Arizona Strip Field Office Chapter 2: the Plan Approved Resource Management Plan

BLM. 2008. Arizona Strip Field Office Resource Management Plan and Record of Decision. Signed January 29, 2008.

Arizona Strip Field Office Chapter 2: The Plan Approved Resource Management Plan

TABLE 2.13. RECREATION & VISITOR SERVICES/INTERPRETATION & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (RR) Decision No. Decision Text Gateways SRMA: 2,246 acres (also falls within the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument boundary) House Rock RMZ: 352 acres Vermilion Cliffs RMZ: 1,894 acres Paria SRMA: 1,413 acres (also falls within the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument boundary) Coyote Buttes RMZ: 1,1413 acres Sand Hills SRMA: 8,503 acres (also falls within the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument boundary) Uplands RMZ: 8,503 acres Arizona Strip ERMA (Extensive): 1, 784,921 acres C. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS Recreation Management Actions Resources To the extent practicable, the natural or ―remote‖ settings in Specialized and Primitive TMAs will be restored and/or maintained using a MA-RR-01 combination of projects and natural processes as the need or opportunity arises. Geocache sites will be relocated with help from local geocachers if, through monitoring, it were determined that important resources are at MA-RR-02 risk of unacceptable change due to use of the site. Signing and Recreation Facilities Major visitor facilities (visitor center or contact stations) will be collaborative efforts with nearby communities, with the exception of the MA-RR-03 Virgin River SRMA where a small contact facility may be considered. Recreation facility development and maintenance will be limited in listed species and other sensitive habitats (See Special Status Species MA-RR-04 and Vegetation Management decisions). Within SRMAs, the levels and types of signing and recreation facility development will be guided by the individual RMZ objectives and the administrative and physical recreation settings components prescribed for each RMZ. Where ERMAs are allocated, the main emphasis areas for any signing and/or recreation facility placement will be in the Rural and MA-RR-05 Backways TMAs. Generally, signing and recreation facility development in the ERMAs will be the minimum necessary to provide for public safety, reduce user conflicts, and protect resources. Sign material and design will be unobtrusive in order to blend with local landscape settings and retain the natural and/or historic integrity MA-RR-06 of the site.

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TABLE 2.13. RECREATION & VISITOR SERVICES/INTERPRETATION & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (RR) Decision No. Decision Text Recreation Marketing Actions Promotion Sensitive areas, where increased visitation can create unacceptable changes or impacts to natural or cultural resources, will not be publicly MA-RR-07 promoted. Public information will be provided only for those cultural sites designated for public use. Recreation Monitoring Actions Inventory and Monitoring A Limits of Acceptable Change (LAC) framework will be used to establish acceptable resource and social and managerial settings and MA-RR-08 conditions using appropriate indicators and standards. Recreation Administration Actions Visitor Limits and Regulations Recreational activities may be limited or restricted in special status species and other sensitive habitats (See Special Status Species and MA-RR-09 Vegetation Management decisions). MA-RR-10 Visitor limits, supplemental rules, or restrictions will be based on LAC. Management responses to unacceptable resource and/or social conditions will range from least restrictive methods (e.g., information and MA-RR-11 education) to most restrictive (e.g., visitor limits, supplemental rules, or restrictions). Where feasible, the least restrictive methods will be the first priority. No person or persons shall occupy one area within the Arizona Strip FO for longer than 14 consecutive days in any 28-day period; however, extensions beyond the 14-day length of stay can be authorized for permitted uses on a case-by-case basis. Any site on public land MA-RR-12 within 30 air miles constitutes the same area for the purpose of this rule. Persons occupying a regular campsite within the Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area are exempt from this rule. To protect resources, for public safety, or for other administrative purposes, an authorized officer may, by posting notification, close a given site to occupancy. Camping may be limited in listed species and other sensitive habitats (see Special Status Species & Vegetation Management decisions). MA-RR-13 Camping may be restricted or limited to protect cultural and/ or natural resources through campsite monitoring and LAC. Dispersed camping will be allowed, subject to Trail and Travel Management decisions. MA-RR-14 In developed campgrounds, camping outside designated campsites will be prohibited. Recreational shooting will be allowed except where public health and safety is jeopardized and subject to state and local laws (See Special MA-RR-15 Status Species decisions). Voluntary use of non-lead ammunition will be encouraged. Collection of antlers or other unregulated animal parts will be allowed (See Travel Management decisions for vehicular decisions and Fish MA-RR-16 and Wildlife and Special Status Species decisions for animal parts).

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TABLE 2.13. RECREATION & VISITOR SERVICES/INTERPRETATION & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (RR) Decision No. Decision Text Reasonable limits for collecting petrified wood for personal use will be defined as no more than 25 pounds per person per day (plus one MA-RR-17 piece of petrified wood) up to a total of 250 pounds per person per year. MA-RR-18 The recreational collecting of plants and dead and down firewood will be allowed (See Vegetation Management decisions). Recreational stock use may be limited in listed species and other sensitive habitats or in the vicinity of cultural properties (See Special MA-RR-19 Status Species, Fish and Wildlife, Vegetation Management, and Cultural decisions). MA-RR-20 Certified weed-free feed is required for all recreation stock use (See Vegetation Management decisions). MA-RR-21 Where geocaches are allowed, they may remain so long as acceptable resource and social conditions are maintained. Geocache sites are prohibited in archaeological sites, alcoves, caves, rock shelters, threatened and endangered species habitat, and raptor MA-RR-22 nesting sites, and where identified natural and cultural resources are at risk. In-the-ground placement of geocaches will be prohibited in designated wilderness. Permits and Fees Visitor limits, regulations, or restrictions may be instituted and/or adjusted when monitoring of resource and social conditions indicate a MA-RR-23 trend toward unacceptable resource and social changes brought about by such use. Special recreation permit (SRP) application packages (application, operating plan, maps, etc.) will be considered for authorization on a MA-RR-24 case-by-case basis upon receipt of application. (See 43 CFR 2930 for requirements) Current recreation use permit and fee program required for use in the Virgin Gorge Recreation Area will continue, subject to adaptive MA-RR-25 management decisions deemed necessary through monitoring, evaluation, and further planning. Motorized speed events will only be authorized in the Motorized Speed Event Area in the St. George Basin and limited to 300 entrants. MA-RR-26 (See Motorized Speed Event Area on Map 2.20) MA-RR-27 No competitive events will be authorized in designated wilderness. Commercial, competitive, organized group/event, and special area permits can be authorized when such uses accomplish or are compatible with management objectives and other plan provisions. Commercial services in designated wilderness shall meet guidelines MA-RR-28 for commercial activities within wilderness. Recreation activities requiring use authorization may be limited in listed species and other sensitive habitats (See Special Status Species and Vegetation Management decisions).

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INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION A. DESIRED FUTURE CONDITIONS The Arizona Strip‘s interpretation and environmental education program will be grounded in: Arizona Strip natural and cultural resources; DFC-RR-27 Themes related Arizona Strip FO significance and mission statements; and BLM mission and goals. The public will understand and appreciate the purposes and significance of the Arizona Strip FO and their resources for this and future DFC-RR-28 generations. The public will understand the importance of natural and cultural resources in the Arizona Strip FO through interpretive, watchable DFC-RR-29 wildlife, and other environmental education programs. B. MANAGEMENT ACTIONS Outreach efforts will be established, such as field institutes or elder hostels, to focus on interpretive and environmental educational niches MA-RR-29 not previously addressed. Visitors will be provided with environmental educational opportunities that are appropriate for each RMZ or for the ERMAs, allowing MA-RR-230 them to enjoy the variety of challenges that are presented when visiting these areas.

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