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ALLOTMENTTable 3-44Grazing Permits and Leases for AllotmentsWithin <strong>Desert</strong> Tortoise HabitatACRES INCRITICAL HABITATACRES IN NON-CRITICAL HABITATAntelope Valley 0 1,048Boron 0 10,868Bissell 0 5,596Buckhorn Canyon 12,364 7,634Cady Mountain 0 160,104Cantil Common 91,930 318,949Cronese Lake 30,080 34,170Goldstone 11,061 0Gravel Hills 135,544 0Hansen Common 0 3,549Harper Lake 21,194 5,120Johnson Valley 0 109,186Lacey-Cactus- McCloud 0 1,800Monolith- Cantil 33,193 4,592Ord Mountain 102,141 34,047Pahrump Valley 0 31,338Pilot Knob 37,857 7,762Rattlesnake Canyon 0 12,800Round Mountain 0 0Chapter 3 3-214
ALLOTMENT NAMEALLOTMENTACRESP. L. 1/ TOTAL 2/ACTIVEAUMSTable 3-45Grazing Allotment InformationRANGETYPE3/KIND OFLIVESTOCKACRES OFTORTOISECRITICALHABITATACRES OFTORTOISENON-CRITICALHABITATSEASONOF USE 4/MANAGINGFIELDOFFICEMULTIPLEUSECLASS(M, I & C)AMPCOMPLETED(YES OR NO)Antelope Valley 627 7,871 0 E Sheep 0 1,048 NA Ridgecrest C NoBoron 10,868 82,892 0 E Sheep 0 10,868 NA Ridgecrest C NoBissell 5,596 48,889 0 E Sheep 0 5,596 NA Ridgecrest C NoBuckhorn Canyon 12,364 27,053 NA E Sheep 12,364 7,634 NA Barstow C NoCady Mountain 160,104 231,897 0 5/ E/P Cattle 0 160,104 Y-L Barstow I YesCantil Common 318,949 555,421 0 E Sheep 91,930 318,949 NA Ridgecrest M YesCronese Lake 54,250 65,304 500 E/P Cattle 30,080 34,170 Y-L Barstow I YesDarwin 430 7,232 44 P Horses 0 0 Y-L Ridgecrest I YesDouble Mountain 2 576 38 P Cattle 0 0 5/1-11/30 Ridgecrest C NoGravel Hills 135,544 230,165 NA E Sheep 135,544 0 NA Barstow C YesHansen Common 34,848 72,102 354 E/P Cattle &Sheep0 3,549 12/1-9/30 Ridgecrest M YesHarper Lake 21,602 26,314 600 E/P Cattle 21,194 5,120 Y-L Barstow I YesJohnson Valley 109,186 118,320 NA E Sheep 0 109,186 NA Barstow M NoLacey-Cactus-McCloud 421,172 421,172 1,425 P Cattle 0 18,000 11/1-5/31 Ridgecrest I YesLava Mountain 20,902 20,902 0 E Sheep 2,165 18,737 NA Ridgecrest M NoMonolith-Cantil 37,771 47,553 0 E Sheep 33,193 4,592 NA Ridgecrest M NoOak Creek 23 177 16 P Cattle 0 0 NA Ridgecrest I NoOlancha 1,582 15,876 606 P Cattle 0 0 4/1-6/30 Ridgecrest M YesOrd Mountain 136,188 154,848 3,632 E/P Cattle 102,141 34,047 Y-L Barstow I YesPilot Knob 38,994 45,619 0 E Cattle 37,857 7,762 NA Ridgecrest I NoRattlesnake Cnayon 26,832 28,757 1,081 E/P Cattle 0 12,800 Y-L Barstow I NoRound Mountain 15,253 18,093 880 E/P Cattle 0 0 12/1-3/31 Barstow M NoRudnick Common 150,154 236,184 6,218 E/P Cattle &Sheep0 62,503 Y-L Ridgecrest I YesShadow Mountain 52,258 121,677 NA E Sheep 35,013 69,395 NA Barstow M No
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CHAPTER THREEAFFECTED ENVIRONMENT3.
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The CDCA Plan assigns a “multiple
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Desert Tortoise Research Natural Ar
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closure to target shooting. Hunting
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percentage of public land ownership
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As of March 2004, BLM had acquired
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Ripley Joshua Tree Woodland: The st
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through “resource use” designat
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Significant Ecological Areas: There
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Wildlife and Wildflower Sanctuaries
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Mojave River Forks Regional Park: A
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oriented commercial uses are expect
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HCP would include mitigation measur
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3.1.3.12 City of RidgecrestThe City
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It is a goal of the town’s genera
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• Inyo California Towhee (April 1
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(i) The taking will be incidental;(
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handled, and number accidentally ki
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3.1.5 California Endangered Species
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Obtaining an Incidental Take Permit
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Monitoring: Monitoring is often the
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is so restrictive that project dela
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excess moisture. A minus 4 is consi
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Air BasinsN190I n y o C o395Ridgecr
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Federal PM10 Planning AreasN190Owen
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POLLUTANTOzone (O 3 )RespirablePart
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AIRBASINAIR QUALITYDISTRICTPOLLUTAN
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subtraction of transported ozone in
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The general soil information and ma
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The Marine Corps Ground Combat Cent
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The most permeable basin-fill depos
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Surface water was and is the major
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A relatively small number of introd
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freshwater or alkali wetlands, or o
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3.3.2 Desert Tortoise3.3.2.1 Regula
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progress toward meeting the overall
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“higher density” and “lower d
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several seasons (Esque 1994 in Aver
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Assistant District Manager Molly Br
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• Since 1975, federal land manage
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“52 mi 2 of higher density tortoi
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1984 Tortoise Range and Density Map
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Higher Density Tortoise Sign Count
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When data for the three lowest sign
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Occurrence of Tortoises Relative to
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Regional Declines in the Four DWMAs
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Tortoise Distribution within the Re
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Boarman (pers. comm., Nov 2002) has
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tortoises are either extirpated (La
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sites surveyed by LaRue between 199
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aseline data are lacking. Grasses p
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Canine Predators: This includes coy
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The spatial distribution of 12 of 1
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Predation Versus Scavenging of Juve
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Table 3-20Prevalence of Tortoises i
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(Jacobson et al. 1991, Brown et al.
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3.3.2.5.3 Older and Newer Die-off R
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Table 3-21Characteristics of Older
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Table 3-22Characteristics of Older
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of the Johnson Valley Open Area, an
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Distribution of Recreational and Re
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Tortoises and Burrows Crushed: Vehi
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TypeYearsSignCount98-99-01Distance2
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OHV Impacts to Soils: OHV use has r
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Rodman DWMA. There were no higher d
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of Dove Springs that has experience
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Both inside and adjacent to open ar
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3.3.2.6.6 Organized Competitive OHV
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3.3.2.7 Current Effectiveness of Ex
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Overall, one sees that 68% of the 3
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off regions discussed herein. Black
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ManixACECMojave fishhookcactusRainb
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Range of Mohave Ground SquirrelN190
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3.3.3.2.2 Seasonal ActivityThe MGS
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1996). As herbaceous annuals appear
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1998 Mohave Ground Squirrel Transec
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Finally, the 84% success rate was a
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LaRue characterized substrates at t
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There were no MGS occurrences in 28
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certain shrubs (e.g. winterfat) tha
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NAWS China Lake 1993). As discussed
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Page 173 and 174: 3.3.6 Birds3.3.6.1 Bendire’s Thra
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Page 177 and 178: The towhee recovery plan establishe
Page 179 and 180: Regulatory Status: Federal Endanger
Page 181 and 182: 3.3.6.15 Western Yellow-billed Cuck
Page 183 and 184: Other major threats are flood contr
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Page 187 and 188: on the inaccessible mountain slopes
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Page 191 and 192: Threats Affecting the Mojave Monkey
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Page 211 and 212: ALLOTMENT NAME TYPE OF LIVESTOCK FO
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Page 253 and 254: REGIONORCITYVictorville /AppleValle
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The BLM is an agency of the U.S. De
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Route designations apply only to ro
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Utility Maintenance: Many powerline
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ACECNAME ANDNUMBERHarper Dry Lake(3
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SUBREGIONAmboyBighornCoyoteEastSier
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• All pipelines with diameters gr
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3.6.2 Energy Generation PlantsEnerg
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3.7 CULTURAL RESOURCES3.7.1 Archaeo
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seasonal movement from place to pla
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RIDGECREST FIELD OFFICEPROPERTY NAM
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ACECRose SpringFossil FallsLast Cha
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have been dated by radiocarbon and
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MYACENOZOICEPOCHTable 3-65Paleontol
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In the southern area, fossils of la
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At Twenty-Nine Palms, there is an u
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