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Central Yukon RMP/EIS BLM Central Yukon Resource Management Plan Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Report on the Application of the Relevance and Importance Criteria Prepared by the Bureau of Land Management Central Yukon Field Office Fairbanks, Alaska November 2015 Alaska BLM/AK/GI-16/001+8351+F000 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern i Report on the Application of the Relevance and Importance Criteria TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... ES-1 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 1 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGNATION ........................................................................................... 7 2.1 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern ........................................................................ 7 2.1.1 Relevance ............................................................................................................ 7 2.1.2 Importance .......................................................................................................... 8 2.1.3 Special Management Attention ........................................................................... 8 2.2 Research Natural Areas.................................................................................................... 9 3. ACEC EVALUATIONS ................................................................................................................ 11 3.1 General Scoping Comments Received on the Modification or Removal of ACECs, Support for ACECs, and Other Considerations ............................................... 11 3.2 Specific Scoping Comments Received on the Modification or Removal of ACECs, Support for ACECs, and Other Considerations ............................................... 14 3.3 Specific ACEC Nominations and Evaluations............................................................... 19 3.3.1 Accomplishment Creek ..................................................................................... 19 3.3.2 Atigun-Sagavanirktok River ............................................................................. 21 3.3.3 Dalton Utility Corridor ..................................................................................... 23 3.3.4 Galbraith Lake ACEC ....................................................................................... 28 3.3.5 Nigu-Iteriak ACEC ........................................................................................... 29 3.3.6 Toolik Lake RNA (Including Expansion) ......................................................... 30 3.3.7 West Fork Atigun River ACEC (Including Expansion) ................................... 33 3.3.8 Midnight Dome/Kalhabuk ................................................................................ 34 3.3.9 Nugget Creek ACEC ........................................................................................ 36 3.3.10 Poss Mountain ACEC (Including Expansion) .................................................. 37 3.3.11 Snowden Mountain ACEC (Including Expansion) ........................................... 39 3.3.12 Sukakpak Mountain ACEC (Including Expansion) .......................................... 41 3.3.13 Jim River ACEC (Including Expansion) .......................................................... 44 3.3.14 South Fork Koyukuk River ............................................................................... 48 3.3.15 Upper Kanuti River ........................................................................................... 50 3.3.16 Kanuti Hot Springs ACEC ................................................................................ 54 3.3.17 Upper Teedriinjik (Chandalar) River ................................................................ 55 3.3.18 Alatna River ...................................................................................................... 58 3.3.19 Indian River ACEC (Including Expansion) ...................................................... 60 3.3.20 Koyukuk River Tributaries ............................................................................... 62 3.3.21 Lake Todatonten Pingos RNA .......................................................................... 63 3.3.22 Mentanontli River/Lake Todatonten ................................................................. 66 3.3.23 South Todatonten Summit RNA ....................................................................... 67 3.3.24 Hogatza River Tributaries ACEC ..................................................................... 69 3.3.25 Klikhtentotzna Creek ........................................................................................ 72 3.3.26 Pah River .......................................................................................................... 74 3.3.27 Wheeler Creek .................................................................................................. 75 3.3.28 Ishtalitna Creek Hot Springs RNA ................................................................... 78 3.3.29 Kanuti-Kilolitna Rivers ..................................................................................... 79 3.3.30 McQuesten Creek RNA .................................................................................... 82 November 2015 Table of Contents Areas of Critical Environmental Concern ii Report on the Application of the Relevance and Importance Criteria 3.3.31 Ray Mountains (Tozitna Caribou ACECs Expansion) ..................................... 85 3.3.32 Spooky Valley RNA ......................................................................................... 86 3.3.33 Tozitna River ACEC ......................................................................................... 89 3.3.34 Dulbi River ACEC ............................................................................................ 91 3.3.35 Galena Mountain Caribou ACEC (Including Expansion) ................................ 92 3.3.36 Traditional Hunting and Fishing Areas for Louden Tribe ................................ 93 3.3.37 Yukon River Watersheds .................................................................................. 96 3.3.38 Bishop Creek .................................................................................................... 98 3.3.39 Nulato Hills ACEC ........................................................................................... 99 3.3.40 Arms Lake RNA ............................................................................................. 100 3.3.41 Redlands Lake RNA ....................................................................................... 101 3.3.42 Sethkokna River .............................................................................................. 103 3.3.43 Sulukna River ACEC (Including Expansion) ................................................. 105 3.3.44 Telsitna-Titna Rivers ...................................................................................... 108 4. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, EVALUATION PROCESS, AND NEXT STEPS ................................... 111 4.1 Summary of Findings ................................................................................................... 111 4.2 Evaluation Process ....................................................................................................... 125 4.3 Next Steps .................................................................................................................... 125 5. LIST OF PREPARERS ................................................................................................................ 127 6. REFERENCES CITED ................................................................................................................ 129 TABLES Page ES-1 Summary of Findings .............................................................................................................. ES-2 1 Existing ACECs and RNAs .......................................................................................................... 2 2 ACEC Nominations, Including Expansions of Existing ACECs or RNAs................................... 3 3 Summary of ACEC and RNA Evaluations ............................................................................... 112 November 2015 Table of Contents Areas of Critical Environmental Concern iii Report on the Application of the Relevance and Importance Criteria FIGURES (see Appendix A) Page 1 Planning Area and ACEC Locator Overview ........................................................................... A-3 2 Existing and Nominated ACECs/RNAs – North Dalton .......................................................... A-4 3 ACECs Found to Meet the Relevance and Importance Criteria – North Dalton ...................... A-5 4 Existing and Nominated ACECs/RNAs – Middle Dalton ........................................................ A-6 5 ACECs Found to Meet the Relevance and Importance Criteria – Middle Dalton .................... A-7 6 Existing and Nominated ACECs/RNAs – South Dalton .......................................................... A-8 7 ACECs Found to Meet the Relevance and Importance Criteria – South Dalton ...................... A-9 8 Existing and Nominated ACECs/RNAs – Indian River ......................................................... A-10 9 ACECs Found to Meet the Relevance and Importance Criteria – Indian River ..................... A-11
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