Management situation analysis : Rawlins resource management plan : preliminary draft

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MANAGEMENT
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Rawlins Resource Management Plan
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The Bureau of Land Management
July 2001
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DRAFT Rawlins MSA - TOC, List of Tables/Figures July 2002
1 TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS - CHAPTER 1.0
3 1.0. INTRODUCTION. Id.
4 1.1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION. 1-1
5 1.2. PURPOSE AND NEED FOR A NEW RAWLINS RESOURCE
6 MANAGEMENT PLAN. 1 -
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7 1.3. PURPOSE AND USE OF THE MANAGEMENT SITUATION ANALYSIS 1 > |
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8 1.4. SYNOPSIS OF THE MAJOR PLANNING PROCESS STEPS. 1 > |
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9 1.5. MANDATES AND AUTHORITIES FOR PREPARATION OF THE |
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11 1.6. CONSTRAINTS/CONSISTENCY REQUIREMENTS WITH OTHER l
12 ENTITIES. Lu
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13 1.7. PRELIMINARY PLANNING CRITERIA. Li
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14 1.8. MANAGEMENT ISSUES. 1-s |
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DRAFT Rawlins MSA - TOC, List of Tables/Figures July 2002
1 TABLE OF CONTENTS - CHAPTER 2.0
2 2.0. CONTINUATION OF EXISTING MANAGEMENT DIRECTION &
3 ACTIONS BY LAND USE OR RESOURCE USES...24
4 2.1. AIR QUALITY.24
5 2.1.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-4
6 2.1.1. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-4
7 2.2. CULTURAL RESOURCES.2^
8 2.2.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-5
9 Trails.2-5
10 National Natural Landmarks.2-5
11 2.2.2. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-5
12 General.2-5
13 Trails.2-6
14 National Natural Landmarks.2-6
15 2.3. FIRES.2£7
16 2.3.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-7
17 2.3.2. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-7
18 Full Suppression. 2-7
19 Full Suppression With Management Options.2-7
20 Limited Suppression.2-8
21 Limited Suppression With Consultation.2-8
22 2.4. FORESTRY.241
23 2.4.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-8
24 2.4.2. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-9
25 2.5. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.240
26 2.5.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-10
27 2.5.2. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-10
28 General.2-10
29 Management Actions Specific to Oil and Gas Field Operations.2-11
30 2.6. LANDS AND REALTY.241
31 2.6.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-11
32 2.6.2. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS. 2-12
33 2.6.2.1. Utility/Transportation Systems.2-12
34 2.6.2.2. Communication Sites.2-14
35 2.6.2.3. Landownership Adjustments.2-15
36 2.6.2.4. Access.2-16
37 2.6.2.5. Withdrawals.2-17
38 2.6.2.6. Classifications.2-17
39 Classification and Multiple Use Act (C&MU) of 1964.2-17
40 Other Classifications.2-18
41 2.7. LIVESTOCK GRAZING.248
42 2.7.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-19
43 2.7.2. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-19
44 2.7.2.1. Management Actions General.2-19
45 2.7.2.2. Management Actions (pertaining to the Great Divide planning area).2-20
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DRAFT Rawlins MSA - TOC, List of Tables/Figures July 2002
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1 2 1 23 Management Actions Specific to the Medicine Bow Grazing EIS
2 Area.2-23
3 2.8. MINERALS.2^4
4 2.8.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-24
5 2.8.1.1. Leasable Minerals.2-24
6 Coal.2-24
7 Oil and Gas.2-25
8 Other Leasable Minerals.2-25
9 2.8.1.2. Locatable Minerals.2-25
10 2.8.I.3. Salable Minerals.2-25
11 2.8.2. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-25
12 2.8.2.I. Leasable Minerals.2-25
13 Coal.2-25
14 Oil and Gas.2-26
15 Other leasable minerals.2-30
16 2.8.2.2 Locatable minerals.2-30
17 2.8.2.3. Salable Minerals.2-32
18 2.8.2.4. Geophysical Exploration.2-32
19 2.8.2.5. Geological Hazards.2-32
20 2.9. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE USE.2^2
21 2.9.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-32
22 2.9.2. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-32
23 2.9.2.I. General Planning Area.2-33
24 2.9.2.2. Specific Problem Areas.2-33
25 2.9.2.3. Consolidation of Landownership.2-34
26 2.10. PALEONTOLOGY.234
27 2.10.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-34
28 2.10.2. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-34
29 2.11. RECREATION RESOURCES.2^35
30 2.11.1 MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-35
31 2.11.2. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-35
32 2.11.2.1. Recreation Areas and Sites.2-35
33 Existing Sites.2-36
34 New Sites.2-36
35 2.11.2.2. Special Recreation Management Areas.2-36
36 Access to Recreation Areas.2-37
37 2.12. SOILS AND WATERSHED.237
38 2.12.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-37
39 2.12.1. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-38
40 2.13. TRANSPORTATION AND ACCESS.239
41 2.13.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-40
42 Transportation and Access to Public Lands.2-40
43 Rights-of-Way.2-40
44 2.13.2. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-40
45 Transportation and Access to Public Lands.2-40
46 Rights-of-Way.2-41
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1 2.14. VEGETATION.2^2
2 2.14.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-42
3 2.14.1. General.2-42
4 2.14.2. Noxious weeds.2-42
5 Executive Order 13112.2-42
6 Rawlins Field Office.2-43
7 2.14.1.3. Sensitive Plants Management Decisions.2-43
8 2.14.2. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-44
9 2.14.2.1 General.2-44
10 2.14.2.2 Noxious weeds.2-44
11 Executive Order 13112.2-44
12 Rawlins Field Office...2-44
13 2.14.2.3. Sensitive Plants.2-47
14 Utes ladies’ tresses.2-49
15 Gibben’s Beardtongue Site (about 10 acres).2-49
16 Muddy Gap Cushion Plant Community (about 100 acres).2-50
17 Persistent Sepal Yellowcress.2-50
18 Laramie Columbine.2-51
19 Nelson’s Milkvetch.2-51
20 Cedar Rim Thistle.2-52
21 Weber’s Scarlet-Gilia.2-52
22 Pale Blue-eyed Grass.2-52
23 Laramie False Sagebrush.2-53
24 2.15. VISUAL RESOURCES.2^3
25 2.15.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-54
26 2.15.2. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-54
27 2.16. WATER QUALITY AND RIPARIAN.2^5
28 2.16.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE.2-55
29 2.16.2. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-55
30 2.17. WILD HORSES.2^56
31 2.17.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-56
32 2.17.2. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-56
33 2.18. WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES.2^8
34 2.18.1. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES.2-59
35 2.18.1.1. Special Species...2-59
36 2.18.1.2. Fisheries.2-59
37 General.2-60
38 Resident Species.2-60
39 Sensitive, Threatened and Endangered Fish Species.2-60
40 Cutthroat trout....2-61
41 2.18.1.3. Raptor Concentration Areas.2-61
42 2.18.1.4. Winter Range for all Wildlife.2-61
43 2.18.1.5. White Pelican Island.2-61
44 2.18.2. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS.2-61
45 2.18.2.1. Special Species.2-61
46 2.18.2.2. Habitat Management Areas.2-62
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1 2.18.2.3. Fisheries.2-63
2 General Objectives.2-63
3 Management Actions specific to Resident Species.2-63
4 Management Actions specific to Sensitive, Threatened and Endangered
5 Fish Species.2-64
6 Management Actions Specific to the Colorado River Cutthroat Trout.2-64
7 2.18.2.4. Raptor Concentration Areas.2-65
8 2.18.2.5. Winter Range for all Wildlife.2-65
9 2.18.2.6. White Pelican Island.2-66
10 2.18.2.7. Other Areas Important to Wildlife.2-66
11 2.18.2.8. Other.2-67
12 2.19 SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.2-68
13 2.19.1. AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN.2-68
14 2.19.1.1. Como Bluff. 2-68
15 Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management.2-69
16 Minerals Management.2-69
17 2.19.1.2. Sand Hills.2-69
18 Fire Management.2-69
19 Minerals Management.2-70
20 Off-Road Vehicle Management.2-70
21 Vegetation/Soils Management...2-70
22 Wildlife Habitat Management.2-70
23 Livestock Grazing Management.2-70
24 WSAs.2-71
25 2.19.1.3. Jep Canyon.2-71
26 Minerals Management.2-71
27 Vegetation/Soils Management.2-71
28 Livestock Grazing Management.2-72
29 2.19.1.4. Shamrock Hills Raptor Concentration Areas.2-72
30 Vegetation/Soils Management.2-72
31 Minerals Management.2-72
32 Livestock Grazing Management.2-73
33 2.19.1.5. Seminoe Raptor Concentration Area.2-73
34 Livestock Grazing Management.2-73
35 2.20 REFERENCES FOR RAWLINS CHAPTER 2 OF THE MSA.2-73
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DRAFT Rawlins MSA - TOC, List of Tables/Figures July 2002
1 TABLE OF CONTENTS - CHAPTER 3.0
2 3.0 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT.34
3 3.1. AIR RESOURCES.M
4 3.1.1. CLIMATE. 3-1
5 3.1.1.1. Temperature...3;2
6 3.I.I.2. Precipitation.M
7 3.I.I.3. Dispersion.3^3
8 3.I.I.4. Wind Velocity.3^3
9 3.1.2. AIR QUALITY.3-4
10 3.1.2.1. Air Quality Regulations.3^4
11 3.1.2.1.1 Pollutants.3-4
12 Criteria Pollutants.3^4
13 Carbon Monoxide.3-4
14 Nitrogen and Sulfur Compounds.3-4
15 Ozone.3-5
16 Particulate Matter.3-5
17 Hazardous Air Pollutants.3^6
18 3.I.2.I.2. Wyoming and National Ambient Air Quality Standards.3-6
19 3.I.2.I.3. Prevention of Significant Deterioration.3-6
20 3.I.2.I.4. Regional Haze Regulations.3-7
21 3.I.2.2. Air Quality Characterization.3^8
22 3.I.2.2.I. Pollutant Concentrations.3-8
23 Carbon Monoxide.3^8
24 Nitrogen Dioxide.3J5
25 Sulfur Dioxide.3-10
26 Ozone.3-11
27 Particulate Matter.3-11
28 3.I.2.2.2. Visibility.3-11
29 3.I.2.2.3. Atmospheric Deposition.3-12
30 Wet Deposition.3-12
31 Dry Deposition.3-13
32 3.1.3. SUMMARY OF EXISTING AIR QUALITY.3-13
33 3.2. CULTURAL RESOURCES.Ml
34 3.2.1. PREHISTORY.3-14
35 3.2.2. HISTORY.3-16
36 3.2.2.1. Historical Context.3-16
37 3.2.2.2. Early Exploration.3-16
38 3.2.2.3. Transportation.3-16
39 3.2.2.4. Settlement.3-19
40 3.2.2.5. Oil and Gas Development.3-20
41 3.2.2.6. Economic Development and Government Programs.3-20
42 3.2.2.7. Ethno-historv.3-21
43 3.3. FIRE.Ml
44 3.3.1. SOURCES OF FIRE.3-23
45 3.3.1.1. Unplanned Fire.3-23
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