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CHAPTER ONE - COMPARISON TABLE. PRMP AND ALTERNATIVES Table I-I (Conl'd) SUMMARIZED COMPARISON OF THE PROPOSED PLAN AND THE MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES RE- SOURCE/ RE- SOURCE USE MANAGEMENT UNDER EACH ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVE A (Continuation or Current Management) ALTERNATIVE B ALTERNATIVE C ALTERNATIVE D ALTERNATIVE E (Preferred Alternative) PROPOSED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN . . . . oaJf::CTlVE5: . Conti~~e..thlJ . . present: . levels,. methods. . end : mix : . of muitiple. ':'~B resour.c8. m.Bnager:ne.ntT ml!tjnt~jning. exi.sting : uses,. . outputG..:: arid.. .protectlon: :l!Ictivities. .: ..00000~IYes:.:. To..~mpha:. OBJEcnYEs: ..To.smpha~ . sizo. "Dr. : be. co~p8tlble :with" size. l!I: liigh. degree. of ~cr : those . resources. which. pro-" nomic "returrl" and .reso:uf.ce . ~o.t.e: : : ou1~oor:. f~.C.~88ti-on. p:roduction. while iTiaintafn- op(Jortt,lnities. tourism, eeo:' ing.. .or .pr.otectlng, ."or en. nomic "stabill.tv. Bnd". the: hancing the n8turat"envi;on- quality o.t .Ii~e~ . . ment et: Ie compatible end . non~r8stricting !evel.. .. . ... . OBJECTIvEs: To .inph.... OBJECTIVES' To.mph~-OBJECTIVEs:To ~phasiz. :SiZ8 a higtfdegre8 of protec- . size .~he mix 8rid.van"~v of the: .mi~ ."and." varie~. of." B~< .tion;. enh~n.cement; ai1:d actions" th~t" ~e.st. i.8:801ySs". tions..that best resolves tlie. :maintenance. fo~ n8tu.r~..Y81... ths. . i'lI.ues and.. mo"nsge- ": iSsues 6':Jd .~ru:~geinBnt co~ ".ues,... whiie". ...~L!stBlning : 9 meryt cOnc8~n9:.. !3f.. :thiS. c.erns" :of . this. .RMP/EIS; : to: compatible.l-eve:l.of produc-. "RMP/I;I5:: .to .8~hieve a.b.sl-. ~chilWe. e" bal~nce. betW.8en" . ti.o'.l.f~r rene.w8bl~ .:and no~-. SOO8.. between . c~peting. corilpeting". demands. on uses . renewablel resources:" . dem8ri~9.on uSes of Public. of public land... .Iand: . - , - N RIPARIAN ZONES (Cont'd) . Accomplish riparian manage- TLmber harvests excluded in 11.11 ment objectives in current riparian areas. Resource Area Habitat Manage- ment Plan at current rate. Existing water source develop- menll modified, if riparian zones are being negatively impacted . Projects implemented in some riparian areas on 21,870 acres of sage grouse riparian habitat for improved riparian vegetation. Riparian improvement projects permitted in unit C-9 (1,117 acres). Area-wide lIMP revised to include riparian zone management from unill C-9, C-IO, C-1I. Improve overall riparian con- ditions on 1,839 acres in unit>> C-9, C-lO, and C-II and rehabilitate zonel in unit C-I0 where hydrologic condition is below potential. Improve overall riparian corn:litions on 14,933 acrea of Compatible projects designed to riparian areas, and in riparian achieve aburn:lant vegetative areas in unit 8-11. cover, an incre8ge in diversity of herbaceous pl.nll and in the Rehabilitate riparian zones proportion of native bunch- where ecologicaL or hydro- gra88CS for &age grouse on 5 logical condition is deteriorated miles in unit C-I0 (602 acres) TImber harvests excluded in all Special road construction riparian areas. objectives adhered to. Same as Alternative E, except management units would not be prefixed with the letter E. Existing water sources in TImber harvests permined in riparian areas modified or riparian areas if riparian and relocated if riparian zones are wildlife values improved. being negatively impacted. Improve overall riparian conditions on 14,933 acres of riparian areas, including in riparian zones in unit 0-14 (16,752 acres of sage grouse hahitat) and 0-22 (108,335 acres of -I- allotments). Compatible projects designed to achieve abundant vegetative caver, an increase in diversity of herbaceous plants and in the proportion of native buncb- grasses for sage grouse in high Existing WIlter sources and roads in riparian areas modified or relocated if riparian ZODCS are being negatively impacted. Manage riparian zonea in units &11 (31 mile.) aDd &14 (25 mile.) to improve and maintain vegetation to optimize sage grouse popula- tions.