Klamath Falls Resource Area : annual program summary and monitoring report, fiscal year 2007

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As the Nation’s principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has re¬
sponsibility for most of our nationally owned public lands and natural resources. This
includes fostering the wisest use of our land and water resources, protecting our fish
and wildlife, preserving the environmental and cultural values of our national parks and
historical places, and providing for the enjoyment of life through outdoor recreation.
The Department assesses our energy and mineral resources and works to assure that
their development is in the best interest of all our people. The Department also has a
major responsibility for American Indian reservation communities and for people who
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Annual Program Summary and Monitoring Report - FY2007
U.S. Department of Interior
Bureau of Land Management
Klamath Falls Resource Area
ANNUAL PROGRAM
SUMMARY
and
MONITORING REPORT
FISCAL YEAR 2007
Klamath Falls Resource Area
Annual Program Summary and Monitoring Report - FY2007
Public Input to this Document
Although the Annual Program Summary gives only a very basic and brief description of
the programs, resources and activities in which the Klamath Falls Resource Area (KFRA)
is involved, the report does give the reader a sense of the enormous scope, complexity and
diversity involved in management of the Klamath Falls Resource Area public lands and
resources. The managers and employees of the Klamath Falls Resource Area take pride in the
accomplishments described in this report. Public input on this Annual Program Summary and
Monitoring Report will assist us in making this document more understandable and easy to
read for the public in future years.
You may provide comments via email at: [email protected] or send written
comments to the following address:
Bureau of Land Management
Klamath Falls Resource Area
c/o Planner
2795 Anderson Avenue, Building #25
Klamath Falls, OR 97603
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public
review at the above address during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), Monday
through Friday, except holidays, [and may be published as part of (the EA, the EIS, or other
related documents)]. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire
comment - including your personal identifying information - may be made publicly available
at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Thank you for taking the time to review this document.
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Table of Contents
ANNUAL PROGRAM SUMMARY
1.0 Introduction.3
2.0 Summary of Accomplishments.3
3.0 Budget and Employment.6
4.0 Land Use Allocations within the Klamath Falls Resource Area.6
Late-Successional Reserves and Assessments.6
Matrix.7
5.0 Aquatic Conservation Strategy.7
Riparian Reserves.8
Watershed Analysis and Key Watersheds.8
Watershed Restoration.8
Roads.8
Riparian Habitat Enhancement.9
Stream Restoration.9
6.0 Air Quality.9
7.0 Water and Soils.9
Water - Project Implementation.9
Soils - Project Implementation.10
State-listed Clean Water Act 303d Streams.10
Water - Inventory and Monitoring.10
Soils - Inventory and Monitoring.11
Klamath River Hydroelectric Facility Relicensing.12
RMP Best Management Practices.12
8.0 Terrestrial Species and Habitat Management.12
Threatened/Endangered Species.12
Northern Spotted Owl.12
Special Status Species - Animals.13
Bald Eagle.13
Peregrine Falcon.14
Yellow Rails .14
Bats .14
Northern Goshawk.14
Oregon Spotted Frog.14
Sage Grouse.14
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Mollusks.15
Great Gray Owl.15
Special Status Species - Plants.15
Other Species of Concern.15
Neotropical Migratory Landbirds.15
Terrestrial Habitat Management.16
Nest Sites, Activity Centers, and Rookeries.16
Big Game Habitat .16
9.0 Aquatic Species and Habitat Management.17
Threatened/Endangered Species .17
Lost River and Shortnose Suckers.17
Bull Trout.1^
Endangered Species Act Consultation.18
Aquatic Habitat Restoration.18
Klamath River Hydroelectric Facility Relicensing.18
10.0 Pathogen, Disease, and Pest Management.19
11.0 Weed Management..19
Inventories.19
Control.19
12.0 Special Areas/Management.20
Wild and Scenic Rivers.20
Wilderness.20
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern.20
Upper Klamath River ACEC.21
Fourmile Creek Wetland.21
Wood River Wetland ACEC.21
Environmental Education Areas .22
13.0 Cultural Resources.22
14.0 Visual Resources.23
15.0 Rural Interface Areas.23
16.0 Socioeconomic Conditions.23
17.0 Environmental Justice.26
18.0 Recreation.26
Recreation Pipeline Restoration Funds.27
Recreation Projects.27
Recreation Fee Demonstration Project.28
Status of Recreation Plans.29
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Volunteer Activities.29
Tourism.29
19.0 Forest Management and Timber Resources.30
Silvicultural Prescriptions.30
Timber Sale Planning.31
FY 2007 Timber Sale Accomplishments.31
Status of Sold & Awarded Klamath Falls RMP Timber Sales .32
Forest Development Activities.36
Stewardship Contracting.39
20.0 Special Forest Products.40
21.0 Energy and Minerals.41
22.0 Land Tenure Adjustments.42
23.0 Access and Rights-of-Way.43
24.0 Transportation and Roads.43
25.0 Hazardous Materials.44
26.0 Wildfire/Fuels Management.44
27.0 Law Enforcement.44
28.0 Rangeland Resources / Grazing Management.45
Fiscal Year 2007 Summary.46
Fiscal Years 1996-2007 Summary.48
Wild Horse Management.48
29.0 Cadastral Survey.49
30.0 Education and Outreach.49
31.0 Research.52
32.0 Coordination and Consultation.53
Federal Agencies.53
State of Oregon.53
Counties.54
Cities.54
Tribes.54
Watershed Councils.54
Chartered Advisory Groups.55
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Other Local Coordination and Cooperation.56
33.0 National Environmental Policy Act Analysis and Documentation.58
NEPA Documentation.58
Protests and Appeals.59
34.0 Plan Evaluations.59
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Third Year Evaluation.59
Eighth Year Evaluation.59
35.0 Plan Maintenance.60
36.0 Plan Amendments and Revisions.67
MONITORING REPORT
Introduction.75
All Land Use Allocations.79
Late-Successional Reserves.82
Matrix .84
Riparian Reserves. 89
Air Quality .91
Water and Soils .93
Terrestrial Species Habitat .98
Special Status and SEIS Special Attention Species Habitat .102
Aquatic Species Habitat.106
Noxious Weeds .108
Special Areas.108
Wild and Scenic Rivers.110
Cultural Resources Including American Indian Values .Ill
Visual Resources.113
Rural Interface Areas .114
Socioeconomic Conditions .114
Recreation .115
Forest Management and Timber Resources.116
Special Forest/Natural Products.117
Wildfire / Fuels Management.118
Rangeland Resources / Grazing Management .119
GLOSSARY/ ACRONYMS.125
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