Wildlife Specialist report

Gunnison’s Prairie Dog and White Mountain Ground Squirrel (Forest Service
Sensitive Species and Small Mammal Focal Species)
Table 30: Analysis Area - Existing Condition and Proposed Change Table by Alternative:
Gunnison's Prairie Dog - White Mtn.
Ground Squirrel Habitat (Plains and
Mountain Grassland) Analysis Area
on USFS land = 227,232 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 622 -38 -162 -214 -130 -133
Acres 86,542 -4,086 -16,815 -23,349 -13,254 -13,499
Reopen Closed ML 1 Miles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Acres 0 97 0 0 0 0
Administrative Route Miles 0 26 53 60 44 44
Acres 0 3,828 9,233 10,135 7,620 7,570
Add Unauthorized Route Miles 0 1 1 1 1 1
Acres 0 254 256 110 219 256
Add Admin. Unauthorized Miles 0 0 1 1 0 0
Motorized Trails
Acres 0 36 97 97 36 36
Existing Road to OHV Trail Miles 0 0 1 0 2 2
Acres 0 71 289 0 387 387
Closed Road to OHV Trail Miles 0 1 0 0 0 0
Acres 0 225 46 0 46 46
Administrative Trail Miles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Acres 0 11 28 11 11 11
Add Unauthorized Trail Miles 0 1 1 0 1 1
Acres 0 127 96 0 106 106
Total FS Routes and Trails Miles 622 615 517 469 540 537
Percent in Miles of Alt. B (Existing) %Miles
-1% -17% -25% -13%
-
-14%
Motorized Dispersed Camping Acres 216,904 -200,953 -204,062 -216,904 201,071 -202,386
Percent in Acres of Alt. B (Existing) %Acres
-93% -94% -100% -93% -93%
Motorized Areas- All Vehicles Acres 3 0 -3 -3 0 0
Motorized Area - OHV Only Acres 3 0 -3 -3 0 0
Motorized Big Game Retrieval Acres 216,904 -11,665 -204,062 -216,904 -42,912 -202,386
Percent in Acres of Alt. B (Existing) %Acres
-5% -94% -100% -20% -93%
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