Wildland Fire Management Plan Southeast Idaho National Wildlife

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN SOUTHEAST IDAHO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX 2001 AUGUST 2001 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN SOUTHEAST IDAHO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX Prepared: ____________________________________ _____________ Lance Roberts Date Fire Management Officer Southeast Idaho NWRC ____________________________________ _____________ Richard Munoz Date Project Leader Southeast Idaho NWRC Concurred: ____________________________________ ____________ Pam Ensley Date Regional Fire Management Coordinator Pacific Region, US Fish and Wildlife Service Approved: ____________________________________ ____________ Anne Badgley Date Regional Director Pacific Region, US Fish and Wildlife Service TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Tables ............................................................................................................................................. v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... vi INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 1 COMPLIANCE WITH USFWS POLICY ................................................................................................... 2 FIRE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES........................................................................................................ 4 DESCRIPTION OF REFUGE...................................................................................................................... 5 Bear Lake NWR............................................................................................................................... 5 Cultural Resources..............................................................................................................6 Fish and Wildlife ................................................................................................................ 7 Vegetation........................................................................................................................... 7 Soils .................................................................................................................................... 8 Climate................................................................................................................................ 8 Hydrology ........................................................................................................................... 8 Structures and Facilities...................................................................................................... 8 Camas NWR .................................................................................................................................... 8 Cultural Resources..............................................................................................................9 Fish and Wildlife .............................................................................................................. 10 Vegetation......................................................................................................................... 10 Sandy soils........................................................................................................... 11 Wet Meadow........................................................................................................ 11 Saline Wet Meadow............................................................................................. 11 Marsh ................................................................................................................... 11 Open Water.......................................................................................................... 11 Crops.................................................................................................................... 12 Riparian................................................................................................................ 12 Soils .................................................................................................................................. 12 Climate.............................................................................................................................. 13 Hydrology ......................................................................................................................... 13 Structures and Facilities.................................................................................................... 14 Grays Lake NWR........................................................................................................................... 15 Cultural Resources............................................................................................................ 15 Fish and Wildlife .............................................................................................................. 15 Vegetation......................................................................................................................... 15 Emergent.............................................................................................................. 16 Semi-Wet Meadow .............................................................................................. 16 Grasslands and Grainfields .................................................................................. 16 Wet Meadows ...................................................................................................... 16 Open Water.......................................................................................................... 17 Sagebrush/Grassland............................................................................................ 17 Aspen/Conifer ..................................................................................................... 17 Mountain Brush ................................................................................................... 17 i Riparian................................................................................................................ 17 Soils .................................................................................................................................. 17 Hydrology ......................................................................................................................... 18 Structures and Facilities.................................................................................................... 18 Minidoka NWR.............................................................................................................................. 18 Fish and Wildlife .............................................................................................................. 19 Vegetation......................................................................................................................... 20 Soils .................................................................................................................................. 20 Climate.............................................................................................................................. 20 Structures and Facilities.................................................................................................... 21 Oxford Slough WPA...................................................................................................................... 21 Cultural Resources............................................................................................................ 21 Fish and Wildlife .............................................................................................................. 21 Vegetation......................................................................................................................... 21 Soils .................................................................................................................................. 22 Climate ............................................................................................................................ 22 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT SITUATION ................................................................................. 23 Historic Role of Fire ...................................................................................................................... 23 Pre-settlement fire history................................................................................................. 23 Post-settlement Fire History ............................................................................................. 24 Prescribed Fire History ..................................................................................................... 26 Responsibilities.............................................................................................................................. 27 Agency Administrator/ Project Leader (PL)..................................................................... 27 Refuge Manager (RM).......................................................................................................... 27 Biologist................................................................................................................................ 27 Fire Management Officer (FMO) ..................................................................................... 28 Supervisory Range Technician (SRT) .............................................................................

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