Environmental. Plan Update. By Jodie Pavlica

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1 E i t l and d Environmental Recreational Analysis Snake Salt Basin Plan Update By Jodie Pavlica

2 i for f oday s d Presentation P t ti opics Recreational and Environmental Uses in the Last Plan raditional vs. Environmental and R Recreational ti l Uses U Environmental and Recreational Water Use Study New Approach Environmental and Recreational Use within the Update Draft Results Current Status and Remaining Items

3 P i B i Plan Pl Previous Basin Recreational opics in Previous Plan Grand eton National Park & Bridger eton National Forest & Ski A Areas and d Winter Wi t SSports t & Fishing & Waterfowl f l Hunting i &

4 P i B i Plan Pl Previous Basin Environmental opics p in Previous Plan Maintenance Flows P Wetlands Mapping pp g P Wetlands Projects P Snake River Restoration Project P Cutthroat management P Big Game Habitat P Salmon Recovery Effort P

5 P i B i Plan Pl Previous Basin Problems with this approach? he picture was here was no link between traditional,, recreational,, and environmental

6 i l and d Recreational i l Uses Environmental raditional Uses Have a water Right and a measurable diversion amount Environmental and Recreational Uses A considered Are id d nonconsumptive, i because they have no measureable diversion amount.

7 N A h New Approach Å 2010 Legislative Funding Æ Æ Æ o develop an approach to analyze Environmental and Recreational Uses Including their interaction with raditional Uses o develop a list of data needed o develop a list of data sources available Harveyy Economics Å 2012 Study Completed Å

8 N A h New Approach Steps Identification of Uses Map Uses Locate raditional Uses Categorize Uses on a Subbasin Scale Summarize on a Basin Scale

N A h New Approach 3 ypes off Environmental

9 N A h New Approach 3 ypes off Environmental E i t l and dr Recreational ti lu Uses Protected hese uses are both recognized g and protected in some way from incursions by traditional water uses. Ex. Instream Flow S Segments, t Bypass B fl flows, Wild River Segments

ti lu Uses Complementary hese uses exist

linkage with a traditional water use. Ex.

10 N A h New Approach 3 ypes off Environmental E i t l and dr Recreational ti lu Uses Complementary hese uses exist without explicit protection but will continue to exist typically by protection, virtue of their location or linkage with a traditional water use. Ex. Spawning Habitat supported by return flow from Flood Irrigation. Ex. Uses in the National Forest that exist because of Federal Management. Management

location where other traditional water use diverters may constrain or eliminate the

11 N A h New Approach 3 ypes off Environmental E i t l and dr Recreational ti lu Uses Competing Competing uses are those environmental or recreational uses which are in a location where other traditional water use diverters may constrain or eliminate the environmental or recreational use at any point in time. Ex. Fishing segment below flood irrigation. If the irrigation is switched to sprinkler then the return flows will be dramatically reduced and may result in portions of the year with little or no water in the stream

12 Update Procedure Step 1 Gather Data Game and Fish Bridger eton National Forest (Wild and Scenic River Site) C ib h National Caribou arghee N ti l Forest Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service he Nature Conservancy Yellowstone and Grand eton National Parks rout Unlimited State Engineer s Office Wyoming Department of ourism

13 Step 2 Map Uses GIS Layer Name Source Aquatic Habitat Priority Areas Bridger eton Sites Bridger eton rails Caribou arghee Dispersed Areas Caribou arghee Dispersed Sites Caribou arghee Sites Elk Feed Grounds Fishing Spots Game and Fish Stream Classifications Golf Courses Grand eton National Park Resources Instream Flows l Lakes Landownership Model Demand Nodes National Wetlands Inventory Nature Conservancy Easements Non Nature Conservancy Easements Palisades Wilderness Study Area Scenic Highways and Byways Shoal Creek Wilderness Study Area Ski Areas Streams eton County Ponds t Unlimmited rout U li it d Projects P j t Wild and Scenic Rivers Wilderness Areas Yellowstone National Park Resources Wyoming Game and Fish Bridger eton National Forest Bridger eton National Forest Caribou arghee National Forest Caribou arghee National Forest Caribou arghee National Forest Wyoming Game and Fish WyGISC Wyoming Game and Fish WyGISC National Park Service WWDO, SEO, Game & Fish h WSGS BLM WWDO Fish and Wildlife Service he Nature Conservancy he Nature Conservancy Bridger eton and Caribou arghee National Forests WyGISC and ESRI Bridger eton National Forest WyGISC WSGS SEO t Unlimmited rout U li it d SEO WyGISC National Park Service

14 Step 2 - Map Uses What do you do about overlapping layers? Use Layer Wyoming Game and Fish Stream Classifications Instream Flow Application Segments Wyoming Game and Fish Critical Streams National Wild and Scenic Rivers Land Ownership Protection Layer F Permitted Instream Flow Segments F National Wild and Scenic River Segments F Land Ownership * Important: hese are only 5 of the 28 GIS layers that were used in this analysis. he GIS Layers that were developed by this procedure can not stand alone in describing the Environmental and Recreational Uses of the Basin. Basin

15 Step 3 - Locate raditional Uses raditional diti lu Uses ² GIS points were not available for traditional diversions locations ² Model Nodes were used instead Priority Date is not included raditional Uses are grouped ogether ² If there is a particular area you are worried about, b this hi iis only l a starting i point i to compare potential conflicts.

18 Step 4 Categorize Uses and Analyze on a Subbasin Scale

19 Step 4 - Subbasin Analysis { Map the rest of p the Recreational Uses for each subbasin

20 Step 4 - Subbasin Analysis { Map the rest of p the Environmental Uses for each subbasin

21 Step 4 - Subbasin Analysis { Map any uses that don t fit on the Recreational or Environmental Maps

22 Step 4 Categorize Uses o Determine: Protected, Competing, p g Complimentary p y Use Map Protection Map Recreational Sites Map Environmental Sit Map Sites M Miscellaneous Sites Map o classify the use as Protected, Competing, or Complimentary utilize all p listed above for each subbasin,, analyze y each Recreational and five maps Environmental Use in relation to land ownership, level of use, level of protection, and traditional uses that surround it.

23 Draft Results SSalt lt ¼ 5 Protected f Golf Courses ¼ 2 Potentially Competing l One Stream Segment, One U Site Greys M 2 Protected È One Stream Segment, One U Site M 0 Potentially Competing

Protected Q 2 Ski Areas, Areas 1 Golf Course Course, 1 Elk Feed Ground (on

24 Draft Results Hoback ¼ 5 Protected r 1 Swimming, 1 Picnic, 1 Camping, 1 railhead, 1 Fishing ¼ 0 Potentially Competing LLower SSnake k and dp Palisades li d * 7 Protected Q 2 Ski Areas, Areas 1 Golf Course Course, 1 Elk Feed Ground (on National Elk Refuge), 3 Back Country Camping in eton National Park * 0 Potentially Competing

25 Draft Results Gros Ventre < 2 Protected F 1 Golf Course, 1 rail System < 0 Potentially Competing Snake All Uses within the National Parks are 6 Protected outside of the Parks H 3 Camping, Camping 3 0 Potentially Competing

26 Draft Results eton 2 Protected Â 1 Golf Course, 1 Ski Area 0 Potentially Competing Upper and U d LLower H Henrys R 3 Protected P 2 fishing, fishing 1 Camping R 0 Potentially Competing

Current Status and Remaining Items Q Q Q

undertaken he results will be summarized

27 Current Status and Remaining Items Q Q Q Q he first rough g draft of the echnical Memorandum is currently being edited. One additional internal review will be undertaken he results will be summarized for the report. Public Comments will be solicited

Moose Day Summary Report 8th Annual February 27th, 2016

Moose Day Summary Report 8th Annual February 27th, 2016 Photo taken by Kathy McCurdy. Moose Day 2016 Prepared by: Paul Hood and Alyson Courtemanch Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation Nature Mapping Jackson