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APPENDIX B <br />STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES <br />The 1983 Land and Resource Management Plan for the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Comanche <br />and Cimarron National Grasslands (Forest Plan) include the following standards and guidelines that relate to <br />- this project. <br />Standards and Guidelines for Pike National Forest <br />Visual Resource Management (III-19): <br />Blend soil disturbance into natural topography [o achieve a natural appearance, reduce erosion and <br />rehabilitate ground cover. <br />Revegetate disturbed soils. In large projects this may be done in stages. <br />Wildlife Management (III-29): <br />Provide for the habitat needs of management indicator species on the National Forest. <br />Maintain habitat for viable populations of all existing vertebrate wildlife species. <br />Improve habitat capability through direct treatments of vegetation, soil and waters. <br />Manage animal damage in cooperation with the State Wildlife Agencies, Fish and Wildlife Service, other <br />approved agencies and cooperators to prevent or reduce damage to other resources and direct control toward <br />preventing damage or removing only the offending animal. <br />Water Uses Management (III-51): <br />Rehabilitate disturbed areas that are contributing sediment directly to perennial streams as a result of <br />management activities to maintain water quality and re-establish vegetation cover. Reduce to natural rate <br />any erosion due to management activity in the season of the disturbance and sediment yields within one year <br />of the activity through necessary mitigation measures such aswater-barring and revegetation. <br />Mineral Management General (III-52): <br />In areas of activity producing sites or azeas containing know reserves; consider only surface resource <br />programs compatible with mineral activities. <br />Prevent or control adverse impacts on surface resources in accordance with 36 CFR 228. In unclassified <br />lands, provide for reclamation of disturbed lands to achieve the planned uses specified in the Forest Plan, <br />when those lands are no longer needed for mining operations. <br />Review cases of suspect abuse of the mining laws such as occupancy of the land for purposes other than <br />prospecting, mining and related operations. Initiate appropriate action to resolve. <br />Soil Resource Management (III-72): <br />Maintain soil productivity, minimize man-caused soil erosion and maintain the integrity of associated <br />ecosystems. <br />Use site preparation methods which aze designed to keep fertile, friable topsoil essentially intact. Limit <br />intensive ground disturbing activities on unstable slopes and highly erodible sites. <br />Page 34 of 49 <br />