NEPA--Environmental Assessment
NEPA--Environmental Assessment
NEPA--Environmental Assessment
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Comparison of Alternatives ________________________<br />
This section provides a summary of the effects of implementing each alternative. Information in the<br />
table is focused on activities and effects where different levels of effects or outputs can be<br />
distinguished quantitatively or qualitatively among alternatives.<br />
Issues<br />
Water Impacts<br />
Vegetation/Soil<br />
Impacts<br />
Recreation Impacts<br />
Wildlife Impacts<br />
Socio-Economic<br />
Impacts<br />
Cultural Resource<br />
Impacts<br />
Table 2-5. Comparison of Alternatives Based on Significant Issues<br />
Indicator for<br />
Comparison<br />
Acres Open to<br />
Grazing with<br />
Mineralized Soil<br />
Riparian<br />
Monitoring<br />
Alternative 1<br />
No Grazing<br />
Alternative 2<br />
Current<br />
Management<br />
0 acres 1441 acres<br />
None for<br />
grazing<br />
purposes<br />
Infrequent PFC<br />
Alternative 3<br />
Adaptive<br />
Management<br />
169 acres<br />
PFC at ~5 yr.<br />
intervals<br />
Design Criteria None No Design Criteria Avoid mineralized<br />
soils,<br />
Design Criteria to<br />
reduce water impacts<br />
Acres Open for<br />
Grazing (Total in<br />
Allotments)<br />
Upland<br />
Monitoring<br />
0 acres 191,600 acres (active<br />
or vacant allots):<br />
8 active,<br />
6 vacant,<br />
1 previously closed<br />
None for<br />
grazing<br />
purposes<br />
99,100 acres (active<br />
or vacant allots):<br />
8 active,<br />
2 forage reserve,<br />
4 newly closed.<br />
1 previously closed<br />
Infrequent monitoring RHM & LHA at ~5<br />
yr. intervals;<br />
Cover Freq. or<br />
Rooted-Nested at ~<br />
Design Criteria None<br />
10 yr. intervals<br />
Design Criteria to<br />
reduce veg impacts<br />
Monitoring None for<br />
grazing<br />
purposes<br />
Informal monitoring Establish Photopoints<br />
Design Criteria None Avoid Animas Forks Avoid Animas Forks;<br />
Avoid CT and CDT;<br />
Other Design Criteria<br />
to reduce conflicts<br />
Design Criteria None None Bighorn Design<br />
Criteria (Table 2-2);<br />
UFB avoidance area<br />
Acres Open to 0 acres 41,400 acres overlap 6,000 acres overlap<br />
Grazing in<br />
(in active or vacant (in active or vacant<br />
Bighorn Range<br />
allots)<br />
allots)<br />
Acres of UFB<br />
avoidance area<br />
0 acres 0 acres 70 acres<br />
Qualitative Five ranching No change Increased costs of<br />
Description families out of<br />
grazing<br />
business<br />
implementation and<br />
administration<br />
Design Criteria None None Design Criteria to<br />
reduce cultural<br />
impacts<br />
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