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<br />Commodity Production
<br />Use of 193,678 AUMs would
<br />be authorized; present
<br />management on 122 ,800
<br />acres (200 allotments)
<br />would continue i land treat-
<br />ments on 119 allotments
<br />would increase dvailable
<br />forage by 16,300 AUMs;
<br />projects would be dellel-
<br />oped on 87 allotments; and
<br />management systems would
<br />be developed for all
<br />allotments.
<br />Habitat would be provided
<br />on BLM landS to support
<br />49,620 mule deer, 5,000
<br />elk, 4.900 pronghorn, and
<br />70 bighorn sheep
<br />contributing to total
<br />resource area populations
<br />of 82,700 mule deer,
<br />16,800 eH, 6,600
<br />pronghorn, and 70 bighorn
<br />sheep.
<br />
<br />Designation of Ink Spri n9s
<br />and Limestone Ridge RNAs
<br />and Cross Mountain Canyon
<br />and Hells Canyon AC[Cs
<br />wouH be supported to
<br />protect sensitive plants
<br />(3,110 acres).
<br />
<br />The herd would be reduced
<br />to 65 horses.
<br />
<br />Renewab 1 e Resou rce
<br />Use of 157,328 AU~'s would
<br />be <Iuthorized; present man-
<br />ogement on 209,674 ocres
<br />(252 allotments) would
<br />continue; land treatments
<br />on 100 allotments would
<br />increase avoilable forage
<br />by 10,249 AUMs; and
<br />management systems would
<br />be developed for all
<br />ollotments.
<br />
<br />Habi tot would be managed
<br />on BlM lands to support
<br />maximumn big game popula-
<br />tion levels of 73,000 mule
<br />deer, 7,400 elk, 6,300
<br />pronghorn, and 70 bighorn
<br />sheep contributing to
<br />total resource Mea
<br />populations of 121,600
<br />mule deer, 24,700 elk,
<br />8,350 pronghorn, and 70
<br />bighorn sheep; haDitilt
<br />would be provided to
<br />support l5~ increase in
<br />numbers by the yeilr 2000;
<br />li vestoc,", would be removed
<br />from 1 'ivestock/wildl He
<br />conflict i1reas; and
<br />milnilgement would be
<br />intensified in ripari<ln
<br />areas would be intensified.
<br />Designation of Horse Draw,
<br />Ink Spri ngs, Limestone
<br />Ridge RNAs and Lookout
<br />Mountain, Cross Mountain,
<br />Hells Canyon, and IriSh
<br />Canyon ACECs would be
<br />supported to protec t
<br />sensitive plants (21,700
<br />ocres).
<br />
<br />Same as Current ~lanilgement.
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<br />Naturol Environment
<br />Use of 124,487 AUMs would
<br />be author; zed; present
<br />milnilgement would continue
<br />on 298,042 acres (286
<br />allotments); preference
<br />would be odjusted on 95
<br />allotments (916,007 acres)
<br />to provide for other
<br />demands; grazing would be
<br />restricted on 41,841 acres;
<br />grazing would be eliminated
<br />on 42,110 acres; and there
<br />would be no new projects.
<br />All habitat would be
<br />milnaged for natural
<br />values; wi ldl ife would be
<br />favored over livestock;
<br />habitat would be provided
<br />on BLM lands to support
<br />66,400 mule deer, 6,500
<br />elk, b,300 pronghorn, and
<br />70 bighorn sheep contri-
<br />buting to toto'll resource
<br />area populations of
<br />110,600 mule deer, 21,700
<br />elk, 8,350 pronghorn (CDOW
<br />1988 objectivesl, and 70
<br />big-horn sheep area-wide;
<br />and ripilriiln/aquatlc
<br />activity plans would
<br />be de'o'eloped.
<br />
<br />Designation of G-GilP, Horse
<br />Draw, Ink Springs, and
<br />limestone: Ridge RNAs and
<br />Cross Mountain Canyon,
<br />Hells Canyon, Irish Canyon
<br />and Lookout "lountain ACECs
<br />would be supported to
<br />protect sensiti 'o'e plants
<br />(21,975 acre sl.
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<br />The herd would be ; ncreased
<br />to 470 ho rses i1nd new
<br />reservoirs and wells would
<br />be developed to provide
<br />water.
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<br />Preferred Alternati'o'e
<br />Anticipated grazi ng level
<br />of 148,821 AUMs ",ould be
<br />allo",ed; present manage-
<br />ment would continue on
<br />257,077 acres (278 allot-
<br />mentsl; land treatments on
<br />68 allotments would
<br />incredse iI'o'ailable forage
<br />by 9,521 AUMs; projects
<br />would be devel cped on 69
<br />allotment s ; and ma Mgement
<br />systems would be develcped
<br />for all allotments.
<br />Habitat would be provided
<br />on BlM to support 61,000
<br />mule deer, 5,700 elk,
<br />5,600 pronghorn, and 70
<br />bighorn sheep contri buti ng
<br />to total resource area
<br />populations of 102,000
<br />lIlule deer, 18,400 elk,
<br />7,500 pronghorn and 70
<br />bigtlorn sheep Hea-wide:
<br />1 i vestock./wi ldl He
<br />conflicts would be
<br />resol ved on a case-by-case
<br />basis j and conflict areos
<br />and critiCill hdbitats
<br />would be moni tored.
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<br />Designation of Limestone
<br />Ridge RNA, and Cross
<br />Mountain Cilnyon, Irish
<br />Canyon, and Lookout.
<br />Mountain A(ECs would be
<br />supported to protect
<br />sensitive plants (22,530
<br />acres) .
<br />
<br />Same as Current Management.
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