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<br />"v <br /> <br />Regional Goal - Provide for multiple <br />uses and sustainability of National <br />Forests and Grasslands in an <br />environmentally acceptable manner. <br /> <br />. This goal responds to concems about <br />providing a commitment to multiple-use <br />management while increasing the <br />environmental sensitivity with which <br />commodities are produced. In supporting <br />the principles of multiple-use. more <br />attention will be given to sustainable forest <br />and grassland ecosystems which in tum <br />sustain long-term productivity. Attention <br />is focused on providing an acceptable <br />combination of resources and <br />management practices. including the <br />amount of clearcutting and road <br />construction; the management of livestock <br />grazing; mine waste clean-up; mined land <br />reclamation; and the control of undesirable <br />weeds, insects. and plant diseases, <br /> <br />Regional' Goal Emphasize <br />cooperation with individuals. <br />organizations., and other agencies in <br />coordination of planning and project <br />implementationo <br /> <br />. This goal responds to concems about <br />cooperation with the public and Forest <br />Service partners. We need to emphasize <br />cooperation to make planning and project <br />implementation successful. In particular. <br />there are concems about improving <br />cooperation on catastrophic wildland fires. <br />livestock grazing, big-game populations <br />and habitat. recreation needs. maintaining <br />scenery. the changing use of resources. and <br />working with present and future <br />commodity users. <br /> <br />Appendix A <br /> <br />Forest Plan Goals <br /> <br />. Manage all vegetation types outside of wilderness to provide <br />multiple-use benefits commensurate with land capability and <br />resource demand. <br /> <br />. Integrate vegetation treatment with resource management in <br />all areas - range. recreation, timber. water, and wildlife, <br /> <br />. Maintain the wilderness character of Wilderness and Geologic <br />Study Areas as required by Cong~ in the Colorado <br />Wilderness Act of 1980 (PL 96-560), <br /> <br />. Manage wilderness to preserve the wilderness character. and <br />provide for human use and enjoyment ' <br /> <br />. Increase winter range carrying capacity for deer and elk. <br /> <br />. Provide livestock grazing and gradual increases in stocking <br />levels until maximum grazing capacity is reached, <br /> <br />. Manage lands suitable for timber production to provide <br />roundwood and sawtimber volume above the present level. <br /> <br />. Replace stagnant lodgepole-pine stands with new vigorous <br />stands, <br /> <br />. Increase the availability of fuelwood, <br /> <br />. Encourage mineral exploration, development, and extraction <br />consistent with management of surface resources, <br /> <br />. Protect surface resources and environmental quality in <br />accordance with laws and regulations, <br /> <br />. Prevent and control insect infestation and disease. <br /> <br />Forest Plan Goals <br /> <br />. Cooperate with the appropriate jurisdiction In providing <br />community stability and cohesion within the Human Resource <br />Units on the Rio Grande National Forest, <br /> <br />, <br />\ <br /> <br />('J25i~9 <br /> <br />.( <br /> <br />A-2 <br /> <br />c <br />