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,. Ial.EHMLING RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN tv CO .~ ~ The Kremmling,RMP is amended to include the standards for public land health and guideline. for livestock grazing management dated November 1996. Exist~ng RMP decisions 'modified 'or replaced by adoption of standards for public land. health and guidelines for livestock grazing management. Page # in Approved RMP 7 7 8 ~ Linda .G':'os ,. Kremmling R Description of cliang~/Rationai~ ' ., .'. . (modifications are shown in italics) Replace (remove) livestock grazing management objective 3 that reads, 'To improve overall range condition on permitted lands from the current 20% in satisfactory condition to 70. %.' Rationale: These percentages were expressed in terms of . seral stages, and are not consistent with the standards.. Modify livestock grazing management objective 2 to read, 'To increase sustained forage production in 20 years by 37% to an estimated level of 54,296 AUMs and intensify management on 76 large allotments representing 51% of the public land, , commensurate with public land health standards.' Rationale: The referenced increases in forage levels, and intensified management mayor may not be achieved or exceeded depending on the results achieved by applying the standards and guidelines. ' . Modify the first sentence of the wildlife habitat management objective to. read, 'Manage public land habitat to support optimum wildlife population levels as determined by .the Colorado Division of Wildlife's strategic Plan, commensurate with public land health standards and other allocations.' . Rationale: This objective is modified to assure consistency with the standards. ' . --" j '" '-; 0)- \ ,\\\'\ t.. .Date ,{ " <~ ~, -~1i -:~! 41 " 16 ,. , , '1