NATIONAL SYSTEM OF PUBLIC LANDS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of the Interior Forest Service Bureau of Land Management Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness Management Plan Salmon-Challis National Forest BLM, Idaho Falls District, Challis Field Office February 10, 2017 For More Information Contact: Charles A. Mark, Forest Supervisor Salmon-Challis National Forest 1206 S. 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Acronyms AFWA Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies AML Appropriate Management Level APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services ARPA Archaeological Resources Protection Act BLM Bureau of Land Management CFR Code of Federal Regulations cfs cubic feet per second CHMA Challis Herd Management Area EA Environmental Assessment EIS Environmental Impact Statement ESA Endangered Species Act FLRMA Forest Land Resource Management Act FRCC Fire Regime Condition Class FS Forest Service FSM Forest Service Manual JMJP Jim McClure-Jerry Peak (Wilderness) MIST Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics MOU Memorandum of Understanding MRA Minimum Requirements Analysis NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NFS National Forest System NHPA National Historic Preservation Act NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service RMP Resource Management Plan ROD Record of Decision SAR Search and Rescue SCNF Salmon-Challis National Forest USDA United States Department of Agriculture USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service WFRH&B Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act WMP Wilderness Management Plan WSA Wilderness Study Area (BLM designation) TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Background ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Wilderness Overview ................................................................................................................................ 1 Scope of the Wilderness Management Plan ............................................................................................. 1 Purpose of and Need for the Wilderness Management Plan ................................................................... 3 Consistency with FS and BLM Land Use Plans .......................................................................................... 3 Issues Resolved by Policy .......................................................................................................................... 4 Beyond the Scope of this Plan .................................................................................................................. 4 Wilderness Management Direction .............................................................................................................. 6 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 6 General Wilderness Management Direction ............................................................................................ 6 Wilderness ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Soil, Water, Air, Riparian Resources ..................................................................................................... 9 Vegetation and Botanical Resources .................................................................................................. 11 Noxious and Non-Native Invasive Weed Management ...................................................................... 13 Wildlife and Fisheries Resources ........................................................................................................ 15 Recreation ........................................................................................................................................... 17 Trails ................................................................................................................................................ 19 Camping and Campfires .................................................................................................................. 20 Recreational Horse and Stock Use .................................................................................................. 22 Signs ................................................................................................................................................ 23 Cultural Resources and Tribal Governments ...................................................................................... 24 Livestock Grazing Management .......................................................................................................... 26 Wild Horse Management .................................................................................................................... 30 Minerals .............................................................................................................................................. 31 Fire Management ................................................................................................................................ 33 Lands and Special Uses ....................................................................................................................... 35 Commercial Services ........................................................................................................................... 36 Research .............................................................................................................................................. 38 Law Enforcement and Search and Rescue .......................................................................................... 38 Structures, Installations and Other Human Effects or Disturbances .................................................. 39 Wilderness Education and Interpretation .......................................................................................... 41 Plan Implementation............................................................................................................................... 42 Plan Evaluation ........................................................................................................................................ 42 Glossary ....................................................................................................................................................... 43 References .................................................................................................................................................. 48 Appendix 1— Common and Scientific Names ............................................................................................ 52 Appendix 2— Trail Inventory ...................................................................................................................... 54 Appendix 3—Campsite Monitoring ............................................................................................................ 57 Appendix 4—Maps of Forest Service and BLM Allotments in the JMJP 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