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. BLM/ES/PL-14/001+1610 Cover Photos: Background – Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area, Fairfax County, Virginia. Foreground from top to bottom – Tidal Lagoon Overlook, Great Egret, Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area, Palm Beach County, Florida; Phosphate Operations, Polk County, Florida; Big Saline Bayou Special Recreation Management Area, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Southeastern States DRAFT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Volume 2 of 3 United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Southeastern States Field Office September 2014 This page intentionally left blank Draft EIS Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CHAPTER 1—PURPOSE AND NEED CHAPTER 2—ALTERNATIVES CHAPTER 3—AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT VOLUME 2 CHAPTER 4—ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES CHAPTER 5—CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION CHAPTER 6—LIST OF PREPARERS GLOSSARY ACRONYMS REFERENCES VOLUME 3 APPENDICES Southeastern States RMP i Table of Contents Draft EIS VOLUME 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 4 —ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES .......................................................................................4-1 4.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.1 Approach to the Analysis ................................................................................................................. 4-1 4.1.2 Types of Effects ................................................................................................................................ 4-2 4.1.3 Availability of Data and Incomplete Information ............................................................................. 4-2 4.1.4 Analysis Assumptions ...................................................................................................................... 4-3 4.2 AIR QUALITY ........................................................................................................................................... 4-4 4.2.1 Assumptions ..................................................................................................................................... 4-5 4.2.2 Alternative A (No Action Alternative) ............................................................................................. 4-5 4.2.3 Alternative B (Preferred Alternative) ............................................................................................. 4-14 4.2.4 Alternative C .................................................................................................................................. 4-14 4.2.5 Alternative D .................................................................................................................................. 4-14 4.3 SOIL RESOURCES .................................................................................................................................. 4-15 4.3.1 Assumptions ................................................................................................................................... 4-15 4.3.2 Alternative A (No Action Alternative) ........................................................................................... 4-15 4.3.3 Alternative B (Preferred Alternative) ............................................................................................. 4-18 4.3.4 Alternative C .................................................................................................................................. 4-18 4.3.5 Alternative D .................................................................................................................................. 4-19 4.4 WATER RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................. 4-20 4.4.1 Assumptions ................................................................................................................................... 4-20 4.4.2 Alternative A (No Action Alternative) ........................................................................................... 4-20 4.4.3 Alternative B (Preferred Alternative) ............................................................................................. 4-24 4.4.4 Alternative C .................................................................................................................................. 4-26 4.4.5 Alternative D .................................................................................................................................. 4-26 4.5 VEGETATION ......................................................................................................................................... 4-28 4.5.1 Assumptions ................................................................................................................................... 4-28 4.5.2 Alternative A (No Action Alternative) ........................................................................................... 4-28 4.5.3 Alternative B (Preferred Alternative) ............................................................................................. 4-90 4.5.4 Alternative C .................................................................................................................................. 4-98 4.5.5 Alternative D ................................................................................................................................ 4-102 4.6 FISH AND WILDLIFE ........................................................................................................................... 4-107 4.6.1 Assumptions ................................................................................................................................. 4-107 4.6.2 Alternative A (No Action Alternative) ......................................................................................... 4-107 4.6.3 Alternative B (Preferred Alternative) ........................................................................................... 4-144 4.6.4 Alternative C ................................................................................................................................ 4-152 4.6.5 Alternative D ................................................................................................................................ 4-156 4.7 SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES ................................................................................................................. 4-162 4.7.1 Assumptions ................................................................................................................................. 4-163 4.7.2 Arkansas ....................................................................................................................................... 4-163 4.7.3 Florida .......................................................................................................................................... 4-191 4.7.4 Kentucky....................................................................................................................................... 4-244 4.7.5 Louisiana ...................................................................................................................................... 4-272 4.7.6 Tennessee ..................................................................................................................................... 4-290 4.7.7 Virginia ......................................................................................................................................... 4-301 4.8 WILDLAND FIRE .................................................................................................................................. 4-312 4.8.1 Assumptions ................................................................................................................................. 4-312 4.8.2 Alternative A (No Action Alternative) ......................................................................................... 4-312 4.8.3 Alternative B (Preferred Alternative) ........................................................................................... 4-313 4.8.4 Alternative C ................................................................................................................................ 4-314 4.8.5 Alternative D ................................................................................................................................ 4-314 4.9 CULTURAL RESOURCES .................................................................................................................... 4-316 4.9.1 Assumptions ................................................................................................................................. 4-316 4.9.2 Alternative A (No Action Alternative) ......................................................................................... 4-316 ii Southeastern States RMP Draft EIS Table of Contents 4.9.3 Alternative B (Preferred Alternative) ........................................................................................... 4-319 4.9.4 Alternative C ................................................................................................................................ 4-321 4.9.5 Alternative