Final Spokane resource management plan

Alternate Titles

• Spokane resource management plan, EIS

Description

This Proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) discusses resource management on 307,603 acres of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Spokane District. Four alternatives are described and analyzed in this document. These alternatives are as follows: Alternative A (Production Alternative) emphasizes production of commodities; Alternative B (the Proposed RMP) emphasizes a balance between production of commodities and enhancement of natural resources; Alternative C (Protection Alternative) emphasizes enhancement of natural resources; and Alternative D (No Action) emphasizes continuation of the existing land management program. The Preferred Plan (Alternative B) proposes to implement harvesting of timber on 44,443 acres with a sustained yield of 3.98 million board feet (MM bd. ft.). Grazing management would continue on 232,970 acres (384 allotments) of public land with an expected long-term, slight increase in grazing use. It would provide for the protection of cultural, soil, water, botanical, wilderness, and recreational resources. Protection is also stressed for aquatic, riparian, big game, small game, and non-game habitats, and it provides for the orderly development of renewable and non-renewable resources.

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Links

• BLM Website