TITLE 2600 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
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2603 - POLICY. National Forests in Region 1 make a major contribution to fishery resources in
Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota. The contribution is direct in terms of onsite fish habitat, and
indirect in terms of supplying high quality water to fish habitat downstream.
Goals for managing fish habitat in the Northern Region National Forests are:
1. Protect the existing habitat from degradation.
2. Restore areas in which existing habitat has been degraded as a result of management
activities.
3. Enhance, where feasible, areas in which natural forces and development projects have
caused habitat degradation.
2606.11 - Range Management. (See FSM 2203.3) Where there is a direct known competition
for forage between domestic stock and big game, the objective will be to arrive at a reasonable
balance by cooperation with the States and permittees. If the area of conflict is a major portion
of the game winter range, big game may be allotted the major share of the forage. If the area is
primary cattle range and not a large factor in the winter game range, cattle use may be favored.
Under some conditions, it may be desirable to allocate forage on a 50-50 basis. Forage
allocations in any case will be within the limits of proper use of key forage plants.