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4. Gila National Forest Management Indicator Species (MIS) as listed by The Gila National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment #10. 5. Species identified through scoping, and species or species groups that occur on the Gila National Forest that have the potential to be impacted by the implementation of an alternative but not covered by the species listed above. Threatened, Endangered and Proposed Species, and Designated Critical Habitat The U.S. Fish and <strong>Wildlife</strong> Service County List of Endangered, Threatened, and Proposed Species, and Species of Concern were reviewed to determine the federally listed species that would need to be considered in this evaluation. The following table identifies the federally listed species, and respective designated critical habitat considered in this evaluation, and the species dropped from additional evaluation. Table 3: Federally listed species (endangered, threatened, proposed and experimental) for Catron, Grant, Hidalgo, and Sierra County, New Mexico (accessed February 2010). Scientific Name Common Name Status County Sp. Dropped from Additional Analysis and Rational Strix occidentalis lucida Mexican Spotted Owl Threatened & Catron, Grant, Sterna antillarum Least Tern (interior population Critical Habitat Hidalgo, Sierra Endangered Catron No habitat on the Gila. No Effect Empidonax traillii extimus Southwestern willow Endangered & Catron, Grant, flycatcher Critical Habitat Hidalgo, Sierra Charadrius montanus Mountain plover Proposed Catron, Hidalgo, Sierra Determination No habitat on the Gila. No Effect Determination Mustela nigripes Black-footed ferret Endangered Catron, Grant, Sierra Extirpated from Gila. No Effect Falco femoralis septentrionalis Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae Northern aplomado falcon Endangered Grant, Hidalgo, Sierra Determination No habitat on the Gila. No Effect Determination. Lesser long-nosed bat Endangered Hidalgo No habitat on the Gila. No Effect Determination. Leptonycteris nivalis Mexican long-nosed bat Endangered Hidalgo No habitat on the Gila. No Effect Determination. Rana chiricahuensis Chiricahua leopard frog Threatened Catron, Grant, Crotalus willardi obscurus New Mexico ridgenose rattlesnake Hidalgo, Sierra Threatened Hidalgo No habitat on the Gila. No Effect Determination. Canis lupus baileyi Mexican gray wolf Endangered Catron, Grant, Experimental Hidalgo, Sierra Panthera onca arizonensis Jaguar Endangered Hidalgo No recent occurance records on the Gila. No Effect Determination Erigeron rhizomatus Zuni fleabane Threatened Catron, No habitat on the Gila. No Effect Determination. Hedeoma todsenii Todsen's pennyroyal Endangered Sierra No habitat on the Gila. No Effect Determination. 10
Regional Forester Sensitive Species and Federal candidates The United States Fish and <strong>Wildlife</strong> Service Candidate Species, and Forest Service Sensitive Species List for Region 3 were reviewed to determine the species that would need to be considered in the evaluation of this project. The following table identifies the sensitive species considered for this evaluation, and the species dropped from additional evaluation. Table 4: U.S.F.S. Region 3 sensitive species and Federal candidates Scientific Name Common Name Status Sp. Dropped from Additional Analysis and Rational MAMMALS Sorex merriami leucogenys Merriam’s shrew Sensitive Not found on the Gila. No Impact Sorex nanus Dwarf shrew Sensitive Not found on the Gila. No Impact Lasiurus blossevilli Western red bat Sensitive Euderma maculatum Spotted bat Sensitive Bat mortality due to Idionycteris phyllotis Allen’s lappet-browed bat Sensitive Corynorhinus townsendii Townsend’s big-eared bat Sensitive major highways is less than 0.5% . Along forest roads with lower speeds and significantly less volumes of traffic there would be no adverse affects to cliff dwelling bats. The implementation of this project will have No Impact to these bats. Spermophilus tridecemlineatus monticola White Mountains ground squirrel Sensitive Cynomys gunnisoni Gunnison’s prairie dog Sensitive Sciurus arizonensis arizonensis Arizona gray squirrel Sensitive Thomomys bottae aureus Botta’s pocket gopher Sensitive Sigmodon ochrognathus Yellow-nosed cotton rat Sensitive Not found on the Gila. No Impact Clethrionomys gapperi Southern red-backed vole Sensitive Microtus montanus arizonensis Arizona montane vole Sensitive Microtus longicaudus Long-tailed vole Sensitive Nasua narica White-nosed Coati Sensitive Mephitis macroura milleri Hooded skunk Sensitive Ovis canadensis canadensis Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep Sensitive BIRDS Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Sensitive Phalacrocorax brasilianus Neotropic Cormorant Sensitive Accipiter gentilis apache Apache Northern Goshawk Sensitive Asturina nitida maximus Northern Gray Hawk Sensitive Buteogallus anthracinus Common Blackhawk Sensitive Falco peregrinus anatum American Peregrine Falcon Sensitive Columbina passerina Common Ground Dove Sensitive Coccyzus americanus occidentalis Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Candidate/ Sensitive Athene cunicularia hypugaea Burrowing Owl Sensitive Hylocharis leucotis White-eared Hummingbird Sensitive Calypte costae Costa’s Hummingbird Sensitive Melanerpes uropygialis Gila Woodpecker Sensitive Vireo bellii Bell’s Vireo Sensitive Vireo vicinior Gray Vireo Sensitive 11
Page 1 and 2: Gila National Forest Travel Managem
Page 3 and 4: that are on the Regional Forester S
Page 5 and 6: ALTERNATIVES and MITIGATION MEASURE
Page 7 and 8: AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT The Gila Natio
Page 9: In 1977, a study was published by a
Page 13 and 14: MacGillivray’s Warbler HP Painted
Page 15 and 16: Barriers to Animal Travel or Moveme
Page 17 and 18: occupied sites, etc.). For habitat
Page 19 and 20: Issues identified during scoping re
Page 21 and 22: Elk (Game Species identified as spe
Page 23 and 24: Table 12 summarizes the harvest ind
Page 25 and 26: Table 14: Pronghorn Analysis Area -
Page 27 and 28: Bighorn Sheep (Forest Service Sensi
Page 29 and 30: Mule Deer (Gila Management Indicato
Page 31 and 32: Wide Ranging Carnivores Table19: Wi
Page 33 and 34: from a road, except when feeding. K
Page 35 and 36: HUC 1303020202 Hot/Cold Springs 195
Page 37 and 38: Percent Change -0.17% -20.66% -45.4
Page 39 and 40: Mountain Lion and Black Bear (game
Page 41 and 42: So under this alternative through t
Page 43 and 44: microhabitat in the desert landscap
Page 45 and 46: Southern red-backed vole (Forest Se
Page 47 and 48: largely unknown, but it is thought
Page 49 and 50: Small Mammals-Effects by Alternativ
Page 51 and 52: Beaver (Gila Management Indicator S
Page 53 and 54: White-nosed Coati, Western Red Bat,
Page 55 and 56: 2% in the Hooded Skunk and Botta’
Page 57 and 58: The literature documents that a lar
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Reptiles and Amphibians-Effects by
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effects to the species and its habi
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Arizona Toad and Narrow Headed Gart
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Under this alternative you continue
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from grassland areas, and game bird
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Spotted Owl and determined that roa
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and Miller, 1997, Hamann et al, 199
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Shrub/Grassland vegetation types, a
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Table 49: Mexican Spotted Owl Criti
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The potential disturbance area in P
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Table 51: Mexican spotted owl feder
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Northern Goshawk (Gila MIS Species,
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Peregrine Falcon (Forest Service Se
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dates the species’ successful nes
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NMPIF High-Priority Species Alt. B
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Cavity Nesting Birds-Effects by Alt
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Findings: Table66: Hairy woodpecker
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2008). The GBMA is primarily manage
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trees, and succulents dominated by
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New Mexico, where it is resident in
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Table 71: Analysis Area - Existing
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In these analysis areas the area of
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Neotropic Cormorant (Forest Service
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the Wilson’s phalarope analysis a
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NMPIF High Priority Species Common
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Gray Vireo (Forest Service Sensitiv
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Song Bird Summary: Table 82 list ro
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Costa’s Hummingbird (Forest Servi
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Plains Titmouse (Forest Service Sen
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For the focal species and their ass
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the forest edge (New Mexico Partner
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conifers with dense foliage. Limiti
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Merriam’s Wild Turkey (Ponderosa
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Findings: Table 96: Mearn’s quail
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showed an increase in numbers from
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Insect - Effects by Alternative A M
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Dashed Ringtail (Forest Service Sen
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area. These routes continue to caus
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ecreational activities, game manage
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6 th codes remains between 1.5 to 2
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Table 107: 5th Code 6th Code Waters
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MSO PACs Analysis Area 187,083 Acre
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HUC 1302020804 Alamocito Canyon Tot
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6th Code Watershed Alt B Alt C Alt
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Forest Plan and Other Laws and Regu
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Topic Threatened & Endangered Speci
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Appendix A Gila National Forest Neo
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Oak-Juniper Acorn Woodpecker Dark-e
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Ponderosa Pine Acorn Woodpecker Chi
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Marsh/Open American Avocet Clark’
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