Wildlife Specialist report

Mountain Lion and Black Bear (game species identified as species of concern during
scoping)
Table 24: Black Bear Analysis Area - Existing Condition and Proposed Change Table by
Alternative:
Total NMGF Core Black Bear
Habitat
on USFS = 2,823,904 Acres
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 3,764 -276 -1,384 -1,950 -1,060 -1,080
Acres 522,626 -36,198 -171,470 -249,370 -128,611 -130,638
Reopen Closed ML 1 Miles 0 4 1 1 1 1
Acres 0 784 225 225 282 282
Administrative Route Miles 0 129 266 340 225 226
Acres 0 20,456 44,381 55,553 37,489 37,537
Add Unauthorized Route Miles 0 6 5 2 4 5
Acres 0 1,296 1,812 365 930 1,167
Add Admin. Unauthorized Miles 0 3 2 2 2 2
Acres 0 535 473 473 374 473
Seasonal - Resource Protection Miles 0 0 8 0 0 0
Motorized Trails
Acres 0 0 1,143 0 0 0
Existing Road to OHV Trail Miles 0 34 56 2 79 80
Acres 0 5,333 9,178 161 12,437 12,739
Existing ATV Trail Miles 16 -1 -7 -16 -1 -1
Acres 2,433 -111 -1,111 -2,433 -111 -111
Closed Road to OHV Trail Miles 0 26 11 0 19 19
Acres 0 4,391 1,901 0 3,226 3,226
Administrative Trail Miles 0 4 7 6 4 4
Acres 0 474 938 815 474 474
Add Unauthorized Trail Miles 0 110 31 0 46 44
Acres 0 17,110 4,812 0 7,268 7,007
Total FS Routes and Trails Miles 3,780 3,819 2,777 2,167 3,100 3,081
Percent in Miles of Alt. B (Existing) %Miles
1.03% -26.54% -42.67% -18.00% -18.49%
Motorized Dispersed Camping Acres 2,042,920 -1,951,453 -1,973,320 -2,042,920 -1,957,667 -1,964,683
Percent in Acres of Alt. B (Existing) %Acres
-95.52% -96.59% -100.00% -95.83% -96.17%
Motorized Areas- All Vehicles Acres 26 0 -26 -26 0 0
Motorized Big Game Retrieval Acres 2,042,920 -321,850 -1,973,320 -2,042,920 -819,910 -1,964,683
Percent in Acres of Alt. B (Existing) %Acres
-15.75% -96.59% -100.00% -40.13% -96.17%
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