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Riparian Area Management: A Guide To Managing, Restoring, And Conserving Springs In The Western United States, United States Bureau Of Land Management Jan 2001

Riparian Area Management: A Guide To Managing, Restoring, And Conserving Springs In The Western United States, United States Bureau Of Land Management

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The purpose of this technical reference is to provide information on the characteristics of springs in the Western U.S. and to identify techniques for managing spring habitats that will allow use, maintain biological integrity, and rehabilitate or restore degraded habitats. Spring management goals are outlined and methods for prioritizing management actions are discussed.


Clow Point Winter Recreation Parking Area Environmental Assessment, United States Forest Service Jan 1998

Clow Point Winter Recreation Parking Area Environmental Assessment, United States Forest Service

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Payette National Forest proposes to authorize the construction, maintenance, and operation of a two-acre winter recreation parking site just below the Goose Creek overlook (Clow Point) along the Goose Lake Road (FDR #257).


Dixie Resource Area Proposed Resource Management Plan And Final Environmental Impact Statement, United States Bureau Of Land Management Jan 1998

Dixie Resource Area Proposed Resource Management Plan And Final Environmental Impact Statement, United States Bureau Of Land Management

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This is the Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (Proposed Plan) for the Dixie Resource Area. This document responds to public comments received on the Dixie Resource Area Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (Draft Plan). The Proposed Plan also corrects errors in the Draft Plan identified through the public comment process and internal BLM review. The Proposed Plan and associated analysis presents a refined and modified version of the Preferred Alternative and the accompanying impact analysis contained in the Draft Plan. This document is published in condensed form and should be used in conjunction …


Diamond Mountain Resource Area Resource Management Plan And Record Of Decision, United States Bureau Of Land Management Jan 1994

Diamond Mountain Resource Area Resource Management Plan And Record Of Decision, United States Bureau Of Land Management

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The Diamond Mountain Resource Management Plan is approved. The plan was prepared under the regulations for implementing the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976 (43 CFR 1600). An environmental impact statement was prepared for this plan in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. The plan is identical/nearly idential to the one set forth in the proposed plan and associated final environmental impact statement published in August 1993. Specific areawide management decisions are presented in Chapter 2 of the RMP.


Diamond Mountain Resource Area Resource Management Plan And Environmental Impact Statement, United States Bureau Of Land Management Jan 1993

Diamond Mountain Resource Area Resource Management Plan And Environmental Impact Statement, United States Bureau Of Land Management

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This proposed resource management plan and final environmental impact statement addresses management of all resources on approximately 709,000 acres of public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Diamond Mountain Resource Area, Vernal District, in Daggett, Duchesne, and portions of Uintah Counties, in northeastern Utah.


Diamond Mountain Resource Area Resource Management Plan And Environmental Impact Statement, Volume Ii, United States Bureau Of Land Management Jan 1993

Diamond Mountain Resource Area Resource Management Plan And Environmental Impact Statement, Volume Ii, United States Bureau Of Land Management

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During the comment period January 3 through April 1, 1992, 286 letters were received on the Draft Diamond Mountain Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement. However, Several letters were received after the comment period closed and too late to be individually responded to in this document. The concerns and issues raised in these letters have been expressed in other comment letters which have been responded to and which are reprinted here.


Wyoming Statewide Wilderness Study Report Wilderness Study Area Specific Recommendations, United States Bureau Of Land Management Jan 1991

Wyoming Statewide Wilderness Study Report Wilderness Study Area Specific Recommendations, United States Bureau Of Land Management

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The recommendation for this WSA is to designate 17,150 acres of BLM land and 1,390 acres of State land as wilderness. This alternative is considered to be the environmentally preferable alternative as it would result in the least change in the natural environment over the long term. The entire 17,150 acres of federal land and 1,390 acres of state land within the WSA are recommended for wilderness designation and are shown on the Bobcat Draw Badlands WSA map. The state lands would be recommended for acquisition to enhance the manageability of the area as wilderness.


Paradox Area Characterization Summary And Location Recommendation Report, United States Department Of Energy Jan 1982

Paradox Area Characterization Summary And Location Recommendation Report, United States Department Of Energy

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Through its National Waste Terminal Storage (NWTS) Program, the Department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for providing facilities to permanently dispose of high-level nuclear waste (HLW) in a manner that will ensure public health and safety and that will be environmentally acceptable. The program has placed principal emphasis on developing deep, underground repositories, with efforts targeted toward having the first facility operational between 1999 and 2006. To reach this objective, an extensive program has been developed to find sites that would be suitable for a repository. A draft National Plan for Siting High-Level Radioactive Waste Repositories, recently published by DOE …


Mountain Valley Planning Area, Rangeland Program Summary, United States Bureau Of Land Management Jan 1981

Mountain Valley Planning Area, Rangeland Program Summary, United States Bureau Of Land Management

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intends to implement an improved rangeland program in the Mountain Valley Planning Area of central Utah. The program will be initiated during a five year period and will be followed by periodic updates. The program's benefits include improved watershed conditions through increased vegetation cover which will consequently reduce erosion. There will be an increase in the amount of rangeland in good condition and a decrease in the amount in poor condition. The rangeland's capacity ot sustain grazing by livestock and big game will also be increased. Wildlife habitat will be maintained or improved throughout …