Wildlife Analyses Under 4FRI

“Wildlife” as defined by Federal Laws, Regulations, & Policy:

Endangered Species

Regional Forester’s Sensitive Species

Management Indicator Species

Migratory Birds

=National Environmental Policy Act

Evaluate “Action” and “No Action” Alternatives

Endangered SpeciesMexican Spotted OwlsCalifornia Condors

Black-Footed Ferrets

FS Sensitive SpeciesAllen’s Lappet-browed Bat Bald EagleClark’s GrebeDwarf ShrewFerruginous HawkFour Spotted SkipperlingGreater Western Mastiff

Bat Long-tailed VoleMerriam’s shrewNarrow-headed Garter

Snake

Navajo Mexican VoleNitocris FritillaryNokomis FritillaryNorthern GoshawkNorthern Leopard FrogPale Townsend’s Big-eared

BatPeregrine FalconSpotted BatWestern Burrowing OwlWestern Red Bat

Management Indicator Species

Abert’s SquirrelPronghorn AntelopeCinnamon TealElkGoshawkHairy Woodpecker

Lincoln’s SparrowMule DeerPygmy NuthatchRed-naped SapsuckerTurkey

Migratory birds

Swainson’s HawkFerruginous HawkBurrowing OwlCommon Black-HawkMcGillvray’s WarblerRed-naped sapsuckerOlive Warbler

Black-throated gray warbler

Grace’s warblerRed-faced warblerBlack-chinned

HummingbirdBlack-chinned sparrow

•AZ Partners in Flight •US Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered SpeciesMexican Spotted Owl

Analysis:

Recovery Unit Assessment

Protected Activity Centers

Restricted Habitat

Forest Service Sensitive Species Analysis:

Range survey database – historic & current vegTerrestrial Ecosystem Surveys – future potentialTying Sensitive Species to understory vegetation

Management Indicator Species Analysis:

Wildlife Corridors for landscape connectivityBig game herd movements Current and recent radio-telemetry dataNational database being honed for the SWRocky Mountain Bird [& Squirrel] Observatory

Migratory Bird Analysis: Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory surveysRMBO Surveys re-interpretedUnderstory response

Questions? Stop by the Wildlife Table!

Bill Noble(928) 226-4683bnoble@fs.fed.us