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CHAPTER 4 

MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 

RMP LEVEL DECISIONS 

By the approval of the Plan, the following decisions have been made for the allocation and use 

of Federal lands and interests in lands, and resources in the Monument and Southwest Acquisition. Decisions have also been made for the 

lands identified for acquisition in the Planning 

Area; these decisions will be applied only as 

acquisitions are completed. Implementation of 

many of these decisions is dependent on funding 

and staffing. 

Issue 1 - Land Tenure Adjustment 

The 5,402 acres designated by Presidential Proclamation 7394 as the National Monument will 

continue to be designated as an Area of Critical 

Environmental Concern (ACEC). The Monument/ACEC will be managed for Proclamation 

and ACEC resource values. Management emphasis for the area will continue to be on the interpretation of geologic and scenic values, and 

on intensive recreation uses, especially semiprimitive non-motorized recreation opportunity. 

LR-10, LR-11 

These values will also be emphasized on lands 

acquired and managed in conjunction with the 

Monument. LR-12 

The BLM will seek to acquire the 1,278 surface 

acres (521 acres State, 757 acres private) within 

the Monument boundaries not presently in Federal ownership through exchange or purchase 

from willing sellers. The 837 acres (521 acres 

State, 316 acres private) of non-Federal mineral 

ownership in the Monument will likewise be 

acquired if owners are willing. LR-5, LR-8 

Lands and interests in lands acquired within the 

Monument boundary will become part of the 

Monument and ACEC. These will be withdrawn from entry or disposal except by exchange, as provided in the Proclamation. LR-14 

The 965-acre Southwest Acquisition recently 

purchased by the BLM will be managed in conjunction with the Monument, and is recommended for inclusion as part of the Monument 

(which would require Congressional legislation). 

LR-13 

The 9,268-acre State-owned North Edgeholding 

is identified for acquisition by exchange or purchase, and for management in conjunction with 

the Monument. It is also recommended for inclusion in the Monument (which would require 

Congressional legislation). All mineral rights 

with this parcel are non-Federal, except gold, 

silver and quicksilver (mercury), which are Federally owned. The non-Federal minerals will be 

acquired, if possible, to protect the Monument’s 

resource values. LR-5, LR-9, LR-15

If acquisitions within the Monument boundaries 

are not completed, the BLM will seek to acquire 

a 1.05-mile easement along the portion of BLM 

Road 1011 that crosses private surface. This 

will ensure Federal control of access through the 

Monument. LR-16 

If non-Federal lands cannot be acquired, the 

BLM will seek management control through 

agreements with landowners. These agreements 

will be focused on improving management efficiency and visitor services, and on protecting 

Monument resource values and non-Federal 

property rights. LR-6 

While recognizing valid existing rights, the 

BLM will consider the Planning Area to be a 

right-of-way exclusion area. Rights-of-way for 

uses that do not currently exist will not be considered except for those that would support 

Monument purposes. LR-17 
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Issue 2 - Access and Transportation 

Motorized and mechanized access for recreational visits to the Monument and Planning Area 

will be provided on 5.95 miles of road designated as open for public access. An additional 

7.8 miles of road will have limited access for 

authorized administrative and emergency uses 

only. Resource protection will be provided by 

closing 11.5 miles of existing roads (see Tables 

2-1 and 2-2, and Map 4 in the map pocket). As 

acquisitions are completed, roads in the acquired 

areas will be evaluated and designated as open 

for public use, limited to authorized administrative or emergency use as a part of the transportation system, or closed and identified for rehabilitation. AT-2, AT-3, AT-4, AT-10, AT-11 

Public motorized access is provided to approximately 1,987 Federal acres of the Planning Area. 

Limited motorized access for authorized administrative or emergency uses only is provided to 

another 2,048 acres. Non-motorized access is 

available to approximately 1,054 Federal acres 

(see Map 7). RU-5 

Designated hiking and equestrian trails will provide an additional 8.13 miles of access to Federal lands when construction is complete on all 

authorized trails (see Table 2-3 and Map 4 in the 

map pocket for trail segment designations). As 

acquisitions are completed, trails in the acquired 

areas will be evaluated and designated as open 

for public use, limited to authorized administrative or emergency use as a part of the transportation system, or closed and identified for rehabilitation. Additional trails will be developed if 

land acquisitions are completed. Trails may also 

be developed on private land through Cooperative Management Agreements. AT-6, AT-7, 

AT-8, AT-9, AT-13, AT-15, AT-16 

Access for research permits will be considered 

as authorized administrative use and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Research may 

include field work, specimen collection, or other 

types of scientific study. Permits will be issued 

after a thorough review of research goals, strategies, operational detail, and potential for resource disturbance. The duration of each permit 

will vary based on applicant performance (past 

and present), the resources being studied, the 

type and extent of resources, and other related 

factors. AT-17 

The Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) designation 

for the entire Planning Area is “OHV use limited 

to designated roads and trails” for motorized and 

mechanized modes of travel. AT-12, RU-10

If the North Edgeholding is acquired, it will initially be closed to public entry except access (1) 

on existing public roads or (2) with prior authorization from the Rio Puerco Field Manager. 

The BLM may allow a two-year period of resource survey and evaluation before making 

land and resource allocations. AT-18 

Issue 3 - Recreational Activities 

The BLM will designate Federal lands within 

the Planning Area (including any acquired 

lands) as a Special Recreation Management 

Area (SRMA). Acquired lands will be operated 

under the rules at 43 CFR 8365, as they support 

the purposes of the Proclamation. RU-18 

The Monument and Southwest Acquisition will 

be identified for day use only. If acquired, other 

parts of the Planning Area would also be day use 

only, unless a detailed evaluation (including a 

site-specific environmental analysis) of the resources in portions of the acquired lands shows 

capabilities of supporting camping without undue resource degradation. RU-8, RU-19

Special geologic features will be protected on 

167 acres of Federally owned Monument lands 

for visitor viewing and observation. Identified 

acquisitions, if completed, could increase this 

area to as much as 2,284 acres. These features 

represent the remarkable outdoor laboratory 

identified in the Proclamation. SGF-5 

Visual Resource Management (VRM) Class III 

will be maintained on the 1,202 acres surrounding the developed facilities to allow for facility 

improvement (see Map 11). VRM Class II has 

been assigned to the remaining 3,887 acres of 

public lands, where the intent will be to retain 

the existing character of the landscape by keeping implementation actions from attracting atten-
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tion. Acquired lands will be inventoried and 

placed in VRM Class II or III based on the extent of cultural modifications to the landscape, 

the need to implement future management actions or install facilities to accommodate visitor 

services, and the need for resource protection 

and rehabilitation. VR-3, VR-4, VR-6

Noxious weed identification and treatment will 

be emphasized in the 241-acre intensive use area 

to reduce weed introduction by recreation users. 

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Issue 4 - Ecosystem Restoration 

Resource protection will be provided by closing 

11.5 miles of existing roads and 1.9 miles of 

existing trails (see Tables 2-1, 2-2, and 2-3, and 

Map 4 in the map pocket). AT-4, AT-5 

The following two actions are expected to improve vegetative and land health, watershed 

condition, and wildlife habitat condition in the 

short term on the specified lands (see Map 6): 

(1) livestock grazing on the 4,088 acres of Federal lands within the Monument currently under 

grazing permit will be discontinued, and (2) no 

grazing permit will be issued for the 965-acre 

Southwest Acquisition. If, in time, the BLM 

determines that short-duration grazing would 

help to achieve specific vegetative or ecological 

objectives within the Planning Area, a nonrenewable permit for such use may be issued. 

LG-2, LG-4, LG-8

A riparian monitoring program will be established on a few acres of Federal land to determine the potential for riparian habitat development. If potential is shown, a more intense riparian restoration program will be pursued. Acquisition of the private land along Peralta Canyon from willing sellers could increase this potential. Riparian habitat will be expanded to the 

extent that potential is indicated (see Map 8). 

RIP-3, RIP-8 

Woodlands and vegetative treatments will be 

applied on acreages and areas identified on Map 

5 to move the Fire Regime Condition (FRC) 

Class from Classes II and III toward Class I. 

Treatments will be prioritized based on percent 

slope, FRC class, access, and ownership of the 

areas to be treated. The Planning Area is identified as a separate Fire Management Unit (FMU). 

It will be managed as FMU B/4, defined as an 

area “where unplanned wildland fire is not desired because of current conditions.” FM-3, 

FM-4 

The New Mexico Standards for Public Land 

Health and Guidelines for Livestock Grazing 

Management (USDI, BLM 2000), approved by 

the Secretary of the Interior’s Decision of January 12, 2001, are carried forward into this RMP. 

These standards include: (1) the uplands site 

standard; (2) the biotic communities standard 

(including native, threatened and endangered, 

and special status species); and (3) the riparian 

sites standard. PLH-2 

Issue 5 - American Indian Uses and Traditional Cultural Practices 

Roads and trails will be minimized in traditional 

use areas by road and trail closures and relocations. AIU-5 

The Pueblo de Cochiti will continue to be involved in management of the Monument and 

Planning Area through Cooperative Management Agreements. The Pueblo will continue to 

have close day-to-day participation in managing 

the Monument. AIU-6

On an infrequent basis, the Pueblo can temporarily close roads for control of access to avoid disruption of tribal ceremonies. AIU-4

PLAN DECISIONS 

Implementation of the decisions identified in 

Chapter 2 will begin with the signing of the Record of Decision. Some of the designations, 

such as “open,” “limited,” and “closed” roads 

and the designation of Federally owned lands in 

the Planning Area as a Special Recreation Management Area, are effective immediately upon 

signing. These decisions are listed in the last 

section of Chapter 1. 

The following table lists each decision made in 

the Plan (see Chapter 2). It also lists whether 
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implementation of the decision is short term or 

long term, estimated costs, status, and whether it 

is a one-time, periodic, or ongoing action. Table 

4-1 will be used for tracking implementation of 

the RMP decisions. The estimated costs for 

implementation will be refined as they become 

priority for implementation. Decision implementation will be based on funding and staff 

availability, and often involves initial development costs and ongoing maintenance costs.
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TABLE 4-1 

SUMMARY OF DECISIONS BY PROGRAM 

DECISION OR ACTION TERM PRIORITY ONE-TIME COSTS RECURRING COSTS # PROGRAM 

Short (1-5 years)

Long 

(6-20 

years)

1-High 2-Medium 3-Low 4-Completed

Work 

Months 

Other 

Costs

Work 

Months

Othe

Cost

Access and Transportation 

AT-1a Promote safety of all users of the public lands. x x 1 — — 1 2,0AT-1b Minimize conflicts between various users of the public 

lands. 

x x 1 — — — — 

AT-2 Designate 5.95 miles of “Open” transportation routes. x x 1 — — 1 2,0AT-3 Designate 7.8 miles of transportation routes as “Limited” 

to authorized administrative and emergency use only. 

x x 1 — — 1 1,0

AT-4 Close 11.5 miles of roads. x x 1 6 100,000 — — AT-5 Close 1.9 miles of trails to public use. x x 1 1 30,000 — — AT-6 Designate 6.33 miles of “Open” trails. x x 1 1 2,000 — — AT-7 Designate 0.2 mile of trail as limited to authorized administrative or emergency use. x x 1 0.5 1,000 — — AT-8 Designate 0.9 mile of new trail “Open.” x x 1 4 10,000 — — AT-9 Designate 0.7 mile of converted road to “Open” trail. x x 1 2 30,000 — — AT-10 In areas of acquired lands, evaluate and designate roads as 

open for public use, limited to authorized administrative or emergency use, or closed. 

x x 1 6 25,000 — — 

AT-11 Rehabilitate portions of closed roads that are not likely to 

rehabilitate naturally. 

x x 1 2 20,000 — — 

AT-12 Designate the Planning Area as limited to designated 

roads and trails for motorized and mechanized modes of travel. 

x x 1 1 2,000 — — 

AT-13 In areas of acquired lands, evaluate and designate trails as 

open for public use, limited to authorized administrative or emergency use, or closed. 

x x 1 6 25,000 — — 

AT-14 In areas of acquired lands, rehabilitate portions of closed 

trails that are not likely to rehabilitate naturally. 

x x 1 4 20,000 — — 
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DECISION OR ACTION TERM PRIORITY ONE-TIME COSTS RECURRING COSTS # PROGRAM 

Short (1-5 years)

Long 

(6-20 

years)

1-High 2-Medium 3-Low 4-Completed

Work 

Months 

Other 

Costs

Work 

Months

Othe

Cost

AT-15 If land acquisitions are completed, develop additional 

trails. 

x x 3 6 50,000 — — 

AT-16 Develop trails on private land through Cooperative Management Agreements with willing owners. x x 3 *** *** — — AT-17 Access for research permits will be considered as authorized administrative use and will be reviewed on a case-bycase basis. x x 1 — — *** *** AT-18 If the North Edgeholding is acquired, close the area to public 

entry except access on existing public roads or with prior authorization from the Rio Puerco Field Manager. Allow a 2-year period of resource survey and evaluation before making land and resource allocations. Provide guided tours in the interim. After consulting with potentially affected American Indian tribes, carrying out resource data inventory, including assessment of cultural resources, and after implementing measures to mitigate potential adverse effects to cultural resources and other resources, open the area with appropriate restrictions. 

x x 3 36 628,000 — — 

AT-19 BLM Road 1011 will have different hours of operation 

summer and winter. It may be closed at the fee station if it becomes impassible and be closed seasonally in T. 17 N., R. 4 E., Sec. 30 for fire protection. 

x x 1 — — — — 

Air Quality

AQ-1 Prevent significant deterioration of the Class II airshed 

designated by the Clean Air Act. 

x x 1 — — — — 

AQ-2 Design and stipulate all actions and use authorizations to 

protect air quality in and adjacent to the Monument and Planning Area, and the nearby National Park Service Bandelier National Monument Class I area. 

x x 1 — — — — 
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DECISION OR ACTION TERM PRIORITY ONE-TIME COSTS RECURRING COSTS # PROGRAM 

Short (1-5 years)

Long 

(6-20 

years)

1-High 2-Medium 3-Low 4-Completed

Work 

Months 

Other 

Costs

Work 

Months

Othe

Cost

American Indian Uses and Traditional Cultural Practices

AIU-1 The BLM’s American Indian Consultation Policy will be 

followed as the Monument is managed. 

x x 1 — — — — 

AIU-2 Under existing authorities the BLM seeks to ensure that 

tribal issues and concerns are given legally adequate consideration during decision-making. 

x x 1 — — — — 

AIU-3 Developments and recreation management policies will be 

oriented, in part, toward discouraging visitor use in sensitive areas identified by American Indians. 

x x 1 2 20,000 — — 

AIU-4 With appropriate advance notice, the BLM will consider 

brief, temporary closures of all or portions of the Monument and Southwest Acquisition to ensure privacy for traditional uses. 

x x 1 — — — — 

AIU-5 Roads and trails will be minimized in traditional use areas 

by road and trail closures and relocations. 

x x 1 — — — — 

AIU-6 The Pueblo de Cochiti will continue to be involved in 

management of the Monument and Planning Area through Cooperative Management Agreements. The Pueblo will continue to have close day-to-day participation in managing the Monument. 

x x 1 — — 1 126,0

Cultural Resources

CR-1a The goals of the BLM’s Cultural Resources Program are 

defined in BLM Manual 8100. Managing cultural resources is viewed as an integrated system of identifying and evaluating cultural resources, deciding on their appropriate uses, and administering them accordingly. The objectives are as follows: 

x x 1 — — — — 

CR-1b Respond in a legally sufficient and professional manner to 

the legal authorities concerning historic preservation and cultural resource protection, and to the principles of multiple use. 

x x 1 — — — — 
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DECISION OR ACTION TERM PRIORITY ONE-TIME COSTS RECURRING COSTS # PROGRAM 

Short (1-5 years)

Long 

(6-20 

years)

1-High 2-Medium 3-Low 4-Completed

Work 

Months 

Other 

Costs

Work 

Months

Othe

Cost

CR-1c Recognize potential public and scientific uses of cultural 

resources on public lands, managing the lands and cultural resources so that these uses and values are appropriately protected. 

x x 1 — — — — 

CR-1d Contribute to land use planning and multiple use management in ways that (1) make optimum use of the thousands of years of land use history inherent in cultural resource information, and (2) safeguard opportunities for 

achieving appropriate uses of cultural resources. 

x x 1 — — — — 

CR-1e Protect and preserve in place representative examples of 

the full array of cultural resources on public lands for the benefit of scientific and public use by present and future generations. 

x x 1 — — — — 

CR-1f Ensure that proposed land uses avoid inadvertent damage 

to Federal and non-Federal cultural resources. 

x x 1 — — — — 

CR-1g Further the goals of the Department of the Interior and 

BLM Strategic Plans, and the Government Performance and Results Act. 

x x 1 — — — — 

CR-2 No person may use, injure, destroy, or remove any feature 

of this Monument without authorization, nor locate nor settle upon any of the lands. 

x x 1 — — — — 

CR-3 Comply with the National Historic Preservation Act 

through procedures described in the “Protocol Agreement Between New Mexico Bureau of Land Management and New Mexico State Historic Preservation Officer” (signed in June 2004) or any later agreements. 

x x 1 — — — — 

CR-4 More stringent inventory requirements will be in effect, 

with larger buffers and Class III inventory, in all questionable cases. 

x x 1 — — — — 

CR-5 Inventory 0.65 miles of “open” roads and 7.8 miles of 

roads limited to authorized administrative and emergency use only before further maintenance is done. 

x x 3 0.5 — — — 
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DECISION OR ACTION TERM PRIORITY ONE-TIME COSTS RECURRING COSTS # PROGRAM 

Short (1-5 years)

Long 

(6-20 

years)

1-High 2-Medium 3-Low 4-Completed

Work 

Months 

Other 

Costs

Work 

Months

Othe

Cost

CR-6 The 11.5 miles of “closed” roads will be inventoried if 

rehabilitation is needed following closure. 

x x 1 0.5 — — — 

CR-7 1.72 miles of “closed” trails will be inventoried if rehabilitation is needed following closure. x x 1 0.5 — — — CR-8 Address the secondary effects of recreational use on cultural resources by requiring inventory of expanded buffer 

areas around recreational developments. Inventories for parking areas, scenic viewing areas, picnic areas, and similar developments will include a minimum 100-meterwide buffer. 

x x 1 0.5 — — — 

CR-9 For hiking trails, a minimum 30-meter-wide buffer will be 

inventoried on each side of the trail, resulting in examination of a 60-meter-wide corridor. 

x x 1 1 — — — 

CR-10 Inventory of the 6.32 miles of “open” and “limited” trails 

that have not yet been inventoried will be completed by the end of September 2008. 

x 1 1 — — — 

CR-11 Vegetation treatments in sensitive settings will be subject 

to Class III inventory if the use of fire or any form of surface disturbance is proposed, including vehicle use off road and dragging of slash. 

x x 1 — — 1 — 

CR-12 If lands containing water wells are acquired, the BLM will 

perform cultural resource inventories to ensure that no damage occurs in association with well use or maintenance. 

x x 1 0.5 — — — 

CR-13 Discourage activities that involve excavation or collection 

of cultural materials. Such activities will ordinarily be considered only when such materials face an immediate threat. 

x x 1 — — — — 

CR-14 Archeological resources within the Monument and 

Southwest Acquisition will be available for scientific study that does not involve excavation or collection of cultural materials. Exceptions to this policy will be made only after extensive consultation with all concerned American Indian tribes. 

x x 1 — — *** *** 
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DECISION OR ACTION TERM PRIORITY ONE-TIME COSTS RECURRING COSTS # PROGRAM 

Short (1-5 years)

Long 

(6-20 

years)

1-High 2-Medium 3-Low 4-Completed

Work 

Months 

Other 

Costs

Work 

Months

Othe

Cost

Environmental Justice

EJ-1 BLM will continue to identify, inform, and consult with 

minority and low-income groups about Federal actions that may affect them, and should not disproportionately impact these groups in an adverse way. 

x x 1 — — — — 

EJ-2 Minority and low-income people will be continue to be 

consulted and kept informed. 

x x 1 — — — — 

Fire Management

FM-1 Utilize approved fire use and mechanical treatments to 

restore and maintain primary natural resources and their processes where applicable in order to move the landscape from Fire Regime Condition (FRC) Class II and Class III to FRC Class I, as well as to reduce wildland fire hazard around recreational facilities and identified cultural resources. 

x x 1 — — 2 14,0

FM-2 Apply mechanical fuel reduction and prescribed fire 

where applicable around vulnerable recreational facilities and prehistoric and historic cultural resources to avoid or reduce the probability of damage from wildland fire. 

x x 1 — — see 

FM-1 

see 

FM-

FM-3 Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is a separate Fire Management Unit (FMU). The Planning Area 

will be managed as FMU B/4. 

x x 1 — — — — 

FM-4 Manage the Planning Area to treat FRC Class II and Class 

III lands to move their condition toward Class I. 

x x 1 — — see 

FM-1 

see 

FM-

FM-5 The Appropriate Management Response (AMR) for FMU 

B/4 is to prevent wildland fires from spreading to private lands, cultural resources or improvements on BLM lands, other agencies’ lands, and to protect the public users. AMR will be used to manage all fires in accordance with management objectives based on current conditions and fire location. 

x x 1 — — — 30,00

each 

wildla

fire 
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DECISION OR ACTION TERM PRIORITY ONE-TIME COSTS RECURRING COSTS # PROGRAM 

Short (1-5 years)

Long 

(6-20 

years)

1-High 2-Medium 3-Low 4-Completed

Work 

Months 

Other 

Costs

Work 

Months

Othe

Cost

FM-6 Comply with the NM Standards for Public Land Health in 

implementing fire management treatments. 

x x 1 — — — — 

Hazardous Materials/Solid Waste

HzM-1 Investigate reported hazardous materials/solid waste sites, 

and initiate containment and/or removal actions on a caseby-case basis. Sites that are reported will be handled under current regulations, with potentially responsible parties identified and pursued based on best available information. 

x x 1 — — *** *** 

Lands and Realty

LR-1 Continue to acquire land and easements within the Planning Area, protect the resources for which the Monument 

was established, and ensure that any rights-of-way or land use permits issued are consistent with management goals for other resource programs and uses. 

x x 1 — — — — 

LR-2 The Monument is subject to valid existing rights. x x 1 — — — — LR-3 Nothing in the Proclamation revokes any existing withdrawal, reservation, or appropriation; however, the 

Monument is the dominant reservation. 

x x 1 — — — — 

LR-4 No person may use, injure, destroy, or remove any feature 

of the Monument without authorization, nor locate nor settle upon any of the lands. 

x x 1 — — See 

LR-11 

See 

LR-1

LR-5 If willing sellers are available in the long term, the BLM 

will seek to acquire through exchange or purchase the 1,278 acres of non-Federal land within the Monument and the 9,268-acre North Edgeholding to complement management of Monument values. 

 x 2 

3 4 

800,000 

0 

exchange 

— — 

LR-6 Seek Cooperative Management Agreements with nonFederal landowners to provide for some level of public 

use if acquisition is not possible. 

x x 1 1 — — — 
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DECISION OR ACTION TERM PRIORITY ONE-TIME COSTS RECURRING COSTS # PROGRAM 

Short (1-5 years)

Long 

(6-20 

years)

1-High 2-Medium 3-Low 4-Completed

Work 

Months 

Other 

Costs

Work 

Months

Othe

Cost

LR-7 The Federal government owns 4,565 acres of minerals 

beneath the Monument. This acreage has been withdrawn from mineral entry by conditions of the Proclamation. 

x x 1 — — — — 

LR-8 The 837 acres (521 acres State, 316 acres private) of nonFederal mineral ownership in the Monument will be acquired if owners are willing. As other minerals are acquired within the Monument, they will also be withdrawn 

from mineral entry under the Proclamation. 

x x 1 See 

LR-5, 

+ 

1 for 

withdrawal 

See 

LR-5 

— — 

LR-9 All minerals under the 965-acre Southwest Acquisition 

are in Federal ownership. The North Edgeholding (9,268 acres) has split mineral ownership, with gold, silver, and quicksilver/mercury in Federal ownership and all other minerals in non-Federal ownership. The BLM will seek to acquire these mineral rights along with the surface. The BLM will withdraw all Federal minerals within the Planning Area, subject to valid existing rights. 

x x 2 — 

See 

LR-5, 

+ 

1 for 

withdrawal 

— 

See 

LR-5 

— — 

LR-10 The 5,402 acres designated by Presidential Proclamation 

7394 as the National Monument will continue to be designated as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). 

x x 1 — — — — 

LR-11 The Monument/ACEC will be managed for Proclamation 

and ACEC resource values. Management emphasis for the area will continue to be on the interpretation of geologic and scenic values, and on intensive recreational uses, especially semi-primitive non-motorized recreation opportunities. 

x x 1 1 20,000 24 30,00

LR-12 Monument and ACEC values will be emphasized on lands 

acquired and managed in conjunction with the Monument. 

x x 1 — — — — 

LR-13 The 965-acre Southwest Acquisition recently purchased 

by the BLM will be managed in conjunction with the Monument, and is recommended for inclusion as part of the Monument (which would require Congressional legislation). 

x x 1 — — 1 — 
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DECISION OR ACTION TERM PRIORITY ONE-TIME COSTS RECURRING COSTS # PROGRAM 

Short (1-5 years)

Long 

(6-20 

years)

1-High 2-Medium 3-Low 4-Completed

Work 

Months 

Other 

Costs

Work 

Months

Othe

Cost

LR-14 Lands and interests in lands acquired within the Monument boundary will become part of the Monument and 

ACEC. These will be withdrawn from entry or disposal except by exchange, as provided in the Proclamation. 

x x 1 see 

LR-8 

& 

LR-9 

see 

LR-8 

& 

LR-9 

— — 

LR-15 If acquired, the 9,268-acre North Edgeholding is recommended for inclusion in the Monument (which would require Congressional legislation). x x 1 — — — — LR-16 If acquisitions within the Monument boundaries are not 

completed, the BLM will seek to acquire a 1.05-mile easement on the portion of BLM Road 1011 that crosses private surface through the Monument. 

x x 1 1 5,000 — — 

LR-17 While recognizing valid existing rights, the BLM will 

consider the Planning Area to be a right-of-way exclusion area. Rights-of-way for uses that do not currently exist will not be considered except for those that would support Monument purposes. 

x x 1 — — *** *** 

Livestock Grazing

LG-1 BLM’s goals in permitting livestock grazing on public 

land are as follows: 

LG-1a Promote healthy, sustainable rangeland ecosystems. x x 3 — — — — LG-1b Accelerate the restoration and improvement of public 

rangelands to properly functioning condition. 

x x 2 — — — — 

LG-1c Promote the orderly use, improvement, and development 

of the public lands.

x x 2 — — — — 

LG-1d Provide for the sustainability of the western livestock industry and communities that are dependent upon productive, healthy rangelands. x x 3 — — — — LG-1e Establish efficient and effective administration of grazing 

on public rangelands. 

x x 3 — — — — 

LG-2 Discontinue livestock grazing use on the 4,088 acres of 

Federal land currently under two Federal grazing permits within the Monument. 

x x 1 0.5 — — — 
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DECISION OR ACTION TERM PRIORITY ONE-TIME COSTS RECURRING COSTS # PROGRAM 

Short (1-5 years)

Long 

(6-20 

years)

1-High 2-Medium 3-Low 4-Completed

Work 

Months 

Other 

Costs

Work 

Months

Othe

Cost

LG-3 Acreage closed to grazing will be fenced and range developments removed if they are not converted to another 

purpose (e.g., wildlife waters, recreational uses). 

x x 1 1 64,000 0.5 3,0

LG-4 Short-duration grazing on Federal land within the Planning Area may be allowed under a non-renewable grazing 

permit if the BLM determines it will advance the purposes of the Proclamation. 

x x 1 — — — — 

LG-5 Before permitting short-term livestock grazing on Federal 

land within the Planning Area, the BLM will prepare an environmental assessment to determine the impacts of the proposed grazing use. 

x x 1 0.5 — — — 

LG-6 If short-term grazing use is approved, the BLM will issue 

a non-renewable grazing permit with terms for the proposed grazing period. 

x x 1 0.5 — — — 

LG-7 Privately owned range improvements will be removed by 

the permittee or purchased by the BLM, at fair market value, if they can be converted to other uses. 

x 1 3 100,000 0.5 6,0

LG-8 No grazing permit will be issued for the 965-acre Southwest Acquisition, unless the BLM determines that shortduration grazing would help to achieve specific vegetative 

or ecological objectives. 

x x 1 — — — — 

Noxious Weeds

NW-1 The goals and strategies identified in the BLM Partners 

Against Weeds (PAWS) action plan will be implemented as needed for noxious weed management for the Rio Puerco Field Office. The portions of the PAWS action plan 

which need to be implemented immediately are: Prevention and Detection; Education and Awareness; Inventory; Planning; Integrated Weed Management; Coordination; and Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Technology Transfer. 

x x 1 — — 0.5 10,0

NW-1a Delineate high priority areas for prevention of noxious x x 1 — — — — 
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weed infestation. Review and modify, where necessary, all activities authorized or conducted on BLM land for their potential to spread weeds. This includes evaluating the potential for noxious weed invasion in the effects analysis of each NEPA document. Newly introduced weed species will be identified and documented. 

NW-1b Conduct workshops for all field personnel to update their 

knowledge of noxious weeds, to include identification and the problems noxious weeds can cause. Continue to work to establish county weed associations in developing and implementing outreach plans. 

x x 1 — — — — 

NW-1c Monitor all known populations of noxious weeds and update the inventory as needed on a yearly basis. x x 1 — — See NW-2 See NW-NW-1d Include provisions for noxious weed management in all 

BLM-funded or -authorized actions. 

x x 1 — — — — 

NW-1e Determine the best management options using a combination of the four general categories identified for weed 

management (Cultural, Physical Control, Biological Control, and Herbicides). 

x x 1 — — — — 

NW-1f Continue and expand cooperation with other Federal 

agencies, State and county governments, organizations, and private landowners in the fight against weeds. 

x x 1 — — — — 

NW-1g Continue to work with the Cooperative Extension Service 

and others on research for control methods for noxious weeds. Establish monitoring programs to determine if BLM is meeting its management objectives with weed management programs. 

x x 1 — — — — 

NW-2 Monitoring and a vigorous integrated weed management 

program will be a part of Planning Area management (including on acquired land), in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures found in Instruction Memorandum NM-010-99-01 (“Noxious Weed Prevention Schedule for Albuquerque Field Office”). 

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NW-3 Any Cooperative Agreement that is developed for land 

use will also include provisions for weed monitoring and treatment. 

x x 1 — — — — 

NW-4 Emphasize noxious weed identification and treatment in 

the 241-acre intensive visitor use area to reduce weed introduction by recreation users. 

x x 1 — — See 

NW-2 

See 

NW-

Paleontology

P-1 Provide a consistent and comprehensive approach to identification, evaluation, protection, and use. x x 1 — — — — P-2 Consider any ground-disturbing activities on public land 

in the Planning Area on a case-by-case basis for the need to mitigate potential impacts to fossil resources. 

x x 1 — — *** *** 

P-3 No person may use, injure, destroy, or remove any fossils—invertebrate and vertebrate fossils, and plant fossils. x x 1 — — — — P-4 Evaluate, manage, and protect any fossils identified on a 

case-by-case basis. Visitors will be encouraged to report fossil discoveries to the BLM. 

x x 1 — — *** *** 

Public Land Health

PLH-1 Objectives for public land health are found at 43 CFR 

4180.1, which mandates the following conditions: 

PLH-1a Watersheds are in—or are making significant progress 

toward—properly functioning physical condition (including their upland, riparian-wetland, and aquatic components). 

x x 1 — — — — 

PLH-1b The soil and plant conditions support infiltration, soil 

moisture storage, and the release of water in balance with climate and landform.

x x 1 — — — — 

PLH-1c The soil and plant conditions maintain or improve water 

quality, water quantity, and timing and duration of flow. 

x x 1 — — — — 

PLH-1d Ecological processes—including the hydrologic cycle, 

nutrient cycle, and energy flow—are maintained, or there is significant progress toward their attainment, to support 

x x 1 — — — — 
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healthy biotic populations and communities. 

PLH-2 The New Mexico Standards for Public Land Health and 

Guidelines for Livestock Grazing Management are carried forward. These standards include: (1) the upland sites standard; (2) the biotic communities standard (including native, threatened, endangered, and special status species); and (3) the riparian sites standard. 

x x 1 — — — — 

PLH-2a Upland Sites Standard - Upland ecological sites are in a 

productive and sustainable condition within the capability of the site. Upland soils will be stabilized and exhibit infiltration and permeability rates that are appropriate for the soil type, climate, and landform. The kind, amount, and/or pattern of vegetation will provide protection on a given site to minimize erosion and assist in meeting State and tribal water quality standards. 

x x 1 — — — — 

PLH-2b Biotic Communities Standard (Including Native, Threatened, Endangered, and Special Status Species) - Ecological processes such as hydrologic cycle, nutrient cycle, and 

energy flow support productive and diverse native biotic communities, including special status, threatened, and endangered species appropriate to site and species. Desired plant community goals maintain and conserve productive and diverse populations of plants and animals which sustain ecological functions and processes. Restoration should first be achieved with native, and when appropriate, non-native plants. 

x x 1 — — — — 

PLH-2c Riparian Sites Standard - Riparian areas are in a productive, properly functioning, and sustainable condition, 

within the capability of that site. Adequate vegetation of diverse age and composition will be present that will withstand high stream flow, capture sediment, provide for groundwater recharge, provide habitat, and assist in meeting State and Tribal water quality standards. 

x x 1 — — — — 
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Recreational Uses

RU-1 The management goals for the BLM’s Outdoor Recreation 

Program are as follows: 

RU-1a Provide a broad spectrum of resource-dependent recreational opportunities to meet public needs and demands. x x 1 — — — — RU-1b Foster agency-wide efforts to improve services to the visiting public. x x 1 — — — — RU-1c Maintain high-quality recreation facilities to meet public 

needs and enhance the image of the agency. 

x x 1 — — 6 30,0

RU-1d Improve public understanding and support by effectively 

communicating the BLM’s mission of multiple-use management to visitors. 

x x 1 — — — — 

RU-2 For the Monument, the following additional objectives 

apply. Through the two Cooperative Agreements between the Pueblo de Cochiti and the BLM, the two entities strive to achieve the following: 

x x 1 — — 1 5,0

RU-2a Enhance the manageability of the Monument. x x 1 — — — — RU-2b Provide for resource protection, and visitor health and 

safety. 

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RU-2c Provide outstanding customer service for visitors while 

controlling visitor use. 

x x 1 — — — — 

RU-2d Provide for economic opportunity through employment 

and services. 

x x 1 — — — — 

RU-2e Ensure continuity of traditional tribal practices. x x 1 — — — — RU-2f Maintain tranquility for the Pueblo de Cochiti. x x 1 — — — — RU-3 As stated in the Proclamation, “for the purpose of protecting the objects identified, the Secretary shall prohibit all 

motorized and mechanized vehicle use off road, except for emergency or authorized administrative purposes.” 

x x 1 — — — — 

RU-4 Continue to manage Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National 

Monument as a fee site. 

x x 1 — — 0.5 2,0

RU-5 The Recreation Opportunity Spectrum system divides the 

area into three visitor experience zones—semi-primitive 

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motorized use (2,048 acres), semi-primitive nonmotorized use (1,054 acres), and roaded natural use (1,987 acres). 

RU-6 Manage the 241 acres around the picnic facilities, National Recreation Trail, scenic overlook, and special geologic features for intensive visitation and use. x x 1 — — See LR-11 See LR-1RU-7 Manage the remaining 4,848 acres for dispersed visitation 

and use, with no BLM facilities being built, except as needed for resource protection, or visitor health, safety and convenience. 

x x 1 — — See 

LR-11 

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RU-8 Emphasize day use and prohibit camping or overnight 

occupancy in the Monument and Southwest Acquisition. 

x x 1 — — — — 

RU-9 Use interpretive tools (e.g., signs, kiosks, brochures, websites, and on-the ground presence) to help protect the objects of cultural, biological, and geologic interest by enabling visitors to understand and appreciate these resources. x x 1 — — 2 20,0RU-10 The designation of the Planning Area is “OHV use limited 

to designated roads and trails” for motorized and mechanized modes of travel. 

x x 1 — — — — 

RU-11 Allow mountain bikes and limited forms of motorized 

vehicles (except all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes) on the primary access road (BLM Road 1011) through the Planning Area when the road is open to public use. 

x x 1 — — — — 

RU-12 Authorize equestrian use on a case-by-case basis and direct to Federal lands in the Monument and Southwest Acquisition that are south and west of BLM Road 1011. x x 1 6 [for horse 

facilities]

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RU-13 Maintain existing visitor facilities in the intensive use 

area. 

x x 1 — — 12 50,0

RU-14 Build new facilities as needed for resource protection, 

and visitor health, safety and convenience. Includes hard-surfacing 5.9 miles of BLM Road 1011. 

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RU-15 Work with other landowners in the Planning Area to provide additional opportunities to view the special geologic 

features and scenic values, and expand recreational use of the area, as well as to prevent unwanted trespass on nonFederal lands. 

x x 1 — — — — 

RU-16 Make drinking water available for visitors in or near the 

Monument. Option 1—bottled water 

Option 2—water system 

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RU-17 If the North Edgeholding is acquired, utilize the Cooperative Management Agreement with the Pueblo de Cochiti 

for assistance in providing an on-the-ground presence until further resource studies are completed. 

x x 1 6 30,000 — — 

RU-18 Designate Federal lands within the Planning Area (including any acquired lands) as a Special Recreation Management Area. x x 1 — — — — RU-19 If acquired, other parts of the Planning Area will also be 

day use only, unless a detailed evaluation (including a site-specific environmental analysis) of the resources in portions of the acquired lands shows capabilities of supporting camping without undue resource degradation. 

x x 1 4 50,000 0.5 10,0

RU-20 Study acquired lands for their suitability for equestrian 

use, including overnight pack trips. 

x x 1 1 10,000 — — 

RU-21 Coordinate hunting regulation with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. x x 1 1 — See WL-4e See WL-4

Riparian Areas

RIP-1a Maintain, restore, improve, protect, and expand riparianwetlands areas for their productivity, biological diversity, 

and sustainability so that they are in properly functioning condition. 

x x 1 — — — — 

RIP-1b Identify watersheds that may need special protection from 

the standpoint of human health concerns, aquatic ecosystem health, or other public uses. For riparian areas, idenx x 1 — — — — 
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tify desired width/depth ratios, streambank conditions, channel substrate conditions, and large woody material characteristics. 

RIP-2 Conduct hydrologic studies and analysis, including appropriate stream flow monitoring of the channel to assess the 

potential of Peralta Canyon to support riparian habitat. A riparian monitoring plan for these actions has been developed. 

x x 1 2 20,000 2 1,0

RIP-3 Establish a program to monitor the magnitudes and durations of the flows through the 2.05 miles of Peralta Canyon on Federal land in the Monument using the following 

means: 3 alluvial water table wells (in the upper, middle, and lower portions); and 2 stream gauge stations (in the upper and lower portions). 

x x 1 — — See 

RIP-2 

See 

RIP-

RIP-4 Develop a 3-acre exclosure on Federal land alongside the 

Peralta Canyon channel to monitor vegetation supported by available water during the runoff season. Conduct a vegetation inventory along the Peralta Canyon stream channel within the exclosure and a comparable distance outside the exclosure. 

x 1 1 30,000 0.5 5,0

RIP-5 Conduct prescribed fires for parts of the Peralta Canyon 

stream channel to reduce the cover of shrub species. 

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RIP-6 Prescribed fires may be followed by herbicide treatment 

of re-sprouting shrubs. 

x x 1 — — See 

RIP-5 

See 

RIP-

RIP-7 Areas currently lacking in grass and forb species will be 

seeded. 

x x 1 0.5 2,000 — — 

RIP-8 Pursue a more intense riparian restoration program if potential is shown. Cottonwood, willow, and other riparian 

species will be planted if riparian conditions develop. Riparian habitat will be expanded to the extent that potential is indicated. 

x x 1 — — *** *** 

RIP-9 Manage the entire riparian habitat within Peralta Canyon 

inside the Monument as a riparian area if riparian vegetax x 1 — — *** *** 
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tion becomes established in the stream channel, and the private inholdings are acquired. The BLM will then assess the area for properly functioning condition. 

RIP-10 As studies are being conducted, study areas alongside the 

Peralta Canyon stream channel will be designated as off limits to such recreational uses as hiking and horseback riding to avoid damage to riparian habitat. 

x x 1 — 1,000 — — 

RIP-11 If inholdings are not acquired, the BLM will pursue Cooperative Management Agreements with willing landowners to protect any riparian areas that develop on private land. x x 1 — — *** *** 

Social and Economic Conditions

SE-1 Comply with the principles of Environmental Justice. 

Consideration is given to the health and well-being of minority and low-income communities and avoidance of inequitable distribution of adverse impacts to these communities. 

x x 1 — — — — 

SE-2 Provide environmental education about the natural and 

cultural resources and natural processes of landscape formation for which the Monument was designated. 

x x 1 — — 2 30,0

SE-3 Through agreements with the Pueblo de Cochiti, provide 

funding for employment in Monument operation and management. 

x x 1 — — See 

AIU-6 

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& 

RU-1

Soil and Water Resources

SW-1a Protect, maintain, or improve the quality of the soil, water, 

and air resources and watershed values associated with the public lands, including natural site productivity, air quality, and surface and ground water quality, quantity, and timing. 

x x 1 — — — — 

SW-1b Prevent deterioration of soil, air quality, and watershed x x 1 — — — — 
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conditions where technically and economically feasible, and rehabilitate areas in which accelerated erosion and runoff have resulted in unacceptable resource conditions. 

SW-1c Prevent or minimize the threat to public health and safety, 

damage to natural site characteristics, or economic losses due to floods, sedimentation, decreased water and air quality, or accelerated runoff and erosion. 

x x 1 — — 5 100,0

SW-1d Prevent impairment of soil productivity due to accelerated 

soil loss or physical or chemical degradation of the soil resource. 

x x 1 — — — — 

SW-1e Ensure that BLM management actions and objectives are 

consistent with soil resource capabilities. 

x x 1 — — — — 

SW-1f Maintain or improve surface and ground water quality 

consistent with existing and anticipated uses and applicable State and Federal water quality standards. 

x x 1 — — 1 10,0

SW-1g Minimize the harmful consequences of overland flow and 

surface runoff on or arising from BLM-administered lands. 

x x 1 — — — — 

SW-1h Provide for the physical and legal availability of water to 

facilitate authorized uses of the public lands. 

x x 1 — — See 

SW-5 

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SW-2 Maintain water source inventories, participate in State 

water rights adjudications (none of which affect the Monument at this time), and evaluate watershed conditions in terms of erosion/sedimentation, water quality, and supply. 

x x 1 — — 1 — 

SW-3 Plan, implement, monitor, and maintain watershed rehabilitation projects. x x 1 — — 0.5 — SW-4 For closed roads and trails to be rehabilitated, implement 

appropriate protection measures (Best Management Practices) to minimize watershed impacts and/or restore natural conditions. 

x x 1 2 40,000 1 10,0

SW-5 Assess physical water availability and quality for visitor 

use, acquire water rights (if needed), and ensure continued compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act. 

x x 1 See 

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RU-16 

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Special Geologic Features

SGF-1 BLM’s management goal for special geologic features is 

to protect these important, environmentally sensitive geologic resources in their natural condition (subject to ecological processes), while allowing recreation, and scientific research and collection. 

x x 1 — — — — 

SGF-2 If the 837 acres of non-Federal minerals within the Monument are developed, BLM’s management goal will be to 

protect the special geologic features to the extent possible. 

x x 1 — — — — 

SGF-3 Develop appropriate interpretive materials (e.g., signs, 

brochures) to explain the special geologic features of the area, such as tents, faults, and flows. 

x x 1 — — See 

RU-9 

See 

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SGF-4 Allow scientific collection and research only by accredited universities or other organizations under permit. Issue permits only in the areas determined to be the least 

susceptible to impacts, excluding those areas composed of the “tents.” When proposals are submitted for scientific research and collection in the Planning Area, evaluate the proposals and permit applications, develop appropriate stipulations for geological resource protection, and conduct compliance inspections. If the inspections indicate that any study is unduly and unnecessarily degrading the natural landscape within the Planning Area, severely limit or eliminate study in affected areas. 

x x 1 — — *** *** 

SGF-5 Protect special geologic features on 167 acres of Federally 

owned Monument lands for visitor viewing and observation. Identified acquisitions, if completed, could increase this area to 2,284 acres. 

x x 1 — — 1 2,0

Special Status Plants

SS-1a Manage the public land to maintain, restore, improve, or 

enhance habitats which maintain or lead to recovery of Federally listed species populations and to preclude the 

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need for listing proposed, candidate, and other special status species. 

SS-1b The objective of the Special Status Plant Program is to 

continue to monitor and inventory special status species and their habitats to ensure that appropriate management, protections, and mitigations are developed and applied. 

x x 1 — — See 

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See 

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SS-2 No special status plant species have been identified within 

the Monument or Southwest Acquisition. Any plants located will be managed on a case-by-case basis. Consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for listed species will be carried out as required by the Endangered Species Act. 

x x 1 — — *** *** 

Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Wildlife Species

TE-1a The goal of the Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive 

Wildlife Program is compliance with the Endangered Species Act. The BLM manages the public land to maintain, restore, improve, or enhance habitats which maintain or lead to recovery of Federally listed species populations and to preclude the need for listing proposed, candidate, State protected, or sensitive species. 

x x 1 — — — — 

TE-1b The objective of the Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Wildlife Program is to continue to monitor and inventory special status species and their habitats to ensure that 

appropriate management, protections, and mitigations are developed and applied. 

x x 1 — — See 

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See 

WL-4

TE-2 The Endangered Species Act requires special protection 

and management of Federally listed threatened and endangered (T&E), proposed, and candidate plant and animal species. The BLM implements the ESA through its National Special Status Species Policy contained in BLM Manual 6840. 

x x 1 — — — — 
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TE-3 The National Special Status Species Policy directs the 

BLM to plan and implement programs to conserve T&E species, and to ensure that actions authorized, funded, or carried out do not jeopardize listed species or contribute to the need to list a species. 

x x 1 — — — 

TE-4 The National Special Status Species Policy further 

charges BLM State Directors with the responsibility to give state-designated species the same level of protection provided for Federal candidate species. 

x x 1 — — — — 

TE-5a Determine the distribution, abundance, reasons for the 

current status, and habitat needs for candidate (and sensitive) species occurring on land administered by the BLM, and evaluate the significance of BLM-administered lands or actions in maintaining those species. 

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TE-6 

TE-5b For those species where BLM-administered lands or actions have a significant effect on their status, manage the 

habitat to conserve the species by the following means: 

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TE-5c Include candidate (and sensitive) species as priority species in land use plans. x x 1 — — — — TE-5d Develop and implement area-wide and/or site-specific 

management plans for candidate (and sensitive) species that include specific habitat and population management objectives designed for recovery, as well as the management strategies necessary to meet those objectives. 

x x 1 — — See 

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See 

TE-6 

TE-5e Ensure that BLM activities that affect the habitat of candidate (and sensitive) species are carried out in a manner 

consistent with the objectives for those species. 

x x 1 — — See 

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See 

TE-6 

TE-5f Monitor populations and habitats of candidate (and sensitive) species to determine whether management objectives 

are being met. 

x x 1 — — See 

TE-6 

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TE-6 The BLM has made a “No Affect” determination for the 

Monument for all the listed, proposed and candidate species, and critical habitat identified by the U.S. Fish and 

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Wildlife Service as potentially occurring in Sandoval County. 

TE-7 The BLM has identified 13 sensitive species as potentially 

occurring or having suitable habitat within the Monument and Southwest Acquisition. Manage these species in accordance with the BLM National Special Status Species Policy if any are identified. 

x x 1 — — *** *** 

TE-8 Reevaluate the Monument for new special status species 

as the special status species list for Sandoval County is updated. 

x x 1 — — 0.5 — 

Vegetation and Woodlands Management

VW-1a BLM Handbook H-1601 states that the agency’s goals for 

vegetation are to: (1) “Identify desired future conditions for vegetative resources, including the desired mix of vegetative types, structural stages, and landscape and riparian functions, and provide for native plant, fish, and wildlife habitats. (2) Identify the actions and area-wide use restrictions needed to achieve desired vegetative conditions.” 

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VW-2 The objectives of vegetation treatments are as follows: VW-2a Reduce the risk of hazardous vegetative fuels to human 

life and property. 

x x 1 — — See 

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See 

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VW-2b Reduce the risk or cost of fire suppression in areas of hazardous fuels buildup. x x 1 — — See FM-1 See FM-VW-2c Achieve other resource objectives (e.g., improve native 

plant and wildlife habitat). 

x x 1 — — 0.5 10,00

VW-2d Treat lands that are in Fire Regime Condition (FRC) 

Classes II and III. 

x x 1 — — See 

FM-1 

See 

FM-

VW-2e Maintain lands that are in FRC Class I. — — See 

FM-1 

See 

FM-

VW-3 Where needed, vegetation and woodland treatments will 

consist of prescribed fire, mechanical methods, physical 

removal of excess vegetation, and chemical methods. 

x x 1 — — See 

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VW-4 Follow Best Management Practices for vegetation treatment methods. Some treatments may need to be combined with others for best results, and some areas may need 

to be treated repeatedly to achieve the desired results. 

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VW-5 Comply with the NM Standards for Public Land Health in 

establishing woodlands and vegetative treatments as management moves toward desired future conditions. 

x x 1 — — — — 

Visual Resources

VR-1a Manage Federal lands in a manner that protects scenic 

(visual) values. 

x x 1 — — — — 

VR-1b For VRM Class II lands, retain the existing character of 

the landscape, and prevent changes from use authorizations and management actions that would attract attention. Changes in the landscape should repeat the basic elements of form, line, color, and texture found in the predominant natural features of the characteristic landscape. 

x x 1 — — — — 

VR-1c For VRM Class III lands, allow activities and structures 

that attract attention but that do not dominate the view of the casual observer. Changes should borrow from the basic elements found in the natural features of the surrounding characteristic landscape. 

x x 1 — — — — 

VR-2 Use objectives for VRM Classes II and III to guide management actions on the public lands within the Planning Area. x x 1 — — — — VR-3 In areas of intensive recreational use and along BLM 

Road 1011 through the Monument, VRM Class III has been assigned to the 1,202 acres that encompass the immediate foreground surrounding the developed facilities. On the Class III lands, only activities and structures that would attract attention but not dominate the view of the casual observer will be allowed. Any changes would borrow from the basic elements found in the natural features 

of the surrounding characteristic landscape. 

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VR-4 VRM Class II has been assigned to the remaining 3,887 

acres of public lands, where the intent will be to retain the existing character of the landscape by keeping implementation actions from attracting attention. 

x x 1 — — — — 

VR-5 Use a contrast rating process to determine the level of 

contrast acceptable under the assigned VRM class objectives. The contrasts will be measured by comparing the proposed project’s basic design elements of form, line, color, and texture with those same elements found in the landform, water, vegetative, and structural features of the surrounding landscape as observed from key observation points. Design principles, techniques, and mitigation measures will be applied to minimize visual impacts. 

x x 1 4 100,000 — — 

VR-6 Inventory acquired lands and place in VRM Class II or III 

based on the extent of cultural modifications to the landscape, the need to implement future management actions or install facilities to accommodate visitor services, and the need for resource protection and rehabilitation. 

x x 1 *** *** — — 

Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas 

 There are no wilderness study areas or designated wilderness within the Planning Area. Therefore goals and objectives were not established, and there are no decisions. 

Wildlife Habitat Management 

WL-1 The management goals for the Wildlife Habitat Management Program listed below were carried forward from the 

Final Protection Plan for Tent Rocks ACEC. The BLM will manage the Planning Area in the following ways to maintain and improve healthy habitats for wildlife: 

x x 1 — — — — 
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WL-1a Promote awareness of wildlife values. x x 1 — — See 

RU-9 

See 

RU-

WL-1b Protect habitat for non-game birds and improve big-game 

winter habitat. 

x x 1 — — — — 

WL-1c Provide water development and rehabilitate grassland 

parks. 

x x 1 — — See 

LG-3 

& 

LG-7 

See 

LG-

& 

LG-7 

WL-2 Nothing in the Proclamation enlarges or diminishes the 

jurisdiction of the State of New Mexico over fish and wildlife management. 

x x 1 — — — — 

WL-3 Executive Order 13186 directs Federal agencies to “. . . 

promote the conservation of migratory bird populations . . . ” and to “. . . support the conservation intent of the migratory bird conventions by integrating bird conservation principles, measures, and practices into agency activities and by avoiding or minimizing, to the extent practicable, adverse impacts on migratory bird resources when conducting agency actions. ” It is therefore important that the BLM provide adequate habitat for these bird species. 

x x 1 — — 0.5 5,00

WL-4 Implement the following actions to maintain and enhance 

healthy habitats for wildlife populations within the boundaries of the Planning Area: 

WL-4a Conduct a complete biotic survey of the area to determine 

the plant and animal species present, including vascular and non-vascular plants; soil macro- and microinvertebrates for each soil type; arthropods, mollusks, and 

crustaceans; and miscellaneous other invertebrates as they become known. 

x x 1 1 100,000 — — 

WL-4b Conduct breeding bird surveys on a regular and repeating 

schedule. If populations decline, develop a mitigation plan in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serx x 1 — — 0.5 1,2
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vice and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDG&F). 

WL-4c Survey the stream bottom of Peralta Canyon every 3 years 

for evidence of riparian and wetland development. If such development occurs, pursue a more intensive riparian restoration program with specific actions to protect and promote the development (based on best science). This will also be applied to any springs or seeps discovered. 

x x 1 — — See 

RIP-3 

See 

RIP-

WL-4d Fence the south and west boundaries of the Planning Area 

and any acquired lands to prevent damage to big-game winter habitat from trespass livestock. 

x x 1 1 45,000 — — 

WL-4e Coordinate wildlife management activities with the 

NMDG&F (including but not limited to game species management and special status species management). 

x x 1 — — 0.5 10,00

*** No basis for estimate, but costs are likely.