1997-06-13_REPORT - M1981302 ‎(11)‎

• Permit No: M1981302
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 6/13/1997
• From: US DEPT OF THE INTERIOR
• To: TE/UTE LADIES TRESSES COVERY PLAN
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

8) Monitor and report orchid population and habitat recovery progress
to the orchid Recovery Team.
9) Work with public and private resource managers to assure public
involvement in development and implementation of watershed goals.
4. Riparian Habitat Conservation Areas (RHCAs) . Riparian Habitat
Conservation Areas are discrete portions of a drainage that contribute to
the creation and maintenance of orchid habitat. Thus the RHCA is the
smallest management unit identified by the ID Team. RHCAs will be
designed by the ID Team to meet Ute ladies'-tresses recovery goals. At
the discretion of the ID Team, RHCAs may be recommended for formal
designation as Research Natural Areas, Areas of Critical Environmental
Concern, Special Botanic Areas, etc. Ongoing and proposed management
activities occurring in or influencing RHCAs will be evaluated for
compatibility with Standards and Guidelines and Riparian Management
Objectives. Modifications to such activities may be recommended. (Task
1.3)
5. Riparian/Aquatic Habitat Management Objectives (RMOs) . Riparian/Aquatic
Management Objectives (RMOs) are quantifiable measures of stream,
riparian, and wetland condition that define good Ute ladies'-tresses
habitat and ,serve as indicators against which attainment, or progress
toward attainment, of orchid recovery goals will be measured. RMOs will
be determined by the ID Team as a result of conducting a Watershed-Orchid
Evaluation. RMOs are expected to be essentially similar in content for
all watersheds, for example, they will likely all address such topics as
flow requirements, grazing, recreation, and weed management, timber
harvest levels and procedures, etc. However, the specifics of the
management objectives will reflect unique conditions and the physical and
biological needs and capabilities of each watershed. RMOs may be
applicable at the watershed, drainage, and/or RHCA scale. Examples of
possible RMOs are listed in Appendix IV. (Task 1 .4)
6. Standards and Guidelines. Standards and Guidelines prescribe how Key
Watersheds, Drainages, and RHCAs are managed to ensure compatibility with
RMOs and Ute ladies'-tresses recovery goals. The ID Team will work with
public and private resource managers and Federal and state agencies to
ensure that ongoing and proposed projects are evaluated for compatibility
with Standards and Guidelines and recommendations made for project
modification as appropriate. Standards and Guidelines will be developed
by the ID Team as an outgrowth of the Watershed-Orchid Evaluation. (Task
1.5)
The ID Team will work with public and private resource managers and
Federal and state agencies to incorporate Riparian Management Objectives
and Standards and Guidelines into management decisions. Both the RMOs and
the Standards and Guidelines should be designed to allow management
flexibility in implementation. As the ID Team will be composed of
representatives of several disciplines and planning efforts will be
coordinated with other riparian area and watershed management programs and
the affected public, management and public acceptance and implementation
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