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Final-Forest-Plan-Shoshone.Pdf Responsible official Daniel J. Jirón Regional Forester Rocky Mountain Region 740 Simms Street Golden, CO 80401 For more information Joseph G. Alexander Forest supervisor Shoshone National Forest 808 Meadow Lane Avenue Cody, WY 82414 Olga Troxel Acting Forest Planner Shoshone National Forest 808 Meadow Lane Avenue Cody, WY 82414 Telephone: 307.527.6241 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TTY). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Table of Contents Preface .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Terms used in this document ................................................................................................................... 5 Purpose of the land management plan .................................................................................................... 5 Forest plan direction ................................................................................................................................. 6 Relationship of the forest plan to other documents ................................................................................ 6 Coordination with other plans.................................................................................................................. 6 Implementation of a forest plan............................................................................................................... 7 Valid outstanding rights ............................................................................................................................ 8 Public involvement and cooperation with other government agencies .................................................. 8 Forest plan amendments and revision ..................................................................................................... 8 The Shoshone’s setting ............................................................................................................................. 9 The Shoshone’s roles and contributions ................................................................................................ 11 Strategic vision........................................................................................................................................ 12 Vision for the Shoshone .......................................................................................................................... 12 Summary of the Analysis of the Management Situation........................................................................ 14 Management challenges ........................................................................................................................ 16 Chapter 1 – Forestwide direction ............................................................................................................... 23 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 23 Water and soil......................................................................................................................................... 24 Air ........................................................................................................................................................... 28 Vegetation .............................................................................................................................................. 30 Threatened, endangered, proposed, and candidate species ................................................................. 38 Sensitive species ..................................................................................................................................... 45 Management indicator species .............................................................................................................. 53 Species of local concern ......................................................................................................................... 56 Invasive species ...................................................................................................................................... 63 Fire and fuels .......................................................................................................................................... 65 Insects and diseases ............................................................................................................................... 69 Commercial livestock grazing ................................................................................................................. 70 Forest products ....................................................................................................................................... 73 Special uses ............................................................................................................................................. 81 Minerals .................................................................................................................................................. 83 Paleontological resources ....................................................................................................................... 85 Recreation............................................................................................................................................... 86 Scenery ................................................................................................................................................... 90 Heritage resources .................................................................................................................................. 92 Eligible wild and scenic rivers ................................................................................................................. 97 1 | Page L and management plan – Shoshone National Forest Inventoried roadless areas ..................................................................................................................... 99 Roads and trails .................................................................................................................................... 101 Land adjustments ................................................................................................................................. 107 Tribal rights and interests ..................................................................................................................... 110 Chapter 2 − Management area direction ................................................................................................. 113 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 113 Management area acres ....................................................................................................................... 115 Suitable uses ......................................................................................................................................... 116 Management Area 1.1 − Wilderness .................................................................................................... 125 Management Area 1.1A – Glacier Addition to the Fitzpatrick Wilderness .......................................... 131 Management Area 1.3 – Back country recreation year-round non-motorized ................................... 132 Management Area 1.5A – Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone Wild River ................................................. 134 Management Area 1.6A – High Lakes Wilderness Study Area ............................................................. 139 Management Area 1.6B − Dunoir Special Management Unit .............................................................. 141 Management Area 2.2A – Line Creek Plateau Research Natural Area ................................................. 142 Management Area 2.3 – Proposed research natural areas .................................................................. 146 Management Area 3.1A – Swamp Lake Botanical Area ....................................................................... 149 Management Area 3.1B – Proposed Little Popo Agie Geological Area ................................................ 151 Management Area 3.1C – Proposed Sawtooth Peatbed Geological Area ........................................... 153 Management Area 3.3A – Back country recreation year-round motorized ......................................... 154 Management Area 3.3B – Back country recreation summer non-motorized with winter motorized
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