Nez Perce National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment No. 40

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1 Nez Perce- National Forests Attachment 4 - Forest Plan Amendment Project Specific Amendment Would Apply to the DRAMVU Project Only Nez Perce National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment No. 40 The purpose of this amendment is to allow wheeled motorized vehicles on specifically identified local roads in the winter, in Management Area 16 Elk/Deer, only for the DRAMVU project. The Nez Perce Forest Plan Standard for Wildlife Access Management (Page III-46) currently reads as follows: 1. Restrict all roads except specifically-identified arterials and collectors during winter to reduce disturbance, harassment, and poaching of animals. s to be open shall be identified on the motor vehicle use map. Standard #1 directs the use of certain roads as restricted in winter, in Elk/Deer The current conditions of certain roads in Management Area 16 do not meet this standard because they have not been restricted in winter. This project-specific amendment exempts the DRAMVU project from the Wildlife Access Management Standard #1 for certain roads within Management Area 16 to allow certain local roads to remain open to wheeled motorized use in the winter (Table ROD-5). In elk and deer winter range, this alternative will designate 39 miles of local roads as open for wheeled motorized use in winter, while 19 miles would be closed during winter. Sixty miles of road would remain closed yearlong to motorized vehicle use. The DRAMVU decision specifically-identifies arterials and collectors that would be open for use in winter (Table ROD-6) and displayed on the Motor Vehicle Use Map. Approximately 63 miles of arterial/collector roads would be designated as open yearlong and five miles as closed. This is consistent with the standard. *** End of Amendment *** DRAMVU-ROD ATTACHMENT 4 FOREST PLAN AMENDMENT PAGE 1

2 Nez Perce- National Forests Table ROD-5. Alternative 5 Modified - Forest Plan Amendment for Local s in Management Area 16. Name DISTRICT Provides access to: Miles in 1100 SOUTH FORK Campground 0.11 OYA 1108 MCALLISTER PICNIC AREA Picnic Area 0.03 OYA 1116 MEADOW CREEK Campground 0.09 OYA 1400 SHEEP CREEK - Adm Site Administrative Site 0.07 OYA 1401 BIVOUAC - Dispersed Site Recreation Site 0.10 OYA 1402 NELSON CREEK Campground 0.08 OYA 1403 JOHN'S CREEK TRAILHEAD Trailhead 0.01 OYA 1404 COUGAR CREEK TRAILHEAD Trailhead 0.04 OYA 1614A ALLISON CR CAMP Recreation Site 0.15 OYA 1614B SPRING BAR BOATING SITE Boat Ramp 0.05 OYA 1614C SPRING BAR CAMP Campground 0.21 OYA 1614C1 WELL ROAD Administrative Site 0.06 OYA 1870 PINNACLE RIDGE land and Trail OSF2 Access to State 1899 BIG CEDAR Land. Majority of road is outside 0.28 OYA 2005 LEGGETT 2052 GRAVE CREEK G SILVERS ADM. SITE BOUNDARY PARKING AREA CARLSON JEEP ROAD Red Campground 0.20 OYA Accessed from 410 and Trail 45. Small portion in 0.01 OYS2 Administrative Site 0.11 OYA Parking Area 0.06 OYA Private Property 1.61 OSF1 DRAMVU-ROD ATTACHMENT 4 FOREST PLAN AMENDMENT PAGE 2

3 Nez Perce- National Forests 222K MACKAY BAR Mackay Bar CG, Air strip and Blue Bird fishing area OSA6 Miles in Name DISTRICT Provides access to: 223A TRAILER COURT Administrative Site 0.03 OYA 223A TRAILER COURT Administrative Site 0.08 OYA 223D CEDAR FLATS Administrative Site 0.33 OYA 223E GLOVER CR Administrative Site 0.15 OYA 223E1 GLOVER CR Administrative Site 0.02 OYA 223F 25 MILE BAR Administrative Site 0.06 OYA 223G YOUTH CAMP Administrative Site 0.07 OYA 223H DUMPSTER SITE Administrative Site 0.11 OYA 223I BOYD CR Administrative Site 0.05 OYA 223I1 BOYD CR Administrative Site 0.03 OYA 223J FENN POND Administrative Site 0.02 OYA 223K HISTORICAL RANGER STATI Administrative Site 0.03 OYA 223L CCC TRAILHEAD Trailhead 0.05 OYA 223M RACKLIFF CAMP Campground 0.04 OYA 223M1 RADCLIFF SPUR Campground 0.02 OYA 223N LOWER JOHNSON CR Recreation Site 0.38 OYA 223N1 LOWER JOHNSON CR SPUR Recreation Site 0.15 OYA 223O 20 MILE Recreation Site 0.03 OYA 223P SLIDE CR Recreation Site 0.04 OYA 223P1 SLIDE CR Recreation Site 0.06 OYA 223Q RACETRACK PARKING Parking Area 0.13 OYA 223T RACE CREEK Campground 0.13 OYA 223W SELWAY FALLS WORKCENTER Administrative Site 0.17 OYA 223Z FENN R S Administrative Site 0.38 OYA 290 INDIAN HILL Indian Hill LO, traditional season of use OYA 290 INDIAN HILL 307 MUD SPRINGS Red 309B HUNGRY RIDGE SPUR (4 segments) 319 FOG MOUNTAIN Indian Hill LO, traditional season of use. property. Remainder of road not in winter range. Access to Trail 401/Private Property 1.41 Big Fog Saddle and Trails 31, 343, OSF OYA OYA 5.91 OSF4 DRAMVU-ROD ATTACHMENT 4 FOREST PLAN AMENDMENT PAGE 3

4 Nez Perce- National Forests 319A FOG SADDLE Fog Mtn Saddle 0.20 OSF4 Name DISTRICT Provides access to: 354 SLATE CREEK 354F HURLEY CREEK 354B 354G N F SLATE CR - Campground LITTLE SLATE Trailhead 410 RACE CREEK D AMERICAN RIVER - SELWAY AMERICAN RIVER - SELWAY SELWAY FALLS CAMP Access to Slate and 354G, Trailheads 301, 309, 329. Main route. Short spur off 354 to Trailhead 324 and campsites. Miles in 0.17 OYA 0.16 OYA Campground 0.08 OYA Trailhead 0.43 OYA 484 FISHER PLACER Red 487B C LOWER TONY SPRING SANTIAM SOURDOUGH Red 536 KEATING RIDGE Access to 2052 and Trail 45 that are outside of Access from private lands limits use. Access to Falls Point, Selway Falls CG, Slims Camp. Main Route. Access to Falls Point, Selway Falls CG, Slims Camp. Main Route. Access to Selway Falls Camp property. Access to other roads outside Only small portion of road is in winter range. Access to Sourdough CG, Lookout. Sourdough Decision 2011 Short spur off R517 for dispersed camping. Access to 221. Very small portion of road in 1.39 OYS OSF OYA 0.11 OYA 2.41 OYA 0.03 OYA 0.41 OYA 0.14 OYA 0.19 OYA DRAMVU-ROD ATTACHMENT 4 FOREST PLAN AMENDMENT PAGE 4

5 Nez Perce- National Forests A CASTLE CR. CASTLE CR. CMPGRND SPUR Campground 0.01 OYA Campground 0.05 OYA Name DISTRICT Provides access to: 652 SOUTH SIDE WALKER ROAD (6 segments) BROWNS CREEK (2 segments CRANE HILL (2 segments) 9868 JOE REED Red 9900 BERG RANCH Access to State lands and short road in Secondary access to private property. property. travels on/off Forest difficult to administer use. Access to State stockpile site. property. Mixed jurisdiction. Starts on BLM land in Elk City township, and is all in winter range (small area). Consistency for access to small vehicles. property. Miles in Total Miles of Local in winter range in Amendment OYA 0.19 OSF OYA 0.10 OYA 0.69 OYA 0.70 OYS OYA 1 Designation Descriptions See also FEIS-Appendix B. OYA Open Yearlong to All Vehicles (1/1 12/31). OSF1 Open Seasonally to Full Size Vehicle (4/2 11/30), Open Yearlong to < 50 Vehicles (1/1-12/31). OSF2 Open Seasonally to Full Size Vehicle (4/2 11/30); & Open Yearlong to < 50 Vehicles (1/1-12/31), except motorcycles (4/2-11/30). OSF3 Open Seasonally to Full Size Vehicle (6/16 11/30), Open Yearlong to < 50 Vehicles (1/1-12/31). OSF4 Open Seasonally to Full Size Vehicle (6/16 11/4), Open Yearlong to < 50 Vehicles (1/1-12/31). OSA6 Open Seasonally to All Vehicles (9/8-6/19). OYS1 or OYS2 Open Yearlong to < 50 Vehicles (1/1-12/31). RYA Restricted Yearlong to All Vehicles. DRAMVU-ROD ATTACHMENT 4 FOREST PLAN AMENDMENT PAGE 5

6 Nez Perce- National Forests Table ROD-6. Alternative 5 Modified - Designations on Arterial/Collector s in Management Area Name NEWSOME CREEK BLUE RIDGE Red Access to Trailhead. Past decision on Wing- Twenty-mile EIS/ROD Connects with County s. Connects with County and access to private property. Early access into Allison. Access to multiple dispersed camping sites along the river, Fenn RS and multiple recreational point of interest yearlong. Access through winter range to larger landbase outside property. Access to large area outside Access to area in winter range, has a seasonal restriction in place now. Access to Coolwater Lookout and wilderness trailheads 206, 703. Current seasonal designation. Access to Slate and 354G, Trailheads 301, 309, 329. Main route. See Peasley decision Travel through winter range to other areas. SKOOKUM- CHUCK GRANGEVILLE SALMON SELWAY RIVER 241 BEAN CREEK 263 BERG MTN 263 BERG MTN 317 Coolwater 354 SLATE CREEK 469 PEASLEY CR District Access to : Miles in Winter Range Red Traditional main route 1.9 OYA and 0.5 OYA 0.1 OYA 5.0 OYA 12.9 OYA 2.5 OYA 4.4 OYA 1.7 OSA4 1.2 OSF4 3.9 OYA 2.9 OYA DRAMVU-ROD ATTACHMENT 4 FOREST PLAN AMENDMENT PAGE 6

7 Nez Perce- National Forests ID Name District Access to : SWIFTWATER SWIFTWATER SANTIAM SOURDOUGH SQUAW CREEK WHITEBIRD RIDGE LOWER COUGAR SILVER- LEGGETT HAMBY FORK (FDR/PO) CROOKED ROAD COUGAR RIDGE Red Red Red Access to some private property. Highway District use. Access to some private property. Highway District use. property. Access to Sourdough CG, Lookout. Sourdough Decision 2011 Small portion of road in Access to larger area outside winter range. Access to portal to Hell Canyon Wilderness Area, Windy Saddle and Seven Devils CGs. Traditional main route. Access to checkerboard and private property. property. Access to other lands outside Miles in Winter Range 1.4 OYA 5.0 OYA 1.2 OYA 2.4 OYA 0.5 OYA 0.8 OYA 5.1 OYA 1.7 OYA 8.5 OYA Manage with Highway District. Access to multiple spur roads that are closed yearlong. Total Miles of Arterial/Collector s in OYA 3.6 RYA The End of Attachment 4 DRAMVU-ROD ATTACHMENT 4 FOREST PLAN AMENDMENT PAGE 7