Klamath Falls Record of Decision: Survey and Manage for Amphibians, etc.

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

Implement the survey and manage provision of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision within the range of Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement special attention species and the particular habitats that they are known to occupy. Appendix C shows which species are covered by the 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 information on these 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 known sites from ground-disturbing activities until the sites can be thoroughly surveyed and site-specific measures prescribed.

2. Survey prior to ground-disturbing 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:
Red tree voles
Lynx
For the other species listed in Appendix C, 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 Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.
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 10 years.