Sara Randolph

This document outlines a comprehensive river management plan for the Owens River Headwaters Wild and Scenic River, establishing programmatic management direction for its protection and enhancement. The plan focuses on preserving the river's free-flowing condition, water quality, and outstandingly remarkable values, which include scenery, wildlife, botany, recreation, geologic/hydrologic features, and prehistoric/tribal cultural values. It details desired conditions, management standards, guidelines, actions, and a monitoring plan to ensure the benefit and enjoyment of these resources for present and future generations.

This Comprehensive River Management Plan establishes programmatic management direction for the Middle Fork Snoqualmie and Pratt Wild and Scenic Rivers. Its primary objective is to protect and enhance the free-flowing condition, water quality, and outstandingly remarkable values, which include fish and wildlife for both rivers, and recreation specifically for the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River. The plan outlines management and restoration activities, providing standards and guidelines for National Forest lands, a visitor use management strategy, and a monitoring plan to achieve desired conditions within the river corridors.

This Comprehensive River Management Plan for Deep Creek outlines programmatic management direction to protect and enhance its free-flowing condition, water quality, and outstandingly remarkable values. The plan focuses on preserving scenery, wildlife, fish, heritage resources, recreation, geology, and botany. Its intended outcomes include sustainable visitor use management and the long-term protection of the river's unique attributes.

The San Bernardino National Forest proposes to adopt a Comprehensive River Management Plan for the Deep Creek Wild and Scenic River, encompassing 34.5 miles of wild, scenic, and recreational segments. This administrative plan aims to protect and enhance the designated river's values, specifically free flow, water quality, and outstandingly remarkable values. Key actions include establishing a final river boundary, setting maximum user capacity levels, and identifying necessary Forest Service management actions to safeguard these values within the Deep Creek corridor.

This Wildland Fire Management Plan for Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge outlines strategies for fire management, focusing on suppressing unplanned wildland fires and utilizing prescribed fire to restore natural ecosystem functions. Key objectives include re-introducing the ecological role of fire to maintain natural habitat conditions, improving wildlife habitats, reducing hazardous fuel accumulations, and protecting human life, property, and natural and cultural resources. The plan emphasizes interagency cooperation, rigorous operational procedures, and public education to ensure effective and safe fire management.