. Draft Caliente Management Framework Plan Amendment and environmental impact statement for the management of desert tortoise habitat. Desert tortoise; Endangered species; Wildlife habitat improvement; Land use; Public lands. J: J:,.-. CHAPTER 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES (Alternative C) This alternative could authorize the disposal of up to all designated critical tortoise habitat (244,900 acres), if the proposal conformed with direction contained in the Caliente MFP. RECREATION MANAGEMENT From Special Status Species Management Casual OHV Use Data is generally unavailable on the types and int
. Draft Caliente Management Framework Plan Amendment and environmental impact statement for the management of desert tortoise habitat. Desert tortoise; Endangered species; Wildlife habitat improvement; Land use; Public lands. J: J:,.-. CHAPTER 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES (Alternative C) This alternative could authorize the disposal of up to all designated critical tortoise habitat (244,900 acres), if the proposal conformed with direction contained in the Caliente MFP. RECREATION MANAGEMENT From Special Status Species Management Casual OHV Use Data is generally unavailable on the types and intensity of casual OHV recreation uses in the planning area, but recreation use is estimated to be very light. Under this alternative, such uses would be anticipated to increase over the life of the plan, as regional metropolitan areas grow and recreational uses are dispersed to more remote locations. A total of 2,000 visitor days per year of casual OHV use is projected in the short term. A portion of the planning area is limited to existing roads and trails for casual OHV use; this designation would continue to have negligible impacts on recreational users, since the areas are not signed, no maps are available to indicate these locations, and agency presence in the area is very rare. Organized OHV Use Organized OHV use has historically been very limited in the planning area, with an average of one event permitted per year. An area in the Kane Springs Valley is designated to limit competitive events to existing roads for protection of the banded gila monster. This designation would continue to have minor impacts on users, potentially requiring course routing changes or other modifications. Section 7 consultation would continue to be completed for any organized OHV use not addressed by the USFWS Biological Opinion, developed for the issuance of Special Recreation Permits in desert tortoise habitat (USFWS 1995c). Stipulations attached to the Special Recreation Permits, as a result
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