ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN

 

JOHN DAY FOSSIL BEDS

NATIONAL MONUMENT

 

 

 

January 2005

 

 

 

 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS    

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY........................ iv

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT. iv

Environmental Assessment...... iv

PLANNING OBJECTIVES....................... v

I.  BACKGROUND...................................... 1

II.  PURPOSE AND NEED FOR THE PLAN         2

Planning Concerns......................... 3

A. Disease Concerns................................ 3

B. Wildlife and Plant Safety Concerns.... 3

C. Pesticide Concerns............................. 4

Planning Issues.................................. 4

Effects on Vegetative Resources............. 4

Effects on Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Plant Resources.      5

Effects on Wildlife Resources.................. 5

Effects on Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Wildlife Resources.   5

Effects on Water Resources..................... 5

Effects on Visitors................................... 6

Effects on Human Health and Safety...... 6

Effects on Maintaining Structures, Historic Districts, and Museum Collections            6

Issues Dropped From Further Analysis.. 6

Pertinent Laws, Policies, and Procedures    7

Authority For Action..................... 7

A.  Federal Laws and Regulations.......... 8

B.  NPS Policies and Guidelines.............. 9

C.  State Regulations on Pesticide Use. 10

III.  Alternatives, Including the Proposed Action         10

Alternative A – No Action Alternative – Do Not Develop a Complete Integrated Pest Management Plan........................... 10

Alternative B – The Preferred Alternative  11

Develop An Integrated Pest Management Plan With The Complete Range Of Treatment Options       11

A.   Guidelines for the IPM Plan........... 11

B. IPM Process...................................... 13

C. General Review of the Proposed IPM Actions            15

E. Documentation................................. 18

Actions Common To Both Alternatives         19

Summary of Actions For Each Alternative 20

IV. The Affected Environment.. 20

Nonnative Plants........................... 20

Vegetative Resources................... 22

Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Plant Resources        22

Wildlife Resources......................... 22

Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Wildlife Resources   23

Water Resources............................. 23

Visitors................................................. 23

Human Health and Safety.......... 23

Structures, Historic Districts, and Museum Collection          24

V. Environmental Consequences......... 25

INTRODUCTION.................................... 25

Cumulative Impacts Common to Both Alternatives        25

ALTERNATIVE A – No Action Alternative          25

Issue –1. Vegetative Resources............. 25

Issue – 2. Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Plant Resources.        26

Issue – 3. Wildlife Resources................. 26

Issue – 4. Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive (TE&S) Wildlife Resources    26

Issue – 5. Water Resources.................... 26

Issues – 6. Visitors................................. 26

Issues –7. Health and Safety................. 26

Issue-8.  Maintaining Structures, Historic Districts, and Museum Collections   26

Cumulative Effects................................ 27

Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources           27

Precedent Setting.................................. 27

Conclusion............................................. 27

ALTERNATIVE B - Develop an Integrated Pest Management Plan with the Complete Range of Treatment Options..... 27

Issue  - 1. Vegetative Resources............ 27

Issue – 2. Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive plant resources.         28

Issue  - 3. Wildlife Resources................. 28

Issue – 4. Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Wildlife Resources     28

Issue – 5. Water Resources.................... 29

Issue – 6. Visitors.................................. 29

Issue –7. Health and Safety................... 29

Issue-8.  Maintaining Structures, Historic Districts, and Museum Collections   30