Springs - Mojave Desert - THC [ds2675]

Comprehensive surveys of all springs and seeps located on BLM land within the Ridgecrest, Barstow, and Needles Field Office regions. 314 of the 437 mapped sites were visited. Water data and site descriptions are included when applicable. All field visits took place between Sept 2015 and May 2016. Spring monitoring data collection is critical in order to make informed land management decisions andassociated recommendations. An objective of this report is to initiate the development of a longer-termperiodic monitoring effort to identify potential impacts to springs before irreversible impacts fromfuture groundwater development, and to identify any future changes due to climate change that may occur. Overall, the principal objectives of this work have been to:

Provide a comprehensive, focused resource for information on springs throughout the Mojave Desert;

Provide greater understanding of the hydrologic and biologic conditions at these springs:

Provides a basis for focusing future biological and hydrologic research at key locations wneeded, providing long-term, more cost-effective research solutions;

Provide a basis from which future changes can be identified, and,

Provide recommendations for future long-term monitoring and resource management.

For use by California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) staff and California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) government subscribers. Due to the sensitive status of the species in this data. CDFW polity restricts its access.