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<br />OQG552
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<br />Renewable
<br />ReSOurce
<br />These habitats would be
<br />proviC:ed maximum
<br />protectlOn dnd substantlal
<br />management de ti ....'itles,
<br />which wuuld re,ult In
<br />signi ficant improvement in
<br />(and; tion and <In overall
<br />increase in wild] ife
<br />species dnd habitat
<br />d;....ersi ty.
<br />
<br />long-term forage
<br />availabity 1010,"10 be
<br />11:J ,313 Aur~s, which
<br />represents d 1 cn9-tE:11I1
<br />increase of 4't wnen
<br />canparea to €:w;isting
<br />grilz; ng preference.
<br />
<br />Increases in wildlife
<br />nab'i tat on EiLM lands wOLlo
<br />s!.pport long-tenn big gJme
<br />numbers of 7,;"UUU r.1l.Jle
<br />deer, 7,400 elk, 0,300
<br />pronghorn, and 7L bighom
<br />sheep contr;but; ng to
<br />total rescurce an~a
<br />pq>ulations cf 1<::1,600
<br />mule deer, l'4,7UU elk.,
<br />8,350 Ilronghorn, and 70
<br />bighorn sheep. N(Ilgame
<br />wildlife species diversity
<br />would increase. Ripariiln
<br />Clnd other high-valloE
<br />haoi tats \~olJld improve
<br />si gnif i- cant ly.
<br />
<br />Same as Current Management,
<br />
<br />Ndtl..rdl
<br />Envl ronmellt
<br />Tllese 11aoi tats wClJld
<br />improve, res~ltlng in
<br />significant impruverrcnt in
<br />con,litl CJ1 and an overall
<br />incredse in both wildlife
<br />spKies dnd ;labitat
<br />oi vcrs 1 ty.
<br />
<br />L Cfig-tert'l1 forage
<br />ava ildDl1 i ty WOuld LH:'
<br />1~2,111 AUMs, whiCh
<br />represents a 1 tnoJ-ten.1
<br />dec r€'dse tf ~7", f r011
<br />edstlng grdzillg
<br />prefel'ence,
<br />
<br />\o,!ilalifl:: hal.,j tat V1 !jLM
<br />larlds wculd imprtve to
<br />SlJPllort lony-term ,Herage
<br />of Ob,40U rnlJle deer, b,!:IUu
<br />el", u,JUO pronghorn, and
<br />il, biyl10T"l1 sheeJ-l
<br />c0ntributlng to total
<br />rese'urce Jrl'-il pl:+ll.lat'lCll';
<br />of llU,bOO nilJle deer,
<br />~l,ivu eH, B,.)!:>u
<br />pronghorn, uno 7U bigl10rn
<br />sheep, l1lllrovt'ment in
<br />ripdridn and uther hdbl tat
<br />diversi ty ....Luld hen",fit
<br />r1ungame wi 1dl ife.
<br />
<br />470 ....i 10 hor:;es (t31lil.
<br />ftl'i s reflects d L:'.:n
<br />1 m; rease in the wi ld hOl"se
<br />herd,
<br />
<br />P,'efern:d
<br />
<br />1 hese ~atJ1 tat s \~cul d be
<br />prctected tram lmpoc ts r..f
<br />cner'gy and mi nerdl
<br />dt'velopment bye,.; isting
<br />laws and re~uldtions.
<br />These habi tats wuulJ
<br />improve, l"t'sul ti ng i'1
<br />siyrliflcant impruvcmt-nt In
<br />condi tlon and an Gveral1
<br />1 nc reJs(' in buth ....i 1c:1 ife
<br />speCIes and habItat
<br />diversi ty,
<br />L ong- term f c.roge
<br />aVJ i lobi 1 i ty ",culd IJe
<br />lOJ,4~] AUNs. If snort-
<br />tt2r-m ddJustmtnts ort:'
<br />i nl tiateu dnd lony-term
<br />mallaJement prdC tices are
<br />devel C.pf:CI, p rei ererce wi 11
<br />oe r'estorl:'L to \.1 tl1in .:.
<br />Gf oriqi nil1 stocki nq rates.
<br />l.Ii 1d 1 ife ~dt' i tolt on BL~\
<br />lands ....ct;ld ':d..pptr"t tJl,WU
<br />In~le d~er. ~,70U (1",
<br />!:I,LOu prungnorn, ilnn 7'u
<br />ui9110rn sheep contrilll.ti ng
<br />to total reSOl.rCf: ilrea
<br />pq,uldtions c.t Wi.' ,\.lOU
<br />m\..lf: df:f:r, Its,'N\.! t-H,
<br />7, SOlJ prongh 01"11, and 70
<br />tJighorn ~neep, Local i zed
<br />shcl't-tenn adverse 'impacts
<br />wOLld occur', lll11ul,lti ve
<br />management (.f stil,
<br />wdter::.nf:d, fi re,
<br />wi 1derness, nat\..ral
<br />history, and OR..-,
<br />desi gnation wculd hJve
<br />overJll bendicial impoet
<br />to wi 1dl ife habitat.
<br />Same as Current Managerrent,
<br />
<br />S-19
<br />
<br />Pr0P(,Sed
<br />Plan
<br />Sal11!:: as Preterrcd,
<br />
<br />Sarno: oj!:. Prefefro:C,
<br />
<br />Same <.IS flrf:fen'ed.
<br />
<br />Same .:IS l urrent r'lilnagement.
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