Record of Decision and Approved Coeur D'alene Resource Management Plan
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United States Department of the Interior Bureau ofLand Management Record of Decision and Approved Coeur d'Alene Resource Management Plan June 2007 United States Department of the Interior Bureau ofLand Management Record of Decision and Approved Coeur d'Alene Resource Management Plan Coeur d'Alene Field Office Coeur d'Alene, Idaho June 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page LIST OF ACRONYMS.....................................................................................................................III RECORD OF DECISION ................................................................................................................. 1 Decision ......................................................................................................................... 1 Overview of the Alternatives .......................................................................................... 1 Notice of Modifications ................................................................................................... 2 Environmentally Preferred Alternative............................................................................ 2 Management Considerations/Decision Rationale .......................................................... 3 Mitigation Measures ....................................................................................................... 3 Plan Monitoring .............................................................................................................. 3 Public Involvement ......................................................................................................... 4 APPROVED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................................................ 7 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 7 Purpose and Need ............................................................................................. 7 Planning Area..................................................................................................... 7 Planning Criteria................................................................................................. 8 Planning Issues .................................................................................................. 8 Collaboration ...................................................................................................... 9 Related Plans ................................................................................................... 10 Vision .............................................................................................................. 10 Management Decisions................................................................................................ 10 Public Involvement ........................................................................................... 11 Management Plan Implementation................................................................... 11 Plan Evaluation/Adaptive Management............................................................ 11 Management Decisions.................................................................................... 12 Air Quality (AQ)..................................................................................... 14 Geology (GE)........................................................................................ 14 Soil Resources (SO)............................................................................. 14 Water Resources (WA)......................................................................... 15 Vegetation – Forests and Woodlands (VF)........................................... 15 Vegetation –Riparian and Wetlands (VR)............................................. 16 Vegetation – Nonforested (VN)............................................................. 17 Vegetation – Invasive Species and Noxious Weeds (VW) ................... 17 Fish and Wildlife (FW) .......................................................................... 17 Special Status Species (SS)................................................................. 20 Wildland Fire Management (WF).......................................................... 41 Cultural Resources (CR)....................................................................... 42 Paleontological Resources (PR)........................................................... 43 Visual Resources (VR) ......................................................................... 44 Forestry and Woodland Products (FP) ................................................. 45 Livestock Grazing (LG)......................................................................... 45 Minerals (MN) ....................................................................................... 46 Recreation (RC).................................................................................... 47 Renewable Energy (RE)....................................................................... 56 Transportation and Travel Management (TM) ...................................... 56 Lands and Realty (LR).......................................................................... 58 2007 Record of Decision and Approved Coeur d’Alene Resource Management Plan i TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Section Page Special Designations (SD).................................................................... 60 Social and Economic (SE).................................................................... 63 LIST OF PREPARERS.................................................................................................................. 67 REFERENCES CITED .................................................................................................................. 69 GLOSSARY ................................................................................................................................73 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1 Coeur d’Alene Field Office Planning Area .................................................................................... 8 LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1 Existing Livestock Allotments in the Planning Area .................................................................... 45 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Coeur d’Alene Native Fish Strategy (CNFISH) B Mineral Leasing Stipulations C Best Management Practices D Conservation and Restoration Watersheds E Old Growth Definitions F Elk Coordinating Guidelines G Maps ii Record of Decision and Approved Coeur d’Alene Resource Management Plan 2007 LIST OF ACRONYMS Acronym or Abbreviation Full Phrase ACEC area of critical environmental concern AML abandoned mine lands AMR appropriate management response BLM United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management BMP best management practices BMU bear management unit CdA Coeur d’Alene CdA RMP Coeur d’Alene Resource Management Plan CEQ Council on Environmental Quality CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act CFR Code of Federal Regulations CNFISH Coeur d’Alene Native Fish Strategy DBH diameter at breast height EIS environmental impact statement ES&R Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation FLPMA Federal Land Policy and Management Act FO field office FORVIS Forest Vegetation Information System FRCC fire regime condition class FVS forest vegetation simulator GIS geographic information system HFRA Healthy Forests Restoration Act HMP habitat management plan HUC hydrologic unit code ICBEMP Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project IDEQ Idaho Department of Environmental Quality IDFG Idaho Department of Fish and Game IDL Idaho Department of Lands IGBC Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee IMP Interim Management Policy (for wilderness study areas) ISDA Idaho State Department of Agriculture IPNF USDA Forest Service, Idaho Panhandle National Forest LAU lynx analysis unit MBF thousand board feet MFP management framework plan MIST minimum impact suppression tactics MMBF million board feet 2007 Record of Decision and Approved Coeur d’Alene Resource Management Plan iii LIST OF ACRONYMS (continued) Acronym or Abbreviation Full Phrase NEPA National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 NOA notice of availability NOI notice of intent NRHP National Register of Historic Places NRT National Recreation Trail OHV off-highway vehicle OMRD Open Motorized Road Densities Planning Area Coeur d’Alene Field Office RMP Planning Area RAC Resource Advisory Council RCA riparian conservation area RHCA riparian habitat conservation area RMO riparian management objective RMP resource management plan RNA Research Natural Area ROD record of decision ROW right-of-way S&G Idaho Standards for Rangeland Health and Guidelines for Livestock Grazing Management SRMA Special Recreation Management Area TCP traditional cultural property TMRD Total Motorized Road Densities US United States USFS United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service VRM visual resource management WFIP wildland fire implementation plan WFSA wildland fire situation analysis WSA Wilderness Study Area WSR Wild and Scenic River WUI wildland-urban interface iv Record of Decision and Approved Coeur d’Alene Resource Management Plan 2007 RECORD OF DECISION DECISION The attached resource management plan (RMP) is hereby adopted for the public lands and resources managed by the Coeur d’Alene Field Office, within Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, and Shoshone Counties of Idaho. This plan supersedes the Emerald Empire Management Framework Plan (BLM 1981), its amendments, and