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o Jli3S- TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages SUMMARY CHAPTER 1 INTRODUcnON Purpose and Need ..........................................................................................................______................ I-I Planoing Area Location ......................___.................................................._.....___.......................______....... I-I Planning Process Description .............................................................................................................. 1-5 Topics Addressed in the Plan ..............._.............................................................................................. 1-7 Relationship to Other Documents and Decisions ................................................................................ 1-9 CHAPTER 2 AFFECfED ENVIRONMENT Climate ...................................................................................................................___..............."'___.___. 2-1 Air Quality .............,.......................,.....................................................................................",............ 2 - 2 Soils ................,___......................................_.................................................................................".,...... 2-7 Water Resources .......___...................,............................___.......................................................___........... 2 - 8 Geology, Topography, and Minerals Management .............................................................................. 2-8 Paleontological Resources .............._......_............................................................................................ 2-14 Vegetation .....,.............,...............................................................................................,...................... 2 -14 Riparian Resources Management ......................_..___................................___....................................... 2-17 livestock Grazing Management .......,.............................................................___..........................,..... 2-20 Wildlife and Fish Habitat Management ............................................................................................ 2-20 Forest and Woodland Management .....................~................................................___,........................ 2-27 Lands and Realty Management .........................,............................._.................,..............................., 2-33 Wilderness Management ................_........,...._...............,.._..___.............______.......................................... 2-41 Areas of Special Concern ...................................................,.................___.......................................... 2-42 Access and Transportation Management .,..................................................................................,....... 2-46 Recreation Management ................................................____................................................................ 2-46 Visual Resource Management ............................................................................................................ 2-51 Historical Resources ............................................................._.....................,...................................... 2 - 51 Archaeological Resources ..................,.................................._...........................,...................___.......... 2 - 53 Fire Management ..............................................................................._..........................,................... 2- 54 Economic Conditions and Social Environment ...................................................._............................. 2-54 =S~=~c:'.:nd A~i;;;~i.sp;;;;;;...:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~:~~ Waterpower (Storage ..............................................,........................................................................... 2-64 CHAPTER 3 MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES Management Guidance Common to All Alternatives .......................................................................... 3-1 Climate ..............................................................................___........................................................... 3 - I Air Quality ...................................................................................................................................... 3 - 3 Soils ..................................................................___...............................___......................................... 3 - 3 Water Resources ......................................................___............................,............"........................ 3-3 Geology, Topography, and Minerals .............................................................................................. 3-4 Vegetation ...................................................................................................................................... 3-4 Livestock Grazing Management .............................................,...............___...................................... 3-5 Wildlife and Fish Habitat Management ........................................................___............................... 3-6 Lands and Realty Management ...................................................................................................... 3-6 Wilderness Management ...........___..........................................................................................______.. 3-6 Areas of Special Concern ................................................................................................................ 3-7 Access and Transportation Management ......___.........................................................___................... 3 - 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