Wildlife Specialist report

Small Mammals-Effects by Alternative
Hooded Skunk and Botta’s Pocket Gopher (Forest Service Sensitive Species)
Table 29: Analysis Area - Existing Condition and Proposed Change Table by
Alternative:
Hooded Skunk - Botta's Pocket
Gopher Habitat (Desert Shrub and
Pinon-Juniper/Shrub Oak Woodland)
Analysis Area on USFS land =
1,661,235 acres
Motorized Routes
Open Existing ML 2 - ML 5
Existing
Effects Change in Effects
Alt B (No
Action) Alt C Alt D Alt E Alt F Alt G
Miles 1,667 -203 -642 -804 -553 -554
Acres 311,957 -36,816 -108,879 -139,523 -92,308 -92,901
Reopen Closed ML 1 Miles 0 3 1 1 1 1
Acres 0 628 115 115 115 115
Administrative Route Miles 0 99 173 192 152 152
Acres 0 22,063 39,008 43,377 34,732 34,454
Add Unauthorized Route Miles 0 5 3 1 4 4
Acres 0 1,719 1,901 318 1,412 1,502
Add Admin. Unauthorized Miles 0 2 3 3 2 2
Acres 0 557 894 894 540 675
Seasonal - Resource Protection Miles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Motorized Trails
Existing Road to OHV Trail
Acres 0 0 12 0 0 0
Miles 0 30 59 1 79 80
Acres 0 6,368 12,113 211 16,343 16,557
Existing ATV Trail Miles 4 0 -2 -4 0 0
Acres 690 -52 -452 -690 -52 -52
Closed Road to OHV Trail Miles 0 21 13 0 15 15
Acres 0 0 0 0 0 0
Administrative Trail Miles 0 3 5 5 3 3
Acres 0 550 1,054 939 550 550
Add Unauthorized Trail Miles 0 69 26 0 38 37
Acres 0 15,428 5,114 0 7,721 7,412
Total FS Routes and Trails Miles 1,671 1,698 1,309 1,066 1,412 1,410
Percent in Miles of Alt. B (Existing) %Miles
2% -22% -36% -16% -16%
Motorized Dispersed Camping Acres 1,214,155 -1,169,980 -1,179,430 -1,214,155 -1,173,513 -1,175,926
Percent in Acres of Alt. B (Existing) %Acres
-96% -97% -100% -97% -97%
Motorized Areas-- All Vehicles Acres 17 NC -17 -17 NC NC
Motorized Big Game Retrieval Acres 1,214,155 -235,755 -1,179,430 -1,214,155 -553,082 -1,175,926
Percent in Acres of Alt. B (Existing) %Acres
-19% -97% -100% -46% -97%
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