Annual Program Summary and Monitoring Report - FY2011
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Klamath Falls Resource Area Resource Falls Klamath BLM Annual Program Summary and Monitoring Report for Fiscal Year 2011 As the Nation’s principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has responsibility for most of our nationally owned public lands and natural resources. This includes fostering the wisest use of our land and water resources, protecting our fi sh and wildlife, preserving the environmental and cultural values of our national parks and historical places, and providing for the enjoyment of life through outdoor recreation. The Department assesses our energy and mineral resources and works to assure that their development is in the best interest of all our people. The Department also has a major responsibility for American Indian reservation communities and for people who live in Island Territo- ries under U.S. administration. BLM/OR/WA/GI-12/012+1792 Cover photograph: Rafting on the Upper Klamath River, Klamath Falls Resource Area fi le photo Annual Program Summary and Monitoring Report - FY2011 U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management Klamath Falls Resource Area ANNUAL PROGRAM SUMMARY and MONITORING REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2011 i Klamath Falls Resource Area ii Annual Program Summary and Monitoring Report - FY2011 Public Input to this Document Although the Annual Program Summary gives only a very basic and brief description of the programs, resources and activities in which the Klamath Falls Resource Area (KFRA) is involved, the report does give the reader a sense of the enormous scope, complexity and diversity involved in management of the Klamath Falls Resource Area public lands and resources. The managers and employees of the Klamath Falls Resource Area take pride in the accomplishments described in this report. Public input on this Annual Program Summary and Monitoring Report will assist us in making this document more understandable and easy to read for the public in future years. You may provide comments via email at: [email protected] or send written comments to the following address: Bureau of Land Management Klamath Falls Resource Area c/o Planner 2795 Anderson Avenue, Building #25 Klamath Falls, OR 97603 Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the above address during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except holidays, and may be published as part of the document on which you are commenting. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Thank you for taking the time to review this document. iii Klamath Falls Resource Area iv Annual Program Summary and Monitoring Report - FY2011 Table of Contents ANNUAL PROGRAM SUMMARY 1.0 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................3 2.0 Summary of Accomplishments ........................................................................................................3 3.0 Budget and Employment ..................................................................................................................6 4.0 Land Use Allocations within the Klamath Falls Resource Area ......................................................6 Late-Successional Reserves and Assessments .................................................................................6 Matrix ...............................................................................................................................................7 5.0 Aquatic Conservation Strategy ........................................................................................................7 Riparian Reserves ............................................................................................................................8 Watershed Analysis and Key Watersheds ........................................................................................8 Watershed Restoration .....................................................................................................................8 Roads..............................................................................................................................................8 Riparian Habitat Enhancement ......................................................................................................9 Stream Restoration .........................................................................................................................9 6.0 Air Quality .....................................................................................................................................10 7.0 Water and Soils ..............................................................................................................................10 Water - Project Implementation .....................................................................................................10 Soils – Project Implementation ......................................................................................................11 State-listed Clean Water Act 303d Streams ...................................................................................11 Water - Inventory and Monitoring .................................................................................................12 Soils – Inventory and Monitoring ..................................................................................................13 Klamath River Hydroelectric Facility Relicensing ........................................................................14 RMP Best Management Practices ..................................................................................................14 8.0 Terrestrial Species and Habitat Management .................................................................................14 Threatened/Endangered Species ....................................................................................................14 Northern Spotted Owl ..................................................................................................................14 Special Status Species - Animals ...................................................................................................15 Bald Eagle ...................................................................................................................................15 Peregrine Falcon ..........................................................................................................................15 Yellow Rails ................................................................................................................................15 Bats .............................................................................................................................................15 Northern Goshawk .......................................................................................................................16 Sage Grouse .................................................................................................................................16 Mollusks ......................................................................................................................................16 Great Gray Owl ............................................................................................................................16 Special Status Species - Plants .......................................................................................................16 Other Species of Concern ..............................................................................................................16 Landbirds .......................................................................................................................................16 v Klamath Falls Resource Area Terrestrial Habitat Management ....................................................................................................17 Nest Sites, Activity Centers, and Rookeries ................................................................................17 Big Game Habitat .......................................................................................................................17 9.0 Aquatic Species and Habitat Management ....................................................................................18 Threatened/Endangered Species ...................................................................................................18 Lost River and Shortnose Suckers ...............................................................................................18 Bull Trout .....................................................................................................................................19 Special Status Species ....................................................................................................................19 Oregon Spotted Frog ....................................................................................................................19 Aquatic Mollusks .........................................................................................................................19