42 009393 USDA a‘ United States Department of Agriculture Land Management Plan Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region Part 2 Angeles National R5-MB-O76 Forest Strategy hl8~~‘84,20..’33 ’ _ September 2005 Land Management Plan Part 2 Angeles National Forest Strategy R5-MB-076 September 2005 Table of Contents Tables and Figures ..................................................................................................................... .. iv Document Format Protocols ...................................................................................................... .. v LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN STRATEGY .................................................................. .. 1 Suitable Land Uses ...................................................................................................................... .. 3 Land Use Zones ........................................................................................................................ .. 3 Special Designation Overlays ................................................................................................. .. l4 Scenery Management System ................................................................................................. .. 20 Public Uses Regulated by Other Agencies .............................................................................. .. 21 Prospectus .................................................................................................................................. ..23 Program Emphasis and Objectives ......................................................................................... .. 23 Monitoring Trends and Performance Indicators ................................................................. .. 24 General Budget History ...................................................................................................... .. 25 Management and Administration ........................................................................................ .. 25 Resource Management ........................................................................................................ .. 26 Public Use and Enjoyment .................................................................................................. .. 30 Facility Operations and Maintenance ................................................................................. .. 33 Commodity and Commercial Uses ..................................................................................... .. 35 Fire Management ................................................................................................................ .. 36 Place-Based Program Emphasis ............................................................................................. .. 39 The Front Country ............................................................................................................... .. 40 Angeles High Country ........................................................................................................ .. 43 Angeles Uplands East ......................................................................................................... .. 47 Angeles Uplands West ........................................................................................................ .. 50 Big Tujunga Canyon ........................................................................................................... .. 53 1-5 Corridor ......................................................................................................................... .. 56 Liebre-Sawmill ................................................................................................................... .. 60 San Gabriel Canyon ............................................................................................................ .. 63 Santa Clara Canyon ............................................................................................................. .. 67 Soledad Front Country ........................................................................................................ .. 71 Mojave Front Country ......................................................................................................... .. 75 Forest-specific Design Criteria ............................................................................................... .. 79 Place-specific Standards ..................................................................................................... .. 79 Wilderness Standards .......................................................................................................... .. 79 Forest-wide Guidance ......................................................................................................... .. 79 Performance Risks .................................................................................................................. .. 79 Page i APPENDIX A - SPECIAL DESIGNATION OVERLAYS - ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST ...................................................................................................................... ..81 Wilderness ................................................................................................................................. .. 8] Existing Wilderness ................................................................................................................ .. 8l Cucamonga ......................................................................................................................... .. 81 San Gabriel Wilderness ....................................................................................................... .. 81 Sheep Mountain Wilderness ............................................................................................... .. 82 Recommended Wilderness .................................................................................................. .. 82 Cucamonga A (Cucamonga Wilderness) ............................................................................ .. 82 Sheep Mountain (Sheep Mountain Wilderness) ................................................................. .. 83 Wild and Scenic Rivers ........................................................................................................... .. 83 Eligible ................................................................................................................................ .. 83 Little Rock Creek ................................................................................................................ .. 83 Lower Piru .......................................................................................................................... .. 83 San Antonio Canyon Creek ................................................................................................. .. 84 San F rancisquito Canyon .................................................................................................... .. 84 San Gabriel River (East, West and North Forks) ................................................................ .. 84 Research Natural Areas ........................................................................................................... .. 85 Established .......................................................................................................................... .. 85 Falls Canyon ....................................................................................................................... .. 85 Fern Canyon ........................................................................................................................ .. 86 Special Interest Areas .............................................................................................................. .. 86 Devil's Punchbowl .............................................................................................................. .. 86 Mt. Baden-Powell ............................................................................................................... .. 86 Mt. San Antonio .................................................................................................................. .. 86 Aliso - Arrastre Middle and North ...................................................................................... .. 87 Liebre Mountain .................................................................................................................. .. 88 Experimental Forest ................................................................................................................ .. 89 San Dimas Experimental Forest .......................................................................................... .. 89 APPENDIX B - PROGRAM STRATEGIES AND TACTICS ........................................ ..91 Tribal l - Traditional and Contemporary Uses ....................................................................... .. 92 Tribal 2 - Government to Government Relations ................................................................... .. 92 AM I - Land Management Plan Monitoring and Evaluation ................................................. .. 93 AM 2 - Forest-wide Inventory ................................................................................................ .. 93 WL l - Threatened, Endangered, Proposed, Candidate, and Sensitive Species Management . 95 WL 2 - Management of Species of Concern ........................................................................... .. 99 IS I - Invasive Species Prevention and Control ...................................................................