Carrizo Plain Natural Area Plan - Completed in 1996

---

Table of Contents

Overview

I.  Introduction
    Mission
    Vision

A.  Issues and Constraints

B.  Acquisition History

Table - Land Ownership

II.  Resource Description

A.  Geographical Setting

1.  Physical Setting

2.  Regional Setting

B.  Geology and Paleontology

1.  Climate

2.  Air Quality

3.  Hydrology

4.  Soils

C.  Biotic Resources

1.  Plant Communities

Table 2 - Vegetation Associations

3.  Animal Communities

4.  Listed Species

5.  Habitat Management
a.  Fire
b.  Livestock Grazing

D.  Cultural Resources

E.  Extractable Minerals

1.  Oil and Gas

2.  Solid Minerals

3.  Locatable Minerals

4.  Solid Leasable Minerals

5.  Salable Minerals

F.  Recreation

1.  Wilderness

G.  Infrastructure & Administration

1.  Infrastructure

2.  Administration/Coordination

3.  Fire Suppression Administration

4.  Withdrawals and Special Designations

5.  Third-Party Rights

6.  Use Authorizations

III. Management and Environmental Impacts

A.  Standard Operating Procedures

1.  Environmental review and documentation

2.  General Project Impacts
a.  General Surface Disturbing Impacts
b.  General Cultural Resource Impacts
c.  General Wildlife Impact
d.  General Wildlife Collision Impacts

3.  Avoidance/Mitigation Measure
a.  General
b.  Biotic Communities
c.  Cultural Resources
d.  Native America
e.  Minerals
f.   Recreation
g.  Administration
1.  Disposals
2.  Leases/permits
3.  Rights-of-way

4.  Unauthorized use, development & occupancy      

B.  Reasonable Foreseeable Development Scenarios

1.  Fluid Mineral Exploration and Development

2.  Solid Mineral Exploration and Development
a.  Locatable Minerals
b.  Solid Leasable Minerals
c.  Salable Minerals
d.  Geothermal

3.  Recreation

4.  Infrastructure

5.  Private Land Use

C.  Definition

D.  Resource Elements

1.  Geology and Paleontology

2.  Soil, Air, Hydrology
a.  Soil
b.  Air Quality
c.  Hydrology

3.  Biotic Communities
a.  Biotic Community Restoration and Reintroduction
b.  Core Plant and Animal Species
c.  Habitat Management
1.  Fire
2.  Livestock Grazing
d.  Research and Monitoring

4.  Cultural Rescues

E.  Public Use Elements

1.  Native Americans

2.  Extractable Minerals

3.  Recreation
a.  Facilities
1.  Camping
b.  Hunting
c.  Other Recreations
d.  Interpretation
e.  Vehicular Access

4. Lands Acquisition and Ownership

F.  Infrastructure & Administration Elements

1.  Infrastructure
a.  Facility Operation and Maintenance
b.  Facility Development
c.  Third party Land Use Applications

2.  Administration
a.  Research Inventory
b.  Monitoring
c.  Supplement Rules
d.  Emergency Services and Public Safety
1.  Law Enforcement
2.  Fire Safety

3.  Search and Rescue

4.  Radio Communications

5.  Earthquake Investigations

G.  Cumulative Impacts
1.  Geology and Paleontology
2.  Soil, Air, Hydrology
3.  Biotic Communities
4.  Cultural
5.  Extractable Minerals
6.  Recreation
7.  Infrastructure and Administration
8.  Regional

H.  Plan Operation

I.  Conclusion

J.  Record of Decision

Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
Appendix H
Appendix I

Acronyms
Glossary
List of Preparers