Draft Resource Management Plan / Draft Environmental Impact Statement

You may download the complete text (without maps) of the Draft RMP/Draft EIS (10M) or select from specific sections and maps below. 

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• Chapter 1 Maps
• Map 1-1. Surface Management
• Map 1-2. Planning Areas, Current Land Use Plans & Amendments
• Map 1-3. Primary Geographical Reference Areas 

• Chapter 2 Maps
• Map 2-1a. Alternative A Cultural Resource Allocations
• Map 2-1b. Alternative B Cultural Resource Allocations
• Map 2-1c. Alternative C Cultural Resource Allocations
• Map 2-1d. Alternative D Cultural Resource Allocations
• Map 2-1e. Alternative E Cultural Resource Allocations
• Map 2-2a. Alternative A Priority Wildlife
• Map 2-2b. Alternative B Priority Wildlife
• Map 2-2c. Alternative C Priority Wildlife
• Map 2-2d. Alternative D Priority Wildlife
• Map 2-2e. Alternative E Priority Wildlife
• Map 2-3a. Alternative A Visual Resource Management
• Map 2-3b. Alternative B Visual Resource Management
• Map 2-3c. Alternative C Visual Resource Management
• Map 2-3d. Alternative D Visual Resource Management
• Map 2-3e. Alternative E Visual Resource Management
• Map 2-4c. Alternative C Wilderness Characteristics
• Map 2-4d. Alternative D Wilderness Characteristics
• Map 2-4e. Alternative E Wilderness Characteristics
• Map 2-5a. Alternative A Land Use Authorizations
• Map 2-5b. Alternative B Land Use Authorizations
• Map 2-5c. Alternative C Land Use Authorizations
• Map 2-5d. Alternative D Land Use Authorizations
• Map 2-5e. Alternative E Land Use Authorizations
• Map 2-6a. Alternative A Land Tenure
• Map 2-6b. Alternative B Land Tenure
• Map 2-6c. Alternative C Land Tenure
• Map 2-6d. Alternative D Land Tenure
• Map 2-6e. Alternative E Land Tenure
• Map 2-7a. Alternative A Renewable Energy Conflict Analysis
• Map 2-7b. Alternative B Renewable Energy Conflict Analysis
• Map 2-7c. Alternative C Renewable Energy Conflict Analysis
• Map 2-7d. Alternative D Renewable Energy Conflict Analysis
• Map 2-7e. Alternative E Renewable Energy Conflict Analysis
• Map 2-8a. Alternative A Livestock Grazing
• Map 2-8b. Alternative B Livestock Grazing
• Map 2-8c. Alternative C Livestock Grazing
• Map 2-8d. Alternative D Livestock Grazing
• Map 2-8e. Alternative E Livestock Grazing
• Map 2-9a. Alternative A Mineral Restrictions: Locatables
• Map 2-9b. Alternative B Mineral Restrictions: Locatables
• Map 2-9c. Alternative C Mineral Restrictions: Locatables
• Map 2-9d. Alternative D Mineral Restrictions: Locatables
• Map 2-9e. Alternative E Mineral Restrictions: Locatables
• Map 2-10a. Alternative A Mineral Restrictions: Leasables
• Map 2-10b. Alternative B Mineral Restrictions: Leasables
• Map 2-10c. Alternative C Mineral Restrictions: Leasables
• Map 2-10d. Alternative D Mineral Restrictions: Leasables
• Map 2-10e. Alternative E Mineral Restrictions: Leasables
• Map 2-11a. Alternative A Mineral Restrictions: Mineral Materials
• Map 2-11b. Alternative B Mineral Restrictions: Mineral Materials
• Map 2-11c. Alternative C Mineral Restrictions: Mineral Materials
• Map 2-11d. Alternative D Mineral Restrictions: Mineral Materials
• Map 2-11e. Alternative E Mineral Restrictions: Mineral Materials
• Map 2-12a. Alternative A Recreation Management
• Map 2-12b. Alternative B Recreation Management
• Map 2-12c. Alternative C Recreation Management
• Map 2-12d. Alternative D Recreation Management
• Map 2-12e. Alternative E Recreation Management
• Map 2-13b. Alternative B Target Shooting Areas
• Map 2-13c. Alternative C Target Shooting Areas
• Map 2-14a. Alternative A Travel Management
• Map 2-14b. Alternative B Travel Management
• Map 2-14c. Alternative C Travel Management
• Map 2-14d. Alternative D Travel Management
• Map 2-14e. Alternative E Travel Management
• Map 2-15a. Alternative A SDNM Route Designations
• Map 2-15b. Alternative B SDNM Route Designations
• Map 2-15c. Alternative C SDNM Route Designations
• Map 2-15d. Alternative D SDNM Route Designations
• Map 2-15e. Alternative E SDNM Route Designations
• Map 2-16a. Alternative A Special Designations
• Map 2-16b. Alternative B Special Designations
• Map 2-16c. Alternative C Special Designations
• Map 2-16d. Alternative D Special Designations
• Map 2-16e. Alternative E Special Designations

• Chapter 3 Maps
• Map 3-1. Air Pollutant Non-Attainment Areas
• Map 3-2. Geologic Map
• Map 3-3. Wildlife/Plant Federally Protected Species
• Map 3-4. Pronghorn Habitat Classifications
• Map 3-5. AZ Game Management Units
• Map 3-6. Soil Types
• Map 3-7. Soil Erosion Potential (Wind)
• Map 3-8. Vegetation Communities
• Map 3-9. Visual Resource Inventory
• Map 3-10. Groundwater Basins
• Map 3-11. Sub-Basins
• Map 3-12. Wilderness Characteristics
• Map 3-13. Wildfire Regime Groups
• Map 3-14. Wildfire Regime Condition Classes
• Map 3-15. Grazing Allotments
• Map 3-16. Mineral Estate
• Map 3-17. Locatable Minerals Potential
• Map 3-18. Oil and Gas Potential
• Map 3-19. Sodium Potential
• Map 3-20. Geothermal Potential
• Map 3-21. Mineral Materials Potential
• Map 3-22. Known Recreation Sites
• Map 3-23. SDNM Recreation Sites
• Map 3-24. Travel Management

• Chapter 4 Map – SDNM Analysis Areas

• Appendices 
• Appendix A - SDNM Presidential Proclamation
• Appendix B - Applicable Laws, Regulations and Policies
• Appendix C - State, County, Local and Other Related Agency Plans
• Appendix D - Wild and Scenic River Eligibility Assessment
• Appendix E - Draft Compatibility Analysis Livestock Grazing on the SDNM
• Appendix F - Arizona Land Health Evaluation for the SDNM
• Appendix G - SDNM Recreational Target Shooting Analysis
• Appendix H - Best Management Practices & Standard Operating Procedures
• Appendix I - Cultural Use Allocations
• Appendix J - Wildlife & Plant Priority Species
• Appendix K - Conservation Measures from Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinions
• Appendix L - Guidelines for Grazing Administration
• Appendix M - Painted Rock Burro Herd Manageability Analysis
• Appendix N - Analysis for Renewable Energy Sensitivity
• Appendix O - Arizona Land Tenure Strategy
• Appendix P - Grazing Allotment Information
• Appendix Q - Recreation Settings and Descriptions
• Appendix R - Benefits Based Recreation Worksheets
• Appendix S - Route Evaluation Methodology & Impact Analysis
• Appendix T - Route Mitigations
• Appendix U - Definition of Transportation Asset Type, Functional Class, Maintenance Intensity
• Appendix V - ACEC Evaluations
• Appendix W - Land Health Standards 

• Route Crosswalk
• Alternative A – Existing Routes (5M)
• Alternative B – Proposed Routes
• Alternative C – Proposed Routes
• Alternative D – Proposed Routes
• Alternative E – Preferred Routes

Lower Sonoran & Sonoran Desert National Monument Planning  News - BLM agrees to complete Lower Sonoran RMP by September 15, 2012  Draft RMP / Draft EIS Public Meeting Schedule  Public Meeting Information (ppt) How to Get Involved Sonoran Desert National Monument

Historic Planning Documents Stipulated Settlement Agreement Between Western Watersheds Project and BLM (February 2010) Joint Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice  Notes from socio-economic community workshops (Fall 2003) (pdf) Scoping Report (pdf, 1.8M) Preliminary Draft Management Alternatives (February 2005)  Maps used at the Public Workshops  Parameters for Developing a Range of Alternatives (April 2004) (pdf) Preliminary Desired Future Conditions (April 2004) (pdf) Preliminary Draft Goals (January 2004) (pdf) Notes from public workshops on goals (January-February 2004) (pdf)