Uniled States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region 1989 pll""hs Part 1 @am,& Ochoco National Forest Caring for the Land. .. Land and Resource Management Plan Preface Ochoco National Forest August1 989 The Ochoco National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) was prepared in compliance with 36 CFR 219, based on the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (RPA) as amended by the NationalForest Management Act of 1976, and incompliancewth40 CFR 1500 based on the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Because the Plan is a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, an environmental impact statement (EIS) was pre- pared. The Plan provides direction for implementing the preferred alternative selected in the EIS. If any particular provision of this Forest Plan, or the application of the action to any person or circumstance, is found to be invalid, the remainder of the Forest Plan and the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected. Additional information about the Plan is available from: Forest Supervisor Ochoco National Forest PO Box 490 Prineville, OR 97754 Earle Layser Ochoco National Forest PO Box 490 Prineville, OR 97754 Craig Courtright Ochoco National Forest PO Box 490 Prineville, OR 97754 OCHOCO NATIONAL FOREST PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CHAPTER 1 - FOREST PLAN Purpose.. .......................................... 1- 1 Relationshipto Other Documents, .............................. 1- 2 Plan Structure .......................................... 1- 3 Forest Description ........................................ 1- 3 CHAPTER 2 - SUMMARY OF THE ANALYSIS OF THE MANAGEMENT SITUATION Introduction.. ....................................... 2- 1 Resource Description and Supply/Demand Projections .................... 2- 2 Information Needs. .................................... 2-6 CHAPTER 3 - RESPONSE TO ISSUES, CONCERNS AND OPPORTUNITIES Overview .............................................. 3-1 Issues Display and Discussion. .................................. 3- 1 New Issues. .............................................. 3-6 CHAPTER 4 - FOREST MANAGEMENT DIRECTION Section 1 - Forest Management Goals, Objectives, and Desired Future Condition List of key Forest-wide resources ................................. 4-1 Air Quality .................................... 4-2 Biological Diversity ......................... .......... 4-3 Cultural Resources ........... .. ................. 4-7 Facilities ......................... ........... 4-8 Fire . ................................ 4-9 Forage and Livestock Use. ... ......... ........ 4-11 Forest Health ............ ........ ......... 4-12 Forest Residues .................... ......... 4-14 Fuelwood.. ................................. 4-15 Lands ....................................... 4-16 Minerals and Energy ..................... .......... 4-17 OldGrowIh ...... ......................... 4-20 Recreation ................................. 4-22 ScenicResources .......................... ....... 4-26 Social and Economic. ............ .............. 4-27 soil .............. ..... ................. 4-29 Timber ................................................... 4-31 Transportation System .................................. 4-33 Water ............................... ...... 4-35 Wildlife and Fish. ............................................... 4-37 Section 2 - Management Area Prescriptions .............................. 4-45 Modifying Management Areas or Prescriptions .................... 4-47 Description, Emphasis and Desired Future Condition by Management Area MA-F1 Black Canyon Wilderness ............................... 4-48 MA-F2 Bridge Creek Wilderness ............................ 4-50 MA-F3 Mill Creek Wilderness ........................... 4-52 MA-F4 North Fork Crooked River Wilderness Study Area. .......... 4-54 I MA-F5 Research Natural Areas .......................... 4-56 MA-F6 Old Growth. ................................. 4-58 MA-F7 Summit National Historic Trail ................................. 4-60 MA-F8 Rock Creek/Cottonwood Creek Area ...................... 4-62 MA-F9 Rock Creek/Cottonwood Creek Unroaded-Helicopter Area. .......... 4-64 MA-F10 Silver Creek Roadless Area. ........................ 4-66 MA-F11 Lookout Mountain Recreation Area ....................... 4-68 MA-F12 Eagle Roosting Areas ............................. 4-70 MA-F13 Developed Recreation ........................... 4-71 MA-F14 Dispersed Recreation ................................ 4-72 MA-F15 Riparian ....................................... 4-74 MA-FIG Bandit Springs Recreation Area. ........................... 4-76 MA-F17 Stein’s Pillar Recreation Area. ................................ 4-78 MA-F18 Hammer Creek Wildlife/Recreation Area ..................... 4-80 MA-FI9 Deep Creek Recreation Area. .............................. 4-81 MA-F20 Winter Range ....................................... 4-82 MA-F21 General Forest Winter Range. ............................... 4-84 MA-F22 General Forest. .................................... 4-86 MA-FZ3-Notth Fork Crooked River Recreation Corridor ................... 4-88 MA-F24 North Fork Crooked River Scenic Corridor ........ ....... 4-90 MA-F25 Highway 26 Visual Corridor ......................... 4-92 MA-F26 Visual Management Corridors ........................ 4-94 MA-F27 Round Mountain National Recreation Trail ................. 4-96 MA-F28 Facilities .................................. 4-97 Section 3 - Forest-wide and Management Area Standards and Guidelines Introduction .................................... 4-1 19 Air Quality. ........... ..................... 4-120 Biological Diversity .......... ...... 4-120 Cultural Resources .......... ..... ........ 4-121 Burial Sites ...... ..... ........ 4-124 Religious Freedom Act ....... ..... ......... 4-124 Treaty Rights .............. ..... ........ 4-124 Management Area Standards and Guidelines ........... 4-1 25 Enhancement and Interpretation .................. 4-125 Structures .................. ............ 4-126 Facilities ......... .... ...... .......... 4-124 Management Area Standards and Guidelines. ............... 4-127 Construction, Reconstruction and Maintenance of Administrative Buildings and Structures , ...... 4-127 Nonconforming Structures ........ ....4-128 Fire ................. ....... ... 4-129 Planning ...................... ... 4-129 Prevention ............... ..... 4-129 Detection .......... .... ........ 4-129 Initial Attack ......... ... ... 4-129 Fuel Treatments. .............. ......... 4-130 Management Area Standards and Guidelines ... ... 4-131 Fire Suppression ........ ... ....... 4-131 Treatment of Activity Fuels ....... ... ... 4-134 Treatment of Natural Fuels ......... 4-136 Fuel Break Construction and Maintenance .......... 4-138 Forage and Livestock . .. .... ... 4-139 Forage Utilization ....... ................. 4-139 Administration and Grazing Systems , . 4-139 Wild Horse Management .. ... 4-140 Management Area Standards and Guidelines ....... 4-142 Forage Utilization . ..... ........ 4-142 Nonstructural Improvements. ...... ........ .. 4-1 44 Structural Improvements . 4-144 Use of Motorized Equipment for Improvements and Maintenance . 4-146 Forest Health. ........ ........ ...... ...... ...... 4-148 Noxious Weeds . ....... ......... ...... 4-148 Management Area Standards and Guidelines, . , . I . , . , . 4-148 Forest Residues . ....... ....... ..... 4-1 54 Residue Management . 4-154 Management Area Standards and Guidelines . ...... 4-154 Residue Management . ....... ...... 4-154 Fuelwood ................................ ....... .......... ... 4-1 59 General .... ......... ,........ ........ ......... ........ 4-159 Commercial Firewood . 4-159 PersonalUse .... ........................................... Management Area Standards and Guidelines . , 4-160 Commercial and Personal Gathering . 4-1 60 Lands ............... ........ .......................... ..... 4-161 SpecialUses ............ ........ ....... ......... .... 4-161 Recreational Special Uses . , . ..... ... 4-162 Land Ownership Adjustment . , ..... ...... ........ .... 4-1 62 Management Area Standards and Guidelines . ..... .... 4-1 63 Special Uses . ..... .... ...... .. 4-1 63 Land Ownership and Adjustment. ..... ....... 4-165 Rights-of-way Grants for Roads and Trails and Cost Share Agreements . ..... .. 4-166 Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission Licenses and Permits 4-168 Utility and Transport Corridors . , .... .... 4-1 68 Minerals and Energy . ... ... .... ..... 4-1 70 Leasing.. .... .... ... .... .... 4-170 Common Variety Minerals . , .... .... ....... 4-170 Mining Claim Administration . ... 4-170 Rockhounding . .... ..... ... ...... 4-171 Management Area Standards and Guidelines . ... ..... 4-1 72 Oil and Gas Leasing . ..... ... .... 4-172 Locateable Minerals (Mining Claims) . , , , . , , . , , 4-174 Common Variety Minerals. ...... .... ....... 4-175 Old Growth . , ..... .... ..... ....... .. 4-176 Recreation ...... ..... .... ... ...... 4-177 General. .... ...... .... ... ....... 4-1 77 Developed Sites . ... .. ... , 4-177 Dispersed Recreation . .... ... ....... 4-177 Off-Road Vehicles (ORVs) . , .... ..... 4-177 Trails. ..... ...... ..... ... .... 4-177 Management Area Standards and Guidelines . ..... ...... 4-178 Wilderness Recreation Spectrum (WRS) ...... ........ 4-178 Recreation Opportunity Spectrum . ..... ...... 4-178 Developed Recreation . ..... ..... ...... 4-175 Dispersed