Supplemental Table 1 S1. Developed Sites Constituting the 1998 Baseline and Current Status Last Updated: 8/22/2016
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Supplemental Table 1 S1. Developed Sites Constituting the 1998 Baseline and Current Status Last updated: 8/22/2016 Table S1. Developed sites (type, name, and counts) constituting the 1998 baseline and subsequent changes per Bear Management Subunit inside the Grizzly Bear Recovery Zone. Developed sites that have changed since 1998, are new since 1998, or closed since 1998 are shaded, italicized and in parentheses. Total counts per subunit for 1998 vs current conditions are listed under the subunit name. Admin 1998 Current Subunit Name and type of developed sites Unit i Status count Campground: Cave Falls. Trailhead: Coyote Meadows, Hominy Peak, South Boone Creek, Fish Lake, and Cascade Creek. Major Developed Site: Loll Scout Camp and Idaho Youth Services Camp. Administrative: Squirrel Meadows guard station/cabin, Porcupine guard station, Badger Creek seismograph site, and Squirrel Meadows guard station/WGF cabin. CTNF 28 28 Other: Grassy Lake dam, Tillery Lake dam, Indian Lake dam, Bergman Res. dam, Loon Lake dispersed sites, Horseshoe Lake dispersed sites, Porcupine Creek dispersed sites, gravel pit/target range, Boone Creek dispersed sites, Tillery Lake oil & gas camp, Calf Creek oil & gas camp, Bergman oil & gas camp, Granite Creek cow camp, Poacher’s trailhead, Indian Meadows trailhead, and McRenolds Res. trailhead/wildlife viewing area/dam. Bechler/Teton #1 (58 vs 58 total) Campground: Grassy Lake Road campsites (8 individual car camping sites). Trailhead: Glade Creek, Lower Berry Creek, and Flagg Canyon. Major Developed Site: Flagg Ranch complex. Administrative: Flagg Ranch Ranger Station, Flagg Ranch GTNP 24 24 employee housing, and Flagg Ranch maintenance yard. Other: Upper Berry, Lower Berry, and Moose Basin patrol cabins; Hechtman Horse Camp, Warm Springs group campsite, Wilcox Point campsite #1, Warm Springs individual campsite, Flagg Ranch boat launch, and Yellowstone South Entrance boat launch. Trailhead: 9K1 and Cave Falls. Administrative or Maintenance Site: South Entrance and Bechler Ranger Stations. Other: YNP 6 6 Union Falls and Snake River picnic areas. Campground: Hicks Park. Trailhead: Goose Lake, Upsidedown Creek, Independence, Sheep Creek, Copper Creek, Bridge Creek, and Box Canyon. Administrative: Box Canyon administrative cabin. Other: 2 recreation residences (Rasnick and Boulder/Slough #1 CGNF 20 14 Mandeville), Independence mine site (no plan of operations). Plans of Operation: Carolyn Sluice Box, Cray Sluice, (East Iron (20 vs 14 total) Mtn Beartooth Plateau 1, East Iron Mtn Beartooth Plateau 2, Iron Mountain Idaho Construction Metal, Crescent Creek Pan Palladium, Crescent Creek Chromium Corp America, and Crescent Creek Beartooth Platinum - all 6 Plans closed in 2013). CGNF 2 2 Administrative: Slough Creek cabin and Buffalo Fork cabin. Boulder/Slough #2 Campground: Slough Creek. Trailhead: Specimen ridge, Slough Creek, and Lamar Ford. Administrative: Elk Tongue and (9 vs 9 total) YNP 7 7 Lower Slough patrol cabins. Other: Yellowstone River picnic area. Campground: Pacific Creek CG/TH. Trailhead: Colter Dump. Other: Teton Horseback Adventures, Shoal Creek Outfitters BTNF 4 4 Base Camp Buffalo/Spread Creek #1 Campground: Lizard Creek. Trailhead: Grand View Point, Two Ocean Lake, Christian Pond, Arizona Lake, Arizona Creek #1, Arizona Creek #2, and Pilgrim Creek. Major Developed Site: Moran Entrance Station housing and Jackson Lake employee (18 vs 18 total) GTNP 14 14 housing. Administrative: Buffalo Fork Ranger Station. Other: Moran Post Office, Moran school, and Colter Bay storage/staging area. Page 1 Supplemental Table 1 S1. Developed Sites Constituting the 1998 Baseline and Current Status Last updated: 8/22/2016 Table S1. Developed sites (type, name, and counts) constituting the 1998 baseline and subsequent changes per Bear Management Subunit inside the Grizzly Bear Recovery Zone. Developed sites that have changed since 1998, are new since 1998, or closed since 1998 are shaded, italicized and in parentheses. Total counts per subunit for 1998 vs current conditions are listed under the subunit name. Admin 1998 Current Subunit Name and type of developed sites Unit i Status count Summer Home Complex: Turpin Meadows. Campground: Hatchet, Turpin Meadows, (Angles CG/TH and Box Creek CG/TH - campgrounds closed 2014, trailheads remains). Trailhead: (Angles and Box Creek - reclassified as trailhead, 2014), Turpin Buffalo/Spread Meadows, Lava Creek, Clear Creek. Major Developed Site: Heart Six Ranch, Turpin Meadows Ranch, and Togwotee Lodge. Creek #2 Administrative: Buffalo Ranger District Office, Buffalo Ranger District compound (Includes a gravel pit), Enos Lake patrol BTNF 22 20 (22 vs 20 total) cabin, Nowlin Meadows patrol cabin; Hatchet administrative site. Other: (UW Forestry Walk VIS and Four Mile Picnic Area - closed to mitigate for composting site), Lost Lake information station, Togwotee Overlook, Historic ranger station; (Blackrock Administrative Area Composting Site/Terra Firma Landscaping and Organics - New since 1998, closed 2009). Plans of Operation: gravel pit Campground: Chief Joseph and Ovis Lake Road Camp. Trailhead: Broadwater and Clarks Fork Foot. Other: Arbor Day CGNF 9 9 watchable wildlife site, Kersey Lake rental cabin/boat dock, Round Lake rental cabin/warming hut, Clarks Fork fishing Crandall/Sunlight platform/interpretive exhibit, and 1 recreation residence (summer home). #1 Campground: Beartooth and Island Lake. Trailhead: Beartooth Lake, Island Lake, Clay Butte, Muddy Creek, and Morrison (23 vs 23 total) Jeep. Major Developed Site: Top of the World store complex. Administrative: YNP highway maintenance site (includes 2 SNF 14 14 summer residences). Other: Island Lake Boat Ramp, Beartooth Lake Boat Ramp, Clay Butte Lookout, Pilot/Index Overlook, and Beartooth Lake picnic area. CGNF 0 0 No Developed Sites Crandall/Sunlight Campground: Fox Creek, Lake Creek, Hunter Peak, Crazy Creek and Lily Lake. Trailhead: Pilot Creek, Clarks Fork, North #2 Crandall, and Crazy Creek. Major Developed Site: K-Z Lodge complex. Administrative: Crandall work center (2 residences, SNF 18 18 (18 vs 18 total) office, shop and bunkhouse), and Crandall WGF cabin. Other: Crandall waste transfer site, Clarks Fork overlook, Lily Lake boat ramp, Swamp Lake boat ramp, and Reef Creek picnic area. Plan of Operation: Ghost Creek commercial sale gravel pit. Campground: Dead Indian and Little Sunlight. Trailhead: Little Sunlight trailhead/corrals, Dead Indian, and Hoodoo SNF 8 8 Crandall/Sunlight Basin/Lamar. Administrative: Sunlight Ranger Station. Other: Sunlight picnic area, and Sunlight Bridge overlook. #3 Campground: WGF Sunlight Unit #1 and WGF Sunlight Unit #2. Administrative: WGF Sunlight Management complex. (11 vs 11 total) WGF 3 3 Campground: Madison Junction. Trailhead: Nez Perce Creek, 7-Mile Bridge, Fountain freight Road, Lone Star, and OK5. Major Developed Site: Old Faithful complex. Administrative: Norris employee housing /government area, Norris hot mix Firehole/Hayden #1 YNP 26 26 plant, Madison employee housing /government site, Mesa gravel pit; Mary Lake patrol cabin, and Nez Perce patrol cabin. (26 vs 26 total) Other: 12 picnic areas (Norris, Gibbon Meadows, Tuft Cliffs, Gibbon Falls, Madison, Buffalo Ford, Cascade, Firehole Canyon, Nez Perce, Feather Lake, Goose Lake, and Excelsior); and Norris Geyser Basin Museum. Page 2 Supplemental Table 1 S1. Developed Sites Constituting the 1998 Baseline and Current Status Last updated: 8/22/2016 Table S1. Developed sites (type, name, and counts) constituting the 1998 baseline and subsequent changes per Bear Management Subunit inside the Grizzly Bear Recovery Zone. Developed sites that have changed since 1998, are new since 1998, or closed since 1998 are shaded, italicized and in parentheses. Total counts per subunit for 1998 vs current conditions are listed under the subunit name. Admin 1998 Current Subunit Name and type of developed sites Unit i Status count Campground: Bridge Bay. Trailhead: Divide, Beach Lake, and De Lacy Creek. Major Developed Site: Lake complex. Firehole/Hayden #2 YNP 15 15 Administrative: Lake gov’t area and Bridge Bay Marina. Other: Gull Point, Sand Point, and 6 additional lakeshore picnic (15 vs 15 total) areas. Gallatin #1 Trailhead: Black Butte (WK2), Specimen Creek (WK3), and Bighorn Pass (WK6). Administrative: Daly Creek patrol cabin. YNP 4 4 (4 vs 4 total) Campground: Mammoth and Indian Creek. Trailhead: Rescue Creek, Lava Creek, Golden Gate, Bunsen Peak, and Fawn Pass. Major Developed Site: Mammoth complex. Administrative: Stephens Creek employee residence, (Gardiner gravel Gallatin #2 crusher/asphalt site - closed to compensate for the new Heritage Research Center in Gardiner),(Heritage Center – new since YNP 21 21 (21 vs 21 total) 1998); Xanterra headquarters site in Gardiner, Lower Mammoth employee housing area, YCC employee housing area, Indian Creek gravel pit, Deaf Jim patrol cabin (burned in 2001), North Entrance Ranger Station, Fawn Pass patrol cabin, Winter Creek patrol cabin, Bunsen Peak radio repeater site, and Mt Holmes fire lookout. Other: Sheepeater picnic area. Campground: Tom Miner and Red Cliff. Trailhead: Buffalo Horn, Sphinx Creek, Elkhorn, Wilson Draw, Tom Miner, Tom CGNF Miner Horse Facilities, Sunlight, Twin Cabin, and Tepee Creek. Administrative or Maintenance: Buffalo Horn cabin. Other: 18 18 Gallatin #3 Corwin Spring fishing /boat access, Yankee Jim fishing access/boat ramp, Elkhorn River Ford horse access, Windy Pass rental (18 vs 18 total) cabin, Yankee Jim picnic area, and Porcupine Creek recreation