OR-65 Is Located on the Medford District BLM and the Siskiyou National Forest

Rogue River, Siskiyou and Medford BLM Biological Assessment 29 Feb 96 Appendix B - 4

LSRs Sorted by Alphanumeric 3 Apr 96

14) OR-65

OR-65 is located on the Medford District BLM and the Siskiyou National Forest. Seventy-five percent of this CHU is located within the Fish Hook/Galice LSR. This unit provides two inter- provincial links: From the Kiamath Mountains to the Western Cascades and from the Klamath Mountains north to the Coast Ranges province. This unit provides a core area of suitable habitat to help augment the severely fragmented Rogue-Umpqua portion of the 1-5 area of concern.

15) OR-66

OR-66 is located on the Siskiyou National Forest and the Coos Bay District BLM. Ninety-eight percent of this CHU is located within the Northwest Coast LSR. This CHU provides the connecting link between the Oregon Cascades and the Klamath Mountains provinces. This unit adjoins the Grassy Knob Wilderness Area, that currently supports suitable habitat.

16) OR-67

OR-67 is located on the Medford District BLM and the Siskiyou National Forest. Eighty-seven percent of this CHU is located within the Northwest Coast and Fish Hook/Galice LSRs. This CHU provides a portion of the link from the Klamath Mountains province to the southern end of the Oregon Coast Ranges province. It helps support the western end of the Rogue-Urnpqua portion of the 1-5 area of concern which connects the southwest edge of the Oregon Cascades province to the Klanath Mountains province. Lands immediately north of this unit are non- federal and lack suitable owl habitat. This unit also encompasses the Wild Rogue Wilderness Area, that supports suitable habitat in its lower elevations.

17) OR-68

OR-68 is located on the Siskiyou National Forest. Eighty-eight percent of this CHU is located within the Fish Hook/Galice LSR. This unit provides a narrow band of suitable habitat that connects OR-67 and OR-69.

18) OR-69

OR-69 is located on the Siskiyou National Forest. Ninety-two percent of this CHU is located within the Fish Hook/Galice LSR. This unit provides the single link through the northwest portion of the Klamath Mountains province leading to the Coast Ranges province. This unit provides the key link for north-south movement of owls between units OR-71, OR-67, OR-65, and OR-68. This unit also adjoins the northern end of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area, that currently supports little suitable owl habitat.