2600 Table of Contents Page 1 of 11 FSM 2600 - WILDLIFE, FISH, AND SENSITIVE PLANT HABITAT MANAGEMENT Contents ZERO CODE CHAPTER 2610 COOPERATIVE RELATIONS 2620 HABITAT PLANNING AND EVALUATION 2630 MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISH HABITAT 2640 STOCKING AND HARVESTING 2650 ANIMAL DAMAGE MANAGEMENT 2670 THREATENED, ENDANGERED, AND SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS ZERO CODE Contents 2601 AUTHORITY 2601.1 Laws and Orders 2601.2 Departmental Regulation 9500-4 2602 OBJECTIVES 2603 POLICY 2604 RESPONSIBILITY 2604.1 Chief 2604.11 Deputy Chief, National Forest System 2604.12 Director, Wildlife and Fisheries Staff 2604.2 Regional Forester 2604.21 Forest Supervisor 2604.22 District Ranger 2605 DEFINITIONS 2608 REFERENCES 2609 HANDBOOKS 2609.1 Internal Service-wide Handbooks 2609.13 Wildlife and Fisheries Program Management Handbook (FSH) 2609.2 Internal-Unit Handbooks 2609.21 Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Handbook (FSH) 2609.22 Animal-Damage Control Handbook (FSH) 2609.23 Fisheries Habitat Evaluation Handbook (FSH) 2609.24 Wildlife and Fisheries Habitat Management Handbook (FSH) 2609.25 Threatened and Endangered Plants Program Handbook (FSH) CHAPTER 2610 - COOPERATIVE RELATIONS Contents 2610.1 Authority 2610.2 Objectives 2610.3 Policy 2610.4 Responsibility 2610.41 Chief 2610.42 Regional Forester 2610.43 Forest Supervisor 2610.44 District Ranger 2611 COOPERATION WITH STATE WILDLIFE AND FISH MANAGEMENT AGENCIES 2611.1 State--Forest Service Memorandum of Understanding 2611.2 Law Enforcement 2611.3 Research 2611.4 Administrative Studies 2612 COOPERATION WITH OTHER STATE ORGANIZATIONS 2612.1 Schools 2613 COOPERATION WITH FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 2613.1 Interagency Agreements 2614 SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT FOR ALASKA NATIONAL FORESTS 2614.01 Authority 2614.04 Responsibility CHAPTER 2620 - HABITAT PLANNING AND EVALUATION Contents 2620.1 Authority 2620.2 Objectives 2620.3 Policy 2620.4 Responsibility 2620.41 Chief 2620.42 Director, Wildlife and Fisheries 2620.43 Regional Forester 2620.44 Forest Supervisor 2620.45 District Ranger 2620.5 Definitions 2621 MANAGEMENT INDICATORS 2621.1 Selection of Management Indicators 2621.2 Determination of Conservation Strategies 2621.3 Analysis of Habitat Capability 2621.4 Determination of Standards, Guidelines, and Objectives 2621.5 Monitoring and Evaluation of Management Indicators 2622 BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS 2622.01 Authority 2623 QUANTIFYING OUTPUTS AND VALUES 2624 SIKES ACT PLANNING 2624.01 Authority 2624.1 Integration With Forest Planning 2625 INVENTORY AND DATA MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 2630 - MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISH HABITAT Contents 2630.1 Authority 2630.2 Objective 2630.3 Policy 2630.4 Responsibility 2630.41 Regional Forester 2630.42 Forest Supervisor 2630.43 District Ranger 2631 HABITAT NEEDS 2632 DIRECT HABITAT IMPROVEMENT 2633 PLANNING AND FUNDING DIRECT HABITAT IMPROVEMENT 2633.1 Planning 2633.2 Funding 2634 COORDINATION WITH OTHER RESOURCES AND MITIGATION OF IMPACTS ON WILDLIFE AND FISH RESOURCES 2634.03 Policy 2634.04 Responsibility 2634.04a Regional Foresters 2634.1 Minimum Requirements for Habitat Examinations and Wildlife and Fish Resource Prescriptions 2634.2 Incorporation of Wildlife and Fish Habitat Coordination and Mitigation Needs into Project Proposals 2635 WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES HABITAT MANAGEMENT AREAS 2635.01 Authority 2635.02 Objectives 2635.03 Policy 2636 MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL AREAS 2636.1 Wildlife Game Refuges 2636.11 Authority 2636.12 Objective 2636.13 Policy 2636.14 Responsibility 2636.14a Regional Foresters 2636.2 State Wildlife Refuges 2636.21 Authority 2636.22 Objective 2636.23 Policy 2636.3 Wilderness and Primitive Areas 2636.4 Riparian Habitats 2636.5 Zoological or Botanical Areas 2636.6 Estuarine Areas CHAPTER 2640 - STOCKING AND HARVESTING Contents 2640.2 Objective 2640.3 Policy 2640.4 Responsibility 2640.41Regional Forester 2640.42Forest Supervisor 2641 WILDLIFE AND FISH STOCKING AND INTRODUCTIONS 2642 INTRODUCTION OF INDIGENOUS AND NONINDIGENOUS WILDLIFE AND FISH 2643 APPLICABILITY OF STATE FISH AND WILDLIFE LAWS AND REGULATIONS 2643.1 Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Regulations 2643.12Use of Bait for Resident Game Hunting 2643.2 Experimental Forests CHAPTER 2650 - ANIMAL DAMAGE MANAGEMENT Contents 2650.1 Authority 2650.2 Objective 2650.3 Policy 2650.4 Responsibility 2650.41Deputy Chief for National Forest System 2650.42Regional Foresters 2650.43Forest Supervisors 2650.6 Cooperation in Animal Damage Management Activities 2651 WILDLIFE AND FISH DAMAGE MANAGEMENT 2651.1 Threatened and Endangered Species 2651.2 Game and Furbearers 2651.3 Nongame Species 2651.4 Birds 2651.5 Fish and Aquatic Animals 2651.6 Wildlife and Fish Damage Management in Wilderness Areas 2652 REPORTS CHAPTER 2670 - THREATENED, ENDANGERED, AND SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS Contents 2670.1 Authority 2670.11Endangered Species Act 2670.12Secretary of Agriculture's Policy on Fish and Wildlife 2670.2 Objectives 2670.21Threatened and Endangered Species 2670.22Sensitive Species 2670.3 Policy 2670.31Threatened and Endangered Species 2670.32Sensitive Species 2670.4 Responsibility 2670.41Chief 2670.42 Deputy Chief for National Forest System 2670.43Director of Wildlife, Fish and Rare Plants, Washington Office 2670.44Regional Foresters 2670.45Forest Supervisors 2670.46District Rangers 2670.5 Definitions 2671 COOPERATION 2671.1 Cooperation With State Agencies 2671.2 Cooperation With the Public and Freedom of Information Act Requests 2671.3 Cooperation With Other Department of Agriculture Agencies 2671.4 Cooperation With Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service 2671.41Interagency Agreement 2671.42Listings, Delistings and Critical Habitat Determinations 2671.43Experimental Populations 2671.44Determination of Effects on Listed or Proposed Species 2671.45Consultation and Conference 2671.45a Informal Consultation 2671.45b Conference 2671.45c Formal Consultation 2671.45d Further Discussion 2671.45e Early Consultation 2671.45f Consultation in Emergencies 2672 PLANNING FOR MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY 2672.1 Sensitive Species Management 2672.11Identification of Sensitive Species 2672.12Conservation Agreements 2672.2 Threatened and Endangered Species Management and Recovery 2672.21Recovery Requirements 2672.22Recovery Teams 2672.23Review of Recovery Plans 2672.24Forest Service Portion of Recovery Objectives and Strategies 2672.24a Recovery Objectives for Federally Listed Species 2672.24b Coordination With State Agencies 2672.24c Process for Preparing Recovering Strategies 2672.24d Standards for Recovery Strategies 2672.3 Regional Guide and Forest Land and Resource Management Plans 2672.31Forest Plan Objectives for Federally Listed Species 2672.32Forest Plan Objectives for Sensitive Species 2672.4 Biological Evaluations 2672.41Objectives of the Biological Evaluation 2672.42Standards for Biological Evaluations 2672.43Procedure for Conducting Biological Evaluations 2673 TAKINGS 2673.1 Federally Listed Threatened and Endangered Species 2673.2 Sensitive Species 2673.3 Permits 2673.31Fish and Wildlife Service Permits 2673.32Forest Service Sensitive Plant Collection Permits 2673.4 Forest Service Personnel and Agents 2673.41Exception to Required Permit 2673.5 Translocation 2674 REINTRODUCTIONS 2675 REPORTS 2676 SPECIFIC DIRECTION ON INDIVIDUAL SPECIES 2676.1 Grizzly Bear 2676.11 Authority 2676.12 Objectives 2676.13 Policy 2676.14 Responsibility 2676.14a Regional Forester 2676.14b Forest Supervisor 2676.14c District Ranger 2676.15 Planning 2676.15a Habitat Analysis 2676.15b Quantification of Objectives 2676.15c Multiple-use Coordination 2676.15d Cost Analysis 2676.15e Program and Budget 2676.15f Monitoring 2676.16 Management and Other Resources 2676.16a National Forest Visitors 2676.16b Food and Other Attractants 2676.16c Baiting for Black Bear Hunting 2676.16d Livestock Grazing 2676.16e Animal Damage Control 2676.16f Mineral Exploration and Development 2676.16g Timber Management 2676.17Direct Management Techniques 2676.17a Prescribed Fire 2676.17b Helicopters 2676.17c Land Adjustments 2676.17d Translocation 2676.17e Supplemental Feeding 2676.2 Spotted Owl [Reserved] 2676.3 Northern Goshawk [Reserved]