Draft EIS Appendix 33 

APPENDIX 33—REASONABLY FORESEEABLE 

DEVELOPMENTS AND REASONABLY FORESEEABLE 

ACTIONS (RFD/RFA) TABLES 

Where RFD/RFA projections for certain resources project no or minimal reasonably foreseeable actions

during the life of the plan, those resources are not listed in this appendix. These resources include Air

Quality, Cultural Resources, Paleontology, and Socioeconomics. 

FORESTRY

Table A33-1. Forestry RFD/RFAs 

ACTIONS 

Alternative 

1 - No

Action 

Alternative 2 

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 

Protection/Conservation 

Emphasis 

Alternative 4 

Future

Preferred 

Million board feet (MMBF) 

removal per decade 

throughout the entire Forestry

Program 

10 MMBF 20 MMBF 0 MMBF 10 MMBF 

Average clear-cuts size per 

year per decade

10 acres 100 acres 0 acres 10 acres 

Acres treated by

implementing Stewardship 

and Service Contracts to 

comply with current policy,

i.e., Healthy Forest Initiative 

and Healthy Forest 

Restoration Act of 2003 

(Hazardous fire fuels 

reductions, biomass removal, 

piling and burning, firewood 

removal through sales/trade, 

and all forest health 

treatments) per year per 

decade 

50 to 250 

acres 

25 to 150 acres 100 to 1,500 acres 50 to 250 

acres 

Biomass removal through 

fuels reduction to promote 

forest health and productivity

per decade 

300 tons 600 tons 300 tons 300 tons 

Biomass removal in the form 

of firewood (by sales to the 

public) per year per decade 

250 cords 1,500 cords 250 cords 250 cords 

Commercial and 

precommercial thinning of 

stands consisting of 

post/pole, Christmas tree, 

and wildling (by sales to the 

public) per year per decade 

5,000 to 

6,000 trees 

25,000 trees 5,000 to 6,000 trees 5,000 to 6,000 

trees 

Average timber sale size 

(select/clear cuts) 

10 (clear-cut 

max size) to 

20 (select 

cut) acres 

100 (clear-cut 

max size) to 

200 (select cut) 

acres 

20 (select cut) acres 20 acre (max 

select cut 

size) 

10 acre (max 

clear-cut size) 

Rawlins RMP A33-1 
Appendix 33 Draft EIS 

ACTIONS 

Alternative 

1 - No

Action 

Alternative 2 

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 

Protection/Conservation 

Emphasis 

Alternative 4 

Future

Preferred 

Average MMBF removal per 

timber sale (dependent on 

density of the stand) 

20 to 85 

MMBF 

350 MMBF 20 to 85 MMBF 20 to 85 

MMBF 

Acres treated by commercial 

and precommercial thinning 

of stands consisting of 

post/poles, Christmas trees, 

and wildlings (by sales to the 

public) per year per decade 

30 to 100 

acres 

150 acres 50 to 100 acres 30 to 100 

acres 

FIRE AND FUELS

Table A33-2. Fire and Fuels Management RFD/RFAs 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 - No

Action 

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Emphasis 

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

Wildland urban

interface specific 

actions (burning) 

Treat 100 acres, 5 

treatments per year 

Treat 500 acres, 20 

treatments per year 

Treat 300 acres, 12 

treatments per year 

Treat 400 acres, 16 

treatments per year 

Mechanical and

chemical treatments 

Treat 100 acres, 10 

individual 

treatments 

Treat 500 acres, 20 

individual 

treatments 

Treat 300 acres, 12 

individual 

treatments 

Treat 400 acres, 16 

individual 

treatments 

Fire management 4,000 acres/year 2,000 acres/year 10,000 acres/year 8,000 acres/year

LANDS AND REALTY

Table A33-3. Lands and Realty RFD/RFAs 

Alternative 1 - No Action

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Emphasis 

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

The demand for disposal of public land will 

average about 500 acres per year. That figure 

represents disposal via direct sale, competitive 

sale, or exchange. Before any disposals, lands will 

be examined for the presence of high-value

resources. 

Lands containing high surface values will not be 

disposed of, or the disposal will provide for those 

values to be preserved. The Rawlins Field Office 

Land Exchange Criteria will be used to screen 

potential land exchanges for possible resource

conflicts. Therefore, land disposals will not 

substantially affect resource programs. 

The effects of utility and transportation

development will be mitigated individually. 

Generally, this will be accomplished by

consolidation of new developments into existing 

routes or by innovative construction techniques 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

A33-2 Rawlins RMP 
Draft EIS Appendix 33 

Alternative 1 - No Action

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

Emphasis 

that disturb less land and improve reclamation 

success. 

Disposal of small, isolated parcels of public land 

would decrease the cost of public land

administration in the Resource Management Plan 

Planning Area (RMPPA) and enhance efficiency in

management of the remaining public lands. In 

addition, it would decrease conflicts between

public land users and private landowners. 

Competitive sales of small, isolated parcels might 

lead to pricing beyond the capability of the owners 

of property adjacent to those parcels. If owners of 

adjacent or surrounding property could not 

purchase the isolated parcels, land use conflicts 

might develop.

The lands program is a service program rather 

than an environmental component. The discussion

of the effects on lands in each alternative will be 

limited to the effects on community expansion 

opportunity. 

An average of 11 acres per year will be disturbed 

by the construction of ditches. This equates to 220 

acres in 20 years. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Communication site construction will disturb an 

average of 9 acres per year, or 180 acres over 20 

years. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Other facilities will disturb 58 acres per year or 

1,160 acres over 20 years. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

A minimum of one new thousand-turbine 

windpower generation project will be constructed 

during the next 20 years. 

Location would be somewhere within the areas 

rated as high potential for windpower generation. 

The windpower facility would disturb approximately

1.94 acres per turbine during construction and 1.28 

acres disturbance per turbine for the life of project. 

Disturbance includes pad, access road, 

transmission line, and substation. 

Construction time/equipment— 

(Refer to Final—Phase 1, Plan of Development—

Seawest Energy Land Associates, LLC Wind Farm 

Project, October 1997). Also, refer to Draft 

Kennetech/Pacific Corp Windpower EIS, Page 2-

30, Table 2.3 for typical power line construction 

and Pages 2-24, 2-25, and 2-26, Tables 2.5, 2.6, 

2.7, and 2.8 for length of time of construction. 

A total of approximately 6,020 acres (total from

above disturbance estimates) will be disturbed by

transportation systems, energy projects, and utility

systems described above, over 20 years. About 

45 percent of the disturbed acreage will be 

revegetated through reclamation within that time. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Construction and improvement of roads and

highways will disturb 845 acres per year. 

Construction and 

improvement of

Construction and 

improvement of

Construction and 

improvement of

Rawlins RMP A33-3 
Appendix 33 Draft EIS 

Alternative 1 - No Action

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

Emphasis 

Approximately 95 percent of these roads will be 

included in the estimated acreage of disturbance 

per oil/gas well (see the assumptions for minerals). 

Therefore, over a 20-year period, the disturbance 

will amount to 800 acres. 

roads and 

highways will

disturb 869 acres 

per year. Over a 

20-year period,

the disturbance 

will amount to 828 

acres. 

roads and 

highways will

disturb 695 acres 

per year. Over a 

20-year period,

the disturbance 

will amount to 662 

acres. 

roads and 

highways will

disturb 845 acres 

per year. Over a 

20-year period,

the disturbance 

will amount to 800 

acres. 

An average of 36 acres per year would be

disturbed by the installation of telephone and fiber 

optic cable. This would amount to 720 acres over 

a 20-year period. Virtually all of the disturbance 

from each telephone/fiber optic cable would be 

reclaimed within 3–4 years. In addition, many of 

the lines and cables rights-of-way (ROW) would 

overlap, thus reducing any new surface 

disturbances. Approximately 3.6 acres would be 

disturbed per mile of construction, assuming one 

30-foot width ROW. Disturbance of 36 acres 

would occur from 10 miles of telephone ROW per 

year.

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

An average of 20 acres per year would be

disturbed by the installation of power lines. This 

would amount to 400 acres over a 20-year period. 

Approximately 80 percent of the disturbance would 

be reclaimed within 3–4 years. Approximately 1.2 

acres would be disturbed per mile of construction, 

assuming one 30-foot width ROW. Disturbance of 

20 acres would occur from 17 miles of power line 

ROW per year. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Pipeline construction will disturb an average of 329 

acres per year. Approximately 95 percent of this 

disturbance will be from oil/gas distribution lines, 

which are included in the estimates of disturbance 

per well (see the assumptions for minerals). 

Therefore, disturbance from transmission pipelines 

and water lines over 20 years will amount to 313 

acres. Four years after construction, vegetation 

will be partially restored through reclamation. 

Pipeline 

construction will 

disturb an

average of 338

acres per year. 

Disturbance over 

20 years will 

amount to 322 

acres. 

Pipeline 

construction will 

disturb an

average of 270

acres per year. 

Disturbance over 

20 years will 

amount to 257 

acres. 

Pipeline 

construction will 

disturb an

average of 329

acres per year. 

Disturbance over 

20 years will 

amount to 313 

acres. 

LIVESTOCK

Table A33-4. Livestock RFD/RFAs 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 - No

Action 

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Emphasis 

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

General

management 

direction 

Existing 10-year 

average for number 

and types of projects 

will continue at the 

same level. 

Increase in water 

development projects 

over existing work 

accomplished, but 

keep same general

mix of projects.

Fewer new projects, 

emphasis on 

protecting existing 

water sources, both 

seeps and fencing-off 

reservoirs, and fence 

Mixture of projects 

from Alternatives 2 

and 3 

A33-4 Rawlins RMP 
Draft EIS Appendix 33 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 - No

Action 

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

Emphasis 

conversions rather 

than new fencing (to 

improve big game 

movement) 

Spring/seep 

protection and 

development 

16 projects/year, 

disturb 4 acres

16 projects/year, 

disturb 4 acres

16 projects/year, 

disturb 4 acres

16 projects/year, 

disturb 4 acres

Reservoir/pit 

development 

10 projects/year, 

disturb 15 acres 

14 projects/year, 

disturb 21 acres 

10 projects/year with 

5 new and 5 fence 

existing and off-site 

water, disturb 10 

acres 

10 projects/year with 

8 new and 2 fence 

existing and off-site 

water, disturb 12 

acres 

Wells 

development 

4 projects/year,

disturb 2 acres 

8 projects/year,

disturb 4 acres

4 projects/year,

disturb 2 acres

4 projects/year,

disturb 2 acres

Fencing 

development 

and conversion

8 projects (15 

miles)/year, disturb 

15 acres 

8 projects (15 

miles)/year, disturb 

15 acres 

20 projects (30

miles)/year of 

existing fence 

conversion, disturb 0 

acres 

13 projects/year (23 

miles) with 8 new

and 5 existing fence 

conversions, disturb 

15 acres 

Pipeline 

development 

2 projects (6 

miles)/year, disturb 4 

acres 

4 projects (12 

miles)/year, disturb 8 

acres 

None 4 projects (12 

miles)/year, disturb 8 

acres 

Reservoir 

maintenance 

5 projects/year,

disturb 5 acres

5 projects/year,

disturb 5 acres

5 projects/year,

disturb 5 acres

5 projects/year,

disturb 5 acres

Totals for all 

projects 

40 projects/year, 

disturb 45 acres 

annually

55 projects/year, 

disturb 57 acres 

annually

55 projects/year, 

disturb 21 acres 

annually

52 projects/year, 

disturb 46 acres 

annually 

MINERALS

Table A33-5. Surface Disturbance from Coalbed Natural Gas (CBNG) and Gas 

Wells (based on figures supplied by RMG 12/10/03) 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 -

No Action 

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Emphasis 

Alternative 4 -

Future

Preferred 

Number of Wells 8,945 9,198 8,632 8,822 

Number of wells abandoned 1,174 1,207 1,131 1,184

Number of well sites reclaimed 1,057 1,086 1,018 1,066

Gross disturbance (acres) 61,895 63,649 56,505 57,819 

Gross drilling well road disturbance 

included in total acres 16,101 16,553 14,666 15,008

Gross drilling well road disturbance 

in miles 3,388 3,483 3,086 3,158

Gross acres disturbed by pipeline 

activity included in total acres 6,262 6,437 5,704 5,837

Net disturbance (acres) 16,538 17,013 15,489 15,472 

Producing well road disturbance 12,908 13,277 11,803 12,077

Rawlins RMP A33-5 
Appendix 33 Draft EIS 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 -

No Action 

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Alternative 4 -

Future

Preferred Emphasis 

included in total acres 

Net acres disturbed by pipeline

activity

2,272 2,337 2,072 2,120

Dated: 8/26/04 

Table A33-6. Solid Minerals RFD/RFAs 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 - No Action

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Emphasis 

Alternative 4 -

Future

Preferred 

Coal development Currently two mines produce

a total of less than 1 million 

tons per year; it is 

anticipated production will

end by 2004. Carbon Basin 

has been leased, but no 

viable contract is known to 

exist to justify opening the 

mine. Currently in-place 

protections for 

paleontological resources 

provide adequate protection

for these resources. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Other solid leasable 

minerals production 

No known economic 

deposits exist. The lack of 

economic resources 

indicates no production 

would occur; thus, there 

would be no effect on 

paleontological resources. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Locatable minerals 

exploration 

No known economically

mineable deposits exist. 

There are known uranium 

deposits; however, the 

current and foreseeable 

economic climate for 

uranium is not conducive to 

active mining. It is 

anticipated exploration for 

locatable minerals will

continue to occur with five 

notice-level activities 

occurring per year. The 

current lack of production 

and existing protections 

provide adequate protection

for paleontological 

resources. 

All acreage field 

office wide 

would be open 

to operation 

under the mining 

law maximizing 

opportunities to 

discover and 

develop new

mineral

reserves. A 

slight increase, 

up to two 

additional 

notice-level 

activities, could 

occur per year. 

Each noticelevel activity

would disturb 5

acres or less by

regulation. Most 

exploration is 

projected to 

Large acreages 

would be 

withdrawn from

operation under

the mining law,

limiting 

opportunities to 

discover and 

develop new

mineral

reserves. 

The chance that 

paleontological

resources would 

be inadvertently

disturbed would 

be minimized. 

Same as 

Alternative 1. 

A33-6 Rawlins RMP 
Draft EIS Appendix 33 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 - No Action

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Alternative 4 -

Future

Preferred Emphasis 

occur in 

igneous/metamorphic terrain 

or in recent 

alluviums, 

minimizing 

possible impacts 

on 

paleontological

resources. 

Activities 

occurring on 

sensitive areas

have adequate

protection under 

existing laws

and regulations. 

Disposable minerals 

production 

Current contracts allow

production of approximately 

21 million tons of material 

over the next 10 years. It is 

anticipated that contracts will 

continue to be issued; 

however, the amount will 

decrease because, of the 21 

million permitted, 20 million 

is in one sale. Therefore, the 

amount projected to be sold 

per year would decrease to 

less than 1 million tons 

Most current contracts are in 

areas of recent alluvium or, 

in the case of the large 20- 

million-ton sale, igneous 

terrain, neither of which is 

conducive to the presence of 

fossils. Current laws and 

regulations provide adequate 

protection for paleontological 

resources. 

Mineral

materials 

demand is 

directly tied to 

other 

development/ 

maintenance 

activities such 

as highway 

construction and 

development of

roads for oil field 

use, CBNG 

production, and

recreation 

access. The 

best estimate for 

future 

production is of 

a steady 

increase in 

demand of 

approximately 5 

percent per 

year. The 

average 

acreage per 

permit is 

expected to be

10 acres or less

because of 

State of 

Wyoming 

Department of 

Environmental

Quality 

requirements to 

avoid having to

obtain a smallmine permit 

Areas from 

which mineral 

material 

disposals would 

be approved 

would be limited. 

A decrease in 

production of 

mineral

materials of 25

to 30 percent 

would be 

expected. 

Chances of 

inadvertently

disturbing 

paleontological

resources are 

the same as 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Rawlins RMP A33-7 
Appendix 33 Draft EIS 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 - No Action

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Alternative 4 -

Future

Preferred Emphasis 

rather than a 10-

acre exemption. 

Effects on 

paleontological

resources are 

the same as 

Alternative 1. 

OHV 

Table A33-7. OHV RFD/RFAs 

Alternative 1 - No Action

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Emphasis 

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

Reclamation will be done and roads closed 

where necessary to mitigate impacts from 

OHV activity. No actions requiring any use 

of equipment beyond normal 4-wheel drive 

or motorcycle mileage. 

Same As Alternative 

1. 

Same As Alternative 

1. 

Same As Alternative 

1. 

RECREATION

Table A33-8. Recreation RFD/RFAs 

Alternative 1 - No Action

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Emphasis 

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

Reclamation will be done and developed 

sites closed where necessary to mitigate 

impacts from recreational activity. No 

actions requiring any use of equipment 

beyond normal 4-wheel drive mileage. 

Same As Alternative 

1. 

Same As Alternative 

1. 

Same As Alternative 

1. 

SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS

Table A33-9. Special Management Area RFD/RFAs 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 - No

Action 

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/Conser

vation Emphasis

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

Wilderness study

areas, 

Wild And Scenic

Rivers, 

Continental Divide 

National Scenic Trail 

Reclamation will be 

done and roads 

closed where 

necessary to 

mitigate impacts. 

No actions requiring 

any use of 

Same as Alternative 

1. 

Same as Alternative 

1. 

Same as Alternative 

1. 

A33-8 Rawlins RMP 
Draft EIS Appendix 33 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 - No

Action 

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/Conser

vation Emphasis

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

SRMA, 

Shirley Mountains 

SRMA, 

and 

North Platte River 

SRMA 

equipment beyond 

normal 4-wheel 

drive or motorcycle

mileage. 

Proposed Rawlins 

OHV Area SRMA— 

build 480-acre OHV 

area 

Fence 480-acre

OHV area, 2 sides 

of 20-acre children’s 

area, and 4 sides of 

20-acre staging

area, and build

separator fences 

between 5 OHV 

courses averaging 

55 acres each (total 

is 11 miles of 

fencing). Construct 

and gravel 1.5 miles 

of road, and 5 acres 

of staging area. 

Build one 

accessible two-vault 

restroom in staging 

area. Construct 5 

contoured OHV 

courses of varying 

difficulty, totaling 

approximately 275 

acres. Construct 

elevated 0.4-mile 

berm for 

observation area. 

All 480 acres may

be disturbed. 

Estimated casual 

use would be 40

motorcycles and 25 

4-wheelers per

week, 5 months of 

the year. In 

addition, there 

would be an 

estimated 6 

competitive events 

per year with an

average of 50 

participants each. 

Average use would 

be 2.5 hours per 

participant. 

Fence 480-acre

OHV area, 2 sides 

of 20-acre children’s 

area, and 3 sides of 

20-acre staging

area (total is 4.5 

miles of fencing). 

Construct and 

gravel .5 mile of 

access road and 5 

acres of staging

area. Build one 

accessible two-vault 

restroom in staging 

area. Total surface 

disturbance would 

be approximately 7 

acres. Estimated 

casual use would 

be 20 motorcycles 

and 15 4-wheelers 

per week, 5 months 

of the year. In 

addition, there 

would be an 

estimated 2 

competitive events 

per year with an

average of 30 

participants each. 

Average use would 

be 1.5 hours per 

participant. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Same As 

Alternative 1. 

Rawlins RMP A33-9 
Appendix 33 Draft EIS 

VISUAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Table A33-10. VRM RFD/RFAs

Alternative 1 - No Action

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Emphasis 

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

Reclamation will be done and roads 

closed where necessary to mitigate 

visual impacts. No actions requiring 

any use of equipment beyond normal 

4-wheel drive mileage. 

Same as Alternative 

1. 

Same as Alternative 

1. 

Same as Alternative 

1. 

TRANSPORTATION

Table A33-11. Transportation RFD/RFAs

Alternative 1 - No Action

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Emphasis 

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

Maintenance requirements for existing 

planning area road network 

120 miles of resource roads (crowned 

and ditched, surfaced or not) graded 

per year 

Same As Alternative 

1. 

Same As Alternative 

1. 

Same As Alternative 

1. 

VEGETATION

Table A33-12. Vegetation RFD/RFAs 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 - No

Action 

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Emphasis 

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

Prescribed fire 

treatments 

1,500 acres/year or 

30,000 acres over 20 

years (20 projects) 

14,000 acres/year or 

280,000 acres over 

20 years (50 

projects) 

7,000 acres/year or 

140,000 acres over 

20 years (100 

projects) 

10,000 acres/year or 

200,000 acres over 

20 years (50 

projects) 

Chemical 

treatments 

1,000 acres/year or 

20,000 acres over 20 

years (10 projects) 

10,000 acres/year or 

200,000 acres over 

20 years (40 

projects) 

4,000 acres/year or 

80,000 acres over 20 

years (40 projects) 

6,000 acres/year or 

120,000 acres over 

20 years (30 

projects) 

Mechanical

treatments 

0 acres of treatment 400 acres/year or 

8,000 acres over 20 

years (8 projects) 

800 acres/year or 

16,000 acres over 20 

years (30 projects) 

400 acres/year or 

8,000 acres over 20 

years (20 projects) 

Total vegetation 

treatments 

This alternative

would treat 2,500 

acres per year using 

chemical treatments 

or prescribed fire. 

Under this 

alternative, 

approximately

24,400 acres would 

be treated per year 

with an emphasis on 

landscape-scale 

Under this 

alternative, 

approximately

11,800 acres would 

be treated per year. 

Treatment sites 

would be smaller in 

Under this 

alternative, 

approximately

16,400 acres would 

be treated per year. 

There would be a 

mixture of 

A33-10 Rawlins RMP 
Draft EIS Appendix 33 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 - No

Action 

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

Emphasis 

projects. size and would be 

designed to 

maximize edge effect 

to increase wildlife 

habitat values. This 

would result in more 

individual treatment 

sites overall. 

landscape-scale and 

smaller-scale 

treatment sites,

depending on the 

specific resources 

determined to be of 

primary importance, 

such as meeting 

desired plant 

community (DPC) 

goals. 

WEEDS

Table A33-13. Noxious and Invasive Weeds RFD/RFAs 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 - No

Action 

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Emphasis 

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

BLM will control the 

noxious weeds and 

non-native invasive 

plants. 

Treat 800 

acres/year * 

(includes only

noxious species) 

Treat 8,000 

acres/year (includes 

cheatgrass, 

saltcedar and other 

noxious species, 

and poisonous 

plants) 

Treat 11,600 

acres/year (includes 

saltcedar, 

cheatgrass and 

other invasive 

species, and 

noxious species) 

Treat 7,700 

acres/year (includes 

noxious and 

invasive) 

Range improvement 

projects—assume 5 

percent requires

treatment 

45 acres/year 

disturbed = 2 

acres/year new

57 acres/year 

disturbed = 3 

acres/year new

21 acres/year 

disturbed = 1 

acre/year new

45 acres/year 

disturbed = 2 

acres/year new

Prescribed fire— 

assume 10 percent 

will require

treatment 

1,500 acres/year 

disturbed = 150 

acres/year new

14,000 acres/year 

disturbed = 1400 

acres/year new

7,000 acres/year 

disturbed = 700 

acres/year new

10,000 acres/year 

disturbed = 1000 

acres/year new

Chemical 

treatments 

(Spike)—assume 0 

percent will require 

treatment—no 

surface disturbance 

1,000 acres/year 

disturbed = 0 

acres/year new

10,000 acres/year 

disturbed = 0 

acres/year new

4,000 acres/year 

disturbed = 0 

acres/year new

10,000 acres/year 

disturbed = 0 

acres/year new

Mechanical

treatments—

assume 0 percent 

will require

treatment—no 

surface disturbance 

0 acres/year 

disturbed = 0 

acres/year new

400 acres/year

disturbed = 0 

acres/year new

800 acres/year

disturbed = 0 

acres/year new

400 acres/year

disturbed = 0 

acres/year new

Operations road

blading—assume 10 

percent requires

treatment 

800 acres/year

disturbed = 80 

acres/year new

800 acres/year

disturbed = 80 

acres/year new

800 acres/year

disturbed = 80 

acres/year new

800 acres/year

disturbed = 80 

acres/year new

Forestry—assume 5 

percent will require 

50 acres/year = 3 

acres/year new

100 acres/year = 5 

acres/year new

50 acres/year = 3 

acres/year new

50 acres/year = 3 

acres/year new

Rawlins RMP A33-11 
Appendix 33 Draft EIS 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 - No

Action 

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

Emphasis 

treatment 

Permit and ROW

holders (agents) will 

control weeds: oil 

and gas-related 

disturbance—

assume 40 percent 

requires treatment 

(probably

low)(assumes same 

number acres 

disturbed last 30

years as projected 

for next 20 years—

15 percent requires 

treatment—should 

be a conservative 

number) 

3,095 acres/year 

disturbed = 1,240 

acres/year new +

15,000 current 

acreage requiring 

treatment 

(Assume 2,000 

acres/year average 

treated) 

3,183 acres/year 

disturbed = 1,270 

acres/year new +

15,000 current 

acreage requiring 

treatment 

2,828 acres/year 

disturbed = 1,130 

acres/year new +

15,000 current 

acreage requiring 

treatment 

3,030 acres/year 

disturbed = 1,210 

acres/year new +

15,000 current 

acreage requiring 

treatment 

Realty—assume 10 

percent requires

treatment (non-oil 

and gas-related 

actions) 

287 acres/year

disturbed = 28 

acres/year new

287 acres/year

disturbed = 28 

acres/year new

287 acres/year

disturbed = 28 

acres/year new

287 acres/year

disturbed = 28 

acres/year new

Totals **BLM = 800 acres 

being treated 

Agents = 2,000

acres being treated 

**BLM = 9,488 

acres requiring 

treatment 

Agents = 16,298 

acres requiring 

treatment 

**BLM = 12,384 

acres requiring 

treatment 

Agents = 16,158 

acres requiring 

treatment 

**BLM = 8,785 

acres requiring 

treatment 

Agents = 16,238 

acres requiring 

treatment 

* This alternative reflects what is actually being treated and what is planned for treatment from 1994 to 2004. The difference 

shown in the total reflects what needs treatment vs. what is being treated. 

** All weed treatments require standard pickup trucks, 4-wheeler, and/or walking. Some acreage will be treated with a 

helicopter (may average 20 hours/year Alt #1; 60 hours/year Alt #2; 100 hours/year Alt #3). 

SOILS AND WATERSHED

Table A33-14. Soils and Watershed RFD/RFAs 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 -

No Action 

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Emphasis 

Alternative 4 -

Future

Preferred 

Stream restoration, low impact 

such as using natural materials 

(rock or unprocessed wood) to 

encourage channel adjustments; 

heavy equipment will not be 

used for this action other than 

transportation 

25 stream miles 25 stream miles 50 stream miles 25 stream miles 

Headcut remediation as needed; 

this action could involve 

methods such as armoring and 

structures or providing aspens

10 projects 10 projects 10 projects 10 projects 

A33-12 Rawlins RMP 
Draft EIS Appendix 33 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 -

No Action 

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Alternative 4 -

Future

Preferred Emphasis 

for beaver dams. Impacts can 

be determined only for specific

projects. 

Shallow groundwater 

monitoring, precipitation, and 

stream gaging sites needed to 

monitor water quality and 

quantity

50 sites 50 sites 50 sites 50 sites 

WILD HORSES

Table A33-15. Wild Horses RFD/RFAs 

Alternative 1 - No Action

Alternative 2 -

Development Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation Emphasis 

Alternative 4 - Future 

Preferred 

Acres in herd 

management areas 

(HMA) would be 

maintained. 

Same As Alternative 1. Same As Alternative 1. Same As Alternative 1. 

Objective populations 

(appropriate management 

levels [AML]) for HMAs 

will be maintained in the 

Stewart Creek and Adobe 

Town HMAs. 

Same As Alternative 1. Same As Alternative 1. Same As Alternative 1. 

AML will be maintained at 

70 wild horses in the Lost 

Creek HMA. 

Same As Alternative 1. AML will be increased

from 70 to 165 (estimate) 

in the Lost Creek HMA to 

protect the rare and 

unique genetic resource

(Spanish trait) found 

there. 

Same as Alternative 1. 

The rare and unique 

genetic resource (Spanish 

trait) would be managed 

in a larger 

metapopulation. 

Acres to be disturbed by

gathering and related 

management activities will

remain at approximately

30 until the conclusion of 

CY 2004, and then 

increase gradually to

approximately 50 as the 

individual HMAs transition 

from population-reduction 

gathering to populationmaintenance activities. 

Same As Alternative 1. Same As Alternative 1. Same As Alternative 1. 

Rawlins RMP A33-13 
Appendix 33 Draft EIS 

FISHERIES

Table A33-16. Fisheries RFD/RFAs 

ACTIONS Alternative 1 -

No Action 

Alternative 2 -

Development 

Emphasis 

Alternative 3 -

Protection/ 

Conservation 

Emphasis 

Alternative 4 -

Future Preferred 

Barrier removal/replacement 

To eliminate habitat 

fragmentation and restore 

hydrologic function to provide 

for the life history

requirements of fishes. 

4 projects 2 projects 20 projects 20 projects 

Stream restoration 

To restore streams to a state 

of dynamic equilibrium with 

the flow and sediment 

supplied by their watershed to

provide suitable habitats for 

fishes. 

10 miles 5 miles 50 miles 50 miles 

Reintroductions 

To restore native fishes to 

portions of their historic 

range. 

12 miles 0 miles 50 miles 50 miles 

Fishing access development 

To provide access to quality

recreational fishing 

opportunities. 

5 developments 10 developments 2 developments 5 developments 

Research projects 

To investigate the habitat 

requirements, life history 

strategies, and distribution of 

native fishes found on BLM 

lands in the RMPPA. 

4 projects 4 projects 10 projects 10 projects 

A33-14 Rawlins RMP