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This list of terms is intended to assist the reader in locating a broad scope of subject areas central
to the content of this Draft Environmental Impact Statement. References to specified page
numbers are not intended to be complete. It is suggested that the reader use this index, the table
of contents, and the glossary for further information.
A
Air quality 3-298
Affected Environment 3-1
Alternative 2-5, Appendix B, D
American Indians 1-8, 2-9, 3-29, 33, 37, 47, 50, 323
Animal Unit Month 1-9, 2-13, 3-56, 65, Appendix B
B
Badlands on the Brink Appendix C
Bald eagle 3-97-98, Appendix H
Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act 3-54
Bessey Nursery 1-4, 3-269, 273, 274
Bessey Ranger District 1-4
Big game 3-351, 344
Bighorn sheep 3-344, 352
Biological evaluation Appendix H
Bison 1-10, 2-14, 3-47, 3-67
Black-footed ferret 1-12, 2-21, 3-117, 3-124, 132, Appendix H
Black-tailed prairie dog 1-11, 12, 2-16, 219-20, 3-132
Blowout penstemon Appendix H
Buffalo (see Bison)
Buffalo Gap National Grassland 1-5
Burrowing owl 3-132
Bureau of Land Management 1-6, 1-10, 2-6, 3-75, 77, 78, 80, 82, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91
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C
Campgrounds 3-199
Camping 3-20
Canada thistle 3-111-112
Cedar River National Grassland 1-3, 2-3, 3-195, Appendix F
Clean Water Act 3-123
Climate 3-130
Coal 3-75, 3-80, 3-334
Collaborative groups 2-3-4
Community and lifestyle relationships 3-5
Conservation Practice dollars (CP) 3-18
Controlled surface use 3-88, Appendix I
County governments 3-15, 3-23, 3-34, 3-38
Crested wheatgrass 3-111-112
Cultural resources See Heritage Resources
Custer National Forest 1-1, 2-1
D
Dakota Prairie Grasslands 1-3, 2-3-4, 3-195-196, Appendix C, D, E, F, G
Decisions to be Made 1-6
Developed recreation 1-13-14, 2-22, 3-194-200, 3-206-207
Dispersed recreation 1-13-14, 3-194-223
E
Economic and financial efficiency 3-24-26
Economic dependency and diversity 3-7-15
Economics 1-8, 3-7-26
Elk 3-211, 3-344-345, Appendix I
Employment (see Jobs)
Endangered Species Act 3-145-146, 3-165-166, Appendix H
Erosion 3-183-186
Exotic species (see Invasive Species)
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Expenditures and returns
F
Fall River Ranger District 1-4, 3-197, Appendix C, E, F, G
Fences 1-9, 2-22, 3-61, 3-70-72, 3-254, Appendix C
Ferruginous hawk 3-97-98, 3-348-350, Appendix H, I
Fire 3-187-192, 3-306-313, Appendix B
Fire management 3-306-313, Appendix B
Fire protection (see Fire Management)
Fish 3-165, Appendix H
Fishing opportunities 1-13, 2-23, 3-200, 3-203-204, 3-210
Forage 1-9, 2-12-13, 3-53-56, 3-58, 3-62-65, 3-67-74, Appendix B
Forest health 1-12, 2-17-19, 3-123-129, 3-142-143, 3-159-160
Forest plantations 2-4
Fort Pierre National Grassland 1-3, 3-198, Appendix C, E
Fossils 3-99-100, 3-314-321, Appendix I
Fragmentation Appendix H
G
Geographic Information System Appendix B
Golden eagle 3-97-98, Appendix I
Grand River National Grassland 1-3, 2-3, 3-195, Appendix C, Appendix F
Grand River Ranger District (see Grand River National Grassland)
Grazing associations 2-3, 3-30, 3-54
Greater prairie chicken 3-167-169, 3-171-178, 3-346, Appendix H, Appendix L
Grouse (see Sharptail grouse or Sage grouse)
H
Hardwood draw (see Woody draws)
Heritage resources 3-99, 3-322-332
Hunting 1-13-14, 3-195-198, 3-203-205, 3-210-211
Hydrology (see Water Quality)
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I
Imperiled Animal Species 3-164, 3-170, Appendix H
Imperiled Plant Species 3-144, 3-160, Appendix H
Income 1-8-9, 2-8-11, 3-7-21
Indicator species (see Management Indicator Species)
Integrated pest management 3-110, 3-112, 3-190
Insecticide 3-120-121
Invasive Species 3-109, 3-113-115
Irretrievable commitments 3-295
Irreversible commitments 3-295
J
Jobs 2-8-11, 3-19-21
K
L
Leafy spurge 3-111-112
Little Missouri National Grassland 1-3, 3-195, Appendix C, E, F, G
Livestock grazing 1-9-10, 2-12-14, 3-53-74, Appendix B, D
M
Management area 1-6, 2-28-38, 3-91-96, Appendix B, D, I
Management Indicator Species 3-167-170, 3-173-178, Appendix H, L
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest 1-4, 3-196, Appendix C, E, F
McKelvie National Forest (see Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest)
McKenzie Ranger District 1-3, Appendix C, E, G
Medora Ranger District 1-3, Appendix C, F, G
Merlin 3-97-98, Appendix H
Mineral leasing 1-6, 1-10-11, 2-14, 15, 3-75-108, 3-333-338, Appendix B, I
Minerals 3-75-108, 3-333-338, Appendix B, I
Mixed-grass prairie 1-2-5, 3-129-131, 3-135, 136, 3-187, 188, Appendix H, L
Monitoring and Evaluation See Chapter 4 of Revised Management Plans, Appendix B
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Mountain plover 3-47-98, 3-349-350, Appendix H, I
Mule deer 3-344, 345, 3-351, 352
N
National Forest Management Act 1-1
National Wild and Scenic River System (see Wild and Scenic Rivers)
Nebraska National Forest 1-4,5, 3-196-199, Appendix C, D, E, F, G
Neotropical migrant birds 3-346-351, 3-353-355, Appendix H
Notice of Intent 1-7
Noxious weeds 1-11, 12, 2-15, 3-109-115, Appendix B
No-action alternative 2-5
No-surface occupancy 1-11, 2-14,15, 3-76, 3-78-82, 3-88-96, 3-99-101, 3-103-107, Appendix B, I
Not administratively available 3-76, 3-85, 86
O
Oak savanna 1-3
Off-highway motorized recreation 3-209, 3-216, 3-226-230
Oglala National Grassland 1-5, 3-198, Appendix C, E, F
Oil and gas 1-6, 1-10-11, 2-14-15, 3-75-108, Appendix I
P
Paleontology 3-99-100, 3-314-321, Appendix I
Payments to counties 3-15-17, 3-23-24
Pine Ridge Ranger District 1-8, 3-198, Appendix C, E, F
Plant and animal control 1-11-12, 2-15-16, 3-109-121, Appendix B
Plantations 1-4, 2-4, 3-142, 3-271, 3-274
Prairie chicken (see Greater Prairie Chicken)
Prairie dogs (see Black-tailed Prairie Dogs)
Prairie falcon 3-97, 98
Preferred alternative 3-5, 6
Prescribed burning 1-13, 3-189, 3-306-313
Pronghorn 3-344, 345, 3-351-353
Public involvement 1-7, Appendix A
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Public scoping Appendix A
Purpose and Need 1-16
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R
Range developments 3-61
Rangeland and forest health 1-12, 13, 2-17-21, 3-123-192, Appendix B
RARE 3-251, Appendix C
RARE II 3-251, 252, Appendix C
Recreation 1-13, 14, 2-22-24, 3-193-223
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum 1-13, 14, 2-22, 23, 3-201, 202, 3-216-218, Appendix B, D
Research Natural Areas 1-14, 15, 2-26, 27, 3-237-249, Appendix E
Returns to Treasury 3-21-23
Revised Notice of Intent 1-7
Revision Reporter Appendix A
Riparian 1-12, 13, 3-103, 3-178-182, 3-185, 186, 3-345-357, Appendix H, I
Roadless areas 1-15, 3-251-267, Appendix C
Roads 3-223-233, 3-252, 253, Appendix C
Rock Collecting 3-208, 209
S
Sagebrush 1-4, 3-133, 3-140, 141, 3-157, 158, Appendix H, Appendix L
Sage grouse 3-97, 98, 3-166, 167, 3-169-177, 3-346, Appendix H, I, L
Samuel R McKelvie National Forest 1-4, 3-196, 197, Appendix C, E, F
Sandhills 1-4, 2-4, 3-196, C, E, F, G, H, L
Scenic Integrity Levels 1-14, 2-22, 3-202, 3-218-220
Scoping Appendix A
Sensitive species 3-164, Appendix H
Sharp-tailed grouse 3-97-99, 3-166-169, 3-172-177, 3-346, Appendix I, L
Sheyenne National Grassland 1-3, 2-4, 3-196, Appendix C, E, G
Sheyenne Ranger District (see Sheyenne National Grassland)
Short grass prairie 3-129, 3-187, 188, Appendix H
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Special area designations 1-14, 15, 2-26, 27, 3-235-292
Special Interest Areas 1-14, 15, 2-27, 3-93-94, 3-269-278, Appendix F
Species at risk See Imperiled Plant Species, Imperiled Animal Species
Standard lease terms 1-11, 2-14, 3-76, 3-86, 87, 3-89-91, 3-104-107
Swift fox 3-272, 3-274, Appendix F, H
T
Tallgrass prairie 1-3, 3-129, 3-132, 3-187, Appendix C, H, L
Theodore Roosevelt National Park 3-252, 3-280, 281, 3-288-292, Appendix C, G
Threatened and endangered species See Imperiled Plant Species, Imperiled Animal Species
Thunder Basin National Grassland 1-4, 3-196, Appendix C, E, F
Timber 3-12, 13, 3-23, 3-339-343, Appendix B
Timing limitation 3-76, 3-78-82, 3-87, 3-89, 90, 3-97-99, 3-101, 3-104-107, Appendix B, I
Toadstool Park 3-94, 3-255, 3-257, 3-272, 3-274, 3-316, Appendix C, I
Travel management 1-13, 14, 2-8, 2-22-25, 3-223-233, Appendix B, D
Treaty rights 3-33, 3-47
Tree plantations 3-141
Turkey 3-211, 3-345, 3-353
U
Uranium 3-334-335
V
Vegetation Composition 1-12, 3-128-135, 3-146-150, Appendix B
Vegetation Structure 1-12, 2-17, 3-63, 64, 3-135-140, 3-150-157, 3-211, Appendix B
Visual Quality Objectives 3-202
W
Wall Ranger District 1-4, 3-197, Appendix C, E, F
Water quality 1-12, 3-178-182, 3-185, 186, Appendix G, I
Western prairie fringed orchid 2-19, Appendix H
Wetlands 1-185, 186, 3-103, 3-178-182, 3-346-351, Appendix H, I
Whitetail deer 3-211, 3-344, 3-351
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Whooping crane Appendix H
Wild and Scenic Rivers
Wilderness areas
Wildlife
Withdrawn from mineral entry
Woody draws
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Y
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