Major Land Use Allocations

The land use allocations developed for the SEIS record of decision and applicable to BLM-administered lands in the Salem District are Riparian Reserves, Late-Successional Reserves, Adaptive Management Areas, and Matrix.

Two of the allocations in the SEIS record of decision, Congressionally Reserved Areas and Administratively Withdrawn Areas, recognize existing and proposed BLM management. These allocations are fully incorporated in the resource program elements of this resource management plan. They are not described as separate land use allocations in this document.

Congressionally reserved areas are Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, Table Rock Wilderness and four designated wild and scenic rivers— Clackamas, Salmon and Sandy rivers and Quartzville Creek.

The types of administratively withdrawn areas in the district include air navigation site, lighthouse, fish hatchery, seed orchard, special recreation management area, communication site, research natural area, electric power generation facility, potential power development area, and some Timber Production Capability Classifications.

Land use allocation acres in the text are gross acres (i.e., overlaps with other allocations are not taken out).

The SEIS record of decision provides management guidance for a specific list of plant and animal species which are or may be found in the major land allocation areas (see appendix B-1). In this resource management plan, these species are referred to as "SEIS Special Attention Species". Management guidance is separated in two categories— "Survey and Manage" and "Protection Buffers".

Management Actions/Direction —

Survey and Manage for Amphibians, Mammals, Bryophytes, Mollusks, Vascular Plants, Fungi, Lichens, and Arthropods

Survey and manage for SEIS special attention species within the range of the species and the particular habitats that they are known to occupy. Appendix B-1 lists which species are covered by this provision, and which of the following four categories and management actions/direction are to be applied to each:

1.	Manage known sites (highest priority). Acquire and manage information on known sites, make it available to all project planners, and use it to design or modify activities. Protect known sites. For some species, apply specific management treatments such as prescribed fire. For rare and endemic fungus species, temporarily withdraw 160 acres around known sites from ground-disturbing activities until the sites can be thoroughly surveyed and site-specific measures prescribed. Establish management areas of all usable habitat up to 600 acres around two currently unprotected locations of Oxyporous nobilissimus. Protect these populations until the sites can be thoroughly surveyed and site-specific measures prescribed. Protection will be undertaken immediately.
2.	Survey prior to management activities and manage sites. Continue existing efforts to survey and manage rare and sensitive species habitat. For species without survey protocols, start immediately to design protocols and implement surveys. Within the known or suspected ranges and within the habitat types of vegetation communities associated with the species, survey for Larch Mountain salamanders and red tree voles. These surveys will precede the design of all ground-disturbing activities that will be implemented in 1997 or later. For the other species listed in appendix B, begin development of survey protocols promptly and proceed with surveys as soon as possible. These surveys will be completed prior to ground-disturbing activities that will be implemented in fiscal year 1999 or later. Work to establish habitat requirements and survey protocols may be prioritized relative to the estimated threats to the species as reflected in the SEIS. Conduct surveys at a scale most appropriate to the species. Develop management actions/direction to manage habitat for the species on sites where they are located. Incorporate survey protocols and proposed site management in interagency conservation strategies developed as part of ongoing planning efforts coordinated by the Regional Ecosystem Office.
3.	Conduct extensive surveys and manage sites. Conduct extensive surveys for the species to find high-priority sites for species management. Specific surveys prior to ground-disturbing activities are not a requirement. Conduct surveys according to a schedule that is most efficient and identify sites for protection at that time. Design these surveys for efficiency and develop standardized protocols. Begin these surveys by 1996.
4.	Conduct general regional surveys. Survey to acquire additional information and to determine necessary levels of protection for arthropods, fungi species that were not classed as rare and endemic, bryophytes, and lichens. Initiate these surveys no later than fiscal year 1996 and complete them within ten years.

Management Actions/Direction —

Protection Buffers for Amphibians, Nonvascular Plants, Birds, and Mammals

Provide protection buffers for specific rare and locally endemic species and other species in the upland forest matrix. A list of these species is found in appendix B-1 and related management actions/direction are described in the Special Status and SEIS Special Attention Species and Habitat section. These species are likely to be assured viability if they occur within reserves. However, there might be occupied locations outside reserves that will be important to protect as well.

Apply the following management actions/direction:

Develop survey protocols that will ensure a high likelihood of locating sites occupied by these species.
Following development of survey protocols and prior to ground-disturbing activities, conduct surveys within the known or suspected ranges of the species and within the habitat types or vegetation communities occupied by the species. See the previous Survey and Manage section for an implementation schedule.
When located, protect the occupied sites.

See Special Status and SEIS Special Attention Species and Habitat section for additional details.