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Announcements

Otak Reports on Little Hyatt Dam

• Little Hyatt Dam Geotechnical Report (PDF)
• Little Hyatt Dam Structural Evaluation Report (PDF)

BLM to Release Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Livestock Impacts Studies

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Medford District today announced that is has completed the studies of livestock impacts for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (CSNM) and is releasing them to the public. A presentation of the results of the studies will be the subject of the February 1 "Science Friday" forum at the Southern Oregon University (SOU). The one hour presentation will begin at 3pm in Room 118 (Central Auditorium) in the Science Hall on the campus of SOU.

• CSNM Livestock Impact Study - Press Release (PDF)
• CSNM Livestock Impact Study - Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Reader’s Guide for the Livestock Impacts Study (PDF)
• Complete text of Livestock Impact Study >>>
• Livestock on the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument: A Summary of Stocking Rates, Utilization and Management (PDF)


• Patterns of Vegetation Change in Grasslands, Shrublands and Woodlands of Southwest Oregon (PDF)


• Recent (5 to 30 years) and Historic Changes in Plant Community Composition in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (PDF)


• Habitat and Landscape Distribution of Calochortus greenei S. Watson (Liliaceae) across the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (PDF)


• Vegetation Changes Associated with Livestock Exclusion from Riparian Areas on the Dead Indian Plateau of Southwest Oregon (PDF)


• Diet Overlap and Social Interactions among Cattle, Horses, Deer and Elk in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (PDF)


• Factors Controlling Patterns of Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense) and Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) across the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (PDF)


• Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Spring Aquatic Invertebrates and their Relation to Environmental and Management Factors (PDF)


• Population Characteristics of Jenny Creek Suckers (Catostomus rimiculus): Age-Size Relationships, Age Distribution, Apparent Densities, and Management Implications (PDF)


• Appendix-Select riparian photo-pairs from the Dead Indian Plateau (PDF)

BLM Issues Temporary Off-Highway Vehicle Closure

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Medford District Office is temporarily closing several areas within the Timbered Mountain off-highway vehicle (OHV) area – also commonly referred to as the John’s Peak area. The Timber Mountain OHV Area is located just west of the City of Jacksonville. The purpose of the emergency closure is to protect soils, water, and fisheries resources that are being adversely impacted by OHV use. The closure is also needed to protect public safety on Forest Creek County road. Regulations (43 CFR 8364.1) authorize the BLM to close or restrict use of public lands in order to protect public safety and resources on public lands.

• Federal Register Notice of Emergency Closure (PDF)
• Closure maps (PDF)