Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
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Spring Mountains National Recreation Area
The US Forest Service, in cooperation with the US Fish & Wildlife Service, conducted a Landscape Assessment for the entire Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (NRA), which was completed in August 2008. Federal agency and private consulting experts, including wildlife biologists, botanists, social scientists, archeologists, recreation specialists, planners, and many others, worked together for many months to complete the Landscape Assessment.
The landscape assessment's primary focus was to evaluate and analyze the biological, social, and physical elements of the Spring Mountains NRA to determine how they positively or negatively affect each other. The findings were used to develop recommendations and strategies for achieving a balance between species conservation and recreation use on the Spring Mountains NRA.
The project was financed by Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) funds available through Clark County’s Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) program.
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Project Newsletters
Throughout the project interested parties were updated with 3 different project newsletters.
- Issue 1 - September 2004 (pdf, 1.06 MB)
- Issue 2 - June 2006 (pdf, 1.01 MB)
- Issue 3 - August 2008 (pdf, 285 kb)
Summary of the Project
The Citizens’ Guide to the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area Landscape Assessment (pdf, 1 MB) is a summary of the Landscape Assessment. This four page document includes more information about what a Landscape Assessment is, the process used, and the key findings and recommendations of the analysis.
View and Download the Entire Document
The entire Landscape Assessment document is over 500 pages and is comprised of six chapters. View/Download the documents »
Contact Us
US Forest ServiceSpring Mountains National Recreation Area
4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89130
(702) 515-5400
Workforce
Experts, both within and outside the agency, including biologists, social scientists, archeologists, recreation specialists, planners, and many others are working on the Landscape Assessment. Team members include:
- Randy Sharp, Natural Resource Officer, Project Manager
- Scott Lamoreux, Recreation Team Leader
- Joanne Baggs, Botanist
- Jim Hurja, Soil Scientist
- Amy Nichols, District Natural Resource Officer
- Amy Lavoie , U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Contractors provided additional technical and scientific expertise.
USDA Forest Service - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Last Modified: Thursday, 02 October 2008 at 13:34:05 EDT