec. 6 of

“Offer to Lease and Lease for Oil and Gas” (Formb. Measures to control erosion, land- 3100-l 1) and “Offer to Lease and Lease for Geother-

slides, and water runoff; mal Resources” (Form 3200-24). They are:

c. Measures to isolate, remove, or Lessee shall conduct operations in a mannercontrol toxic materials; that minimizes adverse impacts to the land, air and

water, to cultural, biological, visual, and other re-d. Reshaping the area disturbed, sources, and to other land uses or users. Lessee

application of the topsoil, and revegetation of dis- shall take reasonable measures deemed necessaryturbed areas, where reasonably practicable; and by lessor to accomplish the intent of this section. To

the extent consistent with lease rights granted, suchC. Plan of Operations, Disturbance of More Than measures may include, but are not limited to, modifi-

5 Acres-Prevention of Unnecessary or Undue Degra- cation to siting or design of facilities, timing of opera-dation tions, and specification of interim and final reclama-

tion measures. Lessor reserves the right to continue1. When an operator files a plan of opera- existing uses and to authorize future uses upon or in

tions of a significant modification that encompasses the leased lands, including the approval of easementsland not previously covered by an approved plan, the or rights-of-way. Such uses shall be conditioned soauthorized officer shall make an environmental as to prevent unnecessary or unreasonable interfer-assessment or a supplement to identify the impacts of ence with rights of lessee.the proposed operations on the lands, and to deter-mine whether an environmental impact statement is Prior to disturbing the surface of the leasedrequired. lands, lessee shall contact lessor to be apprised of

procedures to be followed and modifications or2. In conjunction with the operator, the reclamation measures that may be necessary. Areas

authorized officer shall use the environmental assess- to be disturbed may require inventories or specialment to determine the adequacy of mitigating meas- studies to determine the extent of impacts to otherures and reclamation procedures included in the plan resources. Lessee may be required to completeto insure the prevention of unnecessary or undue minor inventories or short term special studies underdegradation of the land. If an operator advises he/she guidelines provided by lessor. If in the conduct ofis unable to prepare mitigating measures, the author- operations, threatened or endangered species,ized officer, in conjunction with the operator, shall use objects of historic or scientific interest, or substantialthe environmental assessment as a basis for assisting unanticipated environmental effects are observed,the operator in developing such measures. lessee shall immediately contact lessor. Lessee shall

cease any operations that would result in the destruc-3. If, as a result of the environmental tion of such species or objects.

assessment, the authorized officer determines thatthere is “substantial public interest” in B. Special Stipulationsthe plan, the authorized officer shall notify the opera-tor, in writing, that an additional period of time, not to Special stipulations are attached to oil andexceed the additional 60 days provided for approval gas or geothermal leases to provide additionalof a plan is required to consider public comments on protection for fragile areas or critical resource values.the environmental assessment. Examples of special stipulations are seasonal restric-

tions for critical wildlife habitat and “No SurfaceOccupancy” to protect special values or fragile areas.

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Soil, Water and Air Management Monitoring

Management Direction Monitor projects to ensure that stipulations andspecifications for soil and water protection achieve the

Soils will be managed to maintain productivity and desired results. Monitor conditions that exist orminimize erosion. Those watersheds, or portions of develop as a result of current on-going man causedwatersheds where potential for either significant and natural soil, water, and air influencing activities.improvement or further degradation exists will beintensively managed to improve the soil, water and air Monitoring activities currently include photo points,resources. Priority will be given to meeting emer- erosion bridges and pans, stream cross sections,gency watershed needs due to flooding, drought, or stream gauging stations, and water quality samplingfire. in selected areas. Monitoring develops base-line

data, erosion and sediment causing factors, deter-Under the Clean Air Act, (as amended, 1977), BLM mines effectiveness of mitigating measures andadministered lands were given Class II air classifica- stipulations incorporated in surface disturbing activitytion, which allows moderate deterioration associated plans and authorizations, and permits better analyseswith moderate population and industrial growth. BLM of environmental impacts associated with thesewill manage all public lands as Class II unless they activities.are reclassified under provisions of this Act.

Standard Design FeaturesComply with EPA and DEQ requirements on waterquality monitoring and non-point source pollution Standard design features normally incorporated asreductions as those regulations become established. needed into specific surface disturbing activity plansManage for water quality improvement to meet and authorizations include: scalping, saving, andriparian objectives. respreading available top soil; regrading and reslop-

ing to natural contours; reestablish appropriateContinue to provide for recreational ORV use in areas stabilizing vegetation; and water erosion and runoffdesignated as open, only to the extent that maximum prevention measures, such as waterbars, benches,protection for soil and watershed is achieved through and drainage systems. Management activities instandard design features. riparian areas will be designed to maintain or improve

riparian values; roads and utility corridors will avoidImplementation riparian zones to the extent practical.

Continue to inventory and evaluate soil, water and air Priorityresources on public lands.

Actions and watershed management priorities forCoordinate soil, water and air concerns and activities major hydrologic groups and primary watershedswith other resources in all phases of management (refer to Map 8) are displayed in Table 8. Manage-actions, from the planning stage to final monitoring of ment priorities are only assigned to those areasthe results. Review all proposed resource projects, designated to be managed for soil, watershed, and/orand surface disturbing activities to ensure that soils air benefits. Management actions include:and watersheds are protected, rehabilitated or im-proved. Review/Monitor-Areas where the Bureau has a

significant interest in watersheds and/or soils and willContinue implementation of the Morgan Creek provide input into other activities, and monitor thewatershed plan. results and effects of those activities on the water-

shed and/or soils.Develop watershed management plans for areasidentified as having potential for either significant Jntensivelv Manage-Areas where watershed man-improvement or further degradation, Prepare water- agement plans, either individually or as a Coordinatedshed activity plans for integration into coordinated Plan, will be developed and work will be done primar-planning for geographic units. ily for the benefit of watersheds and/or soils.

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Watershed management plans can be written either YS te i Snecific Concerns 0nl -Areas of low concern,as a supplement to an existing plan, such as an AMP, where watershed or soils concerns are either low oror as a specific plan emphasizing watershed as the not critical, or where Federal ownership is negligible.principle consideration. Plans include stated objec- In these areas, soils or watershed protection will betives, specific projects and treatments proposed, site emphasized on specific sites; for example, gravel pits,specific environmental analyses, and monitoring rights-of-way, and very small timber sales.requirements. If adjustments in grazing, ORV, or anyother uses are proposed, the watershed plan wouldbecome a coordinated management plan with thoseaffected activities.

Table 8-Watershed Management Actions and Priorities

Major Hydrologic GroupWatershedSubdivision

Watershed WatershedManagement Management

Action Priority

A. Upper Burnt River

B. Burnt River Canyon

C. North Burnt River

D. Manning-Sisley Cr.

E. Dixie Creek

F. Lime Complex

1. Higgens2. Bridgeport-Unity Res.

1. Auburn Cr.2. Dark Canyon-Deer Cr.3. Hooker Gulch4. Woods Gulch5. Clarks Cr.6. Miller Gulch-Cave Creek7. True Blue8. Shirttail

1. Alder Creek2. Unity Creek-Lawrence Cr.3. Durkee Creek

All Watersheds Site Specific Concerns Only -

All watersheds Review/Monitor -

1. Jordan-Chimney Cr.2. Remainder of Watersheds

Intensively ManageReview/Monitor

4-

G. Upper Powder River All Watersheds Review/Monitor -

H. Middle Powder River 1. Crews Creek Intensively Manage 102. Ritter Creek Intensively Manage 83. Clover Creek Intensively Manage 104. Remainder of Watershed Review/Monitor -

I. Lower Powder River

J. Eagle Creek

K. Pine Creek

All Watersheds

1. Immigrant-Foster Gulch2. Remainder of Watersheds

1. Deer-Four Mile Creel2. Remainder of Watersheds

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Review/MonitorSite Specific Concerns Only

Review/MonitorIntensively ManageIntensively ManageIntensively ManageReview/MonitorIntensively ManageReview/MonitorIntensively Manage

Site Specific Concerns OnlyIntensively ManageSite Specific Concerns Only

Review/Monitor



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Table 8-Watershed Management Actions and Priorities (continued)

Major Hydrologic GroupWatershed

Subdivision

Watershed WatershedManagement Management

Action Priority

L.

M

N.

0.

P.

Q.

R.

S.

Snake River

Upper Grande Ronde

Lower Grande Ronde

Wallowa River

lmnaha River

Walla Walla River

Umatilla-Willow Creek

John Day

1. Morgan Creek Intensively Manage 12. Soda-Hibbard Creek Intensively Manage 2

3. Remaind Watersheds Review/Monitor -

All Watersheds

All Watersheds Review/Monitor -

All Watersheds

All Watersheds

All watersheds

All Watersheds

All Watersheds

Site Specific Concerns Only -

Site Specific Concerns Only



Site SpecifConcerns Only


Note: * - Watersheds not requiring intensive management or lower in priority than 10 are unranked.

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Forest Management prescribed burning, and artificial reforestation. Timbersale contracts will contain provisions to require site

Management Direction preparation measures most likely to result in ade-quate natural regeneration. Areas with inadequate

Harvest approximately 24,000 Mbf of timber in a 1 O- natural seed sources, or where natural regeneration isyear period from a commercial forest land base of insufficient, will be artificially reforested (hand25,353 acres. If the results of a recent forest inven- planted). Precommercial thinning and other culturaltory, or any subsequent inventories, indicate a change practices, will be performed, as funding permits, toin annual productivity, this sustainable harvest level maintain the allowable cut and to benefit other re-would be adjusted accordingly. sources, particularly wildlife and watershed values.

Exclude timber harvest on approximately 3,304 acres Areas classified as woodlands which are within awhich are economically non-operable and on 673 Forest Management Plan boundary will be included inacres which are within ACECs. This area will contrib- the plan. Management of other woodlands willute to the need for old-growth habitat. continue to be custodial until all commercial forest

was included in a plan, or unless concerns over aAdjust intensity of management for timber production particular woodland area indicated a priority greateron 25,353 acres to accommodate other significant re- than an identified FMP area.sources. Restrict harvest on 3,914 acres to empha-size important wildlife, watershed, riparian, and supportrecreational values. This includes approximately1,300 acres that will be maintained in stands contain- Forest management activities, including timber saleing all timber age classes to improve old-growth and road development actions, will be coordinateddistribution for wildlife. Even-aged management with other federal, state, and local governmentwould generally be practiced on the remaining 21,439 agencies and adjacent private landowners.acres through the use of clearcutting or shelteWoodharvest systems. Monitoring

Approximately 37,273 acres of woodlands will be Established forestry activity monitoring and mitigationmanaged to produce an estimated lo-year harvest of programs include close supervision of active timberposts, poles and other woodland products equivalent sale and land treatment contracts, and regular follow-to approximately 9,800 cords. Activity would be up surveys of affected areas. Other agencies alsoconcentrated in areas where cutting would benefit provide periodic information relevant to monitoringother resources. such as progress of insect or disease activity and

water and air quality.About 4,000 acres of suitable woodlands would beexcluded from harvest to protect mule deer winter The Oregon State Manual Supplement H-l 734-1,range. Monitoring Western Oregon Records of Decision,

contains all the necessary guidance and specifiedImplementation monitoring procedures for planned actions.

Develop site specific Forest Management Plans Priority(FMPs) on each of the 20 areas shown on Map 2.Forest Management Plans (FMPs) include a descrip- Highest priority has been assigned to areas with thetion of the current condition of forest stands within an greatest concentrations of commercial timberland andarea, define the desired future condition of those where conflicts with other uses are anticipated. Areasstands, set treatment priorities, and assess the of concern to adjacent property owners, and areas ofenvironmental effects of practices which could be known public interest are also assigned higherused to achieve the desired results. Other significant priority. Priorities for forest management planning areresources will be identified, and measures for protec- identified in Table 9.tion or enhancement will be specified.

Forested tracts which are identified in the FMPs ashigh priority for treatment by timber harvest actionswill be selected for five-year and annual timber saleplans. Other short range plans will include areasrequiring treatments such as precommercial thinning,

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Table g--forest Management Plan Areas a. Resource Management Plan.

b. Management plans for special useareas and other activities, e.g., FMPs, CRMPs, etc.

c. Five-year timber sale plan.

d. Annual timber sale plan including EAfor proposed action.

e. Road transportation plan for area, in-cluding planned design standards.

f. Public access plan for area andcurrent status of access.

g. Terms and conditions of right-of-wayagreements and easements for area involved.

h. Condition and status of cadastralsurveys in area.

i. Status of inventories for or occur-rence of sensitive, threatened, or endangered plantsand animals; status of inventories of cultural re-sources.

j. Notification requirements of Corps ofEngineers under Sec. 404 of Federal Water PollutionControl Act if work involves discharge of dredged orfill material in navigable waters; applicability of anygeneral permit issued pursuant to Sec. 404.

k. Applicability of coastal zone manage-ment programs pursuant to the Coastal Zone Man-agement Act.

2. Silvicultural Practices. Silviculturalpractices must be used that best meet the manage-ment goals and related land-use prescriptions andassure prompt regeneration of the forest. Selectioncutting, shelterwood cutting, clearcutting or theirvarious modifications are available options.

a. Clearcutting should not be used as acutting practice where:

(1) Soil slope or other watershedconditions are fragile and subject to unacceptabledamage.

(2) There is no assurance that thearea can be adequately restocked within five yearsafter harvest.

(3) Aesthetic values outweigh otherconsiderations.

Map 2ReferenceKey

NamePriorityfor FMP

Development

JKLMN0PQRST

Big Lookout Mountain 1Sutton Cr/Elk Cr 7Dooley Mtn/Burnt River 4Bridgeport/Unity 10Pedro Mtn/Mormon Basin 6Little Lookout Mountain 17Hunt Mountain 11South Eagle Fringe 5Snake River Breaks 8Union Co. Scattered Tracts 13Meacham 16West WallowaIMinam River 9Doughnut Hole 12Lower Grande Ronde 3Upper Grande Ronde 2Walla Walla River 20Cable Creek 15N. Fk. John Day River 18West Ukiah 14Morrow Co. Scattered Tracts 19

Standard Design Features

Sale of Forest Products

A. Timber. Planning for a timber sale mustprecede actual field layout of the sale. General needand goals for a particular area are established yearsin advance through the Resource Management Plan,Forest Management Plans, the five-year timber saleplan and other long-range plans. Such plans aremore sharply focused as certain tracts are selectedfor inclusion in short-range plans, such as the annualtimber sale plan, and environmental assessments(EAs) are prepared for specific sale areas. Once anarea has been selected and approved for inclusion inthe annual sale plan, the field forester, with the aid ofresource specialists, translates management plansand objectives into reality on the ground, makingadjustments as necessary to best meet the statedplans and objectives, and environmental protectionrequirements. Planning and preparation for all salesshall consider the following:

1. Long-Range & Short-Range Planning.Prior to field layout of a proposed sale, the AreaManager reviews, with the foresters assigned to thesale layout task, the following:

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b. Clearcutting should be used only (4) Minimize the number of streamwhere: crossings. When it is practical, cross streams at right

angles to the main channel.(1) It is silviculturally essential to ac-

complish the relevant forest management objectives. (5) Areas of vegetation should be leftor established between roads and streams.

(2) The size of clearcut blocks,patches, or strips are kept at the minimum necessary (6) Avoid locating roads throughto accomplish siivicuitural and other multiple-use man- crucial deer and elk winter range, when feasible.agement objectives. Cutting units should not exceed40 acres in normal circumstances. More than 40 (7) Roads should avoid beingacres may be appropriate for salvage of an area located through non-forest or non-commercial forestalready environmentally damaged by fire, insect or habitats with high wildlife values.wind, or where larger cutting units would minimizeroad construction and other actions which would b. Road Design. Consistent with goodresult in greater adverse environmental impact on the safety practices and intended use, design each roadtotal forest. to the minimum-use standards adapted to the terrain

and soil materials to minimize surface disturbance3. Sale Design. Shape and design cutting and damage to water quality.

areas to blend as much as possible with the naturalterrain and landscape. The cutting area should (1) Use a flexible design to minimizeminimize the effect on the total forest vista with due damage to soil and water quality.regard for future harvesting, impacts of road construc-tion and other relevant factors. (2) Design roads no wider than nec-

essary to accommodate the immediate anticipated4. Roads. Keep roads and other facilities to use.

a minimum. When needed to meet short and longterm management objectives, they should be located, (3) Design cut and fill slopes at thedesigned and constructed to the standards necessary normal angle of repose or less.for the total land use and resource values involved.

(4) Do not allow culvert out-flow to bea. Location of Logging Roads. Locate discharged onto unprotected fill slopes. Install energy

roads to minimize the risk of material entering adja- dissipaters at culvert outlets or in half rounds wherecent streams or other waters. needed.

(1) Roads should fit the topography (5) Design water crossing structuresso that a minimum alteration of natural features will be to provide for adequate fish passage, minimumnecessary. impact on water quality, and the 25-year frequency

storm. Increases in water yield and peak flows(2) Locate roads on stable terrain resulting from vegetation removal would be kept in

such as moderate sideslopes or ridgetops wherever mind when designing structures.possible. When roads must cross potential unstableterrain, design the road to the extent necessary to (6) Design roads to drain normally byprevent unacceptable damage. Where sidecasting of outsloping and by grade changes whenever possible.waste material during road excavation will cover the Where outsloping is not feasible, use roadside ditchesdownslope soil with rock and subsoil incapable of and culverts to drain roads onto undisturbed ground.supporting productive vegetation, consider end-hauling waste material to stable areas of more (7) Provide dips, waterbars, andmoderate topography. cross-drainage on all temporary roads.

(3) Locate logging roads away from (8) Place drainage diversions abovewet or marshy areas and other wetlands, meadows, stream crossings so that water may be filteredriparian areas, and stream banks. Otherwise, provide through vegetative buffers before entering the stream.necessary drainage and streambank protection.

(9) Provide drainage where ground-water causes slope instability.

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c. Road Construction. Road construc- 7. Protection of streams, wetlands-ripariantion represents a principal source of sedimentation. areas, and other waters. When planning operationsLimit excavation to the essential amount needed to along streams, lakes, bogs, swamps marshes, wetmeet the necessary road standards. Plan for stabili- meadows, springs, seeps or other sources where thezation of exposed soil and for rehabilitation of other continuous presence of water is indicated, protect soilenvironmental damage during construction. and vegetation from disturbance that could cause

adverse effects on water quality and water quantity,5. Harvest Techniques. Plan for use of wildlife and aquatic habitat. Give special considera-

harvest systems that minimize damage to the site and tion around sources that supply domestic water. Usereserved trees, and provide maximum protection from streamside buffer strips along perennial and intermit-fire, insects, disease, wind, and other hazards. tent streams to reduce the quantity of sediment and

logging wastes that might reach the stream, to helpa. Felling. Use directional felling prevent stream water temperature increases, and to

systems where needed to minimize site damage; to protect aquatic life, riparian zones and naturalprotect streams, buffer strips, riparian areas, cultural streamside beauty. Review decisions concerningsites, or reserved timber (including wildlife trees); or to management of riparian areas and wetlands madeincrease timber utilization. during the planning process regarding management

objectives, vegetative composition, planned manage-b. Logging Systems. Logging systems ment actions, etc. If guidelines for making buffer

that least disturb the soil mantel and streamside strips are not listed in the planning documents,buffer strips are preferred to those methods that observe the following guidelines:contribute to soil movement.

a. Leave all hardwood trees critical toc. Landings. Landings will be of mini- stream protection and shrubs, grasses, rocks and

mum size commensurate with safety and equipment natural “down” timber that afford shade over a peren-requirements and located on stable areas to minimize nial stream or maintain stream bank protection.the risk of material entering adjacent streams and Where insufficient nonmerchantable tree species existwaters. Landings should be located on firm ground to provide up to a minimum 75% of original shadeabove the high-water level of any stream. Avoid over the stream, a fringe of undisturbed merchantablelanding locations on unstable areas, steep side hills or trees may be required. These trees are also theareas which require excessive excavation. future source of large woody debris for the stream

and riparian areas.6. Soil Protection. Preserving the upper soil

strata for the subsequent growing of future forest b. Leave all natural-occurring, largecrops depends in large part on the care, planning, and woody debris and tree boles in streams to provideprofessional judgment exercised in sale layout. Allow habitat structure, unless blocking migrations of fish, orno more than 12 percent of the area, excluding recommended for removal by a hydrologist or biolo-permanent roads, to become compacted during initial gist.stand entry. Reentry of previously compacted standswill include mitigation (ripping, tilling, etc.) to reduce c. Neither an optimum nor a minimumcompaction to acceptable levels. width can be arbitrarily established for buffer strips.

The necessary width varies with steepness of thea. Protection of Watershed. Plan each terrain, the nature of the undercover, the kind of soil,

sale to reduce to a minimum the amount of soil the size of the stream, the width of the riparian area,erosion resulting from road construction, logging, or and the amount of timber that is to be removed.slash disposal commensurate with practical loggingprocedures and reasonable costs. d. For effective filtering of sediment,

buffer strips should be wide enough to entrap theb. Revegetation. Plan for prompt re- material that erodes from upslope road construction

vegetation of roadway cut and fill slopes, and other or from adjacent logging areas. Under some condi-areas where soil has been seriously disturbed and tions, and with careful control in adjacent loggingconstitutes an erosion and sedementation hazard. areas, a relatively narrow buffer strip may suffice.Revegetation and erosion prevention measures may Where excessive soil movement may occur, the bufferinclude mulching, seeding to grass or legumes and strip may have to be much wider and other precau-forbs, planting of rapid-growth species of plants, tions taken to eliminate adverse effects on streamseeding or planting of trees, hydromulching, and other water quality.appropriate soil stabilization practices.

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e. A modification of the buffer strip plan that an adequate number of green trees or culls bemay involve removal of some merchantable trees left per acre to maintain a 60-70% viable populationfrom buffer strips as decided by an interdisciplinary level of cavity dependent wildlife.team during sale planning. Buffer strips may beprotected by leaving stumps high enough to prevent (1) Specific wildlife tree/snag diame-upslope trees from rolling or sliding through the strips ters (DBH) to be retained will be based on wildlifeinto the streams; by parallel felling, or by tree pulling species requirements. When snag management isor jacking. not directed at specific species habitat requirements,

then wildlife tree/snag diameter selection should bef. Where timber should be removed be- divided approximately equally between snags 25 inch

cause it would be subject to excessive windthrow and DBH and larger, ranging to 50 feet in height, andwhere it is difficult to leave an adequate buffer of snags lo-25 inches DBH over 6 feet in height. In alltimber to shade and protect the stream, plan to cases leave ail the soft snags and the largest avail-reestablish cover along the stream after cutting is able hard snags when a choice exists. In selectingcompleted. Fast growing deciduous species or other wildlife trees, give special attention to snags and cullssuitable vegetation may be required to restore shade exhibiting heart rot, broken tops, external fungalas quickly as possible. Leave understory vegetation conks, dead branch stubs, and signs of existingas undisturbed as possible to filter runoff and help wildlife use.stabilize the soil.

c. Down Log Management. Attempt tog. Intermittent streams in some areas leave at least 5 to 10 down logs per acre on sale

may, during the wet season, produce enough flow to areas. Each log should have a minimum dimensionprovide spawning areas for trout or anadromous fish, of 12” - 17”X20’.and to carry slit loads to perennial streams. intermit-tent streams with this potential will receive the same d. Opening (Forage)/Cover Ratio.consideration as perennial streams for use of buffer Evaluate the opening (forage) and cover ratio in astrips. proposed timber sale area when the sale involves big

game habitat. Consult a wildlife biologist to determine8. Wildlife Considerations. Take special how to obtain maximum benefits of timber harvest on

care during sale planning to protect or preserve the maintenance of optimum forage/cover ratios onimportant wildlife and aquatic habitat. Identified deer and elk summer and winter ranges.crucial habitats may include big game winter ranges,migration routes, calving grounds, strutting grounds, (1) On land currently unsuited for thenesting areas, and riparian zones. Certain habitat production of wood fibre, such as lakes, bogs,considerations must be a part of every sale layout springs, swamps, wet meadows, or grasslands, striveplan. to maintain thermal, hiding and survival cover for

wildlife species.a. Legislated Action. Take positive

action to preserve sensitive threatened or endangered (2) Clearcutting operations will bespecies and their habitat, in accordance with the planned so that adequate wildlife escape cover ismandates of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, available within one-eighth mile.the Bald Eagle Protection Act of 1940, Sikes Act of1960, and existing Bureau policy. e. Access. The effect of accessibility

and human disturbance on wildlife will be consideredb. Wildlife Tree (Snag) Management. in road location and design. Closure of unneeded

Provide evenly distributed wildlife trees and snags for roads would take place upon completion of loggingcavity dwellers on managed forest lands without and, if necessary, seasonal closures of operationscreating logging safety hazards and without violating would take place during critical wildlife periods. Thethe decisions on which the allowable cut plan is cumulative effects of the road transportation networkbased. Maximum use should be made of existing will be considered on key areas that are crucial for bigwithdrawals to manage snags. These areas can be game winter survival and fawning/calving habitat.managed to contribute to the snag requirement whilerecently cut units may contain few or no snags. To 9. Cultural Resources. Special considera-meet the snag policy, wildlife trees/snags will be tion must be given during sale layout to protection andretained, as feasible, on each acre of managed forest preservation of cultural resources as required by theland. Snag management in areas that are devoid of Antiquities Act of 1906 and the National Historicsnags, or have limited existing snags, may require Preservation Act of 1966.

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10. Utilization, Slash Disposal and Site Fire ManagementPreparation. Consideration of the following will beincluded in the sale planning efforts: Historically, fires have played a large role in range-

land and forest ecosystems of the planning area.a. Utilization. Encourage complete utili- Fires have a significant and direct impact on plant

zation of all harvested trees, including marginal and succession, habitat diversity and nutrient cycling, andnon-commercial species. Each forest products sale are related to the occurrence of plant disease andwill provide opportunity for maximum use of all timber insect infestations. Since the beginning of the cen-or other vegetative resources sold and to prevent tury, fires have been suppressed and excluded fromdestruction of unused materials, provided that such their natural role.utilization is consistent with wildlife requirements.

This exclusion has resulted in an increase in theb. Slash Disposal and Site Preparation. amount of sagebrush with a corresponding reduction

To achieve fire hazard reduction, and to provide for in rangeland habitat diversity. in forest stands, firereforestation and other intensive forest management exclusion has caused a shift to climax ecosite stage;opportunities, full consideration must be given at time true firs are increasing at the expense of ponderosaof sale planning to desirability and method of slash pine and western larch. As timber stands progressdisposal and site preparation. Factors to be consid- toward climax, more ground and ladder fuels exist,ered include but are not limited to utilization of mate- increasing the risk and potential intensity of futurerial, removal of debris, smoke management, fire fires.protection, watershed protection, soil compaction,nutrient loss, wildlife habitat requirements, animal Management Directiondamage, and reforestation requirements.

Full suppression will be implemented on fires that11. Reforestation. Each sale plan must threaten high values at risk, such as private property,

include plans for prompt reforestation of the sale area improvements, and areas with unique and/or specialafter completion of the timber harvest operation by resource values. Modified suppression, throughnatural or artificial means. escaped fire analysis, will be implemented on areas

with lower values at risk, and which are not covered13. Other Vegetative Resources. Preparation for by prescribed fire plans.

sales of other vegetation resources or for small salesof minor forest products, may be somewhat less Prescribed fire, planned or unplanned ignitions, will bedetailed than preparation for a regular timber sale. As used to meet other resource objectives, for example:a minimum, consider the following: to manipulate plant succession, increase habitat

diversity, promote nutrient cycling, reduce fuel loads,1. Opportunity for sale and potential com- control insect and disease infestations, control

petitive interest. unwanted vegetation/weeds, and to reintroduce fire2. Land use plans and multiple-use relation- into a natural role.

ships in the area, including FMP recommendationsand decisions. implementation

3. EA for proposed action.4. Access to area. Prepare and implement prescribed burn plans for the5. Land status. planning area to meet other resource objectives in the6. Property lines. RMP. Emphasize reduction of fuels to natural levels7. Effect of sale on other forest products. and conformance with the State Smoke Management8. Protection of reserved resources. Plan.9. Site protection.10. Erosion control. Pending revision of the Elkhorn Fire Management11. Preservation of water quality. Plan, all unplanned ignitions will be managed as a

wildfire.

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Implement an aggressive prescribed fire program

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Monitoring Cultural Resource Management

Monitor prescribed burn actions for compliance with Management Directionthe parameters identified in the standard designfeatures; and to evaluate success in achieving Protect and enhance cultural resources throughresource objectives. management of cultural properties for information

potential, public values, and conservation in tensupport management areas identified for high cultural values;

including the Snake River National Register District;All prescribed fire plans will be coordinated with the and sites in the Grande Ronde, Powder River,Oregon Department of Forestry and adjacent land- Keating, Burnt River, and Baker County geographicowners. Coordinate fire suppression efforts with other units.federal, state and local agencies and affected landusers. Manage properties in the Snake River National

Register District for conservation or informationStandard Design Features: potential. Manage multiple and single component site

types representing prehistoric and protohistoric1. Fuel mapping will be based on intermountain Fire upland/riverine occupation, primarily for information

Sciences Laboratory fuels models. potential. Manage complex multiple component rockshelters and open sites, and the Auburn townsite for

2. All prescribed burns will have specific, measur- conservation or information potential. Historic miningable objective. Monitoring to determine if objec- and settlement sites, intact 1860-l 890 mining com-tives are met will be the responsibility of the plexes and engineering features, and the El Doradobenefitting activity. Ditch will be managed primarily for information

potential and public values. Intact portions of the3. Prescribed burns will not be conducted when duff Oregon Trail will be managed for public values, with

moisture is below 35 percent. restrictions to preserve the historic resource.

4. Fire management activities will be conducted so Protect and maintain all National Register or Nationalthat surface disturbance is minimized. Heavy Register eligible cultural properties; implement culturalequipment will not be allowed for the construction resource management plans for priority managementof fire trails in the planning area unless approved areas, ACECs and important properties; preserveby the Area Manager/Representative. important cultural properties through protection

projects and actions; and evaluate potential areas or5. High value resource areas, developed areas, and districts for National Register eligibility.

areas where fire might pose a life threateningsituation will be protected through intensity of Comply with federal laws, regulations and Bureauattack. directives for considering the effect on cultural re-

sources of all ground disturbing projects or activities6. All burn areas will be rested from livestock on public land.

grazing for two to five growing seasons afterburning. Additional rest may be prescribed if implementationresource objectives have not been met.

Prepare and implement a cultural resource manage-7. Prescribed burn areas will receive appropriate ment plan for ten areas with high cultural values;

deferment from livestock grazing prior to burning identifying management allocations, protectionto allow fine fuels to accumulate so that resource objectives, monitoring, and protection plans. Allocateobjectives can be met. cultural resource properties to current and potential

scientific uses, management use, socio-cultural use,8. All wildfires will be evaluated for multi-resource public use (educational, recreational), conservation

rehabilitation needs. for future use, and discharged use. As additional databecomes available, identify new areas for culturalresource activity plans, and evaluate sites for nomina-tion to the National Register.

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Evaluate twelve sites and two potential archaeological 3. Complete inventories for the Powder River ACEC;districts for eligibility to the National Register of prepare cultural resource management plans forHistoric Places. the Powder River/Keating areas.

Continue information and education programs for 4. Prepare and implement a management plan forprotection of cultural resources. historic mining settlement properties, including

historic townsites, and the El Dorado Ditch.support

5. Prepare and implement protection project plansCoordinate management and protection plans for for cultural properties as identified in managementcultural resources with the State Historic Preservation plans.Office, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation,Native American tribes and groups, the Wallowa- 6. Evaluate twelve sites and two potential archaeo-Whitman National Forest, National Park Service, logical districts for eligibility to the Nationalpublic interest groups, and State Advisory groups. Register. Nominate eligible properties to the

National Register of Historic Places.Law enforcement support and cooperative agree-ments will be required for surveillance; identification Standard Design Featuresand investigation of violations of laws which protectcultural properties; and protection of properties from in accordance with the National Historic Preservationtheft, vandalism, and damage. Volunteers may be Act of 1966, as amended, Executive Order 11593 andused to assist in inventory, monitoring, patrol, protec- BLM policy, appropriate measures (such as inventorytion and enhancement projects. Cooperative agree- and existing data review) would be taken to identify,ments with academic institutions may be used to protect, preserve and determine the significance ofsupport inventories, protection plans, and investiga- cultural properties prior to implementation of anytions. project or plan. Prior to any activity plan or project

that may adversely affect these properties, theMonitoring appropriate State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)

will be consulted to determine effects upon theCultural resource properties are protected primarily cultural resource. Sites within the project areathrough monitoring and patrol to discourage vandal- determined eligible for the National Register ofism. Historic Places, and determined to be adversely

effected by the activity plan or project, will be avoidedMonitor the Oregon Trail and all National Register or mitigated. Appropriate mitigating measures andDistrict sites annually using photo documentation, evaluation of effect on properties are determined inrecords of deterioration or disturbance, and measure- consultation with the State Historic Preservationments or estimates of observed condition change. Officer and National Advisory Council on Historic

Preservation. Usually, project avoidance, redesign, orMonitor other important sites as funding becomes cancellation will be employed where practical andavailable. Develop agreements for surveillance and compatible with management objectives. Mitigationpatrol to provide protection for cultural resources. measures include, but are not limited to: 1) adjusting

project boundaries to avoid impacting sites; 2)Priority intensive documentation of the cultural resource

before proceeding with project implementation; 3)1. Protect, maintain and annually monitor all Na- adopting methods or techniques that would minimize

tional Register or National Register eligible sites, direct and indirect disturbance to the site and itshighly vulnerable or threatened important sites, environmental setting; 4) removing and relocatingand Oregon Trail sites. Prepare and implement historic cultural properties to another location aftermanagement plans for sites managed for conser- documentation and development of a managementvation and information potential. plan to maintain the values of the property; or 5)

excavating the archaeological properties with the goal2. Complete inventories on the Grande Ronde River; of preserving the information value (data content) of

prepare and implement a cultural resource the properties.management plan for the Grande Ronde ACECand Joseph Creek ACEC areas.

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Inventory or mitigation will be directed by cultural Recreation Managementresource specialists or through contracts with individu-als or institutions meeting professional standards. Management DirectionManagement plans will be developed for all NationalRegister properties and others determined to need Provide or enhance recreational opportunities forcomprehensive management. hunting, fishing, swimming, floating, boating, hiking,

and sightseeing.Special stipulations in contracts and leases, andacknowledgement of mining notices will be included Implement and develop site specific managementto protect undiscovered or sub-surface cultural plans for Special Recreation Management Areas; andresources not identified during inventory. In all cases, the Extensive Recreation Management Area thatcultural resources discovered during an operation or contains high recreational values (refer to Map 5).activity on BLM land will be left intact and operationsin the area suspended. Operations will not be re- implementationsumed until written permission is received from theauthorized officer; and the cultural resources are The lower segment of the Grande Ronde River fromevaluated and protected in accordance with federal the Oregon-Washington State line to the Snake River,laws and regulations. and portions of the Snake River and Joseph Creek,

have been identified by the National Park Service inSpecial stipulations on fuelwood (firewood cutting) its Nationwide Rivers inventory as suitable for studypermits: Standing dead trees within 100’ of any for wild and scenic values. The Bureau of Landhistoric building or structural remains (for example Management recommends that these rivers becabins, barns, outbuildings, historic mining structures) established as study rivers under Section 5(a) of themust be felled away from the structure or remains. Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Following establishment,

BLM recommends that a study be authorized andcompleted to determine the suitability of thesestreams for inclusion in the National Wild and ScenicRivers System. Should the study indicate the rivers,or segments thereof, to be suitable, Congress maydesignate them as wild, scenic or recreations rivers asappropriate.

A 33-mile segment of the Snake River, from theForest Service boundary to Asotin, Washington, is aSection 5(a) Study River under the Wild and ScenicRivers Act. The study for this river segment wascompleted by the National Park Service and submit-ted to Congress on April 26, 1985.

Provide interim protection of the natural character ofBLM lands along these rivers, pending determinationof the rivers’ suitability for designation.

Continue cooperative management of the Wallowaand Grande Ronde rivers with the U.S. Forest Serv-ice. BLM will have an active role in managing publiclands along the river from a few miles upstream ofWildcat Creek to the confluence of the Snake River.

Recreation Area Management Plans will be devel-oped or implemented for Special Recreation Manage-ment Areas (SRMAs), and thirteen recreation areaswithin the Baker Extensive Recreation ManagementArea (refer to Map 5). Continue implementation of theOregon Trail management plan. Designated manage-ment areas and the primary associated recreationalattractions are:

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Special Recreation Management Areas PrioritiesOregon Trail-National Historic TrailGrande Ronde River- Recreation priority management areas are:

National Wild & Scenic Study River inWashington 1. Special Recreation Management Areas (nation-National Wild & Scenic River (Oregon ally identified areas)Segment) a. Oregon Trail

Powder River-National Wild & Scenic River b. Grande Ronde Riverc. Powder River

Baker Resource Area Extensive Recreation 2. Extensive Recreation Management AreasManagement Areas (local/regional identified areas)Spring Recreation Site-Campground, water a. Spring Recreation Sitebase facility b. S.F. Walla Walla Recreation Site

S.F. Walla Walia-Campsite, water base facility C. Bassar Diggins Recreation SiteBassar Diggins-Campsite, trail head Snake d. Burnt RiverRiver Breaks Sheep Mountain

Burnt River-Fishing, Hunting -Water base Y.’ HomesteadSheep Mtn.-Hunting, Sightseeing - Primitive cl* Lookout Mountainsetting h. Virtue FlatHomestead-Hunting, Sightseeing - Primitive i. Denny Flatsetting j. Snake River BreaksLookout Mtn.-Hunting, Sightseeing - Primitive k. John Day Riversetting I. Brownlee Reservoir

Virtue Flat-Off-road vehicles m Hells Canyon ReservoirDenny Flat-Off-road vehiclesSnake River Breaks-Hunting, Sightseeing -Primitive setting

John Day River-Fishing, Hunting - Water baseBrownlee Reservoir-Fishing -Water baseHells Canyon Reservoir-Fishing - Water base

support

Coordinate recreation management plans withinterested user groups, private land owners, andcounty, state and federal governmental agencies toensure balanced management of recreation re-sources.

Monitoring

Intensity of management depends on the availabilityof a given recreation resource, stability of the re-source, and the public value of that resource. Moni-toring and mitigation are integral components of theRAMP and guide the management activities that areidentified within the plan.

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Special Recreation Management Areas PrioritiesOregon Trail-National Historic TrailGrande Ronde River- Recreation priority management areas are:

National Wild & Scenic Study River inWashington 1. Special Recreation Management Areas (nation-National Wild & Scenic River (Oregon ally identified areas)Segment) a. Oregon Trail

Powder River-National Wild & Scenic River b. Grande Ronde Riverc. Powder River

Baker Resource Area Extensive Recreation Extensive Recreation Management AreasManagement Areas ebcal/regional identified areas)Spring Recreation Site-Campground, waterbase facility b”: Spring Recreation Site

S.F. Walla Walla Recreation SiteSF. Walla Walla-Campsite, water base facility C. Bassar Diggins Recreation SiteBassar Diggins-Campsite, trail head Snake d. Burnt RiverRiver Breaks Sheep Mountain

Burnt River-Fishing, Hunting -Water base F. HomesteadSheep Mtn.-Hunting, Sightseeing - Primitive cl. Lookout Mountainsetting h. Virtue FlatHomestead-Hunting, Sightseeing - Primitive i. Denny Flatsetting i. Snake River Breaks

Lookout Mtn.-Hunting, Sightseeing - Primitive k. John Day Riversetting 1. Brownlee Reservoir

Virtue Flat-Off-road vehicles m Hells Canyon ReservoirDenny Flat-Off-road vehiclesSnake River Breaks-Hunting, Sightseeing -Primitive setting

John Day River-Fishing, Hunting -Water baseBrownlee Reservoir-Fishing - Water baseHells Canyon Reservoir-Fishing - Water base

support

Coordinate recreation management plans withinterested user groups, private land owners, andcounty, state and federal governmental agencies toensure balanced management of recreation re-sources.

Monitoring

Intensity of management depends on the availabilityof a given recreation resource, stability of the re-source, and the public value of that resource. Moni-toring and mitigation are integral components of theRAMP and guide the management activities that areidentified within the plan.

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Off Road Vehicle Use Implementation

Management Direction All public lands in the planning area are designated asidentified by this Record of Decision; and publication

Ensure the use of off road vehicles (ORV) on public of the designation order in the Federal Register.lands is in accordance with the authority and require-ments of Executive Orders 11644 and 11989 and Install off road vehicle designation signs in areas thatregulations contained in 43 CFR 8340. have high potential for unauthorized use.

Approximately 287,611 acres of public land are Monitoringdesignated as “open” to off road vehicle use.

Monitoring will be conducted in conjunction withOff road vehicle use is designated as “limited” on studies established by resource monitoring needs of138,042 acres of public land. Vehicle travel is re- those activities responsible for the ORV designation.stricted in the following areas to existing road and Other resource activity plans that include the desig-trails, year long: nated sixteen areas will also include monitoring

provisions to be used to determine the effectivenessWest Fork Burnt River (Map 5)-560 acres. of ORV designations.Denny Flat (Map 5)-l ,260 acres.Burnt River Canyon (Map 5)44,340 PriorityLookout Mountain/Soda Lake (Map 5)-34,850acres Monitor the sixteen designated areas in accordance

Virtue Flat (Map 5)-3,560 acres with needs established in other resource activitySouth Virtue Flat (Map 5)-700 acres plans.McGraw Creek/Homestead/Sheep Mountain(Map 5)-24,059 acres

Powder River Canyon (Map 5)-6,230 acresDeer Creek (Halfway) (Map 5)-3,460 acresJoseph Creek (Map 6)-3,210 acresGrande Ronde River (Map 6)-9,715Keating Riparian (Map 6)-2,173 acresUnity Reservoir Bald Eagle Habitat (Map 6)-200 acresHunt Mountain (Map 6)-2,230 acresOregon Trail (Map 6)-l ,495 acres

Off road vehicle use is designated “closed” on 3,594acres of public lands. Public lands (507 acres) at theproposed National Historic Oregon Trail InterpretiveCenter area have been previously designated as“closed” to vehicle use except for administrative andapproved uses. Vehicle travel will not be allowed inthe following areas, to protect unique natural valuesand riparian habitat, and to minimize soil erosion:

Grande Ronde River (Map 6)-3,444 acresJoseph Creek (Map 6)-l 50 acres

ORV use in wilderness study areas is guided by theBureau’s “Interim Management Policy and Guidelinesfor Lands Under Wilderness Review.” Areas desig-nated as wilderness through legislation would haveORV use restricted by the specific legislation and/orBureau’s “Wilderness Management Policy.”

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Areas of Critical Environmental Concern The visual resource will be protected within theviewshed corridor along the rivers; only those uses

Management Direction compatible with maintaining visual resource classifica-tions will be allowed. Habitat for bald eagles, raptors,

Nine areas totalling 38,988 acres are designated as game and non-game species, and anadromous fishAreas of Critical Environmental Concern. A manage- will be maintained or improved in cooperation withment plan will be prepared for each ACEC which will federal and state agencies. An ACEC managementprovide a comprehensive management prescription. plan will be developed to protect natural, scenic,Portions of the nationally designated Grande Ronde cultural and recreational values. Adjacent lands orWild and Scenic River and Powder Wild and Scenic inholdings may be acquired to enhance wildlifeRiver are within the boundaries of the Grande Ronde habitat, cultural resources, and recreational opportuni-ACEC and Powder River Canyon ACEC, respectively. ties. A “no surface occupancy” restriction will be

applied to oil and gas exploration or development.Joseph Creek OfVA/ACEC: Public lands on Joseph Off-road vehicle use will be limited to designatedCreek (3,360 acres), between Tamarack and Cotton- roads and trails. Commercial timber harvest will bewood Creeks are designated and will be managed as restricted to prescriptions that protect or enhancean Outstanding Natural Area/ACEC primarily to natural, visual, and cultural values.protect the natural riparian plant communities ofJoseph Creek; and to protect wildlife habitat, high Keating Riparian RNA/ACEC: BLM lands on Balm,scenic qualities, and outstanding geologic system Clover, and Sawmill Creeks (2,173 acres), in thevalues for educational and recreational purposes. Keating Valley area, are designated and will beNatural riparian and upland vegetation in the canyon managed as an ACEC to protect riparian values andwill be maintained. Cooperation with the Washington wildlife habitat. To protect and maintain naturalDepartment of Wildlife will continue to maintain and riparian ecologic systems for research and educa-improve wildlife habitat in the Chief Joseph Wildlife tional purposes, a combination of 80 acres of Balm,Management Area. Wildlife habitat will be managed Clover and Sawmill Creeks within the ACEC will befor deer, elk, bighorn sheep, eagles and other raptors. managed as a Research Natural Area (RNA). Live-Aquatic habitat for anadromous fish will be maintained stock grazing, commercial timber harvest, and camp-in a natural condition. Recreational use would be ing will be excluded in the RNA. Recreational use inlimited to fishing, hiking, and observational activities the RNA will be limited to observational activities. Aalong Joseph Greek. Camping locations will be withdrawal from mineral entry will be pursued on 185restricted to protect riparian habitat. Land immedi- acres to protect the RNA. Commercial timber harvestately adjacent to Joseph Creek will be closed to off- will be restricted in the ACEC to prescriptions thatroad vehicle use (150 acres); remaining lands will be protect or enhance riparian and wildlife values.limited to designated roads for off-road vehicle use. A Riparian habitat and potential Columbian sharp-tailed“no surface occupancy” restriction for all gas explora- grouse reintroduction habitat in the ACEC will betion and development will be applied. Timber harvest maintained or improved through restrictions onwill be excluded on 80 acres. Livestock grazing will livestock grazing (seasons of use, numbers, orbe restricted through fencing and seasons of use. fencing). Off-road vehicle use will be limited toAdjacent or private lands on Joseph Creek may be designated roads and trails.acquired to benefit natural riparian and wildlife values.

Grande Ronde ACEC: Public lands on the GrandeRonde River (9,715 acres) in Oregon and Washing-ton, and on the Snake River in Washington, aredesignated and will be managed as an ACEC. Withinthe ACEC, approximately 2,570 acres of BLM landsare tentatively included within the boundaries of theGrande Ronde Wild and Scenic River. Final bounda-ries will be developed as part of the Congressionallyrequired river management plan, which will be com-pleted by 1992. The ACEC is managed to promoteprotection of the area’s unique natural, scenic,geologic, ecologic, and cultural resource values; andto protect wildlife habitat and enhance recreationopportunities. Geologic system values of the Goose-necks National Natural Landmark will be protected.

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Powder River Canyon ACEC: Public lands in the Oregon Trail ACEC: Seven parcels of public landsPowder River Canyon (5,880 acres), between Thief with remnants of the Oregon National Historic TrailValley Reservoir and Highway 203 in the Keating (1,495 acres) are designated and will be managed asValley, are designated and will be managed as an an ACEC to preserve the unique historic resource andACEC. Within the ACEC, 2,385 acres of BLM land visual qualities of these areas. A management planare included in the Powder Wild and Scenic River. for preservation, public information and interpretationThe ACEC will be managed to protect raptor habitat, will be implemented. New uses incompatible withwildlife habitat, cultural resources and to maintain maintaining visual qualities or providing public inter-scenic qualities while allowing for compatible recrea- pretation will be excluded in a l/2 mile corridor. Notional uses. Forage and habitat needs for big game, campgrounds will be developed within l/4 mile of thebald eagles, golden eagles and other raptors will be Oregon Trail in the ACEC. Rights-of-way will avoidmaintained or improved. Incompatible uses, including the Oregon Trail. Commercial timber harvest isnew road development, within the canyon and adja- excluded on 5 acres and restricted on 75 acres.cent upland will be excluded to protect natural and Livestock grazing will be excluded on 770 acres. Nocultural values. Riparian conditions will be maintained new road access will be developed. Off-road vehicleor improved by restricting livestock grazing through use will be limited to designated roads and trails. Noseasons of use, numbers, or fencing. A “no surface surface occupancy restrictions will be applied to oiloccupancy” restriction will be applied to mineral and gas leases and development, no mineral materialleasing and development. Off-road vehicle use will be development will be allowed. A withdrawal fromlimited to designated roads and trails. Adjacent lands mineral entry under the mining laws will be sought foror inholdings may be acquired to protect identified 721.81 acres of public land for Trail sites at Flagstaffvalues. Hill, Straw Ranch, and Echo Meadows. Adjacent

lands, or lands in the Oregon Trail geographic unit,Unity Reservoir Bald Eagle Nest Habitat ACEC: may be acquired to protect intact segments of theBLM lands on the North Fork of the Burnt River (360 Oregon National Historic Trail; these lands would beacres), a potential bald eagle nest area, will be incorporated into the ACEC, and the same specialmanaged to protect habitat consistent with the Endan- management prescriptions or restrictions will begered Species Act and Pacific States Bald Eagle applied.Management Plan. To protect the bald eagle habitat,200 acres of the area is designated and will be Sheep Mounfain ACEC: BLM lands in the Sheepmanaged as an ACEC. The remaining 160 acres are Mountain area (5,398 acres between Pine Creek andunder a Bureau of Reclamation project withdrawal for Brownlee Reservoir), including a portion of the SheepUnity Reservoir, and will also be managed to protect Mountain WSA, are designated and will be managedbald eagle habitat. Firewood cutting, commercial as an ACEC to protect outstanding scenic qualities,timber harvest, and major development actions will be and maintain or improve wildlife and crucial baldexcluded. Off-road vehicle use will be limited to eagle winter habitat. Commercial timber harvest willdesignated roads and trails and seasonal road be excluded on 200 acres. Seasonal restrictions forclosure restrictions will be applied. No new roads will oil and gas exploration and development will bebe developed. Seasonal restrictions will be applied to applied. Adjacent lands or inholdings may be ac-oil and gas exploration and development. quired to benefit bald eagle habitat. Off-road vehicle

use will be limited to designated roads and trails.Hunt Mountain ACEC: BLM lands on Hunt Mountain(2,230 acres) are designated and will be managed as Homestead ACEC: BLM lands on the Snake Riveran ACEC to protect and maintain habitat for mountain Breaks near Homestead (8,537 acres between Pinegoats and big game, and to protect habitat for sensi- Creek and Nelson Creek) are designated and will betive plant species identified by the Oregon National managed as an ACEC to protect outstanding scenicHeritage Program. Livestock grazing will continue to qualities, and wildlife, bald eagle and sensitive plantbe excluded. Timber harvest will be restricted to habitat. The area will be managed to meet forageprescriptions that protect wildlife and sensitive plant and habitat requirements for game and non-gamehabitat. Off-road vehicle use will be limited to desig- species, as recommended by the Oregon Departmentnated roads and trails. of Fish and Wildlife. Seasonal restrictions will be

applied to oil and gas exploration and development.Off-road vehicle use will be limited to designatedroads and trails. Commercial timber harvest will beexcluded on 600 acres.

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Evaluate areas identified in the draft Baker RMP/EIS Cooperation with state wildlife management agenciesas needing study for special management, to deter- and the U.S. Forest Service will be required for planmine if they meet the criteria for ACEC designation. development, resource protection, implementation of

habitat and riparian improvement projects, and habitatImplementation and ecosystem monitoring.

Management plans for the Grande Ronde ACEC, PriorityJoseph Creek ONA/ACEC, and Powder River ACECwill be prepared within four years of completion of the 1. Protect and monitor resources in the nine desig-RMP/ROD. Continue implementing management nated ACECs. Provide interim protection for theseprescriptions and actions for the Oregon Trail ACEC, resources, until management plans are completed.as addressed in the existing Vale District OregonNational Historic Trail Management Plan. A. Monitor, maintain or improve riparian habitat,

habitats for federally-listed threatened or endangeredMonitoring species, federal listing candidate species, and Na-

tional Register District and Oregon Trail properties inACECs will be monitored for changes in the condition ACECs designated for the protection of these values.of special resource values to determine if the protec-tion management objectives are being met. Specific B. Monitor, maintain or improve wildlife andmonitoring studies and schedules will be developed fisheries habitat, and sensitive habitat for statethrough the management plans. An interim monitor- threatened or endangered species, in areas desig-ing program using photo documentation points and nated for the protection of these values.biannual examination of each ACEC will be imple-mented to provide protection against incompatible, C. Provide protection of the natural character ofinadvertent or unauthorized resource uses within the BLM segments of Joseph Creek and the GrandeACECs. Ronde River in Washington pending determination of

suitability for National Wild and Scenic River status.Management plans will be evaluated every five yearsto determine if objectives are being met; and will be D. Protect the natural character of the BLMupdated if needed. segments of the Snake River which have been

determined suitable for National Wild and ScenicInterim protection measures and monitoring sched- River designation.ules would be implemented for study areas that meetACEC criteria, until formal designation can be ad- 2. Continue implementation of management actionsdressed. for the Oregon Trail ACEC.

support 3. Prepare and implement a management plan forthe Joseph Creek ONAIACEC and Grande Ronde

Management activity plans for each ACEC will be ACEC with emphasis on natural riparian and geologicdeveloped in cooperation with public interest groups, systems and scenic values, recreation, culturalresource users, state and federal agencies and resources, wildlife habitat, and forest management.organizations, and tribal entities. Determine the suitability of BLM segments of the

Grande Ronde River in Washington, and JosephOngoing evaluations and identification of new pro- Creek, for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenicposed special management areas will be conducted Rivers system.in cooperation with state and federal agencies andnatural heritage programs. Areas with the potential to 4. Prepare and implement a management plan forfill needs for Research Natural Areas, as identified the Powder River ACEC, emphasizing raptor, fisher-and prioritized in statewide natural heritage programs, ies, game and nongame habitat, cultural resourceswould be inventoried and evaluated for special and recreation.management.

5. Prepare and implement a management plan forFire management support will be needed for manage- the Keating Riparian RNA/ACEC as part of a largerment of natural fire in meeting resource objectives. coordinated activity plan for the Keating Valley.Acquisition of legal access to public land will beneeded for administrative purposes in wildlife habitatmanagement, and for recreation public access.

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Pursue the proposed withdrawal from mineral entry Visual Resourcesunder the 1872 mining laws on specific lands identi-fied within the Keating Riparian RNAIACEC. Visual resources in the planning area have been

classified according to BLM’s visual resource man-6. Implement special management actions for the agement criteria. These criteria include scenicUnity Reservoir Bald Eagle Habitat ACEC in coopera- quality, visual sensitivity and viewing distance, andtion with the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of have resulted in four Visual Resource ManagementReclamation. (VRM) classifications which are shown on Map 5 and

listed in Table 10. Each classification defines man-7. Prepare a management plan for the Hunt Moun- agement objectives and the degree of visual changetain ACEC. that will be acceptable within a landscape.

8. Prepare management plans for the Sheep Visual Resource Management (VRM)Mountain ACEC, and Homestead ACEC.

1. Class I-Primarily for WSAs, RNAs, ACECs,ONAs, and Wild & Scenic Rivers.

No projects will be allowed within these areas.

2. Class II-Primarily for areas of high scenicquality.

Any project work within a Class II area cannot bevisible to a casual visitor from any travel route.

3. Class III-Primarily for areas considered impor-tant from an aesthetic view point. Not necessarilyoutstanding scenery.

Project work can be seen within a Class III areafrom travel routes. However, projects cannot be afocal point on the landscape.

4. Class IV-Primarily for general scenic landscapesthroughout much of BLM.

Project work within a Class IV area can be a focalpoint on the landscape to the casual visitor.

5. Class V-Primarily for sites requiring reclamation(landfills, timber cuts, mining operational, etc.).

Although no VRM Class I Areas were identified fromprevious inventories, lands in the McGraw CreekWilderness Area are managed as VRM Class I lands.Lands within river corridors on the Grande Ronde andPowder Wild and Scenic Rivers will be inventoriedand classified appropriately for the protection of highscenic values.

Before the BLM initiates or permits any major surfacedisturbing activities on public land, an analysis will becompleted to determine adverse effects on visualqualities. Activities that will result in significant, longterm adverse effects in areas of high visual qualitysuch as the Burnt River, Powder River or Snake River(canyons) shown on Map 5 will not be permitted.

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Activities within other areas of high visual quality thatmay be seen might be permitted if they do not attractattention or leave long term visual changes on theland. Activities in other areas may change thelandscape but will be designed to minimize anyadverse effect on visual quality.

Table 1 O-Visual Resource Management ClassInventory

Class AcreagePercent of

Planning Area

I 0 0II 151,711 35III 75,156 17IV 202,887 48

Total 429,754 100

Wilderness Resources

The Bureau’s Interim Management Policy for Wilder-ness Study Areas will continue to guide managementin the three WSAs in the planning area: the McGrawCreek WSA, Homestead WSA, and Sheep MountainWSA. The possibility that these areas may bedesignated as wilderness will be recognized in allaffected land and resource use decisions.

In 1984,968 acres of the McGraw Creek WSA weredesignated as Wilderness Area. The McGraw CreekWilderness Area is presently managed by the U.S.Forest Service under cooperative agreement.

Paleontological Resources

Paleontological localities will be protected throughreview of all surface disturbing proposals. Collectingof important vertebrate fossils will be allowed subjectto existing restrictions and permitting requirements.Commercial or hobby collection of common fossils willbe allowed subject to existing federal regulations.

A regional data review and evaluation of the impor-tance of known paleontological resources will becompleted. Inventories for paleontological resourceswill be conducted in connection with individual projectproposals. Important paleontological localities will bepatrolled periodically to detect unauthorized uses ordetermine threats to the resource. Evaluation andprotection of paleontological resources will be accom-plished through coordination with professional paleon-tologists and the Oregon State Department of Geol-ogy and Mineral Industries. Volunteers may be usedto assist in monitoring and inventories.

Localities containing vertebrate fossils, and paleontol-ogical resources which may provide important scien-tific information, will receive priority for protection andevaluation; in comparison to common invertebrate orcommon plant fossil localities which are not ordinarilythe focus of protection measures.

Grasshopper Control

Cooperation with the Animal and Plant Health Inspec-tion Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department ofAgriculture will continue in the control of outbreaks ofgrasshoppers on public lands in the planning area.Site specific environmental analyses will be preparedwhen needed to identify and evaluateimpacts not adequately considered in broader envi-ronmental documents, including district-wide environ-mental assessments and the Rangeland GrasshopperCooperative Management Program EnvironmentalImpact Statement (1987).

Noxious Weed Control

Infestations of noxious weeds are known to occur onsome public lands in the planning area (refer toFigures 2 and 3). The most common noxious weedsare diffuse, spotted and Russian knapweed, yellowstarthistle, Canadian thistle, whitetop and yellow leafyspurge. Control methods will be proposed andsubject to site specific environmental analysesconsistent with the Record of Decision on BLM’sNorthwest Area Noxious Weed Control Program EISand EIS Supplement. Control methods will not beconsidered unless the weeds are confined to publiclands or control efforts are coordinated with owners ofadjoining infested non-public lands. Proper grazingmanagement will be emphasized after control tominimize possible reinfestation. Coordination andcooperation with county weed control officers willcontinue on a regular basis.

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UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

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Noxious Weed DistributionBLM Lands

1985

Figure 243istribution of Noxious Weeds on BLM Lands in Oregon, 198551

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Figure 3a-Distribution and Spread of Selected Noxious Weeds, 1920-1980

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A r e a s sf infestation noted :n ;,xmment l e t t e r s_--. 3” t h e d r a f t r\rax~sus Vveea EIS

Figure Sb-Distribution and Spread of Selected Noxious Weeds, 1920-1980

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Withdrawal Review Management of Newly Acquired Lands

Review of other agency withdrawals will continue and Lands may come under BLM administration after thisis expected to be completed in 1991, as required by RMP is approved. This could occur through ex-the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of change, donation, purchase, revocation of withdraw-1976, Section 204 (1). These withdrawals will be als to other Federal agencies, or relinquishment ofcontinued, modified or revoked. Upon revocation or Recreation and Public Purpose leases. Discretionarymodification, part of all of the withdrawn land may acquisitions (such as exchanges) would be guided byrevert to BLM management. Current BLM policy is to approved RMP “lands acquisition criteria” based onminimize the acreage of public land withdrawn from resource values of high public interest. Newly ac-mining and mineral leasing, and, where applicable, to quired lands would be managed for the highestreplace existing withdrawals with rights-of-way, potential purpose for which they were acquired. Forleases, permits or cooperative agreements. Approxi- example, lands acquired within special managementmately 140,000 acres of land administered by other areas with specific Congressional mandates (such asfederal agencies will be involved in this withdrawal Wild and Scenic Rivers, National Trails, Wildernessreview. Areas) would be managed in conformance with

established guidelines for those areas. If lands withunique or fragile resource values are acquired, thosevalues would be protected and managed on aninterim basis until the next plan amendment orrevision was completed.

Lands acquired without identified special values ormanagement goals would be managed in the samemanner as comparable BLM lands. This impliestypical livestock grazing, recreation management ortimber harvest opportunities, and related manage-ment practices, management of the mineral estate,standard operating procedures and precommittedmitigation measures. Exchanges of lands resulting innet adjustments in the livestock grazing program willbe reported to the public in periodic RangelandProgram Summary Updates or RMP evaluation orprogress reports.

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Geographic Unit Management Allocation

Guidance 1. Upland. Restrict livestock grazing through sea-sons of use, levels of utilization and/or

This section provides specific management direction livestock numbers.by Geographic Unit. Resource Condition Objectives, . Restrict livestock grazing for 3-5 growingResource Allocations, and Management Actions are seasons on range rehabilitation project areas.described for each resource that is discussed in thegeneral section of this chapter. 2. Forestland - contains approximately 2200

acres of commercial forest and 2000 acres ofLookout Mountain Geographic Unit-l woodlands.

. Restrict timber harvest on approximatelyThis area contains 23,502 acres of public land. 2,000 (90%) acres of commercial forestland

to maintain watershed, wildlife, and recrea-Vegetation tional values. This will reduce the total

amount of forest products by approximatelyResource Condition Objective 10%.

1. Upland . Exclude from timber harvest approxi-. Manage upland grass-shrub vegetation to mately 200 acres (10%) or commercialachieve a mid-seral stage plant community. forestland which are economically non-

operable. (This acreage is not included in the2. Forestland allowable harvest base.)

Establish and maintain healthy and . Restrict harvest of posts, poles, juniperdiverse forestlands in all age classes and boughs and other forest products on approxi-stocking levels with at least 10% of the mately 1500 acres (75%) of woodlands toacreage in well-distributed old-growth habitat. protect critical mule deer habitat.

. Exclude harvest of forest products on ap-3. Riparian proximately 500 acres (25%) of woodlands.

. Reestablish, improve and/or maintainriparian habitat in or adjacent to seeps, 3. Ripariansprings, wet meadows and perennial streams. . Restrict livestock grazing in riparian

habitat in poor or fair condition throughseason of use, utilization levels, and livestocknumbers.. Exclude livestock grazing in selectedriparian areas with exclosure fences.

Lookout Mountain Grazing Allotments -Livestock Management, Forage Allocations and Implementation Status

ALLOTMENT ALLOTMENT MGMT. GRAZING USENUMBER NAME ACRES AUM’s CAT. SYSTEM IMPL. DATES

0 UNALLOlTED 160 0 I NONE1001 SNAKE RIVER 10953 1056 I DEF-ROT YES 511-l l/71070 WELLS BASIN 1490 428 I DEF. YES 717 5-91303015 DALY CREEK 1610 224 C SEASONAL NO 6/15-101143026 SODA CREEK 9289 1278 I DEF-ROT YES 4/16-11/15

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Management Action Excluded Commercial Forest (200 acres)1. Upland . Maintain old-growth habitat types primar-

l Continue approved grazing management ily for the benefit of wildlife.systems and implementing allotment manage- . Harvest trees killed or damaged byment plans. natural disasters, such as wildfire, insect. Monitor and evaluate grazing systems epidemic, flooding, wind and landslides, whenand adjust the systems and stocking levels as salvage operations are economically feasibleappropriate to achieve the mid-seral plant (i.e., when included with salvage of adjacentcommunity objective. public timber).. Defer livestock grazing for 3-5 growingseasons on range rehabilitation project areas. Restricted Woodlands (1,500 acres)

. Harvest forest products when compatible2. Forestland with other uses.

. Continue routine inventories and surveys.

. Monitor forestland activities to prevent Excluded Woodlands (500 acres)timber theft and other unauthorized uses. . Exclude harvest of woodland products in

order to preserve critical mule deer winterRestricted Commercial Forest (2,000 acres) range.. Adjust timber stocking rates by precom-mercial and commercial thinning and by use 3. Riparianof prescribed fire..

l Continue to implement Morgan Cr.Control competing vegetation and condi- watershed plan - which includes but is not

tions that lead to catastrophic damage by limited to construction of instream structures,insects and disease. fences and plantings.. Prepare sites for reforestation and . Implement grazing systems that willartificially reforest (plant seedlings or apply provide for rest and rejuvenation of ripariantree seed) if natural reforestation is inade- vegetation on selected streams. Continue toquate. monitor habitats and to inventory where base. Protect plantations from damage by data is lacking.wildlife or livestock. l Continue riparian surveys on 6.5 miles of

Harvest fuelwood and other minor forest streams within this geographic unit. Existingbroducts. and potential riparian habitat will be estab-

lished or improved on the following streams:

Lookout Mountain Riparian Areas, Condition and Trend

Riparian BLMAreas Miles

*Morgan Creek 3.0*Pole Gulch 2.5*Spring Creek 2.5*Sisley Creek 4.5‘Fox Creek 6.0Connor Creek 4 . 5Total 23.0**

’ - Inventoried since 1985l *6.5 miles to be inventoried

RiparianCondition

PoorPoorPoorPoorPoorFair

Potential Trend

Medium StableHigh StableHigh StableHigh StableHigh Down

Medium Stable

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Wildlife and Fisheries HabitatCultural Resources

Resource Condition Objective. Provide suitable habitat for reintroducing Resource Condition Objectivenative wildlife species, including bighorn sheep,beaver, and pronghorn antelope. . Protect and preserve the information potential. Maintain/improve habitat for fisheries. and public values of cultural resources.

Allocation Allocation. Maintain snags for cavity-dependent species. . Identify uses for specific cultural properties in. Increase and enhance aspen forest types. activity plans. Surface-disturbing activities will. Maintain not less than 10% of the forestland avoid impacts to cultural properties.in an “old growth” habitat.. Maintain the current low density road network Management Actionon the Public Land. l Inventory and evaluate cultural properties in

Develop and maintain a well-distributed response to other resource project proposals andcover/forage (shrub and trees) ratio of 40/60. management actions.

Provide suitable habitat for potential reintro- . Conduct periodic patrols to discourageduction of native species, including Bighorn vandalism.Sheep, beaver and pronghorn antelope. Coordinate management of cultural properties

with other resource activity plans.Management Action

l Closely coordinate with forest management Recreationon practices to assure adequate dead trees(standing and down), and an increase in aspen Resource Condition Objectiveforest types. l Maintain scenic quality.l Cooperate with the Oregon Department of . Enhance recreation opportunities for hunting,Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to reintroduce bighorn sightseeing and hiking.sheep and beaver in suitable habitat.. Continue to monitor habitats and inventory Allocationwhere habitat data is lacking. . Maintain VRM classifications:. Monitor fish habitat conditions and trend on Class I 0 acres Class III 0 acresthe following streams: Class II 23,502 acres Class IV 0 acres

. Limit camping to a 14 day stay.

Managemenf Action. Develop identified trail systems.

Prepare a site plan for Bassar Diggins and;levetop as use warrants.. Maintain VRM Class values.

Lookout Mountain Fisheries

Stream

PublicStreamMiles

Present EstimatedConditlon Trend Species Comments

Connor Cr. 2.0 Poor Down Rainbow Trout Mining activitieshave reduced waterflow and spawning

success.

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Off Road Vehicles

Resource Condition Objective Resource Condition Objective. Maintain ORV designations. . Maintain the availability of lands for mineral

leasing and mineral material production consis-Allocation tent with watershed and other resource objec-

. Maintain ORV designations: tives.Open 4,302 acres . Maintain the availability of lands for locatableLimited 19,200 acres mineral exploration and development consistentClosed 0 acres with the “unnecessary or undue degradation”

standard (43 CFR 3809).Management Acfion

. Implement and maintain ORV designations. Allocation

. Identify designated roads/trails (through mapsand signs). Mineral Leasing. Install ORV signs. Oil and Gas (Refer to Table 14 and Map 12)

Allow leasing on 12,152 acres of publicLands domain with standard protective stipulations.

Restrict leasing on 9,000 acres of publicResource Condition Objective domain with critical mule deer summer habitat by

l Consolidate ownership patterns in order to adding a summer season, protective stipulationimprove resource management of both public and which shall restrict operations on the lease duringprivate land. the period May 15 to June 15.. Assure legal/physical access to public lands . Restrict leasing on 2,350 acres of publichaving important resource values. domain with critical winter habitat for bald eagles. Maintain the availability of public lands for and mule deer by adding a winter season, protec-utility and transportation corridors and local rights- tive stipulation which would restrict operations onof-way. the lease during the period November 1 to April

Assure that all uses of the public lands are 15.broperly authorized.

GeothermalAllocation Allow leasing on 23,502 acres of public

. Restrict Lookout Mt. communications site to domain with standard protective stipulations and/current users. or seasonal and other protective stipulations as

determined from site specific environmental. Land tenure adjustment: analysis prior to issuance of a lease.

Zone 1 - retention 23,002 acres;Zone 2 - disposal 480 acres. Locatable Minerals

. Allow exploration and development on 23,502The following are the lands within Zone 2: acres of public domain consistent with the “unnec-

T. 11 S., R. 45 E. essary or undue degradation” standard (43 CFRSec. 12: S1/2NE1/4, N1/2SE1/4 160.00 3809).T. 11 S., R. 46 E.Sec. 7: Lots 1, 2,3 & 4, E1/2SW1/4, Mineral MaterialsN1/2SE1/4 320.96 . Allow exploration and development on 23,502

acres of public domain as long as other resourceManagement Action objectives are met.

. Develop and implement a communicationssite plan for Lookout Mt. Management Action

Acquire trail access easements for the . Update the automated oil and gas lease stipu-broposed trail system addressed under Recrea- lation files to implement the leasing decisions fortion. this area.. Resolve unauthorized use of the public lands . In order to improve compliance inspections onthrough termination of the use or authorization by recent mining operations establish base-linelease or permit, exchange or sale. surface disturbance that existed prior to the

implementation of the 43 CFR 3809 regulations.. Increase monitoring of active mining opera-

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tions to 2 or more compliance inspections per Burnt River Geographic Unit-2year, contingent on funding.. Prepare “model” placer mine operating plans Vegetationfor Connor Creek as a way to encourage operat-ing practices that over the long term will impact Resource Conditian Objectiveother resource objectives the least. 1. Upland

. Manage upland grass-shrub vegetation toachieve a mid-seral stage plant community.

2. ForestlandEstablish and maintain healthy

iorestlands in diverse age classes and stock-ing levels. At least 10% of the acreage shallbe maintained in well-distributed old growthhabitat.

3. Riparian9 Maintain or enhance the condition ofriparian habitat on Burnt River and its peren-nial tributaries.. Maintain or enhance trout habitat onBurnt River and selected tributaries.

Allocation1. Upland

. Restrict livestock grazing through sea-sons of use, levels of utilization and livestocknumbers and distribution.. Restrict livestock grazing for 3-5 growingseasons on rangeland rehabilitation projectareas.

2. Forestland - contains approximately 3,400acres of commercial forest and 6,000 acres ofwoodlands.

Restrict timber harvest on approximately;,200 acres (94%) of commercial forestlandto maintain watershed, wildlife aesthetics, andrecreational values. This will reduce the totalamount of forest products available forharvest by approximately 5%.. Exclude from timber harvest approxi-mately 200 acres (6%) of commercial fores-tland which are economically non-operable.(This acreage is not included in the allowableharvest base .). Allow harvest of posts, poles and otherforest products on approximately 3,000 acres(50%) or woodlands.

Restrict harvest of forest products on ap-broximately 2,000 acres (33%) of woodlands.

Exclude harvest of forest products on ap-broximately 1,000 acres (17%) of woodlands.

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3. Riparian or plant trees if natural reforestation is inade-9 Restrict livestock grazing through sea- quate.

sons of use, utilization levels and livestock . Protect plantations from damage bynumbers in riparian habitat on Deer Creek, wildlife or livestock.Upper Dark Canyon and Cave Creek. Harvest fuelwood and other minor forest. Continue to exclude livestock grazing Lroducts.along 7 miles of Burnt River, 3/4 mile of DarkCanyon and l/4 mile of Deer Creek. Excluded Commercial Forestland (200 acres)

Maintain old-growth habitat primarily forManagement Action ;he benefit of wildlife.

1. Upland . Harvest trees killed or damaged byl Continue present grazing management natural disasters, such as wildfire, insect epi-plans. demic, flooding, wind, and landslides when. Monitor and evaluate grazing systems salvage operations are economically feasibleand adjust the systems and stocking levels as (i.e., when included with salvage of adjacentappropriate to maintain the vegetation objec- public timber).tive.. Defer livestock grazing for 3-5 growing Allowed Woodlands (3,000 acres)seasons on range rehabilitation areas. Harvest posts, poles, fuelwood, juniperl Construct range improvements where boughs. and other forest products. Constructneeded to achieve the mid-seral plant com- low class roads if demand and economicsmunity objective. permit.

2. Forestland Restricted Woodlands (2,000 acres). Continue routine inventories and surveys. . Harvest of woodland products when com-. Monitor forestland activities to prevent patible with mule deer use.timber theft and other unauthorized uses.

Excluded Woodland (1,000 acres)Restricted Commercial Forestland . Maintain woodland habitat for the benefit(3,200 acres) of wildlife and to preserve visual characteris. Adjust timber stocking rates by precom- tics of steep slopes in the Burnt River Can-mercial and commercial thinning and by use yon.of prescribed fire.l Control competing vegetation and condi-tions that lead to catastrophic damage byinsects and disease.. Prepare sites for reforestation. Seed and/

Burnt River Grazing Allotments -Livestock Management and Forage Allocations and Implementation Status

ALLOTMENT ALLOTMENTNUMBER NAME ACRES

MGMT. GRAZING USEAUM’s CAT. SYSTEM IMPL. DATES

1003 CAVE CREEK 4873 795 I DEF-ROT YES 4/20-l O/311004 DURKEE 9154 1027 I DEF-ROT YES 4/l 6-l O/311301 SOUTH BRIDGEPORT 17192 3240 I DEF-ROT YES 5/l -91301302 NORTH BRIDGEPORT 11402 825 I DEF-ROT YES 5/16-lo/151329 PINE CREEK 520 60 C SEASONAL NO 5/l -9130

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3. Riparian WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES HABITAT

. Maintain livestock exclosure fences on 3 Resource Condition Objectivel/2 miles of Burnt River, 3/4 mile of Dark . Meet forage requirements for big gameCanyon and l/4 mile of selected bogs and as recommended by ODF&W.seeps on Deer Creek. . Maintain/improve habitat for bighorn sheepl Continue to implement Burnt River HMP. and turkey populations.. Install in-stream structures and plant . Maintain/improve habitat for fisheries.shrubs at selected sites on Burnt River, andassociated streams. AllocationContinue riparian surveys on 2.0 miles of Allow wildlife transplants such as turkey,streams within this geographic unit. Existing bighorn sheep, etc.and potential riparian habitat will be estab- . Restrict bighorn sheep populations to 125lished or improved on the following streams: animals.. Inventory potential and existing habitat onintermittent streams, seeps and bogs. Management Action. Establish monitoring studies on riparian . Increase bighorn sheep and turkey popula-habitat. tions through supplemental transplants as

needed.Use prescribed burning to enhance forage for

bighorn sheep.. Monitor habitat use area of bighorn sheep.

Monitor fish habitat condition and trend on the;ollowing streams:. Maintain exclosure fences on Burnt River and

Burnt River Riparian Areas - Condition and Trend

RiparianAreas

BLMMiles

RiparianCondition Potential Trend Comments

Burnt River 4.0 Fair High Stable Mining, GrazingBurnt River 3.0 Good Medium UPCave Creek 2.0 Poor Low Down Mining, GrazingReagan Creek .7 Poor Low Down Mining, GrazingRattlebrain 1 .o Fair Low UPMcElroy 1 .o Fair Low UPHooker Gulch 1.9 Fair Medium StableDeer Creek 3.1 Fair High StableDark Canyon Gulch 2.0 Fair Medium DownFrench Gulch 1.2 Fair Low StableMullen Sp. 2.0 Fair Medium StableCottonwood Sp. 1.5 Fair Medium StableBurnt River Sp. .7 Fair Medium StableBig Fir Sp. 2.0 Fair Medium StableWhite Rock Sp. 1.4 Fair Medium StableMitchell Gulch 1.5 Fair Medium Stable Mining, GrazingCampbell Gulch 1.5 Fair Medium Stable Mining, GrazingClarks Creek 3.3 Fair Medium Down MiningTotal 33.8*

‘2 miles to be surveyed

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Dark Canyon. . Develop and integrate a CRMP with other. Increase water quality monitoring and macro- resource activity plans.invertebrate sampling efforts to determine limiting . Evaluate historic mining properties for Na-factors for fisheries. tional Register nomination.. Install in-stream structures at selected sites l Conduct periodic patrols to discourageon Burnt River and its tributaries. vandalism.

Periodically monitor condition of culturalCULTURAL RESOURCES broperties.

Resource Condition Objective RECREATION. Protect and preserve cultural resources fortheir information potential and public values. Resource Condition ObjectiveMaintain specific historic properties for interpreta- . Maintain scenic quality.tion of mining and settlement. . Enhance recreation opportunities for hunting,

fishing, swimming, floating, and hiking.Allocation

. Identify uses for specific cultural properties in Allocationactivity plans. Surface-disturbing activities will . Maintain VRM Classes:avoid impacts to cultural properties. Class I 0 acres

Class II 15,393 acresManagement Action Class III 236 acres

. Inventory and evaluate a representative Class IV 27,285 acressample of cultural properties in the geographic . Limit camping to a 1Cday stay.unit.

Burnt River Fisheries

Stream

PublicStreamMiles

Present EstimatedCondition Trend Species Comments

Burnt R.

Clarks Cr.Cave Cr.

Dark Canyon

Deer Cr.

10.0

1 .o2.0

2.0

.5

Poor

PoorPoor

Poor

UP

DownStatic

Rainbow Trout, Irrigation depletesBridgelip minimum flows,Sucker, return flow degrades

Date, Redside water quality.Shiner Mining.

Rainbow Trout Mining.Rainbow Trout Mining activities

and a lack ofaquatic insects,

pools and stream-side cover limit

trout production.Rainbow Trout Spring trout migra-

tion spawn in thestreams. Subject to

frequent cloudbursts.

Rainbow Trout Topographicobstruction.

Total 15.5 miles

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Management Action tent with watershed and other resource objec-. Inventory recreation resources. tives.

Develop recreation facilities for overnight and l Maintain the availability of lands for locatable;lay use. mineral exploration and development consistent. Maintain current VRM class values. with the “unnecessary or undue degradation”

standard (43 CFR 3809).OFF ROAD VEHICLES

AllocationResource Condition Objective

. Maintain the ORV designations. Mineral LeasingOil and Gas (Refer to Table 14 and Map 12)

Allocation l Allow leasing on 12,424 acres of public. Maintain ORV designations: domain with standard protective stipulations.

Open 3,026 acres l Restrict leasing on 29,560 acres of publicLimited 39,888 acres domain with critical winter habitat for turkey,Closed 0 acres bighorn sheep, mule deer and elk by adding a

winter season protective stipulation which wouldManagement Action restrict operations on the lease during the period

. Maintain ORV designations. November 1 to April 15.

LANDS GeothermalAllow leasing on 41,984 acres of public

Resource Condition Objective domain with standard protective stipulations and/l Consolidate ownership patterns in order to or seasonal and other protective stipulations asimprove resource management of both public and determined from site specific environmentalprivate land. analysis prior to issuance of a lease.. Assure legal/physical access to public landswith important resource values. Locatable Minerals. Maintain the availability of public lands for . Allow exploration and development on 42,984utility and transportation corridors and local rights- acres of public land consistent with the “unneces-of-way. sary or undue degradation” standard (43 CFR

Assure that uses of the public lands are 3809).broperly authorized.

Mineral MaterialsAlioca tion . Allow exploration and development on 41,984

Land tenure adjustment: acres of public domain as long as other resource;one 1 - retention 42,914 acres; objectives are met.Zone 2 - disposal 0 acres.

Management ActionManagement Action . Update the automated oil and gas lease

. Emphasize acquisition of private lands within stipulation files to implement the leasing deci-critical wildlife habitat areas. sions.9 Conduct cadastral survey of T. 11 S., R. 42 E. . In order to improve compliance inspections onand T. 10 S., R. 42 E. to identify public land recent mining operations establish base-lineboundaries. surface disturbance that existed prior to the im-l Acquire conservation easement on private plementation of the 43 CFR 3809 regulations.land along Cave Cr. for fishery improvement . Increase monitoring of active miningprojects. operations to 2 or more compliance inspections. Resolve unauthorized uses of the public lands per year, contingent on funding.through termination, authorization by lease, . Prepare “model” placer mine operating planspermit, exchange or sale. for Burnt River as a way to encourage operating

practices that over the long term will impact otherMINERALS resource objectives the least.

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain the availability of lands for mineralleasing and mineral material production consis-

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Keating Geographic Unit - 3 3. RiparianMaintain or enhance the native riparian

This area contains 24,238 acres of public land, blant community in Balm, Clover and Sawmillincluding the Keating Riparian RNAJACEC (2,173 Creeks within the Keating RNAJACEC.acres).

Alloca tlonVEGETATION 1. Upland

. Restrict livestock grazing through sea-Resource Condition Objective sons of use, utilization levels and livestock

1. Upland numbers and distribution.. .Manage uplands grass-shrub to achieve Restrict livestock grazing for 3-5 growinga mid-seral stage plant community. seasons on all range rehabilitation projects. Improve quality and quantity of deer areas.winter habitat.

2. Forestland -contains approximately 350 acres2. Forestland of commercial forest and 3500 acres of wood

. Establish and maintain healthy, diverse lands.forestlands in all age classes and stocking Restrict timber harvest on approximatelylevels. At least 10% of the acreage shall be ;50 acres (71%) of commercial forest tomaintained in well-distributed old-growth maintain watershed, wildlife, and recreationhabitat.

Keating Grazing Allotments - Livestock Management, Forage Allocations and Implementation Status

ALLOT. ALLOTMENT ACRES AUM’s MGMT. GRAZING IMPL. USENUMBER NAME CAT. SYSTEM DATES

2023 UPPER PITTSBURG 3502024 TABLE ROCK 21172025 UPPER SPRING CR. 5552026 EAST SPRING CR. 2062027 WEST BALM CREEK 1752028 SAWMILL CREEK 1802032 GOOSE CREEK 38862036 TABLE MOUNTAIN 6002037 BALM CREEK 39452038 WEST GOOSE CR. 1552040 SPRING CREEK 14322041 COTTONWOOD CREEK 2802042 LOWER HOUGHTON CR. 3192048 UPPER CLOVER CREEK 8472055 CLOVER CREEK 10612071 MCCANN SPRINGS 17852081 UPPER HOUGHTON CR. 3402085 WEST CLOVER CREEK 5452086 WHITE SWAN MINE 4752094 NORTH BACHER 1352105 LOVEPASTURE 12602106 CHRISTY SPRINGS 2002111 BACHER CREEK 8312115 TUCKER CREEK 14752116 EAST BALM CREEK 11032118 FRUIT SPRINGS 456

36 M286 I

80 M25 C25 C35 C

387 M52 M

262 I4 C

83 M40 M

117 M110 I84 I

450 M87 M

450 M65 C33 C

317 M31 C

116 M260 I192 M

30 C

DEF-ROTDEF-ROTDEF-ROTSEASONALSPRINGDEF-ROTREST-ROTREST-ROTREST-ROTSEASONALREST-ROTDEF-ROTROTATIONDEF-ROTSEASONALDEF-ROTROTATIONDEF-ROTSPRINGSPR-FALLDEF-ROTSEASONALDEF-ROTROTATIONDEF-ROTSEASONAL

YESYESYESNOYESYESYESYESYESNOYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESNONOYESNOYESYESYESNO

6/l 5-91304/l 6-l/1 54/16-l/154/16-121315/l -5185/l -61304/16-12J315/l-10/315/l-7/154/l 6-5/l 54/l 6-1 O/315/l 6-l O/314/l O-811 04/16-l/154/16-121154/16-l/154/l O-811 04/l 6-l/154/l 6-5/l 54/l 6-l O/314/16-l/154/l 6-12J314/16-l/154/l 6-7/l4/l -l/154/l 6-9130

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values. This will reduce the total amount of timber theft and other unauthorized uses.forest products available for harvest by Restricted Commercial Forest (250 acres)approximately 25%. Adjust timber stocking rates through. Exclude from timber harvest approxi - brecommercial and commercial thinnings andmately 100 acres (29%) to preserve natural by use of prescribed fire.riparian values. This area is not included in l Control competing vegetation and condi-the allowable harvest base acreage. tions that permit catastrophic damage by

Allow harvest of forest products consis insects and disease.;ent with the full productive capability of 3000 . Prepare sites for reforestation. Seed and/. Restrict harvest of forest products on 500 or plant trees when natural reforestation is in(14%) acres of woodlands to preserve adequate.riparian values and critical wildlife habitat. . Protect plantations from damage by

wildlife and livestock.3. Riparian Harvest fuelwood and other minor forest

. Exclude livestock grazing in the Keating broducts.RNA and other stream segments, selectedbogs and overflows where incompatible with Excluded Commercial Forest (100 acres)riparian management objectives. . Maintain existing forest cover in Keating

Riparian RNA.. Harvest trees killed or damaged by

Management Action natural disasters, such as wildfire, insect epi-1. Upland demic, flooding, wind and landslides when

. Continue approved grazing management salvage operations benefit RNAIACECplans and implement new plans where values.needed.. Monitor and evaluate grazing systems Allowed Woodlands (3,000 acres)and adjust the systems and stocking levels as . Harvest available forest products. Con-appropriate to maintain the upland vegetation struct minimum roads necessary to removeobjective. available forest products.. Plant or seed vegetation on crucial deerwinter ranges. Restricted Woodlands (500 acres). Defer livestock grazing 3-5 growing Harvest woodland products when cornseasons on all range rehabilitation project batible with riparian and wildlife values.areas.

3. Riparian2. Forestland . Develop grazing systems that will en-

. Continue routine inventories and surveys. hance riparian habitat.

. Monitor forestland activities to prevent

Keating Riparian Areas - Condition and Trend

RiparianAreas

BLM RiparianMiles Condition Potential Trend Comments

Clover Cr.Clover Cr.Balm Cr.Sheep Cr.Slide Cr.Crystal Palace Cr.Pittsburg GulchSawmill Cr.Total

.51 .o4.02.01.2

.5

.5

.31 o.o*

Poor High StableExcellent Low StableExcellent Low Stable

Good Low StableFair Low Stable

Good Medium UPFair Medium Stable

Excellent Low Stable

l 8 miles to be inventoried

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. Inventory. . Maintain current vegetation study plots and

. Develop projects for planting, fencing and wildlife protective areas.in-stream structures. . Inventory and monitor wildlife habitats for highl Conduct monitoring. value species.l Conduct riparian surveys on 8 miles of Designate and manage through livestockstreams within this geographic unit. Existing irazing systems and exclosures portions ofand potential riparian habitat will be estab- crucial winter ranges primarily for deer.lished or improved on the following streams: l Monitor fish habitat condition and trend on the

following streams:

CULTURAL RESOURCESWILDLIFE AND FISHERIES HABITAT

Resource Condition Objective.Resource Condition Objective Protect and preserve cultural resources for

. Improve habitat for wintering deer. their information potential and public values.

. Maintain/improve habitat for resident trout Maintain a representative sample of prehistoricspecies. resources for future scientific use.. Provide suitable habitat for reintroduction of

Columbia sharp-tailed grouse. Allocation. Identify uses for specific cultural properties in

Allocation activity plans. Restrict or exclude surface-. Designate areas for big game habitat man- disturbing activities that are not compatible withagement. conserving prehistoric resources for scientific and

Allow Columbian sharp-tailed grouse trans- public uses.blants in suitable habitat on Clover, Balm, andSheep Creeks. Management Action. .Restrict livestock grazing on big game crucial Develop and integrate a CRMP with otherwinter range. resource activity plans.. .Restrict livestock where necessary to estab- Evaluate archaeological properties for na-lish suitable habita? for sharp-tailed grouse in the tional Register nomination.Keating RNA/ACEC. l Conduct periodic patrols and install protection

signs to discourage vandalism..Management Action Annually monitor the condition of cultural

Develop and implement habitat improvement properties.brojects, including plantings, for deer. Prepare and implement protection projects. Implement grazing systems that will enhance Ifencing) for threatened cultural resources.the sharp-tailed grouse and fishery habitat.

Keating Fisheries

Stream

Clover Cr.

Balm Cr.

PublicStreamMiles

1.0

3.5

Present EstimatedCondition Trend

Poor UP

Fair Static

Species Comments

Rainbow Trout, Not surveyedBridgelip Sucker,

DateBridgelip Sucker, Lack of pools andRainbow Trout, log jams limits, trout

Date production. Excellentriparian vegetation.

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of-way.RECREATION . Assure that uses of the public lands are

properly authorized.Resource Condition Objective

. Maintain Class II scenic quality on Powder AllocationRiver Corridor. Maintain current classifications . Land tenure adjustment:throughout remainder of area. Zone 1 - retention 23,240 acres;. Maintain quality opportunities for hunting, Zone 2 - disposal 998 acres.sightseeing and fishing.

. The following are lands within Zone 2:Allocation

l Camping use will not be allowed in Keating T. 8 S., R. 42 E.Riparian RNA. Sec. 24: E1/2E1/2 160.00l Construct no new roads in the KeatingRiparian RNA/ACEC. T. 8 S., R. 43 E.. Maintain VRM classes: Sec. 19: Lots 1,2, & 3, W1/2NE1/4, El/

Class I 0 acres 2NW1/4,NE1/4SW1/4, NW1/4SE1/4Class II 4,830 acres 381.15Class III 19,408 acres 30: Lots 2,3, & 4, E1/2SW1/4, WlI2SEll4,Class IV 0 acres NE1/4NE1/4 337.50

29: W1/2NW1/4, NW1/4SW1/4 120.00Management Action

. Sign public access roads and trails in ACEC. Avoidance area for new rights-of-way withinl Coordinate with RNA/ACEC management ;he Keating Riparian RNA/ACEC (2,173 ac.)plan to identify allowed/compatible recreationuses. Management Action. Maintain current VRM Class values. Emphasize acquisition of private lands

Adjacent to the Keating Riparian RNA/ACEC.OFF ROAD VEHICLES . Emphasize acquisition of private lands within

critical deer winter range and sharptail grouseResource Condition Objective habitat areas.

. Maintain the ORV designations. . Resolve unauthorized uses of the public landsthrough termination, authorization by lease,

Allocation permit, exchange or sale.Limit ORV to designated roads and trails in

;he Keating Riparian RNA/ACEC. MINERALSl Season ORV restrictions in crucial deer winterrange. Resource Condition Objective. Maintain ORV designations: . Maintain the availability of lands for mineral

Open 20,222 acres leasing and mineral material production consis-Limited 4,015 acres tent with RNA/ACEC designation and otherClosed 0 acres resource objectives.

. Maintain the availability of lands for locatableManagement Action mineral exploration and development consistent

. Implement and maintain the ORV designa- with the “unnecessary or undue degradation”tions. standard (43 CFR 3809) except for the Keating

Riparian RNAIACEC.LANDS

AllocationResource Condition Objective

. Consolidate ownership patterns in order to Mineral Leasingimprove resource management of both public and Oil and Gas (Refer to Table 24 and Map 12)private land. . Allow leasing on 7,238 acres of public domain. Assure legal/physical access to public lands with standard protective stipulations.with important resource values. . Restrict leasing on 17,000 acres of public. Maintain the availability of public lands for domain with critical winter habitat for mule deer byutility and transportation corridors and local rights- adding a winter season, protective stipulation

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which would restrict operations on the leaseduring the period November 1 to April 15. Sec. 12: SW1/4NW1/4NE1/4NE1/4;

NW1/4SWl/4NE1/4NE1/4;Geothermal Sl/2SW1/4NE1/4NE1/4;

Allow leasing on 24,238 acres of public N1/2NE1/4NW1/4NE1/4;domain with standard protective stipulations and/ SE1/4NE1/4NW1/4NEl/4;or seasonal and other protective stipulations as S1/2NE1/4SE1/4NE1/4;determined from site specific environmental E1/2NW1/4SE1/4NE1/4;analysis prior to issuance of a lease. SE1/4SE1/4NEl/4

Locatable Minerals Clover Creek - 30 Acres. Allow exploration and development on 24,053acres of public land consistent with the “unneces- T. 7 S., R. 42 E., WMsary or undue degradation” standard (43 CFR Sec. 25: NE1/4NW1/4NW1/4;3809). E1/2SW1/4NW1/4NW1/4;. Exclude exploration and development, subject W1/2SE1/4NW1/4NW1/4;to valid existing rights, on 185 acres of public land N1/2NW1/4SWlMNWl/4;within the Keating Riparian RNA/ACEC. The fol- SW1/4NW1/4SW1/4NW1/4;lowing described lands are proposed for with NW1/4SW1/4SW1/4NW1/4drawal from mineral entry under the mining lawsto protect remnant, native plant communities: Mineral Material

Balm Creek - 75 Acres . Allow exploration and development on 24,053acres of public domain as long as other resource

T. 7 S., R. 43 E., WM objectives are met.Sec. 31: S1/2SE1/4NE1/4SE1/4; . Exclude exploration and development on 185

W1/2NE1/4SE1/4SE1/4; acres of public domain within the Keating RiparianE1/2NW1/4SE1/4SE1/4; RNA/ACEC.SW1/4SE1/4SE1/4

Management ActionT. 8 S., R. 43 E., WM . Update the automated oil and gas leaseSec. 6: E1/2NE1/4NW1/4NE1/4; stipulation files to implement the leasing deci-

SE1/4NW1/4NE1/4; sions.W1/2NEl/4SW1/4NE1/4; . in order to improve compliance inspections onE1/2NW1/4SW1/4NE1/4; recent mining operations establish base-lineSW1/4SW1/4NE1/4 surface disturbance that existed prior to the im-NW1/4NW1/4NW1/4SE1/4; plementation of the 43 CFR 3809 regulations.E1/2NE1/4NE1/4SW1/4; . Increase monitoring of active miningSW1/4NE1/4NE1/4SW1/4; operations to 2 or more compliance inspectionsN1/2SE1/4NE1/4SW1/4 per year, contingent on funding.

. Initiate and complete withdrawal from entrySawmill Creek - 80 Acres under the general land laws and mining laws for

185 acres within the Keating Riparian RNA/T. 8 S., R. 43 E., WM ACEC.Sec. 1: S1/2SW1/4NE1/4SW1/4;

SW1/4NE1/4NW1/4SW1/4;NW1/4NW1/4SW1/4;NE1/4SW1/4NW1/4SW1/4;SE1/4NW1/4SW1/4;SW1/4SW1/4SE1/4;SW1/4SE1/4SW1/4SE1/4

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Pedro Mountain Geographic Unit - 4 Allocation1. Upland

. Restrict livestock grazing through sea-This area contains 23,969 acres of public land.sons of use, utilization levels, and livestocknumbers and distribution.VEGETATION . Restrict livestock grazing for 3-5 growingseasons on all range rehabilitation projects.Resource Condition Objective

1. Upland 2. Forestland - contains approximately 1200. Manage upland grass-shrub vegetation toacres of commercial forest and 5500 acres ofachieve a mid-seral plant community.woodlands.Improve habitat quality for deer, elk, . Restrict timber harvest on approximatelyirouse, turkey. 1,000 acres (83%) or commercial forest tomaintain watershed, wildlife, and recreation2. Forestland values. This will reduce the total amount ofMaintain or establish healthy, diverseforest products available for harvest byiorestlands in all age classes and stockingapproximately 10%.levels. At least 10% of the acreage shall be

maintained in well-distributed old-growth l Exclude from timber harvest approxi-mately 200 acres (17%) which are economi-habitat. cally non-operable. This area is notincluded in the allowable harvest acreage.3. Riparian. Allow harvest of forest products on 4,000

l Enhance the riparian habitat along Dixie acres (72%) consistent with full productive ofCreek and tributary streams by stabilizing thethe area.stream banks and by increasing the vegeta- . Restrict harvest of forest products fromtion structure. 1500 acres (28%) of woodlands to protectmule deer range.

Pedro Mountain Grazing Allotments -Livestock Management, Forage Allocations and lmplementatlon Status


1020 DIXIE CREEK 2933 4041021 PEDRO MTN. 2700 5521022 BOWMAN FLAT 245 651023 RATTLESNAKE GULCH 402 921024 UPPER SHIRTTAIL CR. 501 1111025 BALDY MTN. 80 101026 NORTH DIXIE CR. 980 1951027 LOST BASIN 1337 2821028 UPPER CAVE CR. 105 271030 HOLLOWFIELD CANYON 301 421031 SHIRTTAIL CREEK 806 1521032 FRENCH CREEK 954 1431034 CLOUGH GULCH 18 21035 UPPER CLOUGH GULCH 95 351037 RYE VALLEY 2740 6681053 SPRING GULCH 38 71318 MORMON BASIN 9734 1295

II

MI

MCI

CCMI

CCC

C

DEF-ROT YESDEF-ROT YESSPRING YESDEF-ROT YESFALL YESFALL NODEF-ROT YESSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSUMMER YESDEF-ROT YESSEASONAL NOFALL NOSEASONAL NODEF-ROT YESDEF-ROT YESREST-ROT YES

6/1-l l/307/l-101314/l -51316/l-11/309/l -913010/l-101316/1-l l/304/16-101314/10-101316122-81214116-l l/304/l-11/301111-l l/30511-l l/304116-l l/30611-l l/305/l-9/15

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3. Riparian natural disaster, such as wildfire, insect. Restrict livestock use through seasons of epidemic, flooding, wind and landslides, onlyuse, utilization levels and livestock numbers. if salvage operations benefit other resourcel Exclude livestock grazing along identified values.stream segments, bogs and spring overflows Harvest posts, poles, fuelwood, juniperwhere use is incompatible with riparian man- boughs, and other forest products. Constructagement objectives. minimum roads necessary to remove avail-

able forest products.Management Action

1. Upland Restricted Woodlands (1500 acres)l Continue to restrict livestock numbers . Harvest forest products when compatibleand seasons of use through grazing manage- with mule deer use.ment systems and allotment managementplans. 3. Riparian. Monitor and evaluate grazing systems l Construct exclosure fences along Dixieand adjust the systems and stocking levels as Creek and tributary streams and aroundappropriate to maintain the upland vegetation selected bogs and springs.objective. . Rip-rap the banks of identified stream. Defer livestock grazing for 3-5 growing segments.seasons on all range rehabilitation project . Plant shrubs in current riparian enclo-areas. sures.

l Conduct riparian inventories on 3.0 miles2. Forestland of stream in this geographic unit. 1.2 miles of

l Continue routine inventories and surveys. existing riparian habitat on Dixie Creek will be. Monitor forestland activities to prevent improved.timber theft and other unauthorized uses. . Establish monitoring studies on riparian

vegetation in Dixie Creek.Restricted Commercial Forest (1000 acres)

Adjust timber stocking rates through WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES HABITATbrecommercial and commercial thinnings andby use of prescribed fire. Resource Condition Objectivel Control competing vegetation and condi- . Meet forage requirements for big game astions that lead to catastrophic damage by recommended by ODFW.insects and disease. . Improve habitat for fisheries.. Prepare sites for reforestation. Seed and/ . Maintain/enhance the fishery habitat for troutor plant trees when natural reforestation is in- on Dixie Creek.adequate.. Protect plantations from damage by Allocationwildlife and livestock. . Allow turkey transplants on Pedro Mtn.

Harvest fuelwood and other minor forest . Allow Columbian sharp-tailed grouse trans-broducts. plants in suitable habitat in Mormon Basin.

Develop grazing systems that enhanceExcluded Commercial Forest (200 acres) iishery habitat.

Maintain existing forest cover in riparian . Restrict livestock use through seasons of use,Habitat. utilization levels and livestock numbers.. Harvest trees killed or damaged by . Restrict development of additional roads.

Pedro Mountain Riparian Areas - Condition and Trend

Riparian BLM RlparianAreas Miles’ Condition Potential

Dixie Creek 1.2 Fair Medium

l 3 miles to be inventoried.

Trend Comments

Down -

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ManagementAction Class I 0 acres. Provide suitable habitat for transplanting Class II 0 acresturkey and Columbian sharp-tailed grouse. Class III 197 acres. Inventory 5.2 miles of fishery habitat. Class IV 24,041 acres. Use prescribed burning to create habitatdiversity. Management Action. Plant/seed deer winter range. . Develop identified day use and overnight. Monitor fishery habitat condition and trend on recreation facilities.the following streams: . Maintain current VRM class values.

CULTURAL RESOURCES OFF ROAD VEHICLES

Resource Condition Objective Resource Condition Objective. Protect and preserve cultural resources for . Maintain the ORV designations.their information potential and public values.Maintain historic properties for interpretation of Allocationmining and settlement. . Maintain ORV designations:

Open 22,539 acresAllocation Limited 1,430 acres

. Identify uses for specific cultural properties in Closed 0 acresactivity plans. Restrict the location of surface-disturbing activities to avoid impact to cultural Management Actionproperties. . Implement and maintain the ORV designa-

tions.Management Action. Inventory and evaluate cultural properties in LANDSresponse to project proposals and managementactions. Resource Condition Objective. Evaluate historic mining properties for Na- l Consolidate ownership patterns in order totional Register nomination. improve resource management of both public andl Coordinate with other resource activity plans. private land.

. Assure legal/physical access to public landswith important resource values.

RECREATION . Maintain the availability of public lands forutility and transportation corridors and local rights-

Resource Condition Objective of-way.. Maintain scenic quality. Assure that uses of the public lands are. Enhance recreation opportunities for hunting, broperly authorized.sightseeing, hiking, camping and day use.

AllocationAllocation . Land tenure adjustment:

. Limit vehicle use to identified roads and trails. Zone 1 - retention 23,654 acres;

. Limit camping to a 14-day stay. Zone 2 - disposal 315 acres.

. Maintain VRM classes:

Pedro Mountain Fisheries

StreamStream

PublicPresent

MilesEstimatedCondition Trend Species Comments

Dixie Cr. 1.5 Poor None None Cattle grazingremoves vegetative

cover.

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The following are lands within Zone 2: . Allow exploration and development on 23,809;. 12s R.42E. acres of public land consistent with the “unneces-Sec. 131 Portions of Golden Horseshoe Lode, sary or undue degradation” standard (43 CFR

Freegold No. 4 Lode, CKC Lode 3809).32.02

24: Portions of Mary Lode, Freegold No. 1, Mineral MaterialsNo. 2 & No. 4 Lodes l Allow exploration and development on 23,80944.22 acres of public domain as long as other resource

T. 12 S., R. 43 E. objectives are met.Sec. 18: Lots 7, 9, 10, 11 & 12, Little Bess Lode,

Freegold No. 8 and portions of Golden Management ActionHorseshoe, Freegold No. 4 & No. 5 . Update the automated oil and gas leaseLodes 137.00 stipulation files to implement the leasing deci-

19: Lot 4, Freegold No. 3, portions of sions.Freegold . In order to improve compliance inspections on

No. 2 and Mary Lode 101.27 recent mining operations establish base-linesurface disturbance that existed prior to the im-

Management Action plementation of the 43 CFR 3809 regulations.. Emphasize acquisition of private lands within . Increase monitoring of active miningcritical wildlife habitat and high value recreation operations to 2 or more compliance inspectionsareas. per year, contingent on funding.. Acquire public access easements to enhancerecreation opportunities.. Resolve unauthorized uses of the public landsthrough termination, authorization by lease,permit, exchange or sale.

MINERALS

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain the availability of lands for mineralleasing and mineral material production consis-tent with watershed and other resource objec-tives.. Maintain the availability of lands for locatablemineral exploration and development consistentwith the “unnecessary or undue degradation”standard (43 CFR 3809).

Allocation

Mineral LeasingOil and Gas (Refer to Table 14 and Map 12)

. Allow leasing on 17,969 acres of publicdomain with standard protective stipulations.

Restrict leasing on 5,840 acres of publicdomain with critical deer summer habitat byadding a summer season, protective stipulationwhich shall restrict operations on the lease duringthe period May 15 to June 15.

GeothermalAllow leasing on 23,809 acres of public

&omain with standard protective stipulations and/or seasonal and other protective stipulations asdetermined from site specific environmentalanalysis prior to issuance of a lease.

Locatable Minerals

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Grande Ronde Geographic Unit - 5 2. Forestland. Maintain or establish healthy, diverse

This area contains 16,456 acres of public land, forestlands in all age classes and stockingincluding the Grande Ronde ACEC (9,715 acres) and levels, including cottonwood stands in riparianthe Joseph Creek ONAIACEC (3,360 acres). areas. Maintain at least 10% of the forestland

in well-distributed old-growth habitat.VEGETATION

3. Riparian.Resource Condition Objective Improve riparian habitat condition.

1. Upland l Maintain good and excellent anadromous. Manage upland grass-shrub vegetation to fish habitat. Improve fair and poor habitat.achieve a late seral plant community. Maintain or enhance the natural riparian

blant community in the Joseph Creek ONA/ACEC.

Grande Ronde Grazing Allotments -Livestock Management, Forage Allocations and Implementation Status


3 WASH.ST.GAME DEPT. 23854 ORE.ST.GAME DEPT. 5446503 LARRY BACON 1626504 FRED WILSEY 6006506 JOE BEACH 1206507 NORMAN BEACH 2396510 JACK BEZONA 696514 CARROLL BOGGAN 1786516 IVAN BOTTS 2106517 IVAN BO-f-TS 1666518 D.C.BRIlTON 3766536 FOUR 0 CATTLE CO. 3866539 VERN ZIEGLER 1206542 MARK HEMSTREET 4426543 LARRY HARSHFIELD 6076544 FRED HABERMAN 19326546 HAFER BROS. 3906548 ROBERT HAWKINS 1206551 JAMES HENDERSON 4566554 STEVE HEITSTUMAN 5086557 GRACE HORTON 2806559 DAVID JACKMAN 2406564 WILD CAN.CATTLE CO. 3976567 CHARLES SINGER 5826572 BOB GRAY 3226575 GUY McCORMACK 5206576 JOE & NORMAN BEACH 3496578 ORVILLE MCKENZIE 4406583 WILLARD MALLORY 1206592 WALTER PURCELL 1826593 ERCIL RICHMAN 506594 ROCKING RT RANCH 3756602 E.C.SWANK 2126603 E.C.SWANK 1395

239 C54 C15 C28 C17 C34 C10 C11 C30 C30 C55 C48 C17 C47 C72 C

161 C58 C19 C48 C

5 C19 C36 C57 C

132 C26 C24 C27 C42 C

9 C14 C

7 C9 C

16 C106 C

NONE NONONE NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NOSEASONAL NO

NONENONE4/l -5/l6/l -61304/l -5/l8/15-l 2/l4/l -81313/l -4/l4/l-11/306/l -1 O/314/l -6/304/l-11/313/l -21288/l -9130511-l l/304/1-l/313/l -51315/l -1 o/314/l-10/303/l -41304/l 5-5/204/l-12/304/l-12/313/l -21284/l -1 o/314/l -l/317/l-10/314/l -1 l/l4/l -2t284/l -5f316/l-10/154/l-10/3110/15-2/154/l-12/31

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Unleased Lands:T. R. SEC. 1/4SEC

5N 42E 235N 42E 245N 42E 245N 42E 245N 42E 275N 42E 275N 42E 275N 43E 95N 45E 156N 45E 56N 45E 56N 45E 56N 45E 126N 45E 136N 46E 46N 46E 46N 46E 46N 46E 47N 45E 317N 45E 317N 45E 327N 45E 357N 46E 27N 46E 287N 46E 297N 46E 347N 47E 5

LOTS 6&7 69LOTS 8&9 45S1/2SE1/4 80SEll4SWll4 40LOTS 5&8 58NW1/4SW1/4 40S1/2NE1/4 80NE1/4SE1/4 40NE1/4SW1/4 40LOTS l&2 53NWll4SWll4 40SW1/4NW1/4 40SE1/41/4 160LOTS l&2 89N1/2NW1/4 80NW1/4NE1/4 40S1/2NW1/4 45SW1/4NE1/4 10N1/2SE1/4 37SE1/4SW1/4 15Wll2SWll4 20SEll4NWll4 40NW1/4SE1/4 40El/2NE1/4 80SE1/4SE1/4 40LOT 1 11LOT 2 9

ACRES

Allocation1. Upland

. Restrict livestock grazing through sea-sons of use, utilization levels and livestocknumbers.. Restrict livestock grazing for 3-5 growingseasons on all range rehabilitation projectareas.

2. Forestland - contains approximately 1900acres of commercial forest and 500 acres ofwoodlands.. Restrict timber harvest on approximately1,500 (78%) of commercial forestland tomaintain watershed, wildlife, and recreationvalues. This will reduce the total amount offorest products available for harvest by ap-proximately 60%.. Exclude from timber harvest approxi -mately 400 acres (22%) of commercialforestland which are economically non-operable or within the Grande Ronde ACEC.This area is not included in the allowable har-vest acreage.

Exclude 500 acres (100%) of woodlands;rom harvest.

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3. Riparian. Restrict livestock grazing through sea-sons of use, utilization levels and livestocknumbers.. Exclude livestock grazing on the seg-ments of Joseph Creek within the JosephCreek ONA/ACEC.

Management Action1. Upland

. Restrict livestock grazing by setting theseason of use through the grazing leaselicensing process.. Defer livestock grazing 3-5 growingseasons on all range rehabilitation projectareas.

2. ForestlandContinue routine inventories and surveys.. Monitor forestland activities to preventtimber theft and other unauthorized uses.

Restricted Commercial Forest (1,500 acres)l Adjust timber stocking rates throughprecommercial and commercial thinnings andby use of prescribed fire.l Control competing vegetation and condi-tions that lead to catastrophic damage byinsects and disease.

Prepare sites for reforestation, seed orblant trees if natural reforestation is inade-quate.. Protect plantations from damage bywildlife and livestock.

Harvest fuelwood and other minor forestbroducts.

Excluded Commercial Forest (400 acres)Maintain old-growth habitat for the

brimary benefit of wildlife and to enhanceACEC values.. Harvest trees killed or damaged bynatural disaster, such as wildfire, insect epi-demic, flooding, wind and landslides whensalvage operations are economically feasible(i.e., included with salvage of adjacent publictimber) and when removal is essential toprotect or enhance ACEC values or for safety.

Excluded Woodlands (500 acres). Exclude 500 acres (100%) of woodlandsfrom harvest of forest products.. Perform operations which would enhancewildlife habitat (e.g.,. create snags for baldeagle roosting).. Plant trees on flats and floodplains alongthe Grande Ronde River.

3. Riparian a representative sample of prehistoric resources9 Continue riparian inventories on 4.5 miles for future scientific and public use. Protect andof stream within this geographic unit. maintain cultural resources in the Snake River

National Register District.. Exclude livestock grazing by fencingwhere grazing prevents achievement of Allocationriparian objectives. . Identify uses for specific cultural properties in. Enter into cooperative agreements when activity plans. Restrict or exclude developmentneeded with ODFW and WDW for anadro- projects where incompatible with conservingmous fish management. cultural resources for scientific and public uses.

WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES HABITAT Management Action. Inventory and evaluate a representative

Resource Condition Objective sample of cultural properties in the geographic. Maintain or improve bald eagle winter habitat. unit.

Maintain big game winter habitat within the . Develop and integrate a CRMP with otherGrande Ronde River corridor. resource activity plans.. Maintain or improve habitat for fisheries. l Conduct periodic patrols and install protection

signs to discourage vandalism of cultural proper-Allocation ties.

. Provide snags within l/2 mile each side of the Annually monitor the condition of culturalriver to accommodate winter roosting needs of broperties in the National Register district.bald eagles. . Evaluate cultural properties for National. Minimize new road development on public Register nomination.land within the river canyon. . Develop cooperative agreements for protect-

ion of National Register properties.Management Action . Develop an information and education

. Minimize human impacts in the winter ranges. program for the protection of cultural resources.

. Maintain cooperative agreements with ODFWand WDW. RECREATION. Maintain fishery habitat condition and trendon the following streams: Resource Condition Objective

Maintain suitability for wild/scenic river statusCULTURAL RESOURCES ;as per Act).

. Maintain scenic quality.Resource Condition Objective Enhance facilities/opportunities (e.g., hunting,

. Protect and preserve the information potential dishing, and sightseeing).and public values of cultural resources. Maintain

Grande Ronde Riparian Areas - Condition and Trend

Riparian BLM RiparianAreas Miles Condition Potential Trend Comments

Grande Ronde R.Grande Ronde R.Grande Ronde R.Sickfoot CreekWallupa CreekWildcat CreekWallowa RiverJoseph CreekWenaha CreekTotal

2.017.0

2.02.02.52.01.0

235.0*

Excellent Medium Stable -Good Medium Stable -Fair Medium Stable -Fair Medium Stable -

Good Low Stable -Excellent Low Stable -

Good Medium Stable -Excellent Medium Stable -

Good Medium Stable -

‘(4.5 miles to be inventoried)

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Grande Ronde Fisheries

PublicStream

Wallowa R.

Ronde R.

Sickfoot Cr.

Wildcat Cr.

Wallupa Cr.

Wenaha Cr.

Joseph Cr.

Total

Present EstimatedMiles Condition Trend Species Comments

1 Good Static Rainbow orRedband Trout, Steelhead -

21 Good Static Rainbow orRedband Trout, Steelhead,

Bull Trout2 Poor Static Rainbow or

Redband Trout, Steelhead -2 Excellent Static Rainbow or

Redband Trout, Steelhead -25 Good Static Rainbow or

Redband Trout, Steelhead -1.5 Excellent Static Rainbow or

Redband Trout, Steelhead -93 Excellent Static Rainbow or 4.5 miles not

Redband Trout, surveyed.39.5 miles Steelhead

Allocation Management Action. .Designate VRM classifications: Implement and maintain ORV designations.

.Class I 0 acres Install ORV signs where appropriate.Class II 5084 acresClass III 9272 acres LANDSClass IV 2100 acres

Resource Condition Objective. Limit camping to a 14-day stay. l Consolidate ownership patterns in order to

improve resource management of both public andManagement Action private land.

. .Maintain VRM classifications. Assure legal/physical access to public lands

. .Develop a Recreation Area Management Plan Maintain the availability of public lands forand integrate with a Coordinated Activity Plan for utility and transportation corridors and local rights-all resources in area. of-way.. Develop an education and information l Assure that all uses of the public lands areprogram for the prime recreation uses in area properly authorized.(e.g., floating, hiking, dispersed recreation, andsightseeing). Allocation

.9 Conduct visitor use surveys. Land tenure adjustment:Develop recreation facilities on identified key Zone 1 - retention 15,956 acres;

barcels of public land. Zone 2 - disposal 500 acres.

OFF ROAD VEHICLES The following are the lands within Zone 2:

Resource Condition Objective T. 7 N., R. 46 E.. Maintain ORV designations. Sec. 2: NWll4SEll4 40.00

11: SWll4NEll4 40.00Allocation 15: SEll4SWll4 40.00

. Maintain ORV classifications: 22: NE1/4NW1/4 40.00Open 3499 acresLimited 9513 acres T. 6 N., R. 44 E.Closed 3594 acres Sec. 17: Lot 4 19.66

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T. 5 N., R. 45 E. panty” stipulation to the lease.Sec. 3: Lots 2,3, NEll4NWll4 120.86 Exclude leasing on 1,500 acres of publicSec. 10: SEll4NWll4 40.00 &omain and 285 acres of private surface withSec. 11: NE1/4NW1/4 40.00 federal mineral estate due to non-discretionary

withdrawal from mineral entry associated withT. 6 N., R. 45 E. Wild River designation under the Wild and ScenicSec. 34: SEll4SWll4. Sll2SEll4 120.00 Rivers Act (PL 90-542) as amended.

. Avoidance area for new rights-of-way: Geothermal1. Grande Ronde ACEC 9,715 acres. Allow leasing on 14,956 acres of public2. Joseph Creek ACEC 3,360 acres. domain with standard protective stipulations and/3. Grande Ronde Wild and Scenic River or seasonal and other protective stipulations, as

Corridor 2,570 acres. determined from site specific environmentalanalysis prior to issuance of a lease.

Management Action Exclude leasing on 1,500 acres of public. Acquire public access easements for identi- bromain and 285 acres of private surface withfied recreation sites. federal mineral estate due to non-discretionary

Emphasize acquisition of private lands within withdrawal from mineral entry associated withbr adjacent to the Grande Ronde ACEC, Joseph Wild River designation under the Wild and ScenicCreek ACEC, and the Wild and Scenic River Rivers Act (PL 90-542) as amended.corridor.l Conduct cadastral surveys to identify public Solid Mineral Leasing - Coalland boundaries. . No allocation without amending this RMP.. Resolve unauthorized use of the public landsthrough termination, authorization by lease or Locatable Mineralspermit, exchange or sale. . Allow exploration and development on 14,956. Evaluate all lands actions to assure consis- acres of public domain consistent with the “unnec-tency with other resource objectives, essary or undue degradation” standard (43 CFR

3809), and Wild and Scenic River and GrandeMINERALS Ronde and Joseph Creek ACEC designations.

. Exclude exploration and development onResource Condition Objective 1,500 acres of public domain and 285 acres of

. Maintain the availability of lands for mineral private surface with federal mineral estate due toleasing and mineral material production consis- non-discretionary, withdrawal from mineral entrytent with the Wild and Scenic River designations associated with Wild River designation under theand other resources objectives. Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (PL 90-542) as. Maintain the availability of lands for locatable amended.mineral exploration and development consistentwith the “unnecessary or undue degradation” Mineral Materialsstandard (43 CFR 3809) and the Wild River des- . Allow exploration and production on 3,381ignation. acres of public domain as long as other resource

objectives are met.Allocation . Restrict exploration and production on 13,075

acres of public domain due to the Wild and ScenicMineral Leasing River and Grande Ronde and Joseph Creek

Oil and Gas (Refer to Table 14 and Map 12) ACEC designations. The resource values associ-. Allow leasing on 3,281 acres of public domain ated with these designations shall restrict the pro-with standard protective stipulations. duction of mineral materials to locations where. Restrict leasing on 100 acres of public the adverse impacts shall not be noticeable.domain with critical winter habitat for bald eagles,mule deer and elk by adding a winter season, pro- Management Actiontective stipulation which shall restrict operations . Update the automated oil and gas leaseon the lease during the period November 1 to stipulation files to implement the leasing deci-April 15. sions.

Restrict leasing on 11,575 acres of public . Develop a contract for coal inventory of BLMdomain within the Grande Ronde and Joseph tracts having lignite potential, contingent on fund-Creek ACECs by adding a “no surface occu- ing.

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Homestead Geographic Unit - 6 values. This will reduce the total amount offorest products available for harvest by ap-

This area contains 12,431 acres of public land, proximately 30%..including the Homestead ACEC (8,537 acres). Exclude timber harvest on approximately600 acres (60%) of commercial forestland

VEGETATION which are economically non-operable or arewithin the ACEC. (This acreage is not

Resource Condition Objective included in the allowable harvest base.).1. Upland Allow harvest on approximately 1500

. Manage upland grass-shrub vegetation to acres (100%) of suitable woodlands.achieve a mid-seral stage plant community.. Enhance and/or maintain upland habitat 3. Riparianquality for deer, elk, grouse, bighorn sheep, Restrict livestock grazing in riparianetc. habitat in poor or fair condition through sea-

sons of use, levels and numbers of livestock2. Forestland where conditions warrant.

. Establish or maintain healthy, diverseforestlands in all age classes and stocking Management Actionlevels with at least 10% of the acreage in old- 1. Upland

.growth habitat. Restrict livestock grazing by controllinglivestock numbers and the season of use

3. Riparian under a grazing management system.. .Enhance and/or maintain the riparian Monitor and evaluate grazing systemshabitat. and adjust the systems or stocking levels as

appropriate to maintain the vegetation objec-Allocation tives.

.1. Upland Defer livestock grazing for 3-5 growing. Restrict livestock grazing through sea- seasons on range rehabilitation project areas.sons of use, levels of utilization and/or livestock numbers. 2. Forestland. Restrict livestock grazing for 3-5 growing l Continue routine inventories and surveys.

.seasons on range rehabilitation areas. Monitor forestland activities to preventtimber theft and other unauthorized use.

2. Forestland - contains approximately 1000acres of commercial forest and 1500 acres of Restricted Commercial Forestland (400woodlands. acres). Restrict timber harvest on approximately l Adjust timber stocking rates by precom-400 (40%) or commercial forestland to mercial and commercial thinning and by usemaintain watershed, wildlife, and recreation of prescribed fire.

Homestead Grazing Allotments -Livestock Management, Forage Allocations and implementation Status


3004 DOYLE GULCH 1817 183 C SEASONAL NO 4/l -61303005 HUNSAKERCREEK 2917 132 C SEASONAL NO 4/l 6-51143006 HOMESTEAD 5122 505 M REST-ROT YES 4116-61153007 COPPERFIELD 2575 106 M ROTATION YES 4/l 6-6115

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l Control competing vegetation and condi- grazing systems tailored to achieve thetions that lead to catastrophic damage by riparian objectives.insects or disease.. Prepare sites for reforestation andartificially reforest (plant seedlings or apply WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES HABITATtree seed) if natural reforestation is inade-quate. Resource Condition Objective. Protect plantations from damage by Meet forage requirements for big gamewildlife and livestock. is recommended by ODFW.. Harvest fuelwood and other minor forest . Maintain suitable habitat for native wildlifeproducts. species and wintering bald eagles.

Excluded Commercial Forest (600 acres) Allocation. Maintain old-growth habitat for the benefit . Allow native wildlife species transplants.of wildlife. . Provide habitat for reintroduced native wildlife. Harvest trees killed or damaged by species.natural disasters, such as wildfire, insect epi-demic, flooding, wind and landslides when Management Actionsalvage operations are economically feasible l Transplant bighorn sheep.i.e., when included with salvage of adjacent . Prepare and implement a wildlife habitat man-public timber). agement plan.

Allowed Woodland (1,500 acres) CULTURAL RESOURCES. Harvest forest products consistent withthe full productive capability of the area. Con- Resource Condition Objectivestruct minimum roads necessary for product . Protect and preserve the information potentialremoval. and public values of cultural resources.

3. Riparian Allocationl Continue riparian surveys. . Identify uses for specific cultural properties in. Enhance riparian habitat on the lower activity plans. Surface-disturbing activities willone-third of each identified stream through avoid impacts to cultural resources.

Homestead Riparian Areas - Condition and Trend


McGraw CreekNelson CreekAshby CreekCooper CreekBallard Creek

Herman CreekIron Dyke CreekHomestead CreekHolbrook CreekBob CreekHunsaker CreekOxbow CreekTotal

1.01.31.13.01.6

1.21.14.02.01.8

220.1*

Good LowGood MediumGood MediumGood MediumGood Medium

Good MediumGood MediumGood MediumGood MediumGood MediumGood MediumGood Medium

UPUP

Stable -UPUP Lower l/3 in

poor to faircondition

UPStable -

UPStableStable -

UPStable

*All streams have been inventoried.

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Management Action . Assure legal/physical access to public. Inventory and evaluate cultural properties in lands with important resource values.response to project proposals and management . Maintain the availability of public lands foractions. utility and transportation corridors and local rights-l Conduct periodic patrols to discourage of-way.vandalism. Assure that all uses of the public lands arel Coordinate with other resource activity plans. properly authorized.

RECREATION AllocationLand tenure adjustment:

Resource Condition Objective >one 1 - retention 12,431 acres;Maintain wilderness values of the McGraw Zone 2 - disposal 0 acres.

Creek Wilderness Area and the McGraw Creek . Exclusion area for new rights-of-way inand Homestead Wilderness Study Areas (WSA). McGraw Creek Wilderness Area, 968 acres.. Maintain scenic quality.. Enhance opportunities for primitive recreation. . Avoidance areas for new rights-of-ways:

1. Homestead ACEC 8,537 acresAllocation 2. Homestead WSA 7,498 acres

. Exclude new road construction in area.

. Restrict other resource developments to Management Actionconform with Interim Management Plan (IMP) or . Resolve unauthorized uses of the public landsWilderness Management Plan requirements. through termination, authorization by lease,. Limit camping to a 14-day stay. permit, exchange or sale.. Maintain VRM classes:

Class I 0 acres MINERALSClass II 12,431 acresClass III 0 acres Resource Condition ObjectiveClass IV 0 acres . Maintain the availability of lands outside the

McGraw Creek and Homestead WSAs and theManagement Action McGraw Creek Wilderness Area, for mineral

. Sign roads and trails for vehicle access. leasing and mineral material production consis-

. Develop hiking trails and trail heads and tent with ACEC and other resource objectives.install informational signs. Availability will also apply to any WSA acreage. Develop an information and education released for multiple-use management.program based on primitive recreation. Maintain the availability of lands outside of. Maintain VRM class values. WSAs and the wilderness area for locatable

mineral exploration and development consistentOFF ROAD VEHICLES with the “unnecessary or undue degradation”

standard (43 CFR 3809). Maintain the availabilityResource Condition Objective of lands inside the WSAs consistent with BLM

. Maintain ORV designations. Interim Management (IMP) Guidelines and 43CFR 3802.

Allocation. Maintain ORV designations: Allocation

Open 0 acresLimited 12,431 acres Mineral LeasingClosed 0 acres Oil and Gas (Refer to Table 14 and Map 12)

. Allow leasing on 1,465 acres of publicManagement Action domain with standard protective stipulations con-

. Implement and maintain ORV designations. sistent with other resource objectives and ACECdesignation.

LANDS . Restrict leasing on 2,500 acres of publicdomain with critical winter habitat for bald eagles,

Resource Condition Objective mule deer and elk by adding a winter season, pro-. Consolidate ownership patterns in order to tective stipulation which shall restrict operationsimprove resource management of both public and on the lease during the period November 1 toprivate land. April 15.

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. Exclude leasing (non-discretionary) on 7,706 Management Actionacres of public domain; 968 acres located in the . Update the automated oil and gas leaseMcGraw Creek Wilderness Area are withdrawn stipulation files to implement the leasing deci-from mineral leasing and 6,738 acres within the 2 sions.WSAs are segregated from leasing until the U.S. . In order to improve compliance inspections onCongress acts on wilderness designations. Re- recent mining operations establish base-line sur-stricted leasing, as described above, will be face disturbance that existed prior to the implem-allowed on any lands within the WSAs which Con- entation of the 43 CFR 3809 regulations.gress releases for multiple-use management. . Increase monitoring of active operations to 2

or more inspections per year, contingent on fund-Geotthermal ing.. Allow leasing on 3,965 acres of public domainwith standard protective stipulations and/orseasonal and other protective stipulations as de-termined from site specific environmental analysisprior to issuance of a lease.. Exclude leasing (non-discretionary) on 7,706acres of public domain; 968 acres located in theMcGraw Creek Wilderness Area are withdrawnfrom mineral leasing and 6,738 acres within the 2WSAs are segregated from leasing until the U.S.Congress acts on wilderness designations. Allowor restrict leasing, as described above, on anylands within the WSAs which Congress releasesfor multiple-use management.

Locatable Mineralsl Allow exploration and development on 3,965acres of public domain consistent with the “unnec-essary or undue degradation” standard (43 CFR3809) and ACEC designation.

Restrict exploration and development on6,378 acres of public land, and 760 acres ofpublic land with privately-owned mineral estate(located in the WSAs), consistent with BLMInterim Management Guidelines and 43 CFR3802.. Exclude exploration and development on 968acres of public domain located in the McGrawCreek Wilderness Area which are withdrawn frommineral entry under the mining laws.

Mineral Materials. Restrict exploration and development on3,965 acres of public domain, located outside ofWSAs and wilderness area, due to ACEC desig-nation and other resource objectives.

Restrict exploration and development on;,738 acres of public domain located in the WSAsconsistent with BLM Interim Management Guide-lines.. Exclude exploration and development on 968acres of public domain located in the McGrawCreek Wilderness Area.

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Pritchard Creek Geographic Unit - 7 2. Forestland - contains approximately 900acres of woodland..This area contains 13,587 acres of public land. Exclude 900 acres from harvest ofwoodland products.

VEGETATION3. Riparian

.Resource Condition Objective Exclude livestock grazing in identified1. Upland stream segments, bogs and spring overflows

. Manage upland grass-shrub vegetation to (e.g. Pritchard Creek, Lawrence Creek) whereachieve a mid-seral stage plant community. grazing is incompatible with riparian objec-l Improve upland habitat conditions for tives.sage grouse, antelope and mule deer.

Management Action2. Forestland 1. Upland

Maintain woodlands to meet the vegetation l Monitor and evaluate the grazing system.needs of other resources, principally water- Adjust the grazing system and stocking levelshed and wildlife habitat. as appropriate to maintain upland vegetation

objectives.3. Riparian Modify the grazing system to increase

. Improve and maintain, where suitable, iorbs in upland wildlife habitat areas..wet meadows for sage grouse and antelope. Defer livestock grazing 3-5 growing

Enhance fishery habitat for trout on seasons on range rehabilitation project areas.Lawrence Creek and Pritchard Creek.. Improve the condition of riparian habitats. 2. Forestland (woodland - 900 acres)

. Inventory and determine the productionAllocation capability.

.1. Upland Manage for the protection of the water. Restrict livestock grazing. shed and suitable habitat for wildlife.. Restrict livestock grazing for 3-5 growingseasons on range rehabilitation project areas.

Pritchard Creek Grazing Allotments -Livestock Management, Forage Allocations and Implementation Status


2074 PRITCHARD CREEK 13567 2161 M REST-ROT YES 4/l 6-8131

Pritchard Creek Riperian Areas - Condition and Trend


Pritchard CreekLawrence CreekTotal 8.5*

l 6 miles to be inventoried.

PoorGood

MediumMedium

Down -Stable -

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3. Riparian Management Action. Continue riparian surveys. . Inventory and evaluate cultural properties in. Fence selected bogs, seeps, streams and response to other resource project proposals andmeadows. management actions.. Inventory the fishery resource. . Conduct periodic patrols to discourage. Install structures in selected streams. vandalism.. Plant shrubs in selected exclosures. . Coordinate management of cultural properties. Establish monitoring studies on vegeta- with other resource activity plans.tion and fisheries.. Restore deteriorated habitat through RECREATIONmodification of grazing systems.

Resource Condition ObjectiveWILDLIFE AND FISHERIES HABITAT . Maintain opportunities for identified recreation

values.Resource Condition Objective . Maintain scenic quality.

. Improve habitat for fisheries.Allocation

Allocation . Limit camping to a 14-day stay.Develop grazing systems that enhance . Maintain VRM classes:

iishery habitat. Class I 0 acres. Restrict livestock use through seasons of use, Class II 129 acresutilization levels and livestock numbers. Class III 0 acres

Class IV 13,458 acresManagement Action

l Coordinate wildlife needs when modifying . Limit vehicle use to identified roads and trails.grazing system. . Maintain ORV designations:. Monitor fishery habitat condition and trend on Open 13,587 acresthe following streams: Limited 0 acres

Closed 0 acresCULTURAL RESOURCES

Management ActionResource Condition Objective l Maintain VRM class values.

. Protect and preserve the information potential . Develop identified recreation facilities.and public values of cultural resources.

OFF ROAD VEHICLESAllocation

. Identify uses for specific cultural properties in Resource Condition Objectiveactivity plans. Surface-disturbing activities will . Maintain ORV designations.avoid impacts to cultural resources.

Pritchard Creek Fisheries

PublicStreamStream

PresentMiles

EstlmatedCondition Trend Species Comments

Pritchard Cr. 4.0

Lawrence Cr. 3.25

Poor

Poor

Rainbow or Irrigation andRedband Trout, cattle grazing

Bridgelip Sucker, reduce troutCottid, Date production.Rainbow or Cattle grazing and

Redband Trout, erosion removesBridgelip Sucker, vegetative cover.

Carp, Date

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Allocation. Limit vehicle use to identified roads and trails,. Maintain ORV designations:

Open 13,587 acresLimited 0 acresClosed 0 acres

Management Action. Implement and maintain ORV designations.

LANDS

Resource Condition Objective. Consolidate ownership patterns in order toimprove resource management of both public andprivate land.. Assure legal/physical access to public landswith important resource values.. Maintain the availability of public lands forutility and transportation corridors and local rights-of-way.

Assure that all uses of the public lands arebroperly authorized.

AllocationLand tenure adjustment:

ione 1 - retention 13,587 acres;Zone 2 - disposal 0 acres.

Management Action. Emphasize acquisition of private lands withincritical wildlife habitat areas.. Resolve unauthorized uses of the public landsthrough termination, authorization by lease,permit, exchange or sale.

MINERALS


Allocation

Mineral Leasing

Oil and Gas (Refer to Table 14 and Map 12)Allow leasing on 11,587 acres of public

domain with standard protective stipulations.. Restrict leasing on 2,000 acres of publicdomain with critical winter habitat for mule deer byadding a winter season, protective stipulationwhich shall restrict operations on the lease duringthe period November 1 to April 15.

GeothermalAllow leasing on 13,587 acres of public

domain with standard protective stipulations and/or seasonal and other protective stipulations, asdetermined from site specific environmentalanalysis, prior to issuance of a lease.

Locatable Minerals. Allow exploration and development on 13,587acres of public domain consistent with the “unnec-essary or undue degradation” standard (43 CFR3809).

Mineral Materials. Allow exploration and production on 13,587acres of public domain as long as other resourceobjectives are met.

Management Action. Update the automated oil and gas leasestipulation files to implement the leasing decisionsfor this area.

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Oregon Trail Geographic Unit - 8

This area contains 3,378 acres of public land, includingthe Oregon Trail ACEC (1,495 acres).

VEGETATION

Resource Condition Objective1. Upland

. Manage upland grass-shrub vegetation toachieve a mid-seral stage plant community,on lands currently under a grazing system.. Maintain current vegetation conditions forall other tracts.

2. Forestland. Establish or maintain healthy, diverseforest stands in all age classes and stockinglevels.

3. Riparian. Not present.

Allocation1. Upland

. Exclude livestock grazing at Flagstaff andEcho sites (approx. 770 acres and 57 AUMs);and restrict livestock grazing where not com-patible with resource objectives.. Restrict livestock grazing for 3-5 grazing

seasons on range rehabilitation project areas.l Continue to allocate livestock forage (293AUMs) until monitoring indicates adjustmentsare necessary to maintain objectives.

2. Forestland - contains approximately 80 acresof commercial forestland.l Exclude from timber harvest 5 acres (6%)of commercial timber land.. Restrict timber harvest on 75 acres (94%)of commercial forestland. This will reduce theamount of forest products available for har-vest by approximately 50%.


. Install fencing to exclude livestock withinthe ACEC at Flagstaff Hill and Echo Meadows.l Continue existing management systems,. Monitor, evaluate and adjust stockinglevels where appropriate.. Defer livestock grazing for 3-5 growingseasons on range rehabilitation project areas.

2. Forestlandl Continue routine inventories and surveys.. Incorporate with other forested tracts inthe area covered by the proposed MeachamForest Management Plan (refer to Map 2).

Oregon Trail Grazing Allotments -Livestock Management, Forage Allocations and Implementation Status


1 ADMIN.BY USFS 80 8 C DEF-ROT NO 6/l -91311002 IRON MOUNTAIN 200 99 I DEF-ROT YES 4/l 6-l O/311006 HUNTINGTON 412 105 I DEF-ROT YES 4/l-10/311045 JORDANCREEK 360 54 C SEASONAL NO 41-12/150 UNALLOTED 340 01056 HORSESHOE 75 3 C SEASONAL YES 5/l 6-81301058 PLAN0 SCHOOL 40 6 C SEASONAL NO 4/l -4/301062 POWELL CREEK 255 16 C SEASONAL NO 411-l l/301069 SISLEY CREEK 220 40 I SPR/FALL YES 4127-l 1 I302067 RANCH CREEK 157 22 C SEASONAL NO 4/l-10/312070 SUMMIT PASTURE 40 4 M SPRING YES 4/l 6-5132074 PRITCHARD CREEK 220 37 M REST-ROT YES 4116-81312075 UNITY CREEK 173 26 C SEASONAL NO 4/l-12/312078 NORTH FLAGSTAFF 240 29 M DEF-ROT YES 4/16-12/152086 WHITE SWAN MINE 200 26 C SPRING NO 4116-51152087 FIRST CREEK 56 6 C SEASONAL NO 4/l 6-91302099 VIRTUE HILLS 210 23 I DEF-ROT YES 6115-91156527 JACK CORREA 320 13 C SEASONAL NO 3/25-6/l

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Restricted Commercial Forest (75 acres). Adjust timber stocking rates by precom-mercial and commercial thinning and by useof prescribed fire.l Control competing vegetation and condi-tions that lead to catastrophic damage byinsects and disease.. Prepare sites for reforestation. Seed and/or plant trees if natural reforestation is inade-quate.. Protect plantations from damage bywildlife and livestock

Harvest fuelwood and other minor forestbroducts.

Excluded Commercial Forest (5 acres). Harvest trees killed or damaged bynatural disasters, such as wildfire, insect epi-demic, flooding, wind and landslides, ifsalvage operations are necessary to maintainhistoric values or for safety.

WILDLIFE HABITAT

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain forage requirements for big game asrecommended by ODFW.

Allocation. Minimize or avoid new road development.

Management Action. Monitor big game habitat for achievement ofresource objectives.

CULTURAL RESOURCES

Resource Condition Objective. Protect and preserve the information potentialand public values of cultural resources. Maintainor enhance the present condition of Oregon Trailwagon ruts and historic landscape, conserve theOregon Trail for the future and provide for publicuse.

Allocation. Restrict or exclude development projectswhere incompatible with protecting and preserv-ing Oregon Trail resources for public use.

Management Actionl Complete intensive inventory for culturalresources in this geographic unit.. Implement historic resource protection actionsidentified in Oregon Trail management plan.l Continue information/education programs for

the protection of cultural resources.l Nominate Oregon Trail properties to theNational Register.

RECREATION

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain scenic quality.. Provide enhanced opportunities for historicalinterpretation.

Provide for public access and use of the;)regon Trail.

Allocation. Restrict limited duration camping to locationswhich do not impact the Oregon Trail. Limitcamping to a 14-day stay.. Maintain VRM classes:

Class I 0 acresClass II 0 acresClass III 3378 acresClass IV 0 acres

. Allow recreation use for historic sightseeing,hiking, hunting and interpretation of Oregon Trail.Prohibit hunting on 507.5 acres at Flagstaff Hill.

Management Actionl Maintain VRM class values.. Monitor recreation use to ensure protection ofhistoric and wildlife resources.. Mark and sign Oregon Trail. Implementrecreation management actions identified in theOregon Trail Management Plan.. Develop day use interpretive facilities onidentified key parcels of public land at FlagstaffHill, Echo Meadows, and California Gulch.. Acquire lands or access easements toenhance opportunities for public use of theOregon Trail.

OFF ROAD VEHICLES

Resource Condition Objecthe. Maintain ORV designations.

Allocation. Restrii ORV to identified roads and trails.l Maintain ORV classifications:

Open 1711 acresLimited 1667 acresClosed 0 acres

Management Action. Identify designated roads and trails (mappingand signing).. Maintain ORV designations.

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LANDS

Resource Condition Objective. Consolidate ownership patterns in order toimprove resource management of both public andprivate land.. Assure legal/physical access to public landswith important resource values.. Maintain the availability of public lands forutility and transportation corridors and local rlghts-of-way.

Assure that all uses of the public lands arebroperly authorized.


Zone 1 - Retention 3,298 acres;Zone 2 - Disposal 80 acres.

. The following are the lands within Zone 2:

T. 10 S., R. 42 E.Sec. 17: SEll4SWll4 40.00

T.llS.,R.43E.Sec. 35: NE1/4SW1/4 40.00

l Avoidance area for rights-of-way in OregonTrail ACEC 1,495 acres.

Management Action. Emphasize acquisition of intact Oregon Trailremnants on private lands within Virtue Flat, Cali-fornia Gulch, Flagstaff Hill and other locations.l Acquire preservation and public recreationaccess easements for Oregon Trail remnants.l Seek withdrawal from mineral entry (722acres)l Seek relinquishment of current material siteright-of-way on 160 acres at Echo Meadows.. Resolve unauthorized uses of the public landsthrough termination, authorization by lease, per-mit, exchange or sale.. Evaluate all lands actions to assure consis-tency with other resource objectives.

MINERALS

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain the availability of lands for mineralleasing and mineral material production consis-tent with protection of the unique cultural andvisual qualities of the Oregon National HistoriiTrail, ACEC designation and other resourceobjectives.

. Maintain the availability of lands for locatablemineral exploration and development consistentwith the “unnecessary or undue degradation”standard (43 CFR 3809) and with protection ofthe unique cultural and visual qualities of theOregon National Historic Trail.

Mineral LeasingOil and Gas (Refer to Table 14 and Map 12)Allow leasing on 1,813 acres of public domainwith standard protective stipulations.

. Restrict leasing on 1,495 acres of publicdomain located within the ACEC by adding a pro-tective, “no surface occupancy” stipulation to thelease.

Geothermal. Allow leasing on 3,308 acres of public domainwith standard protective stipulations and/orseasonal and other protective stipulations as de-termined from site specific environmental analysisprior to issuance of a lease.

Locatable MineralsAllow exploration and development on ap-

broximately 2,830 acres of public domain, consis-tent with protection of the unique cultural andvisual qualities of the Oregon National HistoricTrail and the “unnecessary or undue degradation”standard (43 CFR 3809).. Exclude exploration and development, subjectto valid existing rights, on 547.5 acres of publicdomain and 174.31 acres of “split estate” (privatesurface/federal minerals) located within the Flag-staff Hill, Straw Ranch, and Echo Meadowssegments of the Oregon National Historic Trailand within the boundary of the Oregon NationalHistoric Trail Interpretive Center at Flagstaff Hill.The following described lands are proposed forwithdrawal from mineral entry under the generalland laws and the mining laws:

Echo Meadows - Acres 55

T. 3 N., R. 28 E., WMSec. 22: NE1/4NE1/4SW1/4;

N1/2NW1/4NE1/4SW1/4;SW1/4NE1/4NE1/4SE1/4;S1/2NW1/4NE1/4SE1/4;Nl/2S1/2NE1/4SE1/4;N1/2NW1/4SE1/4;NE1/4SE1/4NW1/4SE1/4;

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Straw Ranch - Acres 40

T. 10 S., R. 42 E., WMSec. 28: SW1/4NW1/4SW1/4NW1/4;

SW1/4SW1/4NW1/4;SW1/4SE1/4SW1/4NW1/4;SW1/4NW1/4NElktSW1/4;W1/2SW1/4NE1/4SW1/4;NE1/4NW1/4SW1/4;NE1/4NW1/4NW1/4SW1/4;E1/2SE1/4NWlktSW1/4

Flagstaff Hill - Acres 626.81

T. 9 S., R. 41 E., WMSec. 5: Lot 5;

NW1/4SW1/4NE1/4;SW1/4SW1/4NW1/4NW1/4;N1/2NW1/4SW1/4NW1/4;S1/2N1/2S1/2NW1/4;S1/2S1/2NW1/4;N1/2N1/2SWl/4;

That part of N1/2S1/2N1/2SW1/4 located north ofHighway 86 right-of-way (20 ac. more orless)

Sec. 6:All of section located north of Highway 86right-of-way (310 ac. of public domain, more or less,and 60 ac. of split estate, more or less);

S1/2SE1/4NE1/4SE1/4;NE1/4NE1/4SE1/4SE1/4 (split estate)

Sec. 9:(Split-estate)SW1/4NE1/4SW1/4NW1/4;W1/2NW1/4SW1/4NW1/4;SE1/4NW1/4SW1/4NW1/4;N1/2SW1/4SE1/4NW1/4;SE1/4SW1/4SE1/4NW1/4;SE1/4SW1/4NW1/4;W1/2NE1/4NE1/4SW1/4;NW1/4NE1/4SW1/4;NE1/4SW1/4NE1/4SW1/4;SE1/4NE1/4SW1/4;N1/2NE1/4NW1/4SW1/4;SE1/4NElMNWl/4SW1/4;N1/2NE1/4SE1/4SW1/4;SE1/4NE1/4SE1/4SW1/4;SW1/4SW1/4NW1/4SE1/4

Mineral Materialsl Allow exploration and development on 1,813acres of public domain consistent with protectionof the unique cultural and visual qualities of the

Oregon National Historic Trail.. Restrict exploration and development on1 ,017 acres of public domain located within theACEC to areas where development will notadversely impact the unique cutural and visualqualities of the Oregon National Historic Trail.. Exclude exploration and development, subjectto valid existing rights, on 547.5 acres of publicdomain and 174.31 acres of split estate (privatesurface/federal minerals) within the Flagstaff Hill,Straw Ranch, and Echo Meadows segments ofthe Oregon National Historic Trail and within theboundary of the Oregon National Historic TrailInterpretive Center at Flagstaff Hill as previouslydescribed.

Management Actionl Update the automated oil and gas leasestipulation files to implement the leasing deci-sions.. In order to improve compliance inspections onrecent mining operations establish base-linesurface disturbance that existed prior to the im-plementation of the 43 CFR 3809 regulations.. Increase monitoring of active miningoperations to 2 or more compliance inspectionsper year, contingent on funding.. Initiate and complete withdrawal from entryunder the general land laws and the mining laws,subject to valid existing rights, for 547.5 acres ofpublic domain and 174.31 acres of “split estate”(private surface/federal minerals) as previouslydescribed.. Prepare and implement a monitoring plan forexploration and mining within the Virtue Flat andLime MPMAs consistent with the Oregon TrailManagement Plan. Approximately 920 acres ofthe Virtue Flat MPMA and 340 acres of the LimeMPMA are located in this geographic unit.

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Unity Reservoir - Bald Eagle HabitatGeographic Unit - 9

. Restrict or exclude livestock grazingthrough fencing if other resource objectivesare not being met.

This area contains 360 acres of public land designatedas an ACEC.

2. Forestland

VEGETATION


. Manage upland vegetation to achieve amidseral stage plant community.

2. Forestland. Maintain healthy forestlands in ageclasses and stocking levels appropriate formaintenance of bald eagle habitat.

Excluded Commercial Forest (125 acres). Incorporate with other forested tracts inthe area covered by the proposed BridgepoWUnity Forest Management Plans.. Maintain old-growth habitat for the benefitof bald eagles.l Continue routine inventories and surveys.. Monitor forestland activities to preventtimber theft and other unauthorized uses.9 Conduct operations which would enhancebald eagle habitat (e.g., girdling trees tocreate snags for nesting or roosting).

3. Riparian. Maintain the current condition of theriparian habitat.

3. Riparian. Inventory .7 mile of riparian habitat.

Allocation1. Upland

. Continue with present livestock forageallocation, level of use, grazing systems, anddistribution.

WILDLIFE HABITAT

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain potential bald eagle alternate nesthabitat.

2. Forestland - contains 125 acres. Harvesting timber is excluded on 125acres.

3. Riparian. Restrict or exclude livestock grazing ifgrazing is shown to be adverse to objectives.

Allocation. Avoid new road development.. Restrict recreation use during the nestingseason.. Restrict major surfacedisturbing action duringthe nesting season February 1 to August 15.


l Continue current management of cate-gory “c” allotments.. Monitor and evaluate to determine if otherresource objectives are being met.

Management Action. Minimize human activity during the nestingseason.. Maintain old-growth habitat.. Monitor bald eagle habiiat to detectunauthorized activities in the area.

Unity Reservoir Grazing Allotments - .Livestock Management, Forage Allocations and Implementation Status

ALLOT. ALLOTMENT ACRES AUM’s MGMT. GRAZING IMPL. USE

NUMBER NAME CAT. SYSTEM DATES

5211 KING MOUNTAIN 125 5 C SEASONAL NO 4/16-61155235 NORTH FORK 235 19 C SEASONAL NO 5/l 5-8/l 5

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CULTURALRESOURCES LANDS

Resource Condition Objective. Protect and preserve the information potentialand public values of cultural resources.

Allocation. Identify uses for specific cultural properties inactivity plans. Surfacedisturbing activities willavoid impact to cultural properties.

Management Action. Inventory and evaluate cultural properties inresponse to project proposals and managementactions.l Conduct periodic patrols to discouragevandalism.l Coordinate with other resource activity plans.

RECREATION

Resource Condition Objective. Assure legal/physical access to the land withimportant resource values.l Assure that all uses of the land are properlyauthorized.


;one 1 - Retention 366 acres;Zone 2 - Disposal 0 acres.

Avoidance area for new rights-of-way in Unity&XC, 366 acres.. Exclusion area for new road construction.

Management Action. Resolve unauthorized use of the land throughtermination, authorization by lease, permit, ex-change or sale.

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain scenic quality.

MINERALSAllocation

. Limit general recreation use to seasonal use.l Maintain VRM classes:

Class I 0 acresClass II 0 acresClass Ill 0 acresClass IV 360 acres

Management Action. Maintain VRM class values.

OFF ROAD VEHICLES

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain ORV designations.

Allocation. Maintain ORV designations:


. Limit ORV use to designated roads and trailsExclude all ORV use in the unit during the

beriod Feb. 1 -June 15.

Management Action. Implement and maintain ORV designation.

Identify designated roads and trails (throughmaps and signs).. Install off road vehicle designation signs.

Resource Condition ObjectiveMaintain availability of lands for mineral

;easing and mineral material production consis-tent with preventing adverse impacts to threatened or endangered species and their habitat.. Maintain availability of lands for locatablemineral exploration and development consistentwith preventing adverse impacts to threatened orendangered species and their habitat (43 CFR3809.2-2(d)) and consistent with the “unneces-sary or undue degradation” standard (43 CFR3809) and ACEC designation.

Allocation

Mineral LeasingOil and Gas (Refer to Table 14 and Map 12)

Restrict leasing on 360 acres of publicdomain with critical, bald eagle nesting habitat byadding a late winter to summer season, protectivestipulation which shall restrict operations on thelease during the period February 1 to August15th.

Geothermal. Allow leasing on 360 acres of public domainwith protective stipulations and/or seasonal andother protective stipulations as determined fromsite specific environmental analysis prior toissuance of a lease.

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Locatable Minerals. Allow exploration and development on 360acres of public domain consistent with preventingadverse impacts to threatened or endangeredspecies and their habitat (43 CFR 3809.2-2(d)),and consistent with the “unnecessary or unduedegradation” standard (43 CFR 3809) and ACECdesignation.

Mineral Materials. Exclude exploration and development on 360acres of public domain to protect to bald eaglehabitat.

Management Action. Update the automated oil and gas leasestipulation files to implement the leasing decisionsfor this area.

Sheep Mountain Geographic Unit - 10

This area contains 8,418 acres of public land, includingthe Sheep Mountain ACEC (5,398 acres).

VEGETATION


l Manage upland grass-shrub vegetation toachieve a mid-seral stage plant community.l Maintain or enhance habitat for bighornsheep, deer, elk, and grouse.

2. Forestlandl Maintain as old-growth climax forest.

3. Riparian. Maintain or improve riparian habitat.

Allocation1. Upland

l Continue the present livestock grazingsystem, forage allocation, level of utilizationand livestock numbers.. Restrict livestock grazing for 3-5 growingseasons on range rehabilitation project areas.

2. Forestland - contains approximate 200 acresof commercial forest and no manageablewoodlands.

Exclude timber harvest on approximately;OO acres which are economically non-operable and are within the ACEC (thisacreage is not included in the allowableharvest base).

3. Riparian. Restrict livestock grazing in riparianhabitat in poor or fair condition through sea-sons of use, utilization levels, and livestocknumbers.


l Continue the current grazing management plan.. Monitor and evaluate the grazing system.Adjust the grazing system and stocking levelas appropriate to maintain upland vegetationobjectives.. Defer livestock grazing for 3-5 growingseasons on range rehabilitation project areas.

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Sheep Mountain Grazing Allotments -Livestock Management, Forage Allocations and lmplementatlon StatUS


3001 PINE VALLEY 8418 844 I SEASONAL YES 4/l 6-8131

2. ForestlandExcluded Commercial Forestland (200 acres)9 Continue routine inventories and surveys.

Manage old-growth habitat for the primarybenefit of wildlife and bald eagles.. Harvest trees killed by natural disasters,such as wildfire, insect epidemic, wind andlandslides when salvage operations are eco-nomically feasible (when included withsalvage of adjacent public land timber); andwhen compatible with achieving resource ob-jectives for the ACEC.

3. Riparian. Inventory riparian condition and potentialon 3.2 miles of stream.. Restore and maintain riparian habitatthrough modification of grazing systems.

WILDLIFE HABITAT

Resource Condition Objective. Meet forage requirements for big gameas recommended by ODFW.. Maintain or improve bald eagle winter habitat.

Allocation. Exclude bald eagle winter roosting trees fromharvest or removal.. Allow native wildlife species transplants.

Management Action. Transplant bighorn sheep.. Monitor bighorn sheep distribution and habitatuse.

CULTURAL RESOURCES


Allocation. Identify uses for specific cultural properties inactivity plans. Surfacedisturbing actions willavoid impacts to cultural properties.

Management Action. Inventory and evaluate cultural properties inresponse to project proposals and managementactions.l Conduct periodic patrols to discouragevandalism.l Coordinate with other resource activity plans.

RECREATION

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain wilderness values of the SheepMountain WSA.. Maintain scenic quality.. Enhance opportunities for primitive recreation.

Allocation. Exclude new road construction in area.. Limit camping to a 14-day stay.. Restrict other resource developments toconform with Interim Management Plan or Wilder-ness Management Plan requirements.. Maintain VRM classes:

Class I 0 acresClass II 8418 acresClass III 0 acresClass IV 0 acres

Management Actionl Stabilize and maintain a Line Cabin forrecreation overnight use.. Develop trail through area as a segment ofthe Snake River Breaks trail system.. Develop information and education programbased on primitive recreation.. Develop identified recreation facilities.. Maintain VRM class values.

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OFF ROAD VEHICLES

Resource Condition Objective- Maintain Cff Road Vehicle ORV designations.



. Limit vehicles to designated roads and trails.


LANDS

Resource Condition Objective- Consolidate ownership patterns in order toimprove resource management of both public andprivate land.. Assure IegaVphysical access to public landswith important resource values.. Maintain the availability of public lands forutility and transportation corridors and focal rights-of-way.- Assure that all uses of the public lands areproperly authorized.

Allocation- Land tenure adjustment:Zone 1 - Retention 8,418 acres;Zone 2 - Disposal 0 acres.

. Avoidance areas for new rightsof-way:1. Sheep Mountain ACEC 5,398 acres2. Sheep Mountain WSA 7,040 acres

Management Action. Resolve unauthorized use of the public landsthrough termination, authorization by lease orpermit, exchange or sale.

MINERALS

Resource Condition Objective- Maintain the availability of lands, outside theSheep Mountain WSA. for mineral leasing andmineral material production consistent with otherresource and ACEC objectives. Availability willalso apply to any WSA acreage released formultiple-use management.. Maintain the availability of lands outside of the

Sheep Mountain WSAfor locatable mineral

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exploration and development consistent with the‘tinnecessary or undue degradation” standard (43CFR 3609). Maintain availability of lands insidethe WSA consistent with BLM Interim Manage-ment Guidelines and 43 CFR 3802.

Allocation

Leasable MineralsOil and Gas (Refer to Table 14 and Map 12). Albw leasing on 1,218 acres of public domainwith standard protective stipulations.. Restrict leasing on 160 acres of publicdomain with critical winter wildlife habitat byadding a winter season, protective stipulation tothe lease which will restrict operations on thelease during the period November 1 to April 15.. Exclude leasing on 7,040 acres of publicdomain located within the WSA which has beensegregated from leasing, until the U.S. Congressacts on wilderness designations. Restrictedleasing, as described above, will be allowed onany public lands wfthin the WSA which Congressreleases for multiple-use management.

Geothermal- Allow leasing on 1,378 acres of public domainwith standard protective stipulations and/orseasonal and other protective stipulations as de-termined from site specific environmental analysisprior to issuance of a lease.. Exclude leasing on 7,040 acres of publicdomain located wfthin the WSA which has beensegregated from leasing, until the U.S. Congressacts on wilderness designations. Allow leasing,as described above, on any public lands withinthe WSA which Congress releases for muftiple-use management.

Locatable Minerals. Allow exploration and development on 1,378acres of public domain consistent with the “unnec-essary or undue degradation” standard (43 CFR3809) and ACEC designation.. Restrict exploration and development on7,040 acres of public domain located within theWSA consistent with BLM Interim ManagementGuidelines and 43 CFR 3802.

Mineral Materials. Restrict exploration and development on1,378 acres of public domain to meet otherresource and ACEC objectives.. Exclude exploration and development on7,040 acres of public domain located within the

WSA. Restricted exploration and developmentwill be allowed on any WSA lands released byCongress for multiple use management.

Management Action- Update ihe automated oil and gas leasestipulation files to implement the leasing deci-sions.

Hunt Mountain Geographic Unit - 11

This area contains 2,409 acres of public land, includingthe Hunt Mountain ACEC (2,230 acres).

VEGETATION

Resource Condltlon ObjecUve1. Upland

. Manage upland grass-shrub vegetation toachieve climax stage plant community.. Maintain populations of Threatened &

Endangered or Sensitive plants.. Maintain or improve habitat for elk andRocky Mountain goats.

2. Forestland. Establish or maintain healthy foreststands in diverse age classes and stockinglevels. At least 10% of the acreage shall bemaintained in old-growth habitat.

3. Riparfan. Maintain or improve the condition ofriparian habitat on perennial streams in theUflii.

Allocation1. Upland

. Continue to exclude livestock grazing

2. Forestland - contains approximately 2100acres of commercial forestland.. Restrict timber harvest on approximately900 acres (43%) in such a manner that watershed, wildlife, and recreation values are notdegraded. This restriction is expected toreduce the full available harvest by approxi-mately 50%.. Exclude lrom timber harvest approxi-mately 1200 acres (57%) of commercialforestland which are economically non-operable or are within the ACEC. (Thisacreage is not included in the allowableharvest base.)

3. Riparian. An inventory of approximately 4.0 miles ofstreams in the unit is needed prior to assess-ing an allocation.

Management Act/on1. Upland

. Monitor and evaluate the grazing potential for lease for livestock grazing.. Inventory and monitor T&E species.

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Hunt Mountaln Grazing Allotments -Livestock Management, Forage Allocations and implementation Status


0 UNALLOTED 2409 0 NONE NONE N.A. N.A.

2. Forestland. Continue routine inventories and surveys.. incorporate with other forested tracts inthe area covered by the proposed Hunt Mtn.Forest Management Plan (refer to Table 8and Map 2).. Monitor and act to prevent timber theffand other unauthorized use.. inventory fuels and complete a naturalfire history.

Restricted Commercial Forestland (900acres). Adjust timber stocking rates by precom-mercial and commercial thinning and by useof prescribed fire.- Control competing vegetation and condi-tions that lead to catastrophic damage byinsects or disease.. Prepare sites for reforestation. Seed and/or plant trees if natural reforestation is inade-quate.. Protect plantations from damage bywildlife or livestock.. Harvest fuelwood and other minor forestproducts.

Excluded Commercial Forestland (1,200acres). Maintain old-growth habitat for the benefitof wildlife, sensitive plants, watershed, anddispersed recreation.. HaNest trees killed or damaged bynatural disasters, such as wildfire, insect epi-demic, Iiooding, wind and landslides whensalvage operations are economically feasible(i.e., when included with salvage of adjacentpublic timber) and if other values will not bedegraded.

3. Riparian

. Inventory 4 miles of streams in the unit

WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES HABITAT

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain the current quality of wildlife habitat.. Inventory 4 miles of streams in the unit.Fisheries habitat is unknown.

Atlocatlon- Allow wildlife species transplants as long asthey do not adversely impact T&E plants.

Management Action. inventory and monitor habitat use by RockyMountain goats.. Inventory for fisheries habitat.

CULTURAL RESOURCES


Allocation. identify uses for specific cultural properties inactivity plans. Surface-disturbing activities willavoid impact to cultural properties.

Management Action. inventory and evaluale a representativesample of cultural resources in the geographicunit, in support of revision to the Eikhorn FireManagement Plan.. Evaluate historic properties for NationalRegister nomination and StabilizatiorVprotecfionneeds.- Coordinate with other resource activity plans.

RECREATION

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain scenic quality.

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Allocation. Maintain VRM classes:

Class I 0 acresClass ii 2,409 acresClass ill 0 acresClass IV 0 acres

. Limit camping to a 14-day stay.

Management Action. Evaluate current scenic quality classificationsand reclassify if needed.. Inventory recreation resources.

OFF ROAD VEHICLES

Resource Condition Objective- Maintain roads and trails open to vehicletravel.



Management Actlon. implement and maintain ORV designations.. Identify designated roads and trails (mappingand signing).

LANDS

Resource Conditton Objective- Consolidate ownership patterns in order toimprove resource management of both public andprivate land.. Assure IegaVphyshal access to public landswith important resource values.- Maintain the availability of public lands forutility and transportation corridors and local rights-of-way.* Assure that all uses of the public lands areproperly authorized.

Allocation. Land tenure adjustment:Zone 1 - retention 2,409 acres;Zone 2 -disposal 0 acres.. Avoidance area for new rights-of-way in HuntMountain ACEC. 2,409 acres.

Management Action- Acquire public access easements to enhancerecreation opportunfiies.. Resolve unauthorized uses 01 the public landsthrough termination, authorization by lease,

permit, exchange or sale.. Evaluate all lands actions to assure consis-tency with other resource objectives.

MINERALS

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain the availability of lands for mineralleasing and mineral material production consis-tent with other resource objectives and ACECdesignation.. Maintain the availability of lands for locatablemineral exploration and developmenf consistentwith the ‘unnecessary or undue degradation”standard (43 CFR 3809) and ACEC designation.

Allocation

Mineral LeasingOil and Gas (Refer to Table 14 and Map 12). Allow leasing on 409 acres of public domainwith standard protective stipulations.. Restrict leasing on 2,000 acres of publicdomain with critical winter habitat for mule deerand elk by adding a winter season, protectivestipulation to the lease which shall restrictoperations on the lease during the period Novem-ber 1 to April 15.

Geothermal- Allow leasing on 2,409 acres of public domainwith standard protective stipulations and/orseasonal and other protective stipulations as de-termined from site specific environmental analysisprior to issuance of a lease.

Locatable Minerals. Allow exploration and development on 2,409acres of public domain consistent with the “unnec-essary or undue degradation” standard (43 CFR3809) and ACEC designation.

Mineral Materials- Allow exploration and development on 2,409acres of public domain consistent with otherresource objectives and ACEC designation.

Management Actlon. Update the automated oil and gas leasestipulation files to implement the leasing deci-sions.. On recent mining operations, establish base-line surface disturbance that existed prior to theimplementation of the 43 CFR 3909 regulations.. Increase monitoring of active operations to 2or more inspections per year, contingent onfunding.

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. Prepare and implement a monitoring plan forexploration and mining within the Hunt MountainMPMA consistent with ACEC designation. All2,520 acres of MPMA are contained wtihin thisgeographic unl.

Powder River Canyon GeographicUnit - 12

This area contains 5,946 acres of public land, includingthe Powder River Canyon ACEC (5,880 acres).

VEGETATION

Resource Condltlon Objecfive1. Upland

. Manage upland grass-shrub vegetation loachieve a mid-seral stage plant community.. Improve upland vegetation where neededto protect fiparian values.. Maintain and enharkce crucial deer winterrange.

2. Forestland. Maintain the productive capability ofwoodlands (which include scattered oldgrowth Ponderosa pine) in a condition that willmeet the needs and protection of biologicaland scenic values.. There is rko commercial forestland.

3. Riparian. Maintain/enhance vegetation (canopycoverage, diversity -quantity, quality) inriparian habitat for fisheries.. Maintain and enhance wet meadows,seeps, etc.

Allocation1. Upland

. Restrict livestock grazing through sea-sons of use, utilization levels and livestockdistribution.. Restrict livestock grazing for 3-5 growingseasons on range rehabilitation project areas.

2. Forestland -contains approximately 400acres of woodlands. Exclude all the woodlands acreage fromharvest of forest products.

3. Riparian. Exclude livestock grazing in identifiedstream segments, bogs and spring overflowareas.


- Continue livestock restrictions throughexisting grazing management system.. Monitor and evaluate grazing systemsand adjust the systems and stocking levels as

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appropriate to maintain the vegetative objec-tives. Plant shrubs and for% that provideforage and cover for deer.. Defer livestock grazing for 3-5 growingseasons on range rehabilitation project areas.

2 . Forestland. Inventory woodlands and determine theproductive capability.. Monitor forestland activities to preventunauthorized cutting.

3. Riparian- Continue riparian surveys.. Plant shrubs where needed to maintainriparian and fisheries habitat.


Resource Condition ObjecttveEnhance winter bald eagle habiat.. Maintain habitat for other raptors for nestingand hunting.. Maintain or improve habitat for fisheries.

Allocation. Restrict livestock use through seasons of use,utilization levels, and numbers on key wildlifeareas (deer winter range).

Management Action. Develop grazing systems that enhancehabtat for fisheries,. Develop and implement Wildlife Habitat Planconsistent with a Coordinated Activky Plan for thegeographic unit. Plans may include shrub andtree planting, fencing, prescribed burn and streamstructures.- Continue inventories and monitoring of sagegrouse, raptors. mule deer.. Monitor fish habitat condition and trend on thefollowing streams:

CULTURAL RESOURCES

Resource Condition Objective. Protect and preserve cultural resources fortheir ikrformatiin potential and public values.Maintain or enhance the condition of a represen-tative sample of prehistoric resources.

Allocation. Identify uses for specific cultural properties inactvsy plans. Restrict or exclude developmentprojects where incompatible with conserving pre-historic resources for scientific uses.

Management Action. Inventory and identify a representativesample of cuftural resources in the geographicunit.. Develop and integrate a Cultural ResourceManagement Plan with other resource activityplans.. Evaluate archaeological properties for Na-tional Register nomination.* Conduct periodic patrols and install protectionsigns to discourage vandalism.. Annually monitor the condition of cufturalproperties.. Prepare and implement protection projects(fencing, stabilization) for threatened cuftural re-sources.

RECREATION

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain scenic quality.. Maintain quality opportunities for fishing,hunting, boating, hiking, etc.

Powder River Canyon Grazlng Allotments -livestock Management and Forage Allocations and Implementation Status


2012 BIG CREEK 2486 227 M DEF-ROT YES 4/16-l/152019 SALT CREEK 1217 208 M DEF-ROT YES 4/10-12/312030 LOWER POWDER 556 78 M DEF-ROT YES 4/l 6-12/312060 FARLEY HILLS 158 14 C SEASONAL NO 4/l 6-7/l 52083 BIG RATTLESNAKE 178 16 C SEASONAL NO 5/l-10/312084 POWDER RIVER CANYON 1207 100 DEF-ROT YES 4/16-l l/305137 RESERVOIR 144 10 SEASONAL NO 406.5/15

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Atlocation OFF ROAD VEHICLES- Maintain VRM classes:

Class I 0 acres Resource Condltlon ObjectiveClass II 0 acres . Maintain the ORV designations.Class 1114398 acresClass IV 558 acres Allocetion

. Maintain ORV designations:- Exclude new road construction. Open 80 acres. Limit can-ping to a 14&y stay. Limited 5866 acres

Management Actkm- Sign pubfc access roads and trails.. Develop a hiking trail south from Thief ValleyReservoir to public lands.- Implement an information and educationprogram.- Conduct visitor use surveys.

. Limit ORV use to designated roads and trails.

Management Action. Maintain ORV designations.

Powder Rlver Canyon Fisheries

Stream

PublicStreamMiles

PresentCondition

EstimatedTrend Species Comments

Powder R. 10.0

Big Cr. 2.0

Fair

Fair

Static

Static

Rainbow or Irrigation with-Redband Trout, drawal depletes

Smallmouth Bass, minimum flow.Largemouth Bass, Irrigation returnChannel Catfish, flow degradesBrown Bullhead, water quality.

Yellowperch,Bridgelip Sucker,

Whitefish,Chiselmouth,

Carp, Squawfish,Redside Shiner,

Date, Cottid,Coarsescale Sucker

Rainbow or Spring flooding fromRedband Trout, private landsBridgelip sucker, removes riparian

Carp, C vegetation andreduces reproduction

Powder River Canyon Riparian Areas - Condition and Trend

Riparian BLM RiparlanAreas Miles Condition Potential Trend Comments

Powder River 6.7 Good Medium Stable -Big Creek 2.Q Good Medium UPTotal 8.7’

‘2 miles to be inventoried.

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LANDS

Resource Condition Objective- Consolidate ownership patterns in order toimprove resource management of both public andprivate land.. Assure legal/physical access to public landswith important resource values.. Maintain the availability of public lands forutility and transportation corridors and local rfghts-of-way.. Assure that uses of the public lands areproperly authorized.

Allocation. Land tenure adjustment:

Zone 1 - Retention 5,872 acres;Zone 2 - Disposal 74 acres.

. The following are the lands within Zone 2:T. 7 S., R. 41 E.Sec. 7: Lots 1 & 2 74.30

- Avoidanca acres for new rights-of-way:1. PaNder River ACEC 5,880 acres2. Powder River Wild and Scenic RiverCorridor 2,485 acres

Management Action. Emphasize acquisition of private lands withinthe Wild and Scenic River corrtior.- Acquire public access easements for aproposed trail to public land south from ThiefValley Reservoir.. Resolve unauthorized use of the public landsthrough termination, authorization by lease orpermit, exchange or sale.

MINERALS

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain the availability of lands for mineralleasing and rnneral material production consis-tent with Scenk River and ACEC designationsand other resources objectives.

. Maintain the availability of lands for locatablemineral exploration and development consistentwith the ‘Unnecessary or undue degradation”standard (43 CFR 3809) and the Scenic Riverand ACEC designations.

Mineral LeasingOil and Gas (Refer to Table 14 and Map 12)- Restrict leasing on 66 acres of public domainwith critical winter habitat for bald eagles andmule deer with standard protective stipulationsand by adding a winter season protective stipula-tion which will restrict operations on the leaseduring the period November 1 to April 15.. Restrict leasing on 5,880 acres of publicdomain within the Powder River ACEC by addinga “IX) surface occupancy” stipulation to the lease.

Geothermal. Allow leasing on 5,946 acres of public domainwith standard protective stipulations and/orseasonal and other protective stipulations as de-termined from stie specific environmental analysisprior to issuance of a lease.

Locatable Minerals. Allow exptoration and development on 5,946acres of public domain consistent with the “unnec-essary or undue degradation” standard (43 CFR3809) and wtih ACEC and Scenic River designa-tions.

Mineral Materials. Restrict exploration and development on5,946 acres in the ACEC and Scenic River areasto those locations which are compatible with pro-tecting natural, scenic, recreation and culturalvalues.

Management A&on. Update the automated oil and gas leasestipulation files to implement leasing decisions.

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Blue Mountain Geographic Unit - 13

This area contains33,541 acres of public land.

VEGETATION


- Manage upland grass-shrub vegetation toachieve a mid-seral stage plant community.

2. Forestlanc. Maintain or establish healthy and diverseforestlands in all age classes and stockinglevels, with at least 10% of the acreage in oldgrowth habitat.

3. Riparian- Improve riparian habitat on poor to faircondition streams that support anadromousfish.

Allocation1. Upland

- Restrict livestock grazing through sea-sons of use, levels of utilization, or livestocknumbers.

2. Forestland. contains approximalely 11,100 acres ofcommercial forest and no manageable wood-lands.. Restrict timber harvest on approximately10,500 acres to maintain watershed, wildlife,and recreation values. This will reduce thefull available harvest by approximately 15%.- Exclude timber harvest on approximately600 acres which are economically non-operable. (This acreage is not included in theallowable harvest base acreage.)

3. Riparian* Exclude livestock grazing along selectedstream segments, bogs and stream overflowswhere grazing is not compatible with otherresource objectives.. Allow buffer strips along anadromousfishery streams.

Blue Mountain Grazing Allotments Livestock Management, Forage Allocations and Implementation Status


1 ADMIN.BY USFS 5203 WASH ST.GAME DPT. 1604 ORE.ST.GAME DPT. 1855 ADMIN.BY PRINEVILLE 5146 SPEC.LAND USE PERMIT 2406501 JOE BALLARD 4406502 FENCE CR.RANCH 3206505 MYRA BANKS 806506 JOE BEACH 2006509 THOMAS KERR 406511 C&B LIVESTOCK 4806512 HENRY BIRD 1606513 MACK 3lRKMAIER 1206515 ROBERT LARABEE 386519 TOM B JTERFIELD 726520 KEITH #CAMERON 966521 GARY LOVELL 406523 TOM COLVIN 3226524 CUNHA BROTHERS 2406525 QUARTER CIRCLE 406526 DARRELL COPPOCK 39

52 C16 C19 C47 C24 C44 C21 C

3 C29 C

7 C23 C24 C12 C

5 C18 C11 C

6 C17 C24 C

7 C8 C

UNKNOWNNONENONESEASONALNONESEASONALSEASONALSEASONALSEASONALSEASONALSEASONALSEASONALSEASONALSEASONALSEASONALSEASONALSEASONALSEASONALSEASONALSEASONALSEASONAL

VARIABLENO NONENO NONENO VARIABLENO NONENO 6/l-10/1NO 4/15-10/15NO 4/1-5/lNO 4/l -511NO 4/l -6/l 5NO 4/l -4130NO 4/l-10/31NO 9/l -9130NO 6/l-10/31NO 6/l -12/lNO 11/l-11/30NO 4/l -417NO 6/l -711NO 6/16-10/lNO 7/l -8/31NO 6/l-10/1

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ALLOT. ALLOTMENT ACRES AUM’S M G M T . GRAZING IMPL. USENUMBER NAME CAT. SYSTEM DATES

652865296530653165326533653565366538654065416544654565496550655265556556655865596560656165626564656865696570657165746576657765796582658565876588658965916592659365956596659765986600660466066607660866106611

JOHN CORREA 40GLENN LARSON 160W.E.HUGHES 134CUNINGHAM SHEEP co. 627JOE P.DOHERTY SHEEP 1300STEPHEN DRAPER 40F L E T S C H E R BROS.INC. 8 0FOUR 0 CATTLE CO. 110JACK COURTNEY 160ROBERT GIRDNER 120WILLIAM GOODALL 40FRED HABERMAN 40ROBERT HADLEY 160WILLIAM HEALY 310RONALD THOMAS 120ELVIN H E N D R I C K S O N 4 0BILLY HINDMAN 360RAY HOCKETT 160ROBERT HOSKINS 730DAVID JACKMAN 120E.K.JACKSON 280JAEKEL&ROGERS 170HOWARD JOHNSON 57WILD CAN.CATTLE CO. 2172CHARLES KOPP 80LAZINKA RANCH INC. 1010MERVIN LEONARD 800L.F.BARKEE 440CHRIS CUNNINGHAM 440JOE & NORMAN BEACH 40DON HUBBARD 920MADISON RANCHES INC. 280JON MALLORY a0VANDON MARTIN 280LYMAN NASH aOWEN RANCHES 279PYLES CAN.CATTLE CO. 120J-C RANCHWALTER PURCELLERCIL RICHMANLENTZ FARMSWILSON WILDEJOE MARLINMARTHA SMUTZJOHN STANDLEYEVERET TALBOTVERNAL OLSONB.L.DAVISDONALD VAN MARENRW.VOLLEHORSESHOE 7 RANCH

80759

30120400

801000

16040

1203710

80640

40

a131463

20564

132212

53

16107

7a

404267183533

8306

16199284467

3120

129

352

442416135

1720

85022

511

2871625

6

102

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:

ECC

:C

SEASONAL NO 6/l-6/31SEASONAL NO 3/l -2l28SEASONAL NO 5/l -5131SEASONAL NO 5/l -g/30SEASONAL NO 7/l -1 o/31SEASONAL NO 711 -g/30SEASONAL NO 9/i-10131SEASONAL NO 4/l-11131SEASONAL NO 5/l-10/31SEASONAL NO 6/l -9/30SEASONAL NO 6/l -711SEASONAL NO 4/l-1131SEASONAL NO 5/l 5-g/30SEASONAL NO 4115-7114SEASONAL NO 6/l -6/30SEASONAL NO 411-l l/lSEASONAL NO 7/l-9/30SEASONAL NO 4/l-12/1SEASONAL NO 6/l -1 O/30SEASONAL NO 411-l 2/30SEASONAL NO 4/l-12/4SEASONAL NO 3/l -2l28SEASONAL NO 5/i-10131SEASONAL NO 4/l-12/31SEASONAL NO 4/l 5-g/20SEASONAL NO 3/l-12/31SEASONAL NO 4/l-12/1SEASONAL NO 5/l -10115SEASONAL NO 5/l -9/l 4SEASONAL NO 7/i-10131SEASONAL NO 5/l-12/23SEASONAL NO 4/l-11/1SEASONAL NO 5/l-11115SEASONAL NO 411 -a/31SEASONAL NO 6/l -6/30SEASONAL NO 511-l l/30SEASONAL NO 4/l-10/1SEASONAL NO 4/l 5-12/l 5SEASONAL NO 4/l -5/31SEASONAL NO 6/l -1 O/l 5SEASONAL NO 6/l -9/30SEASONAL NO 4/l -5131SEASONAL NO 4/15-7/15SEASONAL NO 6/l-10/15SEASONAL NO 5/l-9/30SEASONAL NO 5/l -5131SEASONAL NO 6/l-10/15SEASONAL NO 311~2t2aSEASONAL NO 4/i-12l31SEASONAL NO 9/1-l/31SEASONAL NO 5/l-10/31

ALLOT. ALLOTMENT ACRES AUM’s M G M T . GRAZING IMPL. USENUMBER NAME CAT. SYSTEM DATES

6612 FRED WILSEY 682 a7 C SEASONAL NO 4/l -12/l6613 ED TRINDLE 200 I 2 C SEASONAL NO 6/l -9/l6614 CARRIE GERBER 267 21 C SEASONAL NO 4/l -111306615 DOUG HUMPHREY 40 6 SEASONAL NO 6/l -9/I6616 JEROME LEPLAT-T 200 18

:SEASONAL NO 4/l-1111

6617 FRED WILSEY 160 31 C SEASONAL NO 4/l-11116618 WILSON CATTLE CO. 495 46 C SEASONAL NO 5/l-10/316619 HAROLD WRIGHT 40 6 C SEASONAL NO 5/l -9/l6620 ORIAN WRIGHT 63 9 C SEASONAL NO 60-l l/I6621 DWIGHT WYCKOFF 80 7 C SEASONAL NO 6/l -1 OH6623 DAVID YOUNG 40 7 C SEASONAL NO 6/i -9/306625 GRAND E RONDE ANGUS 440 30 C SEASONAL NO 6/l -101306626 HIDAWAY CATTLE 480 84 C SEASONAL NO 6/l -9/306,628 ELMER KILBY 334 34 SEASONAL NO 4/10-121316629 RON LAY 186 22

:SEASONAL NO 4/1-l Ill

6631 DONALD WARD 160 27 C SEASONAL NO 6/1-l l/l

Unleased Lands:

T. R. S E C . 1/4SEC ACRES T. R. SEC. 114SEC ACRES

1N 38E 32 Sli2NWll4 80 1s 47E 31 NWl/4NW1/4 401N 38E 32 SW114 160 IS 4 7 E 3 2 NE1/4SE1/4 401N 41E 19 SEli4SEll4 40 2N 27E 6 NE114NW114 401N 41E 30 NEIl4SEll4 40 2N 28E 1 0 NWll4SWll4 401N 42E 31 NE114SWll4 40 2N 2 8 E 2 8 E1/2E1/2 1601N 42E 31 SEll4NWll4 40 2N 39E 6 NEll4NW114 401N 42E 31 Wl12SEll4 80 2N 40E 12 E112NW114 801N 42E 35 Nll2SWll4 80 2N 4 0 E 1 2 NE1/41/4 1601N 42E 35 SEll4NWll4 40 2N 4 0 E 1 2 SEll4SE114 401N 42E 35 SEll4SE114 40 2N 41E ia LOT 182 521N 45E 1 LOT 7 a 2N 4 1 E 1 6 SE1/4NW1/4 401N 45E 2 LOT 6 4 2N 4 1 E 2 0 NW1/4NW1/4 401N 45E 6 LOTS 1,2 a l 2N 4 1 E 2 7 N112NWll4 a01N 46E 9 NEll4SE114 40 2N 41E 31 NWll4NEll4 401s 24E 24 NWll4NEll4 40 2N 4 4 E 1 7 SWlNNWIl4 40IS 30E a SW114NE114 40 2N 45.5E 6 LOT 2 71s 40E 15 NEll4SW114 40 2N 4 5 E 3 6 SW114NEll4 401s 42E 1 N1/2NW1/4 80 2N 46E 6 LOT 10 271s 42E 1 N1/2SW1/4 80 2N 47E 31 LOT11 11s 42E 1 SEli4NWIi4 40 2N 47E 31 LOT 18 11s 42E 2 N112NE114 80 2N 47E 31 LOT 6 11s 42E 2 w112sw1/4 80 2 s 3 1 E 1 2 NEl14NEll4 401s 43E 21 SWll4SW114 40 2 s 33E 4 LOT 2 3IS 45E 24 SW1/4SE1/4 40 2s 33E 5 LOT 10 171s 46E 1 NE114NW114 50 2 s 33E 5 LOT11 151s 46E 8 NE1/4NW114 40 2 s 33E 5 LOT 13 11s 46E 23 SE114SWll4 40 2 s 33E 9 LOTS 56.8 321s 47E 16 SE1/4NE1/4 40 2 s 33E 11 LOT 3 21s 47E 17 NEll4SWll4 40 2 s 33E 13 LOT 6 171s 47E 30 sw1/4sw1/4 40 2 s 33E 19 LOTS 4&l 6 74

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T. Ft. S E C . 1/4SEC ACRES T. R. SEC. ll4SEC ACRES

2s 34E 13 SElI4SE114 52s 35E 1 SW114NEll4 402s 36E 24 NWl/4SW1/4 402 s 37E 27 SE1/4NW1/4 402s 37E 35 sw114sw1/4 402s 46E 10 NW1/4SE1/4 402s 46E 23 NE114SEll4 402s 47E 22 sw114sw114 403N 41E 5 NWlI4SWll4 403N 46E 34 SEll4NWll4 403s 30E 24 SW114SEll4 403 s 32E 2 Wli2SEll4 803 s 36E 21 SEll4SWlI4 403s 36E 30 SE1/4NE1/4 404N 37E 1 SElI4SE114 404N 37E 1 SW114SEll4 404N 37E 5 NWlI4NW114 404N 37E 9 NEll4SEll4 404N 37E 9 NWlI4SEll4 404N 37E 10 NE1/4SE1/4 404N 37E 10 NWll4NWlI4 404N 37E 10 Sll2NE114 804N 37E 10 SEll4NWll4 404N 37E 10 SE114SE114 404N 37E 10 sw1/4sw1/4 404N 37E 11 NWll4SWll4 404N 37E 11 Sll2SE114 804N 37E 11 SE1/4SW1/4 404N 37E 11 sw1/4sw1/4 404N 37E 12 Nll2NE114 804N 37E 12 SElI4NEll4 404N 37E 12 SEll4NWll4 404N 37E 12 SW1/4NE1/4 404N 37E 14 Nll2 3204N 37E 15 N1/2NE1/4 a04N 37E 15 NE114NWll4 404N 43E 11 SE1/4SE1/4 104s 28E 15 NE1/4NE1/4 404s 29E 3 LOTS l-4 624s 29E 3 NE1/4SE1/4 404s 29E 4 LOTS l&2 324s 29E 6 SE114SWlI4 404s 29E 6 SWll4SElI4 404s 30E 9 SW1/4SE1/4 404s 32E 36 NElI4NEll4 404s 35E 23 SWll4NE114 404s 41E 33 SWll4SEll4 405N 28E 14 LOT 15&16 315N 28E 14 S1/2SE1/4 805N 28E 22 SE1/4SW1/4 405N 28E 22 W112SEli4 a05N 28E 26 NW1/4SW1/4 205N 28E 26 SE114SWll4 205N 28E 26 sw114sw114 405N 28E 28 E112SEll4 80

5N 28E 345N 29E 225N 29E 345N 30E 45N 37E 275N 37E 275N 46E 25 s 27E 35 s 27E 175 s 31E 65 s 31E 18SS 31E 185 s 33E 195 s 33E 215 s 39E 15 s 39E 35 s 39E 145 s 39E 146N 32E 156N 42E 26N 45E 316N 46E 116s 25E 16S 25E 96S 29E 336S 31E 156S 31E 296s 31E 296S 31E 316s 35E 16S 40E 36S 40E 136s 40E 176S 40E 267N 44E 127N 44E 127N 46E 187N 46E 19

SWll4NWll4 20SWll4NWll4 32NE1/4NE1/4 40SElI4NElI4 40NEll4NElI4 40NE114SEll4 40NWll4NEll4 40NWll4SWll4 40NE1/4SE1/4 40SEll4NElI4 40NWll4SWll4 40SWl14NWll4 40SEll4NWll4 40SW114NWll4 40NEll4SWll4 40NEll4SEll4 40NEll4NEll4 40W112SE114 80NWll4SWll4 40SElI4NWll4 40NWll4NWll4 40NE1/4SE1/4 40LOT 1 24NE1/4SW1/4 40NW1/4NW1/4 40Sll2NEll4 80NE1/4NW1/4 40SEll4SWll4 40NEll4NElI4 30E112SWll4 80SWll4NEll4 40SWll4NE114 40NW1/4NE1/4 50NE1/4NW1/4 41NWll4SWll4 40W112NW114 a0NW1/4SE114 40SEll4SEll4 40


- Continue grazing leases.. Monitor and evaluate grazing systemsand adjust the systems or stocking levels asappropriate to maintain vegetation objectives.

2. Forestland. Continue routine inventories and surveys.. Prepare 11 separate site specific ForestManagement Plans to guide future management of forested areas (refer to Table 8 andMap 2).. Monitor forestland activities to preventtimber theft and other unauthorized use.

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- Enter into management agreements with 3. Riparianthe U.S. Forest Service to coordinate man- - Continue riparian inventory and monitoragement actions and mitigate the cumulative riparian habitat condition. emphasizing anad-effects of actions on adjacent lands. romous fishery streams.

Restricted Commerclaf Forest/and. Adjust timber stocking rates by precommer-cial and commercial thinning, and use of pre -scribed fire.- Control competing vegetation and conditionsthat lead to catastrophic damage by insects ordisease.. Prepare sites for reforestation and seed orplant trees if natural reforestation is inadequate.. Protect plantations from damage by wildlife orlivestock.. Harvest fuelwood and other minor forestproducts.


Excluded Commercial Forestland. Maintain old-growth habitat primarily for thebenefit of wildlife.. Harvest trees killed by natural disasters, suchas wildfire, insect epidemic, flooding, wind andlandslides when salvage operations become eco-nomically feasible (when included with salvage ofadjacent public timber).

Resource Condition Objective. Meet regional big game forage requirementsand fishery habitat objectives recommended byODFW and WDW.. Maintain cooperative agreements with ODFWon the Power City, Little Sheep, Wenaha andBridge Creek Wildlife Areas; and with WDW onthe Chief Joseph Wildlife Area.. Inventory isolated tracts of BLM lands for theirwildlife value.. Maintain or improve habitat for fisheries.

Allocation* Continue allocations of forage for wildlife inCooperative Wildlife Areas; including WenahaBridge Creek, Powder City, Chief Joseph.

Management Action- Cooperate with ODFW and WDW in the man-agement of regional big game populations,

Blue Mountain Riperlan Areas - Condition and Trend

RiparianAreas

BLM RiparianMiles Condition Potential Trend Comments

S.Fork Walla WallaCable CreekTotal

ExcellentFair

LowMedium

StableStable

‘5.5 miles to be inventoried

Blue Mountain Fisheries

Stream

Little Sheep Cr.Cable Cr.S. ForkWallowa R.N. Fork JohnDay R.Total

PublicStreamMiles

0.55

2

310.5’

Present EstimatedCondition Trend Species Comments

? ? ? Not surveyedGood Static Static 2 miles not surveyed

Excellent Static Static

? ? ? 3 miles not surveyed

* Approximately 5.5 miles need to be inventoried.

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fisheries and project development.. Prepare and implement a Habitat Manage-ment Plan for isolated, scattered lands containingimportant wildlife values.. Inventory and monitor fisheries habRatcondition and trend on the following streams:

PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES

Resource Condition Objective. Protect important paleontological areas.

Allocation- Surface-disturbing activities will avoid impactsto important localities.

Management Action. Inventory and evaluate paleontological areasin response to project proposals and manage-ment aclions.

CULTURAL RESOURCES

Resource Condition Objective. Protect and preserve the cultural resourcesfor their information potential and public values.

Allocation. Identify uses for specific cultural properties inactivity plans. Surface-disturbing actions willavoid impact to cultural properties.

Management Act/on. Inventory and evaluate cultural properties inresponse to project proposals and managementactions.- Conduct periodic patrols to discouragevandalism.- Coordinate with other resource activity plans.

RECREATION

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain scenic quality.. Enhance opportunities for outdoor recreation.

Allocation. LimiI camping to a 14-day stay.. Designate VRM classes:

Class II ’ 1,851 acresClass Ill 9,295 acresClass IV 24,194 acres

Management Action. Inventory recreation resources.. Develop a Recreation Area Management Planfor the South Fork Walla Walla River.

. Develop recreation facilities on identified keyparcels of public land.. Develop area-wide recreation maps andbrochures for information and education.. Maintain VRM class values.

OFF ROAD VEHICLES

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain Off Road Vehicle designations.


Open 31,861 acresLimited 1,680 acresClosed 0 acres

Management Act/on* Implement and maintain ORV designations.

LANDS

Resource Condition Objective- Consolidate ownership patterns in order tomprove rewurce management of both public andprivate land.. Assure legal/physical access to public landswith important resource values.. Maintain the availability of public lands forutility and transporlation corridors and local rights-of-way.. Assure that all uses of the public lands areproperly authorized.

Allocation. Land tenure adjustment:Zone 1 - Retention 24,985 acres;Zone 2 - Disposal 8,556 acres.

The following are the lands within Zone 2:

T. 3 N., R. 27 E.Sec. 2: SEll4SEll4

12: S112SE11424: SW114

T. 2 N., R. 28 E.

40.0080.00

180.00

Sec. 10: NW114SW11428: Et12El12

T. 4 N., R. 28 E.

40.00180.00

Sec. 14: A portion of S1/2SE1/4SW1/47.47

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T. 5 N., R. 28 E.Sec. 26: Wl12NW1/4SW1/4, SW114SWil4,

V1/4SE1/4SW114 80.0028: E1/2E1/2 160.0032: Wt12NEll4 80.0034: SU2SW1/4NW1/4 20.00

T. 5 N., R. 2) E.Sec. 22: SW1/4NW114

34: NEll4NEil4

Sec. 4: SE114NEl1410: s11211: E1~12Wl1213: SE114

T. 5 N., R. 31 E.Sec. 2: Lot3

8: SWl/4SE1/4

T. 6 N., R. 31 E.Sec. 17: Loi 3

T. 6 N., R. 32 E.Sec. 15: Lo! 4

T. 3 N.. R. 36 E.

40.0040.00

40.00320.00160.00160.00

34.5040.00

37.05

40.09

Sec. 14: El12SWl14, NWl/4SE1/4120.00

23: NEl14NW114

T. 4 N. R. 37 E.Sec. 4: Lot4

T. 1 S., R. 30 E.Sec. 8: SWl/4NE1/4

T. 3 S.. R. 20 E.Sec. 24: S\Vl/4SE1/4

T. 4 S., R. 30 E.Sec. 9: SV/l/4SE1/4

T. 6 S.. R. 30 E.Sec. 33: SWll4NE114

T. 3 S., R. 30 l/2 E.Sec. 25: Lot 3

36: Lots 1,2,3, & 4

T. 2 S., R. 31 E.Sec. 12: NEl/4NE1/4

T. 3 S., R. 31 E.

40.00

48.22

40.00

40.00

40.00

40.00

22.5291.74

40.00

Sec. 17: S112SWll4 80.00

T. 4 S., R. 31 E.Sec. 26: SWl14SEl14

28: Wi/2NEi14

T. 5 S.. R. 31 E.Sec. ~6: SE1/4NEl/4T. 6 S., A. 31 E.Sec. 29: SEll4SWll4

40.0080.00

40.00

40.00

T. 2 S., R. 33 E.Sec. 4: Lot 2

5: Lots 10, II & 139: Lots 5 & 811: Lot313: Lot619: Lots48 16

T. 5 S., R. 33 E.Sec. 19: SE1/4NW1/4

30: SE114NW114

T. 2 S., R. 34 E.Sec. 13: Lot 5

T. 6 N., R. 44 E.

3.0533.4631.61

2.0811.6374.27

40.0040.00

5.07

Sec. 10: SE1/4NE1/4, NEl/4SEl/4 80.0011: NWlI4SWll4 40.0015: Lots 1 & 4 70.78

T. 7 N., R. 44 E.Sec. 12: Wll2NWll4, NWll4SWll4

120.00

T. 7 N., R. 45 E.Sec. 28: SW1/4NE1/4

T. 7 N., R. 45 E.Sec. 18: NWl14SEll4

19: SE114SE114

T. 6 N., R. 46 E.

40.00

40.0040.00

Sec. 10: SE1/4SW1/4. NEl/4SE1/4. Sl/2SEl/41 6 0 . 0 0

Sec. 11: SWll4NWlI4, NWll4SWll4, NEll4SEl I4 120.00

Sec. 13: Lots 1 to 4Sec. 15: Lots 2 to 4

T. 4 N., R. 43 E.

232.59157.38

Sec. 4: NWl/4SE11410: SE1/4NE1/411: SE1/4SE1/4

T. 6 N., R. 44 E.Sec. 14: Lots 2.3 & 4

40.0040.0040.00

54.79

T. 1 N., R. 45 E.Sec. 1: Lot 7

2: Lot 6

T. 1 l/2 N., R. 45 E.Sec. 35: Lots 1, 2 & 3

T. 5 N., R. 45 E.Sec. 1: NEll4NE114

T. 2 N., R. 45 l/2 E.Sec. 6: Lot 2

T. 2 N., R. 46 E.Sec. 30: Lot 7

T. 3 N., R. 46 E.Sec. 34: SE1/4NWl/4

T. 5 N., R. 46 E.Sec. 2: Lot 2Sec. 4: Lot 1Sec. 5: Lot 1, SE1/4NE1/4Sec. 6: Sl12NEl14, Wl/2SE1/4Sec. 7: Ell2SElI4Sec. 0: E1/2E112Sec. 9: Wll2NW114Sec. 10: SEl/4NEl/4

T. 6 N., R. 46 E.Sec. 14: Lots 1 to 4Sec. 15: Lot 1

a.123.62

3.53

40.00

7.19

14.79

40.00

51.4250.7390.53

160.0080.00

160.0080.0040.00

184.7745.68

Sec. 24: Lots 1 to 5, Sl/2SEl/4, SE1/4SE1/4,Nl/2SW1/4 324.52

Sec. 25: E112Ell2 160.00Sec. 32: NWl/3NE114, SWll4NE114

60.00Sec. 33: NEll4NWll4 40.00

T. 1 N., R. 47 E.Sec. 3: SE114SWll4

9: SEl14NE114

T. 2 N., R. 47 E.Sec. 13: NElI4NE114

31: Lots8,11&18

T. 6 N., R. 47 E.Sec. 32: SW114NWll4

33: NEll4NWll4

T. 1 S., R. 45 E.Sec. 24: SWl14SEll4

T. 1 S., R. 46 E.Sec. 1: Lots3&6

20: SE1/4SE1/4

40.0040.00

40.00 T. 4 S., R. 39 E.1.80 Sec. 29: Nll2NW114

40.0040.00

40.00

90.5040.00

23: SEl14SWll4 40.0028: SEl/4SW1/4 40.00

T. 2 S., R. 46 E.Sec. 10: NWl/4SEl/4

23: NE1/4SE1/424: SE114NE114

T. 1 S.. R. 47 E.Sec. 32: NElMSEl/4

33: NE114NEl14

T. 2 S., R. 47 E.Sec. 22: SW114SW114

29: swtl4swtl440.0040.00

T. 2 N., R. 27 E.Sec. 6: Lot 3 40.00

T. 4 N., R. 26 E.Sec. 8: S112NE114, Nl12SWll4 160.00

T. 5 N., R. 27 E.Sec. 20: Unallotted portion of NWl14SWV4

18.00

T. 3 S., R. 23 E.Sec. 31: Lots 2,3,& 4, El/2SW1/4, Wl12SE114

SEl/4SE1/4 354.1032: SWi/4SWl/4 40.00

T. 1 S., R. 24Sec. 24: Lot 2 39.81

T. 2 S., R. 29 E.Sec. 1 NWll4SEll4

T. 4 S., R. 29 E.Sec. 3: Lots I, 2,3, & 4

4: Lots 1 & 2

T. 4 S., R. 35 E.Sec. 4: NE1/4SW1/4

17: SEl14SE114

T. 5 S., R. 39 E.Sec. 1: NEll4SWl14

3: NEli4SEl1414: NEl/4NEl/4, Wl/2SEl/4

T. 1 S., R. 40 E.Sec. 15: NE114SW114

40.00

61.9632.00

40.0040.00

80.00

40.0040.00

120.00

40.00

T. 5 S., R. 40 E.Sec. 15: NWl/4NW1/4. NE1/4SWl/4

80.0022: SWl/4NE1/4 40.00

T. 6 S., R. 40 E.Sec. 3: SWlI4NE114 40.00

13: SWll4NEll4 40.0024: SWll4SEll4 40.0025: NE114NWll4 40.00

T. 6 S., R. 41 E.Sec. 20: SEl/4NWl/4 40.00

21: Ell2NW114 80.0028: NEl14NW114 40.0030: Lot3 40.8033: sw1/4sw114 40.0034: NW1/4NEl/4 40.0036: Lots 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 & 8, NWl14NEll4

123.47

T. 6 S., R. 42 E.Sec. 30: Wll2NEll4 80.00

31: Lot 3, excepting that portion in MS 68030.00

Management Action. Emphasize acquisition of lands within criticalwildlife habitat areas or lands including intactremnants of the Oregon National Historic Trail.. Acquire public access easements to enhancerecreation opportunities.- Conduct cadastral survey in the South Fork ofthe Walla Walla River area to identify public landboundaries.. Resolve unauthorized use of the public landsthrough termination, authorization by lease orpermit, exchange or sale.

MINERALS

Resource Condition Objective. Maintain the availability of lands for mineralleasing and mineral material production consis-tent with other resource objectives.. Maintain the availability of lands for locatablemineral exploration and development consistentwith the “unnecessary or undue degradation”standard (43 CFR 3809).

Mineral LeasingOil and Gas (Refer to Table 14 and Map 12). Allow leasing on 25,721 acres of publicdomain with standard protective stipulations.. Restrict leasing on 2,300 acres of publicdomain with critical summer habitat for deer andelk by adding a summer season, protectivestipulation to the lease, restricting operations onthe lease during the period May 15 to June 15.. Restrict leasing on 5,520 acres of publicdomain with critical winter habitat for deer and elkby adding a winter season, protective stipulationto the lease which shall restrict operations on thelease during the period November 1 to April 15.

Geothermal. Allow leasing on 33,541 acres of publicdomain with standard protective stipulations and/or other protective stipulations as determinedfrom site specific environmental analysis prior toissuance of a lease.

Solid Mineral Leasing - Coal. No allocation at present. Future allocationdecisions will require an RMP amendment.

Locatable Minerals. Allow exploration and development on 33,541acres of public domain consistent with the “unnec-essary or undue degradation” standard (43 CFR3809).

Mineral Materials. Allow exploration and development on 33,541acres of public domain as long as other resourceobjectives are met.- Allow development of community pits ffmineral materials exist and other resource objec-tives are met.

Management Action. Update the automated oil and gas leasestipulation files to implement the leasing deci-sions. Inventory for mineral materials on scatteredtracts of public domain located near 11 smallcommunities.. Prepare a contract for inventory of ccalresources on BLM tracts having lignite potential,contingent on funding.

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Baker County Misc. Geographic Unit - 14

This area contains 218,605 acres of public land

VEGETATION

Resource Com’ition Objective1. Upland

. Manage upland grass-shrub vegetation toachieve a mid-seral stage plant community.. Enhance or maintain habitat quality forfeatured wildlife species such as deer, elk,antelope, bald eagles, raptors, and uplandgame birds.

2 . Forestland. Establish or maintain health, forestlandsin diverse age classes and stocking levels. Atleast 10% of the acreage will be old growthhabitat.

3 . Riparian. Maintain or enhance riparian habitat.. Restore or enhance fishery habitat on keystreams.

Allocation1. Upland

. Restrict grazing through seasons of use,livestock numbers, or utilization levels.

. Exclude livestock grazing in streams,bogs and stream overflows where incompat-ible with other resource objectives.. Restrict livestock grazing for 3-5 growingseasons on range rehabilitation project areas.

2. Forestland _ contains approximately 5,800acres of commercial forest and 20,000 acresof woodlands.. Restrict timber harvest on approximately5,500 acres (97%) to maintain watershed,wildlife, and recreation values. This willreduce the total amount of forest productsavailable for harvest by approximately 10%.. Exclude timber harvest on approximately300 acres (3%) which are economically non-operable. (This acreage is not included in theallowable halvest base.). Allow halvest of forest products on20,000 acres of suitable woodlands.

3. Riparian. Restrict livestock grazing in riparianhabitat in poor or fair condition through sea-sons of use, levels and numbers of livestock,where conditions warrant.. Restrict surface mining through operatingplans on identified crucial habitat.

Baker County MISC. Grazing Allotments -Livestock Management, Forage Forage Allocations and lmplementatlon Status


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- Restrict livestock grazing by controllinglivestock numbers, seasons of use, andfencing under grazing management system.- Continue existing grazing systems.Monitor and evaluate all grazing use andmodify or implement new grazing systemswhere needed.. Defer livestock grazing for 3-5 growingseasons sn range rehabilitation project areas.- Continue to inventory Hapiopappusradiafus and develop a HMP if necessary.

2. Forestland- Continue routine inventories and surveys.- Prepare five site specific Forest Manage-ment Plans to guide future management offorested areas (refer to Table 8 and Map 2).- Monbor forestland activities to preventtimber theft and other unauthorized uses.

. Enter into management agreements withthe U.S. Forest Service to coordinate man-agement activities on adjacent lands, and tominimize or mitigate the cumulative effects ofsuch actions.

Restricted Commercial Forest/and (5,500 acres). Adjust timber stocking rates by precommercial and commercial thinning and by use ofprescribed fire.. Control competing vegetation and conditionsthat lead to catastrophic damage by insects ordisease.. Prepare sites for reforestation and seed orplant trees t natural reforestation is inadequate.. Protect plantations from damage by wildlifeand !ivestock.. Harvest fuelwood and other minor lorestproducts.

Excluded Commercial Forestland (300 acres). Maintain old-growth habitat for the benefit ofwildlife.

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. Harvest trees killed or damaged by naturaldisaster, such as wildfire, insect epidemic,flooding, wind and landslides, when salvageoperations become economically feasible (whenincluded with salvage of adjacent public timber)and when compatible with other resource objec-tives.

Allowed Woodlands (20,000 acres). Harvest forest products on available woodlands consistent with the full productive capabilityof the area. Construct minimum roads necessaryfor product removal.

3. Riparian- Continue riparian habitat inventories.. Fence identified streams, bogs andseeps, and plant shrubs where needed.. Establish monitoring on riparian vegeta-tion and on macro invertebrates.. Rip-rap identified streambanks and installinstream structures.. Modify livestock grazing systems whereriparian improvement is needed.


Resource Condition Objective- Meet forage requirements for big game as

recommended by ODFW.. Enhance habitat for potential transplant of Co-lumbian sharptail grouse, antelope, and turkey.. Improve habitat condition for wintering deer.. Maintain or improve habitat for fisheries.

Allocation* Restrict livestock use through seasons of use,utilization levels and livestock numbers on keywildlife areas and crucial deer winter range.- Allow transplants of wildlife species.

Management Action. Develop grazing systems that enhancehabitat for fisheries.. Provide suitable habitat for transplantingwildlife.* Use prescribed burning to improve habitatquality.. Plant shrubs and forbs where needed oncrucial deer winter range.* Continue updating wildlife inventories.. Continue agreements with ODFW on Auburn,Salmon Creek, and Elk Creek wildlife manage-ment areas.. Inventory habitat for fisheries on ten miles ofstreams.. Coordinate with ODFW on fish habitat proj-ects on the following reservoirs:

Baker County Misc. Rlparlan Areas - Condition and Trend

Riparian BLM RlparianAreas Miles Condltlon Potential Trend Comments

Jordan CreekImmigrant GulchKelly CreekRuckles CreekRitter CreekRitter CreekPine Creek

1 .o4.42.02.61.40.8

4;p16.2

Fair High StableFair Medium Stable

Good Medium UPFair Medium StableFair Medium UPFair Medium StablePoor Low Down Mining

‘Love Creek 2.5 Good Medium Stable*Beaver Cr.(lower) 0.6 Poor Medium Down‘Upper Barnard Cr. 2.0 Excellent Low Stable‘Deer Creek 2.5 Fair Medium Stable‘Timber Canyon 2.0 Good Low Stable*Upper Shirttail 2.5 Fair High Stable‘Lower Spring Cr. 19 Good High StableTotal 1 1 . 1 ”

* Inventoried since 1985.“22.5 miles to be inventoried.

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Baker Counly Misc. Fisheries

Reservoir

PublicShoreline

MilesPresent Estimated

Condition Trend Species Comments

Brownlee 35.0

HellsCanyon 5.5

Higgins .5 ? Static RB,CT,BS 2/

oxbow 6.0

ThiefValley

Unity

Total

.5

3

50.0*

? Static Primarilywarm water



? Static RB,BB,BC.BS,CS,SCl,FL,RS

21? Static RB,CO,BS 2/

Severe waler levelfluctuations

eliminate vegetativecover and reducefish production.

Flood controlresults in severe

water levelfluctuations.

irrigation resultsin severe water

level fluctuations.Flood control

resuils in severewater levelfluctuations.

irrigation resultsin severe water

level fluctuations.irrigation resultsin severe water

level fluctuations.

21 These large reservoirs will not be inventoried by BLM. Fish species data provided by Oregon Department ofFish and Wildlife.? Undetermined or UnknownFish Species:BB Brown BullheadBC Black CrappieBG BluegillLS Largescale SuckerCT Cutthroat TroutCC Channel CatfishCL ChiselmouthSD Speckled DateWF Whitefish

CO Cottid LB Largemouth BassCP Carp LD Longnose DateCS Coarsescale SuckerBT Bull Trout BS Bridgelip SuckerRB Rainbow or Redband TroutD Date RS Redside ShinerDV Dolly Varden SB Smallmouth BassSC) Squawfish TS Torrent ScuipinYP Yellowperch STW Steelhead

*Approxima:ely 10 miles need to be inventoried

PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES

Resource Condition Objective Management Action. Protect important paleontological areas. . Monitor important areas annually.

. Inventory and evaluate paleontological areasA/location in response to project proposals and manage-

- Suriace disturbing activities will avoid impacts ment actions.lo important localities.

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CULTURAL RESOURCES OFF ROAD VEHICLES

Resource Condition Objective- Protect and preserve the information potentialand public values of cultural resources. Maintainor enhance a representative sample of prehistoricresources. Maintain or enhance historic re-sources for scientific use, and interpretation ofmining and settlement.

Allocation. Identify uses far specific cultural properties inactivity plans. Restrict or exclude developmentprojects where incompatible with conserving pre-historic and historic resources for scientific andpublic uses.

Resource Condition ObjecHve. Maintain ORV designations.


Open ia7,7i 0 acresLimited 30,895 acresClosed 0 acres


LANDS

Management Action. Inventory and evaluate cultural resources inresponse to project proposals and managementactions.- Conduct periodic patrols and install protectionsigns to discourage vandalism.. Annually monitor the condition of vulnerablecultural resources.. Develop and implement a CRMP for historicand archaeological properties.. Evaluate cultural resources for NationalRegister nominati-n.- Coordinate with other activity plans.- Continue information and education programsfor protection of cu iturai resources.

Resource Condition Objecdve- Consolidate ownership patterns in order toimprove resource management of both public andprivate land.. Assure legatfphysicai access to public landswith important resource values.. Maintain the availability of public lands forutility and transportation corridors and local rights-of-way.. Assure that all uses of the public lands areproperly authorized.

Alfocarfon. Land tenure adjustment:

Zone 1 - Retention 206,957 ac.;Zone 2 Disposal 9,646 ac.

RECREATION

Resource Condition Objecfive. Maintain scenic quality.. Enhance recreation opportunities

Allocadon. Limit camping to a 14-day stay.. Maintain VRM classes:

Class II 52,253 acresClass Ill 20,787 acresClass IV 74,980 acres

. The following are the lands within Zone 2:

T. 13 S., R. 36 E.Sec. 15: SW114NE114

T. 12 S., R. 37 E.Sec. 13: SEll4NWlI4, NE114SWll4

80.0014: SElI4NEll4, E112NWlI4

120.00

Management Action. Inventory recreation resources.. Develop a Recreation Management Plan forthe three reservoir complex on the Snake River,and integrate with activity plans for other re-sources in the area-. Develop recreation facilities on identified keyparcels of public land.. Develop area-wide recreation maps andbrochures for information and education.

T. 13 S., R. 37 E.Sec. 5: S1/2NE1/4

9: NEll4NE11415: E112NElI427: NWlI4SW11430: SEiI4NW114

T. 14 S., R. 37 E.Sec. 6: Lot 3

40.00

80.0040.0080.0040.0040.00

37.73

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T. 12 S., R. 38 E.Sec. 2: Lot 2, SW1/4SEl/4

4: Lot 322: NEl14SE114

T. 13 S., R. 38 E.

79.5340.7340.00

Sec. 19: El12SEl I4 80.0020: W1/2SWl/4, NEl/4SWl/4 NW1/4SE1/4

160.00

T. 14 S., R. 38 E.Sec. 4: Lot 3, SEl14NWl14

T. 7 S., Ft. 39 E.

80.44

Sec. 26: Wl/2SE1/4, SEl/4SE1/4 120.0035: N112NE-l/4 80.00

T. 10 S.. R. 39 E.Sec. 13: WIRNE l/4, SEil4NWl14, Wl/2SWi/4z

SEl/4SWl/4 240.0014: SEl/4SE114 40.0033: swl/4sWll4 40.00

T. 11 S., R. 39 E.Sec. 2: Lots I 8 2 70.17

31: Lot3 33.37

T.l2S.,R.39E.Sec. 5: Lot I, SEl/4NEl/4 72.48

T. 6 S.. R. 40 E.Sec. ia: Lot 6 10.42

T. 7 S., R. 40 E.Sec. 26: NE1/4NE1/4 40.00

T. 9 S., R. 40 E.Sec. 26: Sl12NEll4, Ell2NWll4, NWl14NWll4,

Nll2SWV4, Wl/2SE114 360.0027: El/2NE1/4, SWV4NEV4, NE1/4SE1/4

160.0034: SWll4NWll4, Wll2SWll4,

SEl/4SW1/4 160.0035: NWl/4NE114 40.00

T.lOS.,R.40E.Sec. 1: That part of Lot 1 in the S1/2NEl/4,

That part of Lot 2 in the N112NEl14,N1/2SEl /4 240.20

3: That part of Lot 1 in the SWl/4NWl/4,That part of Lot 2 in the NW1/4NW1/4,NWl/4SWl/4 120.37

T. 11 S., R. 40 E.Sec. 6: SEl14NEl14 40.00

T.12S.R.40E.Sec. 28: NWl/4SWll4

29: SE1/4SWl/440.0040.00

T. 13 S., R. 40 E.Sec. 2: Lot 3 40.44

9: SEl14NWlI4, NEli4SWll4, SE114240.00

10: Nl12SWll4 80.00

T. 7 S., R. 41 E.Sec. 1: NWl14SWl14 40.00

4: Lots 3 & 4, SEll4SWl14, NEll4SWl14160.80

11: SWll4SE114 40.0012: sw1/4sw114 40.0014: SEl/4NEl/4. NWl14NE114

80.0023: SEll4NW114 40.0026: SE114NEl/4, Ell2SWll4, SEl/4

280.0035: Nl12NEl14, NE1/4NW1/4, SE1/4NEl/4

160.00

T. a S., R. 41 E.Sec. 7: Lot 4

9: W1/2SEl/419: Nl12NE11428: Nl12SE114

39.3480.0080.0080.00

T. 10 S., R. 41 E.Sec. 9: NEl14NEll4

10: SEl/4SE11412: Sl/2NE1/4. SEll4SEl14

120.0013: NEl14NE11414: El/2NWl/4, NEl14SWll4

120.0015: Nll2SWll4, SEll4SW114

f 20.00l a : Nl12SEl1421: NEll4NEl14, SE114NWl14

80.0022: NWll4NW114

40.0040.00

40.00

80.00

40.00

Sec.T. 9 S., R. 42 E.

25: Sl/2Sl/2 160.0035: SW1/4NEl/4;SEl/4NWl/4;NEl/4SWll

4;NW114SEli4 160.00

T. IO S., R. 42 E.Sec. 6: SWll4SEl14 40.00

11: NEl/4SEl/4 40.00la: Lot I, SE1/4SW1/4, El/2SEl/4159.23

T. 11 S., R. 42 E.Sec. 3: NWll4SWll4 40.00

4: Sll2NE114 80.00a: SW1/4NWl/4 40.00

T. 9 S., R. 43 E.Sec. 15: SW1/4SE114 40.00

22: NWll4NE114 40.0030: Lot 3 38.2731: Nll2NE114 80.00~;,0;W1/4NW1/4, NWll4SW114

T. 10 S., R. 43 E.Sec. 3: SE114SEV4 40.00

4: NV2SW114, SEll4SWll4120.00

5: Lot 3, SWll4NEll4, SWfl4SWll4, Nil2SE114 200.00

11: E1/2SW1/4 80.0023: SEl/4NE1/4, Nil2SE114 120.0024: NWll4SW114 40.0026: Ei/2NE1/4 80.00

T. 11 S., R.43 E.Sec. 23: Nll2SW114, NWll4SEll4 120.00

31: SWll4SEll4 40.0036: N112 320.0023: NWll4SWll4 40.00

T. 6 S., R. 44 E.Sec. 13: SEU4SE114 40.00

15: Lot3 27.5821: Lots 1 & 2, Ollie Woodman Lode

26.0022: Lot 3 lo.80

T. 9 S., R. 44 E.Sec. 23: SEil4NWll4, S1/2SE1/4 120.00

24: SE1/4NEl/4 40.0026: NWV4NEll4, SWll4SE114, E1/2SE1/4

169.0027: NWll4NWll4. NW1/4SE1/480.00

31: E’/2SW1/4. NWll4SE114 120.0034: SWll4SEll4 40.00

T. 10 S., R. 44 E.Sec. 2: SW1/4SW1/4 40.00

3: NVl1/4SE1/4 40.006: LOIS 3 & 4 77.21

18: Lok26.3 77.39

T. 11 S., R. &4 E.Sec. 19: Lot 1 9.70

33: SE1/4SW1/4 40.00

T. 12 S., R. 44 E.Sec. 31: Lots 2,3, & 4

T. 9 S.. R. 45 E.

130.62

Sec. 19: Lots 2,3, & 4, E1/2SW114 197.6730: Lot3 39.4835: Ell2SWll4 80.00

T. 13 S., R. 45 E.Sec. 30: Lot 3 40.06

T. 14 S., R. 45 E.Sec. 19: SW1/4NE1/4, Wll2SEll4 120.00

30: N1/2NW1/4NE1/4 20.00

T. 7 S., R. 46 E.Sec. 25: Ell2Ell2, NW114NE114 200.00

36: E112NE114, NE1/4SE1/4 120.00

T. 6 S., R. 46 E.Sec. 1: Lot 2 40.00

T. 9 S., R. 46 E.Sec. 11: SWV4NEll4

T. 7 S., R. 47 E.

40.00

Sec. 30: Lots 1, 2, 3, & 4 166.4631: Lots 1 & 2, NE1/4NE1/4, S112SWll

4NEll4 142.40

Management Action. Emphasize acquisition of private lands withincritical wildlife habitat areas.. Acquire public access easements to enhancerecreation opportunities.. Resolve unauthorized use of the public landsthrough termination, authorization by lease orpermit, exchange or sale.

MINERALS


Allocation

Mineral LeasingOil and Gas (Refer to Table 14 and Map 12). Allow leasing on 95,692 acres of public

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domain with standard protective stipulations.. Restrict leasing on 47,460 acres of publicdomain with critical deer summer habitat byadding a summer season, protective stipulation tothe lease restricting operations on the leaseduring the pe,iod May 15 to June 15.. Restrict leasing on 70,773 acres of publicdomain with critical winter habitat for bald eaglesand mule deer by adding a winter season, protec-tive stipulation restricting operations on the leaseduring the period November 1 to April 15.

Geothermal. Allow leasing on 214,125 acres of publicdomain with standard protective stipulations and/or other protective stipulations as determinedfrom site specific environmental analysis prior toissuance of alease.

Locatable Mlnetals. Allow exploration and development on214,125 acres of public domain consistent withthe “unnecessary or undue degradation” standard(43 CFR 3803).

Mineral MatertarS. Allow exploration and development on214,125 acres of public domain as long as otherresource objectives are met. Allow developmentof community pits where compatible with otherresource objectives.

Management Actlon. Update tie automated oil and gas leasestipulation files to implement the leasing deci-sions.. Increasemonitoring of active operations to 2or more inspactions per year, contingent onfunding.- On recent mining operations, establish base-line surface disturbance that existed prior to im-plementatiorof the 43 CFR 3609 regulations.. Prepare and implement monitoring plans forexploration and mining within the Connor CreekMineral Prioiiy Management Area (MPMA),Mormon Basin/Burnt River MPMA. Lime MPMA,Pine Creek WPMA, Elk Creek MPMA, MagpiePeak MPMA Bay Horse MPMA, and HerefordMPMA.. Inventor{ for mineral materials on scatteredtracts of pubic domain located near 13 smallcommunities.

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Chapter 3 - Appendices and MapsIntroduction

This Chapter contains detailed listings of Threatened, Endangered orSensitive Species, lronside Range Program Summary and tables, refer-ences cited, list of preparers, and the Glossary of Terms used in the RMP

Appendix A - Threatened, Endangered, Candidate, State Listed and Sensitive Species 1!

Scientific Name

AnimalsHatiaeetu leucocephalusButeo sueinsoniBoteo regalisCentrocercus urophasiaous* Jympanxhus phasianellus cnlumbianusNumeniuj americanusPlecotus townsendi townsendiSalvelinus confluentusOVA canddensi californiana

‘Recently extirpated in Oregon

PlantsAllium madidum (D)Aftiom roJinsonii (S)Afliom tomiei var. platyphytlum (S)Arenaria franklini; var. thompsonii (S)Astragalus stratus var. owyheense (S)Astragalus diaphanus (0)Astragalus kentrophyta var. douglasi; (S)A&age/us reventus var. reventos (0)Betula papyrifer var. cOrnmutate (S)Bolandraoregana (S)Bupleurum americanurn (S)Collomia macrocafyx (S)Erigeron englemannii (S)Geum rojsii var. turbinatum (0)Haplopappus radiatus (0)Heucherd grossularifolia var.

grossu’arifolia (S)Leptodadylon hazelae (D)Lomatiun greenmanii (S)Lomatiun oregenum (0)Lomatiun rollinsif (D)Mimulus clivicola (0)Mimolus washingtonensb (S)Mirabilis macfarlenei (S)Pleuropcgon oregonus (S)Ribes irrguum (S)Rorippa tolumbiae (S)Rubus barfonius (S)&/ix be&arm (S)Silene scaposa var. scaposa (S)Silene spatdingii (S)Jhefypodium eucosmum (S)Thelypodium howellii ssp. spectabifis (s)

(D) = Dwumented (S) = Suspected

Common Name

Bald EagleSwainson’s HawkFerruginous HawkWestern Sage grouse-Columbian Sharp-tailed grouseLong-billed curlew-Townsend’s western bia eared batBull TroutCalifornia Bighorn Sheep

Swamp onionRobinson’s onionFlat-leaved Tolmie’s onionThompson’s sandwortOwyhea milkvetchTransparent Milk-vetchDouglas Milk-vetchBlue Mountain milkvetchPaper birchOregon bolandraBupleurumBristle-flowered collomiEngelmann’s daisySlender-stemmed awnsSnake River goldenweed

Gooseberry-leaved alumrootHazel’s prickly-phloxGreenman’s lomatiumOregon lomatiumRollin’s lomatiumBank monkey flowerWashington monkey flowerMadarlane’s four o’clockOregon semaphore grassIdaho gooseberryColumbia cressBartonberiyBebb’s willowScapose catchflySpalding’s campionArrow-leaf ThelypodyHowell’s spectacular thelypody

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Appendix B - lronside Rangeland ManagementProgram, Decisions and Implementation Progress

This appendix addresses the decisions set forth in thelronside Range Program Summary/Record of Deci-sion published in 1981 and implementation progresssince 1981.

The Record of Decision in conjunction with individualdecisions issued to permittees, established thegrazing management program for 379,357 acres thatare administered for livestock grazing under Section 3of the Taylor Grazing Act.

The Decisions -

1. Allocation of livestock forage as follows:

a. Livestock 51,179 AUMsb. Wildlife 2,449 AUMs

2. Implement grazing systems and/or significantmanagement changes on 97 I and M category allot-ments.

3. Complete proposed range improvements atan approximate cost of $525,000 to the governmenton I and M allotments.

4. Continuation of non-intensive managementon 164 C category allotments.

5. Monitor and evaluate resource uses andchanges in condition caused by implementing thesedecisions.

The Program -

A. Grazing Management

1. Allocate 51 ,179 AUMs of forage for livestockand 2,449 PUMs of livestock forage for deer and elk.These allocations are shown by allotment in Table 10.

2. Ninety-seven allotments are proposed forintensive management and/or significant manage-ment changes. Proposed grazing systems andimplementaiion status is shown in Table 10. The live-stock range improvements included as pan of thisprogram are shown by allotment in Table 11.

B. Aquatic and R/par/an Habitat Management

1. Ferce 9 miles of stream and 45 acres ofriparian habitat to exclude livestock grazing. A total of800 acres oi public riparian or upland habitat will be

included in these exclosures. Completed items areshown in Table 10.

2. Maintain 31 wildlife exclosures covering 1,272acres. This includes protection of Love Reservoir bymaintaining the 80 acre exclosure fence. This exclo-sure contains 5 acres of aquatic and riparian habitat.Refer to Table 13.

3. Improve or maintain 164 miles of stream and920 acres of riparian habitat through intensive live-stock management. Refer to Table 9.

4. Improve about 100 riparian areas adjacent tospring developments by fencing the overflow areas.This will exclude livestock from about 40 acres ofriparian habitat. Refer to Table 12.

C. Wildlife Habitat Management

All seedings and brush control projects will be de-signed to provide an optimum balance betweenwildlife cover and forage areas.

D. Resource Monitoring and Evaluation

The following resource studies will be conducted inintensively managed allotments and some non-intensive allotments:

A. LivestockActual use submitted by userPeriodic counts to verify actual use

6. VegetationUtilizationTrendPhenological data

C. ClimateMonthly precipitation data will be gath-ered from BLM stations.

D. Water Quality and Aquatic LifeMeasure water quality and quantityTo be low level infrared riparian photos

E. WildlifeActual use data for elk and deer will beobtained annually from ODF&W and sup-plemented by BLM studies.

Selected important habitat trends and usestudies will be conducted in exclosures inriparian areas to monitor trend, wildlifeuse and water yield.

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F. Sensitive, Threatened and Endangered (T/E)Species

The species being considered for listing by the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service as either endangered orthreatened will be studied to determine the effects ofthe management program.

Program Progress Reporting -

A record of progress is to be maintained as thisrangeland management program is implemented.Specific program details will be described in periodicupdates. These records will contain a summary oflivestock grazing decisions, monitoring results, rangeimprovement progress, improvement efforts made bypermittees and management system information.The following tables describe progress of the lronsideLivestock Management Program during the period1982 - 1986 since the Record of Decision was pub-lished in 1981:

Table 11 - Forage Allocations, Management Objec-tives, Grazing Systems and AllotmentCategorizations

Table 12 - Range Improvement Program ProgressTable 13 Condition and Trend of Streams in

Section 3 Grazing AllotmentsTable 14- Exclcsure Development in Section 3

Grazing Allotments

Tables 10 and 11 display the same type of informa-tion that is displayed in the lronside RPS. Comparingthese tables with those in the original RPS will providemore detailed information regarding the changes thathave occurred. The original lronside RPS is availablefor reference in ti-e Baker Resource Area and ValeDistrict offices.

The original RPScategorized allotments into one offour categories: I= intensive management, N = non-intensive management, E = eliminate and S = ste-wardship program. A new categorization has sincebeen developed and implemented: M = maintain, I =improve and C = custodial. The “M” allotments arethose where present management is satisfactory andobjectives are being achieved. “I” allotments arethose where greater effort is needed to attain goalsand where the mast efforts are directed. ‘C” allot-ments are those where such small percentage of theallotment is public land that BLM management isgenerally custodial. Allotment 2015 is shown in the“M” category, but is still being managed under thestewardship progam.

A review of Table 10 will show that many of themanagement act’ons specified in the lronside RPS

have been accomplished. Grazing systems havebeen implemented on all Improve (I) and Maintain (M)category allotments involving approximately 304,000acres. In some instances they are interim systemsthat need further fencing to allow the proposedgrazing system to be fully implemented.

Thirty-two Allotment Management Plans (AMPS) havebeen developed for the more significant problemareas, and encompass 147,000 acres. The resourcearea is continuing to develop AMPS on the “I” cate-gory allotments. A Resource Area Monitoring Plan isbeing implemented. Baseline studies have been es-tablished in all major allotments. These studiesindicate a favorable trend toward objectives in mostcases. Based on these studies, the resource areahas made some major use changes in allotmentswhere the trend was not favorable.Thirty-one wildlife exclosures have been establishedinvolving 2,040 acres, most of which are riparianrelated. Of the 190 miles of perennial riparian zonesto be improved or maintained, 95 miles have beenevaluated:

22 miles are improving,60 miles are being maintained, consistent withobjectives,13 miles are continuing to deteriorate and95 miles remain to be evaluated.

Streams are continuing to be inventoried and will beprioritized for rehabilitation. A watershed plan isbeing written for the Morgan Creek drainage. Thisplan will include proposals to improve all perennialstreams within the drainage with primary emphasis onMorgan Creek.

The lronside RPS indicated that 100 spring overflowareas would be protected by fencing. To date, 25have been protected. Most of the area covered bythe lronside RPS is now under grazing systems,which will allow greater attention to be given toprotecting spring overflow areas, providing funding isavailable.

Since the completion of the original RPS, 3,535 acresof public land have been transferred to the ForestService to be included in the Hells Canyon NationalRecreation Area and 1,240 acres of public land havebeen sold or exchanged for private lands. These landtenure adjustments have resulted in the elimination ofthree allotments and boundary adjustments to others.These changes account for allotment number differ-ences between the original RPS and this supplement.

Allotment agreements have been entered into on afew allotments scheduled for use reductions. Most ofthese agreements are working very well, and the allot-

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ments are showing improvement. However, furtheradjustment will be made on those allotments that arenot showing sufficient improvement. The adjustmentsmade to date involved major changes in season ofuse and/or class of livestock and have not reducedtotal AUMs licensed.

In the Snake River-Sisley Creek allotment (#lOOl), aproposed decision has been made to significantlyreduce AUMs to facilitate management and riparianrecovery.

Table 11. Forage Nocation, Management Objectives, Grazing Systems and Allotment Categorizations

1053 SPRING GULCH 38 0 145 I 0 7 NONE DEF-ROT “ES N O Yl-101121054 PlPELlNE 110 0 153 c 0 12 NONE SEASONAL N O N O 4/,-7011055 NORTHMANNING CR. 509 0 so.5 M 0 50 NONE SPRING N O N O 416-5AS1056 HORSESHOE 204 0 81 I.4 Cl 7 NONE SEASONAL N O N O we-e/301057 HlBsARD CREEK 160 0 240 c 0 24 NONE SEASONAL N O NO sJv15-llm

1058 PLAND SCHOOL 40 0 2550 c 0 6 NONE SEASONAL NO N O 411~41301062 WWELL CREEK 530 0 3240 c 0 39 NONE SEASONAL NO N O 411.l1/301063 SAYHORSE 242 0 ,330 c 0 36 NONE SEASONAL NO N O 411-11i301064 GOLD CREEK 370 0 4051 c 0 41 NONE SEASONPlL NO N O WI-101151065 PEARCE GULCH 63 0 568 c 0 6 NONE SEASONAL NO N O ~16.,2/15

FAREWELL SENDTUNNELSOUTH BRIWEPc3RTNORTH BRlcGEPORTMORMON BASIN

MlLL GULCHSRINKER CREEKMEYER GULCHPINE CREEKJUNIPER HlLL

0 162 NONE SEASONAL0 4 NONE SEASCNAL

3240 13.4 DEF-ROT827 1.3.4 DEF-ROT

,295 1.3.4 DEF-ROT

88 4 SEASOML2 NONE SEASONAL

15 NONE SEASONAL60 NONE SEASONAL17 NONE SEASCNAL

NONOYESYESYES

N ONONONO

1333 MARBLE CREEK 84 0 ,118 c 0 14 NONE SEASONAL N O N O 4/l-4,302cJo2 SUNNYSLOPE 492 0 2024 c 0 51 NONE SEASONAL N O N O 4/l-,?I/15*lx03 POWDER RIVER 210 0 0 c 0 35 NONE SEASONAL NO NO 4(16-S,, 52004 FIVE MILE 1373 0 49 I.4 5 150 1.33 REST-ROT “ES N O 410-6192005 SECOND CREEK 313, 0 46 M 0 450 1.4 REST-ROT YES N O 416-6115

2020 CREWS CREEK 2996 0 962 I 0 420 4 ROTATION YES “ES 4110-7192021 SEEDING 400 0 0 I.4 5 1M 4 SPRING YES NO 41,&S/92022 RIDLEY CREEK 78 0 16 c 0 10 NONE SEASONAL NO NO fdl-9l302023 UPPER I’TTSSURG 350 0 7 M 13 36 1.4 DEF-ROT YES N O a!, 5-9m2024 TABLE ROCK 2117 0 45 I 73 286 1.3.4 DEF-ROT YES “ES 4/16.1/1s

*c!*s UPPER SPRING CR. 555 0 Oh4 0 80 3.4 DEF-ROT YES “ES 4/1&1,1S2026 EAST SPRING CR. 206 0 345 c 0 25 NONE SEASONAL NO N O 4/16-12/312027 WESTSALMCRE EK 175 0 10 C 0 25 NONE SPRING NO N O Ed-582028 SAWMILLCREEK 180 0 oc 0 35 NONE DEF-ROT YES N O Y1.11/302030 LOWER POWDER 5.56 0 40 M 7 78 I DEF-ROT YES NO 4/1E-1m,

2036 TABLE MOUNTAlhl 600 0 OM 0 52 1.3.4 REST-ROT YES N O Yl-loi3t2037 BALM CREEK 3945 0 40 I 76 262 123.4 REST-ROT YES YES Y,-,1152038 WEST GOOSE CR. 15s 0 1oc 0 4 NONE SEASONAL NO NO 4/185/152040 SPRING CREEK ,432 0 0 M 29 83 1.34 REST-ROT YES “ES MS-lo/312041 LOWER SAWMILL 2so 0 342 M 0 40 1.4 DEF-ROT YES YES me-10131

2042 LOWER HCUGHrON CR. 319 0 0 M 0 117 NONE ROTATlON YES N O UIO-WV102043 UPPER SIG CREEK 11s 0 498 c 0 2 NONE SEASONAL NO NO 54.9/302044 NORTHTABLE WN. 119 0 0 C 0 2 NONE SEASONAL NO N O 411651152048 “PPERCLOVERCREEK 847 16 373 I 46 110 1.3.4 DEF-ROT YES YES US-,1152050 UPPER Ri”ER CREEK 2713 0 3441 M 0 500 4 REST-ROT “ES NO 4116-1213,

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2051 GALE PLACE 62 0 727 c 0 11 NONE SEASONAL205s CLOVER CREEK 1061 0 ,671 I B 105 1.3.4 REST-ROT2060 FARLEY HILLS, 460 0 2921 c 0 42 NONE SEASONAL2062 MAGPIE CREEK 84 0 3216 c 0 ,: NONE SEASONAL2053 “PPERCREWSCREEK Zoo0 0 2S5n c 0 NONE SEASONAL

2064 NORTH SPARTA 24 0 0 C 0 2 NONE SEASONAL2065 TOWN GULCH 24 0 452 c 0 2 NONE SEASONAL20066 SALDCCK 39 0 768 c 0 20 NONE SEASONAL2067 RANCH CREE,. 262 0 820 c 0 36 NONE SEASONAL2068 ROSEBUD MIK 133 0 475 c 0 6 NONE SEASONAL

.Spt*lfl AMP “SOImp. Imp. Date*

N O N O b/16-11130“ES Y E S 4,1&12l/15N O NO b/167115N O N O 4116-711sN O NO 4/1610/30

N O NO 6/l-8/31N O N O 6/I-10131NO N O 4/l-l/30NO NO 411-10131NO NO ~1.l&21

2069 LONE PINE MM. me 0 3027 c 0 30 NONE SEASONAL2070 SUMMIT PASTURE ,235 0 41, M 0 110 3.4 SPRING2071 l.kcANN SPRINGS 1785 0 0 M 0 450 4 DEF-ROT2073 OREGONTRAIl 380 0 1649 c 0 25 NONE SEASONAL2074 PRITCHARD CREEK 13587 0 1346 M 3s 2198 L2.4 REST-ROT

2075 UNITY CREEK 582 0 1411 c 0 87 NONE SEASONAL2076 PRITCHARD FLAT 446 cl 644s c 0 47 NONE SEASONAL2077 RlTTER CREEb 770 0 369 M 0 154 4 SPRING2078 NORTH FLAGSTAFF 1eo2 0 62 M 0 232 4 DEF-ROT20079 SOUTH FLAGSrAFF 172 0 650 c 0 8 NONE SEASONAL

N O N OYES N OYES N ONO NOYES “ES

N O N ONO NOYES NOYES NON O NO

2081 “PPERHOUGHTONCR. 340 0 42 M 0 87 4 ROTATlON YES N O 4/1c-81102083 SIG RATTLESNPKE 178 0 1318 c 1 16 NONE SEASONAL N O NO w-10131*Lx4 POWDER RIVEaCANYON ,207 0 178 I 0 ,@I 1.3.4 DEF-ROT YES YES 4116-111302085 WEST CLOVERCREEK 345 0 140 M 0 9s 4 DEF-ROT YES YES 4/16-l/152086 WHITE SWAN MINE 475 0 180 c 0 65 NONE SPRING N O N O b/16-91s

2087 FIRST CREEK 57s 0 3964 c 0 85 NONE SEASONAL N O NO 4(169/302092 CANYONCREO( zc.3 0 ,457 c 0 8 NONE SEASONAL N O NO 54 -91302094 NORTH SACHER 13s 0 0 c 0 33 NONE SPR-FALL N O NO b/Is-1om2095 HOMESITE so 0 0 c 0 11 NONE SEASONAL N O NO 4/1612?%209s VIRTUE FLAT 298 0 293, c 0 40 NONE SEASONAL N O N O 4115.6115

2097 DRY GULCH 40 0 850 c 0 6 NONE SEASONAL N O N O 411-91302098 VIRTUE HILLS 4083 0 381s I 0 4% 3.4 DEF~ROT “ES YES ~5.9~52100 ENCINA 40 0 550 c 0 2 NONE SEASONAL NO NO 411 e-91302101 QUARTZ CREEi( 40 0 loss c 0 4 NONE SEASONAL NO NO 40 6-l 0012102 NORTH SARDl,,E CREEK 185 0 316 c 0 1s NONE SEASONAL NO N O 4116.5115

2103 LAWRENCE CFEEK 50 0 796 c 0 8 NONE SEASONAL N O N O 61,-e/302104 INTERCHANGE 250 0 69, c 0 16 NONE SEASONAL N O NO 411610/312105 LOVE PASTURE 1260 0 I M 0 317 1,4 DEF~ROT “ES NO .WS-l/152106 CHRIST” SPRIUGS 2w 0 525 c 0 31 NONE SEASONAL NO NO 41161213121 cl8 KEATING HIGHNAY 4386 0 71 M 0 500 4 DEF-ROT “ES NO 4116.lU15

2109 RUCKLES CREEK 5923 0 266 I 0 930 3.4 ROTATION “ES “ES b/16-,1152111 SACHER CREEm( 831 0 ,189 M cl 116 1.3.4 DEF-ROT YES NO b/16-l/IS2112 MAIDEN GULCH 1055 0 2308 c 2, 99 NONE SEASONAL N O NO 4116111152114 LI”LE LOOKOUT 890 0 llcw c 0 77 NONE SEASONAL N O NO 4116.1,1152115 TUCKER CREEK 147s 0 753 I 0 260 3.4 ROTATION YES “ES 4116711

2116 EASTSALMCFlEEK ,103 0 6 M 0 192 1.4 DEF-ROT YES NO 4/l-1/152118 FRUITSPRINGS 456 268 2770 c 0 30 NONE SEASONAL NO NO 411 s-9/302120 PLEASANT VALLEY la3 0 ,430 c 0 28 NONE SEASONAL N O NO 4/16%X2121 EAST PLEASANTVALLEY 375 0 106 M 0 88 4 ROTATION YES NO b/l E-7012127 KELLEY CREEH ,716 0 10 I.4 0 220 1.4 DEF-ROT YES N O b/16-1115

2128 RISLEY SmE 2501 0 561 M 0 380 1.4 ROTATION YES NO 4116.~152129 CHALK BLUFF 645 0 22 M 0 90 1.4 ROTATION “ES NO 41661152130 LYLE CREEK 4w 0 6835 c 0 29 NONE SEASONAL NO NO 4!16~101312132 KUYKENDAHLCREEK 40 0 330 C 0 4 NONE SEASONAL N O NO 6/l-10Rl2139 WEST CREWS 80 0 594 c 0 13 NMJE SEASONAL N O N O 4/16,1130

2142 NORTH RIDLEYCREEK 40 0 470 c 0 4 NONE SEASONAL N O N O 4116-1213,3001 PINE “ALLEY 25485 0 So32 I 338 2555 1.3.4 SEASONAL YES N O 4116~81313002 IMMIGRANT GUCH 7079 0 0 M 68 598 1.3.4 REST-ROT “ES YES Ed-71313w3 RUTH GULCH 9087 0 350 M 156 1394 1.3.4 ROTATION “ES “ES 4116.7/13004 DOYLE GULCH ,817 0 312 c 14 183 NONE SEASONAL N O NO 4/16!1S

127

3005 HUNSAKER CREEK 2917 0 446 c 112 132 NONE SEASONAL NO N O 4/16-Y143006 HOMESTEAD 5122 0 1715 M 85 50s 1.3.4 REST-ROT “ES N O b/16-91303007 COPPERFIELD 257s 0 955 I.4 16 106 1.3.4 ROTATK)N YES N O 4116-61153008 SEAR WALLOW 720 0 128 c 0 68 NONE SEASONAL N O N O Yl-6493000 HOOKER FLAT 530 0 15 c 0 46 NONE SEASONAL N O N O 4/16-W 5

3010 DRY CREEK 40 0 212 c 0 5 NONE SEASONAL NO NO b/165/153011 PARK 330 0 es0 c 0 21 NONE SEASONAL N O NO b/,s-s/153012 SCUAW CREEK 4271 0 1280 I 0 350 1.3.4 SEASONAL N O NO 4/1&llR33014 TIMBER CANYON 5303 0 OS I 0 528 1.3.4 REST-ROT YES “ES 411s,a313015 DAL” CREEK 1610 0 1871 c 10 224 NONE SEASONAL N O NO 6/1510/14

3016 BURNSIDE 4183x7 SHEEP McuNTAlN 053018 ROAD GULCH 10593019 DEER GULCH 303021 CROW RESERVOIR 112s

3022 FOSTER GULCH 16703024 HORSESHOE 1183025 MAIDEN GULCH 3283026 SODA CREEK 92893027 CANYON CREEK 40

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IO 168 1,3.4 SEASONAL NO N O 4,1&6/1S0 2 NONE SEASONAL NO N O 41166110 82 NONE SEASONAL NO N O 4,158114

22 184 3,4 DEF-ROT “ES “ES YI-91200 IO NONE SEASONAL NO N O 411-41300 22 NONE SEASONAL NO N O 4/l-931

132 ,278 1.3.4 DEF-ROT “ES N O b/16-,2110 3 NONE SEASONAL NO N O 4/l-6/30

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KEYSTONE MINEDRY GULCHLOWERTIMBER CANYONUPPER DRY GULCHDAL” CREEK INDIV.

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291 0 o c 0 24 NONE SEASONAL NO N O2076 0 1320 I 15 1% 3.4 D E F - R O T Y E S N O270 0 848 c 0 14 NONE SEASONAL NO N O440 0 *OS0 c 0 33 NONE SEASONAL NO N O684 0 6121 c 0 96 NONE SEASONAL NO NO

40 0 50 c 0 5 NONE SEASONAL NO N O45 0 Bx) c 0 s K?S -N3 M

146 0 1701 c 0 14 NONE SEASONAL NO NO1360 o c 0 7 NONE SEASONAL NO NO40 0 o c 0 5 NONE SEASONAL NO N O

3049 BARNARD CREEK5001 COYOTE POINT5080 THIEF “ALLEY5133 RIVERDALE HILL513, RESERVOIR

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0 co 5 NONE3443 I 12 170 1.3.43828 c 0 72 NONE388 c 0 10 NONE

1708 c 2 66 NONE

SEASONAL NO NO sll -woREST-ROT YES NO 31.10131SEASONAL NO N O .Yl -noSEASONAL NO NO 54 -9130SEASONAL NO NO b/15-530

5205 NORTH HEREFORD 350 0 o c 0 23 NONE SEASONAL NO N O 4116-Y155206 WHIPPLE GULCH 1159 0 0 c 0 116 NONE SEASONAL NO NO W-10131520, HEREFORDVALLEY 80 0 810 c 0 3 NONE SEASONAL NO NO S!-1,1305208 CAMP DITCH 7s 0 1422 c 0 5 NONE SEASONAL NO N O w -Y315209 CAMP CREEK 2798 0 102 I 0 14, 3.4 REST-ROT YES N O 4!*0-w31

5210 BEAVERDAM CREEK 29 0 350 c 0 2 NONE SEASONAL N O N O Yl-X415211 KING MOUNTAIN 650 0 2360 c 20 28 NONE SEASONAL NO N O 4,1&611S5212 ROCK CREEK 128 0 o c 2 10 NONE SEASONAL NO N O 91 a315213 TIGER 70 0 0 c 0 10 NONE SEASONAL NO N O 4/l Sal5521s DENNY FLAT 6620 0 ,160 I 0 376 3.4 REST-ROT “ES N O b/21 -6/l 5

5215 WEST CAMP CREEK 659 0 so2 c 0 45 NONE SEASONAL NO N O b/21-6125217 ELMS RESERYOIR 120 0 o c 0 e NONE SEASONAL NO NO 4/l-4,305218 JUNCTION Is0 0 71s c 0 112 NONE SEASONAL NO N O Yl-9305210 DRY GULCH 32, 0 ,595 c 0 32 NONE SEASONAL NO N O 4,X-91,55220 WHITTED DITCH 76 0 725 c 0 4 NONE SEASONAL N O N O 411-4~30

5221 CHINA CREEK 161 0 480 c 0 9 NONE SEASONAL N O NO 411.41305222 MEAWWCREEK 40 0 o c 0 4 NONE SEASONAL N O NO Ykwo5223 UPPER MEADOW CR. 200 0 223 c 0 13 NONE SEASONAL NO NO ~14m35225 JOB CREEK 65 0 o c 0 3 NONE SEASONAL NO NO 1011-lo/315226 COW CREEK 118 0 593 c 0 7 NONE SEASONAL NO N O WI-&‘30

128

5227 COPPER CREEK 235 0 o c 0 20 NONE SEASONAL N O N O Yt-88315228 SUNFLOWER FLAT 160 0 o c 0 20 NONE SEASONAL N O N O 6/1~,0,315230 MIDDLE FORK 200 0 o c 0 10 NONE SEASONAL N O N O IO/l-101315233 BULLRUN 32 0 0 c 0 4 NONE SEASONAL N O N O 4/l-4/305234 REED CREEK 341 0 0 c 0 22 NONE SEASONAL N O N O YIS-6115

5235 NORTH FORK 355 0 3% c 0 29 NONE SEASONAL N O N O YIS-s/IS5236 COTTONW,mD CREEK 2888 0 o c 0 32 NONE SEASONAL N O N O IO,,-1O.w5238 SHORT CREEK 37 0 o c 0 e NONE SEASONAL NO NO ,011.,0/3,5303 LINDSAY hiO”NTAlN 036 0 448 I 3 137 1.4 DEF-ROT YES YES b/20-7es5304 TITUS 2092 0 o c 0 9 NONE SEASONAL N O N O 4/l&7,15

5305 HOOKER GULCH 70 0 615 c 0 6 NONE SEASONAL N O N O 811.&315306 DRY G”LC4 93 0 477 c 0 4 NONE SEASONAL N O N O 711-101315307 BELL CREEK 120 0 1701 c 0 4 NONE SEASONAL N O N O s/l-a305310 SOUTH BAKER 279 0 829 c 0 2s NONE SEASONAL N O N O b/16-Y15531, ELK CREEK 2228 0 3863 M 1 221 3.4 SEASONAL N O N O 4/166/30

5312 JUNIPER GULCH 355 0 ,630 c 0 13 NONE SEASONAL NO NO 4116-101315313 POKER G”.CH ,424 0 o c 0 96 NONE SEASONAL N O N O WI-61305316 SALlSSURY 82 0 o c 0 10 NONE SEASONAL N O NO 4/,6-W 55310 TRAIL CREEK 710 0 2665 c 0 93 NONE SEASONAL NO NO 6/l-8/315321 AUBURN 2631 0 0 c IS 83 NONE SEASONAL N O N O 41,6-9130

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Table 13. Condition and Trend of Streams in Section 3 Grazing Allotments

ALLOTMENT BLM TYPE OFSTREAM NAME NUMBER MILES GRAZING SYSTEM CONDITION TREND

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Clarks Cr.” 1301 3.3Spring Creek 1001 2.5Hibbard 1001 1.6Pearce 1001 1Quickstep 1001 1.3Morgan Cr.’ 1001 3Jordon Cr.* 1001 1Connor Creek 1001 2.8Powell Creek 1001 1Summit Cr.’ 1001 IFox Creek 1001 2Heiney 1001 1.5Porcupine 1001 1Chimney 1001 0.5Deafy 1001 1.3Sisley Creek 1001 2.5Cannon Gulch 1002 2Cattrial 1002 1Slinkman 1002 0.5Iron Mtn Gulch 1002 3Cave Cr.’ 1003 2Reagan Cr.’ 1003 0.7Burni River* 1003 3Alder Cr.(int) 1004 2Rattlebrain 1004 1McElroy 1004 1Alder Creek 1004 1Ryan 1006 1.5Powell Creek 1006 1.3Binder 1006 2Spring Creek 1006 1Abobe Gulch(int) 1013 2Chicken Gulch(int) 1013 2Table Rock 1015 2Beaver 1016 1.8Skunk 1020 1Washington 1020 1Deer 1020 1.4Shirttail 1024 0.5N. Dixie 1026 2French 1032 1.2Road 1037 0.5Lower Brown 1037 0.5Shirttail 1037 0.8Draws(int) 1037 6Turner Gulch(int) 1039 4.5Dixie 1039 1.2Benson 1040 3Durbin Creek 1040 3Unnamed 1044 1.2Nodine 1048 5.5Mullen Spr.’ 1301 2Cottonwood Cr. 1301 1.6Burnt River* 1301 4.5

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55 Pine Creek 130156 Burnt River Spr.’ 130157 Big Fir Spr.’ 130158 Cottonwood Spr.’ 130159 White Rick 130160 Miller Gulch’ 130161 Campbell Gulch* 130162 Dark Canyon’ 130263 Snowshoe 130264 French Gulch 130265 Deer Cr.’ 130266 Blue Spring Gulch 130267 Unnamed 130268 City Gulch 131869 Deadman Gulch 131870 Basin Creek 131871 Cube Spring 131872 Wiser 131873 Thornton Gulch 131874 E. Fork 1st Cr. 131875 S. Dixie 131876 Clarks Creek 132977 Powder River 200470 Unnamed 200479 Boyce Cr. 200480 Rich Craek 200481 Unnamed 200482 Unnamed 200483 Powder River 200484 Five Mile 200885 Little Rattlesnake 201286 Rattlesnake 201287 Whiskey Gulch 201988 Salt Creek 201989 Crews Creek 202090 Pittsbug Gulch 202391 Unnamed 202392 Corral Gulch 202393 Unnamed 202494 Crystal Palace Cr.’ 202495 Corrai Gulch 202496 Unnan-ed 202497 Pittsburg Cr.’ 202498 Crystal Palace 202499 Unnarnad 2025100 Spring Creek 2025101 Unnan-ed 2025102 Unnamed 2027103 Sawmill Cr.’ 2028104 Ritter Cr.’ 2029105 China Creek 2030106 Ritter Cr. 2031107 Goose Creek 2032108 Middle Past, 2032109 Powder River 2034

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165 Iron Dyke Cr.’166 Holbrook Cr.’167 Herman Cr.’168 Ballard Cr.’169 Copper Cr.’170 McGraw Cr.’171 Nelson Cr.’172 Ashby Cr.’173 Hunsaker Cr.’174 Daly Creek175 Squaw Creek176 Box Canyon177 Deer Gulch178 Chalk Creek179 Rock Gulch180 Three Canyon181 S. Daly182 Road Gulch183 Maiden Gulch184 Connor185 Quicksand186 Camp Creek187 Canyon188 Douglas189 Lower Vail190 Town Gulch191 Barnard192 Pine193 Hunt194 Pine Creek195 Indian Creek196 Brannon Gulch197 Big Creek198 WaterGulch199 Rattlesnake Gulch200 Juniper Gulch201 Windless Gulch202 Ripley Gulch203 Denny Flat204 Burnt River205 Kitchen Creek206 Timber Gulch207 Elk Creek208 W. Fork Sutton209 W. Fork Sutton210 Sutton Creek

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Appendix C . References Cited

U.S. Departmet? of Interior, Bureau of Land Manage-ment. 1986 a. Draft Baker Resource Area Re-source Management Plan/Environmental ImpactStatement. March 1986. U.S. Government PrintingOffice, Washington, D.C. 120 pp. (Copies available atthe Vale Districtand Area Offices).

U.S. Deparlmert of Interior, Bureau of Land Manage-ment. 1986 b. Baker Resource Area ProposedResource Management Plan/EnvironmentalImpact Statement. September 1986. U.S. Govern-ment Printing Ofice, Washington. D.C. 78 pp.(Copies availabie at the Vale District and Area Of-fices).

U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Manage-ment. 1980 a. Draft Baker District (now BakerResource Area)lronside Grazing ManagementEnvironmentalimpact Statement. April 1980. U.S.Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 290pp. (Limited copies are available at the Vale Districtand Area Offices).

U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Manage-ment. 1980 b. Flnai Baker District (now BakerResource Area: lronslde Grazing ManagementEnvironmental impact Statement. September1980. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,DC. 138 pp. (Limited copies are available at the ValeDistrict and Baker Resource Area Offices).

U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Manage-ment. 1981. Baker District (now Baker ResourceArea) lronside Rangeland Program Summary(RPS) Record of Decision. July 1981. U.S. Govern-ment Printing Cffice, Washington, D.C. 20 pp. (Nocopies are avaiable for distribution).

U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Manage-ment. 1986. Draft Oregon Wilderness Environ-mental ImpactStatement. April 1985. U.S. Govern-ment Printing Office, Washington, DC. (Volume I,128 pp.; Volume IV, 361 pp.). (Limited copies areavailable at theBLM Oregon State Office and theVale District ard Area Offices).

U.S. Deparlmeit of Interior, Bureau of Land Manage-ment. 1987. Supplemental to Draft Oregon Wilder-ness Environmental Impact Statement. January1987. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,D.C. (Volume i, 125 pp.; Volume ii, 458 pp.). (Copiesare available al the Oregon State BLM Office and theVale District ard Area Offices).

U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Manage-ment. 1985. Rangeland Monitoring in Oregon andWashington. August 1985. 54 pp. (No copies areavailable for distribution).

U.S. Department of interior, Bureau of Land Manage-ment. 1983. Vale District Monitoring Plan. April1983. 56 pp. (No copies are available for distribu-tion).

U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Manage-ment. 1986. Monitoring Plan, Baker ResourceArea. March 1984. 29 pp. (No copies are availablefor distribution).

U.S. Department of Interior. Bureau 01 Land Manage-ment. 1986. Monitorlng Western Oregon Recordsof Decision. Oregon State Office BLM Manual Sup-plement H-1734-l. April 1986. US. GovernmentPrinting Office, Washington, D.C. 153 pp. (Copiesare available at the BLM Oregon State Office and theVale District Office).

U.S. Department of interior, Bureau of Land Manage-ment. 1985 b. Final Northwest Area NoxiousWeed Control Program Environmental ImpactStatement. December 1985. US. GovernmentPrinting Office, Washington, D.C. 295 pp. (Copiesare available at the BLM Oregon State Office and theVale District Office).

U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Manage-ment. 1986. Draft Supplement to the NorthwestArea Noxious Weed Control Program Final Envi-ronmental Impact Statement. October 1986. U.S.Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. 88 pp.(Copies are available at the BLM Oregon State Officeand the Vale District Office).

U.S. Department of interior, Bureau of Land Manage-ment. 1987. Final Supplement to the NorthwestArea Noxious Weed Control Program Final Envl-ronmental impact Statement. March 1987. U.S.Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 151pp. (Copies are available at the BLM Oregon StateOffice and the Vale District Office).

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Appendix D - List of Preparers

Birss, Helen EconomistBrown, Dan Soil ConservationistDenny, John Natural Resource SpecialistFindley, Jean District BiologistForre, Lynne Word Processing/Editorial

AssistantHanson, Richard Supervisory ForesterKniesel, Matthias Wildlife BiologistKuhns, Ralph GeologistLedger, James Realty SpecialistLieurance, Robert Planning and Environmental

CoordinatorLowery, Odos ForesterMeyer, Gerald Recreation SpecialistOman, Mary ArchaeologistOsborne, Frederick Programs Implementation

Staff LeaderPitts, Karen Information Systems AssistantTaylor, Larry Supervisory Range Conser-

vationistZaugg, Diane Clerk-Typist

Appendix E - GLOSSARY OF TERMS

ABATEMENT Suppression or termination

AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CON-CERN (ACEC) Places within public lands wherespecial management attention is required to protectunique values.

ACTIVITY PLAN A site-specific plan for the manage-ment of one or more resources (for example a HabitatManagement Plan, Allotment Management Plan).This is the most detailed level of BLM planning.

ACTUAL USE The true amount of grazing AUMs,based on the numbers of livestock and grazing datessubmitted by the livestock operator and confirmed byperiodic field checks by the BLM.

ADJUSTMENTS Changes in animal numbers,periods of use, kinds of classes of animals or man-agement practices as warranted by specific condi-tions.

ALLOTMENT An area of land where one or morelivestock operators graze their livestock. Allotmentsgenerally consist of BLM lands but may also includeother federal managed, state owned, and privatelands. An allotment may include one or more sepa-rate pastures. Livestock numbers and periods of useare specified for each allotment.

ALLOTMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN (AMP) Anintensive livestock grazing management plan dealingwith a specific unit of rangeland, based on multipleuse resource management objectives. The AMPconsiders livestock grazing in relation to the renew-able resources such as watershed, vegetation, andwildlife. An AMP establishes the season of use, thenumber of livestock to be permitted on the range, andthe range improvements needed.

ALLUVIUM Well sorted soil and rock debris depositedby water.

ANADROMOUS FISH Fish that migrate from theocean to breed in fresh water. Their offspring returnto the ocean.

ANIMAL UNIT MONTH (AUM) The amount of forageconsumed by one mature cow and calf under sixmonths, for one month. The amount of forage con-sumed by one horse, or five sheep, or five deer, or sixbighorn for one month is considered equal to one cowAUM; also a unit of measurement of grazing privilegethat represents the privilege of grazing one animal forone month

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AQUATIC Living or growing in or on the water.

ASPECT The direction a slope faces.

AVAILABLE FORESTLAND The commercial andwoodland forestland base remaining after all legal,economic and muliple use considerations are deter-mined and assessed through the Bureau land useplanning process.

BEST FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Gen-eral forest management practices which are consis-tent for all timber harvest and treatment activities.

BIG GAME ANIMALS Limited to elk, mule deer, bear,mountain goats, and bighorn sheep in Baker Re-source Area in this document.

BOARD FOOT A unit of solid wood, one foot squareand one inch thick.

BROADCAST BURNING Allowing a controlled fire toburn over a designated area within well definedboundaries for a reduction of fuel hazard or as asilvicultural treatrrent or both.

BROWSE To browse is to graze a plant; also, browse(noun) is the tender shoots, twigs, and leaves ofshrubs often usedas food by cattle, deer, elk, andother animals.

BUFFER STRIP A protective area adjacent to an areaof concern that requires special attention or protec-tion. In contrast to riparian zones, which are ecologi-cal units, buffer strips can be designed to meetvarying management concerns.

BUREAU PLANNING SYSTEM A process used inthe BLM to establish land use allocations, constraints,and objectives forvarious categories of public landuse.

CADASTRAL SURVEY A survey that creates, marks,defines, retraces, or reestablishes the boundaries andsubdivisions of public land.

CAIRN A heap of stones set up as a landmark,monument, tombstone, and so forth.

CANDIDATE SPECIES are those species designatedas candidates (categories 1 and 2) for listing aslhreatened or endangered by the FWSNMFS. A listhas been published in the Federal Register.

CARRYING CAPACITY In livestock grazing, it is themaximum stocking rate possible without damagingregetation or rela:ed resources. Carrying capacity

may vary from year to year on the same area due tofluctuating forage production.

CATCHMENT A structure built lo collect and retainwater.

CLEARCUTTING A method of timber harvesting inwhich all trees, merchantable or unmerchantable arecut from an area.

CLIMAX PLANT COMMUNITY The vegetativecommunity that emerges after a series of successivevegetational stages and perpetuates itself indefinitelyunless disturbed by outside forces.

COMMERCIAL FORESTLANDS Forestland capableof producing merchantable timber at rates of at least20 cubic feet per acre per year and is currently or pro-spectively accessible and not withdrawn from suchuse.

COMMERCIAL TREE SPECIES Tree species whoseyields are reflected in the allowable cut: pines, firs,spruce, Douglas fir, cedar, and larch.

COMPACTION The process of packing firmly andclosely together; the state of being so packed, (e.g.,mechanical compaction 01 soil by livestock or vehicu-lar activity). Soil compaction results from particlesbeing pressed together so that the volume of soil isreduced. It is influenced by the physical properties ofthe soil, moisture content and the type and amount ofcompactive effort.

COMMODITY RESOURCES Goods or products ofeconomic use or value.

CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN The livingAmerican Indian.

COORDINATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN(CRMP) A specific management plan for a unit of landdeveloped by all landowners (Federal, State, private,and so on) and affected interests for management ofall resources and land uses (grazing, timber, wildlife,habitat, and so on) within the land unit.

COW-CALF OPERATION A livestock operation onwhich a basic breeding herd of cows, heifers and bullsis maintained. The cows produce a calf crop eachyear and the operation keeps some heifer calves fromeach crop for breeding herd replacements. Theoperation sells the rest of the calf crop between theages of 6-12 months along with old or nonproductivecows and bulls.

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CRITICAL GROWTH PERIOD A specified period of DEFERRED GRAZING Discontinuance of livestocktime in which plants need to develop sufficient carbo- grazing on an area for a specified period of timehydrate reserves and produce seed, for instance ap- during the growing season to promote plant reproduc-proximately the months of May and June for blue- tion, establishment of new plants, or restoration of thebunch wheatgrass. vigor of old plants.

CRITICAL HABITAT Any habitat which, if lost, wouldappreciably decrease the likelihood of the survivaland recovery of a threatened or endangered speciesor a distinct segment of its population. Critical habitatmay represent any portion of the present habitat of alisted species and may include additional areas forreasonable population expansion. Critical habitatmust be officially designated as such by the Fish andWildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Serv-ice.

DEFERRED ROTATION GRAZING Discontinuanceof livestock grazing on various parts of range in suc-ceeding years, allowing each part to rest successivelyduring the growing season. This permits seedproduction, establishment of new seedings, or resto-ration of plant vigor. Two, but more commonly threeor more, separate pastures are required.

DIRECT SALE A sale at fair market value to a desig-nated purchaser without competitive bidding.

CRITICAL WINTER RANGE That area where allindividuals of the species of interest are located at thepoint in time when distribution is most restricted overan average five winters out of ten.

DISTRIBUTION The uniformity of livestock grazingover a range area. Distribution is affected by theavailability of water, topography, and type and palati-bility of vegetation as well as other factors.

CRUCIAL WILDLIFE HABITAT Parts of the habitatnecessary to sustain a wildlife habitat population atcritical periods of its life cycle. This is often a limitingfactor on the population. such as breeding habitat,winter habitat, and so forth.

DIVERSITY A measure of the variety of species andhabitats in an area that takes into account the relativeabundance of each species or habitat.

CULTURAL RESOURCES Fragile and nonrenewableelements of the environment including archaeologicalremains (evidence of prehistoric or historic humanactivities) and sociocultural values traditionally held byethnic groups (sacred places, traditionally utilized rawmaterials, etc.).

EARLY SERAL Ecological condition class thatcorresponds to 0 to 25 percent of the plant composi-tion found in the potential climax plant community. Itcould be considered synonymous with poor rangecondition.

EASEMENTS A right held by one person to make useof the land of another for a limited purpose, as right ofpassage.

CULTURAL SITE Any location that includes prehis-toric and/or historic evidence of human use or thathas important sociocultural value.

CUSTODIAL (C)CATEGORY ALLOTMENTS Theseare grazing allotments that are unfenced, small tracts,which are intermingled with much larger acreages onnon-BLM rangelands, this limiting BLM’s managementopportunities. The custodial category was furtherdivided into Cl and C2 allotments. The Cl designa-tion will allow reclassification to an I category allot-ment when BLM obtains increased cooperation withadjacent landowners or improved manageabilitythrough land acquisition for improved managementand BLM investment in range improvements. The C2designation would result in the allotment remainingcustodial management.

ECOLOGICAL RANGE CONDITION Four classesused to express the degree to which the conditionclasses composition of the present plant communityreflects that of climax. They are as follows:

Percentage of Present PlantCommunity that

is Climax forthe Range Site

Successional Stage 76-100Late Seral 51-75Middle Seral 26-50Early Seral O-25

DEFERMENT The withholding of livestock grazing onan area until a certain stage of plant growth isreached.

ECOSYSTEM An ecological unit consisting of bothliving and nonliving components which interact toproduce a natural, stable system.

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ENDANGERED SPECIES A plant or animal specieswhose prospects for survival and reproduction are inimmediate jeopardy, as designated by the Secretaryof the Interior. and as is further defined by the Endan-gered Species Act of 1973, as amended.

ENDEMIC VEGETATION Vegetation limited orrestricted to a given site or region due to its physio-logical requirements for specific soil conditions,climaticfactors or other physical features.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT The positive or negativeeffect 01 any action upon a given area or resource.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) Aformal document to be filed with the EnvironmentalProtection Agency that considers significant environ-mental impacts expected from implementation of amajor Federal action.

EPHEMERAL STREAM A stream that flows only afterrain or during snow melt.

EROSION Detachment and movement of soil or rockfragments by water, wind, ice or gravity.

EXCLOSURE An area fenced to exclude livestock.

EXCLUDED FOREST MANAGEMENT The manage-ment of forestland areas where management forforest poducts is excluded.

EXTENSIVE RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREASAreas containing opportunities for local recreationwhere ldss intensive management is needed toachieve recreation objectives.

FAUNA All the animals in a given area.

FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENTACT OF 1976 (FLPMA) Public Law 94-579. October21, 1976, often referred to as the BLM’s “Organic Act”which povides the majority of the BLM’s legislatedauthority, direction, policy and basic managementguidance.

FLOODPLAIN The relatively flat area or lowlandsadjoining a body of standing or flowing water whichhas been or might be covered by floodwater.

FLORA All the plants in a given area.

FORAGE All browse and herbaceous foods that areavailable to grazing animals including wildlife anddomestIc livestock.

FORB A broad-leafed herb that is not a grass, sedge,or NSh.

FORESTLAND Land which is now, or is capable ofbeing, at least 10 percent stocked by forest trees, andis not currently developed for nontimber use.

FOREST MANAGEMENT All commercial forestlandthat is part of the timber lands production base forallowable cut calculation.

GEOTHERMAL Of or pertaining to the internal heat ofthe earth.

GLACIAL OUTWASH The material, chiefly sand orgravel, washed from a glacier by the action of meltwa-ter.

GLACIAL TILL Glacial drift consisting of an unas-sorted mixture of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders: astiff clay.

GRAZING PREFERENCE The total number (activeand suspended nonuse) of animal unit months oflivestock grazing on public land apportioned andattached to base property owned or controlled by apermittee.

GRAZING SYSTEM The manipulation of livestockgrazing to accomplish a desired result.

GROUND COVER Vegetation, mulch, litter, rock andso forth.

GROUNDWATER Subsurface water that is in thezone of saturation.

GROWING SEASON Generally, the period of theyear during which the temperature of cultivatedvegetation remains sufficiently high to allow plantgrowth.

HABITAT A specific set of physical conditions thatsurround a species group of species, or a largecommunity. In wildlife management, the majorconstituents of habitat are considered to be food,water, cover and living space.

HABITAT DIVERSITY The relative degree or abun-dance of plant species, communities, habitats orhabitat features (e.g. topography, canopy layers) perunit of area.

HABITAT MANAGEMENT PLAN A plan for themanagement of wildlife habitat.

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HABITAT TYPE The collective area which one plantassociation occupies or will come to occupy assuccession advances, The habitat types is definedand described on the basis of the vegetation andassociated environment.

IMPROVE (I) CATEGORY ALLOTMENT These aregrazing allotments that have a potential for resourceimprovements where BLM controls enough land to im-plement changes.

INFILTRATION The gradual downward flow of waterfrom the surface into the soil profile.

ISSUE A subject or question of widespread publicdiscussion or interest regarding management ofpublic lands within the Baker Resource Area of theVale District and identified through public participa-tion.

IMPACT A spatial or temporal change in the humanenvironment caused by man. The change should be(1) perceptible, (2) measurable, and (3) relatablethrough a change agent to a management activity oralternative.

INTENSIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT The manage-ment of available forestland areas where forestmanagement is one of the many uses but where otheruses or resource values are f&t emphasized.

INTERMITTENT STREAM A stream which flows mostof the time but occasionally is dry or reduced to pools.

LAND TREATMENT All methods of range development and soil stabilization such as reseeding, sage-brush control (burning and mechanical), pitting,furrowing, water spreading, etc.

LATE SERAL Ecological condition class correspond-ing to 51 to 75 percent of the plant composition foundin the potential natural plant community. SynOny-mous with good range condition.

LEASABLE MINERALS Minerals subject to lease bythe federal government, including oil, gas, and coal.

LEASE An instrument through which interests aretransferred from on party to another, subject to certainobligations and considerations.

LEK A site to which birds regularly resort for purposesof sexual display and courtship.

LICENSED USE Active use AUMs that a permitteehas paid for during a given grazing period.

LIEU Public lands that a patentee has a right tolocate and select in place of lands within the limits ofa previous grant which are occupied by persons givenspecial protection by the law.

LIFE FORM A group of wildlife species whose re-quirements for habitat are satisfied by similar succes-sional stages within a given plant communities.

LITHIC SCATTER A prehistoric site characterized bya scatter of stone tools and flakes that may indicate anumber of functions.

LITTER A surface layer of loose, organic debris,consisting of freshly fallen or slightly decomposedorganic materials.

LIVESTOCK OPERATION A ranch or farm where asignificant portion of the income is derived from thecontinuing production of livestock.

LOAM A rich, friable (crumbly) soil containing arelatively equal mixture of sand and sin and a some-what smaller proportion of clay.

LOCATABLE MINERALS Minerals or materialssubject to disposal and development through theMining Law of 1872 (as amended). Generally in-cludes metallic minerals such as gold and silver andother materials not subject to lease or sale (somebentonites, limestone, talc, some zeolites, and so on).

LONG-TERM A point in time 10 years following thebeginning of the implementation phase for the RMP.

LOPPtNG Cutting off one or more branches of a treewhether I is standing, felled or fallen.

LOPPING AND SCATTERING Lopping the slashcreated by logging operations and spreading it moreor less evenly over the ground without burning.

MAINTAIN (M) CATEGORY ALLOTMENT These aregrazing allotments where satisfactory managementhas already been achieved through ConservationPlans, Coordinated Resource Management Plans, orCooperative Agreements with adjoining landowners.

MAJOR TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES Facilitiesfor electric transmission, 69 kV and above andpipelines IO inches diameter and larger.

MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK PLAN (MFP) landuse plan that established coordinated land useallocations for all resource and support activities for aspecific land area within a BLM district. It also

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establishes objectives and constraints for eachresource and support activity and provides data forconsideration in program planning. (This process hasbeen replaced by the Resource Management Plan-ning process).

MANAGEMENT SITUATION ANALYSIS (MSA) Acomprehensive display of physical resource data andan analysis of the current use, production, conditionand trend of the resources and the potentials andopportunities within a planning unit, including a profileof ecological values.

MID SERAL Ecological condition class that corre-sponds to 26 to 50 percent of the composition foundin the potential natural plant community. It could beconsidered synonymous with fair range condition.

MINERAL ENTRY The locating and filing of miningclaims by an individual to protect his right to a valu-able mineral.

MINERAL ESTATE The ownership of the minerals onthe land.

MITIGATING MEASURES (a) Avoiding the impactaltogether by not taking a certain action or pans of anaction. (b) Minimizing impacts by limiting the degreeor magnitude of the action and its implementation. (c)Rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, orrestoring the affected environment. (d) Reducing oreliminating the impact over time by preservation andmaintenance operations during the life of the action.(e) Compensating for the impact by replacing orproviding substitute resources or environments.

MULTIPLE USE Balanced management of varioussurface and subsurface resources without permanentimpairment of the productivity of the lands that willbest meet present and future needs.

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Theofficial list, established by the Preservation Act of1966, of the Nation’s cultural resources worthy ofpreservation. The Register lists archaeological,historic, and architectural properties (such as districts,sites, buildings, structures, and objects) nominated fortheir local, State, or National significances by Stateand/or Federal agencies and approved by the Na-tional Register stalf. The Register is maintained bythe National Park Service.

NATIVE AMERICAN The American Indian.

NATURAL AREA A physical and biological areawhich either retains or has reestablished its naturalcharacter, although tt need not be completely undis-

turbed, and which typifies native vegetation andassociated biological and geological features orprovides habitat for rare or endangered animal orplant species or includes geologic or other naturalfeatures of scientific or educational value.

NONCOMMERCIAL FORESTLAND LAND Landwhich is not capable of yielding at least 20 cubic feetof wood per acre per year of commercial species orland which is capable of producing only noncommer-cial tree species.

NONCOMMERCIAL TREE SPECIES Species whoseyields are not reflected in the allowable cut, regard-less of their salability. Includes all hardwoods, juniperand Mountain mahogany.

NON-FOREST LAND Land that has been developedfor non-timber uses or land that is incapable of being10 percent stocked with forest trees.

NONOPERABLE FORESTLANDS Land that isunsuitable for any type of timber harvest activity dueto their 1) physical features; for example, extremelyrocky, boulder fields, rim rocks, rock outcrops, andunsafe for logging operations and/or 2) forestlands onwhich logging activity will result in the loss of the site’spotential for producing commercial tree species: forexample, loss of soil through erosion, slope failure,and/or the inability to reforest the site within accept-able time limits (usually five to fifteen years) even withspecial reforestation techniques.

NOXIOUS WEEDS According to the Federal NoxiousWeed Act (PL 93-629), a weed that causes disease orhas other adverse effects on man or his environment,and, therefore, is detrimental to agriculture andcommerce of the United States and to the publichealth.

OFF-ROAD VEHICLE (ORV) Any motorized track orwheeled vehicle designed for cross-country travelover any type of natural terrain.

OFF-ROAD VEHICLE DESIGNATIONOPEN: Designated areas and trails where off-roadvehicles may be operated (subject to operatingregulations and vehicle standards set forth in BLMManuals 6341 and 8343).LIMITED: Designated areas and trails where the useof off-road vehicles is subject to restrictions, such aslimiting the number or types of vehicles allowed,dates, and times of use (seasonal restrictions);limiting use to existing roads and trails; or limiting useto designated roads and traits. Under the designatedroads and trails designation, use would be allowedonly on roads and trails that are signed for use.

Combinations of restrictions are possible, such aslimiting use to certain types of vehicles during certaintimes of the year.CL3SED: Designated areas and trails where the useof off-road vehicles is permanently or temporarily pro-hibted. Emergency use of vehicles is allowed.

OLD GROWTH STAND A stand of trees that is pastmsturity, usually 200 years or older, and showingsigns of decadence, large trees, snags and downlogs, multilayered canopy, many species.

OPERATIONS INVENTORY An intensive forestinrentory which prorides managers with informationshowing the location, acreage, silvicultural needs, andmortality-salvage or thinning needs within eachsection of public land.

OUTSTANDING NATURAL AREA (ONA) An area ofurrusual natural characteristics where management ofrecreation activities is necessary to preserve thosecharacteristics.

PALEONTOLOGY A science dealing with the life ofpast geological periods as known from fossil remains.

PERMEABILITY (SOIL) The quality of a soil horizonlhat enables water or air to move through it; may beimited by the presence of one nearly impermeablenorizon even though the others are permeable.

PERMITTEE One who holds a permit to grazelivestock on public land. Holder of a license or permitfor grazing on an allotment.

PERENNIAL (PERMANENT) STREAM A stream thatordinarily has rurning water on a year round basis.

PERIOD OF USE The time of livestock grazing on arange area based on the type of vegetation or stageof vegetative growth.

PLACER MINING A method of mining in which thesurface materialis washed for gold or other valuableminerals. When water under pressure is employed tobreak down the gravel, the term hydraulic mining isgenerally used.

PLANT COMMUNITY An association of plants ofvarious speciesfound growing together in differentareas with similar site characteristics.

PLANT SUCCESSION The process of vegetativedevelopment whereby an area becomes successivelyoccupied by different plant communities of higher eco-logical orders.

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PREHISTORIC Refers to a period wherein NativeAmerican cultural activities took place which were notyet influenced by wntact with historic non nativeculture(s).

PRESCRIBED FIRE A planned burning of live ordead vegetation under favorable conditions whichwould achieve desired results.

PRIORITY USE AREA An area where a particularresource, such as wildlife habitat, would receivemanagement emphasis or priority. The areas areeither unique, significant, or best suited for thedevelopment, management, use, or protection of aresource. The principles of multiple use and sus-tained yield would be maintained in each priority usearea. Many different uses would be allowed in eachpriority area, but the priority use would be the firstpriority.

PROPOSED SPECIES are species that have beenofficially proposed for listing as threatened or endan-gered by the Secretary of the Interior. A proposedrule has been published in the Federal Register.

PUBLIC LANDS Any land and interest in land (suchas mineral estate) owned by the United States andadministered by the Secretary of the Interior throughthe Bureau of Land Management. May include publicdomain or acquired lands in any combination.

RANGE SITE A type of rangeland with inherenttydifferent soil characteristics that produce a signifi-cantly different kind or amount of potential vegetation.

RAPTORS Bird species which have adapted to seizeprey, such as eagles and hawks.

RECREATIONANDPUELICPURPOSESACT(RBPP ACT) This act authorized the Secretary of theInterior to lease or convey public lands for recrea-tional and public purposes under specified conditionsto states or their political subdivisions and to nonprofitcorporations and associations.

REGENERATION The renewal of a commercial treecrop, whether by natural or artificial means; also, theyoung crop itself.

RESEARCH NATURAL AREA (RNA) A naturallyoccurring physical or biological unit (RNA) wherenatural conditions are maintained insofar as possible.Further, the natural features are preserved for re-search and educational purposes. The features to bepreserved may be important or unique ecosystems,habitats, organisms, and may be terrestrial, freshwa-ter, or marine.

RESERVED FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE Propertyon which the federal government has retained owner-ship of minerals (and the right to remove the minerals)while transferringthe surface estate into private orother ownership.

RESIDUAL GROUND COVER That portion of thetotal vegetative ground cover that remains afterlivestock grazing.

RESTRICTED FOREST MANAGEMENT The man-agement of available forestland areas where forestmanagement is one of the many uses but otherresource values are emphasized.

RIGHT-OF-WAY A permit or an easement whichauthorizes the USB of public lands for certain specifiedpurposes, commonly for pipelines, roads, telephonelines, electric lines, reservoirs, and so on; also, thelands covered by such an easement or permit.

RIPARIAN ZONE OR AREA Those terrestrial areaswhere the vegetation complex (Area or Zone) andmicroclimate conditions are products of the combinedpresence and influence of perennial and/or intermit-tent water, associated high water tables and soilswhich exhibit some wetness characteristics. Normallyused to refer to the zone within which plants growrooted in the watertable of streams, ponds andsprings.

RIP RAP A quaniity of broken stone for foundations,revetments of embankments, and so on a foundationor wall of stones thrown together irregularly.

RUNOFF That part of precipitation, as well as anyother flow contributions, which appears in surfacestreams, either perennial or intermittent.

SALABLE MINERALS High volume, low valuemineral resources including common varieties of rock,clay, decorative stone, sand, and gravel.

SEDIMENT Soil, rock particles and organic or otherdebris carried from one place to another by wind,water or gravity.

SENSITIVE SPECIES are those designated by aState Director, usually in cooperation with the Stateagency responsible for managing the species, assensitive. They ae those species that are: (1) understatus review by the FWS/NMFS; or (2) whosenumbers are declining so rapidly that Federal listingmay become necessary; or (3) with typically small andwidely dispersed copulations; or (4) those inhabitingecological refugiaor other specialized or uniquehabitats.

SERAL STAGE The series of relatively transitorycommunities, including plants and animals whichdevelop during ecological succession, beginning afterthe Pioneer State (such as beginning with bareground) to the Climax Stage.

SHRUB A low woody plant, usually with severalstems, that may provide food and/or cover for ani-mals.

SHORT-TERM The period of time needed to imple-ment managements decisions following the comple-tion of the RMP approximately 5 to 7 years.

SITE PREPARATION Any action taken in conjunctionwith a reforestation effort (natural or artificial) to createan environment which is favorable for survival ofsuitable trees during the first growing season. Thisenvironment can be created by altering ground cover,soil or microsite conditions, using biological, mechani-cal, or manual clearing, prescribed burning, herbicideor a combination of methods.

SITE CLASS A forest management term denoting siteproductivity and measured in six productivity classes(i.e. Site Class I - highest productivity, Site Class VIlowest productivity).

SLASH The branches, bark, tops, cull logs, andbroken or uprooted trees left on the ground afterlogging has been completed.

SLOPE FAILURE Downward and outward movementof material in an unconsolidated mass; (slumped):material that has slid down from a higher position on aslope.

SLUMP Rotational failure of a discrete block of soil ona failure plane that is curved from top to bottom andfrom side to side. The block rotates downward andoutward along this failure plane while remaining moreor less intact.

SNAG A standing dead tree from which the leavesand most of the limbs have fallen.

SOIL The unconsolidated mineral material on theimmediate surface of the earth that serves as anatural medium for the growth of land plants.

SOIL LOSS TOLERANCE The maximum amount ofsoil loss as expressed in tons/acre/year that can betolerated and still permit a high level of productivity tobe sustained indefinitely.

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SOIL MOISTURE Water held in the root zone bycapitary action. Pan of the soil moisture is availableto plmts, part is held too tightly by capillary or r-no-lecuar forces to be removed by plants.

SOIL PRODUCTIVITY Capacity of a soil, in its normalenvionment, for producing specified plants underspecified management systems.

SPECIAL CONCERN Those plants that are consid-ered rare within Oregon, but may be common inocrzrence within other states and/or there is atpresent insufficient justification for these plant speciesto be included on the Sensitive Plant Species list, ornewly discovered species which are in the process ofbeing described.

SPLIT-ESTATE An area of land where the surface isprirately owned and the subsurface mineral resourcesare federally owned.

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER(SHPO) The official within each State, authorized bythz State at the request of the Secretary of theIRerior, to act as a liaison for purposes of implement-ing the National Historic Preservation ActOf 1966.

STATE LIEU See LIEU in Glossary

STATE LISTED SPECIES are those proposed forlisting or listed by a State in a category implyingpotential endangerment or extinction.

STOCKING RATE [LIVESTOCK) An expression ofthe number of animals and the grazing period allottedlo a specific area. It is usually expressed as a ratio,such as acres/AUM.

STOCKED, 10 PERCENT Tree seedlings and sap-lings (0.5 inches indiameter 4.5 feet above theground) that are well distributed over the land and aremore than 30 per acre in number. Or, they are treeslarger than 5 inches in diameter with foliage thatcovers at least 10 percent of the land surface area.

SUCCESSION The orderly process of plant commu-nity change. The process by which one plant oranimal community will succeed another over timegiven the same climatic conditions.

SUSPENDED SEDIMENT Sediment suspended in afluid by the upward components of turbulent CurrentSor by colloidal suspension.

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SUSTAINABLE ANNUAL HARVEST The yield that aforest can produce continuously from a given level ofmanagement.

T/E SPECIES are those officially listed as threatenedor endangered by the Secretary or the Interior underthe provisions of the Endangered Species Act. A finalrule for the listing has been published in the FederalRegister.

THERMAL COVER Vegetation or topography thatprevents radiational heat loss, reduces wind chillduring cold weather and intercepts solar radiationduring warm weather.

THREATENED SPECIES A plant or animal speciesthat the Secretary of the Interior had determined to belikely to become endangered within the foreseeablefuture throughout all or most of its range.

TIMBER PRODUCTION CAPABILITY CLASSIFICA-TION (TPCC) The process of partitioning forestlandinto major classes indicating relative suitability toproduce timber on a sustained yield basis.

TOPOGRAPHY The exact physical features andconfiguration of a place or region; the detailed andaccurate description of a place or region.

TOPSOIL Fertile soil or soil material, usually rich inorganic matter, used to topdress disturbed areas.Topsoil is better suited to supporting plants than othermaterial.

TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES All solid orsemi-solid material found in the atmosphere.

TREND The direction of change in range conditionover a period of time, expressed as upward, static, ordownward.

UNDERSTORY SPECIES Shade-tolerant plantspecies which characteristically grow beneath theforest canopy, e.g. blackberry and rhododendron.

VEGETATIVE (GROUND) COVER The percent ofland surface covered by all living vegetation (andremnant vegetation yet to decompose) within 20 feetof the ground.

VEGETATIVE MANIPULATION Alternation ofpresent vegetation by using fire, plowing, or othermeans.

VEGETATION TYPE A plant community with immedi-ately distinguishable characteristics. based upon andnamed after the apparent dominant plant species.

VISITOR DAY rwelve hours of recreational use byone person.

VISUAL RESWRCES(S) The land, water, vegeta.tion and animals that comprise the scenery of anarea.

VISUAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (VRM) Theplanning, design, and implementation of managementobjectives to pnvide acceptable levels of visualimpacts.

VISUAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CLASSESThe degree of acceptable visual change within a char-acteristic landscape. A class is based upon thephysical and sociological characteristics of any givenhomogeneous area and serves as a managementobjective.

CLASS I areas (preservation) provide for naturalecological charges only. This class includes primitiveareas (HDB), some natural areas, some wild andscenic rivers, and other similar sites where landscapemodification activities should be restricted.

CLASS II (retention of the landscape character)includes areas where changes in any of the basicelements (form,line, color or texture) caused bymanagement activity should not be evident in thecharacteristic Isrtdscape.

CLASS Ill (partal retention of the landscape charac-ter) includes areas where changes in the basicelements (form, line, color, or texture) caused bymanagement activity may be evident in the character-istic landscape. However, the changes should remainsubordinate to tie visual strength of the existingcharacter.

CLASS IV (modification of the landscape character)includes areas where changes may subordinate theoriginal composition and character; however theyshould reflect what could be a natural occurrencewithin the charzteristic landscape.

CLASS V (reha3ilitation or enhancement of thelandscape character) includes areas where change isneeded. This chss applies to areas where thelandscape character has been so disturbed thatrehabilitation is ieeded. This class would apply toareas where ths quality class has been reducedbecause of unacceptable intrusions. It should be con-sidered an interim short-term classification until one ofthe other classes can be reached through rehabilita-tion or enhancement.

WATER QUALITY The chemical, physical, andbiological characteristics of water with respect to itssuitability for a particular use.

WATERSHED All lands which are enclosed by acontinuous hydrologic drainage divide and lie upslopefrom a specified point on a stream.

WATERSHED COVER The material (vegetation,litter, rock) covering the soil and providing protectionfrom, or resistance to, the impact of raindrops and theenergy of overland flow.

WATERSHED VALUES Soil productivity and ero-sional stability and the storage, yield, quality, andquantity of surface and subsurface waters.

WATER YIELD The quantity of water derived from aunit area of watershed.

WETLANDS OR WETLAND HABITAT Permanentlywet or intermittently flooded areas where the watertable (fresh, saline, or brackish) is at, near, or abovethe soil surface for extended intervals, where hydric(wet) soil conditions are normally exhibited, andwhere depths generally do not exceed two meters.Vegetation generally consists of emergent waterloving forms (hydrophytes) which require at least aperiodically saturated soil condition for growth and re-production In certain instances, vegetation may becompletely lacking.

WILDERNESS STUDY AREA (WSA) An area deter-mined to have wilderness characteristics. Studyareas will be subject to interdisciplinary analysis andpublic comment to determine wilderness suitability.Suitable areas will be recommended to the Presidentand Congress for wilderness designation.

WINTER RANGE That area where all individuals ofthe species of interest are located for over an averageof five winters out of ten during the period 15 Decem-ber lo 15 March.

WITHDRAWALS Actions which restrict the use ofpublic lands and segregate the lands from theoperation of some or all of the public land or minerallaws.

WOODLANDS Forestland not included in the com-mercial forestland sustainable harvest level. Includesall noncommercial and non-suitable forestland.

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SUITABLE WOODLANDS Non-commercial fores-tland and commercial forestland that is non-suitable(not included in the sustainable harvest level) be-cause of the fragile site and/or requires longer than 15years to reforest after harvest.

NON-SUITABLE WOODLANDS Forestland not cap-able of sustaining a harvest level of forest products.

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STREAM RlPARIAN INVENTORY - CHANNEL C0MP0NENI1

~Composition of Bottom Materials (TOta?Am%1Exposed bedrock Sm rubble 3-6" ~Lg boulders 3't dia. ~ coarse gr.wel l-3" ~Sm boulders l-3' ~ Fine gravel 0.1-l" ~Lg rubble 6-12" Snd, sit, cl, muck ~

5:ieCooe.si_tion 06 Chlnna, B& Mlt~.ri>ls lTd>l to 1002)Exposed bedrock ~ Sm rubble 3-6" ~Lg boulders 3't dia. __ coarse gravel l-3" ~Sm boulders l-3' _ _ Fine gravel 0.1-l" ~Lg rubble 6-12" _ _ Snd, slt, cl, muck ~

~scell aneous~atiStreamflow (cfs)

Streamflow duration (circle one) P. I, E stream tenper.sture

Channel entrenchment (estimated depth) ~"erage stream width

Stream gradient Average thalveg depth

Photo No.

Streambank Soil Alteration Ratinu sRatinq Value Percent OescriDtion ii

4 I-25 Streambanks are stable and are not being altered OR Streambanks are stable, but are being lightly altered. Less than 25% Of 5the streambank is receiving any kind of stress, and if stress is being received, it is very light. Less than 25% Of the 2lowflow or highflow" streambank is broken down or eroding.

3 26-50 Streambanks are receiving only moderate alteration. At least 50% of the streambank is in a natural stable condition. Lessthan 50% of the louflow OR highflow* streambank is broken down or eroding. Alteration is rated as natural, artificial or acombination of the two.

2 51-75 Streambanks have received major alteration. Less than 50% of the streambank is in a stable co,nd,ition. Over 5!% of the:cf:z,.OR highflow- streambank 7s broken down or eroding. Alteration is rated as natural, artlflcial or a ccnnb>natlon Of

1 76-100 Streambanks are severely altered. Less than 25X of the streambank is in a stable condition. Over 75%,0f the lOwflOW ORhighflow* streambank is broken down or eroding. Alteration is rated as natural. artificial, or a ccmbinatlon Of the two.

*Highflaw banks are those banks inmediately adjacent to the water during the average annual peak runnoff event with a return interval Ofapproximately 1.5 yrs.

Channel Morpholw" StatusRatinq Value w Description

4 Average channel width to thalveg depth ratio is less than 10 (excellent condition).

3 10-l? Average channel width to thalveg depth ratio equals 10 1 14 (good condition)

2 15-20 ~"erage channel width to thalreg depth ratio equals 15 > 20 (fair condition)

1 >20 Average channel width to thalveg depth ratio is greater than 20 (poor condition).

Channel Condition (Circle One Letter)

Non-incised: lateral erosion

STREAM RIPARIAN INVENTORY - “EGETATIYE COMPONENTS

streamside coverRat?!7 &cription

4 Streamside canopy cover is greater than 70X.

3 Streamside canopy cover ir 50 - 70%.

2 Streamside canopy cover is 30-491.

1 Streamride canopy cover is less than 30X.

Major Types 0fRi.afi.x Veqetation

1. 5.

2. 6.

3. 7.

Veqetative Bank Protection

9DescriptionTrees, shrubs, grass, and forbs combined cover more than 80% of the ground.dispersed. A deep. dense root mat is inferred.

Openings in this nearly complete cover are small and evenly

3 Plants cover 60 - 80% of the ground. A deep root mat is not continuous and more serious erosive incursions are possible in the openings

2 Plant cover ranges from 40 - 60%. Area of ground not covered by vegetation has a deep root mat potential.

1 Less than 407. of the ground is covered by vegetation. Root mats are discontinuous and shallow.

Mesic Woodv Veqetation Status

9DescriptionA variety of species and age classes are represented. Growth is vigorous and reproduction of species in both the under and overstory isproceeding at a rate to insure continued maintenance of stand.

3 Older aged stand more prevalent than middle aged. Openings in the tree canopy are larger than the space resulting from the loss of a single

ziimature individual. Some middle aged trees and a good number of young.

2 A few or no remnant old trees and IG+W middle aged trees. A good number of young.

1 A couple of old remnant trees and middle aged trees, or one or both of these age classes entirely missing. No young present or greater than70% use on apical stem. - OR - No woody vegetation present.

Waodv Riparian Species Reueneration Record (2 dwninant species)

AwlSire Class" Size Ranse X of individuals- SDeci es X of individuals- Scmies

Old % x

"iddle % x

Young X X of young grazed- % X of young grazed ~

*Age/Size Class based on heiqht or diameter (CIRCLE ONE). Specify parameter used and size range for each of the three categoriesAn Age/Size Class is considered "missing" if fewer than 5X of all individuals of the species fall into that class.

Additional Information

Vulnerability of site to further degradation -

Cause of site degradation, on-site and off-rite (watershed) factors -

Potential for recovery (High, Medium, Lou) -

Observed apparent trend and condition -

RIPARIAN VEGETATION POTENTIAL RATING

Stream Name: Segment No. :

Location: T. R. Sec. Date:

Water Code

::Perennial; stable flowPerennial; minor fluctuations

3. Perennial; major fluctuationswith scouring comnon

4. Intemittent; soils moist yearlang(subsurface flow)

2:Intermittent; soils occasionally dryEphemeral

Heiqht difference between lowflow water surfaceand hiahflow floodplain

1. 0 - 2 ft.

::2 - 3 ft.3 - 5 ft.

4. Greater than 5 ft.

Soils Code

::Sand, silt, clay, muckFine gravel (0.1-l" dia.)

2:Coarse gravel (l-3" dia.)Sm rubble to lg boulders (3"+ dia.)

5. Exposed bedrock

Elevation1. 1,000 - 3,999 ft.

5:4,000 - 4,999 ft.Greater than 5,000 ft

Bottom Gradient

:: 0 2 - - 2% 5%:: 5 - 8%

Greater than 8%

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Segment Number

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1 From:back of form2 From stream riparian inventory form3 From computer search4 Present Veg. f Potential Veg. = Present Successional Status (Percent of Vegetative Potential)

Community Community

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PRESENT RIPARIAN VEGETATIVE COMMUNITY

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Limited by amount of alkalinity. Alkali bullrush, greasewood, buffaloberry, salt cedar with saltgrasses and related salt tolerant forbs.

Little or no riparian vegetative potential. May support limited standsof mullen, low sagebrush, Sandberg's bluegrass and biscuit root. LARGELYNON-RIPARIAN.

Vegetation limited to scant stands of herbaceous species; especiallysedges, forbs, and water grasses. Some flexible shrub-type willowpossible.

Limited to sparse stands of willow (mostly shrub-type), mullen, syringaand rose.

Limited to herbaceous sage (Artemisia ludovisiana) and allies, mullen,Lomatium species, and Sandberg's bluegrass.

Tree willow, shrub willow, syringe, clematis, choke-cherry, and dogwood.Normally found below 5,000 ft.

Cottonwood, tree willow, shrub willow, syringa, clematis, rose,choke-cherry, and dogwood. Associated with a wide variety of riparianforbs and grasses.

Mountain alder, cottonwood, tree will, limited shrub willow, clematis,choke-cherry, and dogwood. Heavy stands of riparian grasses and robustsedges. Forbs plentiful.

Quaking aspen, mountain alder, hawthorn, occasional cottonwood, treewillow, shrub willow, choke-cherry, and dogwood. Normally found above4,000 ft. elevation.

Documents

Baker Resource Management Plan - BUREAU OF … of Decision Baker Resource Management Plan Vale District, Vale, Oregon This resource management plan documents the decisions reached