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Elk River Management Plan A 13.2 EL 5/8 / states .. ient of Management Plan AgriculIture Forest Service Elk Wild and Scenic River Pacific Northwest Region Siskiyou National Forest State Parks and Recreation State of Oregon Department 1994 In order to conserve our AW, natural resources, this Qt document has been printed on recycled paper United States Forest Siskiyou 200 NE Greenfield Road Department of Service National PO Box 440 Agriculture Forest Grants Pass, OR 97526-0242 Reply to: 1920 Date: September 22, 1994 Dear Reader, Enclosed is the Elk River Wild and Scenic River Plan. The Environmental Assessment and Decision Notice are located in Appendix A. This plan is a joint effort with the State of Oregon. The Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation has the lead responsibility for the State for the planning for Elk River as a state designated scenic waterway. Implementation of this plan will not occur until 30 days following the publication of the legal notice of the decision in the Grants Pass Daily Courier. I appreciate the sincere efforts made by many people to help us develop the management plan for this valuable river. My thanks to each of you. J. MICHAEL LUNN Forest Supervisor BOUTMlRNQBlGit4 $TATi OLLEGE uBRARY 38 4903~ 5 Summary - Project Location SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST Figure S-1, Vicinity Map ELKRIVER WILD AND SCENIC RIYERPIANNING AREA VICINITY' MA - Mak., :-'-:.," CAT JOWT'.Lfl t.)~~~~~~~~~~~FS fi I 12 ..._ W< ., '.'.'2: --- CZI f. ;- . v , _ ASS-Y- .Xi. , ,- :NO s*....--.- /;. : . ~. 31- (FF :S.3l i. - HA Ey5R I,..',' mt r' - ' 5..'-' ; - n(STAT{) ..........S:S ; I w _ . ]i I / - x-t I ?.- - -.7: -IT! _ >, 4 A , Is*;-1 _ * _ * t .* o - . _ r: ,,. YJLDEN Z', I - I * _ 1: , , _ 1 t. .,- / -.- M . 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'El Wild and Scenic River Management Plan 0 - 0 ELK RIVER MANAGEMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ELK RIVER MANAGEMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Title Page THE RIVER MANAGEMENT PLAN: PURPOSE AND NEED, VALUES AND ISSUES, AND RIVER DESCRIPTION 1-1 Purpose and Need 1-1 A Word About Terminology 1-1 Federal and State Designations for the Elk River 1-2 Wild and Scenic River Designation 1-2 Oregon State Scenic Waterway Designation 1-3 Relationship of the Plan to the Forest Plan 1-3 Values 1-4 Outstandingly Remarkable Values and Special Attributes 1-4 Description of River Corridor 1-5 Access 1-5 River Use 1-7 Land Ownership and Land Use 1-7 Navigability of the Elk River 1-8 County Land Use Regulations 1-8 11 MANAGEMENT GOALS AND DESIRED FUTURE CONDITION 11-1 Federal Management Goals 11-1 State Management Goals 11-2 Desired Future Condition of the River Corridor 11-2 III STATE SCENIC WATERWAY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 111-1 Overview 111-1 Classifications 111-1 State Classifications for the Elk Scenic Waterway 111-2 Land Management Rules for the Elk Scenic Waterway 111-3 Land Management Rules for Individual Segments of the Elk 111-4 Scenic Waterway 111-4 Minimum Flow Requirements for the Elk River Scenic Waterway 1114 IV FEDERAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IV-1 Overview IV-1 Management Actions IV-1 Fish Habitat Enhancement IV-1 Facilities IV-1 Mining Impacts IV-2 Enhancement of Scenery IV-2 Maintaining Ecological and Botanical Integrity IV-2 Watershed Restoration Projects IV-2 Private Property IV-2 Boundary Location IV-2 Elk River Management Plan i-1 Table of Contents Standards and Guidelines IV-3 Monitoring Plan IV-10 V IMPLEMENTATION V-1 Roles and Responsibilities of Management Partners V-1 Federal Agencies V-1 State Agencies V-2 Management Actions V-4 Appendix Title Page A DECISION NOTICE DN-1 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Al-1 B ELK RIVER WILD AND SCENIC BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION B-1 C STATE SCENIC WATERWAY GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE RULES C-1 D ELK RIVER RESOURCE ASSESSMENT D-1 E ELK RIVER WATERSHED ANALYSIS E-1 Elk River Management Plan ELK RIVER MANAGEMENT PLAN CHAPTER I Purpose and Need CHAPTER I PURPOSE AND NEED, VALUES AND ISSUES, AND RIVER DESCRIPTION PURPOSE AND NEED The Elk River from its confluence with Anvil Creek upstream to a point on the North Fork approximately two miles above the confluence of the North and South Forks was designated by Congress as a National Wild and Scenic River in 1988. The Elk River from the Hatchery to the headwaters of the north and south forks was also designated as an Oregon Scenic Waterway in 1988. The Forest Service and Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department agreed to develop a joint federal-state management plan for the designated portions of the Elk River. The federal legislation required the Forest Service to develop a management plan for the Wild and Scenic River within three years. However, due to regional controversy surrounding protection of the spotted Owl, marbled murrelet, old growth forests, anadromous fisheries and other old-growth dependent species, development of this plan was postponed until now. Further details of plan development can be found in the Environmental Assessment attached to this plan. This joint plan - the Elk River Management Plan - will guide management of both the federal and state designated portions of the Elk River until the plan is revised. The River Management Plan will provide for protection and enhancement of resource values in the river corridor, and allow public use and enjoyment of those resource values. This River Management Plan is accompanied by an Environmental Assessment. The Environmental Assessment gives the public information about the planning process used and the environmental analysis done by the river planning team for the federally designated segments of the River Management Plan. The document describes alternative methods for managing National Forest Lands within the Elk River and describes the environmental effects posed by such management to the resources and values in the federally designated segments. The alternative chosen as the 'Proposed Action" alternative (Alternative 1), from the Environmental Assessment is the framework for this River Management Plan. Prior to the development of the Elk River Management Plan, the Elk River watershed has been managed according to the Siskiyou Land and Resource Management Plan (1989). The Elk River Management Plan results in non-significant changes to the Siskiyou Land and Resource Management Plan as amended by the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Management of Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth Forest Related Species Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl (1994) and thereby amends the previous plan to reflect the changes identified in this plan. A Word About Terminology Several terms will be used throughout this document in reference to the Elk River and river corridor above the fish hatchery. To avoid confusion, these terms are defined here. * Scenic Waterway The parts of the Elk River designated as an Oregon Scenic Waterway * Wild and Scenic River or Wild and Scenic Corridor The federally designated Wild and Scenic Elk River * The Siskiyou Forest Plan The Siskiyou National Forest Land and Resource Man- agement Plan (1989) * The President's Forest Plan The Final Supplemental Environmental Impact State- ment on Management of Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth Forest Related Species Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl (February, 1994) Elk River Management Plan I - 1 Purpose and Need * The ROD and S & G's The Record of Decision for Amendments to Forest Serv- ice and Bureau of Land Management Planning Docu- ments Within the Range fo the Northern Spotted Owl and the Standards and Guidelines for Management of Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth Related Species Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl (April 13, 1994) * The Watershed Analysis The Elk River Watershed Analysis (1994) completed in accordance with the Aquatic Conservation Strategy in the President's Plan. * MA-2 - Wild River The Wild River area as defined and mapped as the Proposed Action Alternative * MA-1 OA - Scenic Recreation River The Scenic/Recreation River area as defined and mapped as the Proposed Action alternative.
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