The purpose of the Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) is to provide a foundation or "road map" for proposed actions in order to promote the conservation and management of the natural resources at a facility. The INRMP is to be used by base personnel when making decisions about natural resources management and future base activities including development. It is the policy of the Department of Defense (DOD) to manage natural resources that are under the control of the DOD to support the military mission, while practicing the principles of multiple use and sustained yield.
The INRMP addresses the interrelationships among the natural resources (including soils, wildlife, threatened/endangered species, species of concern, vegetative communities, wetlands, watersheds, floodplains and outdoor recreation) and the military mission. The plan provides a flexible program to balance natural resources stewardship and military needs. The INRMP identifies a number of goals and objectives for specific natural resources at each of the five properties: Mt. Home AFB, Saylor Creek Range, Juniper Butte Range, the Small Arms Range, and the associated remote facilities. The INRMP was prepared in compliance with the Sikes Act, as amended, (16 USC 670a et. seq.), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and Air Force Instruction 32-7064.
NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SERVICES
EES prepared Fire Management Plans and accompanying EAs for the following four
Indian Reservations:
The purpose of the FMPs was to provide a plan to
manage wildland and urban interface fires by using
prescribed fire and mechanical treatment as hazard
fuel reduction methods. The purpose of the EAs
was to evaluate the potential environmental effects that could result from implementing the FMPs. As part of the assessment process, site visits and interviews, fire research, and analyses were undertaken in the areas of fire history and behavior, land use, natural resources, urban interface, and the visual environment. Cultural Resource Management Plans and archaeological survey reports were reviewed for information integration into the Fire Management Plan.
EES prepared Forest Management Plans (FMP) and EAs for the following Indian Reservations:
Extensive coordination with the Tribal Councils, Tribal Agencies and Tribal members was accomplished. The FMPs were prepared to provide management guidelines for good stewardship of the forestry resources at each of the Reservations. EES identified management goals for each reservation to avoid the degradation of natural and cultural resources. The FMPs included the following main components: forest description; protection of natural resources; natural resource damage assessment (to forestry, cultural resources, and other significant resources to the Tribe); forestland management; and social and economic benefits assessments. The EAs were prepared to identify and evaluate potential impacts to intensive harvest management of the Reservations’ mostly ponderosa pine timber. A 45-day public review of both the FMP and the EA was held for all of the Reservations.
