Medford Record of Decision and Resource Management Plan

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Medford Record of Decision

Medford District Resource Management Plan Table of Contents:

- Tables

- Maps

- Appendices

Land Use Allocations and Resource Programs

Introduction

This section provides a description of objectives, land use allocations, and management actions/direction for the RMP. The term "land use allocations" is used in two ways. First, it pertains to the major land use allocation categories derived from the SEIS ROD (e.g., riparian reserves and late-successional reserves) and the other resource program allocations of this Resource Management Plan. The second use pertains to data and text describing specific allocations (e.g., acres, miles, and number of sites) under each land use allocation and resource program category.

The rest of this Land Use Allocations and Resource Programs description has three major parts:

• management actions/direction for all land use allocations and resource programs;
  
  
• specific land use allocations: objectives, allocations, and management actions/direction for each category; and
  
  
• resource programs: objectives, allocations, and management actions/direction for each category.

Although described separately, each of these elements contributes collectively and cumulatively to meeting the overall management strategy and must be considered together to accurately reflect the concept of ecosystem management. There is some duplication of objectives and management actions/direction for land use allocations and resource programs. A reader interested in either topic will find a basic package of related management guidance in one location.

The hierarchy in the RMP for specific land use allocations and resource programs will generally emulate the following examples:

Most resource programs have basic requirements for activities such as inventory, site-specific analysis, planning, and environmental assessment prior to project implementation and monitoring after project implementation. Inherent in the Resource Management Plan is a BLM commitment to continue these activities in the future. For the sake of simplifying text, these activities are generally not repeated in the management actions/direction sections that follow.

A summary of the land use allocations and management actions/direction for the resource management plan is found in Table R-1. Land use allocations are shown on the maps in the accompanying packet.