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KIGER MUSTA}IG AREA OF CRITICAI, E}WIRONMEMTAI, CONCERNMAT{AGEMENT PI,AN

I r. POLTCY

Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (acsCs), such as the KigerMust'ar-rg ACEC, are esi:ablished for their special values. They areimportant in protecting significant historic, cultural and scenicvalueg, wildlife resources, or other natural systems or processes.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recognizes Uhe role of designaEingACECs in sound.Iand use management. The authority to establish ACECs isprovided through the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) ofL976.

rI. BASIS FOR DEDICATION AI{D OBJECTIVES

A. Basis for Dedication

After an area is nominated to become an ACEC, it is analyzedduringlthe resource management. planning process to determine if itmeeEs thg relevance and .importance criberia. The proposeddesignatipn is t,hen published in the general land use plan fr>rreview by the public and a final designation is made in theFederaT RegisEer.

The Kiger Mustang ACEC was designated in 1992 (FederaT Register,Vol. 57, No. 202, Page 476711 to protect the historic values (therelevance criteria) which are of more than local significance(import,ance criteria.) . It \,ras analyzed in the Three Rive::sResource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (i-992) .

B. General Manraqement Considerat,ions and. ConstrainEs

The following general management considerations and constraintswere established at the time the ACEC was designated.

Lands wiEhin the ACEC are cfassified as both Zone t (retention)and Zone 2 (exchange) for consideration in land tenureadjustnients.

The ACEC is in the restricted right,-of-way area. Rights-of-waymay be grant,ed if they are compaLible with the objeetives of theACEC and no feasible alternative exists.

This ACEC is open to fire suppression activities. Prescribed.burning and vegetaEion treatment are restricted activities.

Fluid energy minerals leases would be suJcject to a rrlo surfaceoccupancy'r stipulation. Modifications to this stipulation may begranted if it, is determined by the Bure;-ru that, the proposedsurface-disturbing activities would not degrade the habitat orotherwise be detrimental to the values for which the ACEC wasestablished. Development of soLid leasable mj-nerals, mineralmaterials, and locatable minerals is restricted.The ACEC is open to camping, plant collection, and rock hounding.Wood gat,hering is restrict,ed.Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) use is limited to existing roads andtrails.

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other restricted activities in the ACEC are organized publieact'ivitiest and repeaLed consumptive educational activities.c. Obiectives

The primary management, objective for which this ACEC is toperpetuat'e and protect the dun factor color and eonformat,ioneharacteristics of the wild horses present in the Kiger and RiddleMountain Herd Management Areas

objectives, management actions, and monitoring for the managemen!of wild horses, livestock grazing, and rangelind resources can befound in the Kiger/Riddle nerd Minagement FIan (Hl4Ap), andAllotment Management plans (AMps) f6r tlie Burnt Frat, HappyValley, and Smyth-Kiger Allotments.

Educational _opportunities will be provided, to increase publicknowledge of wild horses and BLM's- land- :r:anagement role andresponsibility in managing wild horses-

Wilderness values of the Stonehouse WiLderness Study Area (wsA)(2-23 L) will be prot,ected and. enhanced. Ensure thit anymanagement actions are consistent with the wilderness InlerimManagement policy (IMp) nonimpairment criteria.

ITI. MANAGEMESTT ACTTONS

Specifie management actions which directly affect the perpetuation andprotection of the dun fact,or color and conformation chiralterisEics ofthe wild horses are addressed in the Ki.ger-Riddle Mountain HIqAp.

Legal public access to herd management areas wirl be provided.The road to the l9t:" viewilg site will be rerout,ed around. privat,e land,a cattleguard will be instal-led, and the road will be mainulined on ape::iodic basis.

Directional and informational signs will be installed and maintained. inthe ACEC area.

Brochures wilL be provided at the viewing area.Traffic counters will te insEalled on main roads in the AcEc.

commerciar use of the area will be authorized through a permittingproeess to ensure compliance with ACEC restrictions.The limiLed oHV desig:ration in the ACEC wirl be enforced.No action will be allowed that wourd impair any wilderness varue.

rv. MONITORTNG

Periodic inspect,ions of road. conditions willbe performed in a timely manner.

be made so maintenance can

Use traffic counter informat,ion and horse behavior data to d,et,ermine ifleve1 of public activity is adversel_y affecting horses.rncrease law enforcement presence during timee of high pubric use(generally summer and fall) to guarantee Uhat OHV Ii;ititiorr"

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Monitoring surveillapce patrols will occurwSA Moni/oring and Sunreillance

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Appendix L: Physical and Conformation Characteristics ofKiger Mustangs

Ttvo Year Old Stallions-Back horse: gnrlla color-Front and middle horses: dun color-Typical Kiger head profile: fiae muzzler, gnrlla horse is slightly rams headed(convex faco)-Eers: hmked tips, dark solsy 6utlining edge, fewn color inside.-Front and back horse: semi erect maae

Two Year Old Fillv-claybank color-typical bead profiIe

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Two Year Old Fillv-typical head profile-top one third of the ears on their backside darker tban body color

Two Year Old Fillies-typical head profiledun colordart color outlining the ears

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Ttvo Year Old Fillv-typical head profile-fine muzzledun color

Aged S&allion-Head: Wide between eyes and ears-Ears: Hooked tips, dark solql sutlining edge, frnm color inside4un color

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Phoio 7: Mature Stallion-gpical conformetion-claybrak eolor (note dirty orange tint that is ty?ical of many claybanks)

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Photo t: Yous Strllkm.drm color{orsel ctripe-t;pical conformation profi le-front leg stipping-fing nruzzle

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Center Mare-light dun color phase-multi colored rnqne and tail

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and fawn color inside,Gdla color; dorssl stripe; hooked ears, dark e6ls1 q$lining edge ofears and fawn color inside.Dun colorRed drm color

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Photo 16: Front Middle Colh Gnrlla color, front aad back legs with stripingCenter Grulla Mare: Multi colored tril with dorsal stripe extending into tailRisht Horse: Aged dun stallion known as Mesteno

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Photo 18: Two Year Old Fillv-grulla color-face mask-striping on hocks-arm bar on forearm-small feet-tj"icel head profile-long smooth muscles

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Pholo 19: Colfi claybank color with arm barFront Mare: claybank color and front leg stripingBack Stallion: semi er€ct mane

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