Lynx Management Direction for the Northern Rockies

Record of Decision

FEIS Volume 1

• Cover page
• Abstract Summary
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2, part 1
• Chapter 2, part 2
• Chapter 3, Part 1, Affected Environment and Effects (1.10 MB)
• Chapter 3, Part 2, Fire
• Chapter 3, Part 3, Recreation (1.02 MB)
• Chapter 4
• Appendix A to F
• Appendix G to J
• Appendix K
• Appendix L to N
• Appendix O
• Appendix P

FEIS Volume 2 Response to Comments

• Cover page
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Response to Comments

Northern Rockies Lynx Management Direction Summary

• Cover
• Summary
• USDI FWS Biological Opinion 2007
• Attachments

DEIS & Older Documents

• Draft Environmental Impact Statement - January 2004 [PDF, 6.3MB]
• Summary of Public Comments on Scoping - January 2002
• May 2002 Newsletter
• Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement- August 2002
• Notice of intent to prepare an environmental assessment - September 2001
• Scoping Letter inviting public to comment - October 2001
• Synopsis (Attachment 1)
• Proposed Action (Attachment 2)

Frequently Asked Questions:

• Questions and Answers regarding the Relationship Between the Remand Notice and LCAS
• Questions and Answers regarding Lynx
• Questions and Answers regarding the Northern Rockies Lynx Management Direction

Biological Assessment of the Effects of National Forest Land and Resource Management Plans and Bureau of Land Management Land Use Plans on Canada Lynx, December 1999 (149 pages)

• Figure 1: States, Geographic Areas, and Administrative Units Considered in the Biological Assessment
• Figure 2: Lynx Records within Five Time Periods
• Figure 3: Lynx Potential Habitat and Primary Areas of Occurrence (Primary Habitat) in the Conterminous United States
• Figure 4: Historical Lynx Habitat Distribution and Likelihood for Supporting Lynx Conservation
• Figure 5: Lynx Habitat Distribution with Current Plan Direction and Likelihood for Supporting Lynx Conservation
• Figure 6: Connectivity Potential
• Figure 7: Potential National Connectivity Concerns
• Figure 8: Example of Potential Regional Connectivity Concerns 

Background Documents

• "Remanded Determination" Federal Register Notice - July 2003
• Current Lynx Research - See Appendix F in FEIS
• Biological Opinion  of the Effects of National Forest Land and Resource Management Plans and Bureau of Land Management Land Use Plans on Canada Lynx - October 2000
• Lynx Conservation Assessment and Strategy - 3rd Edition, August 2013
• Clarifications and Revised Terminology
• Lynx Listing   (USFWS) - Lynx was listed as a threatened species by the US Fish and Wildlife Service - March 2000
• Ecology and Conservation on Lynx in the United States 1999

The Conservation Agreements

• Between the Forest Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service - February 2000
• Between the Bureau of Land Management and the Fish and Wildlife Service - August 2000
• Between the Forest Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service - May 2005
• With Occupied and Unoccupied Habitat Amendment - May 2006
• Between the Forest Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service - October 2006 

Other Documents

Urban Wildland Interface Communities Within the Vicinity of Federal Lands That Are at High Risk From Wildfire - Federal Register Notice; January 4, 2001 

Urban Wildland Interface Communities Within the Vicinity of Federal Lands That Are at High Risk From Wildfire - Federal Register Notice; August 17, 2001 

A Collaborative Approach for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment - 10-Year Comprehensive Strategy - Implementation Plan - May 2002 

For Additional Information:

Fish & Wildlife site: Federal Register listing rule and critical habitat

Northern Rockies Lynx Habitat & Lynx Linkage Zones Map

• Large map for plotter printing (PDF 2.3 MB)
• Historic Lynx Distribution Map (70K)- Historic lynx occurrences from 1842-1998 (JPG)

Vegetation types and elevation zones associated with lynx occurrences

Northern Rockies Lynx Planning Area

• Occupied and Unoccupied Lynx Habitat, FEIS Figure 1-1