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Warm Springs Natural Area Stewardship Plan WARM SPRINGS NATURAL AREA 1.01 Site Overview 4.01 Special Management 1.02 Stakeholder Process 4.02 Fire Management 1.03 Commitments for Managing the Property 4.03 Invasive Management 1.04 Purpose of the Stewardship Plan 4.04 Cultural Resource Management 5.01 Public Use 2.01 Site History 5.02 Management Priorities 2.02 Cultural Resources 5.03 Accomplishments and Next Steps 2.03 Hydrology and Water Development 2.04 Facilities Management 3.01 Biodiversity 3.02 Sensitive Species of WSNA 3.03 Ecological Systems on WSNA A.01 SNPLMA Nomination 3.04 Muddy River Aquatic Assemblage A.02 Sensitive Species Table 3.05 Warm Springs Aquatic Assemblage A.03 Resource Inventories 3.06 Deciduous Riparian Woodland A.04 Bird Checklist 3.07 Riparian Shrubland A.05 Floral Inventory 3.08 Riparian Marsh/Meadow A.06 Hydrologic Monitoring Table 3.09 Mesquite Bosque 3.10 Other Ecological Groups CONTRIBUTORS 2007-2010 CORE TEAM Tanya Anderson, The Nature Conservancy Janet Bair, US Fish and Wildlife Service Robert Johnson, SNWA Cynthia Martinez, US Fish and Wildlife Service Janet Monaco, SNWA Jon Sjöberg, Nevada Department of Wildlife TECHNICAL ADVISORS Elisabeth Ammon, Great Basin Bird Observatory Mauricia Baca, Outside Las Vegas Foundation Amy LaVoie, US Fish and Wildlife Service Heidi Roberts, HRA Inc., Conservation Archaeology Amy Sprunger, US Fish and Wildlife Service Cris Tomlinson, Nevada Department of Wildlife SNWA STAFF William Rinne, Director, Surface Water Resources Department Janet Monaco, Manager, Muddy and Virgin Rivers Division Robert Johnson, Manager, Warm Springs Natural Area Cathryn Cherry, Environmental Planner David Syzdek, Environmental Biologist Crystal Shanley, Biologist Disclaimer The following document is intended to be a guidance document for Warm Springs Natural Area as described under “Plan Purpose” on page 15 and is not intended to require implementation of any specific management action recommendation. Implementation of such actions is left to the discretion of the SNWA Board of Directors. June 2011 SNWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Shari Buck Chair, City of North Las Vegas Steven Kirk Vice Chair, City of Henderson Susan Brager Las Vegas Valley Water District Tom Collins Clark County Water Reclamation District Duncan McCoy City of Boulder City Steve Sisolak Big Bend Water District Lois Tarkanian City of Las Vegas Mission Statement To manage the property as a natural area for the benefit of native species and for the recovery of the endangered Moapa Dace - consistent with the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s commitments to the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act funding of the property PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Provide a clear statement for future management Clarify SNWA’s intentions and direction for property management Give neighbors, visitors, governmental and non- governmental organizations an understanding of SNWA’s management actions on and around the property Ensure management actions consistent with the SNPLMA Nomination Package and Financial Assistance Agreement Ensure management actions consistent with the Muddy River Recovery Implementation Program Provide a basis for the development of staffing plans, budget needs, maintenance operations, and capital improvements WARM SPRINGS NATURAL AREA FACTS • 1,220 acres of Mojave Desert riparian ecosystem Moapa Valley • 28 Sensitive Species The Warm Springs Natural Area is located • Annual Rainfall 5.4 in. approximately seven miles northwest of the Town of Moapa and 60 miles northeast of Las • Elevation: 1,689 - 1,923 feet Vegas, in Clark County, Nevada. The Natural above mean sea level Area is in upper Moapa Valley, a valley about 40 miles long running roughly northwest to • Five major spring complexes southeast. The towns of Moapa, Glendale, form the headwaters of the Logandale and Overton are located in the Moapa Valley. Logandale is about 12 miles Muddy River southeast of Moapa and Glendale. Overton is another five miles southeast of Logandale. • Water emanates from 90° F Population numbers in the Moapa Valley from thermal springs the 2000 US Census (which did not include the Town of Moapa) were 5,784. In the 2000 US Census, the Town of Moapa had a population of 928. The population of the Moapa Valley was estimated to be 7,200 in 2008 and 7,471 in 2009 which does not include the Moapa Indian Reservation. The Reservation’s population was estimated to be 1,292 in 2009. Headwaters of the Muddy River Like a gemstone stashed away in the upper Moapa Valley, the Warm Springs Natural Area holds the secret to the headwaters of the Muddy River. Here, five major thermal spring complexes gush from the deep carbonate aquifer on three properties - the Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge, the Warm Springs Natural Area and the LDS Church property. They converge on the Warm Springs Natural Area in tributaries which flow into the Muddy River and on to Lake Mead. PROPERTY PURPOSES Warm Springs Natural Area Protect the endangered Moapa dace and its habitat The Warm Springs Natural Area is generally bordered by State Route 168 to the north, Warm Springs Road to the south and the Establish conservation projects Arrow Canyon Range to the west. The that provide mitigation benefits for Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge and future water development Clark County lands border the Natural Area to south. About 3.8 miles of the Muddy Manage the property as a River flow through the Natural Area. The landscape is a mixture of desert, riparian, natural area for the benefit of and fallowed agricultural fields. Here, native species seasonally flooded pastures are lined with mature Fremont cottonwoods. Goodding’s Restore and manage the area willows and velvet ash trees occur throughout as an ecological reserve including the property. Skirting the fields are numerous groves of established mesquite trees, in which implementation of recovery the Vermilion flycatcher nests occur. The actions identified in the Muddy adjoining pastures have abundant insects River Recovery Implementation such as large fleshy grasshoppers, which are Program a staple of the flycatcher’s diet. The largest nesting population of Vermilion flycatchers in Nevada were observed here in 2000. The Create opportunities for low- Warm Springs Natural Area has long been impact public use used by Native Americans, outlaws and early settlers. Today, the property continues to Develop public education attract the attention of birders, naturalists, and opportunities which include wildlife enthusiasts. WWarm Springs Natural Area ecological processes and US Fish & Wildlife Service endangered species recovery Clark County Provide the opportunity for a program of national scientific research on aquatic and terrestrial systems in the Mojave Desert MUDDY RIVER RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND STAKEHOLDERS WWarm Springs Natural Area US Fish & Wildlife Service Clark County MUDDY RIVER RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM Muddy River Recovery Stakeholder Process/Core Team Core Team Executive Committee Implementation Program • Southern Nevada Water Development of the Muddy River Recovery SNWA committed in its Southern Nevada The Core Team consists of representatives Authority Implementation Program (RIP) was identified Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) from SNWA, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, • US Fish & Wildlife Service in the 2006 Muddy River Memorandum Nomination package to the Secretary of the Nevada Department of Wildlife and The • Moapa Valley Water District of Agreement (MOA) and the Intra-Service the Department of Interior to enlist the Nature Conservancy. Individuals on the Core Programmatic Biological Opinion for the involvement of specific stakeholders to Team are named in the “Contributor” list on • Coyote Springs Investment Proposed MOA Regarding the Groundwater develop the Stewardship Plan. To that end, page 4. The Core Team met 2007 through • Moapa Band of Paiutes Withdrawal of 16,100 Acre-Feet per Year from the RIP Biological Advisory Committee 2010 and came together for workshops to • Nevada Dept. of Wildlife the Regional Carbonate Aquifer in Coyote agreed to join SNWA in the shared vision of discuss shared concepts and a vision for Spring Valley and California Wash Basins, developing a plan that satisfies the property the Warm Springs Natural Area. The Core (ad hoc member) and Establish Conservation Measures for the stakeholders and directs management actions Team developed the Mission Statement - “To Moapa Dace, Clark County, Nevada. that benefit the natural resources on site and manage the property as a natural area for the Biological Advisory the water resource entities involved. The RIP benefit of native species and for the recovery Committee The Executive Committee of the RIP is Biological Advisory Committee identified a of the endangered Moapa dace – consistent comprised of the signatories to the MOA process to develop the Warm Springs Natural with the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s • US Fish & Wildlife Service which include SNWA, the US Fish and Wildlife Area Stewardship Plan. The process entailed commitments to the Southern Nevada • Nevada Dept. of Wildlife Service, the Moapa Valley Water District, the the Core Team developing the Stewardship Public Land Management Act funding of the • US Geological Survey Moapa Band of Paiutes, and Coyote Springs Plan and other stakeholders providing review. property” - which establishes prioritization of Investment, LLC. The RIP has a technical management goals and serves to frame future • Bureau of Land Management subcommittee, the Biological Advisory decisions.
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