Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument : draft resource management plan/environmental impact statement

500 Pages·2002·39.6 MB·English

by  United States. Bureau of Land Management. Medford District

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Cascade-Siskiyou National
Monument
Draft Resource Management
Plan/ Environmental Impact
Statement
Volume 2 - Maps and Appendices
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Appendices
Table of Contents
Maps
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1 Analysis Area Location.^73
2 Existing Environment.D.A‘
3 Ecoregions of Oregon and Washington.5 ,
4 Satellite Imagery of Coarse Plant Communities of Northern California and Southern Oregon.6
5 Acute Surface Disturbance.7
6 General Geology.8
7 Soils with Limited Water Holding Capacity.9
8 Soil Mineralogy.10
9 Fragile Soils.11
10 General Soils.12
11 Average Annual Precipitation.13
12 Precipitation Zones.14
13 Hydrologic Units (Subwatersheds).15
14 DEQ 303d listed streams.16
15 Stream Systems and Riparian Reserves.17
16 Fish Distribution.18
' 17 Distribution of Plant Communities.19
18 Special Plant Communities.20
19 Noxious Weed Identification.21
20 Insect Incident 1995-1999.22
21 Laminated Root Rot Presence.23
22 Fire Regime (Based on SCS Potential Vegetation).24
23 Wildfire by land Ownership and Special Management Area.25
24 Initial Wildfire Attack Type.26
25 Wildfire Size.27
26 Danger Classification of Wildfire.28
27 Fire Hazard Ratings.29
28 Late-Successional and Old-Growth Habitat Types.30
29 Big Game Management Area.31
30 Road Systems - Alternative A.32
31 Road Systems - Alternative B. 33
32 Road Systems - Alternative C.34
33 Road Systems - Alternative D.35
34 Access Rights.36
35 Surface Condition.37
36 Surface Type.38
37 Grazing Allotments and Rangeland Improvements.39
38 Social and Human Resource Units.40
39 Socioeconomic Areas.41
40 Parks and Monuments in the Vicinity of CSNM.42
41 Vegetation Emphasis Areas.43
42 Management Zones.44
43 High Fire Hazard within 1/4 mile of McKelvie Habitat 1 & 2.45
44 Moderate Fire Hazard within 1/4 mile of McKelvie Habitat 1 & 2.46
45 Predicted Fire Behavior in McKelvie Habitat 1&2.47
46 A Compilation of Monitoring Sites across the CSNM Landscape.48
47 Existing Rangeland Utilization Plots, Rangeland Trend Plots, and Livestock Exclosures.49
48 Soils of Oregon Gulch RNA.50
49 Distribution of Plant Communities of Oregon Gulch RNA.51
50 Soils of Scotch Creek RNA.52
51 Distribution of Plant Communities of Scotch Creek RNA.53
52 Physical Relationship Between former Jenny Creek LSR and Neighboring LSRs.54
53 Area where Roads are Open to Snowmobile Use.55
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Appendices
Appendix A - Presidential Proclamation.57
Appendix B - Antiquities Act of 1906 .61
Appendix C - Memoirs of George Wright.63
Appendix D - Soil Characteristics Table.65
Appendix E - Plant Species in CSNM.67
Appendix F - Introduced Plant Species.83
Appendix G - Soda Mountain WSA Fire Management Plan.85
Appendix H - How Fire Risk Rating Was Calculated.95
Appendix I - Fire Hazard Rating.97
Appendix ] - Prioritization and Description of Fuels Treatment.99
Appendix K - Fuel Model Definitions.103
Appendix L - Fire Suppression Tactics.107
Appendix M - Statistical and Demographic Data.Ill
Appendix N - Other Economic Sectors.119
Appendix O - Soda Mountain Communication Site Photos.121
Appendix P - Linear and Site Authorization Table.123
Appendix Q - Butterflies Identified in the CSNM.127
Appendix R - Bureau's Guidelines for RNAs.131
Appendix S - Integrated Weed Management Plan.137
Appendix T - OGEA Treatment Design based on Ecoregion Characteristics.153
Appendix U - Stream Temperature and Turbidity Data.171
Appendix V - Visual Resource Management.181
Appendix W - Summary of Public Comments on Draft CSEEA/DEIS.183
Appendix X - Comments by Government Agencies.199
Appendix Y - Macroinvertebrates of the CSNM.217
Appendix Z - Monument Survey and Manage Standards and Guidelines.225
Appendix AA - Best Management Practices.231
Appendix BB - Monument Aquatic Conservation Strategy.261
Appendix CC - Transportation Management Plan.277
Appendix DD - Oregon Gulch RNA Plan.289
Appendix EE - Scotch Creek RNA Plan.337
Appendix FF - Social Interview Data.385
Appendix GG - Monument Weed Management Plan.393
Appendix HH - Hyatt Lake Recreation Plan.421
Appendix 11 - Q & A's from Meeting with Jackson County Commissioner.429
Appendix JJ - Coarse Woody Debris Standards and Guidelines.435
Appendix KK - Land Acquisition Criteria.441
Appendix LL - Monument Monitoring Strategy.443
Appendix MM - Meeting and Tours Concerning CSNM.491
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Appendices
Analysis Area Location
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Existing Environment
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Other BLM Administered Land
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U.S. Forest Service
Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Non-Federal Land
Bureau of Land Management
Medford District Hyatt Lake Recreation Area
2001 Mariposa Botanical Area
Oregon Gulch RNA
No warranty is made by the Bureau of Land Management as to
the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for Scotch Creek RNA
individual or aggregate use with other data. Original data were
compiled from various sources. This information may not meet Wilderness Study Area
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Appendices
Ecoregions of Oregon and Washington
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Medford District
2001
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the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for
individual or aggregate use with other data. Original data were
compiled from various sources. This information may not meet
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Satellite Imagery of Coarse Plant Communities of
Northern California and Southern Oregon
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Vegetation classes
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Woodland
Bureau of Land Management
1 California Nevada
Medford District Conifer
Wet Meadow
2001
Rock/Gravel
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individual or aggregate use with other data. Original data were
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Appendices
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Acute Surface Disturbance
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Bureau of Land Management
Medford District
2001
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the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for
individual or aggregate use with other data. Original data were
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General Geology
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Quaternary Surficial Deposits
Tertiary and Quaternary Volcanic Rocks of the
High Cascade Range
Tertiary Volcanic Rocks of the Western Cascade
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Range
Bureau of Land Management Intrusive Rocks
Ash Flow Tuff
Medford District
Eocene Sedimentary Rocks
2001
Late Cretaceous Hornbrook Formation
Sedimentary Marine
No warranty is made by the Bureau of Land Management as to
the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for Jurassic Granitic Plutonic Rocks (Ashland Pluton)
individual or aggregate use with other data. Original data were
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