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WILDERNESS FIRE RESOURCE ADVISOR TRAINING
________________ Grand Junction, CO 3/7/07 ___________________
Fish, Wildlife and Listed Species
Vicki Herren, Wildlife Biologist, BLM NMSO, 505.438.7516
OBJECTIVES
1. Understand the basic effects of fire and fire management
activities on fish, wildlife and listed species.
2. Learn how the WFRA and the wildlife/fish biologist can
coordinate to protect fish, wildlife and listed species in fire
planning and incident management.
3. Figure out where to find and how to use strategies and
guidelines to use in fire planning, incident management,
and suppression and rehab activities.
Potential effects of fire and fire management
activities on fish and wildlife
Potential effects from fire suppression
activities to fish and wildlife
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Weeds and invasive species
Chemicals (diesel, foam, etc.)
Water related changes
Noise/disruption
Tree cutting
Etc….
Potential effects caused by fire, fire
use or prescribed fire to fish and
wildlife
• Habitat modification – food,
water, shelter
• Crowding into unburned areas
• Reduction in the number of
individuals
• Changes to the fish, wildlife,
invertebrate communities
How the WFRA and the biologist
work together on a wildland fire
The WFRA needs to know about any existing guidelines
The WFRA provides recommendations for minimizing adverse
effects to the fire management team
The biologist needs to know about the fire
management actions to conduct an Emergency
Consultation
•What species or designated critical habitats may be affected
by fire management activities, not the fire itself?
•What types of suppression activities will be used that could
affect species or habitats?
eg; camp locations, firelines, staging areas, helispots,
helicopter routes and frequency, retardent use, water dipping
sources and drop locations, etc…
Existing guidelines for fish, wildlife
and listed species
Planning/NEPA documents at the
land management plan, fire
management plan, or prescribed
fire level
AND/OR
Consultations on those
documents:
–Biological opinions – terms and
conditions
–Informal consultations –
conservation measures
–Counterpart Regulations
Where are the strategies and guidelines for protection of
fish and wildlife for use in fire planning, incident
management, and suppression and rehab activities?
Fire Management Plan for fish and wildlife
concerns in Fire Management Units:
•important watersheds/habitats such as
big game winter range, raptor nests, fish
habitats …
•invasive species locations,
•special status species habitats,
•Designated Critical Habitats