Medford Record of Decision and Resource Management Plan
Medford District Resource Management Plan Table of Contents:
- Tables
- Maps
Description of the Planning Area
The Medford District's RMP covers approximately 859,100 (GIS-WODDB) acres of land located in southwestern Oregon administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Medford District. Within the planning area there are also 4,700 acres of nonfederal surface estate with Federal subsurface mineral estate administered by BLM (see Table 1).
The planning area, located in southwestern Oregon, includes portions of the Cascade and Siskiyou mountain ranges. The land is predominantly forested with Douglas-fir and other conifer stands, and drains into the Rogue, Klamath, and Umpqua river basins. Populations are centered in and near Grants Pass, Medford, and Ashland (See Maps 1 and 2 for locations and land status).
Portions of the Siskiyou, Rogue River, and Umpqua National Forests are other major Federal lands within the planning area.
