San Bernardino National Forest Land Management Plan - Part 2

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Land Management Plan Part 2 San Bernardino National Forest Strategy . September 2005 • Work with the appropriate agencies and academic sources to develop protocols and survey guidelines, gather current information and identify research needs. Identified needs for study and research include: • Techniques for successful revegetation and restoration of highly disturbed landscapes such as mines. • Effects of nonnative species on threatened, endangered, proposed, candidate, and sensitive species habitat. • Effects of management activities on threatened, endangered, proposed, candidate, and sensitive species. • Effects of cowbird interactions on vireos and flycatchers . • Improved methodology for removal of invasive nonnative species (i.e., bullfrog, etc.). • Ecological effects of fuel treatments. • Effects of off-highway vehicle disturbances and other recreation activities on wildlife. • Validation of habitat linkage use by target species such as mountain lion. • Effects of forest product removal on other resources. • Effects of grazing and vegetation management activities on oak regeneration. • Additional information on species-specific habitat use and distribution on National Forest System land. • Validation of watershed standards for cumulative effects (less than 20 percent manipulation/yr and less than 40 percent over 5 years). Linked to National Strategic Plan Goal 5 - Improve watershed condition, objective 3; and Goal 6 - Mission related work in addition to that which supports the agency goals, objective 1. Page 122
September 2005 Land Management Plan Part 2 San Bernardino National Forest Strategy IS 1 - Invasive Species Prevention and Control Prevent the introduction of new invaders, conduct early treatment of new infestations, and contain and control established infestations: • Implement the Noxious Weed Management Strategy for the four southern California national forests (see Part 3, Appendix M. ). • Limit ground disturbance to the minimum area necessary during project activities. Promote conditions to enhance the recovery of vegetation recovery in project planning, design, and implementation. Use native plant materials as needed to restore disturbed sites to prevent the introduction or reintroduction of invasive nonnative species. Conduct follow-up inspections of ground disturbing activities to monitor the effectiveness of restoration efforts in reducing or preventing the introduction or re-introduction of invasive non-native plants. • When setting priorities for treating invasive species, consider the rate of spread, the likeliness of environmental harm resulting from the establishment and spread of the invasive non-native species; the geographical location within the watershed, and the sensitivity of the location, especially invasions occurring within occupied or potential habitat for threatened, endangered or proposed species or within special management areas, such as research natural areas, special interest areas, and wildernesses; and the probability that the treatment(s) will be successful. • Prevent the introduction of invasive species and coordinate the treatment of invasive species across jurisdictional boundaries. Coordinate internally as well as with local, state and federal agencies and permittees to prevent future introductions of invasive species through stocking, recreation use, special-use authorizations and all other national forest management and emergency activities or decisions that could promote additional invasions. Emphasize using weed management areas to consolidate and coordinate weed prevention and treatment efforts across jurisdictional boundaries. • Routinely monitor noxious weed control projects to determine success and to evaluate the need for follow-up treatments or different control measures. Monitor known infestations as appropriate in order to determine changes in density and rate of spread. • Treatments may include herbicide application if approved through environmental analysis. • Facilitate research opportunities for invasive nonnative species management on National Forest System lands. Linked to: National Strategic Plan Goal 2 - Reduce the impacts from invasive species, objective 1. Page 123
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