217 As the Nation’s principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has responsibility for most of our nationally owned public lands and natural resources. This includes fostering the wisest use of our land and water resources, protecting our fish and wildlife, preserving the environmental and cultural values of our national parks and historical places, and providing for the enjoyment of life through outdoor recreation. The Department assesses our energy and mineral resources and works to assure that their development is in the best interest of all our people. The Department also has a major responsibility for American Indian reservation communities and for people who live in Island Territories under U.S. administration. BLM/OR/WA/PL-95/020+1792 U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management ROSEBURG DISTRICT RECORD OF DECISION and RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepared by Roseburg District Office June 1995 Blank Table of Contents RECORD OF DECISION Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Alternatives Considered and Rationale for Decision ............................................................................................... 3 Environmentally Preferable Alternative ................................................................................................................... 5 Implementation ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 Valid Existing Rights ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Administrative Actions.............................................................................................................................................. 6 Mitigation and Monitoring ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Public Involvement ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Recommendation/Approval ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Tables R-1 Summary of Land Allocations and Management Actions/Direction ............................................................ 8 R-2 Summary of Environmental Consequences, Comparison of Alternatives ................................................ 11 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN The Planning Area ................................................................................................................................................. 15 Purpose and Need ................................................................................................................................................. 15 Relationship of the RMP to BLM Policies, Programs, and other Plans................................................................. 16 Planning Process and Criteria ............................................................................................................................... 17 The Resource Management Plan .......................................................................................................................... 18 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 18 Vision ........................................................................................................................................................ 18 Strategy ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 Ecological Principles for Management of Late-Successional Forests ..................................................... 19 Aquatic Conservation Strategy ................................................................................................................. 19 Land Use Allocations and Resource Programs ........................................................................................ 21 Management Actions/Direction for All Land Use Allocations and Resource Programs ........................................ 21 Survey and Manage Species .................................................................................................................... 22 Protection Buffers ..................................................................................................................................... 23 Specific Land Use Allocations (organized by Objectives, Land Use Allocations, and Resource Programs) ........ 23 Riparian Reserves .................................................................................................................................... 23 Late-Successional Reserves .................................................................................................................... 29 Adaptive Management Areas.................................................................................................................... 32 Matrix ........................................................................................................................................................ 33 Resource Programs (organized by Objectives, Land Use Allocations, and Resource Programs) ....................... 34 Air Quality ................................................................................................................................................. 35 Water and Soils ......................................................................................................................................... 35 Wildlife Habitat .......................................................................................................................................... 37 Fish Habitat ............................................................................................................................................... 40 Special Status and SEIS Special Attention Species ................................................................................ 40 Special Areas ............................................................................................................................................ 50 Cultural Resources Including American Indian Values .............................................................................51 Visual Resources ...................................................................................................................................... 52 Wild and Scenic Rivers ............................................................................................................................. 53 Wilderness ................................................................................................................................................ 54 Rural Interface Areas ................................................................................................................................ 54 Socioeconomic Conditions ....................................................................................................................... 55 Recreation ................................................................................................................................................. 55 Timber Resources ..................................................................................................................................... 60 Special Forest Products............................................................................................................................ 65 i Energy and Minerals ................................................................................................................................. 66 Land Tenure Adjustments ......................................................................................................................... 67 Rights of Way ............................................................................................................................................ 69 Access ...................................................................................................................................................... 71 Withdrawals .............................................................................................................................................. 71 Roads ........................................................................................................................................................ 72 Noxious Weeds ......................................................................................................................................... 74 Hazardous Materials ................................................................................................................................. 75 Fire/Fuels Management ............................................................................................................................ 75 Coordination and Consultation .............................................................................................................................. 78 Use of the Completed Plan ...................................................................................................................................