Executive Summary
Table of contents Signature Page ......................................................................................................................... iii Summary ............................................................................................................................................vii Cooperator Letters .......................... ........................................................................................ xvii Introduction........................................................................................................................................1 Background .............................................................................................................................. 1 River Segments, Designations, and Values .............................................................................. 3 Federal Wild and Scenic River ........................................................................................ 3 State Scenic Waterway ................................................................................................... 3 Planning Process ...................................................................................................................... 6 Planning Partners .................................................................................... ........................ 6 Relationship of BLM's Decision to Partners .................................................................... 6 Native American Planning Role ....................................................................................... 6 Public Involvement .......................................................................................................... 7 Analysis
.............................................................................................................................. 7 Decisions
........................ ...................................................................................................... 8 Vegetation ....................................................................................................................... 9 Riparian and Aquatic Habitat Restoration ............................................................ 9 Rangeland Restoration ......................................................................................... 9 Forestlands ......................................................................................................... 10 Grazing .......................................................................................................................... 10 Noxious Weed Control .................................................... .............................................. 11 Fire Management .......................................................................................................... 11 Agriculture Lands .......................................................................................................... 11 Fish ............................................................................................................................ 12 Wildlife ........................................................................................................................... 13 Native America Trust Responsibilities ........................................................................... 14 Water Quantity and Quality ........................................................................................... 14 Paleontological Resources ............................................................................................ 15 Cultural Resources ........................................................................................................ 15 Public Information and Education .................................................................................. 16 Law Enforcement and Emergency Services ................................................................. 17 Scenery ......................................................................................................................... 17 Recreation Use - Limits of Acceptable Change ............................................................. 17 Recreation - Boating Use Levels ................................................................................... 18 Boating Use Allocation ............................. ..................................................................... 18 Motorized Boating ......................................................................................................... 19 Dispersed and Developed Recreation ...... .. .. .. ........ .. ........... .. ........................ .. ......... .. ... 19 Public Access ................................................................................................................ 20 Commercial Uses .......................................................................................................... 21 Energy and Mineral Resources ..................................................................................... 22 Land Ownership, Classifications, and Use Authorizations ............................................ 22 v
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Reasons for Decisions ............................................................................................................ 23 Description of Alternatives Considered in Detail ..................................................................... 35 Environmentally Preferred Alternative ................... .................................................................. 44 The appendices and map plates attached to this Record of Decision, as identified in the list
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- Errata sheet for FEIS ..................................................................................................... 47 - References .................................................................................................................... 55 - Documentation of consultation with National Marine Fisheries Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service concerning Threatened or Endangered Species ............ 75 - Comment letter from the Environmental Protection Agency concerning draft FEIS that was omitted from FEIS .......................................................................... 77 - Monitoring Plan .......................... ................................................................................. 105 - Lands suitable for acquisition ...................................................................................... 117 - Water Quality Restoration Plan ................................................................................... 123 - Limits of Acceptable Change ....................................................................................... 205 - Campsites with Grazing exclusions ............................................................................. 207 - Recreation sites to be Withdrawn from Mineral Entry ................................................. 209 - Grazing Decisions by Allotment .................................................................................. 211 MapPlates 1-6, Final Management Plan Map Plates 1a, 2a, 6a - BLM Grazing Management vi