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A Healthy Landscape Is a Productive One… BLM Colorado Public Land Health Standards require that the UFO manage for land health, as measured by a landscape’s productivity, diversity, number of native and desirable plant and animal species, absence of weeds, functional use of sunlight and water, and ability to cycle nutrients. The UFO manages for the health of the land, while supporting a variety of human uses and natural values. The BLM pursues land health through: · Implementing protective and mitigation measures identified through the NEPA process in response to potentially harmful activities and developments. · Targeting carefully designed fuel reduction and wildlife habitat improvement projects. · Restoring communities through activities such as weed management, native species seeding in burned or disturbed areas, and re-treating former chaining areas. · Leaving communities alone to function as naturally as possible. In turn, a healthy landscape can provide: · Forage for grazing animals. · Products for harvest, such as firewood, pinõn nuts, and Christmas trees. · Values that benefit people, such as clean water, wildlife habitat, ecosystem resilience, and beautiful vistas. |
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STANDARDS FOR LAND HEALTH The UFO is mandated to manage public lands in accordance with five BLM Colorado Standards for Public Land Health: · Standard 1 - Upland soils are healthy with respect to water absorption, erosion, organic matter, and groundcover. · Standard 2 - Riparian systems and wetlands function properly and can recover from disturbance. · Standard 3 - Plant and animal communities are healthy, made up of native and desirable species, sustain viable populations in suitable habitat, and are resilient to disturbances. · Standard 4 - Threatened, endangered, and sensitive species are maintained and enhanced by healthy native plant and animal communities. · Standard 5 - Water quality on BLM lands meets or exceeds Colorado Water Quality Standards. ASSESSING LAND HEALTH UFO public lands are divided into ten landscape units. Every year, one unit is evaluated for land health. The evaluation is documented with a detailed analysis of lands meeting standards, lands meeting standards with problems, and lands not meeting standards. Where problems are identified, recommendations are made to fix them and address the cause.
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UFO LAND HEALTH ASSESSMENTS |
| Click on any of the landscape units in the table below for a PDF of the land health assessment. |
Landscape Unit | Year | Land Health Rating | % of Landscape Unit by Standard (excluding undetermined lands) | ||||
Standard 1 | Standard 2 | Standard 3 | Standard 4 | Standard 5 | |||
Escalante · Assessment 5.0MB | 1999 | Meets | 57% | 58% | 43% | 100% | 68% |
Meets w/Problems | 23% | 35% | 28% | 0% | 30% | ||
Doesn’t Meet | 15% | 0% | 24% | 0% | 0% | ||
East Paradox · Assessment 1.1MB | 2000 | Meets | 90% | 36% | 79% | 100% | 24% |
Meets w/Problems | 8% | 55% | 10% | 0% | 76% | ||
Doesn’t Meet | 2% | 8% | 11% | 0% | 0% | ||
Gunnison Gorge · Assessment 6.0MB | 2001 | Meets | 70% | 37% | 43% | 76% | 89% |
Meets w/Problems | 21% | 62% | 44% | 24% | 6% | ||
Doesn’t Meet | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 5% | ||
North Delta · Assessment 4.0MB | 2002 | Meets | 53% | 52% | 13% | 100% | 72% |
Meets w/Problems | 40% | 23% | 70% | 0% | 28% | ||
Doesn’t Meet | 2% | 23% | 13% | 0% | 0% | ||
Mesa Creek · Assessment 4.7MB | 2004 | Meets | 53% | 58% | 53% | 100% | 65% |
Meets w/Problems | 44% | 33% | 36% | 0% | 35% | ||
Doesn’t Meet | 1% | 9% | 9% | 0% | 0% | ||
Roubideau · Assessment 7.0MB | 2005 | Meets | 44% | 80% | 17% | 100% | 74% |
Meets w/Problems | 43% | 19% | 64% | 0% | 20% | ||
Doesn’t Meet | 9% | 0% | 16% | 0% | 7% | ||
Norwood · Assessment 7.7MB | 2006 | Meets | 80% | 89% | 65% | 100% | 71% |
Meets w/Problems | 15% | 9% | 24% | 0% | 17% | ||
Doesn’t Meet | 0% | 2% | 8% | 0% | 12% | ||
North Fork · Assessment 7.7MB | 2007 | Meets | 48% | 79% | 29% | 84% | 74% |
Meets w/Problems | 43% | 12% | 41% | 6% | 23% | ||
Doesn’t Meet | 2% | 5% | 24% | 10% | 3% | ||
Colona · Assessment 10.0MB | 2008 | Meets | 71% | 58% | 31% | 32% | 50% |
Meets w/Problems | 16% | 22% | 52% | 53% | 37% | ||
Doesn’t Meet | 4% | 14% | 8% | 4% | 13% | ||
West Paradox · Assessment 6.7MB | 2009 | Meets | 47% | 64% | 70% | 87% | 49% |
Meets w/Problems | 50% | 36% | 24% | 10% | 30% | ||
Doesn’t Meet | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 21% | ||
East Paradox · Assessment 4.2MB | 2010 | Meets | 89% | 41% | 63% | 63% | 76% |
Meets w/Problems | 9% | 51% | 31% | 31% | 16% | ||
Doesn’t Meet | 0% | 0% | 4% | 4% | 0% | ||
Escalante · Appendices 13.4MB | Meets | 81% | 31% | 64% | 65% | 45% | |
Meets w/Problems | 5% | 44% | 17% | 17% | 39% | ||
Doesn’t Meet | 3% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 0% | ||
Gunnison Gorge · Assessment 4.2MB | 2011 | Meets | 82% | 38% | 53% | 50% | 64% |
Meets w/Problems | 11% | 34% | 29% | 33% | 0% | ||
Doesn’t Meet | 0.4% | 0% | 11% | 12% | 3% | ||
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Barbara Sharrow, Field Manager | ||
Phone: (970) 240-5300 | TDD: (970) 240-5366 | FAX: (970) 240-5367 | ||
Office Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm | ||
Click on the address above for a map showing the location of | ||
BLM Uncompahgre Field Office administrative headquarters | ||
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