Analysis of the Management Situation Missoula Resource Management Plan Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Land Management August 2016 Missoula Field Office 3255 Fort Missoula Road Missoula, MT 59804-7204 Missoula Bureau of Land Management Analysis of the Management Situation This page intentionally left blank. Missoula Bureau of Land Management Analysis of the Management Situation Analysis of the Management Situation Aug 31st, 2016 Bureau of Land Management Missoula Field Office 3255 Fort Missoula Road Missoula, MT 59804-7204 For more information contact the RMP Team Leader at: (406) 329-3914
[email protected] Cover photos from left to right, top to bottom: prescribed fire, BLM; Blackfoot River, BLM; bitterroot flower, BLM; cow grazing, BLM; snowmobiling in Garnet Ghost Town, BLM; Canada lynx, photo by Eric Kilby; mining drill rig, BLM; logging operations, BLM Missoula Bureau of Land Management Analysis of the Management Situation Readers Guide The Missoula Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management has prepared this analysis of the management situation (AMS) as part of the revision of its resource management plan. This document, although not required by NEPA; describes the current conditions, trends, and forecasts of resources and resource uses on lands managed by the Missoula BLM. Its primary purpose is to assist BLM staff in their analysis, and to help identify preliminary planning issues, purpose and need, and any data that may be missing. Chapter 1-Introduction. Includes the purpose of the AMS, preliminary purpose and need, a description of the planning area, other regional strategies, and a summary of key findings. Chapter 2-Resources: Area Profile, Current Management, and Management Opportunities.