Revised Forest Plan Appeal Decision Instructions
In response to an appeal of the Rio Grande National Forest's Revised
Land and Resource Management Plan, the Secretary of Agriculture provided seven
instructions: 1) Select Management Indicator Species (MIS); 2) add monitoring
for the selected MIS; 3) add literature cites for MIS and sensitive species;
4) expand the display of environmental effects; 5) display habitat effects over
a longer period of time; 6) issue an errata sheet regarding compliance with
FLPMA; and 7) develop a new livestock grazing suitability determination. The
following have been prepared in response to these instructions:
Management Indicator Species (MIS) Amendment
Errata Sheet #2 - Indigenous Fish Stocking in Wilderness
Expanded Habitat Effects Display
Rangeland Suitability Determination
Riparian and Non-Forested Group Species Display
For Questions Call: Bob Dalrymple, Forest Planner (719) 852-5941; or Christie Achenbach, Public Affairs Officer; (719) 852-6218.
Updated: June 29, 2004