Interlakes Special Recreation Management Area : final plan and environmental impact statement with preliminary watershed analysis

282 Pages·1997·53.9 MB·English

by  United States. Bureau of Land Management. Redding Area Office

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United States Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
October, 1997 Redding Resource Area
Interlakes Special Recreation Management Area
Final Plan and Environmental Impact Statement
with preliminary watershed analysis
Co-Lead Agencies:
Bureau of Reclamation, Northern California Area Office
U.S. Forest Service, Shasta-Trinity National Forest
National Park Service, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
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Dear Reader:
Enclosed for your review is the FINAL plan and Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
regarding potential management options on Federal lands within an area called the
Interlakes Special Recreation Management Area (ISRMA). The ISRMA is a complex
region of intermingled Federal and private ownership that requires close coordination
among Federal land managers and private landowners in order to provide planning and
management consistency. Planning consistency improves cooperative management
opportunities, fosters the sharing of human and fiscal resources, enhances wildlife and
vegetation management, and benefits recreational users of Federal lands.
Private landowners within the ISRMA should understand that management options were
formulated for the entire area regardless of ownership. Proposed management actions
on private land are illustrated only so the reader will understand how that land would be
managed if it was in public ownership administered by the Bureau of Land Management
and/or cooperators. This plan will, however, foster cooperation among the private sector
and public sector.
The proposed action within the FINAL plan has been developed by the Bureau of Land
Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Forest Service and National Park Service. These
Federal agencies are also active participants with the Northwest Sacramento Provincial
Advisory Committee and the Shasta-Tehama Bioregion Council in supporting a detailed
watershed analysis for the upper Clear Creek watershed. Although the ISRMA plan
contains a preliminary watershed analysis as directed by the Northwest Forest Plan, the
findings of a more detailed analysis may be instrumental in adjusting the prescriptions of
this coordinated plan, or refining implementation strategies.
The FINAL plan minimizes new trail construction by linking together existing routes.
Readers should be aware that managing road and trail systems within the ISRMA for
off-highway vehicle recreation requires strong safeguards to protect against accelerated
erosion. Roads and trails that do not meet strict soil loss standards as required by
Chapter 1027/87 of the Public Resources Code must be closed and rehabilitated. The
detailed watershed analysis for the upper Clear Creek watershed will be a useful tool in
identifying these (if any) road and trail systems.
As required by law, this FINAL plan and FEIS is subject to a 30 day concurrent review
by the Governor of California. Readers interested in commenting on the FINAL plan
should do so within 30 days after the Environmental Protection Agency publishes the

notice of availability for the FINAL plan and FEIS within the Federal Register. To verify
comment periods, feel free to contact the Bureau of Land Management at [phone].
Comments on this FINAL plan may be sent to: Area Manager, Bureau of Land
Management, 355 Hemsted Drive, Redding, CA 96002. Comments referring to
management options on Federal lands not managed by the Bureau of Land Management
will be coordinated with the appropriate agency with jurisdiction.
Thank you for your concern and interest in the management of lands within this unique
region.
Sincerely,
C
Charles"1V1. Schul
Area Manager, Bureau of Land Management - Redding Resource Area
David A. Pugh /
Superintendent, National Park Service - Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Michaef Ryan
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Area Manager, Bureau of Reclamation - Northern California Area Office
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Interlakes Special Recreation Management Area
Final Plan and Environmental Impact Statement
1997
Location: Shasta County, California
Action: Final Environmental Impact Statement
Co-Lead Agencies:
Bureau of Land Management U.S. Forest Service
Redding Resource Area Shasta-Trinity National Forests
355 Hemsted Drive 2400 Washington Avenue
Redding, CA 96002 Redding, CA 96002
Bureau of Reclamation National Park Service
Northern California Area Office Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
16349 Shasta Dam Boulevard P.O. Box 188
Shasta, CA 96019 Whiskeytown, CA 96095
Cooperating Agencies:
Shasta County California State Parks and Recreation
1815 Yuba Street Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division
Redding, CA 96001 P.O. Box 942896
Sacramento, CA 95296-0001
Abstract: This Final Plan and Environmental Impact Statement documents the results
of five alternatives which were developed by an interagency, interdisciplinary team for
possible management of a 75,000 acre region. The alternatives offer unique
recreation-related variations based upon issues within the area. Alternative E is the
proposed action alternative and was identified by a consensus recommendation of the
co-lead agencies.
Once approved, the Interlakes plan will guide management activities for the Bureau of
Land Management for the next 10 to 15 years. The U.S. Forest Service, National Park
Service and Bureau of Reclamation may approve this plan by continuing with this joint
planning effort and approving a Record of Decision, or may implement portions of this
plan by tiering to this document within their own planning documents.

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