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APPENDIX 5: ALLOTMENT PRIORITY CATEGORIZATION
Since the early 1980's grazing allotments have been assigned to one of three
categories, based upon current resource conditions and the potential for
improvement. This categorization has served as a method for the BLM to determine
which allotments should have the most management attention. Each allotment
is to be reviewed at least annually to determine if the categorization is
still appropriate for the particular allotment based on monitoring or other
information. If not, the Area Manager is to reassign the allotment to the
appropriate category. The following table shows the number of allotments
in each Resource Area, and their current category. The categories are described
following the table.
Resource Area |
Management Priority Categories |
Total
Allotments |
| I |
M |
C |
U |
| Redding |
3 |
14 |
25 |
|
42 |
| Clear Lake |
3 |
2 |
9 |
|
14 |
| Arcata |
5 |
2 |
4 |
|
11 |
| Eagle Lake |
21 |
13 |
26 |
4 |
64 |
| Surprise |
26 |
4 |
22 |
|
52 |
| Alturas |
22 |
24 |
111 |
|
157 |
| Bishop |
12 |
18 |
30 |
|
60 |
| Folsom |
8 |
6 |
103 |
|
117 |
| Caliente |
82 |
12 |
19 |
|
113 |
| Hollister |
30 |
20 |
25 |
|
75 |
| TOTAL |
212 |
115 |
374 |
4 |
705 |
(1) Category "I" (Improvement) allotments generally have potential
for increasing resource production or conditions, but are not producing
at that potential. There may be conflicts or controversy involving resource
conditions and uses, but there are realistic opportunities to enhance resource
conditions.
(2) Category "M" (Maintain) allotments are in satisfactory resource
condition and are producing near their potential under existing management
strategies. There are little or no known resource use conflicts or controversies.
(3) Category "C" (Custodial) allotments usually consist of relatively
small acreage or parcels of public land. They are often, but not always,
intermingled with larger amounts of non-federally owned lands. There should
be no known resource conflicts involving use or resource conditions. Usually
opportunities for positive economic return from public investments are limited
in these allotments.
(4) Unclassified "U" allotments have yet to be evaluated to determine
the appropriate management priority category.
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