other recreational pursuits 



Management Actions 



The most essential and important components of a wildlife management area are soil and 

 vegetation. Every management action on the area will be aimed at maintaining or 

 improving the condition of vegetation and soils. Vegetative manipulations to improve 

 habitat for wildlife may include livestock grazing, rest from livestock grazing, chemical and 

 mechanical treatment, prescribed burning, and/or other common land management 

 practices. 



A change from present grazing practices to other grazing practices can be expected. This 

 may include continuation of livestock grazing, but under a system that incorporates lower 

 stocking rates and more rest and rotation of pastures. Initial efforts will focus on 



quantifying the condition and trend of existing vegetation and establishing long-term 

 monitoring efforts. 



Biological chemical, and mechanical treatments may be employed to reduce the 

 occurrence of noxious weeds, to renovate or establish hay/farm land, to establish stands 

 of woody vegetation, and/or to stimulate rangeland vegetation. 



The use of fire may be prescnbed to manipulate plant communities. An example would be 

 to modify plant successional stages, for example to increase the occurrence of desire 

 shrub species. Any such effort would be made in coordination with adjacent landowners 

 and state and county officials. 



Public use and access to the property will be managed consistent v^nth MFWP's state and 

 regional management objectives for WMA's Recreation on the Beckman WMA is 

 expected to increase. Deer and upland bird harvest in the area is expected to increase. 

 Public use of the area will be consistent with resource protection goals (i.e.. vegetation 

 and soil stability). A winter use closure to all unauthorized activities will be implemented 

 to address wildlife energetic needs (i.e.. minimize the energy loss for deer and upland 

 birds during energetically demanding/critical penods). This winter closure concept is in 

 effect on all wildlife management areas within MFWP's Region 4. Other regulations as 

 they specifically relate to this and other WMA's will also apply These include resthctions 

 on fur trapping activities and a closure to mountain lion hunting after December 15. 



MFWP will coordinate with adjacent landowners in developing certain land management 

 plans/practices. These may include, but are not limited to: cooperative grazing systems, 

 developing land trades, consen/ation easements, and/or additional land purchases 

 MFWP will promote its block management and hunting access programs with adjacent 

 landowners affected by the acquisition of the Beckman WMA. Public entities such as the 

 Bureau of Land Management. Farm Services Agency, Natural Resources Conservation 



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