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BLMLIBRARY 88065561 U.S.DEPARTMENTOFTHEINTERIOR BureauofLandManagement SpokaneDistrictOffice East4217MainAvenue Spokane,WA 99202 August1991 SPOKANE DISTRICT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN PROGRAM UPDATE #4 cwdoApifoueslbmvdlliltmefiihuelfceneot,liphNatpramnirtoedieeunsosgstneha'rinfssovodiurpintnrnpgdiatenotthocouehiprreplabareleelesnwcrctvrehoiesinoraonstotueilnerriormcvvneeee.asnsttit.niToaohIflTnsehalalaialnDgsnoedediupncnTracuecrylrplt,treuuimodrttepeaohlsnlreeitfv.eDoasaeslsTtpuusehanereersdistenosDgmrfeeetsUopnh.uateoSrru.owtnrfimaasedtteemnhinsieoettnnriIaagunsllyttssepreoraaaintroohifdrkaossohnmu.aaiarsnnemldrraaeahnjslidposorrtanoesnrrsieidobsciouawlnlraisctptiebylesiarflcoireartesynms,dofoaouswrnrtocdAreomkspfer,sroouiptvorricodaantinsaentscgIitunoifrndoneairglattlnohhyuaerrtoeewstfnhiensejrehivordaaytmniedonnt LAD UNITEDSTATESDEPARTMENTOFTHEINTERIOR BureauofLandManagement i/tpo \Cq SpokaneDistrict East4217MainAvenue Spokane,WA 99202 DearReader: The.Spokane-ResourceManagement-PlanJtecordof.Decision.wasissuedoverfouryearsago. Sincethen, thedistricthasprepared anddistributedanannual summaryorprogress report definingtheprogressthathasbeenmadetowardimplementingthatplan. Thisbrochureisthe fourth suchprogress summary. Like theprevious three, this oneis notintended tobea comprehensivestatementofallthedistrict'sactivitiesin1990,butratherabriefreportofthese activities. Becausethisdocumentbeingsenttoyouduringthemiddleof1991adiscussionof someoftheactivitiesthathaveoccurredin 1991 alongwith someoftheactivitiesthatare tentativelyscheduledforFY91isalsoincluded. ForadditionalinformationaboutanyaspectofthisprogressreportortheSpokaneDistrict ResourceManagementPlan,pleasecontact: Mr.JosephBuesing,SpokaneDistrictManageror Ms.AnnAldrich,BorderResourceAreaManageratEast4217MainAvenueSpokane,WA W9e9s2t0e2rn(50A9v)en3u5e3,-2W5e7n0atocrhMere.,JWamAes98F8is0h1er(,50W9e)na6t6c2-h4e2e23R.esourceAreaManagerat1133North Sincerelyyours, ft. JosephK.Buesing DistrictManager planningprocessforaResourceManagement SPOKANEDISTRICT PlanAmendment. ThepurposeofthisRMP PLANNINGUPDATE amendment is to provide supplemental programguidanceforfluidmineralsafterthe 1990PROGRAMSUMMARY McoamnpulaeltionSeocfttihoen1981762S4p.o2kanaenRdMPp,olBicLieMs concerningthefluidmineralsprogram. PInltaenraMgoennictyorCionogr,diMnaaitnitoennance and bTeworeavdideiwteidonaolriassmueensdiendthiencilnuidtiealARreMaPs otof AllBLMresourceprogramsarecoordinated cCrhiatnigcealsEnvtiorontmheentalOfCfoncReorandandVemhiincolre withaffectedorinterested-federalagencies, designations...The..Draft.RMP amendment stateandlocalgovernments, triballeaders, willbeissuedinlateFY91. interestgroupsandlandowners. BLMstaff routinelyreviewandcommentonproposed A notice of realty action involving a plans,programsandpoliciesofotherpublic proposed land exchange with Washington agencieswheneverpubliclandresourcesmay Department of Natural Resources was beaffected. Thisprocesshelpstoidentify publishedinthefederalregisterinJanuary emerging trends or potential issues which 1990. This exchange would result in the may affect program effectiveness or consolidation oflandsby bothagencies in implementationpriorities. western Washington. This exchange is scheduledforcompletioninFY92. InFiscal Year 1990, the SpokaneDistrict completedaPlanAnalysisforIcebergPoint andPointColvilleintheSanJuanIslands. Oneprotestwasreceivedandsubsequently resolvedinJanuary1991. ForestManagementProgram The Spokane District has one timber sale undercontract. Harvestingoperationshave beencompleted,andthecontractorisinthe processofconducting"timbersaleclose-out." Theseoperationsincludedisposaloflogging slash, closing of unnecessary roads and seedingofdisturbedareas. Planning Aprecommercialthinningareaof65acres nearNorthport,Washingtonwascontracted TheSpokaneDistrictissuedafederalregister inFY90. This thinningwaspartof840 notice on May 19, 1989 initiating the acresidentifiedasneedingtreatment. Stand I recreationalactivities. yjIJf TheYakimaRiverCanyon,locatedsouthof Ellensburg, continuestodrawvisitorsfrom J>iaoswS£fiSKs?fC-"V^I"" MalalnaogveemrentthePlarnegtihoant.waspTrheeparReedcrinea1t9i8o8n JKi^^wlsfe isnearlytwo-thirdsimplemented. ulj)& p5fc£*£^" In1990,aRecreationTechnicianwasagain ^ShH2?1 TO* MstaaytiotnherdoiunghthOecYtoabkeirm.aRHiivserreCspaonnysiobniliftrioems are to maintain facilities at the recreation sites^andtoprovide visitors-with-general information about permitted and non- permitteduses. Douglasfir S densitiesrangefrom800to1500stems/acre K'V^ /p andconsistpredominantlyoflodgepolepine and western larch. The objective ofthis thinningand thoseinthenear futureisto Tahcihsieivsebaasesdtaonndao1f4-afbooouttx21240-fosottemssp/aaccirneg.. *^ y 1 i Two additional timber sales and another mlSS?k', precommercialthinningwillbeworkedonin FY91. A coordinated resource management plan .j^^^BI*\ l^b^ willbeinitiated on thepublic landin the lr-4*&> Huckleberry Mountain Range west of /~^pFr Chewelah, Washington. This plan will K5>v ^, aredsdoruerscses.the timber and recreational ST ^^J**c.- Fuelwoodwasofferedtothepublicforsale Lastsummer, theDepartmentofEcology's at$5.00percord,and70cordsweresold. Youth Corps worked for sixweeks in the YRCcleaninguptheriverbanksandroad RecreationManagementProgram shoulders. Thepopularityofpubliclandsfor Permanentrestrooms were installed at the recreationalpurposescontinuesto Roza Recreation site this spring. Picnic increase. Thetypesofusevarywidelyand tableswerealsoinstalledthissummeratthe include both motorized and nonmotorized RozaandSquawCreekRecreationsites. WildernessManagementProgram In addition to the Backcountry Horsemen aetiaTemncnhccpcdehrehnesaiassfcJsiaiuiecsannxi.nligiispttpevysaritstriomotDalotuisrhnneteiutesAs.enr.aenaWV,ciiselTiadhteooBirrsunLgeuMhstsshee,rneorcscreaupecfrueaertbtiyeilv,noietnsc pWoBEOaacianLtRclsoradttMVoseehlirrelognnirnrenrsosgWgausranp.ogis.tnuehhrpieTtnTwhhghoeaeetersyxosktgniEeiehgrnnaDWinegivoerDrerdawtlRiaRtbsithscohodiluaetsenrvhtasdeeetn,dahBearaousyLsnnpiMasarsotoceeefiftavsdievtrtttehahhhieleeen' cBToahncetkicnoRuuaentdttrlteyosHnaaoskrseissetmRteihndegoeBfLWRaMisdheiirnnsgrteoomnfovhiatnvhgee- OawdhRjeaVrceernetbcoraetrahetaisot,nhiesptaWsritleidmceubrlanarreklsysfrtuohsmee.rtsraialndheatdhse DtmhuoenrBeesHoWfWitlwhdeoerronkbeessodsl.eotneOtvfweeonrcoe4cs0caivsnoilotuhnnesteJtehurinssipyfeeraror.m TIthnhee1t9draa8it7la,hweraeedgisosbtatrnaaidtnieotndhefbgroeoxnemesrtahlweepmraerkpilnagceardeaa.t Horse-drawn wagonswereused toremove indicated thatvisitsto thewildernesshave Mmmtmmhooaaietrnnreieaermmgiyiiaewezlnmaosereirsnfmkdtrubioesmrctfmeuoamrrtntabheoiaeobntnlsewhc,eiepcljrodaoaanenbcncrdtdeniispecisdtatcsleomwmiiiaonpnlnnllsdaewtntbireeelafeddfft.iefaecroirnTfettenhhestatew.sto TmIviinonhsdnceiiritcestBaaootisrrinedodtneh1re9bis8yRu7setehsa.atbotoouUuruntscpeeea2trwAol5iry0tlehl8iapsc0eos0rptnocatievfniniftstni,c,utoestnfhttieroinronegmu1reh9osa39wv20t.e.0o cooperativeagreemententeredintowiththe notbeenanynoticeablechangescausedby Rbaottthlpeasrntaikees.RidgeRiderscontinuestobenefit Avicscietportabulsee.ChanTgheehaevsetanboltisbheedenLeixmcietesdedo.f JUNIPER FOREST MANAGEMENT AREA 340 VISITORUSESUMMARY 320 300 280|- 260 240 iLO5Pevn.rt 121286020000I- 5El 140J- 2 120- 100 80 60 40 20-—M1 Li JonuQ:7FebruaryMarch April AugusSteptembeOrctobeNrovembDeercember '987 E^331988 VZ%1989 fWl1990