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Environmental Planning & Conservation EnvironmEntal iv Planning & consErvation The Flagstaff region is rich with natural resources. Underlying the Flagstaff Regional Plan is the basic principle Inside this Chapter: that a healthy natural environment is necessary for a healthy Where are Our Natural Resources? IV-1 and prosperous human community and economy. The Considerations for Development IV-8 protection of the natural environment is a common thread Air Quality IV-10 running through most chapters of this Plan. Climate Change and Adaptation IV-11 Dark Skies IV-13 Ecosystem Health IV-14 Where Are Our Natural Resources? Environmentally Sensitive Lands IV-16 Natural Quiet IV-16 Lands in the Flagstaff region include those owned and Soils IV-17 managed by the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Wildlife IV-18 State Land Department, U.S. Forest Service, Department of Defense, National Park Service, and private land. Land management areas and boundaries are shown on Map 6. Map 7 illustrates significant natural resources in the area including wildlife, vegetation, hydrology, and geology. Map 8 illustrates the concentration of natural resources in the region. Following the maps are suggestions for planners, decision makers, and developers to consider with respect to natural and cultural resources in their development projects. The data sources for all three natural environment maps are listed in Appendix C. Arizona law requires this Plan to consider conservation, development, and utilization of forests, soils, rivers and other harbors, fisheries, wildlife, minerals, and other natural resources. To the extent applicable to the region covered by the Plan, their development, conservation, and utilization have been considered, primarily in this Environmental Planning & Conservation chapter. Photo credit: Dover Kohl & Partners Our Vision for the Future In 2030, the long-term health and viability of our natural environment is maintained through strategic planning for resource conservation and protection. NATURAL ENVIRONMENT | Environmental Planning & Conservation IV-1 R5E R6E R7E R8E R9E Map 6: HOCHDERFFER HILLS EXISTING LAND MANAGEMENT AREAS SUNSET CRATER HAYWIRE NATIONAL MONUMENT CRATER AND BOUNDARIES FMPO Boundary ANTELOPE STEWART HILL CRATER US Forest Service Special Interest Management T23N Mt Elden ESA, Fern Mt Botanical Area, Ft Valley Experimental Forest, GA Pearson Research Natural Area, SF Peaks Research Natural Area FERN MTN DOUBLE CRATER FUTS Trails LITTLE FMPO Trails CINDER BASIN ARIZONA PINNACLE SNOWBOWL CRATER Forest Service Road Walnut Canyon Study Area KACHINA PEAKS WILDERNESS Flagstaff City Limits CINDER LAKES LANDFILL Developed / Used Parcels Steep Slope Resource Protection: (Per City Zoning Code) 17 - 35% - Partially Protected T22N OLD CAVES CRATER 35% - No Development (per resource protection) WING MTN Hydrologic Flood Managent Feature DRY LAKE HILLS Rural Floodplain O'NEIL (per Ordinace 1675, only infrastructure development) CRATER City Open Space Zoning City Parks MOUNT ! !! ! ELDEN !! ! !!! ! ! ! ! PICTURE ! !!!! !! ! ! ! ! ! !!! ! !! ! ! !! CANYON ! ! ! ! A-1 MTN ! ! TURKEY !! !! !!! ! !! !! ! ! ! ! County Open Space & Conservation Zoning HILLS ! !!! ! T H County Parks and Natural Areas Proposed City Open Space T H (Picture Canyon) USFS Wilderness T H National Forest T H CAMPBELL MESA T H T21N NAVAJO ARMY DEPOT Cinder Hills Off-Highway-Vehicle Area National Monument Navajo Army Depot Proposed County Open Space (CPOS) DRY LAKE WALNUT CANYON T H NATIONAL MONUMENT State Trust Lands State Trust Lands - High Priority for Retention (per Flagstaff Open Space and Greenways Plan, ROGERS LAKE FISHER POINT As Shown on Map A3-2, 1998) T H WOODY MTN NAU Centennial Forest (State Trust Land) NORTH 0 1 2 3 4 5 CANYON VISTA CAMP GROUND / THE PIT Kachina Miles MARSHALL Wetlands T20N LAKE LOWER LAKE MARY See Appendix C for full dataset list. Please see www.flagstaffmatters.com FLAGSTAFF REGIONAL PLAN for an interactive GIS map. VISION 2030: PLACE MATTERS IV-2 Environmental Planning & Conservation | NATURAL ENVIRONMENT R5E R6E R7E R8E R9E Map 6: HOCHDERFFER HILLS EXISTING LAND MANAGEMENT AREAS SUNSET CRATER HAYWIRE NATIONAL MONUMENT CRATER AND BOUNDARIES FMPO Boundary ANTELOPE STEWART HILL CRATER US Forest Service Special Interest Management T23N Mt Elden ESA, Fern Mt Botanical Area, Ft Valley Experimental Forest, GA Pearson Research Natural Area, SF Peaks Research Natural Area FERN MTN DOUBLE CRATER FUTS Trails LITTLE FMPO Trails CINDER BASIN ARIZONA PINNACLE SNOWBOWL CRATER Forest Service Road Walnut Canyon Study Area KACHINA PEAKS WILDERNESS Flagstaff City Limits CINDER LAKES LANDFILL Developed / Used Parcels Steep Slope Resource Protection: (Per City Zoning Code) 17 - 35% - Partially Protected T22N OLD CAVES CRATER 35% - No Development (per resource protection) WING MTN Hydrologic Flood Managent Feature DRY LAKE HILLS Rural Floodplain O'NEIL (per Ordinace 1675, only infrastructure development) CRATER City Open Space Zoning City Parks MOUNT ! ! ELDEN ! ! ! ! ! !! !! ! PICTURE !! !! !! ! !!!! ! ! !!!! ! ! ! !!! CANYON ! ! ! ! A-1 MTN ! ! TURKEY ! !! !!! ! !!! !! ! ! ! ! County Open Space & Conservation Zoning HILLS ! !!! ! T H County Parks and Natural Areas Proposed City Open Space T H (Picture Canyon) USFS Wilderness T H National Forest T H CAMPBELL MESA T H T21N NAVAJO ARMY DEPOT Cinder Hills Off-Highway-Vehicle Area National Monument Navajo Army Depot Proposed County Open Space (CPOS) DRY LAKE WALNUT CANYON T H NATIONAL MONUMENT State Trust Lands State Trust Lands - High Priority for Retention (per Flagstaff Open Space and Greenways Plan, ROGERS LAKE FISHER POINT As Shown on Map A3-2, 1998) T H WOODY MTN NAU Centennial Forest (State Trust Land) NORTH 0 1 2 3 4 5 CANYON VISTA CAMP GROUND / THE PIT Kachina Miles MARSHALL Wetlands T20N LAKE LOWER LAKE MARY See Appendix C for full dataset list. Please see www.flagstaffmatters.com FLAGSTAFF REGIONAL PLAN for an interactive GIS map. VISION 2030: PLACE MATTERS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT | Environmental Planning & Conservation IV-3 R5E R6E R7E R8E R9E Map 7: SIGNIFICANT NATURAL RESOURCES: Sunset Crater National Monument WILDLIFE, VEGETATION, HYDROLOGY and GEOLOGY T23N FMPO Boundary Philomena Spring FERN MTN Flagstaff City Limits DOUBLE CRATER Foxglenn Prairie Dog Colony KACHINA PEAKS WILDERNESS NAZ Audubon Bird Sanctuary ARIZ ONA Doyle Spring !Æ SNO WBOW L E Springs & Seeps Aspen Spring National Audubon Anderson Mesa IBA CINDER LAKES LANDFILL Water Courses / Washes Fault Lines (USGS Mineral Resources) Little Leroux Spring Prairie Dog Colonies Taylor Spring T22N Wildlife Linkages (per AZ Game and Fish 2010) USFS Terrestrial Ecological Survey WING MTN Chimney Spring Rusby's milkvetch (Astragalus rusbyi) F (ERI and USFS Inventories) O R T V A L Sunset Crater beardtongue (Penstemon clutei) L E Y R DRY LAKE HILLS (ERI and USFS Inventories) D Potential Riparian Vegetation (1000' along named water courses) CCCCCCCCCC CCC CC C TO C CCC CC W CC CCC Big Trees >20"+ at Diameter Breast Height MOUNT ELDEN Picture N CCCCC CC SE C CC (Mid-Scale USFS Vegetation Data) ND CC CCCCCC C Paradise Spring W C Canyon I à NO à à N àààà à A ààààà R ààà àGrasslands and Openings D àààààà ààààààà(Mid-Scale USFS Vegetation Data) ààà Severe Erosion Hazard (USFS Terrestrial Ecological Unit Survey) 66 USGS E UT RO Basalt Soils (USFS Terrestrial Ecological Unit Survey) Observatory W A Cinders and Ash Soils L Mesa N CAMBELL MESA U (USFS Terrestrial Ecological Unit Survey) T C T21N A N Y Limestone Soils O N (USFS Terrestrial Ecological Unit Survey) ROUTE 66 R Camp Navajo D ]] ]]]Dacite Soils NAU ]](USFS Terrestrial Ecological Unit Survey) See Drainage Basin Map 9 Fishers Spring Walnut Canyon National Monument The presence of natural, cultural, and heritage resources does not preclude private development entitlements. See Appendix C for full dataset list. ROGERS LAKE FISHER POINT Please see www.flagstaffmatters.com for an interactive GIS map. Lion Spring Ft. Tuthill Airport NORTH 0 1 2 3 4 5 Miles T20N Limbergh Spring LA KE M AR Y RD Youngs Spring FLAGSTAFF REGIONAL PLAN VISION 2030: PLACE MATTERS IV-4 Environmental Planning & Conservation | NATURAL ENVIRONMENT R5E R6E R7E R8E R9E Map 7: SIGNIFICANT NATURAL RESOURCES: Sunset Crater National Monument WILDLIFE, VEGETATION, HYDROLOGY and GEOLOGY T23N FMPO Boundary Philomena Spring FERN MTN Flagstaff City Limits DOUBLE CRATER Foxglenn Prairie Dog Colony KACHINA PEAKS WILDERNESS NAZ Audubon Bird Sanctuary ARIZ ONA Doyle Spring !Æ SNO WBOW L E Springs & Seeps Aspen Spring National Audubon Anderson Mesa IBA CINDER LAKES LANDFILL Water Courses / Washes Fault Lines (USGS Mineral Resources) Little Leroux Spring Prairie Dog Colonies Taylor Spring T22N Wildlife Linkages (per AZ Game and Fish 2010) USFS Terrestrial Ecological Survey WING MTN Chimney Spring Rusby's milkvetch (Astragalus rusbyi) F (ERI and USFS Inventories) O R T V A L Sunset Crater beardtongue (Penstemon clutei) L E Y R DRY LAKE HILLS (ERI and USFS Inventories) D Potential Riparian Vegetation (1000' along named water courses) CCCCCCCCCC CCC CC C TO C CCC CC W CC CCC Big Trees >20"+ at Diameter Breast Height MOUNT ELDEN Picture N CCCCC CC SE C CC (Mid-Scale USFS Vegetation Data) ND CC CCCCCC C Paradise Spring W C Canyon I à NO à à N àààà à A ààààà R ààà àGrasslands and Openings D àààààà ààààààà(Mid-Scale USFS Vegetation Data) ààà Severe Erosion Hazard (USFS Terrestrial Ecological Unit Survey) 66 USGS E UT RO Basalt Soils (USFS Terrestrial Ecological Unit Survey) Observatory W A Cinders and Ash Soils L Mesa N CAMBELL MESA U (USFS Terrestrial Ecological
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