DRAFT
3.4
National River System:
- National River System: Scenic Rivers Recommended
3.51 - Bighorn Sheep
Environmental
Wild Designation
Concurrent Management
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3.63 - Black-Footed Ferret Reintroduction Habitat
Research Natural Area
3.64 - Special Plant and Wildlife Habitat
Impact Statement
Scenic Rivers
3.65 - Rangelands with Diverse Natural-Appearing Landscapes
3.66 - Ecosystem Restoration
Dakota Prairie Grasslands
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Bighorn Sheep
4.32 - Dispersed Recreation: High Use
Black-Footed Ferret Reintroduction Habitat
Cedar River National Grassland
4.4
Grand River National Grassland
- National River System: Recreation Rivers Recommended
Recreation Rivers
5.12 - General Forest and Rangelands: Range Vegetation Emphasis
Little Missouri National Grassland
6.1
Sheyenne National Grassland
Alternative 5 on reverse
R.105W.
- Rangeland with Broad Resource Emphasis
1999
R.104W.
R.103W.
R.101W.
R.102W.
R.100W.
R.99W.
R.98W.
R.97W.
R.96W.
R.95W.
R.94W.
T.131N.
R.93W.
T.130N.
T.153N.
R.54W.
R.53W.
R.51W.
R.52W.
R.50W.
T.152N.
T.151N.
Desired Vegetation Condition
by Geographic Area
T.150N.
T.149N.
Sheyenne
T.148N.
T.147N.
T.146N.
Little Missouri
Badlands
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Management Areas
1.2
Acres
- Recommended For Wilderness
Desired Vegetation Condition
85944
T.144N.
1.31- Backcountry Recreation Non-motorized
103838
1.5
- National River System: Wild Rivers Recommended
2.1
- Special Interest Areas
5927
2.2
- Research Natural Areas
9038
2.4
- American Indian Traditional Use Areas
6283
3.4
- National River System: Scenic Rivers Recommended
Vegetation
Vegetation
839
Matrix Key
.
Composition
Acres
|--
Residual Vegetation Structure
High
17259
--|
mid to late
.3seral
.2
a
0
80%
b
64681
85%
3.51- Bighorn Sheep
74667
c
0
90%
3.63- Black-Fotted Ferrent Reintroduction Habitat
16222
d
970559
90%
e
206209
variable
f
15368
variable
Low
Moderate
T.143N.
3.64- Special Plant and Wildlife Habitat
1015
3.65- Rangelands with Diverse Natural-Appearing Landscapes
295358
3.66- Ecosystem Restoration
T.142N.
55155
4.32- Dispersed Recreation: High Use
1712
4.4
2473
- National River System: Recreation Rivers Recommended
5.12- General Forest and Rangelands: Range Vegetation Emphasis
6.1
Variable
Little Missouri
Rolling Prairie
Desired Vegetation condition is described in terms of composition and structure.
12676
- Rangeland with Broad Resource Emphasis
568759
Vegetation Composition is the mix of plant species found on a site.
Composition
is used to describe a seral (successional) stage in relation to the site's potential
to grow vegetation.
For example, a buffalo grass/blue grama grass composition
is an early seral stage compared to the site's potential
to grow western
wheatgrass/ green needlegrass (mid to late seral stage).
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Vegetation structure is the height and density of the herbaceous (grass, sedge
and forb) community.
Residual vegetation structure is the height and density
of standing herbaceous vegetation following the grazing season.
Areas labeled "e" are lands not suitable for domestic livestock production.
Areas labeled "f" are ferret reintroduction areas.
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T.139N.
Concurrent management areas exist when two or more compatible management
areas exist for the same piece of ground.
show up in the colored legend.
The dominant management area will
The other management area or areas will show
up as cross-hatching over the colored management area.
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Legend
Concurrent Management Areas
Acres
National River System: Scenic Rivers Recommended (3.4)
374
Research Natural Areas (2.2)
8818
National River System: Recreation Rivers Recommended (4.4)
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60
Black-Footed Ferret Reintroduction Habitat (3.63)
11694
Bighorn Sheep
44121
(3.51)
Bighorn Sheep (3.51) / National Scenic Rivers Recommended
Bighorn Sheep (3.51) / Research Natural Areas (2.2)
(3.4)
149
5329
Grand/Cedar
T.136N.
5
T.135N.
0
5
10
15
Miles
1/8 inch = 1 mile
1 : 506,880
T.134N.
T.133N.
R.91W.
R.90W.
R.89W.
R.88W.
R.87W.
R.86W.
R.85W.
T.130N.
R.106W.
R.105W.
R.104N.
R.103W.
R.102W.
R.101W.
R.100W.
R.99W.
T.129N.
T.23N.
PLEASE NOTE: Management areas are defined as parts of the
grasslands that are managed for a particular emphasis. Each
management area has a prescription that consists of a theme,
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desired conditions, and standards and guidelines that apply to it.
The management area prescriptions are grouped into eight major
categories, based on a continuum from least evidence of
disturbance (Category 1) to most (Category 8).
Vicinity Map
The management areas on this map are further explained in
Chapter 3 of the Revised Land and Resource Management Plan.
The differences between alternatives may be better understood
T.21N.
if the reader compares alternative maps while reviewing the
accompanying Environmental Impact Statement.
The management area boundaries on this map were computer
generated. These lines and their locations are only approximate
Little Missouri NG
at this scale.
Sheyenne NG
Cedar River NG
T.20N.
R.10E.
R.11E.
Grand River NG