Land Management Plan - Part 2 Los Padres National Forest Strategy

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Land Management Plan Part 2 Los Padres National Forest Strategy September 2005 * By Exception = Conditions which are not generally compatible with the land use zone but may be appropriate under certain circumstances . Table 2.3.3. Suitab le Uses Com modity and Commercial Uses, LPNF Land Use Zone: DAI BC BCMUR BCNM CB W Developed Activity or Use Areas Interface (Non-Rec) Special Uses: Low Intensity Suitable Back Country Back Country Motorized Use Restricted Back Country Non-Motorized Critical Biological Wilderness Land Use Suitable Suitable *By Exception *By *By Exception Exception Communication Designated Designated Designated *By *By Not Sites Areas Areas Areas Exception Exception Suitable Livestock Grazing Designated Designated Designated Areas Areas Areas Designated Not Areas Suitable Designated Areas Major Transportation Corridors Designated Designated Not Suitable Areas Areas Not Suitable Not Suitable Not Suitable Major Utility Designated Designated Designated Not Not Not Corridors Areas Areas Areas Suitable Suitable Suitable Road construction or re-construction Suitable Suitable Suitable for authorized use Not Suitable Not Suitable Not Suitable Developed Facilities Suitable Suitable *By Exception Not Suitable Not Suitable Not Suitable Oil and Gas Exploration and Suitable Development Areas Suitable *By Exception *By Not Not Exception Suitable Suitable Minerals Resources Exploration and Suitable Development Suitable *By Exception *By Exception *By Not Exception Suitable Renewable Energy Suitable Resources Suitable *By Exception *By Exception Not Suitable Not Suitable Wood Products, including fuelwood Suitable harvesting Suitable Suitable Suitable *By Not Exception Suitable Special Forest Products Suitable Suitable Suitable Suitable *By *By Exception Exception * By Exception = Conditions which are not generally compatible with the land use zone but may be appropriate under certain circumstances. Page 4
September 2005 Land Management Plan Part 2 Los Padres National Forest Strategy Table 2.3.4. Suitable Uses Fire and Fuels Management, LPNF Land Use Zone: DAI BC BCMUR BCNM CB W Activity or Use Community Protection Areas Fuelbreak Construction including type conversion Wildland Fire Use Strategy Developed Areas Interface Back Country Back Country Motorized Use Restricted Page 5 Back Country Non-Motorized Suitable Suitable Suitable Suitable Suitable Suitable Suitable Not Suitable Not Suitable *By Exception Not Not Suitable Not Suitable Suitable Critical Biological Wilderness *By *By Exception Exception *By *By Exception Exception Not Suitable * By Exception = Conditions which are not generally compatible with the land use zone but may be appropriate under certain circumstances. Specific uses are allowed on national forests except when identified as not suitable, because of law, national or regional policy, or the revised forest plan. What this means is that the forest plans are permissive. That is, activities may occur unless the forest plan says that they cannot. However, activities are not authorized based solely on the land use zoning for this forest plan. The suitable uses identified in tables 2.3.1 through 2.3.4 are intended as guidance for consideration of future activities and do not affect existing authorized occupancy and uses or the administrative procedures used to manage them. Most ground disturbing activities require further project or site-specific analysis before a decision is made. The uses that are identified as suitable in each of the land use zones are subject to the design criteria, as well as other guidance described in Part 3 (Appendix A) of this forest plan. The standards, along with applicable guidance are typically used during project or site-specific planning. Applicable guidance includes the body of information encompassed by the Forest Service Manual and Handbooks, Species Accounts, Best Management Practices, Soil and Water Conservation Handbooks, the Built Environment Image Guide, or other documents with guidance that is identified for use based on site-specific project analysis. Several activities are described in the suitable use tables as being permitted in designated areas only. For example, what this means is that motorized uses are restricted to designated roads and trails and may be restricted or expanded further in order to achieve the desired condition for the land use zones. Vehicular traffic traveling cross-country or on non-designated routes is not allowed in any zone. Seven land use zones have been identified for the Los Padres National Forest (see Land Use Zone maps in Appendix C). These zones, including overlays described in the following section are applicable to only the National Forest System lands and in no way modify zoning applied to other ownerships by local government agencies. When other lands are acquired and become National Forest System lands, then the adjacent land use zones are applied unless changed through a Forest Plan Amendment. The land use zones descriptions in this section help to paint a picture of the anticipated level or intensity of public use or administrative activities. The existing character of each zone is included, along with the characteristic Recreation Opportunity
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