Coral Pink Sand Dunes Ecosystem Management FY24
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Project ID: 6795
Status: Completed
Fiscal Year: 2024
Submitted By:
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Project Manager: Lisa Church
PM Agency: Bureau of Land Management
PM Office: Kanab
Lead: Bureau of Land Management
WRI Region: Southern
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Description:
This agreement will ensure that the area's outstanding natural features and treated areas are adequately protected from the adverse impacts of recreational use, and provide sustainable public recreation opportunities consistent with the management recommendations which both entities have jointly developed. Expected Outcomes: BLM and Coral Pink Sand Dunes cooperatively manage and monitor visitor resources at the Coral Pink Dunes and on the treated areas BLM adjacent to the dunes.
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Location:
Approximately 310 miles south of Salt Lake City. Located 22 miles west of Kanab on Sand Dunes Road. South and west of the southern boundary of the State Park
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Project Need
Need For Project:
As partners continue to create sustainable on the ground projects thru WRI, adjacent to Utah State Parks, public incursions from those parks on the Federal treatment areas continues to become challenging. This project will aid in the protection of the Federally treated areas as well as the Habitat for listed plants and sensitive resources
Objectives:
To provide for watershed protection for the City of Fredonia Culinary water collection. To provide for protection for the Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle To provide for protection for Welsh's Milkweed To provide for protection for newly treated and seeded WRI projects adjacent to Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park.
Project Location/Timing Justification (Why Here? Why Now?):
WRI treatments in and adjacent to the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park are helping recover watersheds, maintaining sustainable habitats and ecological sites for resource management in crucial mule deer winter range , habitat areas for threatened, species and providing meaningful recreation experiences, balancing these needs with resources expended (seeding , treatment and funding ) creates a balancing act with public users who sometime do not see the need for temporary resource protection
Relation To Management Plan:
BLM KFO RMP 2008, Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle Conservation Strategy and Agreement, Welsh Milkweed Recovery Plan. Zion Unit Mule Deer Management Plan.
Fire / Fuels:
These types of treatments aid in the reduction of hazardous fuels build up adjacent to Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park and its adjoining facilities, compliance by the public and allowing for resource growth and project success and resource protection.
Water Quality/Quantity:
this project has an objective of protecting water quality for the City of Fredonia's drinking water collection east of the park, as well as protecting WRI treatments for adjacent watersheds.t
Compliance:
Compliance would be a function of the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park especially during high use visor periods, Holidays and hunting seasons where compliance is an issue.
Methods:
Utah State Parks would provide assistance and cost sharing for personnel, vehicles, and public education.
Monitoring:
Utah State Parks would track and monitor visitor use, incursions, via visitor contacts, citations and, cooperative meeting
Partners:
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, BLM, USFWS, Kane County, City of Fredonia, UDWR,
Future Management:
BLM would like to continue to work with the Utah Division of State Parks to cooperatively manage the unique ecosystem created by the Coral Pink Sand Dunes and the Adjacent WRI treatment locations.
Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources:
By insuring WRI treatment success by managing public uses during seeding establishment.
| Budget | WRI/DWR | Other | Budget Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $25,000.00 | $0.00 | $25,000.00 | $50,000.00 | $75,000.00 |
| Item | Description | WRI | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| Personal Services (permanent employee) | BLM T and E -Shared position Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park and BLM Cost Share | $25,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2024 |
| Personal Services (permanent employee) | State of Utah DP would provide in kind contribution of salary , and equipment toward the project | $0.00 | $0.00 | $50,000.00 | 2024 |
| Funding | WRI/DWR | Other | Funding Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $25,000.00 | $0.00 | $25,000.00 | $50,000.00 | $75,000.00 |
| Source | Phase | Description | Amount | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| State Parks & Recreation | State of Utah Department of Natural Resources, Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation Utah State Parks | $0.00 | $0.00 | $50,000.00 | 2024 | |
| BLM (T&E) | A098 | Mod 11 | $25,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2024 |
Species
| Species | "N" Rank | HIG/F Rank | ||||
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| Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle | N1 | |||||
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| Welsh's Milkweed | N1 | |||||
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Habitats
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| Desert Grassland | ||||
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| Lowland Sagebrush | ||||
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Project Comments
| Comment | 08/27/2024 | Type: 2 | Commenter: Alison Whittaker |
| This is just a reminder that completion reports are due August 31st. I have entered the expenses in the Through WRI/DWR column on the finance page. Please do not make any changes to numbers in the Through WRI/DWR column. Any "Through Other" or "In-kind" expenses will need to be entered by the PM or contributors. Update your map features (if applicable) and fill out the completion form. Be sure to click on the finalize button on the completion report when you have your completion report ready to be reviewed by WRI Admin. Don't forget to upload any pictures of the project you have of before, during and after completion. If you have any questions about this don't hesitate to contact me. Thanks. | |||
| Comment | 09/05/2024 | Type: 2 | Commenter: Alison Whittaker |
| The completion form for this project has not been finalized so I was unsure if you were ready for it to be reviewed. Please proof read your report and upload pictures before you finalize the report. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks. | |||
| Comment | 09/11/2024 | Type: 2 | Commenter: Alison Whittaker |
| Thank you for submitting your completion form on time. I have moved this project to completed. | |||
Completion
Start Date:
09/30/2023
End Date:
06/30/2024
FY Implemented:
2024
Final Methods:
State Parks were able to provide in kind funding of $50,000 to partner with BLM for $25,000 to implement protection of the treated areas from the adverse impacts of recreational use .
Project Narrative:
This agreement will ensured that the area's outstanding natural features and treated areas are adequately protected from the adverse impacts of recreational use, and provided sustainable public recreation opportunities consistent with the management recommendations which both entities have jointly developed. Expected Outcomes: BLM and Coral Pink Sand Dunes cooperatively manage and monitor visitor resources at the Coral Pink Dunes and on the treated areas BLM adjacent to the dunes.
Future Management:
BLM hopes to continue the partnership in the future to continue protecting treatment areas and still provide sustainable public recreation opportunities in the future protecting resources across boundaries
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