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Mccloud Arm Watershed Analysis May 1998 McCloud Arm Watershed Analysis May 1998 Shasta-Trinity National Forest Non Discrimination Statement The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Preface This Watershed Analysis is presented as part of the Aquatic Conservation Strategy adopted for the President’s Plan (Record of Decision for Amendments to Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Planning Documents within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl, including Standards and Guidelines for Management of Habitat for Late- Successional and Old-Growth Related Species). This document follows the format provided in Part 2 of Ecosystem Analysis at the Watershed Scale: Federal Guide for Watershed Analysis - Version 2.2 (August 1995). This format consists of six steps: 1. Characterization of the watershed 2. Identification of issues and key questions 3. Description of current conditions 4. Description of reference conditions 5. Synthesis and interpretation of information 6. Recommendations This document is guided by two levels of analysis: • core topics - provide a broad, comprehensive understanding of the watershed. Core topics are provided in the Federal Guide for Watershed Analysis (8/95) to address basic ecological conditions, processes, and interactions at work in the watershed. • issues - focus the analysis on the main management questions to be addressed. Issues are those resource problems, concerns, or other factors upon which the analysis will be focused. Some of these issues prompted initiation of the analysis. Other issues were developed from public input in response to scoping or were identified by the team during the analysis process. Key analysis questions are developed for each issue. These questions are organized by analysis step to help focus the analysis and to provide organization to the document while addressing the issues. Table of Contents Preface Page Chapter 1 - Characterization of the Watershed.............................................. 1-1 Location...................................................................................................... 1-1 Watershed Setting........................................................................................ 1-1 Additional Area Included in this Analysis...................................................... 1-2 Relationship to Larger-Scale Settings........................................................... 1-3 Geological and Biological Uniqueness.......................................................... 1-4 Physical Features.......................................................................................... 1-5 Biological Features....................................................................................... 1-7 Human Uses................................................................................................. 1-10 Land Allocation and Management Direction................................................. 1-10 Chapter 2 - Issues and Key Questions............................................................. 2-1 Forest Health............................................................................................... 2-2 Fire Management......................................................................................... 2-3 Mass Wasting............................................................................................... 2-4 Recreation Use Management........................................................................ 2-4 Cave Management........................................................................................ 2-5 Chapter 3 - Current Conditions....................................................................... 3-1 Physical Features.......................................................................................... 3-1 Biological Features....................................................................................... 3-10 Human Uses................................................................................................. 3-30 Chapter 4. - Reference Conditions................................................................... 4-1 Historic Overview........................................................................................ 4-1 Physical Features.......................................................................................... 4-4 Biological Features....................................................................................... 4-10 Human Uses................................................................................................. 4-17 Chapter 5 - Interpretations.............................................................................. 5-1 Forest Health............................................................................................... 5-2 Fire Management......................................................................................... 5-4 Mass Wasting............................................................................................... 5-6 Recreation Use Management........................................................................ 5-7 Cave Management........................................................................................ 5-8 Erosion Processes........................................................................................ 5-9 Hydrology.................................................................................................... 5-10 Stream Channel............................................................................................ 5-11 Water Quality............................................................................................... 5-12 Vegetation................................................................................................... 5-13 Species and Habitats.................................................................................... 5-15 Human Uses................................................................................................. 5-17 i Chapter 6 - Recommendations......................................................................... 6-1 Vegetation/Habitat Management.................................................................. 6-2 Fire/Fuels Management................................................................................ 6-3 Riparian Reserves......................................................................................... 6-4 Recreation Management............................................................................... 6-6 Road Management....................................................................................... 6-7 Cave Management........................................................................................ 6-8 Restoration Opportunities........................................................................... 6-9 Research Opportunities................................................................................ 6-10 Survey, Inventory, Monitor.......................................................................... 6-11 Literature Cited Appendix Appendix A Possible Management Practices Appendix B Management Direction Appendix C List of Wildlife Species Appendix D Wildlife Habitat Descriptions Appendix E History of the McCloud Arm Watershed Appendix F Bald Eagle Habitat Improvement Proposal Appendix G Recreation Facilities on the McCloud Arm List of Maps Map # Map Title Location Map 1 Vicinity Map......................................................... follows page 1-1 Map 2 Land Ownership.................................................... follows page 1-1 Map 3 McCloud River Basin............................................ follows page 1-3 Map 4 Dominant Physical Features.................................. follows page 1-5 Map 5 Transportation System.......................................... follows page 1-10 Map 6 Land Allocations................................................... follows page 1-12 Map 7 Management Areas and Prescriptions.................... follows page 1-12 Map 8 Limestone Formations........................................... follows page 3-1 Map 9 Slope Stability Hazard........................................... follows page 3-1 Map 10 Riparian Reserves................................................. follows page 3-5 Map 11 Vegetation Types.................................................. follows page 3-12 Map 12 Vegetation Size and Density................................. follows page 3-13 Map 13 Fuel Hazard and Risk............................................ follows page 3-16 ii List of Figures Fig. # Figure Title Location Fig. 1 Natural processes and human use activities that influenced erosion processes, hydrology,
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