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Biological Baseline Report (OKT RMP) US Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oklahoma Field Office Amarillo Field Office Bureau of Indian Affairs Southern Plains Region Eastern Oklahoma Region Joint Environmental Impact Statement and BLM Resource Management Plan and BIA Integrated Resource Management Plan May 2015 BIOLOGICAL BASELINE REPORT BLM Mission Statement It is the mission of the Bureau of Land Management to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. BIA Mission Statement The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ mission is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives. Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page 1. INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT BACKGROUND ............................................................ 1-1 1.1 Background ..................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Purpose of the Biological Report .............................................................................................. 1-2 1.3 Description of the Planning Area .............................................................................................. 1-2 1.4 Applicable Laws and Regulations .............................................................................................. 1-4 2. VEGETATION AND LAND USE ....................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Description of General Landscape/Ecoregion and Land Uses in the Planning Area ..... 2-1 2.1.1 Ecoregions within the Planning Area ........................................................................ 2-1 2.1.2 Draft Southern Great Plains Rapid Ecoregional Assessment .............................. 2-7 2.2 Description of Habitat/Vegetation Types ............................................................................... 2-7 2.2.1 Sensitive Habitat or Vegetation Communities in the Planning Area ................. 2-8 2.2.2 Noxious Weeds and Invasive Species ..................................................................... 2-15 3. FISH AND WILDLIFE ...................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 General Discussion of Fish and Wildlife and Their Habitats .............................................. 3-1 3.1.1 Fisheries ........................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.2 Wildlife ............................................................................................................................. 3-4 3.1.3 Special Status Species .................................................................................................... 3-8 4. MIGRATORY BIRDS, INCLUDING RAPTORS ................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Species and Habitat Requirements ........................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Bird Surveys in the Planning Area ............................................................................................. 4-1 4.3 Special Management Species ...................................................................................................... 4-1 4.4 Threat Assessment ....................................................................................................................... 4-7 4.4.1 Migratory Bird and Raptor Use of the Project Area ............................................. 4-7 4.4.2 Causes of Mortality and Disturbance ....................................................................... 4-8 4.4.3 Protection Measures and Avian-Safe Modifications ............................................... 4-8 4.5 Migratory Bird Conservation ..................................................................................................... 4-9 4.5.1 Current Conservation Planning.................................................................................. 4-9 4.6 Additional Conservation Measures ........................................................................................ 4-12 5. REFERENCES .................................................................................................................. 5-1 May 2015 BLM Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas Planning Area and BIA Eastern Oklahoma and Southern Plains Regions iii Joint EIS/BLM RMP and BIA Integrated RMP Biological Baseline Report Table of Contents TABLES Page 2-1 EPA Level III Ecoregions in the Joint EIS/BLM RMP and BIA Integrated RMP Planning Area and Decision Area ............................................................................................................ 2-2 2-2 Noxious Weeds Potentially in the Planning Area .............................................................................. 2-16 2-3 Nonnative Invasive Weeds Potentially in the Planning Area ........................................................... 2-26 3-1 Water Bodies with BLM-Administered Subsurface ............................................................................. 3-1 3-2 Wildlife Management Areas, State Wildlife Refuges, and State Parks With BLM-Administered Subsurface ................................................................................................................. 3-4 3-3 Federal-Listed and Proposed Species Occurring in the Planning Area ........................................... 3-9 3-4 Special Status Species Occurring in the Planning Area but not Listed on the ESA ................... 3-15 4-1 USFWS Birds of Conservation Concern ............................................................................................... 4-2 4-2 Important Bird Areas in the Planning Area ........................................................................................... 4-6 FIGURES Page 1-1 Planning Area ................................................................................................................................................ 1-3 2-1 EPA Level III Ecoregions ............................................................................................................................. 2-3 3-1 Arkansas River Shiner ............................................................................................................................... 3-23 3-2 Interior Least Tern .................................................................................................................................... 3-26 3-3 Lesser Prairie Chicken .............................................................................................................................. 3-28 3-4 Red-cockaded Woodpecker ................................................................................................................... 3-32 3-5 American Burying Beetle ......................................................................................................................... 3-33 3-6 Black-capped Vireo .................................................................................................................................... 3-35 3-7 Whooping Crane ....................................................................................................................................... 3-36 iv BLM Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas Planning Area and BIA Eastern Oklahoma and Southern Plains Regions May 2015 Joint EIS/BLM RMP and BIA Integrated RMP Biological Baseline Report ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Full Phrase API area of potential impact APLIC Avian Power Line Interaction Committee BBS breeding bird survey BCC USFWS Birds of Conservation Concern BGEPA Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs BLM United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management DOI United States Department of the Interior EIS environmental impact statement ESA Endangered Species Act FLPMA Federal Land Policy and Management Act MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act TPWD Texas Parks and Wildlife Department REA Southern Great Plains Rapid Ecoregional Assessment RMP resource management plan USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service USGS United States Geological Service May 2015 BLM Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas Planning Area and BIA Eastern Oklahoma and Southern Plains Regions v Joint EIS/BLM RMP and BIA Integrated RMP Biological Baseline Report Table of Contents This page intentionally left blank. vi BLM Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas Planning Area and BIA Eastern Oklahoma and Southern Plains Regions May 2015 Joint EIS/BLM RMP and BIA Integrated RMP Biological Baseline Report CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT BACKGROUND 1.1 BACKGROUND The United States Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Oklahoma Field Office, in collaboration with the US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS). This document will also result in a BLM resource management plan (RMP) and a BIA Integrated RMP. The BLM RMP will guide the management of BLM-administered lands and federal mineral estate in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. These lands are currently managed under the 1994 Oklahoma RMP (BLM 1994a), the 1991 Kansas RMP (BLM 1991), and the 1996 Texas RMP (BLM 1996a), as amended (BLM 1994b, 1996b, 2000, 2004, 2014). The BIA Integrated RMP includes management direction for allotted and tribal surface
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