BLMLIBRARY 88070 StandardsandGuidelines for HealthyRangelands U.BS.URDEEAPUAROTFMLEANNTDOMFATNHAEGIENTMEERNITOR UtahStateOffice 1997 SF 85.35 .U8 R36 1997 zaoTO'K 5F #317001X3 ii> 30 36- .M. i<w a) InAmerica'sWest,rangelandsarethedominantland- FundamentalsofRangelandHealth scape.Sometimesoverlookedandunder-appreciated, vrrrmaateiaalisnnnouiiggnedneeesgllon,,aaptnnpasboddnuarsdtthncuadsrnovcainveenttinigrseleeiirostblyn,oua.grtnswedbisaelsldeiinlgnkionefi.vwefailBahcuaraLbeeniMdttal’alfytssosort,2opl0rtiw0hivaezetmseeqitdrulosalfchliokieortdgntyr,h+aeoczifuairlcnltrrigueefrecsaaronleofd-f tttmhhoueewA(siastIrrnduetpW,pxerairloptsiavtreonirordodps,oneehndrreBlidFbypLseyafbMraurrirneuaeLcganautri-lninywa,doetsn2otii:2lorn,nagmsn1,adp9,khd9iye5asn,vnigedctlsahoaielpqgfcnueoioadfnltidlbicioycatwnictitohonnepmg,rpScooieognncnrcerdelenisutttsdasiiro;nyngssoofil ocrofannDrtguaiernnlicuahnenigddn,sgt,hcaeotfmtwapreraemsctittineetgdri,nsoenbmtuitfslgoierrnraseltsaiwsno,hdnoaaonnwfddatnmhwtieanetmideinrtgdo.abnuAdislldsaetatetn1le8ew0m0elsni,tfe andplantconditionssupporatndintfbihaleltarranletclaieenoand,swfeiostorohimflcwamlanoitmideasrmtteautirhaneanttsdaatiornreaoigrne, itlwhnoaatnstegnwgstiieefvrrieemen,dn.taootnLdfsauunitsnudtsrauewifannfasiebceildpeeusnt.otvttoehruosutehgseht tfk*_*."\V/frltiiwoimawmpt.iernrogvqeaunawndatitdteuyrr,aqtauianoldintyo,f (b)Ecological Withtime,competinginterests processes,including hthaevepacshta1n2g5edyeaanrsd,isnitgennisiffiiceadn.tpOuvbelirc ntuhterhiyedntroclyocglei,cacyncdle, hIwvaraabrltieuetperalstasschueapaapvrbleeliedebisetmeoaipnrnseiopiscllhaoecmhdeai,dsnagabntedireninctsokl.leoasnt, msaiignntitofaewiinacneraernddgt,ytphfroeloriogrwtr,ahetesatrsareieni-s oeopqfipnufrcrnreoooejocsdesdmotutoyuimhcptscomahtatentoisre.dsddlmaiyocmsAnt,ooadiknranyestavnseitaadnh.nwtleouutrtsifTheunoteshbsgcheetvtauauahnssilnranucatipiasenesrbttrdtioehatylidiamiisuinotetsnceflryetdtalgyiofni,fofdoinnsrghafsuture scwamsbtoaienuaomt(npdntcpetpdi)l,rcocaiorWrqpiemtaudnosmatsphuolewuenaririalitdntlatqyedhttuirhiaeSylotstion.atstye generationsofAmericansunlessecosys- achieves,orismaking temsarehealthyandproductive. achievingestablishedBLMmanagesmigennitfiocbajnetcptriovgersessuscthoawsard cctmhhaoaaiImtltnplttioeshanneitgeniennim.etneegsdBfsfo(LsuroonMiafclt,ctiihhsaoeainnrn,ilognawewena,dtgeeaciarnovn,dsidynflBsgiottsLrmeamlaM,isnva.aiinsngdTgcehhfamiaanesundnngstaini)onmpngpralilrioteyorvitimmtoneyegbaetentosthe mebFeeneie(ddndteag)irn,naHgglraeebrcwsieiattldnoaddrtlsieispddfeaeacoritrneee,esme,aaodnirsFd.neatdoraeteirhmnaeealrdksPfiproneorcgpioFsaseiledgdsnet,irafatiClucasattnshetprgepeocrarioteygesrn.1eeasdsnadtnod2ward GcaFrpspucorruilohnanrpeiszdieseitiar-vudnmalSeegelytrntaeMnchtndeaaeadesnnfaldeiarsrtsdsgehtosneo.efdfmfcsORoemo.rnannalnBsRtngyuaLemfnbwlMopgerhateneiahBltdvanatLesnaHe,MdidecneeaoHecvlLsdeteoayahlninslnoodttapmsaehneimdsdaicsnun,ttsadhUhtpreteaoGiealirufihnfitoc.auidlboncellamcloeltpiw,iawnioaanennnysgiid.onfgnoTro tSGaLhptraepSIaanlntndzFiasdiue1nandn9idrg9ndiad7naMUrs,mtodaaterfsnhhdona,eerstgrpaRBaeetllnaLmoldsneaMgoGoncueufhttliii.RnacdeaoenvUnnldetdigaitnHethheeliesaaodSlnnedttsdveahsentcHoldareaonbiarpebddleestdaG.hpcu.rrhiauidclTeetehvilseecidsetnsoeeosctnaharfaBretorrLwyciaMlollluetbde BLMLibrary DenverFederalCenter Bldg.50,OC-521 P.O.Box25047 Denver,CO 80225 tr.i . pc ymidiJMJ8 I9tne0l6!c*b98lovnaQ S5-00,06.gbl£ )2Sxo8.0.9 ievn; 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Standard3.Desiredspecies,includingnative,threatened, elenvdealnagpeprreodp,riaantdesfpoercitahle-ssittaetuasndspescpieecsi,esarienvmoalivnedt.ainedata tec'hnBiLcaMlwaiglelnccioenst.inuetocoordinatemonitoringwaterqualityactivitieswithotherFederal.Stateand — GuidelinesforGrazingManagement 4.Livestocksaltblocksandothernutritionalsupplements willbelocatedawayfromriparian/wetlandareasorother tbaocodtaisaaslhonygleioopunnnaifcyogosptpadbcddt1lili,gni)r)h.)p:leciirocaowaaG,MdMcPneuportnamceargaderrrpntitayolsaiailodecmencuiptnzatialmatrroidlrnhttitenoolneaeeeta,neindtednsqtds,rioghtnihuesnonenatssteyiautomssoonirdartnprifasiadogrrtelhaeduonnnipyotmyfannrdpela-aafesmdirneafipiinagpitnrlcpnc-tnkaeptiomrmhsridaeswmeoeiannr.aeponansdtibrnftnnusaiir^eptnsloaepl/iirstpotwtieermremdysaottauclrataiteaoplnnicnhtdcopvdoeelreslnooag-tgraeweeintiaccaclstalte,litboohfenefunipascormntiopdliplolefneirrstm;toefemrnuntowceni-dnd premdsaavepimceoaesrph5cvi.ctimaholeiuenaaTamerdvdnsbhsbme/ieleeeoeeznadev,rrentuceeodldos((rr.ylbdeeyatn))odpdlagypeHcaoienrtrgaoc'acdhoeranwraap.t.anelptnrenode.voidaottertea,tAbhpdtriejceeoVev,eocrtrelcaom6ufowto.noanspcnithrpgtoaeeWvheeeimtcteuecholineissreipnoaesceernnsarnasnawossdaeaw.lcifrsstthlotwrtuyinyefheaorn,calrnrpaoettafltilrgensihlehnoi,evearawegcnnlessseiaeataiebaonsrttsbnnerdcusielspdosysevlereurnties,ucmepenv,sdihmaspas(eoieantcal7ptf,unbs)g.aiiueeitcnmrigrrbtpnchvmhcelwcaeailueioebeiieecaglzilealntismnhniiuselssaao.nniztanhsptlmtadencsgnebe(eioidteo,aaIdiencgitoit)bnolgipcinnvwefietrcaatisseosiarlel,rolelnaprsrlnbieatoevnotet fadeaohssucemtClistraxlaepxfplhonhteaomacbetlsieeternldendgn0h23pinpiceosiciu).)os.)d)lsrlSatiatnwrcimctimAiaAaaotPNict;MEGtteeatagrandvtlanrvaedrstnhantieueitentogndoeeeeiiccvyfssemnawprtdiavdnteooettirlhtdaieltidarrteavnusuaaareaenimnrdtdeanpreptnrnTdvnngegvaauertpairdtmegasdhnrashtienlrsinsee.em/gtroooanaglpaontsnlorcscraezectrevvdnogoppiartooioaaneliceuirpeittnnicnotnakancoymchmtommdtdngro,btenottiaaheorpeiniflhttneeidemdlsprcrmwnotoeescmeoiesrieoivoita;ptndascofrpafecalvorn;ajoiioafoetpnndeoopenatenecncifsj,drcpserddthgioogetarin.eolnreedcwEetsltsoor,tvcilninhmtitpgssvutaeaaeedaereeieehmnlrnnlnaixfncbrisdnocdtaonpaaesontateptrelgnsetifwafemtrtdiecgaimnoepbphivocrrtcfpforoeienwnemahoeeprlospfitectzridsplllocuhnstiottioidetlevhitnomSamclrhsaeweeaigptiniStessitittmsefduStlnismwietcesaltnaogiwpihoisnoainnlntdairinebnfttleddipstttseo;dyasreahs;bvcpatfroidnoeflrrreuttdoendoiiodenetscfrmsbjrscchlptiuoei.atwteaiothtcnginiercctaiet-lnogdettohsleneniniowstod.laebriinanveaaastnidl,nnhdnsddg, qeonwgsfOSnwaaapwtruipuoofhdedteneoeealrprtesfvj9aeix8nt1dllvo.t.ieundmilc0t.iEriricrs.d-aonhaytFeIvtcPettaeflounfyneaiuTArAemrrtessdldneeopn.oeorhidedeisdtubrtfwnaueisetttairseuodrtesitdohtvnarpewehsebeieehatcogiroamandsaretialiomisiysonitjmlotudnnafeosnt,ceodinfdocuswnaggocnrlrouieai(eothrpeoeeylwfalcntlndaasassnl)iihtloodzyrstsptmbneelaosiuoobdragieisdatrnbnyunearmnnthcsecng,ealcaaiouoeretftodyhtnlndienomnimeunep-aeltcircdeohaas,otrtuorecBttana(aoteioswpsmhohyrbraivLadaroneeitoe)lgnawtaugndrhcntMdigleiccBase,euilsutotohwtirblfmmme,nLipfaltioseisecoriurartbrpseM,swzomeannevnhee,xtaeteidseirtcwgwepit,ltnseosnaihaiieoeagaupethotlnatnronoripsdrbleel,1oyshridtsl,jcerda0doss"ehtpaiea,eqnw0pls,sosaenreecfunedihesleuradrtcceolamfdairoiee.crixealirietcsistnfdtirvcemteatmaooehhsditeeietmgplnttpifsastc.tsiaesrsnhno,rsone(hnatntaaiiegrbsfoeahpWo(noitadrtm)ivenpsgsurwpeaannhesebelpdursrrruhAspndeecoei(maracuaelirudetracliieztphanaaacecrt)tnapiiinsptntnao-hr,hfatnuonoteiliendidarioonsggfanossedmsnimorrseiantonmo,eaignaaia.eabsnfeederdglbdzb/lt.o--ns-eye-heftdes) 11.Onrangelandswhereastandardisnotbeingmet,and conditionsaremovingtowardmeetingthestandard,grazing maybeallowedtocontinue.Onlandswhereastandardisnot beingmet,conditionsarenotimprovingtowardmeetingthe standardorothermanagementobjectives,andlivestock grazingisdeemedresponsible,administrativeactionwith regardtolivestockwillbetakenbytheAuthorizedOfficer pursuanttoCFR4180.2(c). 12.Whereitcanbedeterminedthatmorethanonekindof grazinganimalisresponsibleforfailuretoachieveaStandard, andadjustmentsinmanagementarerequired,thoseadjust- mentswillbemadetoeachkindofanimal,basedoninter- agencycooperationasneeded,inproportiontotheirdegreeof responsibility. 13.Rangelandsthathavebeenburned,reseededorother- wisetreatedtoaltervegetativecompositionwillbeclosedto livestockgrazingasfollows:(1)burnedrangelands,whether bywildfireorprescribedburning,willbeungrazedfora minimumofonecompletegrowingseasonfollowingthebum; and(2)rangelandsthathavebeenreseededorotherwise chemicallyormechanicallytreatedwillbeungrazedfora minimumoftwocompletegrowingseasons. 14.Conversionsinkindoflivestock(suchasfromsheepto cattle)willbeanalyzedinlightofRangelandHealthStan- dards.Wheresuchconversionsarenotadversetoachievinga Standard,ortheyarenotinconflictwithBLMlanduseplans, theconversionwillbeallowed. FORMOREINFORMATION Contact: BureauofLandManagement 324SouthStateStreet SaltLakeCityUT84145-0155 (801)539-4010 BLM-UT-GI-97-001-4000