Wildlife Specialist report

Costa’s Hummingbird (Forest Service Sensitive Species, NM PIF High Priority Migratory Bird
and Shrub/Grassland Bird Focal Species)
Table 85: Analysis Area - Existing Condition and Proposed Change Table by Alternative
Costa's Hummingbird Habitat (Desert
Shrub/Grassland) Analysis Area on
USFS lands = 18,138 ac.
Motorized Routes
Existing Effects Change in Effects
Alt B (No Action) Alt C Alt D Alt E Alt F Alt G
Open Existing ML 2 - ML 5 Miles 25 -2 -10 -12 -8 -8
Acres 1,758 -157 -652 -765 -520 -533
Reopen Closed ML 1 Miles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Acres 0 7 0 0 0 0
Administrative Route Miles 0 1 4 3 2 2
Acres 0 110 264 226 162 144
Add Unauthorized Route Miles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Acres 0 23 17 11 23 23
Add Admin. Unauthorized Miles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motorized Trails
Acres 0 0 6 6 0 0
Existing Road to OHV Trail Miles 0 0 1 0 1 1
Acres 0 1 43 0 43 43
Closed Road to OHV Trail Miles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Acres 0 30 28 0 28 28
Administrative Trail Miles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Acres 0 0 0 0 0 0
Add Unauthorized Trail Miles 0 1 0 0 1 1
Acres 0 101 9 0 31 31
Total FS Routes and Trails Miles 25 26 20 16 20 20
Percent in Miles of Alt. B (Existing) %Miles
4% -21% -34% -19% -19%
Motorized Dispersed Camping Acres 15,795 -14,838 -14,993 -15,795 -14,858 -14,995
Percent in Acres of Alt. B (Existing) %Acres
-94% -95% -100% -94% -95%
Motorized Areas Acres 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motorized Big Game Retrieval Acres 15,795 -2,508 -14,993 -15,795 -7,426 -14,995
Percent in Acres of Alt. B (Existing) %Acres
-16% -95% -100% -47% -95%
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