This section is comprised of two tables. To assist the reader in maneuvering through the alternatives, Table 2–4 lists key terms and concepts by resource topic (such as CSU, easements, and erosion/sediment control) and directs readers to the locations in Table 2–5 that address the term. Table 2–5 identifies goals and objectives, management actions common to all alternatives, and management actions by alternative. Table 2–5 is arranged according to the following resource topics:
| Number | Resource Topic |
| 0000 | Common to All |
| 1000 | Physical Resources (PR) |
| 2000 | Mineral Resources (MR) |
| 3000 | Fire and Fuels Management (FM) |
| 4000 | Biological Resources (BR) |
| 5000 | Heritage and Visual Resources (HR) |
| 6000 | Land Resources (LR) |
| 7000 | Special Designations (SD) |
| 8000 | Socioeconomic Resources (SR) |
This numbering system and the abbreviations for each of the eight resource topics appear as headings and serve to organize Table 2–5. The goals and objectives listed in the table apply to all four alternatives under consideration for the entire Planning Area and would apply for the life of this RMP.
Management actions are anticipated to achieve the goals and objectives identified for each resource topic. Some management actions are constant across all alternatives (common to all), whereas others vary by alternative. Management actions that apply to all alternatives are listed for each resource topic under the heading Management Actions Common to All Alternatives immediately following the goals and objectives for each resource topic. Management actions that vary by alternative are listed under the heading Management Actions by Alternative.
Because the Bighorn Basin RMP Revision Project is a combined effort to revise RMPs for both the CYFO and WFO, management actions might apply to one or both field offices. Table 2–5 designates management actions that apply to the CYFO with an X in the column labeled C, and designates management actions that apply to the WFO with an X in the column labeled W.
Actions apply for the life of this RMP, but can be changed via RMP amendments. For example, areas identified as closed to mineral leasing refer to federal mineral estate closed from leasing for the life of this RMP unless changed through an RMP amendment. Furthermore, where the RMP places seasonal or other restrictions or limitations on development, the authorized officer may issue written exceptions, waivers, or modifications to these limitations, including documented supporting analysis (Appendix G).
Table 2.4. Key Terms and Concepts by Resource Topic
| Term or Concept | Resource Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| Abandoned Mine Lands | Public Health and Safety | |
| Aspen | Forest, Woodlands, and Forest Products; Fish and Wildlife | |
| Black‐footed ferret | Special Status Species | |
| Best Management Practice (BMP) | Air Quality; Soil Resources; Water Resources; Mineral Resources; Forest, Woodlands, and Forest Products; Riparian/Wetland Resources; Special Status Species; Visual Resource Management; Renewable Energy; ROW and Corridors; Livestock Grazing Management | |
| Classification | Mineral Resources; Lands and Realty | |
| Conveyance | Lands and Realty; Public Health and Safety | |
| Cooperation with agencies/governments/landowners/stakeholders | Water Resources; Fire and Fuels Management; Invasive Species; Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species; Cultural Resources; Renewable Energy; ROW and Corridors; Livestock Grazing Management; National Back Country Byways; WSAs | |
| Crucial winter range | Fish and Wildlife; Livestock Grazing Management; ACECs | |
| Controlled surface use (CSU) | Mineral Resources; Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species; Cultural Resources; Recreation; National Historic Landmark; National Historic Trails and Scenic Trails | |
| Desert Land Act | Lands and Realty | |
| Disposal (Land) | Paleontological Resources; Lands and Realty; ACECs; Wild and Scenic Rivers | |
| Disposal (Mineral Materials) | Mineral Resources; Cultural Resources; Recreation; LWCs; ACECs; National Historic Landmark; National Historic Trails and Scenic Trails; Wild and Scenic Rivers | |
| Easement | Visual Resource Management; Lands and Realty; ROW and Corridors; Recreation; Livestock Grazing Management | |
| Extensive Recreation Management Area (ERMA) | Cave and Karst Resources; Recreation | |
| Erosion/sediment control | Soil Resources; Water Resources; Riparian/Wetland Resources; Fish and Wildlife | |
| Fire suppression | Fire and Fuels Management; Special Status Species; Cultural Resources; ACECs | |
| Geologic hazards | Public Health and Safety | |
| Geophysical exploration | Common to All; Mineral Resources; Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species; Recreation; ACECs; Wild and Scenic Rivers | |
| Geothermal | Mineral Resources; ACECs | |
| Greater sage-grouse | Fire and Fuels Management; Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species; Comprehensive Travel and Transportation Management; Livestock Grazing Management; ACECs | |
| Invasive nonnative pest species/weeds | Fire and Fuels Management; Invasive Species; Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species; ACECs; LWCs; Livestock Grazing Management | |
| Juniper | Forest, Woodlands, and Forest Products; Grasslands and Shrublands | |
| Key Habitat Areas (greater sage-grouse) | Special Status Species | |
| Livestock grazing | Forest, Woodlands, and Forest Products; Riparian/Wetland Resources; Grasslands and Shrublands; Fish and Wildlife; LWCs; Livestock Grazing Management; ACECs | |
| Migration corridors | Fish and Wildlife; Lands and Realty | |
| Mineral leasing/lease (leasable minerals) | Mineral Resources; Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species; Recreation; LWCs; ACECs; National Historic Landmark; Wild and Scenic Rivers; WSAs | |
| Mitigation | Common to All; Air Quality; Soil Resources; Water Resources; Mineral Resources; Riparian/Wetland Resources; Forest, Woodlands, and Forest Products; Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species; Wild Horses; Cultural Resources; Visual Resource Management; Lands and Realty; Recreation; ACECs; Social and Economic; Public Health and Safety | |
| Motorized vehicle use closed | Cave and Karst Resources; Visual Resource Management; Comprehensive Travel and Transportation Management; Recreation; ACECs; Wild and Scenic Rivers; WSAs | |
| Motorized vehicle use limited to designated roads and trails | Cave and Karst Resources; Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species; Cultural Resources; Visual Resource Management; Comprehensive Travel and Transportation Management; Recreation; LWCs; ACECs; National Historic Trails and Scenic Trails; Wild and Scenic Rivers; WSAs | |
| Motorized vehicle use limited to existing roads and trails | Comprehensive Travel and Transportation Management; Recreation; ACECs; Wild and Scenic Rivers; WSAs | |
| Motorized vehicle use open | Comprehensive Travel and Transportation Management; Recreation | |
| Motorized vehicle use seasonal closure | Fish and Wildlife; Comprehensive Travel and Transportation Management; ACECs | |
| No surface occupancy (NSO) | Mineral Resources; Riparian/Wetland Resources; Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species; Cultural Resources; Recreation; ACECs; National Historic Trails and Scenic Trails; Wild and Scenic Rivers | |
| Oil and Gas Management Areas | Mineral Resources; Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species | |
| Parturition habitat | Fish and Wildlife | |
| Pesticide application | Water Resources; Invasive Species; Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species | |
| Plant community/communities | Soil Resources; Grasslands and Shrublands; Invasive Species; Special Status Species | |
| Prairie dog | Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species | |
| Prescribed burn/fire | Air Quality; Fire and Fuels Management; LWCs; ACECs | |
| Produced water | Water Resources; Fish and Wildlife; Livestock Grazing Management; Public Health and Safety | |
| Public access | Fish and Wildlife; ROW and Corridors; Comprehensive Travel and Transportation; Recreation; LWCs; ACECs; National Historic Trails and Scenic Trails | |
| Range improvements (fencing, reservoirs, vegetation treatments) | Water Resources; Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species; Wild Horses; Livestock Grazing Management; ACECs; Wild and Scenic Rivers; WSAs | |
| Rangeland | Soil Resources; Grasslands and Shrublands; LWCs; Livestock Grazing Management | |
| Renewable energy (wind, biomass, solar) | Leasable Minerals – Geothermal; Fish and Wildlife; Cultural Resources; Renewable Energy; Recreation; ACECs; WSAs | |
| Rock art | Cultural Resources; Fire and Fuels Management | |
| Rights-of-way (ROW) avoidance/mitigation | Cave and Karst Resources; Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species; Cultural Resources; Lands and Realty; ROW and Corridors; Recreation; LWCs; ACECs; Wild and Scenic Rivers; WSAs | |
| Rights-of-way (ROW) exclusion | Fish and Wildlife; Renewable Energy; ROW and Corridors; Recreation; ACECs; Wild and Scenic Rivers | |
| Rights-of-way (ROW) open | Recreation; Wild and Scenic Rivers | |
| Sagebrush | Fire and Fuels Management; Vegetation; Grassland and Shrubland; Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species | |
| Seeding/reclamation | Soil Resources; Invasive Species; Special Status Species; Wild and Scenic Rivers; Mineral Resources; Fish and Wildlife; Public Health and Safety | |
| Segregation | Lands and Realty | |
| Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) | Cave and Karst Resources; Recreation | |
| Surface‐disturbing/surface disturbance | Common to All; Soil Resources; Water Resources; Mineral Resources; Forest, Woodlands, and Forest Products; Riparian/Wetland Resources; Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species; Wild Horses; Cultural Resources; Paleontological Resources; Visual Resource Management; Recreation; LWCs; Livestock Grazing Management; ACECs; National Historic Landmark; National Historic Trails and Scenic Trails; Wild and Scenic Rivers | |
| Timber harvest/firewood (personal use)/poles | Forest, Woodlands, and Forest Products; Wild and Scenic Rivers; LWCs | |
| Timing limitations (TLS) | Fish and Wildlife; Special Status Species | |
| Vegetation treatment | Fire and Fuels Management; Forest, Woodlands, and Forest Products; Invasive Species; Fish and Wildlife; LWCs; Livestock Grazing Management; Wild and Scenic Rivers | |
| Visual resource management (VRM) | Visual Resource Management; Recreation; LWCs; ACECs; Wild and Scenic Rivers; WSAs | |
| Water quality | Water Resources; Fire and Fuels Management; Riparian/Wetland Resources | |
| Well (oil and gas) | Water Resources; Mineral Resources; Special Status Species; Public Health and Safety | |
| Well (water) | Water Resources | |
| Withdrawal | Mineral Resources; Cultural Resources; Lands and Realty; Recreation; Livestock Grazing Management; ACECs; National Back Country Byways; National Historic Landmark; Wild and Scenic Rivers | |
| Wyoming Standards for Healthy Rangelands | Soil Resources; Water Resources; Grasslands and Shrublands; Riparian/Wetland Resources; Fish and Wildlife; Wild Horses; Recreation; LWCs; Livestock Grazing Management | |
ACEC Area of Critical Environmental Concern
LWC Lands with Wilderness Characteristics
WSA Wilderness Study Area