Legend
Management Areas
1.1
Alternative 2
- Wilderness: Soldier Creek
Management Areas
1.31 - Backcountry Recreation Non-motorized
1.1
1.31a-Backcountry Recreation Non-motorized (Pine Ridge NRA)
This multiple-use alternative would emphasis production of
commodities such as livestock, minerals, oil, gas, and
2.1
timber.
Plant and animal habitats are managed to meet viable populations.
2.2
Administrative Boundaries
- Special Interest Areas
- Research Natural Areas
Township & Range Lines
Recreation opportunities, and special area designations would be
3.63 - Black-Footed Ferret Reintroduction Habitat
provided where they would not foreclose commodity production.
3.64 - Special Plant and Wildlife Habitat
Badlands National Park
5.12 - General Forest and Rangelands: Range Vegetation Emphasis
5.13 - Forest Products
Environmental
Impact Statement
6.1
- Rangeland with Broad Resource Emphasis
7.1
- Residential/Forest Intermix
8.5
- Nursery
8.6
- Administrative Sites
R.10E.
- Wilderness: Soldier Creek
7814
1.31- Backcountry Recreation Non-motorized
9697
1.31a-Backcountry Recreation Non-motorized (Pine Ridge NRA)
6540
2.1
- Special Interest Areas
1060
2.2
- Research Natural Areass
3092
3.63- Black-Footed Ferret Reintroduction Habitat
61509
3.64- Special Plant and WIldlife Habitat
16642
4.32- Dispersed Recreation: High Use
4.32 - Dispersed Recreation: High Use
DRAFT
Acres
1109
5.12- General Forest and Rangelands: Range Vegetation Emphasis
22406
5.13- Forest Products
31990
6.1
- Rangeland with Broad Resource Emphasis
7.1
- Residential/Forest Intermix
8.5
- Nursery
8.6
- Administrative Sites
891379
2595
67
229
T.109N.
T.3N.
R.11E.
R.12E.
R.13E.
R.14E.
R.15E.
R.16E.
R.17E.
R.18E.
R.19E.
R.20E.
R.21E.
T.108N.
Nebraska National Forest and Associated Units
Buffalo Gap National Grassland
T.1S.
T.2N.
T.1S.
Fort Pierre National Grassland
Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest
T.107N.
Nebraska National Forest
Oglala National Grassland
T.2S.
T.2S.
Alternative 1 on reverse
1999
R.8E.
T.1N.
R.9E.
T.106N.
PLEASE NOTE: Management areas are defined as parts of the grasslands or
forests that are managed for a particular emphasis. Each management area
T.3S.
has a prescription that consists of a theme, desired conditions, and standards
and guidelines that apply to it.
The management area prescriptions are
T.3S.
grouped into eight major categories, based on a continuum from least
evidence of disturbance (Category 1) to most (Category 8).
The management areas on this map are further explained in Chapter 3 of the
Revised Land and Resource Management Plan. The differences between
R.31E.
alternatives may be better understood if the reader compares alternative maps
R.79W.
R.78W.
R.77W.
while reviewing the accompanying Environmental Impact Statement.
T.4S.
The management area boundaries on this map were computer generated.
These lines and their locations are only approximate at this scale.
N
T.5S.
S
5
0
5
10
15
Wall North
Desired Vegetation Condition
E
W
Fort Pierre
by Geographic Area
Miles
1/4 inch = 1 mile
1:253,440
T.6S.
R.1E.
R.2E.
R.3E.
R.4E.
R.5E.
R.6E.
Fall River Northeast
R.7E.
Wall Southeast
T.7S.
Wall Southwest
Desired Vegetation Condition
T.8S.
Vegetation
Vegetation
Acres
Acres
Matrix.
Key
Fall River West
T.9S.
Fall River Southeast
Composition
.
mid to late seral
a
904959
80%
b
13899
85%
c
996
90%
d
28679
95%
e
50248
variable
f
57201
variable
|--
Residual Vegetation Structure
High
Moderate
--|
Low
Variable
Desired Vegetation condition is described in terms of composition and structure.
T.10S.
Vegetation Composition is the mix of plant species found on a site.
in relation to the site's potential to grow vegetation.
Composition is used to describe a seral (successional) stage
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).
Vegetation structure is the height and density of the herbaceous (grass, sedge or 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.
T.11S.
Areas labeled "f" are ferret reintroduction areas.
McKelvie
T.12S.
Oglala
Desired Vegetation Condition
for the Nebraska Sandhills
Vegetation
.Key
Matrix
T.35N.
Vegetation
Composition
.
mid to late seral
a
80%
c
90%
d
95%
e
variable
|-Residual Vegetation Structure-|
High
Bessey
Moderate
Variable
T.34N.
Pine Ridge
5
0
5
T.33N.
1/8 inch = 1 mile
1:506,880
R.57W.
R.56W.
R.55W.
R.34W.
R.33W.
R.32W.
R.31W.
R.30W.
Vicinity Map
T.32N.
T.23N.
T.32N.
T.31N.
T.22N.
T.31N.
Ft. Pierre NG
T.21N.
Buffalo Gap
NG
Oglala NG
Samuel R. Mc
Kelvie NF
T.30N.
Nebraska NF
R.27W.
T.30N.
R.54W.
R.53W.
R.52W.
R.51W.
R.50W.
R.49W.
R.48W.
R.26W.
R.25W.
10
15
Miles