Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest (N.F.), Revised Land and Resource Management Plan: Environmental Impact Statement

2005

Contents

• Table of Contents: 1
• Key Watersheds Alternative 3 34: 3
• Key Watersheds Alternative 4 35: 4
• Key Watersheds Alternative 5 36: 5
• CHAPTER TWO: 13
• Livestock Grazing Alternative 1: 36
• Livestock Grazing Allotments Alternative 2: 37
• Livestock Grazing Allotments Alternative3: 38
• Livestock Grazing Allotments Alternative 4: 39
• Livestock Grazing Allotments Alternative5: 40
• Recommended Wilderness Alternative 1: 41
• Recommended Wilderness Alternative 2: 42
• Recommended Wilderness Alternative 3: 43
• Recommended Wilderness Alternative 4: 44
• Recommended Wilderness Alternative 5: 45
• Summer Travel Status Alternative 1: 46
• Summer Travel Status Alternative 2: 47
• Summer Travel Status Alternative 3: 48
• Summer Travel Status Alternative 4: 49
• Summer Travel Status Alternative 5: 50
• Closed Roads and Trails Alternative 1: 51
• Closed Roads and Trails Alternative 2: 52
• Closed Roads and Trails Alternative 3: 53
• Closed Roads and Trails Alternative 4: 54
• Closed Roads and Trails Alternative 5: 55
• Winter Travel Status Alternative 1: 56
• Winter Travel Status Alternative 2: 57
• Winter Travel Status Alternative 3: 58
• Winter Travel Status Alternative 4: 59
• Winter Travel Status Alternative 5: 60
• Wildland Fire Use Alternative 1: 61
• Wildland Fire Use Alternative 2: 62
• Wildland Fire Use Alternative 3: 63
• Wildland Fire Use Alternative 4: 64
• Wildland Fire Use Alternative 5: 65
• CHAPTER THREE: 67
• Approximation of Forested Types of the BeaverheadDeerlodge National Forest: 68
• Forestwide Summary of Historic Range of Vegetation Structure: 76
• Percent acres by size class by cover type for Climatic Section 13 from Losensky: 77
• Estimates of Percent of Forestwide Old Growth by Cover type and Associated: 79
• Percent of Forested Types in Old Growth by Landscape: 80
• Forestwide Comparison of Current and Modeled Historic Late Mid Seral and Early Seral Grasslands using SIMPPLLE: 82
• Comparison of Historic and Current Range of Xeric Shrubs: 83
• Forest Service Sensitive Vascular Plant Species Known BDNF Occurrences Based on the R1 2004 Sensitive Vascular Plant List: 92
• Effects of Summer Nonmotorized Designation by Alternatives as Compared to Alternative 1: 96
• Estimates of Forestwide Old Growth by Cover Type and Associated 90 Confidence Intervals: 103
• State Elk Management Statistics by Unit for the BDNF: 105
• Large Snag Distribution: 108
• Vegetation Management by Alternative: 110
• Number of Key Watersheds by Alternative: 111
• Open Road Density for Wildlife: 113
• National Forest Big Game Winter Range Closed to Snowmobile Travel Includes elk moose bighorn sheep mountain goats and mule and whitetail deer: 114
• Table 24Estimated Probabilities of Flight Response by Elk and Mule Deer: 116
• Open Motorized and Trail Density by Landscape: 117
• Open Motorized and Trail Density by Landscape: 118
• Open Motorized Roads and Trails Density by Landscape: 119
• Landscapes: 120
• Fall Open Motorized Roads and Trails by Hunting District 101 1215: 121
• Fall Open Motorized Roads and Trails by Hunting District 101 1215: 122
• Fall Open Motorized Roads and Trails by Hunting District 101 1215: 123
• Deer and Elk Hunting Units: 124
• Summer Wildlife Security Areas Alternative 1: 125
• Summer Wildlife Security Areas Alternative 2: 126
• Summer Wildlife Security Areas Alternative 3: 127
• Summer Wildlife Security Areas Alternative 4: 128
• Summer Wildlife Security Areas Alternative 5: 129
• Fall Wildlife Security Areas Alternative 1: 130
• Fall Wildlife Security Areas Alternative 2: 131
• Fall Wildlife Security Areas Alternative 4: 133
• Fall Wildlife Security Areas Alternative 5: 134
• Acres Available for Wildland Fire Use: 135
• Percent of Fall Secure Grizzly Area October 1 to December 15: 136
• BDNF Forestwide Sage Grouse Habitat Distribution 18km Model: 138
• BDNF Forestwide Summary of Habitat Ownership 18km Model: 139
• Suitable Timberland in Acres and Percent of BDNF: 140
• Recommended Wilderness Acres: 141
• Scales for Addressing Aquatic Riparian and Wetland Resources: 152
• Major Watershed Name Number and Size: 153
• Number of Stream Segments in the Analysis Area on the 1996 State 303d report: 154
• Watersheds with 303D Listed Streams: 155
• Watersheds Identified by the State of Montana as Suitable for Drinking Water and by the EPA as Serving Community Water Systems: 157
• Municipal Watersheds: 158
• Forestwide Stream Function Determinations: 160
• Lists of Lakes in Acres by Landscape: 162
• Acres of Riparian and Wetland Resources on the BDNF: 163
• Distribution of the Most Common Fish in Streams in the Analysis Area: 164
• Acres of Lakes With or Without Fish by Drainage: 165
• Distribution of Conservation and NonConservation Populations by River Drainage168: 168
• Comparison of 6th field HUCs with WCT Conservation Populations to All 6th field HUCs by Individual River Drainages: 169
• The Number of WCT Conservation Populations Compared to Populations that Compete with Brook Trout and Percentages in River Drainages East of...: 171
• Percent Occurrence of Five Native Amphibian Species and Breeding Sites in 50: 173
• Miles of Road on All Land Ownerships by Landscape based on 2002 road information: 177
• Timber Harvest and Burned Percentages by Landscape: 178
• Number of Mines by Landscape: 179
• Watershed Conditions on the BDNF: 182
• Forestwide Watershed Condition Class Summary: 183
• Different sets of Standards and Objectives displayed by Alternative: 185
• Comparison of Potential for Aquatic Impacts by Alternatives Based on Land Allocated to Vegetation Management Areas: 189
• Key Watersheds in Restoration or Fish Emphasis by Alternative: 190
• Relative Impacts by Alternatives for Recreation: 194
• Relative impacts between alternatives for wildland fire use: 195
• Comparison of Alternatives for Livestock Grazing: 197
• Acres of Oil and Gas Potential within Key Restoration Watersheds by Alternative: 199
• Summarized ranking of alternatives based on anticipated effects from multiple resource management 1 best 5 worst: 200
• Ranking of alternatives based on anticipated effects from timber and vegetation management on the BDNF 1 best 5 worst: 201
• Ranking of Alternatives Relative to Timber Harvest and Alternative Vegetation Management Effects on Conservation of TES Fish Species 1 best 5 ...: 203
• Comparison of how different Alternatives address factors related to critical habitat requirements for amphibians 1 best 5 worst: 206
• Ranking of Alternatives Relative to Wildland Fire Use and Fuels Management Effects on Conservation of Threatened and Endangered Species 1 best...: 208
• Comparison of How Different Alternatives Address Factors Related to Critical Habitat Requirements for Amphibians 1 best 5 worst: 209
• Ranking of Alternatives Based on Anticipated Benefits of Aquatic Direction on Fisheries 1 best 5 worst: 210
• Ranking of Alternatives Based on Anticipated Effects of Aquatics Management Direction on Conservation of Threatened and Endangered Species 1b...: 211
• Ranking of Alternatives based on anticipated effects from recreation and travel management on fisheries 1 best 5 worst: 213
• Ranking of Alternatives Relative to recreation management and road effects on conservation of TES fish species 1 best 5 worst: 214
• Ranking of Alternatives East and West of the Continental Divide based on protections provided against recreation and road related effects on amphib...: 217
• Fisheries Cumulative Effects Analysis Area: 229
• Bull Trout Cumulative Effects Analysis Area: 230
• Grayling Cumulative Effects Analysis Area: 231
• Lake Trout Cumulative Effects Analysis Area: 232
• Westslope Cutthroat Trout Cumulative Effects Analysis Area: 233
• Boreal Toad and Spotted Frog Cumulative Effects Analysis Area: 234
• Boreal Chorus Frog Cumulative Effects Analysis Area: 235
• Northern Leopard Frog Cumulative Effects Analysis Ara: 236
• Longtoed Salamander Cumulative Effects Analysis Area: 237
• Plains Spadefoot Cumulative Effects Analysis Area: 238
• Tailed Frog Cumulative Effects Analysis Area: 239
• Tiger Salamander Cumulative Effects Analysis Area: 240
• Recreation Infrastructure and Activities by ROS Categories: 245
• Summer Nonmotorized Acres by Alternative: 259
• Forestwide Summer Motorized Travel Opportunities: 260
• Winter Nonmotorized Acres by Alternative: 261
• A simplified description of the fire regime condition classes and associated risks follow: 299
• BD Condition class acres and percentage by Fire Regime Group: 300
• Vegetation Treatments by Alternative: 302
• Road Densities by Alternative: 303
• Number of Key Watersheds by Alternative: 304
• Acres of Allotments and Suitable Range by Alternative: 305
• Acres of Suitable Timberland by Alternative: 306
• Acres of Recommended Wilderness by Alternative: 307
• Capable and Suitable Acres on the BeaverheadDeerlodge National Forest by Landscape: 311
• Annual Livestock Numbers: 312
• Relationship of Key Watersheds to Suitable Acres: 315
• Effects on AUMS by Alternatives: 316
• Suitable Range Available for Wildland Fire Use Comparison: 317
• Rangeland Suitability acres by Alternative: 318
• Acres of Suitable Range in Areas Recommended for Wilderness: 319
• Timber Sold from 1997 to 2004: 322
• Timber Harvest Methods Chart: 323
• Effects Summary of Forest Products Output: 325
• Wilderness Recommendations in the 19861987 Forest Plans for the Beaverhead and Deerlodge National Forests: 333
• IRA Motorized Status with IRAs by Alternative: 339
• AQRV Monitoring for the AP and Lee Metcalf Wilderness Areas: 350
• Archaeological survey acres and number of heritage sites recorded by landscape: 360
• Utility and Communication Sites and Corridors: 379
• Table 106Communication Sites in Nonmotorized and Recommended Wilderness Areas by Alternative: 382
• Summary of Mineral Deposits: 388
• Oil and Gas Potential: 394
• Acres of Land Recommended for Wilderness by Alternative in Areas Favorable: 395
• Counties and Acreage on the BeaverheadDeerlodge National Forest: 410
• Participation and Primary Recreation Activities on the BeaverheadDeerlodge: 418
• Estimated Outputs by Alternative: 430
• Average Annual Employment by Program by Alternative Jobs with Oil and: 439
• Table 126Cumulative Economic Impacts in 2014: 452
• Soil Subsections Displayed with Landscapes: 456
• Eligible River and Stream Segments on the BeaverheadDeerlodge National Forest: 473

Bibliographic information

• Title: Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest (N.F.), Revised Land and Resource Management Plan: Environmental Impact Statement; Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest (N.F.), Revised Land and Resource Management Plan: Environmental Impact Statement, United States. Forest Service
• Contributor: United States. Forest Service
• Published: 2005
• Original from: Northwestern University
• Digitized: Nov 27, 2012