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General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-22
The Northern Goshawk in Utah: Habitat Assessment and Management Recommendations


Status and Distribution of Habitat in Utah

Table 21 -- Proportion of potential vegetation type in various Forest Service management categories.


Potential vegetation typea

Management area categoryb

PP

QA

WF

SAF

P/J

ES

LPP

DF


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Percent - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Non-forest

39

39

35

26

89

1

8

55
Wilderness

4

2

2

10

-

41

3

1
Administrative areas

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-
Mixed use

16

18

18

23

4

30

16

9
Recreation emphasis

2

-

-

1

-

1

2

-
Timber emphasis

13

11

25

18

-

22

58

11
Range emphasis

19

23

4

17

4

4

11

10
Private interface

-

5

4

2

-

-

2

13
Special use

1

1

-

1

-

-

-

-
General direction (Dixie)

6

-

4

2

2

-

-

-


aRefer to footnotes in table 1 for potential vegetation type definitions.

bExplanation of management categories:

Wilderness -- designated and proposed wilderness areas.
Administrative areas -- variety of areas, from guard stations to municipal watersheds; usually in small parcels.
Mixed uses -- currently achieving a variety of management goals, no change desired.
Recreation emphasis -- concentrated recreation use and development.
Timber emphasis -- provide opportunities for commodity production within ecological constraints.
Range emphasis -- provide opportunities for livestock grazing within ecological constraints.
Private land interface -- lands influenced by nearby private lands and managed cooperatively to meet resource objectives.
Special uses -- activities conducted under special use permits, such as mining and summer homes.
General direction (Dixie) -- management for a variety of resource conditions based on local objectives and priorities.


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Title: Status and Distribution of Habitat in Utah: Table 21 RMRS-GTR-22 - The Northern Goshawk in Utah: Habitat Assessment and Management Recommendations
Electronic Publish Date: May 26, 1999
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