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<br />visitors is cooperatively coordinated with <br />adjacent land management agencies, county <br />planning entities, private landowners, and <br />transportation agencies. <br /> <br />4) A strategy has been developed to protect the <br />viewshed along the scenic approaches to the <br />monument (Highway 50 to the South Rim <br />entrance and Crawford to North Rim <br />boundary), emphasizing the importance of <br />retaining the rural characteristics of the area <br />along these routes. <br /> <br />5) Outstanding natural sound quality, night <br />lighting, and air pollution are improved over <br />1993 levels. <br /> <br />· SOILS/GEOLOGY-Seek to <br />understand and preserve natural erosion <br />processes as they relate to the monument <br />and the formation of the canyon. <br /> <br />Conditions to be attained: <br /> <br />1) Accelerated erosion resulting from visitor use <br />and/or management activities has been <br />minimized or prevented. <br /> <br />2) Continued research pertinent to the geologic <br />processes that created the canyon and <br />adjacent landscapes is encouraged. <br /> <br />· VEGETATION - Perpetuate native <br />plant life as part of natural ecosystems. <br /> <br />Conditions to be attained: <br /> <br />I) The spread of noxious weeds is prevented, <br /> <br />2) Habitat for threatened and endangered <br />species is protected. <br /> <br />3) Permit livestock is managed per the <br />principals of sustainability; incidence of <br />livestock trespass is eliminated by the use of <br />fencing, or where feasible, by alternative <br />controls; where fencing is not erected, <br />resource impacts are identified and <br />monitored to minimize such impacts. <br /> <br />4) Prescribed fire is used to mimic natural fire <br />effects in certain areas. <br /> <br />5) Natural (pre-dam) river corridor vegetation <br />has been restored and is maintained. <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />6) Impacts of visitor use are minimized. <br /> <br />7) Significant vegetation communities (e,g., old <br />growth stands) have been identified and are <br />protected. <br /> <br />8) Natural vegetation communities extending <br />across park boundaries are enhanced through <br />common efforts with other entities, <br />minimizing habitat fragmentation in the <br />region. <br /> <br />· WATER - Manage and protect water <br />resources and aquatic ecosystems to <br />maintain, rehabilitate, and perpetuate <br />their inherent natural integrity in <br />coordination with the state and other <br />federal agencies, <br /> <br />Conditions to be attained: <br /> <br />1) The Gunnison River's flows and flow regime <br />are protected, consistent with the Colorado <br />River Storage Project Act and Colorado <br />water law, ensuring sufficient and pennanent <br />water flows that mimic a natural flow regime <br />to the extent possible, <br /> <br />2) The extent of springs and seeps have been <br />identified and protected, <br /> <br />3) Water quality is maintained at highest level <br />possible, with the assistance of Cureeanti <br />National Recreation Area, consistent with the <br />Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq,) and <br />other applicable federal, state, and local laws <br />and regulations. <br /> <br />4) Water quality for the world.class trout <br />fisheries is maintained. <br /> <br />5) Other water users and agencies assist in <br />achieving goals through recognition of <br />common benefits and support to reach <br />mutually agreed.upon goals, <br /> <br />· WILDLIFE - Perpetuate native <br />animal life as part of the natural <br />ecosystem in consultation with federal <br />and state agencies. <br />