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Appendix A

Resource Issue Components

Potential Planning Considerations

Early in the CRMP process, it may be useful to have a reference list to help identify the resource issues involved. The following lists of Resource Issue Components are intended for use as an exploratory tool and not intended to restrict issues to those listed.

  1. Rangeland: ecological and financial implications of livestock grazing; competition between livestock and wildlife; impacts to aquatic, riparian and upland habitats; predator and noxious weed control; maintenance of wild horse lands.

  2. Agricultural Lands: soil erosion; irrigation; drainage; use of chemicals and fertilizers; impacts to aquatic and riparian habitats; depredation by wildlife; noxious plant control.

  3. Forest/Woodlands: road construction; commodity extraction; recreational uses; esthetics; biological diversity; fire management; reforestation, soil erosion.

  4. Riparian/Wetlands: protection of limited streamside and marsh habitat; drainage or pollution of wetlands; human uses of floodplains and wetlands.

  5. Estuary Areas: protection of limited salt marsh and tidal zones; human uses of estuarine areas; pollution.

  6. Streamflow/Lake Levels: flooding; diversions; reservoir releases; drawdowns; human use issues; mining; river geomorphology; ground water pumping.

  7. Water Quality: stream temperatures; pollution; suspended sediment; nutrient loading; dissolved oxygen levels.

  8. Air Quality: construction; mining; burning; vehicle congestion; spraying and industrial outputs.

  9. Biological Diversity: ecosystem management; vegetative succession; variable species composition; habitat maintenance.

  10. Biological Populations: natural and/or introduced species; hunting and fishing regulations; economics and conflicts between wildlife and human uses.

  11. Threatened and Endangered Species: compliance with federal and state protective regulations; habitat conservation plans; species recovery plans; constraints on human activities.

  12. Cultural Resources: preservation and/or documentation of archeological and historical artifacts; limitations on human activities; lack of knowledge of local cultures.

 

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