Project Name: North Bank Habitat Management Area and ACEC Final Environmental Impact Statement

The North Bank Habitat Management Area (NBHMA), formerly the Dunning Ranch, was obtained through a land exchange to acquire secure habitat for the federally endangered Columbian white-tailed deer (CWTD), Odocoileus virginianus leucurus.  The 6,581 acre North Bank Habitat Management Area was acquired in 1994 and is located northeast of Roseburg, Oregon. Due to the area’s value as habitat for CWTD, Shrubby Rock Cress, Arabis koehleri var. koehleri, and False Caraway, perideria erythorhiza, 6,221 acres were designated as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern with the remaining 360 acres to be managed for timber production. The area to be managed for timber production became 342 acres designated as Connectivity/Diversity Block with 18 acres designated as Riparian Reserve.

1.    The Record of Decision (ROD). The ROD officially documents what decisions have been made and the general rationale. It describes the alternatives considered through the Environ­mental Impact Statement process. It also discusses the environmentally preferred alternative.

2.    The North Bank Habitat Management Area -Area of Critical Environmental Concern Habitat Management Plan (HMP). The HMP documents the actual management plan for the NBHMA/ ACEC. The HMP will be the primary reference document for future management activity in the NBHMA/ ACEC.

3.    The North Bank Habitat Management Area -Area of Critical Environmental Concern Monitoring Plan. The Monitoring Plan documents the primary monitoring activity that will occur on the NBHMA/ ACEC. The monitoring plan has been developed to provide guidance on how monitoring should be conducted. However, it also reflects the dynamic nature of manage­ment of the North Bank area. The focus has been on the application of monitoring that will provide efficient, cost-effective information to ensure that management activities are contribut­ing to meeting the objectives established in the HMP. Monitoring is also designed to adjust over time as management techniques either prove to be successful or are adjusted to be success­ful and lower monitoring intensity is needed.