BLM LIBRARY 88066782 &2m & .AJBpI By W?'.- JJ -\:4m >/*l W-5ir :«T Ht 1H v MP;^, :'v eLVv4MftEf''."3 TUHSfS'! ; RLy ra^MB gtjpyaSftyvy'te. .f Z&U0I Iff MOON OF THE PRESERVE agement Plan 752 C8 . U63 2007 Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve Monument Management Plan U.S. Department ofthe Interior, National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management Overview This Monument Management Plan documents the overall man- agement strategy, developed by the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management, for Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. This document summarizes the select- ed alternative from the Proposed Plan / Final Environmental Impact Statement (July 2005). The Record of Decision, approved by both agencies in September 2006, is included in this docu- ment as an appendix. The Record of Decision includes a summary of changes to the plan made fol- lowing release of the Proposed Plan / Final Environmental Impact Statement in response to public and interagency review. 3 7 CONTENTS CHAPTER INTRODUCTION 1: 1 MONUMENT OVERVIEW 3 Monument History 3 Monument Description 4 DIRECTION FOR THE PLAN 6 Purpose 6 Significance 6 Mission Goals 7 POLICY AND PLANNING 7 ORGANIZATION OFTHE PLAN 8 NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYSTEM 9 NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 9 CHAPTER 2: THE PLAN 11 DESCRIPTION OF MANAGEMENT ZONES 1 ROAD AND TRAIL CLASSIFICATIONS 15 BOUNDARIES 16 Monument Boundaries 16 National Preserve Boundaries 17 Boundary Modifications 17 MANAGEMENT OF MONUMENT RESOURCES 1 Natural Resources 18 Cultural Resources 35 Native American Rights and Interests and Ethnographic Resources 39 Land Use and Transportation 42 Visitor Experience 53 Social and Economic Conditons 61 Research 61 CHAPTER 3: THE IMPLEMENTATION 65 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY 67 FUTURE PLANNING NEEDS 67 Travel Management Plan 67 NPS Resource Stewardship Strategy 68 Fire Management Plan 68 Wilderness /Wilderness StudyArea Management Plan 68 Long-Range Interpretive Plan 68 Cave Management Plan 68 Cultural Resources Management Plan 68 Integrated Pest Management Plan(s) 68 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 Kings Bowl Development Concept Plan 69 Volcanic Hazards Analysis and Response Plan 69 Sign Plan 69 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITIES 69 CONSULTATION, COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION 69 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PLANS, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS 70 Relationship to Current BLM Plans and Policies 71 Relationship to Current NPS Plans and Policies 72 Relationship to Other Plans and Policies 72 PLAN EVALUATION 72 CHANGING THE PLAN 73 Maintenance 73 Amendment 73 APPENDIXES 99 APPENDIX A: RECORD OF DECISION 101 APPENDIX B: PROCLAMATIONS AND ENABLING LEGISLATION 1 1 APPENDIX C: BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS 133 GLOSSARY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, LIST OF PREPARERS, AND INDEX GLOSSARY 143 BIBLIOGRAPHY 151 LIST OF PREPARERS 155 INDEX 157 vi CRATERS OFTHE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENTAND PRESERVE Management Plan FIGURES 75 FIGURE 1. REGIONAL LOCATION 77 FIGURE 2. PLANNING AREA 79 FIGURE 3. THE PLAN 81 FIGURE 4. TRAVEL AND ACCESS 83 FIGURE 5. VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION 85 FIGURE 6. BIOTIC INTEGRITY 87 FIGURE 7. LAND STATUS 89 FIGURE 8. VALID EXISTING RIGHTS 91 FIGURE 9. SPECIAL DESIGNATION AREAS 93 FIGURE 10. IDFG GAME MANAGEMENT UNITS 95 FIGURE 11. VISUAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CLASSIFICATION 97 TABLES TABLE 1. MANAGEMENT ZONES 14 TABLE 2. ROAD AND TRAIL INVENTORY BY MANAGEMENT ZONE 16 TABLE 3. APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF EACH VEGETATION TYPE IN THE MONUMENTAND PERCENTAGE THAT OCCURS IN EACH FIRE CONDITION CLASS 25 TABLE 4. SPECIAL STATUS ANIMAL SPECIES IN THE MONUMENT 31 TABLE 5. ROADS WITHIN THE MONUMENT 42 TABLE 6. LANDOWNERSHIP 48 TABLE 7. VALID EXISTING RIGHTS 48 TABLE 8. SUMMARY OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS 51 TABLE OF CONTENTS vii