Field� Office | Allotment� Name | Number Acres BLM | Initial S&G Cat. | Date Assess. Completed | Date Category Determin ation | Final �S&G Cat. | Standards Not Met | Magnitude of Standards Not Met | Information Used for Final Cat | If final category different from initial, reasons |
Alturas | Cold Springs | 17,678 | 2 | 199808 | 199901 | 1 | Other riparian areas in allotment not PFC. | The 4 above springs/meadows not being met; uplands did meet standards. Juniper encroachment was a significant factor in a few of these spring areas.
| Riparian PFC assessment. | Dodge Spring Stringer Meadow (functioning at risk); Happy Dog Meadow and Spring; Norte Spring and Juoc Spring (functioning at risk).
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Bakersfield | Kettleman Hills | 4,193 | 1,4 | 199809 | 199809 | 1,4 | species | 10% of BLM lands in allotment | Upland assessment and professional judgment. | NA |
Bakersfield | Old Arroyo | 480 | 1,4 | 199809 | 199809 | 1,4 | species | 10% of BLM lands in allotment | Upland assessment and professional judgment | NA |
Eagle Lake | Observation | 149,063 | 4 | 199807 | 199808 | 1,4 | Riparian | 36% of the riparian sites are not meeting the riparian standard. | Riparian PFC assessment, upland monitoring information (primarily utilization). | Based on riparian assessments, and the analysis of monitoring information, cattle contributed to standards not being met. |
Eagle Lake | Shaffer Mt. | 25,752 | 1,4 | 199906 | 199908 | 1,4 | N/A | Annual grasses (medusahead and cheatgrass) dominate about 70% of the allotment. Also, about 20% of 6 miles of creek in FAR with an upward trend. | N/A | N/A |
Folsom | Appling Estate | 1,178 | 1 | 199803 | 199903 | 1 | Riparian/wetland; Guidelines 3, 6, 8 and 11. | For substantial portions of the main drainage within lease, grazing has degraded the riparian areas. Other smaller riparian areas are also impacted. Most occurrences of the federally listed species that occur within the lease are also affected by grazing. | Multiple field surveys from 1997-1999. | N/A |
Folsom | Bigelow | 110 | 1 | 199807 | 199903 | 1 | Guideline 6: sustain native populations & communit | Impacts from grazing on oak regeneration only evident in small portions of the lease (about 10%) where mature oaks occur and revegetation is stunted. | Field inspection was completed using the information listed in initial categorization above. | N/A |
Folsom | Visher, Mrs. Elsie | 1,506 | 3 | 199807 | 199903 | 1 | Riparian/wetland | N/A | Field inspection was completed using the information listed in initial categorization above. | Heavy grazing within the allotment (RDM<125 lb/acre) and near morning star spring. |