Draft California Desert Conservation Area Plan Amendments for the Northern and Eastern Mojave Planning Areas

Draft California Desert Conservation Area Plan Amendments for the Northern and Eastern Mojave Planning Areas

The Draft 2000 California Desert Conservation Area Plan Amendments for the Northern and Eastern Mojave (NEMO) Planning Area address: (1) the adoption of standards of public land health with specific guidelines for livestock grazing; (2) the protection of threatened and endangered species, as well as species that may be considered for listing in the reasonably foreseeable future by evaluating the habitat requirements and necessary management actions for each such species; (3) multiple-use class of lands released from wilderness consideration and the changes necessary to conform the California Desert Conservation Area Plan to the California Desert Protection Act passed by Congress in 1994; (4) the adoption of an appropriate long-term strategy for motorized competitive speed events outside of Off-Highway-Vehicle open areas in the planning area; (5) the designation of routes of travel within the planning area; (6) elimination of permitted solid waste landfills from public lands in the planning area; and (7) the identification of rivers eligible for the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in the planning area. The preparation of this document was coordinated with numerous individuals, Federal and State agencies, special interest groups and County governments.

Inyo, San Bernardino

Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Public Services, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife