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Carbon County Natural Resource Management Plan JULY 6, 2021 Carbon County Natural Resource Management Plan Natural Resource Management Plan Y2 Consultants, LLC & Falen Law Offices (Intentionally Left Blank) Natural Resource Management Plan Y2 Consultants, LLC & Falen Law Offices CONTENTS ACRONYMS .......................................................................................................................... III LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................. VII LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................... IX CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 10 1.1 PURPOSE................................................................................................................................. 10 1.2 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK ..................................................................... 11 1.3 CARBON COUNTY NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN PROCESS ............................................... 15 1.4 CREDIBLE DATA ........................................................................................................................ 19 CHAPTER 2: CARBON COUNTY CUSTOM AND CULTURE ........................................................ 21 2.1 COUNTY INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ...................................................................................... 21 2.2 CULTURAL/HERITAGE/PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES .................................................................... 26 CHAPTER 3: LAND USE ......................................................................................................... 33 3.1 LAND USE ............................................................................................................................... 33 3.2 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND ACCESS ........................................................................................... 37 3.3 SPECIAL DESIGNATION AND MANAGEMENT AREAS .......................................................................... 44 3.4 WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PLANNING ..................................................... 62 3.5 FOREST MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................................. 67 3.6 LAND EXCHANGES ..................................................................................................................... 69 CHAPTER 4: GEOLOGY, SOILS, MINING, ENERGY, AND AIR QUALITY RESOURCES .................. 73 4.1 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................. 73 4.2 GEOLOGY ................................................................................................................................ 75 4.3 SOILS...................................................................................................................................... 77 4.4 MINING & MINERAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................. 80 4.5 ENERGY RESOURCES .................................................................................................................. 83 4.6 AIR QUALITY .......................................................................................................................... 101 4.7 CLIMATE CHANGE ................................................................................................................... 103 CHAPTER 5: WATER RESOURCES ........................................................................................ 105 5.1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 105 5.2 WATER USE ........................................................................................................................... 108 5.3 WATER QUALITY .................................................................................................................... 121 5.4 WATER INFLUENCE AREAS ........................................................................................................ 128 CHAPTER 6: WILDLIFE RESOURCES ..................................................................................... 131 6.1 WILDLIFE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES ............................................................................ 131 6.2 WILDLIFE .............................................................................................................................. 133 i | P a g e Natural Resource Management Plan 6.3 THREATENED, ENDANGERED, AND SENSITIVE SPECIES .................................................................... 149 6.4 FISHERIES .............................................................................................................................. 155 6.5 PREDATOR MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................... 159 CHAPTER 7: WILD HORSES AND ESTRAY LIVESTOCK ........................................................... 161 7.1 WILD HORSES AND ESTRAY LIVESTOCK ........................................................................................ 161 CHAPTER 8: SOCIOECONOMICS AND SOCIETY .................................................................... 169 8.1 TOURISM AND RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS ............................................................................. 169 8.2 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE ......................................................................... 172 8.3 ECONOMIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS ..................................................................... 177 CHAPTER 9: AGRICULTURE ................................................................................................. 189 9.1 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 189 9.2 LIVESTOCK AND GRAZING ......................................................................................................... 192 9.3 NOXIOUS WEEDS/INVASIVE SPECIES/PESTS ................................................................................. 203 REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................... 208 APPENDICES ...................................................................................................................... 221 APPENDIX A: WEBSITE LINKS IN DOCUMENT ...................................................................................... 221 APPENDIX B: STEERING COMMITTEE ................................................................................................ 225 APPENDIX C: PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED ...................................................................................... 226 ii | P a g e Natural Resource Management Plan ACRONYMS ACEC - Areas of Critical Environmental Concern ACHP - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation AML - Appropriate Management Level APHIS - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ARPA - Archeological Resources Protection Act AUM - Animal Unit Month BGEPA - Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act BJFTA - Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act BLM - Bureau of Land Management BMP - Best Management Practice BOCC - Board of County Commissioners BOR - Bureau of Reclamation CAP-SSE - Community Assistance Program – State Support Services CCA - Candidate Conservation Agreements CCSM - Chokecherry Sierra Madre CCWP - Carbon County Weed and Pest CDNST - Continental Divide Trail National Scenic Trail CE/CX - Categorical Exemption/ Categorical Exclusion CEQ - Council on Environmental Quality CWA - Clean Water Act CWPP - Community Wildfire Protection Plan EA - Environmental Assessment EIS - Environmental Impact Statement EPA - Environmental Protection Agency ERMA - Extensive Recreation Management Area ESA - 1973 Endangered Species Act ESD - Ecological Site Descriptions FAST - Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act FDQA - Federal Data Quality Act FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency iii | P a g e Natural Resource Management Plan FERC - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FHWA - Federal Highway Administration FLAP - Federal Lands Access Program FLPMA - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 FLTP - Federal Lands Transportation Program GGRB - Greater Green River Basin GHMA - General Habitat Management Area GHG - Greenhouse Gas GLO - General Lands Office GPC - Groundwater Pollution Control HMAs - Herd Management Areas IRA - Inventoried Roadless Area LSRCD - Little Snake River Conservation District LSRCD NRMP - Little Snake River Conservation District Land, Water, and Natural Resource Management Plan LUP - Land Use Plan LWC - Lands with Wilderness Characteristics LWCF - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1964 MBCD - Medicine Bow Conservation District MBCD LRNRMP - Medicine Bow Conservation District Long Range and Natural Resource Management Plan MBRNF - Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest MBTA - Migratory Bird Treaty Act MOA - Memorandum of Agreement MOU - Memorandum of Understanding MUSY - 1960 Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standards NEPA - 1973 National Environmental Policy Act NFHL - National Flood Hazard Layer NFIP - National Flood Insurance Program NFMA - 1976 National Forest Management Act NHPA - National Historic Preservation
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