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United States Department of Agriculture Land Management Plan Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region Part 3 Design Criteria for the R5-MB-080 Southern California National September 2005 Forests Angeles National Forest Cleveland National Forest Los Padres National Forest San Bernardino National Forest The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). 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Land Management Plan Part 3: Design Criteria for Southern California National Forests Angeles National Forest Cleveland National Forest Los Padres National Forest San Bernardino National Forest R5-MB-080 September 2005 Table of Contents Table of Contents................................................................................................................................i Tables................................................................................................................................................ iii Document Format Protocols ............................................................................................................. iv INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1 PLAN STANDARDS REQUIRED BY (36 CFR 219) ....................................................................3 Vegetation Management Standards..........................................................................................................3 Aesthetic Management Standards ............................................................................................................6 Fish and Wildlife Standards .....................................................................................................................6 Soil, Water, Riparian and Heritage Standards........................................................................................10 Wild and Scenic River Standards...........................................................................................................13 Cultural and Historic Standards .............................................................................................................13 Geographic Place Specific Standards.....................................................................................................14 Other Design Criteria .............................................................................................................................15 Monitoring of Design Criteria................................................................................................................16 APPENDIX A - RELEVANT LAWS, REGULATIONS, AGREEMENTS AND OTHER MANAGEMENT DIRECTION .....................................................................................................17 Forest Service Directives (Manual and Handbook) ...............................................................................17 Federal Statutes ......................................................................................................................................20 Federal Regulations................................................................................................................................42 Executive Orders....................................................................................................................................44 Executive Memorandums.......................................................................................................................46 Agreements ............................................................................................................................................47 Federal Agency Management Direction ................................................................................................48 State and Local Laws and Regulations ..................................................................................................51 APPENDIX B - MINIMUM IMPACT SUPPRESSION TACTICS (MIST) ....................................55 APPENDIX C - MONITORING REQUIREMENTS......................................................................57 APPENDIX D - ADAPTIVE MITIGATION FOR RECREATION USES ......................................63 APPENDIX E - FIVE-STEP PROJECT SCREENING PROCESS FOR RIPARIAN CONSERVATION AREAS..........................................................................................................65 APPENDIX F - GUIDELINES FOR AERIAL APPLICATION OF RETARDANTS AND FOAMS IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS .................................................................................................67 APPENDIX G- GUIDELINES FOR PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF BIRD SPECIES AT MOUNTAIN TOP COMMUNICATIONS SITES, USDA FOREST SERVICE........................69 APPENDIX H - SPECIES GUIDANCE SUMMARY....................................................................71 Page i APPENDIX I - LAND ADJUSTMENT PRIORITIZATION GUIDE ..............................................77 Land Acquisitions ................................................................................................................................. 77 Land Conveyances ................................................................................................................................78 Access: .................................................................................................................................................. 78 APPENDIX J - LIVESTOCK CAPABILITY AND SUITABILITY GUIDELINES .........................79 APPENDIX K - GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF WUI DEFENSE AND THREAT ZONES ...............................................................................................................81 WUI Defense Zone................................................................................................................................81 WUI Threat Zone .................................................................................................................................. 82 Maintenance .......................................................................................................................................... 83 State Fire Law, County Ordinances, and the Insurance Industry.......................................................... 83 APPENDIX L - GLOSSARY.......................................................................................................85 APPENDIX M - NATIONAL FORESTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WEED MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ..............................................................................................................................121 Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 121 1. Coordination And Cooperation ....................................................................................................... 122 2. Prevention And Education ............................................................................................................. 125 3. Control/Project Planning................................................................................................................ 127 4. Administration And Planning......................................................................................................... 128 5. Inventory, Mapping And Monitoring............................................................................................. 129 6. Research ......................................................................................................................................... 130 Page ii Part 3: Design Criteria for the Southern California National Forests September 2005 Tables Note: Tables were managed in a database environment, and were assigned unique numbers as their need was identified. Over 500 tables were created. Some tables were later determined to be redundant or unnecessary. The planning team decided not to renumber the tables for publication due to the amount of work required to locate and update every reference to every table. Thus, the table numbers are not consecutive, and a careful review of all documents will reveal that all table numbers were not used in the final documents. Table 3.1. Appropriate Silviculture Systems and Vegetation Treatments by General Forest Type 3 Table 3-2. Livestock Grazing Utilization Standards 12 Table 3-3. Part 1 Monitoring Summary 58 Table 3-4. Part 2 Monitoring Summary 61 Table 3-5. Part 3 Monitoring Summary 62 Page iii Document Format Protocols The following format protocols (font type, size,