ROAD 18 CAVE PROJECT

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

APPENDIX A

Current Cave Restrictions

General

ALL CAVES
Current Restrictions:

• Willfully defacing, removing, or destroying plants or their parts, soil, rocks or minerals, or other cave resources {36 CFR 261.9 (a)(j)}.
• Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire or stove fire is prohibited {36 CFR 261.52(a)}.
• Smoking in caves {36 CFR 261.52(c)}.
• Camping in caves {36 CFR 261.58 (e)}.
• Discharging a firearm, air rifle, or gas gun {36 CFR 261.58 (d)}.
• Digging, excavating, or displacement of natural and/or cultural features {36 CFR 261.58 (a)(b)(c)(d)(g)(h)(i)}.
• At caves designated by official signs, between sunset and sunrise each day, possessing a beverage which is defined as an alcoholic beverage by state law {36 CFR 261.52(bb)}.
• Possessing a domestic animal (dogs) in caves {36 CFR 261.58 (s)}.
• Depositing human waste in caves {36 CFR 261.58 (ee)}.
• The caves open for ``sport climbing'' are only Skeleton, Hidden Forest, and Stout (currently closed; see Stout Cave specific restrictions).
• A moratorium has been enacted on installation or removal of permanent anchors (bolted hangers) in all caves {36 CFR 261.9 (a)(j)}.
• A ban on use of hand drying agents is in effect {36 CFR 261.9 (a)(j)}.

Boyd Cave
Current Restrictions: No additional restrictions

Skeleton Cave
Current Restrictions: No additional restrictions

Hidden Forest Cave
Current Restrictions: Climbing closure on warm-up wall south of cave in breakdown (to protect sensitive forest resources, i.e. pictographs; approximately 100 ft.).

Charcoal #1
Current Restrictions: Emergency closure order is in place until further data recovery is completed (#97-001).

Arnold Ice Cave
Current Restrictions: No additional restrictions

Charlie-the-Cave
Current Restrictions: Lower passage is closed for bat hibernaculum (Nov. 1 - April 15 {#95-02}). Upper Chamber is closed for bat nursery colony (April 15 - September 30).

Deg Cave
Current Restrictions: Closed for bat hibernaculum (Nov. 1 - April 15). Closed for bat nursery colony (April 15 - September 30).

Bat Cave
Current Restrictions: Closed for bat hibernaculum (Nov. 1 - April 15).

Wind Cave
Current Restrictions: Closed for bat hibernaculum (Nov. 1 - April 15).

Stout Cave
Current Restrictions: Emergency closure order is in place until May 1, 2001 to determine effects of human use on bat populations and habitat.

GOTO:

• Chapter I
• Chapter II
• Chapter III
• Chapter IV
• Appendix B
• Appendix C
• Appendix D

Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests Website
http://www.fs.fed.us/centraloregon/manageinfo/nepa/documents/bendfort/caves/appendixa.html
Last Update: 6/6/01
R.A. Jensen