DRAFT
Integrated Pest Management Plan for
Leased Lands at
Lower Klamath and Tule Lake
National Wildlife Refuges Oregon/California

May 1997

Table of Contents
Integrated Pest Management Plan

I. Introduction

Purpose Of The IPM Plan
Scope
How To Use This Document

II. Integrated Pest Management

IPM Definitions and Concepts
What this will mean for Growers
What this will mean for Natural Resources

III. Background and History

The Klamath Project
Lower Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuges
Lower Klamath NWR
Tule Lake NWR

IV. Principal Authorities, Policies, and Other Guidance

Kuchel Act
National Wildlife Administration Act
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Reclamation Cooperative Agreement
Executive Order No. 12996, Management and General Public Use of the National Wildlife Refuge System
U.S. Department of the Interior Policies

V. Public Involvement and Agency Input

VI. IPM Plan Issue Statements and Goals

IPM Issues
IPM Plan Goals

VII. Constraints and Opportunities for IPM Strategies

IPM and Meeting Refuge Goals
Constraints on and Opportunities for Agriculture

VIII. Current Conditions

Current Habitat Conditions
Terrestrial Habitat
Habitat Description for Lower Klamath
Habitat Description for Tule Lake
Wildlife
Aquatic Habitat
Tule Lake Wetlands
Lower Klamath Wetlands
Current Water Resources of Tule Lake NWR
Water Quantity
Water Quality
Aquatic Habitats at Risk
Sump Rotation Project

Overview of Current Agricultural and Pest Management Practices
Potatoes
Alfalfa
Onions
Sugarbeets
Small Grains
Weeds
Vertebrate Pests

Current Economic Information for Leased Lands
Summary of Leased Land Acreages and Lease Revenues
Lease Revenues by Management Area
Acres Leased
Cropping Trends within the Refuge Areas
Grains
Row Crops
Hay
Crop Yields and Values
Historical Variation in the Value of Agricultural Production
Causes of variability in Values of Agricultural Production

Economic Costs and Benefits of IPM
Economic Analysis of Integrated Pest Management Production Techniques
Literature Review of Economic Studies of IPM Programs
IPM Experience Specific to NWR Leased Lands
Effects of IPM on Future Lease Bids at Tule Lake and Lower Klamath NWRs
The Cost-Effectiveness of Crop Scouting
Summary of Expected Economic Effects of IPM

Literature Cited


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